The invincible kryptonite of basketball

Leading by 6 points in the first quarter, it was tied at halftime, and was overtaken by 10 points in the third quarter.

As for the point of the inside line, he also discovered it by accidentally glancing at the Mavericks bench after playing.

Although Pachulia plays dirty, his own strength is a rotation or even a starting-level player for weak teams. The Mavericks will still have a great impact without him.

But no matter who was willing, it worked anyway. After a halftime stalemate, the Pelicans have turned the situation around.

Carlisle realized this belatedly, and he replaced Embiid at the beginning of the fourth quarter, trying to close the score.

Embiid was also very competitive, scoring consecutive goals over Biyombo and Aminu.

But within a few rounds, he was fouled for his fifth foul.

Stevens already knew what Tang Tian was doing, so he would naturally target it. Except for Bo Yang who was running outside to create space, everyone else was rushing to the basket.

Embiid is only in his first year as a rookie, and he has the ability, but certainly not enough experience.

Carlisle replaced Embiid, but replaced the other four main players in advance.

The Mavericks have been pushed to the brink.

Under the leadership of Butler, the Mavericks began to counterattack frantically, and they quickly narrowed the score to less than 5 points.

Stevens replaced the main force 2 minutes late.

During this period, the Mavericks and the Pelicans were in a stalemate, and the point difference between the two sides has been fluctuating between 5 and 7 points.

However, in the last 3 minutes of the game, the main force of the Mavericks came up early, and physical problems began to appear under this high-intensity confrontation.

The Pelicans seized the opportunity, Tang Tianli scored 5 points in a row from outside shots, and also assisted Holiday to hit a three-pointer from the outside.

After a wave of 8-0 offensive, the point difference has reached double digits.

In the end, the Pelicans defeated the Mavericks 104-91 and swept their opponents 4-0!

Stevens smiled very happily. For the first time, he discovered that the feeling of being fooled can be very cool!

ps: I just finished the examination, and the operation will be on Sunday at the earliest. I slept for two hours yesterday, and my head felt blown as soon as I relaxed. I used to feel tired writing a book every day. I don't know the blessings in the blessings

Chapter 8 I am the best defensive player

唐天砍下了赛季季后赛的第一个三双，32分10板11助攻2抢断1盖帽。

After the game, Tang Tian and Butler hugged for a long time in the midfield.

Because they were opponents before, they couldn't communicate well. Now that the series is over, it's time for brothers.

Tang Tian hugged and touched Butler to encourage him.

And even though he wasn't on the Mavericks team, he also guessed that the quarrel between Butler and Pachulia was because of him.

It is very lucky to have such a brother.

After separating from Butler, Tang Tian went to the post-match press conference.

He still praised the performance of the Mavericks, and bluntly said that next year's Dallas will have a competitive team.

This time it's not fooling around. Next year's salary cap will rise sharply. The Mavericks will have a chance to find a high-quality point guard, coupled with complete running-in and Embiid's growth.

The Mavericks' competitiveness is really going to be taken up a notch like he said.

Tang Tian's remarks after the game attracted many fans' comments, but this time it was not a hot topic on social media.

Because two other things are more interesting.

One has to do with Butler.

"When do you start training? @nowitzki."

This is what Butler said on social media an hour after the end of Game [-] of the Mavericks-Pelicans game.

Training madness This is the rhythm to squeeze out the old driver.

But just after the end of the season, he started training without stopping for a moment, which is what Butler will do.

The other one is related to the game.

Shortly after the Mavs-Pelicans game, Game [-] between the Thunder and the Spurs also ended.

With Westbrook's 37 points, the Thunder beat the Spurs 103-94 at home.

After winning this game, the Thunder won two consecutive victories at home, rewriting the big score to 3 to 1!Got the match point of the series!

Before the start of the playoffs, 38% of fans felt that the Mavericks had a black-eight hope, and they made a mistake.

But 47% of the fans who think that the Thunder will beat the next one, they have a great chance of guessing right now!

This result was actually somewhat beyond Tang Tian's expectations.

After all, the Spurs have one more Gasol than the same period in history, and their record is so much better than the Thunder, as well as Popovich.

But this is the NBA playoffs, no one can absolutely win, not to mention the Thunder has a pair of juniors and Ibaka, and they have the strength to defeat them.

At this point in the game, the first round of the Eastern and Western Divisions has come to an end.

西部这边，鹈鹕横扫小牛，勇士3比1快船、雷霆3比1马刺、火箭3比1开拓者；

In the East, the Cavaliers swept the Nets, the Knicks 3-1 the Pacers, the Heat 2-2 the Eagles, and the Raptors 3-1 the Hornets.

The league also announced the awards for the second stage at this time.

This time announced the best rookie and best defensive player.

There is still a lot of suspense in the selection of the best rookie this year.

Towns, Russell and Porzingis all had outstanding performances in their respective teams.

数据上，唐斯（18.3分10.5板2助攻1.6盖帽）比拉塞尔（16.8分5.6助攻1.5抢断）和波尔津吉斯（17.6分6.8板2盖帽）要出色。

But in terms of record, Towns' Timberwolves are the worst, Russell led the team to the playoffs, and the Suns were in between.

