Chapter 641 Complete Victory (First Update!)
Amidst the cheers of the fans at the scene, Whiteside beat Gasol Jr., officially kicking off the battle of Tianwangshan.
Tang Tian was double-teamed while holding the ball in the frontcourt.
He gave the ball to Ariza on the weak side, who made a quick 3-pointer.
The ball had a good trajectory, but the ball bounced out after hitting the basket.
Gasol Jr. protects the defensive rebound.
Jogel stood on the sidelines and secretly clenched his fists.
His purpose of using Green to remove Allen as the starter is very clear, which is to transplant the winning experience of the last game and carry out the double-teaming to the end.
Ariza didn't make a shot at the beginning, which shows that the Grizzlies' tactics are working!
Gasol received the ball from the free throw line and turned around to squeeze towards the basket. After turning around, he hit the board and scored.
The Grizzlies went first.
After winning the fourth game to equalize the big score, their state also looks very good.
In the attack of the Pelicans, Tang Tian continued to be double-teamed with the ball. This time he did not pass the ball, but accelerated and grabbed a step to pass Li.
After being posted by Green, who was assisting in the defense, he then took advantage of the opportunity to turn and fall back directly to the baseline.
Green is a swinging striker, and his speed is a bit behind Tang Tian.
There is room for Tang Tian to lean back.
"Shua!"
The basketball was securely bagged, and Tang Tian also scored for the Pelicans.
This is the value of leaning back. Tang Tian can also choose to attack by himself when facing double teams.
Randolph singled against Whiteside in the frontcourt, turned around and shot back.
The ball crashed into the net over Whiteside's fingertips.
"You can't guard me, as I said, you can't guard me!"
Randolph yelled at Whiteside.
This is to repeat the old tricks like the previous game.
Whiteside frowned, but quickly relaxed it.
He's not very smart, but he's not insane either. Randolph worked once, but this is the third time. He won't be fooled again.
In the Pelicans' offense, Tang Tian double-teamed and turned around to take away all the defensive attention, and then gave the ball to Ariza on the weak side.
Ariza's three-point shot again.
"Shua!"
The basketball goes through the heart and into the net.
Just like Tang Tian thought, it is impossible for the Pelicans to miss outside shots all the time.
Moreover, Ariza's first ball was just bad luck, and the feeling of shooting was completely different from that of playing.
The scene burst into cheers.
The Pelicans' outside line can make three-pointers, which has a huge impact on the situation on the court.
"Both sides are in good shape for this game."
Smith spoke in the commentary booth.
In the three games of the two teams, except for the first game, neither side scored more than 100 points. The defensive intensity was high and the scoring efficiency was low.
But in this game, they scored 9 points in just over a minute.
The defensive intensity on the field has not changed, which shows that both sides are in good condition.
"You may not believe it, but this is the first time the two teams have played in this state."
After finishing speaking, Smith did not forget to add.
Barkley and O'Neal thought about it after listening, and nodded in unison.
In the first game, the Pelicans were in full swing, in the second game, Whiteside had a foul crisis, in the third game, Whiteside was expelled, and in the fourth game, the Pelicans lost their collective touch outside.
The Grizzlies on the opposite side played very steadily, but the Pelicans really showed the characteristics of the young team to the fullest, with ups and downs, like a roller coaster.
All in all, this is really the status of both sides is online, like two armies confronting each other, and it is the first time that a serious fight has started.
Randolph attacked again under the basket. This time Whiteside showed his toughness and directly gave Randolph a head-on cap.
Although the experience is still immature, the defensive deterrence of the Pelicans Twin Towers is not weak.
Trevor Ariza grabs the rebound.
Tang Tian reached the high position in the front court and asked for the ball with his back. After receiving the ball, he turned around towards the baseline.
Seeing Randolph help out, he faked a through ball to the inside to force Randolph back, and then turned and fell back.
Li's single defense ability is much worse than that of Allen, and it is too late to pounce.
"Shua!"
Tang Tian leaned back, let's move on!
There were whistles at the scene.
Although the point difference on the court is not big, the Pelicans finally gave them the feeling of the regular season tonight.
Can attack and defend!
Green held the ball in the frontcourt and hit Ariza with his back, turned around and fell back.
Whiteside blocked Randolph to protect the defensive rebound.
In the frontcourt, Tang Tian ran off the ball to contain the defense, and Davis received a pass from Holiday for a layup.
Gasol couldn't keep up with his speed, so he could only watch Davis score.
9 to 4!
Although the point difference is still not big, everyone on the scene can clearly feel that the Grizzlies are not the opponents of the Pelicans!
This is also a reasonable thing.
After all, the Pelicans' record of 60 wins in the regular season is there, winning 10 more games than the Grizzlies!
At this time, O'Neill was laughing from ear to ear in the commentary booth.
Before the game was over, he had once again defeated Barkley.
Barkley dismissed O'Neal's laugh.
The game has just started, and the Grizzlies are famously able to carry it, so that's where it is.
After the first quarter, the Pelicans led the Grizzlies by 10 points 28-18.
The difference is not too big.
Back in the second quarter, both sides are the main force with the bench, the Pelicans are led by Davis, and the Grizzlies are led by Conley.
Carter's layup was blocked by Biyombo, who took advantage of the trend to accept the defensive rebound.
Davis went to the low post in the frontcourt and started to ask for a position.
Dinwiddie gave the ball in, Davis turned around and hit Koufos with his back, and turned under the basket for a layup.
Gasol in the front can't fight against him like this, but he still has an advantage in playing against Kufos, who moves slowly.
Conley's frontcourt throw was interfered by Davis.
Biyombo got stuck at the basket and received another defensive rebound.
Davis played again in the frontcourt, and the Grizzlies double-teamed him inside. He missed Gordon's three-pointer from the outside.
Conley counterattacked and was fouled early by Dinwiddie.
Williams had McGee trade Biyombo.
Conley missed a breakthrough throw in the frontcourt, and Davis protected the defensive rebound.
In the frontcourt, Davis and Dinwiddie played a pick-and-roll. After Davis received the ball and was assisted by Koufos, he threw the ball directly to the basket and made an inside pass.
McGee is not Biyombo, he leaps high and directly lobs the ball into the basket.
"Boom!"
He succeeded in an alley-oop, and also made a defensive foul by Green who assisted in the defense!
There were constant cheers at the scene.
McKee extended his right hand in his signature one-handed "strong" celebration.
Barkley has stopped talking in the commentary booth.
The Grizzlies couldn't beat this game twice, they couldn't beat it when they were starting, and they couldn't beat it when they were on the bench.
The Pelicans played surprisingly steadily in the battle of Tianwangshan, and they have been playing against the Grizzlies since the beginning.
They finally defeated the Grizzlies 100-80, rewriting the big score of the series to 3-2.
Tang Tian had 25 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, Davis had 21 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals, Ariza had 13 points, Holiday had 11 points and 5 assists, and Gordon had 16 points and 3 assists.
O'Neal laughed for a long time at Barkley, who was grimacing, after the game.
That's what it feels like to be a winner.