Pelicans-Warriors Showdown, Season Two

"It's here, it's here—the second season of the Pelicans-Warriors Showdown! I've been waiting forever!"

"Come on, destroy the Warriors! Revenge, revenge!"

"I think the Warriors are in trouble this year. They went way too hard in the Regular Season and nearly got taken down by the Thunder before!"

"Meanwhile, the Pelicans easily sent the Big Three Rockets packing 4-1. The difference is obvious!"

"The Warriors rely too much on the Splash Brothers, and too much on Defensive Counterattacks. Their offensive prowess in Set Plays is clearly worse than the Pelicans'. That's their biggest problem!"

"So they need a powerful go-to scorer, like Durant, whom they just beat?"

"Man, that's a creative idea! Barnes and Durant's contracts both expire next year, so wouldn't swapping them be perfect? (ω)"

"Come to think of it, that really would fit. If the Warriors got another strong wing isolation scorer, they'd be unstoppable!"

"I think Durant should go to the Pelicans. Pair him with Tang as two elite shooting superstars, and that's the end of the NBA."

"Tsk, you're overthinking it. How would the other teams even play then? The league would definitely stop it, just like when Paul was going to the Lakers—for basketball reasons!"

"That's true. The league needs balance to have watchability and anticipation."

"You've gone off-topic. This is the second season of the Pelicans-Warriors Showdown in the Western Conference Finals. Let's wait for the Pelicans' revenge, season two!"

"Right, right! Waiting for the Pelicans Championship!"

The Warriors won Game 7, completing an unbelievable comeback to advance to the Western Conference Finals. But just as people had said on social media, fans were not optimistic about their title defense.

The reason was simple: the Pelicans had been far more consistent than the Warriors in the Playoffs.

The Warriors had exhausted themselves