NBA: I was the No. 1 pick at the beginning

At the end of the third quarter, Chen Tian, ​​Jokic, Davis, and Cousins ​​were sitting off the court wiping the sweat from their heads.

The four of them were exhausted throughout the third quarter.

The four of them didn't rest for a minute. If Chen Tian didn't have Jokic by his side, the score might not be leading.

And Davis and Cousins ​​must stay on the court.

"The third quarter of the match between the two teams was really exciting. They made the 2-3 zone defense to the extreme!"

"Relying on this zone defense, the Pelicans really broke Chen Tian's god time!"

"But having said that, that is to say, the Pelicans can do this. After all, their insiders have a natural advantage."

As soon as little Van Gundy said this, Tyronn Lue, who was watching this game, also nodded.

In fact, Tyronn Lue really thought that if he could face the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals, he would use this zone defense tactic.

But Little Van Gundy's words made Tyronn Lue dispel this idea.

If the Warriors are indeed allowed to use this tactic, isn't that just courting death?

On the field, the head coaches of the two teams don't have any tactics to arrange.

In the third quarter, all the tactics were completely taken out.

The Lakers are fine. If the Pelicans weren't so good, they might not be able to fight against Chen Tian in the third quarter.

Soon the fourth quarter of the two teams also began.

As soon as Jokic came up, he assisted Chen Tian to score an easy layup.

This also caught the opponent by surprise.

"Jokic's organization is getting better and better. He has become Chen Tian's best partner."

As soon as Van Gundy said this, the fans in the auditorium nodded.

Now Chen Tian and Jokic are not big, so the Lakers will definitely be the strongest team in NBA in the future.

On the court, Davis also played high with Cousins ​​and scored the ball.

Both teams are attacking inside at this time, and the closer they are to the basket, the more efficient they will be.

After all, there is only one Curry.

The core player who can still make three-pointers at the last moment is Curry.

Ray Allen can't guarantee it.

Therefore, the offense of the two teams is playing inside.

And Monty also replaced Anthony. After all, the game has reached the last quarter, and Anthony's ability is the best.

The Pelicans also took veterans like Korver and Solomon Hill up.

This time is the time to fight for veteran experience.

Anthony stood still inside, and Davis' impact was directly punished with an offensive foul.

With this ball, Anthony can be said to stand firmly.

But in turn, Jokic's offense was cut off by Hill.

Although the physical strength of the two teams has dropped a lot at this time, they still have no slack in defense.

In terms of score, the Lakers have also maintained a lead of about three points.

And the game has reached a critical point until now.

While Davis was on the free throw line, Monty pulled Chen Tian to the sidelines.

"Cousins ​​is already on the fifth offense, and he should attack the inside more."

Hearing this, Chen Tian nodded immediately.

In the next attack, Chen Tian rushed to the basket with the ball, and Cousins ​​was also entangled that he knew he was a fifth foul.

But when it's time to defend, you still have to defend.

Otherwise, it would be even worse if Chen Tian scored.

So Cousins ​​still came to defend Chen Tian.

When Cousins ​​came over, Chen Tian's plan succeeded. This time, Chen Tian didn't want to score the ball at all, but just wanted to beat Cousins ​​down.

When Cousins ​​jumped up to defend Chen Tian, ​​he also realized it, but it was too late.

Chen Tian missed the goal, but the referee's whistle had already sounded.

Cousins ​​also smiled wryly, and the six offenders left the field.

Gentry was also full of helplessness when he saw this scene from the sidelines.

Cousins' six fouls left the field, which indicated that the Pelicans were going to lose this game.

Gentry also replaced Mirotic, allowing Davis to take the center position.

But Mirotic is not in the same class as Cousins.

The 2-3 zone defense tactic, after Cousins ​​went down, broke down on its own.

And Chen Tian also directly took over the game at this time.

Jokic's assists were frequently passed to Chen Tian.

Little Van Gundy in the commentary seat saw this scene and knew that the game was over.

"It's a pity that Cousins' six fouls left the field and the Pelicans lost their defensive advantage!"

"But the Pelicans don't need to be discouraged. After all, they have found a way to beat the Lakers. They still have an advantage when they return to home court."

On the field, because of Chen Tian's consecutive scoring, the score between the two teams gradually opened up.

In the last moment, Gentry also replaced Davis.

Announced the abandonment of this game.

When Davis left the field, his face was full of unwillingness.

It was really close, as long as they persisted, they definitely hoped to overtake the score.

But Davis did not give up, because there will be two home games next, and he and Cousins ​​still have a chance.

In the end, the game ended. In such a tormenting duel, the Lakers defeated the Pelicans 99:92.

Little Van Gundy also made a summary when he saw the end of the game in the commentary booth.

"The performance of the Pelicans in this game is wonderful, they really made a good adjustment!"

"Just a little bit, Cousins ​​scored 21 points in the game, Davis also scored 24 points, and the two accounted for half of the team's points!"

"On the other hand, looking at the Lakers, Chen Tian saw the game-high 28 points, and Jokic also scored 17 points!"

"Judging from the confrontation between the core players of the two teams, we know how exciting this game is!"

"Chen Tian scored 28 points. Similarly, his shooting percentage was not very good. This is the pressure that the Pelicans defense put on Chen Tian!"

"So Games [-] and [-] will go back to New Orleans, which is to the advantage of the Pelicans, get two home games back, and they'll get back to the same starting line."

So neither Cousins ​​nor Davis had any complaints in this game.

Because they see hope.

After returning to the locker room, the players of both teams were exhausted and paralyzed.

Especially the four of them, Chen Tian and Davis, even went back to the locker room and applied ice immediately.

The knees of the four were also a little unbearable.

While icing, Chen Tian also watched the matchup between the Nets and the Bucks.

The Bucks won the first game in an upset, which no one expected.

In the second game, as expected, the Nets made adjustments.

They put the strongest three-forward lineup on the starting lineup.

This lineup is also the Nets' strongest defensive lineup.

It can be said that the teams in the East and West are more or less building teams against the Lakers in terms of lineups.

The Pelicans, Spurs, Celtics, and Bucks are all twin-tower lineups.

Although the Warriors and Nets do not have twin towers, their strikers are very powerful.

So for the Lakers, only the second round is the beginning of the challenge.

And Chen Tian didn't expect that because of his appearance, the twin towers of nba would become popular again.

You must know that in the NBA in the previous life, centers were almost extinct.

But now if every team does not have a center in charge, the championship is even impossible.

The Nets' three-forward lineup is really powerful. Antetokounmpo, who was limited by the half game, only scored 7 points.

If it weren't for Li Yu and Hill's accurate outside shots, the score between the two teams would have been opened long ago.

In the second half, Durant began to explode.

Snell is actually about the same size as Durant, so that's why Holzer asked him to guard Durant.

But who is Durant, if he wants to score, neither James nor Chen Tian can stop him.

So Durant's explosion directly opened the score between the two teams.

At the end of the third quarter, there is actually not much suspense in this game.

In the fourth quarter, James broke out again, which made this game even more suspenseful.

In the second game between the Nets and the Bucks, the Nets beat the Bucks 110:93.

The two teams also scored a big score of 1:1.

This makes the Bucks very dangerous, after all, they will go to Brooklyn for the next two games.

The battle in the second half of the playoffs has become increasingly fierce.

And tomorrow the second round matchup in the upper half will also start.

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