Pick Westbrook

Chapter 413 Good luck to you
Under the reminder of Li Lai's roar, all the players of the Pelicans came back to their senses.

Although they have always been labeled as a strong defensive team in the league by fans and commentators, in fact the Pelicans' offensive ability is not weak.

They can do what other teams can do if they want to.

Li Lai made substitutions and adjusted and pushed Anthony Davis to the center position. The Pelicans lineup at this time was: Paul, Leonard, Vince Carter, Jimmy Butler and Anthony Davis.

"The Pelicans are in the top five!"

Barkley still has a fresh memory of the Pelicans lineup. In the world-renowned regular season between the Pelicans and the Heat, the Pelicans relied on the Pelicans' five-pointer in the fourth quarter to defeat the Heat.

"The defensive rotation of the Pelicans under this lineup is very fast. Anthony Davis can almost defend from the [-]st position to the [-]th position. He can achieve what most centers in the league cannot do."

"Switch defenses!"

"In addition to being extremely oppressive on the defensive end, the Pelicans' lineup has a very large offensive space. The mid-range singles dominated by Paul, Leonard and Jimmy Butler will be very difficult to defend."

"This is the ultimate lineup for the Pelicans."

Warriors coach.

Kerr looked at the Pelicans lineup and frowned. He knew Li Lai's accomplishments in using the five small lineups. In fact, in order to match the offensive firepower of Curry and Durant, he also wanted to design a team for the Warriors. A five-small lineup system.

But the crux of the problem is that the Warriors lacked a flexible and quick striker, and Cole was completely afraid to take the five small lineups to the field.

So at this time, the Warriors can only continue to take their original lineup, hoping to form a match with the Pelicans.

boom!
Chris Paul came up as a master pass leader after the pick-and-roll, and he scored a dunk with thick eyebrows.

"The City of Lob Pickups is back!"

Then Leonard cut into the inside singles and easily picked the basket to score, and Jimmy Butler succeeded in a tough mid-range singles against Durant.

Switch offense.

Curry wanted to sneak the bottom line to destroy the Pelicans' defensive system, but in the end he encountered double-team restrictions in the interior. More importantly, because the Pelicans' lineup was too flexible at this time, after a short double-team, Paul completely followed On Curry's off-ball movement.

Curry then mentioned that he raised his hand from a high position to ask for the ball, and then cut the opponent's defense with the ball end.

However, after removing center Jordan Jr., the Pelicans' defense not only did not decline but went to a higher level, especially in perimeter defense.

Kenny Smith exclaimed: "The previous Pelicans were the strongest team in the league's perimeter defense. Now that they have lowered their height and won Jordan, their perimeter defense has become even more terrifying."

Barkley analyzed: "But in this way, the inside defense of the Pelicans will not be so scary. Unfortunately, the Warriors do not have strong inside players, so they can't grasp this opportunity at all."

Kenny Smith said with more admiration: "This is the wisdom of Coach Li Lai."

"He just knows that your Warriors have no players who can target the weaknesses of the Pelicans' five small lineups, so he dares to take this lineup boldly at this time."

on the field.

Curry failed to get rid of Paul's defense with continuous dribbles. He tried to break through Paul, but encountered the Pelicans' zone defense after entering the inside.

Duang!

Curry, who forced a layup, was interfered by Anthony Davis and hit the iron.

In the next round, Durant took the initiative to attack with the ball.

But Durant, who had almost no rest time throughout the game, finally cooled down and missed two consecutive singles.

"Facing a strong team like the Pelicans, if you don't score in a row, that's one word, death."

After Yu Jia's voice fell, the Pelicans immediately counterattacked, Paul hit the board and passed, Leonard gliding and dunked.

In just 4 minutes, the 10-point deficit was wiped out instantly.

Steve Kerr quickly called a timeout, but he was still powerless against the Pelicans' lineup.

At the end of the game, the Pelicans won the game 115:107.

The big score is 3:0!

In the post-match interview.

Curry and Durant looked tired, and the emotion on Steve Kerr's face was also very ugly.

