Chapter 961 Tang Tian’s Weakness? (First Update!)

Not many people care about Pachulia's situation.

Even after the Warriors officially announced Pachulia's injury report, fans just spit like they saw Grandpa Lu.

On the contrary, it was Tang Tian's MRI report that attracted a burst of attention from the fans.

For safety reasons, Tang Tian still underwent a complete set of systematic inspections the next day.

The examination results came out, and Tang Tian was indeed not injured.

The fans cheered and encouraged after seeing it. This is really a blessing among misfortunes!

Pachulia was suspended and Tang Tian was not injured. Fans are looking forward to the next games in the Western Conference Finals.

Whether the battle will be settled in six games or enter a tiebreaker is full of suspense.

And without the X factor of Pachulia, fans can enjoy more pure basketball.

After finishing Tianwang Mountain, the Warriors team returned to Auckland.

The Pelicans have won the match point by winning Tianwangshan. If they cannot win at home, their season will be over.

Last season's 73 wins and second place in the Western Conference was enough of a shame. Now that the four-star Warriors are second in the Western Conference, it would be really embarrassing and thrown into the Pacific Ocean.

So they must win, and they must win the next home game!

But the question is how to win.

Kerr now feels a headache. Sitting in his coach's office are his first and second assistant coaches, Ron Adams and Garon Collins.

After Gentry went to the Pelicans, Collins, who originally served as the team's chief video analyst, was promoted.

Both of his assistant coaches were making tactical suggestions, but Cole remained silent.

In the battle of Tianwang Mountain, everyone felt that it was Pachulia's stepping in that allowed the Pelicans to gain momentum, which ultimately led to the Warriors losing the game.

But it's not like that.

Because they only lost by 16 points in the end, and before Pachulia made that move, they were already behind by 11 points.

In fact, starting from the third game, they couldn't guard the Pelicans, or rather Tang Tian.

Tang Tian's scoring average in these three games is close to 40 points. In such a high-intensity game, this is a score that can directly determine the outcome of the game.

"Do you think there is any way we can prevent Tang Tian?"

Cole asked after listening to the opinions of the assistant coaches.

silence.

The originally lively office suddenly became quiet.

Tang Tian, ​​let alone defense, restrictions are difficult to achieve.

In terms of scoring skills alone, Tang Tian may not be as good as Jordan and Kobe. In terms of scoring visual effects, he may not be as good as Iverson and Carter.

However, he is too comprehensive, more comprehensive than James.

Can shoot, can break through, can play with or without the ball, can assist, organize, defend...

And this ability is not just about being able, but also being very good at it.

Others have more skills than finesse. They are focused but fine. They have one skill. He has not only many but fine skills. His skills are not overwhelming. The more the better.

It's really difficult to guard against a player like this.

It seems that there is really no other way besides praying that Tang Tian feels bad.

Or, borrow another poisonous milk from Jordan?

Well, this idea seems good.

"I don't think Tang is without his weaknesses."

After a period of silence, Collins suddenly spoke.

Cole and Adams both turned to look at him curiously.

After Gentry left, the Warriors' usual tactical planning was basically carried out between Cole and Adams.

As a newly promoted assistant coach, Collins did not participate much.

So now he spoke, and the two of them were puzzled and expectant at the same time.

"I have studied all of Tang's technical characteristics. His jump shot is fast and accurate, his breakthrough is hard and fast, his passing is extremely accurate, and his defense is impregnable."

The usual job of video analysts is to analyze game videos. Of course, this analysis is not only about the team, but also about the technical characteristics of the players.

Therefore, coaches of this type will have a better understanding of the technical characteristics of players.

Heat coach Spoelstra is a typical example.

However, Cole and Adams didn't react much when they heard this. They knew what Collins said, and they were waiting for the next turn.

"But he has a skill that's relatively not that outstanding, and that's a skill we can try to target."

Sure enough, Collins immediately took a turn.

"Ball-handling skills. As a striker with a height of more than 2 meters, his center of gravity when controlling the ball is very low. Even during fast breaks, he will deliberately lower his center of gravity."

Collins's observations are really meticulous.

"I remember it was about three years ago, not long after Don arrived in New Orleans. Everyone thought he was just a catcher and scorer, not good at dribbling, but he proved himself. I wonder if you still remember him after the game. Did you say anything?"

When Collins said this, he deliberately let it slip.

Cole frowned slightly. He didn't really like the way Collins spoke, especially in front of him.

"Because his dribbling skills are very similar to Kemba Walker, he said in the interview that Kemba Walker learned the skills from him."

Collins saw Cole's reaction and immediately continued.

"That was definitely a joke, but what you can know is that his ball-handling skills were taught to him by Walker, but those are the skills of a defender and are not so suitable for a swingman."

Collins finished the sentence in one breath this time.

Cole and Adams both nodded thoughtfully after listening.

Although the way Collins speaks is not that pleasing to the eye, his analysis is indeed spot on.

Tang Tian's other technical characteristics were almost perfect, and he was even strong in confrontation, but his only weakness was analyzed by Collins.

"Don's shooting and first step are very fast. We can arrange two people to defend in a layered manner, which can force him to dribble more. Then we try to put pressure on the ball and put him in the most uncomfortable offensive mode. .”

Collins figured it out, and Adams then began to move into his area of ​​expertise.

A smile finally appeared on Cole's face.

The underdog team needs some changes, and this is the best change.

The sixth game between the Pelicans and the Warriors will take place in two days. The Cavaliers and Knicks in the Eastern Conference Finals will take the lead in Game 6.

The Knicks, like the Warriors, have no retreat. They are also fighting against the odds at home.

After the game started, the Knicks also made a signal and took an 8-2 lead at the beginning.

But after that, the game gradually came under control of James and the Cavaliers.

There are many single-game upsets in the NBA regular season, but there are very few playoff series. The fundamental reason is that the series is seven games long.

Unless they suffer major injuries, even if they fall down for a moment and will be dragged into a stalemate, the high probability of winning in the end will still be the one with stronger paper strength.

In the end, James continued his hot form and contributed 30+ triple-doubles, helping the Cavaliers defeat the Knicks 106-93 and advance to the finals first.

The Eastern Conference Finals are over, and now it’s up to the Western Conference Finals, who can stand out in the end between the Pelicans and the Warriors.