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

The score at halftime still surprised many people.

After all, with the strength of the Lakers, they fell behind at halftime.

But anyone who's seen halftime knows that.

The fact that the Lakers are behind can only be said that the Pelicans are desperately trying.

With Davis' upper limit of physical strength, if it really supports the entire game, it will still be a bit strenuous.

Although the Lakers fell behind, they did not panic.

As Monty said, if Davis plays like this, the fourth quarter will be when the Lakers end the Pelicans.

Back in the second half, the Lakers have obviously strengthened their emphasis on outside defense.

This makes the Pelicans have to choose inside offense.

The Pelicans' inside offense comes more from Davis' singles.

But Davis didn't have an advantage in singles against Chen Tian.

Coupled with the physical exertion of the first two quarters, the result was that the three consecutive offenses failed to score.

It also allowed the Lakers to seize the opportunity to counterattack in one fell swoop.

The eight-point advantage he held in his hand suddenly disappeared.

This also made Coach Gentry, who took over the Pelicans temporarily this season, distressed.

Originally, the coach of the Pelicans belonged to Monty, but because of Chen Tian, ​​Monty was recruited by the Lakers.

That's why Gentry was found after the Pelicans.

To say that Gentry's coaching ability is still good, once brought the Pelicans, who had no chance of the playoffs, to the edge of the playoffs.

From this point of view, Gentry's ability is quite good.

But Gentry has a problem, that is, the lack of on-the-spot adaptability.

Just like now that the Lakers have blocked the Pelicans' perimeter, Gentry has nothing to do.

The players on the Pelicans also felt something was wrong.

But facing the perimeter defensive lineup of Del Nudova, Kobe Bryant and Ariza.

The three of Holiday couldn't find a good opportunity.

That's when Gentry was ready to bring in Ryan Anderson.

This guy is a space-based power forward, and his three-pointers are more accurate than inside.

After Monty saw it, he quickly made a substitution, preparing to replace Yi Jianlian.

After a dead ball on the field, the two teams also made substitutions.

They all replaced the center forward.

Originally, Gentry was going to let Davis play center.

But after Monty replaced Yi Jianlian, Chen Tian actually defended Davis.

This makes Gentry's tactics useless.

But fortunately, in the next attack, Anderson scored a three-pointer.

It also saved Gentry's face.

But at the end of the third quarter, the Lakers had already overtaken the score.

This section of the game has completely become an important section for the Lakers to restrain the Pelicans tactically.

After returning from the fourth quarter.

The decline on the Pelicans' side has already appeared. First, Davis's offensive efficiency plummeted.

After that, Gordon's touch on the outside line was gone.

On the Lakers side, Jokic still bullied Asik inside.

Outside Chen Tian and Kobe also fired frequently.

With 3 minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Lakers had a 15-point lead.

Seeing this situation, Gentry had no choice but to announce a substitution and surrender.

In the end, the Lakers completed their counterattack and won with their outstanding performance in the third and fourth quarters.

In this game, the key to the Lakers' victory is really the coaching staff.

Monty and Kaleman's analysis of the battle situation is also very good.

Only in this way can the Lakers' hope of winning be guaranteed.

After winning this game, the Lakers also won 65 regular season wins.

This result is enough for the Lakers to give fans the answer.

You must know that the Lakers were still a 27-win team last season.

This season directly became the first in the league.

This change is not insignificant.

After the game, Chen Tian also took Zhang Junning back to the manor.

After returning to the manor, the two found miraculously that Li Xirui, Zhou Ling'an and Mei Na had also returned.

"Hey, when did the three of you come back?"

Chen Tian couldn't help asking.

Li Xirui also smiled when she heard Chen Tian's words.

"Actually, we haven't been back for long."

Hearing this, Chen Tian was also very happy.

"Are you hungry, do you want to eat something together?"

Hearing Chen Tian's words, the people who were not hungry at first felt a little hungry.

They all nodded.

Because Li Xirui and the others just came back, Chen Tian didn't ask them to cook, and directly made a phone call to deliver the food.

After they had a hearty supper together, they also sat and chatted together.

Chen Tian also asked Li Xirui at this time.

"Going to China this time, how did the talk with Yang Mi go?"

"It's pretty good. How should I put it? It's just too smooth. I'm a little puzzled if it goes smoothly."

Hearing Li Xirui's words, Chen Tian nodded without any surprise.

"It's normal. Yang Mi is not a stupid person. On the contrary, she is very smart. That's why she is so smart."

Chen Tian's words made Li Xirui ponder.

At this time, Li Xirui thought about what Chen Tian said to Yang Mi after discussing cooperation with Yang Mi.

Immediately Li Xirui understood.

"It turns out that she has already compromised."

Hearing this, Chen Tian shook his head.

"It's not about compromising, but she knows that hitting a rock with an egg will not lead to good results, so she might as well rely on us so that she can go further."

Li Xirui nodded in agreement with this statement.

Chen Tian looked at his women, only Deng Ziqi hadn't come back yet.

"By the way, when will Ziqi come back?"

Zhang Junning also said at this time.

"If nothing else happens, he should be back in the playoffs."

Hearing this, Chen Tian also nodded, and there are only eight games left in the playoffs.

Then Deng Ziqi will be back soon.

Chen Tian looked at the time, it was already very late, and they went back to the room to rest.

The next day, Chen Tian also came to the arena for training.

As the playoffs approached, not only Chen Tian, ​​but no one dared to be careless.

Even Ci Shiping is training at this time.

The good news is that Tucker finally returned from injury.

There are still Hawes and Livingston on the injury list who have not returned.

But Tucker's return also added a fighting force to the Lakers.

After training for a day, Chen Tian also returned to the manor.

Because Chen Tian had heavy training tasks during this period, he didn't have time to accompany Li Xirui and the others.

But Li Xirui and the others are still very sensible.

He knew that Chen Tian had reached a critical moment in his career.

So no one bothered Chen Tian.

And this season's regular season mvp, Chen Tian is now at the top of the list.