They originally thought they would have a chance to win a game after returning home, but they still lost to the Pelicans.

What makes Steve Kerr even more embarrassed is that he has not played Draymond Green's key defense in two consecutive games.

Coach Mike Brown has reminded him that Green's defense is very important in this round of the series, and he also explained how to use Green's defense at critical moments.

But in the end, the Pelicans had an Anthony Davis singles strong, and a five-small lineup that was suddenly brought up, directly made Green burp.

"So, even if you know how to use Green, it's not that easy to successfully play his defense."

"Defensive coaching is critical to the Warriors."

This round of the series also strengthened Cole's determination to add a strong defensive coach to his coaching staff. In his view, Mike Brown is the right candidate.

A reporter asked: "Coach Cole, the Warriors have fallen behind 0:3, and the next game will be the match point."

"From the current situation, it seems that the Warriors are very close to leaving this season. What do you want to say?"

Neither Curry nor Durant took the microphone, obviously feeling a little depressed.

The corner of Cole's mouth was raised and he was still in the mood to smile and said, "Do you think we have failed?"

"We're a team that just came together this season, and the Warriors gave almost everything to get two of the best players in the league."

"Everyone knows that our lineup has serious problems, and we have even been running in throughout the season, trying to find a strategy that suits us."

"But even so, we still made it to the playoffs. With the fourth record in the Western Conference, we eliminated the powerful Rockets in the first round and successfully entered the Western Conference semifinals."

"You must know that before this, the Warriors have not made the playoffs for 6 full seasons."

"So, do you think we've failed this season?"

Cole spread his hands and threw the conclusion to these reporters and the media.

As a result, everyone shook their heads, indicating that the Warriors this season are not a failure anyway.

Curry and Durant also revived under coach Cole's motivational words, and their eyes were bright and full of confidence.

"The game is not over yet, even if the next game is the last game, we have to give all our efforts."

5 month 13 day.

The Pelicans play the Warriors in Game [-].

Li Lai's order to the players is to end the battle as soon as possible, and they need to have a very sufficient rest time before the next round of the Western Conference Finals.

The players were in full swing, and Beverley was clamoring to end the series tonight.

But on the court, the Warriors' players are in very good condition.

Both Curry and Durant felt extremely hot, and they were terrifyingly accurate from the beginning to the end of the game.

No matter what kind of defense the Pelicans use, Curry and Durant can always score against the defense.

Su Qun couldn't help but said, "The Warriors are going to eat dumplings tonight."

At the end of the first half, the Pelicans had trailed by 53 points 63:10.

It was the second time in a row that the Pelicans trailed the Warriors by 10 points at the midway point.

Li Lai had no choice but to take the death five small lineup in advance. In the third quarter, Anthony Davis overturned the Warriors' defense alone and led the team to even out the point difference.

This once made Curry and Durant feel ashamed.

They are all so accurate, even they think they have played the best performance since the playoffs, and they can still be caught up by the Pelicans.

Fortunately, in the fourth quarter of the game, Anthony Davis was affected by his physical strength, and his dominance on the court dropped sharply.

The Warriors took advantage of this opportunity to breathe. Curry scored two three-pointers in a row, and Durant opened the score with a mid-range shot.

Li Lai called a timeout, and the Pelicans immediately changed their lineup, shifting the focus of offense from Anthony Davis to Paul, Leonard and Jimmy Butler.

The mid-range singles of the three almost turned the game around. In the last minute, Curry fouled and went to the free throw line, and Durant broke through dunks to stabilize the score.

At the end of the game, the Pelicans regrettably lost the game 108:110.

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The two scored 80 points together!
"This is not a common scoring distribution for the Warriors. They were originally a multi-point blooming team, but in order to win tonight's game, Durant and Curry have already killed red eyes."

"Now the big score is 3:1, and the Warriors are still in the abyss."

"And the next game, the venue will be moved to New Orleans, which is another big challenge for the Warriors."

Both Su Qun and Yu Jia are not very optimistic that the Warriors can win another game. After all, it is impossible for Curry and Durant to be so invincible every night.

