The invincible kryptonite of basketball

After finishing the team's chicken soup, Rivers pulled Griffin to preach again.

Griffin only scored 20 points in the last game, which is obviously not enough.

Griffin nodded vigorously, losing the first game also made him suffocate.

After Rivers finished his lecture, Tyronn Lue took the players to make tactical arrangements.

They are going to change tactics.

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That night, the second game between the Pelicans and the Clippers continued at the Staples Center.

The Pelicans have adjusted their starting lineup. Whiteside and Morrow, who performed well in the last game, directly entered the starting lineup.

Whiteside's ability to block shots and attack the frame, Morrow's space ability, this is the best lineup to play against the Clippers.

Williams is really flexible.

But what happened after the game started was a big surprise.

The Clippers completely changed their style of play in this game. Paul, Griffin, and even Crawford and Collison who came off the bench kept hitting the basket.

Whiteside and Davis have the ability to block shots, but their experience is really bad.

Especially Whiteside, his ability to control fouls has improved, but he is still a little bit far from good.

2 fouls in one quarter, 4 fouls in three quarters, his playing time was cut piecemeal, and his performance was not good.

Davis's performance was also much worse than in the first game. The defensive end took care of one thing and lost the other, which brought about a poor offensive feel.

And in the third quarter, he was directly dunked by Griffin when he assisted in the defense.

Griffin made a push in the air with his left hand, but the referee didn't blow his whistle.

After the dunk, the entire Staples Center was set on fire.

The Clippers were in full swing, and finally defeated the Pelicans 100-85, rewriting the big score of the series to 1-1.

Griffin ushered in an explosion this time, scoring 35 points and 15 rebounds, and Paul also scored 23 points and 11 assists.

For the Pelicans, Tang Tian's 33 points, 5 assists and 2 blocks didn't help;

Davis only scored 13 points and 9 rebounds in this game, and the ups and downs were relatively large;

Whiteside's first start was also dismal, with only 4 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks, and 6 fouls left in the fourth quarter.

He really can't start now, especially in the playoffs.

After the game, the Pelicans returned to New Orleans.

Although it is a pity to lose the second game, it is already a very good result to be able to return to our home court with a score of 1 to 1.

The Pelicans are preparing for Game [-].

Davis wasn't in a very high spirits.

This is also a reasonable thing. He scored 30 points in the first game, but only 13 points in the second game. The score was reduced by half. It is already very good that he is not autistic.

Young players have a lot of ups and downs. Tang Tian was not that surprised by Davis' performance, but seeing his emotions, he knew that he needed some enlightenment.

"What's the matter? It seems that your mood has not been high."

After training, Tang Tian sat on the sidelines and asked Davis.

"Griffin, he's too strong."

Davis is really cute and said it directly.

Griffin's data in the first game is not as good as Davis, but the data, especially the data of a game, is not directly proportional to the strength.

Griffin is already in the fourth grade, and he is already very mature, and his strength must be much stronger than the current Davis.

In the first game, Davis didn't feel so strong, but in the second game, he couldn't prevent him from scoring and was completely suppressed, and there was the dunk.

"No, you have an advantage over him."

Tang Tian said with a smile.

Davis looked at Tang Tian suspiciously. He didn't understand whether Tang Tian was encouraging him or deliberately teasing him.

"You are longer than his hands."

Tang Tian said seriously.

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Chapter 525 is deadly short (first update!)

Is length an advantage?

Of course it is an advantage!

Among the talents in the NBA, physical talent is the biggest advantage.

The reason why Griffin can't increase the upper limit is because of short hands.

Your hands are short, dunks are easy to be blocked;

You have short hands and are prone to mistakes in dribbling;

Your hands are short and your range is limited!

"You need to be tougher and more active to fight. Griffin's dynamic offensive ability is very strong, but the static is relatively average."

Tang Tian was a coach in his previous life, so he has a good understanding of players.

Griffin is the kind of bird that moves and hits, catching the ball for dunks, catching dunks, fast break dunks, and the essence of human dunks.

But once he gets into a dogfight, into a static one-on-one, his threat drops a notch.

Especially against strong opponents, his scoring methods will become very scarce.

His deflation every time he hits the Grizzlies is an example.

