"Shaq, it looks like you are really poisonous. At this pace, they might play a half."
Buckley laughed and looked at O'Neal.
O'Neal slammed as Tang, not knowing how many times the Pelicans had been milked.
It's the same this time, the scores on both sides have risen alternately, and it may really be going to hit halftime, or even go backwards.
It seems that the playoffs and the regular season are still different.
The Pelicans could win 80 games in the regular season, but it was not easy in the first round.
O'Neal looked at the time and immediately shook his head.
"It's only been three minutes and two minutes left."
O'Neal said resolutely.
Smith laughed after listening.
O'Neal really did not die before the Yellow River. In this situation on the court, even if there is no half, he can play at least half a quarter.
Two minutes, just a few rounds.
"Oh!"
However, when he was thinking so, Tang Tian broke Murray, and before Aldridge assisted in defense, a tomahawk slammed the ball into the basket.
The cheers at the scene exploded, and they detonated their eardrums.
"Don't you notice that Tang hasn't attacked yet?"
When the cheers dropped, O'Neal said with a smug look.
That mouth and face looked absolutely embarrassing.
But Barkley and Smith couldn't be better, because what he said makes sense!
Tang Tian didn't attack after the opening. An attack was a slam dunk. The momentum of the entire Pelicans was different!
"2-3 defense, put Murray's three-pointer outside."
Not only the offensive end, Tang Tian also commanded the team's tactics when he retreated.
Such things as showdowns have been decided thoroughly.
Stevens didn't say anything on the sidelines, it was originally an adjustment he was going to make when he paused.
Tang Tian commanded in advance and saved him a pause.
The Spurs attacked the frontcourt again, and the Pelicans contracted inside and defended 2-3.
And this 2-3 is not the same. Walker and Tang Tian from the perimeter followed their defenders Mills and Green to completely empty Murray.
This is exactly what should be called insider defense against outsiders.
Murray makes a three-pointer.
"Dang!"
Murray's physical conditions are very good. He has the potential and conditions to become an All-Star, but his shooting, especially three-pointers, is his weakness.
Murray knew it was gone. He speeded up and wanted to rebound again, but Butler was very alert and grabbed him in advance.
Davis took off and took up a defensive rebound.
The Pelicans played directly offensive and defensive conversion.
Tang Tian and Walker both rushed out. Davis passed the ball to Tang Tian.
The Pelicans scored two games in the frontcourt.
Mills missed each other, and Walker came to the frontcourt and directly faced a throwing board of Mills.
Tang Tian rose into the air, received a ball rebounded from the rebound, and rounded the ball to a large windmill.
"Oh!"
The moment the ball was thrown into the basket, the entire New Orleans Arena boiled instantly.
This is, show up!
The stalemate in the first three minutes saw the fans worried.
When the fans felt that the Spurs were tenacious, Tang Tian opened fire and the two dunks completely broke the situation on the court.
Popovich turned around and called Ginobili, allowing him to replace Murray.
Popovich's response was really fast.
Ginobili came on and the Pelicans returned to staring.
The Spurs played a hammer tactic and Ginobili broke the basket.
But neither he nor Green, there was no chance!
Tang Tian's two buckles just bucked up the morale of the Pelicans, and the defensive co-defense rotations were all in place.
The ball was finally given to Aldridge, Aldridge turned on his back and shot again.
"boom!"
However, the ball was not shot. Tang Tian, who was on the weak side, preliminarily flew and blocked, slap Aldridge's ball out of the field.
A side whistle sounded and the Spurs were defended for 24 seconds!
After Tang Tian blocked the block, he habitually waved his finger to the fans on the spot.
The atmosphere of the New Orleans Arena reached a new peak.
In the cheers, Tang Tian made a breakthrough in the frontcourt to attract the double-teams and gave it to Dedmond.
Dedmond's unguarded three-pointer penetrated the Nets like a heavy cannon.
13 to 7!
The Pelicans made a 7-0 attack in the past two minutes!
"five minutes."
O'Neal looked at Barkley and Smith seriously.
A look at Buckley and Smith, and then couldn't help laughing.
No more, no less, it just happened to be five minutes.
Although the point difference is not big, but the eyesight can feel it, the Pelicans have already started.
Popovich's substitutions were timely, but in the face of the absolute strength gap, they did not achieve the expected results.
And as the momentum rises, the Pelicans' defensive strength and opening are not at all a level.
Green never got a good three-pointer out of the phone at the start, and the Spurs did not score for a long time.
They only scored **** free throws.
After the first quarter, the score was 31-16.
This also includes the first appearance of Brogden's comeback after his injury. Two consecutive shots from outside did not make the Spurs catch up with some points.
But the score has shown a lot.
Popovich was sitting on the sidelines during the inter-sessional break without talking, and the tactics were all set by the assistant coach.
His thoughts can actually be seen at the beginning.
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So his layout before the game is also the same, the team went all out to fight offense.
This is why he has always been tough on defense, and rarely sees his anger after seeing the team's continuous defensive failure.
This also worked in the opening, the two teams played equally.
But the Pelicans won't be able to play as defensively.
This is also the disadvantage of not having Leonard in the playoffs, or without superstars.
Just like the Pelicans ended the season with the Timberwolves, they couldn't find a point where they could attack and their tactics couldn't work.
The Pelicans finally found Rose, but the Spurs could not find it.
In the second quarter, Aldridge was in a state of bravery, and he shot again and again in the middle distance.
He has a tendency to be that point.
But his scoring method is too low. Although it is also two points, the overall feeling is very inefficient.
In contrast, the Pelicans' four hard-working brothers fired at the same time, and the offensive was undiminished.
After the second quarter, they still won 33-26 in the single quarter.
At halftime, the score on the field was 64 to 42, and the Pelicans had extended their lead to 22 points.
At the end of the halftime, Popovich looked up at the score and looked at the Pelicans halftime. His eyes were helpless.
He wasn't sorry that Tang Tian hadn't listened to his men, but that he had brought this team for more than 20 years.
Much of the Spurs' strength is due to Duncan.
One Duncan was enough for them for 20 years.
Now Duncan retired, they thought Leonard was still there.
However, the previous Leonard incident and the season reimbursement, the Spurs' playoffs this season, may be a hard win.
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