Chapter 1364 Tang Tian: I'm Proud of You

Back from the timeout, the Spurs played beautifully, and Leonard caught the ball and cut for a layup.

However, Davis has really long hands, and the assistance defense was interfered and forcibly destroyed.

Looking back, Davis played a screen with Durant in the frontcourt, cut in after receiving the pass, and caused George's defensive foul!

Crazy!

Davis has gone crazy!

This section of his, no, it was like Tang Tian possessed him for the whole night, unstoppable!

Waiting for his additional penalty, the Pelicans once again extended their lead to 10 points!

At the critical moment, Leonard's double-teamed turn made a difficult fallback and hit, helping the Spurs stop the bleeding.

But looking back, Durant and Davis played the pick-and-roll again, and this time he made an emergency stop and made a mid-range shot.

"Shua!"

There are too!

Davis' excellent state even brought up the state of the Pelicans!

Leonard double-teamed the frontcourt and then shot.

"Boom!"

Strike the iron!

After all, he is not Tang Tian, ​​and his offensive strength is far from Tang Tian's level of "double-teaming is empty".

In other words, he was forced to take more shots because he was slow and double-teamed, but this style of play was ineffective.

Without Tang Tian's assistance, Popovich's on-the-spot response became insufficient, and he failed to solve this problem all night.

The Pelicans scored 30 to 15 in a single quarter in the third quarter, and the outcome was decided in one fell swoop.

In the end, the Pelicans rebounded strongly and defeated the Spurs 116 to 102 at home, winning the first victory in the series!

Leonard's rare sluggish performance, only 7 of 23 shots, only scored 20 points.

And when Leonard was restricted, George and Aldridge didn't help enough. The former had 15 points and 6 rebounds, and the latter had 17 points and 11 rebounds.

The performance of the three cores is obviously not enough to help them win.

Davis became the most handsome boy in the game. He made 12 of 22 shots, 2 of 5 three-pointers, and 14 of 16 free throws. He scored 40 points and 12 rebounds efficiently.

Durant had 27 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, and Holiday had 18 points and 7 assists.

The three cores of the Pelicans scored 85 points. Compared with the Spurs, their performance tonight was significantly better.

Although the big score is still 1 to 2 behind, such a victory is a great boost to the morale of the Pelicans.

Tang Tian was caught by reporters after the game and asked him what he thought of the team's victory tonight. Tang Tian summed it up in a very simple sentence.

"I'm proud of what they did."

In one sentence, everything Tang Tian wanted to say has already been said.

Although he talked to Davis alone before the game, it turned out that it triggered Davis' outburst.

But in the third quarter that determined the outcome of the game, the Pelicans relied on excellent tactical execution and collective runaway to open the score.

Such a performance deserves the word pride.

Of course, winning Game 3 was just a relief for the Pelicans.

Because the big score is 1 to 2 behind, the next home game is still not to be lost for the Pelicans.

If the series with the Spurs falls into a 1-3 situation, it will be disastrous for the Pelicans.

Winning the next game in one go, and then fighting Tianwangshan, is the key for them to turn defeat into victory.

Before the fourth game, fans once again collectively voiced their voices for the Pelicans on social media.

Tang Tian also communicated with Stevens, hoping that the latter would vaccinate the team in advance.

The big victory in the third game is certainly gratifying, but facing the Spurs cannot be taken lightly.

And he and Stevens also had tactical exchanges.

Popovich is likely to widen the space in this game, and then give Leonard enough space for singles.

Double-teaming is relative. If it comes late, Leonard is enough to complete the offense. If it comes early, Leonard can pass the ball even if he is average.

In other words, Popovich is likely to use Tang Tian's early play style during the Pelicans period to shoot all stars.

The Pelicans will have a harder time coping.

If that happens, we can only look at the person defending Leonard alone and Leonard's own state.

On May 20, US time, the fourth game of the Western Conference Finals continued at the New Orleans Arena.

The arena was packed, and the enthusiasm of the fans was even stronger than the previous game.

After the Pelicans won the third game strongly, they naturally expect the team to continue that state and tie the big score.

After the appearance ceremony, the starters of the two teams were released one after another.

The visiting team played first, but Tang Tian predicted it was successful. Popovich removed White and replaced him with Belinelli, using a four-star lineup.

It was not in vain that Tang Tian spent two years with the Spurs. He knew Popovich well enough.

The Pelicans also changed their lineup. Gasol returned to the starting lineup, Durant played at the second position, and Davis went to guard Leonard.

This early response has achieved full marks.

But not long after the game started, the Pelicans fell into a passive position.

After the space was opened, Davis still struggled to defend Leonard.

Leonard's ball-handling offense has improved a lot this season, and Davis suffers from footwork and movement speed, and has been hit several times in a row.

But looking back, Leonard's going forward and stealing made Davis unable to play as he wanted in the previous game.

In the end, with Leonard's brave performance of 30 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks, the Spurs beat the Pelicans 106-96 to win the game away.

1 to 3, although I didn't want to, and I made enough preparations before the game, but the Pelicans still fell into a passive situation.

Without Tang Tian, ​​the Spurs are even stronger. It is really difficult for the Pelicans to win the series.

After the fourth game, the locker room after the game was quiet, and the training the next day was also very dull.

The victory in the third game once gave them hope, but the reality of the fourth game ruthlessly broke their hope.

Stevens also knew that it would be difficult for the Pelicans to go on. He took the initiative to find Tang Tian this time, hoping that he could give the players chicken soup.

Tang Tian agreed.

Before the team went to San Antonio, Tang Tian gave a speech in the locker room.

However, unlike all the speeches he gave before, what he said this time was not passionate at all, and might even be a bit salty.

"I still remember when you won the third game three days ago, I said in front of the reporters that I was proud of you, and now I still say that, I am still the same, I am still proud of you.

You have performed well enough, no one can ask you to do anything more, comeback wins, and I will not do that. "

Stevens thought he heard it wrong, and he and the others looked at Tang Tian in surprise.

"I just want to say that the next game may be your last game of the season, no matter how the game wins or loses, don't let yourself have any regrets.

I won the World Cup in the summer, so I was in a good mood all summer, Kevin lost, he recovered now, but I bet he didn't have a good summer.

Including AD, he was not able to go to the World Cup, and he must be very concerned.

But what happened cannot be changed. Maybe one day in the future, when you look back on this journey, you will be happy, upset, and full of emotions.

Like I said, whatever that is, right now you haven't let that be the past.

Like I said, don't give yourself any regrets, no matter if you win or lose the game. "

ps: I started writing the outline of the new book, the updates will be less, 2 updates a day, the new book is still basketball, the time point will probably be selected at the beginning of the century, the four major shooting guards, the peak era of Yao Shafo driver, this time I will be fully prepared, the preparation time It's going to be a little longer, but it's guaranteed to be better than this one.