In the post-match interview, Li Lai couldn't help saying with a long sigh.

"This is Curry, this is Durant, we have guarded them well, but the basketball just can be shot by them, there is nothing I can do about it."

"Of course, today we also had a lot of fouls on Curry and Durant, and Beverley left the field with 6 fouls again."

"But the next game is in New Orleans, and our fans are ready for the Warriors."

"We're going to end the series at home."

5 month 15 day.

Game [-] between the Pelicans and the Warriors.

Before the game started, the fans at the New Orleans Arena almost devoured the Warriors alive.

Draymond Green, in particular, was so scolded by New Orleans fans that he couldn't even lift his head.

Game start.

Curry and Durant hit consecutively at the start, continuing the feel of the previous game.

Faced with the collective roar of New Orleans fans, they also withstood the pressure.

But tonight, the players of the Pelicans also played very well. As the boss of the team, Chris Paul didn't want to keep the suspense of the game, so he played very proactively from the beginning.

He first made a shooting foul on Curry with a big loop outside the three-point line, then forced the opponent to break through the basket and succeeded in a single, and then assisted Jordan's alley-oop dunk.

Paul himself also hit three three-pointers in the first quarter, and the scene of confronting Biao with Curry was extremely high.

In the rotation, JR Smith encountered a lot of double-teams from the Warriors, which is a very significant change since the series.

Cole finally believed in JR Smith's scoring ability. This nerve knife is really as accurate as Curry and Klay Thompson.

Beverley jumped at the opportunity.

After JR Smith was double-teamed, he received Dio's wonderful pass and hit three-pointers consecutively. His 4-of-2 three-pointers in a single quarter made the Warriors in a dilemma when choosing to guard against JR Smith.

By the end of the third quarter, the Pelicans led 85-80.

In the fourth quarter, Anthony Davis did not give the Warriors a chance, and Draymond Green was fouled and left the field with 6 fouls.

The latter also directly learned Anthony Davis's fall action on the court, and signaled to fans all over the world that this is a fake foul.

Yu Jia couldn't help spraying: "It is said that Chris Paul of the Pelicans is a big dirty match, and Beverly is a mad dog, but after this round of the series, I just want to say, Draymond of your Warriors Compared with Deglin, they are all rookies."

"Kicking eggs, inserting eyes, and pulling Anthony Davis out of the air once he was about to dunk, these actions are basically aimed at scrapping players."

"Draymond Green, it's dirty!"

"He reminds me of Bruce Bowen with the Spurs before."

on the field.

Without Draymond Green, the Warriors don't even have the last line of defense, and they will have nothing to do with Anthony Davis.

Coach Cole is also at his wit's end, and there is no way to solve the Pelicans' inside offense.

The game lost suspense early in the middle of the fourth quarter, but Curry and Durant still persisted until the last moment of the game.

beep!beep!
The whistle blew the game over.

The Pelicans won the game 112:100.

The series is over.

After the game, Paul, who scored 30 points and 14 assists in the team's victory tonight, took the initiative to hug and greet his opponents.

In this round of the series, the Warriors deserve their respect. The scoring bombing power of Curry and Durant is still fresh in the memory of the Pelicans.

This is the first playoff trip for Curry and Durant to join the Warriors. Neither of them showed bitterness because of the loss in this round of the series. Instead, they smiled and were full of hope for next season.

After hugging the Pelicans players, Curry poked his head to find Li Lai, and the elementary school student raised his butt and flaunted Li Lai.

At this moment, both of them tacitly thought of the past.

"Coach, I know your competitive spirit. You will definitely lead the Pelicans to continue. I will watch your game at home."

Curry hugged Li Lai tightly and said.

Li Lai patted the other party's shoulder and said, "Then your entire off-season vacation time may be wasted, because we will stand on the highest stage."

Curry has no doubts about this, and he was not surprised when these words came from the coach's mouth. He just thought of the invincible defending champion team, and even the cheating Big Three lineup. Curry still patted Li Lai. shoulder said.

"Coach, good luck."

(End of this chapter)