The invincible kryptonite of basketball

Although Angie has been smearing, the eyes of the fans are still discerning. They know that the team has been in the quagmire in the past two years, and it is Stevens who is carrying the burden.

Angie frowned slightly, but didn't care too much.

When the Celtics win the game, fans will completely forget about Stevens, and instead like McHale, who is also a meritorious player.

After the warm-up, the starting players of both sides appeared one after another.

The Pelicans are still the regular five.

Stevens has the same type of rotation as Popovich, with 9-10 players in a game, which allows the main players to rest a lot.

Coupled with the strength of the team this season and the fact that the main players have played less time, the Pelicans have not suffered any injuries so far.

For the Celtics, Smart and Bradley are on the perimeter, Crowder and Amir Johnson are on the front line, and Sullinger is the center.

This is an absolutely defensive lineup, and the Celtics have allowed 98.6 points per game this season, largely due to this lineup.

Sullinger is a stocky center, and Davis easily beat him, giving the Pelicans the opportunity to attack first.

Jokic went to the frontcourt to support in a high position, and the ball was given to Tang Tian who made an air cut.

The Celtics' defense was really good, and they were double-teamed in the first place.

Tang Tian gave the ball to Ariza on the weak side, but Smart immediately assisted the defense and turned over.

The Pelicans' offense is still a little insufficient, and this wave of tactics has not yielded tactical opportunities.

Time is running out, Ariza's layup under the basket was interfered by Johnson.

The Celtics successfully defended against the Pelicans' offense in the first round.

Angie grinned in the stands.

What he said was indeed correct. The Pelicans' offense has not yet fully adapted, and the Celtics have a good chance of fighting defense.

The Celtics are good defensively, but their own offense is also very anxious.

Sullinger attacked Jokic under the basket and wanted to use the advantage of confrontation to score points, but Davis' help defense came in time. After he made the shot, he got a peg block and the rebound was also taken by Davis. .

The Pelicans attacked again, Tang Tian took the initiative to ask for the ball.

When Stevens coached last season, the core of the Celtics' offense was Thomas Jr.

If he is on the court, the Pelicans can easily catch this defensive hole and play.

But now Thomas Jr. is not reused by McHale, and he didn't give up in the starting lineup. This made their offensive strength plummet, but their defense has been greatly enhanced.

With the offensive system that the Pelicans have not finished running, it will be very difficult to play.

In other words, the Celtics have the same people as when Stevens coached, but the system has completely changed.

Stevens' coaching experience with the Celtics doesn't help.

After Tang Tian held the ball, he motioned for others to pull away, and then asked Jokic to lift the three-point line to play the pick-and-roll.

Of the five players on the Celtics field, the other four have fast speed and strong defensive ability, and the defense can be connected as one.

But Sullinger was an exception.

This 2 meter player with a weight of 06 kg is the core of the Celtics' offense.

If it was the last century or even the beginning of the century, such a stocky insider would be very popular, just like Charles Barkley and Elton Brand.

But McHale is obviously a bit outdated. In the small ball era, this kind of insider meeting a strong team is a standard breakthrough.

Jokic blocked Smart with his huge body, and after taking it apart, Tang Tian misplaced and faced Sullinger.

When he dribbled the ball with a low body and changed direction, Sullinger was like a wine glass in the wind, ready to fall over at any time.

After seeing that Claude was about to defend from the right, Tang Tian sped up and passed Sullinger on the left.

Davis stuck Johnson to death at this time, and Tang Tian directly scored with a one-handed dunk after breaking in.

Tang Tian helped the Pelicans score first!

There was a commotion on the sidelines.

Angie also frowned.

He has worked with Stevens for two years and knows a lot about Stevens' coaching.

Stevens is tactically strict.

It's like training an army, the first thing to do is to obey orders and have absolute execution.

This is also a big reason why the Celtics were able to reach the playoffs last season with a group of role players.

But for the ball just now, the Pelicans obviously didn't play Stevens' tactics.

He glanced at Stevens.

Instead of getting angry, Stevens stretched out his hands and applauded.

This made him even more incredible. Stevens suddenly changed his sex when he arrived at the Pelicans?

But he soon discovered that this was not the case.

Because in the next round, the Pelicans relied on strong execution defense to prevent another wave of offense from the Celtics.

Angie was puzzled, but it was actually very simple.

Stevens and Tang Tian had been in contact as early as last season, and the two had a high mountain and rivers in their youth. Stevens admired Tang Tian's tactical ability very much.

Even during the training camp at the beginning of the season, the two had a lot of private exchanges on the tactical system.

Therefore, he would not easily question Tang Tian's judgment on the field.

And although he was very strict, he was far less domineering than Popovich. He gave Tang Tian a lot of freedom on the court.

Or to put it another way, Tang Tian is a privileged player in Stevens' tactical system.

Tang Tian used this privilege just now to gain insight into the Celtics' defensive weaknesses through his own judgment, and changed the offensive tactics, which proved to be effective.

So what Stevens will do is applaud him.

Chapter 743 Thanksgiving tragedy (fourth update!)

Holiday took the ball to the frontcourt and continued to give the ball to Tang Tian, ​​who also continued to find Jokic for pick-and-rolls.

