Chapter 941 Van Gundy Wants to Go Out

Harden continued to play Jokic in the frontcourt. This time Holiday assisted in defense, but Harden was in good condition and passed the ball to Gordon immediately.

Gordon shot a three-pointer, and the knife fell with his hand.

"Uh-huh!"

The basketball goes hollow into the net.

8 to 2!

The Rockets started with great momentum!

They had Gordon's Sixth Man of the Year aura bonus tonight, coupled with D'Antoni's lineup adjustments, it produced an unexpected effect.

"Defend! Defend!"

The Rockets' outstanding performance on the court also affected the audience on the sidelines, and the cheers at the scene were overwhelming.

An invisible momentum pressed directly on the Pelicans players.

It won't be easy for them to take away a win from Houston tonight.

Holiday held the ball to the frontcourt again, and Tang Tian reached out to him to pass the ball.

The Rockets didn't double-team him directly. He looked up and glanced at the Rockets' defense.

D'Antoni's magic stroke eliminated Davis' dislocation advantage, and Jokic's offensive threat decreased under the new penalty scale. Tucker's breakthrough at this point was not as easy as imagined.

However, their pre-match plan was not originally based on this point.

Tang Tian stretched out his hand to signal the wings to open up, and Jokic dropped low.

The Rockets switched defenses inside, and Cousins ​​​​and Tucker switched defenses again.

Bzdelik's defensive idea is very clear. When Jokic goes out, he uses Tucker to defend Jokic. When Jokic goes inside, he switches back to Cousins.

To sum up, Cousins ​​​​does not leave the three-second zone.

After seeing this, Tang Tian stretched out his hand to signal Jokic to the free throw line. As the latter moved, he changed direction and accelerated past Gordon to break through.

Gordon's defense is much worse than Tucker's. Although he has a body like a small steel cannon, his lateral movement has always been a weakness.

With this sudden attack from Tang Tian, ​​he was completely defeated.

Before Cousins ​​could help defend, Tang Tian made an emergency stop near the free throw line.

"Uh-huh!"

The basketball goes hollow into the net.

Tang Tian broke the Pelicans' scoring drought.

The shouts at the scene stopped abruptly.

Tang Tian poured a basin of cold water on them.

And back to the defensive end, the Pelicans' defense has also changed. Ariza went to face Gordon, and Tang Tian faced Harden again as in the previous two games.

Harden tried unsuccessfully to get Cousins ​​to pick and roll, and gave the ball to Paul. After Paul and Cousins ​​picked and rolled, they accelerated to the basket for a layup.

Davis helped defend and blocked the ball directly, grabbing the defensive rebound.

Tucker playing the fourth position has many benefits for the Rockets, but it also has disadvantages, such as rebounding.

Davis is not Green, and Tucker can't grab him at all.

The Pelicans advanced to the frontcourt, and Tang Tian continued to hold the ball to beat Gordon, another step past, and another sudden stop.

"Uh-huh!"

Go in continuously!

Gordon's defense was far inferior to Tucker's, and Tang Tian broke through the defense so quickly that even the Rockets' help defense couldn't get past him!

6 to 8!

After Tang Tian scored 4 points in a row, the Pelicans narrowed the point difference to 2 points!

D'Antoni and Bzdelik turned to communicate.

Tang Tian's judgment of the situation on the field was too accurate.

If the game continues like this, the Pelicans won't have to look for Cousins ​​in the wrong position. Tang Tian can directly beat Gordon to doubt his life and destroy the Rockets directly.

"Wait for one more round."

Bzdelik said.

Paul continued to pick and roll with Cousins ​​in the frontcourt, facing Jokic's mid-range shot.

D'Antoni didn't lie after the last game. The Rockets played Jokic in the same way that the Pelicans played Cousins.

If Harden is restricted, Paul will go up. If Paul is restricted again, Gordon will go up.

Anyway, just beat him to death.

10 to 6, the Rockets continued to lead.

Tang Tian received the ball again in the frontcourt. Under Bzdelik's signal from the sidelines, the Rockets double-teamed in advance.

Tang Tian faced the double team and took one step away from Holiday, and shouted for Holiday to shoot.

Holiday didn't hesitate. The Rockets double-teamed Tang Tian frequently in the first two games, and everyone else was very decisive in their actions.

"Uh-huh!"

The basketball hit the net.

Holiday was confident enough and made this open three-pointer!

9 to 10!

1 point difference!

Bzdelik was a little helpless when he saw this, and said something to D'Antoni, who turned around and called Morris up.

What he said about waiting for one round is to see how the rest of the Pelicans feel. Holiday's three-pointer is of great tactical significance.

A short whistle came from the sidelines and Morris came on to replace Gordon.

The Rockets were forced to abandon their starting lineup.

"I would be happy to coach a guy like that, he totally turns the game around!"

Van Gundy exclaimed in the commentary box.

He has been working in the commentary box since he resigned from the Rockets and has no interest in the job of NBA head coach.

But it was obvious that Tang Tian's performance aroused his interest in coaching again.

Tang Tian's performance on the court seems to be more than just a player, and his golf IQ seems to be higher than Rondo.

This would really go well with a defensive coach like Van Gundy.

"That must have been a really easy job."

Brynn echoed from the side.

Maddie laughed after hearing this.

These two guys...

Think about O'Neal and Barkley now, are the commentators all idiots at heart?

Paul singled out Jokic in the frontcourt, but was interfered with in the mid-range and missed.

Since Paul injured his meniscus in New Orleans, his singles ability has dropped a notch.

Compared to Harden, his singles efficiency is much lower.

This is also the Pelicans' targeted defense before the game. If Harden is in good condition, let Tang Tian defend and force Paul to play in isolation.

This pre-match setup seems to be successful now.

Davis collected the defensive rebound, the Pelicans advanced to the frontcourt, and then gave the ball to Tang Tian.

Tang Tian directly greeted Jokic for a high pick-and-roll.

If Tucker goes down, Cousins ​​will no longer be able to shrink to the basket.

Morris is not quick enough to help defend. If he doesn't come out, Jokic will block one, and Tang Tian will be practicing shooting.

In a high pick-and-roll, Jokic blocked Tucker, and Tang Tian was misplaced to face Cousins.

The familiar averages from the previous game reappeared.

Dribble low and change direction continuously.

The Pelicans' wings were wide open. After Holiday made the previous three-pointer, the Rockets' help defense did not dare to come up casually.

Tang Tian slowed down, and Cousins ​​was afraid of Tang Tian's shot and directly saved it.

Tang Tian accelerated again and immediately killed him.

The speed difference between the two people is too big.

Tang Tian went to the basket, Davis stuck Morris, and he easily sent the ball into the basket.

11 to 10.

Although the start was unfavorable, the Pelicans successfully overtook the score thanks to Tang Tian's personal performance!

Paul hit Jokic again in the frontcourt. This time his shot caused Jokic's thug and he made two free throws.

But in the next round, Tang Tian continued to beat Cousins.

With the experience of the previous ball, Cousins ​​hesitated and did not dare to pounce too thoroughly.

But that's all for this hesitation.

"Uh-huh!"

Tang Tian's mid-range pull-up came again!

"Hey! Look at this Tang Tian, ​​hitting Cousins ​​is like hitting a wooden stake, every hit is accurate!"

In the broadcast booth, Zhang Weiping shouted with a happy face.