Chapter 522 Rivers' Chicken Soup
"Blake, you need to be more determined. If you catch the ball, you will attack in. He can't defend you at all. You are the best power forward and you must attack decisively!"
During the intermission, Rivers pulled Griffin and poured chicken soup hard.
His chicken soup level is the strongest in the league.
Griffin nodded vigorously after hearing this.
"Guys, we are 12 points behind, but believe me, this is not a bad thing, it is a good thing. When we catch up with the 12-point difference in the second half, the young opponent will panic.
So believe in yourself and think about what I said to you before. We came to win the championship and we can't stop here."
Rivers really has a set of chicken soup. After a few words, the frustration on the faces of the Clippers team members obviously became less and they were a little excited.
"Come on, stretch out your hands and let us shout slogans."
Rivers struck while the iron was hot.
The members of the Clippers stood up one after another and stretched out their hands to overlap.
"Clippers!"
"The King of Los Angeles!"
After shouting the slogan, the confidence on the faces of the Clippers team members obviously returned.
"Let's start fighting back and win the game!"
Rivers finally shouted to the players.
When he came back in the second half, the Clippers' starting lineup did not change.
The Pelicans have made adjustments, and Williams replaced Evans with Anderson to play the starting lineup.
This adjustment is also expected. The Pelicans basically use this lineup in the starting stage.
The Pelicans attack first.
Tang Tian played against Barnes in the frontcourt, and at this time Redick double-teamed over.
This is the adjustment for the Clippers to come back from the halftime.
If the Pelicans can release Barnes in the first half, they can naturally release Amino.
Tang Tian passed the ball to Amino.
Amino made a three-pointer from the outside, which was his first three-pointer in this game.
"Bang!"
The basket is out of the basket.
As early as half a season ago, Amino started training for three-pointers at the request of the coaching staff, but the effect was much slower than expected.
Speaking of which, Amino in history was the only one who scored three points in the Trail Blazers, and it was not very outstanding.
The Clippers' half-time adjustment was considered a disadvantage in the Pelicans' lineup.
Jordan Jr. protected the defensive rebounds, and the Clippers attacked the frontcourt, and Paul immediately gave the ball to Griffin.
Griffin was turned and killed at the basket when he received the ball.
His offensive choices were obviously more decisive than in the first half.
Tang Tian didn't have time to double-team, and Davis was also stuck by Jordan Jr.
"Bang!"
Griffin shook Anderson away, rushed in and then directly smashed the frame with one hand!
After dunking, he swung around the basket, and after landing, he took off his braces and shouted at the audience.
There was no chance in the whole first half, but he was so suffocated!
The cheers from the audience also burst into tears.
Although he was still 10 points behind, the ball was quite motivated.
The Pelicans attacked the frontcourt, and Tang Tian continued to be double-teamed with the ball.
After the Clippers tasted the sweetness, they double-teamed to the end.
Tang Tian recalled the final game against the Lakers. If he was Kobe, he could use backward to solve the problem when he played against the two.
But now he doesn't have the ability to score, passing is a better choice.
The ball was in the hands of Aminu, and Aminu chose to break through after holding the ball.
With the cooperation of the Pelicans at the basket, Davis's move was defended by Jordan Jr.
His offensive methods are really not many now.
Jordan Jr. protects the defensive rebounds.
The Clippers attacked the frontcourt and then fought the position.
Paul and Griffin's pick-and-roll were taken apart, and then Paul knocked Griffin to the ground.
Griffin did not hesitate to catch the ball, and made a layup with Holiday, which also caused Holiday's thug.
His performance in the second half and the first half is completely different!
Rivers smiled when he saw this.
His coaching philosophy is different from being someone else, or his coaching focus is on studying how to stimulate the strength of players.
As for tactics, just find a useful assistant coach, such as his current Tyron Lu.
Focusing on and refined is also the reason why his chicken soup always works.
And he also has absolute confidence in his chicken soup abilities.
Griffin was in amazing form in the second half, and the Clippers played in a thrilling manner.
In less than five minutes in the third quarter, the Clippers caught the score to 44-50.
Williams was forced to call a pause in advance.
During the pause, he and Tang Tian had a simple conversation.
After the timeout, the Pelicans' lineup has been adjusted, with Whiteside and Morrow playing, replacing Amino and Anderson.
Theoretically, Griffin can attack hard before double-teaming, and Tang Tian can also attack Barnes, with advantages on both sides.
But the problem is that Anderson is much worse in defense than Barnes, so Tang Tian’s counterattack advantage is obviously not as big as Griffin.
This is a better choice to make adjustments to the lineup.
Whiteside is strengthening the inside defense while ensuring a certain ability to eat cake, while Moro continues to maintain offensive space.
This is the result of the exchange between Tang Tian and Williams.
However, such adjustments will allow Morrow to defend against Reddick, which is a counterpoint disadvantage.
But it wasn't absolutely perfect, and this is the best deal that the Pelicans can do.
After the timeout, Tang Tian received the ball from outside the three-point line.
Unlike when Anderson was on the court before, Morrow is an outside player and Holiday also has three-pointers. The Clippers will not double-team him at the three-point line.
He was double-teamed for several rounds, and now he finally had a chance to play one and one.
Barnes continued to stick to his body.
Tang Tianyun took off in one step.
Barnes flew over, but he jumped up and found that he had been deceived by Tang Tian.
Tang Tian cheated him into a three-point foul with a fake vote and got a chance to get three free throws.
Paul turned around and went to communicate with the referee.
The referee did not change the penalty, Barnes put it too tightly, and jumped up and had already violated Tang Tian's shooting cylinder.
Although Tang Tian did not have Harden's ability to hit the ball, he was the godfather of basketball in his previous life, and the attributes of the basketball vendor were full of his own.
Boos were everywhere on the scene.
Tang Tian made all three free throws with a boo, widening the gap to 9 points again.
These three points are very important, which suppresses the Clippers' pursuit momentum.
Griffin played against Davis in the frontcourt, and after the hard chiseling, he was attacked by Whiteside to assist in defense and blocking it.
The Pelicans' adjustments are very good.
However, Morrow's defense is indeed a little worse. The Clippers sent out the sideline ball again, and Redick's three-pointer shot continued to continue the Clippers' points.
Tang Tian had the opportunity to play Barnes one-on-one, and Redick felt good in this quarter, and the two teams were in a stalemate on the scene.
After the third quarter, the Pelicans led the Clippers by 5 points 73-68, and the outcome is still unknown.
"Keep the intensity, and next is our advantageous time. We play at home, we have more experience, we have more endurance, and we will win!"
When the intercourse was paused, Rivers began to give chicken soup to the Clippers again, and his mood was obviously higher.
Chapter completed!