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#4 Insane pace of play in this series
After Game 1, Klay Thompson talked about being "tired" playing at the pace of the Pelicans. Through the 2018 Playoffs, New Orleans is the team that plays with the fastest pace and if you restrict that to just Conference Semifinals teams, they are first by a long margin.
On the other end, the Pelicans felt they had played slower than usual in Game 1 and needed to continue playing quicker in Game 2 to win. Well, they played quicker, much quicker and still lost.
Given that they have a very mobile big and a point guard who loves to run-and-dish ahead, the Pelicans prefer to play a fast-paced style of ball.
Unfortunately for them, the Warriors love playing fast too. Maybe not as fast but the Warriors have been known to thrive in a fast-paced game. It opens all aspects of the game that they can dominate and stranglehold their opponent with.
Guess the Lakers players!