There was a lot of suspense, but when the results of the final votes came out, there was a big difference in the vote rate.

Russell got 43% of the votes, beating Towns (32%) and Porzingis (11%), and was elected the best rookie.

The result is always accompanied by controversy, and many Downs fans called for injustice.

But those who see through can understand that the Nets are now one of the league's key teams, and Russell's performance in the playoffs is expected.

After the Rookie of the Year, the results of the Defensive Player of the Year will follow.

This result is even more surprising than the best rookie.

Leonard was the most popular player for this award before. If he wins in the end, he will become another dpoy player after Tang Tian.

The second favorite is Draymond Green, who averaged 1.5 steals and 1.4 risks per game, the defensive cornerstone of the Warriors' five small lineups.

It was a pity that he lost to Leonard last year, and he hopes to hit this award this year.

But in the end, it was neither Leonard nor Green, but Tang Tian!

Tang Tian, ​​with 33% of the votes, defeated Leonard (29%) and Green (21%), and was successfully elected as the best defensive player of the season!

It's Tang Tian again!

In the two seasons of 2012~2013 and 2013~2014, Tang Tian has won the championship once in a row.

Unexpectedly, a year later, he won this award again!

"It's not fair. Don is really good, but after he became the core of the Pelicans' offense, his defensive data declined. He shouldn't be a candidate!"

"Leonard's defense this season is dominant, he should be awarded, and Green, his defensive energy as a short player is amazing!"

"It's obvious that the league wants to support the Pelicans! But it's understandable, a 74-win team!"

……

Suddenly a lot of sunspots popped up on social media, and all kinds of black and pelican rhythms started.

Even Pelicans coach Stevens was asked about this topic by reporters.

"You should ask the players who played against them that question."

Stevens' answer was unexpected, but it also made the most sense.

The best defensive player defends players. If you want to know the answer, you naturally have to ask the players who played against Tang Tian and the others.

As a result, the reporter from ESPN really asked!

And after asking, he also reported all the words of the star!

Kobe: Leonard's defense is historical, he is really good, he will be the best defensive wing in the league, but Don, in order to pursue scoring efficiency, I will try to stagger and directly match him.

Wade: Leonard has a big hand, which allows him to steal the ball in your hand easily, which will put a lot of pressure on me defensively. As for Don, if I find him guarding me, I will call the pick-and-roll as much as possible. .

Anthony: Leonard's defense is unbelievable. I have to do my best and focus 120% to have a chance to score, but Don, I have to give [-]%.

James: Don, they are on the same level in terms of ability alone, but Don is smarter and more experienced on the defensive end.

Durant: Don.

……

In the result statistics, except for Green, who tended to match up with the inside players, almost all of the remaining wing star players chose Tang Tian.

Including James and Durant, who didn't have a good relationship with Tang Tian.

Pelicans fans were extremely excited after seeing this report.

Kobe Durant, they will not and there is no need to lie.

Tang Tian's best defensive player deserves his name!

Counting the best head coach of Stevens before, the Pelicans are really going to have a bumper harvest this season!

Chapter 8 This Script Is Wrong

The Rockets still have a game to play, and the Pelicans also get more rest and adjustment time.

However, Stevens did not arrange for the players to relax as before the first round, but seized the time to train and maintain their state.

The Mavericks played very well in the last game. If it wasn't for Tang Tian, ​​they might have played the fifth game.

In terms of strength alone, the Mavericks in that game were actually similar to the Rockets in the back.

The Rockets of the Big Three are definitely a team that cannot be underestimated when it comes to the playoffs.

After the training was over, Stevens finished chatting with Brown, and then turned around to chatting with Tang Tian about the next round of opener.

The opening game between the two sides is very important. The side that takes advantage first will take the initiative in the entire series.

The opinions of the two people are more consistent this time.

The starting strength, the two sides are [-]-[-]; the tactics are targeted, and the bottom line is known after four games in the regular season;

The Pelicans have two advantages in the series, one is Tang Tian, ​​who is stronger than any of the Big Three;

Another point that is also the biggest advantage is the substitute.

For the Pelicans, Bojan and Dinwiddie had plenty of playing time in the first round and were in good shape.

Coupled with Jokic's early rotation and substitutes, the Pelicans' current transition from the bench is their strength.

As for the Rockets, the second-year Capela is not enough to play, and the strongest point is veteran David West.

And D'Antoni likes to rotate with 8 or even 7 people. Brewer, Andre Miller and others have all fallen out of the normal rotation.

In response to these two points, the Pelicans began to train in advance.

The Pelicans are preparing for the game, and the first-round matches of other groups in the playoffs have also ended or reached the final stage.

The Raptors and Knicks have successively eliminated the Hornets and Pacers to advance, and only the Heat and Eagles are left in the East. The Heat temporarily lead 3-2.

The Warriors and Rockets also eliminated the Clippers and Trail Blazers one after another. The Spurs pulled back a victory at home and chased the big score to 2-3.

The top three in the playoffs, the Cavaliers and Warriors still have to wait for the results of the last two groups.