Just like when he beat Curry back then, he wanted to beat Sullinger to death.

However, under the reminder of McHale on the sidelines, the Celtics did not give Tang Tian any chance to play singles.

This time Sullinger and Smart double-teamed Tang Tian directly.

Tang Tian sent the ball in with a high lob.

Jokic has a high IQ, and he cut in early when he saw the double-team. When the ball arrived, he took the ball to the basket.

Johnson came to help defend, he showed Serbia's golden right hand skill, and gave Davis a close-range through ball.

Davis took off comfortably with the ball, and it was a slam dunk with strong hands.

Angie's face was a little ugly.

The Celtics have played well defensively this season, and they have played like an iron-blooded team in the past, but they were dunked by the Pelicans in the opening game, which is ugly.

Sullinger continued to attack Jokic in the frontcourt, Davis then helped defend, and he gave the ball to Johnson.

Johnson's mid-range is very stable, but his distance is not fast enough, and when he shot, he was interfered by Davis' return defense.

"Dangdang!"

The basketball smashed out of the frame, and Jokic received another defensive rebound.

The Pelicans counterattacked directly, and Tang Tian accelerated to get rid of Smart after receiving the ball.

After seeing Smart following closely, he jumped up and dunked vigorously with both hands, without giving Smart a chance.

Angie almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.

Two dunks are not enough, here's the third?

Really if the Celts are Du Fu, the Pengmen will be opened for you now?

Bradley's breakthrough layup missed, and the Celtics, under the high-intensity defense of the Pelicans, failed to score in the opening four consecutive offenses!

Dwarfed by comparison, Stevens' ability was immediately highlighted.

When he was coaching the Celtics, it wasn't because of the explosion of Thomas Jr.'s talent, but because he knew how to use people well.

Use a reasonable defensive system to protect Thomas Jr., and then let him become the main offensive point of the Celtics to drive the team's entire offensive system.

Bradley, Crowder, and Olynyk all thrived under that system.

But McHale won't use Isaiah Jr., and he will only focus on defense, with a lower limit but no upper limit. When encountering a strong team's offense, he will become extremely constipated.

Tang Tian went to the frontcourt and continued to hold the ball to find Jokic for a pick-and-roll.

With the lessons learned from the last round, the Celtics didn't dare to double-team the ball. After Tang Tian misplaced and faced Sullinger, he assumed a three-threat posture.

Taking a tentative step, Sullinger thought that Tang Tian was about to make a breakthrough, so he took a step back.

But Tang Tian received the ball with one crotch and pulled it back.

After seeing it, Sullinger fought hard to save it. At this time, he showed his flexible and fat side.

But it's a pity that this was still Tang Tian's false move. After Sullinger threw himself out, Tang Tian made a breakthrough to the left.

Sullinger tried to stop again, but his body couldn't keep up with his mind, and he lost his footsteps, and fell directly to the ground.

He was knocked down by Tang Tian with three threats!

Tang Tian turned his head and glanced at Sullinger, and saw that he was trying to stand up, so he pulled out his hand and hit it steadily.

The Pelicans started 8-0!

There was an uproar at the scene.

Angie didn't just frown, but her face was ugly.

This dunk is no longer dunked, but this one knocks people down, it's even more murderous!

Not to mention that look back, it was heartbreaking!

Angie is very angry, but he is the general manager after all, it is impossible to command off the field, let alone play the game.

More than five minutes into the first quarter, the Celtics got 2 points from Sullinger's pick-up at the basket.

But at this time the score on the court was already 15 to 2, and the Pelicans had already led by as much as 13 points.

With less than this point difference in half a quarter, let alone the Celtics won the game, it would be considered a high profile if they were not abused.

This also shows that superstars and top coaches complement each other.

The Pelicans' offensive system hasn't started yet, and defense alone may not play much better than the Celtics.

But the presence of Tang Tian gave Stevens time to slowly adjust the lineup.

McHale had no choice but to call Thomas Jr. and Olynyk from the bench in advance.

Thomas Jr. was very powerful. After the Pelicans' offense failed, he counterattacked defensively, broke through for a layup and caused Holiday's thugs, and made two free throws to score consecutive points for the Celtics.

But McHale was not Stevens after all, and he didn't bother to study how to protect Thomas Jr.

Now that Sullinger has gone down, Tang Tian can turn around and fight Thomas Jr. again.

Tang Tian's unreasonable style of play was like a big dark cloud hanging over McHale's head.

When he was coaching the Rockets, the Rockets were going to be beaten up by Tang Tian. He came to the Celtics, but this kind of ending was inevitable!

It's not that he is too unlucky, but that he is really not capable as a head coach!

McHale has nothing to do with Tang Tian, ​​and the Celtics team can't play well without a top coach.

After three quarters, the score on the court was 80 to 55, and the Pelicans led by 25 points. This is true, as Popovich said at the beginning, the shit is about to come out.

Many fans left early during the festival, no matter how loyal the fans were, they didn't want to watch the home team being abused.

At this time, it is the players on the field and the fans who are still on the field that feel uncomfortable.

Of course there is also Angie, who was on the live camera before the game, and he couldn't leave even if he wanted to.