Jokic's slam dunk boosted the Pelicans' morale, and the Pelicans continued to play a repressive performance in the second half of the second quarter.
After halftime, the score was 62 to 47, and the Pelicans had led the Warriors by 15 points.
The fans at the scene were more excited than ever.
The grievances eliminated last season, and Green's clamor before the game, let them breathe a sigh of relief.
Now this score, most of their breath has been vented.
Coming back from the intermission, the Warriors started with changes, and Bogut replaced Iguodala into the starting lineup.
Cole is stubborn, but his stubbornness has a limit, and the half-time is the limit he insists on.
This is also an important reason for the Warriors' half-court adjustment this season.
In the first round when he returned in the second half, Curry and Bogut made a three-pointer after pick-and-roll.
The Warriors' performance in the third quarter of this season is even fiercer than last season. Many games have ended in the third quarter.
Then there are three consecutive punch-in and punch-out scenarios.
One of the main reasons for this is Curry.
Some experts have calculated that Curry's hit rate in the third quarter is higher than the other three quarters by a full 5 percentage points.
This metaphysical difference makes the Warriors not to worry about how many points they are behind in the first half.
Davis missed the mid-range pass from Tang Tian, and Bogut protected the defensive rebound.
In the frontcourt, Curry ran without a ball to catch Green's three-pointer before shooting.
This time Davis assisted the defense and completely blocked Curry's sight, but Curry threw the ball out.
The ball hit the back edge of the rim, but it fell into the second shot after the bounce.
Curry hits consecutive three-pointers!
The difference in points is instantly reduced to single digits!
There was a restlessness on the sidelines, which was really unreasonable, and the three-pointer was really fast.
"No. 1! No. 1!"
Stevens came to the sideline at this time, and Hollody shouted for the ball.
Holliday nodded, and after the front field signaled others to pull away, he gave the ball to Tang Tian outside the right three-point line and followed him to take Curry away.
Stevens brought a lot of tactics to the Pelicans, different tactics are distinguished by different Arabic numbers.
The No. 2 tactic was Jokic's response in the high post. This is the tactic they played more this season.
No. 3 was Tang Tian's off-ball. In the beginning, Jokic played a low post. Tang Tian's cut is one of many changes in this tactic.
Number 4 is Davis' low singles and so on.
The No. 1 tactic is used more by the Pelicans last season, and it is also a tactic that will be used at critical moments.
This tactic also has a more crude name, Tang Tian singles tactics.
Tang Tian took a look at Thompson and took a three-threat tactic.
Stevens's tactical system is definitely not to watch four people alone. When Tang Tian took this offensive posture, there were also pick-and-rolls on the off-ball side to limit the Warriors' defensive attention.
The Warriors' double-team can't come up at once. Thompson and Tang Tian are one-on-one brothers.
Tang Tian tried to take a step, Thompson didn't pounce.
He is too familiar with Tang Tian and has been training together this past summer. He is also very familiar with the three threats.
He would rather give Tang Tian a shot than give Tang Tian a chance to pass him easily.
Tang Tian received the ball, and as he wished, he made a straight three-pointer and made a shot.
Thompson was too late.
"Oh!"
The three-pointer penetrated the heart.
Thompson was blasted by Tang Tian's three threats in the training camp all summer, and in the regular season, the first round came up with the same ending.
Cheers broke out at the scene.
Tang Tian critical moment, returned a answerball in Curry!
The points difference was pulled back to 12 points!
"Defend! Defend!"
The goal also boosted morale at the scene, and fans shouted loudly to cheer for the Pelicans.
The Pelicans played hard to defend, but I didn't give the Warriors a chance.
Seeing that the time was coming, Curry took it out and continued to catch the ball. He made a three-point fake and deceived Ariza directly.
It's not Ariza, but Curry's shooting speed is too fast, plus two consecutive three-pointers in front, if you don't flutter, you just let go.
Curry flew into Ariza and broke through quickly. After seeing Jokic, he chose to throw in the free throw line.
As far as guards are concerned, Curry's offensive skills are really comprehensive. He has layups, throws, and can even play low back.
Jokic's reaction was fast enough, but the ball was very parabolic and the ball still flew past his fingertips.
"Oh!"
Curry's toss in again.
He returned with 8 points in the second half!
"Unbelievable!"
Brin exclaimed at the commentary, and the goal was pretty beautiful.
"The Pelicans are in trouble."
Miller said with a smile.
Although the point difference is still double digits, Curry's status in this quarter is as good as the previous game, which is amazing.
In this jump of 9 points and 10 points, the Warriors have chased at least 5 points.
At this pace, it is not impossible for the Warriors to equalize or even go over.
Stevens continued to gesture to No. 1 on the side of Holody.
Tang Tian came to the front court and then received the ball to face Thompson, which is another three threats.
Cole shouted from the sidelines at this time, and Barnes directly let Ariza come and double-team Tang Tian.
Tang Tian is very strong, but he doesn't have Curry's abnormal three-pointer ability. It is a better choice for the Warriors to double-team him to force him to play.
However, Barnes's double-team hasn't come up yet. After Tang Tian tricked Thompson with a fake shot, he turned and accelerated to pass Thompson directly.
Thompson's defensive ability is also first-class, but Tang Tian's shooting and breakthrough are top-level, it is really difficult to prevent his three threats.
Tang Tian speeded into the interior, Greene assisted in the bottom line, and Thompson blocked before and after.
Tang Tian glanced under the basket and saw Jokic and Bogut getting stuck with each other, and suddenly threw the ball to the basket.
This one threw everyone off guard.
When Greene reacted, Tang Tian ran away from him.
The ball hit the rebound and rebounded, Tang Tian flew up.
He grabbed the bounced ball in the air, and smashed the ball directly into the hoop through Jokic and Bogut.
"Oh!"
The ball was slammed into the hoop ~ www.novelhall.com ~ This is a playing board barrier!
On the dunk ability alone, Tang Tian is not high, but he is really smart and knows how to read defense to make a choice!
"Holiy.shit!"
Brin exploded directly in the commentary seat. This ball was pushed in by two people. From the perspective of viewing, it was really cruel!
"What did I say? They are players of the same level! They are all playing historical performance!"
Van Gundy was also amazed at this moment.
Curry's three-pointer every day, Tang Tian's dry three-pointer is not weak, Curry's throwing is shocking, Tang Tian's barrier is equally violent!
Tang Tian and Curry, Real Fairy Fighting!
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