The invincible kryptonite of basketball

Tang Tian passed the ball to Davis on the offensive end. Davis and Jokic cooperated, but the ball was passed a little early, and it went directly out of bounds, turning into a turnover.

There were endless cheers.

The state of the two teams is very different.

"Shaq, Shaq!"

Barkley kept shouting at the silent O'Neal in the commentary booth.

The Whiteside incident had a greater impact on the Pelicans than expected, and Leonard's award for the best defensive player has brought a huge boost to the morale of the Spurs.

He will win tonight!

Chapter 688 The Spurs come to the bat at home (third!)

The opening two rounds became the epitome of the Pelicans' first quarter.

Jokic made three consecutive outside shots without a hit, and Tang Tian and Davis were also double-teamed and the efficiency was not high.

When about 7 minutes into the first quarter, the score was 16 to 6, and the Spurs' lead had reached double digits.

And the Pelicans have experienced a scoring drought of more than three minutes.

In the ATT arena, the fans couldn't hide the smiles on their faces.

They have seen the dawn of hope for the team to advance.

Williams looked up at the score on the big LED screen and sighed helplessly.

Is the Pelicans playoffs coming to an end?

The Pelicans' offense, Tang Tian held the ball from the outside.

Jokic stood outside again, but Gasol completely ignored him, shrinking at the free throw line, ready to double-team Tang Tian at any time.

Tang Tian caught the ball, but he didn't break through this time.

Although the Spurs' defense is not as tough as the Grizzlies', the victory lies in their execution. His tough play has proved to be inefficient.

He took the initiative to approach Jokic with the dribble.

Jokic understood and made a pick-and-roll.

During the regular season, the two had completed this kind of cooperation. Jokic used his size to block Tang Tian's defender.

However, Green's ability to bypass the pick-and-roll is very strong, and he successfully bypassed it this time.

Jokic's pick-and-roll failed, but Tang Tian didn't stop.

He saw Green's pick-and-roll going outside the three-point line, and he accelerated to a high position in one step, and stopped before Gasol rushed out.

This one caught the only trace of the Spurs' defensive loophole.

"Shh!"

The ball rubbed against the net and fell into the net bag.

Tang Tian helped the Pelicans break the scoring drought.

There was a commotion on the sidelines.

In the second game, it was Tang Tian who scored 24 points in the last quarter to win the game. This time, it was Tang Tian who stood up.

They already knew the truth, and they had already scolded Buford bloody in their hearts. You must know that Tang Tian belonged to the Spurs!

Although the Pelicans would not necessarily become their opponents this round without Tang Tian, ​​any other All-Star might not have Tang Tian's big-hearted key ball ability.

The Spurs' offensive continued unabated. Leonard made a fallback from the free throw line and returned an answerball to Tang Tian.

The goal drew loud cheers from the fans.

Holt said that Leonard is the next core of the Spurs, and Leonard's current performance is worthy of that evaluation!

However, their cheers hadn't stopped yet. Tang Tian played a pick-and-roll with Jokic on the three-point line. After seeing Green go inside the three-point line this time, he made an emergency stop outside the three-point line.

No matter how good Green's pick-and-roll ability is, it will take time. This is what Tang Tian is grasping.

The advantage of dry drawing is that it is fast, and fast is the space for shooting.

The ball passed Green's defense and spun toward the basket.

The hearts of the fans on the sidelines hung up.

Although the Spurs led 3-2 by a large margin, it had to be admitted that Tang Tian's performance was that of a superstar every game.

As long as he makes a shot, it gives people a feeling of going in.

"Shh!"

With a crisp sound, the feeling became reality. Tang Tian made a three-pointer and scored 5 points in a row!

Really superstar, really Mr. Key!

Leonard thought about returning a three-pointer in the frontcourt, but failed to make it.

His defense is already very close to Tang Tian in the Spurs period, but no matter what Holt brags, his offense is still one or two grades behind Tang Tian.

Jokic protected the defensive rebound, and the Pelicans played a fast break from the backcourt. Tang Tian took the lead, and after receiving the ball, he threw away Green's fast break and scored a layup.

Tang Tian played a wave of personal offensives to help the Pelicans get closer to the game and pull the team back from the cliff.

Throughout the first half, when Jokic didn't feel good and the others were not in good shape, he staged a lone hero performance, scoring 27 points alone.

After halftime, the Pelicans only trailed the Spurs by 50 points 55 to 5.

Like the second game, this is really relying on one's own strength to force the team to survive.

"Let me guard against Tang."

During the halftime break, Leonard asked Popovich for help.

Because he shouldered more offensive responsibilities for the team, although he was elected as the best defensive player of the season, Leonard has never been able to match up with Tang Tian.

