Chapter 509 Shark Cutting Tactics (Fourth!)

The Clippers' opening strategy raised Tang Tian's touch.

As a result, under the intensity of the playoffs, as long as he does not double-team or even slows down on double-teaming, Tang Tian can find opportunities and throw the ball into the basket.

After halftime, the score on the court was 60 to 46, with the Pelicans leading.

If it weren't for the Clippers' own good form, this game would have been spent.

Tang Tian scored 23 points and 5 assists in the half.

After half the game, Rivers fully understood a point.

If they focus on defending Tang Tian, ​​no matter how well Davis plays, they are at least 50-50 with the Pelicans;

But if they don't care about Tang Tian, ​​even in the playoffs, Tang Tian can win the game by himself.

During the intermission, Rivers completely overturned the tactics formulated 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 resolutely double-team.

The Pelicans started the game with momentum, and the team was in full swing, but after a halftime break, the momentum was much weaker.

Morrow missed a chance on the outside, Davis also missed twice in the middle distance, and Evans had a buttery hand under the basket.

These may not seem like much, but they add up to a lot.

At the end of the three quarters, the Clippers evened the 14-point difference 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 he must have something in his stomach.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, both Tang Tian and Davis sat on the sidelines to rest.

At this time, apart from thinking about the game in front of him, Tang Tian was also thinking about strengthening his strength in Xia Tian.

The four major shooting guards at the beginning of the century each had their own strengths, but Kobe was the unshakable number one.

The strength of a player is not just based on shooting percentage.

Kobe's ability to attack at critical moments is unmatched by the other three.

In other words, the other three people's skills are all top-level, but Kobe is far more than one, so he basically cannot be completely prevented from death.

Kobe has learned low-post footsteps from Olajuwon in the summer and can use them in the game immediately. This is the scariest part of him.

The road he will take next is actually very close to Kobe.

This is not the whistle era when the three axes can rule the league in the future. James Harden is here at most and he is now, and he is easy to be targeted.

Therefore, in order to strengthen his offensive ability in the playoffs, he must continue to enrich his offensive skills in the summer, and it must be greatly improved.

Otherwise, he really still has a long way to go before his next champion.

Just when his mind was full of thoughts, the situation on the field changed suddenly.

Crawford had a convulsion on the court and didn't break out, but Redick became a surprise player.

He scored 3 three-pointers in a row, led the team to a 9-2 offensive, and stopped the Pelicans directly.

After Redick made the third three-pointer, he raised his head and roared angrily. It could be seen that he was still worried about being knocked out of the court by Tang Tian.

During the timeout, Williams called Tang Tian and Davis, who had rested for less than three minutes, again.

After Tang Tian got up, he withdrew his thoughts, and then pulled Williams to whisper for a while.

When the timeout expired, players from both sides returned to the court one after another.

Rivers looks much better at this time than in the first half, recovering the 14-point difference, and now leads by 7 points, winning 21 points here and there.

In the state of the Clippers in the second half, there is great hope of winning the game.

And as long as they win this game, the big score of 2 to 2 is equivalent to returning to the starting point, and they are still the one with the greater chance of winning after regaining the home court advantage.

"Shua!"

Just as he was thinking, Davis received a pass from Tang Tian near the free throw line and made a mid-range hit.

The state of the Pelicans looked much better than in the third quarter.

He got up and walked to the sidelines, reminding the players to speed up the defensive rotation.

"beep!"

But as soon as the Clippers sent the ball from the backcourt, the whistle on the court sounded.

Jordan was fouled by Gordon.

Because of the fierce confrontation in the first few minutes, the number of fouls accumulated by the Pelicans has reached 3 times, and this foul has increased this number to 4 times.

The Clippers continued to serve the baseline.

The ball was sent out, and Jordan was fouled by Aminu again.

Obviously, the Pelicans are resorting to the shark-cutting tactic invented by Popovich.

The old Nelson invented the shark-slashing tactic, and Popovich carried it forward. He chopped the shark in the opening 5 seconds on O'Neal's birthday, which became a classic scene in the NBA.

This is what Tang Tian and Williams talked about.

He didn't drink for nothing with Popovich in San Antonio.

Because the Pelicans had accumulated 5 fouls, Jordan went straight to the free throw line.

Jordan's free throw percentage is over 50%, which is his biggest weakness.

There were boos all over the scene, Jordan missed two free throws, and Whiteside protected the defensive rebound.

The cut was quite successful.

The Pelicans attacked the frontcourt, Tang Tian double-teamed and then distributed the ball to Whiteside, who quickly jumped up from the basket and scored a dunk.

Rivers felt right before. Although they were beaten 2-9 by the Clippers at the beginning of the fourth quarter, their state was indeed better than in the third quarter.

The Clippers served in the backcourt, and Jordan was fouled by Holiday again.

This is a problem for Rivers. If Jordan is not replaced, he will be cut all the time, but if Jordan is replaced, the Clippers will have to drop a notch inside defense.

Jordan continued to go to the free throw line. This time he was quite up to date, making two free throws and one.

The Pelicans went to the frontcourt to play positional battles. At this time, the Clippers did not dare to double-team at will.

Tang Tian hit Barnes one-on-one, and made a direct pull after shaking from outside the three-point line.

"Shua!"

At the critical moment, Tang Tian showed no mercy, and the three-point shooter went up and down.

89 to 90, the Pelicans relied on this wave of shark-slashing tactics to return the Clippers to a 7-1 offensive, narrowing the point difference to 1 point.

Rivers had no choice but to replace Jordan with Glenn Davis.

Davis is now a fat ball, far from the stocky monster he was during the Celtics period. With his replacement, the Clippers' internal defensive strength has improved.

With two minutes left in the game, the Pelicans led 103-99.

From being 7 points behind to leading by 4 points, the Pelicans' wave of shark-killing tactics could not be more successful.

This is the playoffs. Players with obvious shortcomings will be targeted to death.

It was not until the last 2 minutes that Jordan was replaced.

According to NBA rules, shark-slashing tactics cannot be used within the last 2 minutes, otherwise the fouled party will get a chance to make a free throw.

Based on this rule, Rivers dared to replace Jordan again.

When Jordan came on the court, his eyes were smoldering, and he was really uncomfortable with this cut.

The Pelicans had possession of the ball, and Tang Tian was holding the ball on the outside at this time.

He has scored 9 points in this quarter, and if he scores another goal, he will have the first playoff 40+ in his career