The Clippers' opening tactics helped Tang Tian feel better.
As a result, under the intensity of the playoffs, as long as the double team is not even slow, Tang Tian will find the opportunity and throw the ball into the basket.
After halftime, the score was 60 to 46, and the Pelicans led.
If it weren't for the Clippers themselves, this game would have been spent.
Tang Tian had 23 points and 5 assists in the first half.
After half a game, Rivers fully understood.
If they focus on Tang Tian, no matter how Davis plays, they will be at least five or five with the Pelicans;
But if they don't care about Tang Tian, even if they reach the playoffs, Tang Tian can win the game with their own power.
During the intermission, Rivers completely overturned the tactics developed by the coaching staff before the game and put Tang Tian in the first defensive position.
Back in the second half, after Tang Tian scored two goals, the Clippers began to make a firm double-team.
The Pelicans opened the momentum like a rainbow, the team was bursting, but after a halftime break, the gas was also much weaker.
Morrow had a chance to miss the outside, Davis also missed twice in the middle distance, Evans has a butter hand under the basket.
These don't look much, but they add up.
At the end of the third quarter, the Clippers smoothed the 14-point gap and tied the Pelicans at 80.
Tang Tian only scored 7 points and 3 assists in this quarter.
Rivers can become a champion coach, and there must be something in his stomach.
In the opening period of the fourth quarter, Tang Tian and Davis both sat off the court to rest.
At this time in Tang Tian's mind, in addition to the current game, he also wanted to strengthen his summer strength.
At the beginning of the century, the four big backs each had their strengths, but Kobe was the unassailable first.
Player strength is not just about shooting percentage.
Kobe's ability to attack the toughest moments is beyond the other three.
In other words, the other three's skills are all top-notch, but Kobe has far more than one, so he can't be prevented completely.
Kobe has learned low footsteps with Olajuwon in the summer and can use it immediately in the game. This is his most terrifying place.
The road he will take next is actually very close to Kobe.
This is not the era of the whistle in which the three axes will rule the league in the future. James Harden has come here up to now, and he is easily targeted.
Therefore, in order to strengthen the playoffs, he must continue to enrich his offensive skills in the summer, and improve significantly.
Otherwise, he really has a long way to go before his next championship.
When his mind was full of thoughts, the situation on the field changed suddenly.
Crawford came on for a blow and did not break out, but Redick became a surprise.
He scored three 3-pointers, led the team to a 9-2 offensive, and stopped the Pelicans.
After Redick scored a third three-pointer, he raised his head and roared rare, and saw that he was still worried about being hit by Tang Tian.
During the timeout, Williams cried Tang Tian and Davis, who had not taken a three-minute break.
After Tang Tian got up, he pulled back his thoughts and whispered Williams.
When the timeout expires, both players have returned to the field.
Rivers looks better now than he did in the first half. He recovered 14 points and is now 7 points ahead. Here he wins 21 points.
The Clippers have such a state in the second half, and there is great hope of winning the game.
As long as this game is won, a big score of 2 to 2 is equal to returning to the starting point, and they who regained the home advantage will still be the side that wins more.
"Oh!"
Just as he thought about it, Davis received a pass from Tang Tian near the free-throw line and hit a mid-range shot.
The Pelicans look a lot better than the third quarter.
He got up and walked to the sideline, reminding the players to speed up the defensive rotation.
"beep!"
However, just after the Clippers delivered the ball from the backcourt, the whistle on the court rang.
Jordan was fouled by Gordon.
Because the confrontation was very fierce in the first few minutes, the Pelicans have accumulated 3 fouls, and this foul has raised this number to 4.
The Clippers continued to serve the bottom line.
When the ball came out, Jordan was fouled by Aminu again.
Obviously, the Pelicans are offering a shark-cutting strategy invented by Popovich.
Old Nelson invented the shark tactic, and Popovich carried it forward. It was cut in 5 seconds on the opening day of O'Neill's birthday and became a classic scene of NBA.
This is what Tang Tian and Williams communicated.
He didn't drink for nothing in San Antonio and Popovich.
Because the Pelicans have accumulated five fouls, Jordan went directly to the free throw line.
Jordan's free throw percentage is over 50%, which is his biggest weakness.
The field was booing, and Jordan made two free throws out of the basket, and Whiteside protected the defensive rebounds.
The cut was quite successful.
The Pelicans attacked the frontcourt, Tang Tian double-pointed to Whiteside, who quickly jumped to the dunk and scored.
Rivers felt right before. Although the Clippers played 2-9 at the beginning of the fourth quarter, they were better than the third quarter.
The Clippers served in the backcourt and Jordan was fouled by Hollodi again.
This is a problem for Rivers. If you do n’t change Jordan, you will be cut. However, if you change Jordan, the Clippers will have to cut down the defense.
Jordan continued to the free throw line, this time he was still furious, making two free throws.
The Pelicans went to the frontcourt to play a positional battle. At this time, the Clippers did not dare to double-team at will.
Tang Tian played Barnes one-on-one and shook directly outside the three-point line.
"Oh!"
At the critical moment, Tang Tian did not relent, and the three-pointer took off.
From 89 to 90, the Pelicans relied on this wave of shark tactics and returned the Clippers with a 7 to 1 offensive, reducing the difference to 1 point.
Rivers had no choice but to go to Glen Davis to replace Jordan.
Davis is now a fat ball, far from the stupidity of the Celtics, he replaced this, the Clippers' defensive strength inside.
With the last two minutes remaining ~ www.novelhall.com ~ The Pelicans lead 103-99.
From 7 points behind to 4 points ahead, the Pelicans failed to succeed in this wave of shark tactics.
This is also the playoffs. Players with obvious shortcomings will be targeted to death.
Waiting for the last 2 minutes, Jordan was replaced.
According to the rules of the NBA, the shark-cutting tactics cannot be performed within the last 2 minutes, otherwise the offending party will get a chance of a penalty.
Based on this rule, Rivers dared to replace Jordan.
When Jordan was on the court, he had irritations in his eyes. He was really uncomfortable with this cut.
The Pelicans had the ball right, Tang Tian was holding the ball from the outside at this time.
He has scored 9 points in this quarter, and if he scores another goal, he will reap the first playoff career 40+