Chapter 576: An Eagle Turns Into a Chicken (Fourth!)

Atlanta is one of the three highland cities in the United States and the capital city of Georgia.

It is one of the most well-known cities in the United States.

If Dallas is the most racist place, this is the most racist place.

Because this is the birthplace and main activity place of Martin Luther King, and it is a new city rebuilt after the Civil War.

With the popularity of the American TV series "The Walking Dead", its popularity around the world has also risen rapidly.

Although due to the small population, the ball market here is not big, but the strong performance of the Eagles this season has greatly improved all of this.

According to the official statistics of the league, the attendance rate of the arena this season has exceeded 70%, which is the highest in the past ten years.

In this focus match, the Philips Arena was packed.

Such attendance has a direct relationship with the Pelicans.

In addition to the strong strength of the Pelicans, Tang Tian's violent play style in the new season is also an important reason.

Before the game started, Tang Tian went over to say hello to Budenholzer and congratulate him on being the head coach of the Eagles.

When he was in the Spurs, Budenholzer, who was humble and kind, was the team's first assistant coach and had a good relationship with Tang Tian.

After a simple greeting, the opening ceremony entered before the game, and the starting lineups of both sides appeared one after another.

The Pelicans took the lead, and Davis couldn't play. Aminu, who replaced him in the starting game, remained unchanged in other positions.

The Eagles have the regular starting five, with Teague and Korver on the outside, Carroll and Millsap on the front, and center Horford.

Horford and Whiteside's jump ball in the center circle.

Horford was born as a power forward, but since being selected by the Eagles, he has been coaxed by the management and coaching staff to play center, and has been playing until now.

Whiteside easily beat Horford and gave the Pelicans the first chance to attack.

The Pelicans attacked the frontcourt, and Tang Tian was double-teamed after holding the ball at the top of the arc. He split the ball to Ariza, who made a quick three-pointer.

The Eagles' help defense came quickly.

Although it is a civilian team, Budenholzer instilled in this team not only offense, but also defense.

It is impossible to achieve such a good record in November by attacking them alone.

"Boom!"

Ariza's three-point strike.

Horford blocked Whiteside to collect the defensive rebound.

At this moment, a figure quickly cut into the basket from the outside.

Ariza!

After the ball was shot, he knew that it was probably going to be iron.

He used to play a lot of irons in the Rockets, and he predicted where he would shoot the ball.

At this time, he rushed to the basket. When Horford and Whiteside were fighting at the basket, he jumped high and grabbed the offensive rebound.

After grabbing the rebound, he threw it to Tang Tian, ​​who caught the ball and pulled it out.

"Shua!"

The basketball hit the net.

The Pelicans go first!

In the Eagles' offense, Teague organized the offense from the outside.

Korver and Millsap are running continuously around the pick-and-roll.

The Spurs' hammer tactic is essentially a pick-and-roll tactic built on the basis of GDP capabilities with wing players as the end point.

Budenholzer is from the Spurs department. As the first assistant coach, he is also the team's tactical coach.

He has the most thorough understanding of Hammer tactics, so he didn't copy it, but made some detailed changes based on the characteristics of the Eagles.

This allows everyone on the Eagles, especially the starting five, to play out their own characteristics in the tactical system.

Continuously passing the ball on the field, the Eagles' offense looks like quicksilver.

However, there has never been a good opportunity to make a move.

The defensive intensity of the Pelicans on the field is ridiculously high. From the beginning of the game, there are various defenses and physical confrontations.

The Hawks players were not used to it, the intensity was nothing like they had encountered before.

The ball passed to the end, and the Eagles didn't get a good shot.

Korver's last reluctant three-pointer hit the frame!

Whiteside stuck Horford under the basket and protected the defensive rebound.

From the fight with Adams, his use of the card position made him more and more experienced in rebounding.

With the Pelicans' offense, the others sank to the blue bottom. Tang Tian singled out Carroll, and after changing direction, he made an emergency stop and made a shot.

The Pelicans got off to a 4-0 start.

There was a restlessness at the scene, which was not a good start for the Eagles.

Teague dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and continued to organize the offense.

The Eagles are still crossing tactical moves. This time their pick-and-roll has a success rate, but the Pelicans completely followed after switching defenses.

More than half of the attack time, they still have no chance!

Budenholzer frowned from the sidelines.

After the opening of the Pelicans, this is a confrontational intensity directly at the playoff level, completely disregarding physical fitness.

But this does limit the way the Eagles play.

In a basketball game, when the defensive intensity reaches a certain level, any tactic will lose its lethality.

This is why all teams will have more singles in the playoffs, and why the playoffs are said to be the stage for superstars!

The Eagles couldn't run out of tactics, and Teague could only give the ball to Millsap to single Aminu.

Aminu's defense is on the line, and Millsap is uncomfortable.

Millsap turned and shot backwards.

Aminu's long arm interfered.

"Shua!"

Millsap still threw the ball in with his personal ability.

But Budenholzer shook his head helplessly on the sidelines.

This way of ending is obviously not what he wants to see, or in other words, if he fights in this way, the Eagles will definitely not win if they fight for their individual singles ability.

In the Pelicans' offense, Holiday missed a three-pointer from Tang Tian's pass.

Whiteside used his height advantage to grab the offensive rebound and make a tip-up.

6 to 2.

The Pelicans suppressed the Eagles in the opening game through active defense and rebounding rush.

The Eagles' offensive and tactical coordination still couldn't come out, and the ball was given to Millsap again. This time his strong attack was blocked by Aminu.

The Pelicans played a defensive counterattack. After receiving the ball, Tang Tian rushed into the frontcourt from the backcourt. After confronting Teague, he dunked the ball into the basket.

8 to 2!

The fans on the sidelines were restless.

This is completely different from what they imagined.

The absence of Davis originally made them feel that the Eagles have an advantage in the paper lineup.

But in the first few minutes of the game, the Eagles were almost beaten into chickens!

The Eagles' offense continued to pass the ball to no avail. Carroll finally caught the ball and was forced to have no room to shoot. They were directly guarded for 24 seconds!

They look like they can't play ball!

The commentators on the sidelines looked at this situation in a daze.

But Tang Tian was not surprised.

When the Eagles played the Cavaliers in the playoffs, the scene was almost the same as this.

In that series, the Hawks averaged 7 points less per game than the regular season, conceded 2 more points, and were robbed by their opponents of 52 rebounds per game.

Fear of high-intensity defense and lack of rebound protection are the Achilles heel of this Eagles team.

Coupled with the fact that Budenholzer has not been in charge for a long time, the Eagles have not fully formed.

This situation is completely expected.