Popovich nodded.

But he didn't just nod, but deployed a new defensive strategy.

Leonard's speed is inferior to Tang Tian's, and he needs to use tactics to assist him.

Back from the intermission, Jokic still didn't make a shot from outside the three-point line. It seems that even if he has a Mamba tonight, he can't throw the ball in.

The state of the rest of the Pelicans is still not good. It has never been easy for young teams to play away games in San Antonio.

Moreover, Tang Tian's performance was greatly restricted.

Leonard's defense mainly focused on restricting Tang Tian from receiving the ball, and his big hands and long arms came from time to time. The death entanglement put a lot of pressure on the defense.

And more importantly, Popovich's tactical assistance, using the weak side's defense to limit Tang Tian's breakthrough space.

In this quarter, Tang Tian "only" scored 9 points under the impregnable defense of the Spurs.

The Pelicans scored only 13 points in this quarter.

The only good thing is that the Spurs didn't feel very good in the second half, and they only scored 20 points in this quarter.

But even so, after three quarters, the Pelicans are already 12 points behind the Spurs.

This scene is very similar to the second scene.

The difference is that Popovich has found a way to limit Tang Tian when the rest of the Pelicans are in poor form.

The Pelicans are really in danger this time.

And when the third quarter was about to end, the game was suspended for a short period of time.

This suspension is neither a conventional suspension nor a technical suspension, but an uncontrollable suspension.

Because an unexpected visitor came to the competition arena, a free-tailed bat.

There are a total of 47 bat species in the United States, 32 of which are destined to be in Texas, and the largest bat colony in the world is just outside San Antonio.

The Chadden Street area near the San Antonio River is a prime habitat for free-tailed bats.

Before Tang Tian was selected by the Spurs, Ginobili used to grab a bat in the arena and became a topic of conversation among fans.

That bat, like this one, is a free-tailed bat.

The fans shouted for Ginobili to go to the court to catch the bat, but this time Ginobili was on the bench, he didn't play, and the work of catching the bat was done by the staff.

The bat was successfully captured in the end, and the mood of the fans at the scene became more and more happy.

Because bats often appear in the arena, some fans have counted the chances of the Spurs winning after the bats appeared.

As of now, this probability is 100%, 4 wins and 0 losses!

It is precisely because of this that many fans regard the bat as the second mascot of the Spurs.

Now the mascot is here, it's a lucky shot, they're going to win tonight!

Chapter 689 50+ in a single playoff game! (Fourth update!)

This hunch was also fulfilled at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

Ginobili continued his excellent touch in this series. In the first minute of the fourth quarter, he hit two consecutive three-pointers, including a large three-pointer with one step outside the three-point line.

This time Williams' timeout was timely.

It's not that he suddenly realized or changed his coaching style, but because of Ginobili's two three-pointers, the point difference on the court has reached 18 points.

Trailing by 18 points in a single quarter, this is already a game where the result can be announced directly most of the time.

Sure enough, after Williams called a timeout, the ATT Arena was already boiling.

Many fans held up the logo, got up and shook their bodies.

Now they can think about how to play the Warriors in the next round!

Even Popovich, who has always been cautious, did not stand on the sidelines after arranging the tactics, but sat back on the bench and slapped his old waist.

NBA coaches are not only mental work, but also physical exertion.

After he sat down, he turned his head and glanced at Tang Tian who was substituted in the next half after only one minute of rest.

Tang Tian scored 36 points in three quarters in this game, and he couldn't be asked to do better.

But the NBA is very cruel, there are winners and losers, next year Tang Tian may be able to take the team even further.

Speaking of Holt's previous interview, he was almost pissed off. As a veteran of tainted milk, he knows the power of tainted milk.

But Holt poisoned himself with poison, and the result was that the Spurs lost the last game.

Fortunately, time has weakened the toxicity, and this game will finally be won.

18 points, 11 minutes, the opponent Spurs, it is impossible to complete such a reversal.

"Shh!"

But as soon as the timeout came back, Tang Tian received a pass from Davis and hit a three-pointer at the top of the arc.

At this moment, some fans noticed the lineup of the Pelicans.

Davis, Aminu, Ariza, Tang Tian, ​​Gordon.

It's a very different rotation than the Pelicans usually do.

Not only are there three starters in this lineup, but this is also a lineup of one big, four small, or even five small.

This lineup was used by the Pelicans when they played against the Grizzlies in the first round, and it worked wonders.

In desperation, the Pelicans took it out again.

Dior stormed Aminu under the basket and turned around for a layup.

"Snapped!"

Davis assisted in the defense and slapped the nail plate directly.