So even if Davis is weaker than Griffin now, it's not impossible to defend.

Davis has gained weight and confrontation this season, and he has this condition.

As long as the confrontation goes up, Davis has a chance to guard Griffin.

After Tang Tian finished speaking, Davis nodded with a smile, and his confidence returned.

In fact, Davis is really a very cute, or simple person, without too many ideas. It is the happiest to be a teammate or even a friend with this kind of person.

Game [-] of the series will be played at the New Orleans Arena, home of the Pelicans.

There are still more than two hours before the start of the game, but the New Orleans Arena is already bustling with excitement on the faces of the fans.

The last time the Pelicans entered the playoffs was during Paul's time, when the team was still called the Hornets.

Now Tang Tian's arrival will lead them to regain their glory.

The poster in the arena, Paul's poster has been taken down, and replaced by a poster of Tang Tian's super frame dunk.

Next to Tang Tian was a cover poster of Davis covering the sky and the sun.

One offense and one defense, now the rise of this pair of twin stars has given fans new expectations for this team.

Before the game, the players entered the stadium one after another from the underground garage.

Reporters flocked to Tang Tian when he appeared.

Tang Tian's popularity in New Orleans is now unparalleled, and he has already caught up with Paul back then.

"Don, win the game!"

After cooperating with reporters to take photos and walk to the elevator, some reporters couldn't help shouting.

Tang Tian smiled and turned to give him a thumbs up.

This move drew whistles from reporters.

In a 1-1 tie, the outcome of the third game will determine the trend of the entire series, which is critical for both sides.

If the Pelicans can win this game, the fourth game will still be played at home, and their chances of getting the match point will be very high.

This is the advantage of grabbing home court advantage.

"We have found a way to win. We will take away two victories at their home court. We will end the series within five games!"

In the Clippers locker room before the game, Rivers fed his players daily chicken soup.

"Clippers!"

"King of Los Angeles!"

After shouting the slogan once, the morale of the Clippers before the game was also extremely high.

The game will start immediately, and the scene will enter the opening ceremony.

Away team players go first.

The Clippers did not adjust the lineup. When Paul played, there was a burst of cheers from the scene.

The fans here are the best kind in the league. Even the opponents, they didn't boo Paul.

The visiting team is followed by the home team, and Williams's starting lineup will be adjusted again.

Morrow still replaced Aminu in the starting lineup, but Whiteside, who performed poorly in the last game, returned to the bench and Evans returned to the starting lineup.

When Tang Tian was introduced for the last time, the cheers at the scene were astonishingly high.

This is Tang Tian's first playoff home game for the Pelicans, and the excitement of the fans can be imagined.

Feeling the enthusiasm of the fans, Tang Tian waved his hands.

It really made him feel like he was back playing at UConn.

You can give everything to this city.

The opening ceremony before the game ended, and the starting players of both sides appeared one after another.

Davis jumped and beat Jordan this time, giving the Pelicans the opportunity to take the lead.

After attacking the frontcourt, his teammates pulled away, and Tang Tian attacked with the ball.

The Pelicans' style of play hasn't changed much from the first two games.

Evans sank to the bottom of the basket at this time, and the Clippers' double-teamers couldn't get up.

After the three-point line wobbled, Tang Tian took a step forward and made an emergency stop.

Evans' offensive ability is very weak. If he enters the free throw line, he can only pass when the Clippers double-team him.

So this position is the most comfortable area for him to shoot one-on-one.

"Shh!"

His condition is very good, and he made a solid hit on his first shot.

The scene suddenly burst into cheers and whistles from the fans.

"Defense! Defense!"

And back to the defense, the fans took the initiative to cheer for the Pelicans.

This is just the beginning!

The enthusiasm of New Orleans fans is really different!

The Pelicans are young, and this kind of cheering makes their blood rush, and their legs and feet have become agile.

Morrow, who has never been good at defense, followed Redick closely at this time, and did not give him a chance to run an open three-pointer!

More than half of the offensive time, the Clippers have not had a chance to score.

The Pelicans tonight are really different from the previous two games!

Seeing that the tactics couldn't be played, Paul immediately signaled his teammates to pull away and knock the ball to Griffin.

Griffin glanced at the lack of defense behind him, and went straight in.