The process and results of this game were shocking.

The Rockets, the Big Three, were powerless in front of the Pelicans, and even played worse than the Mavericks in the first round.

D'Antoni became the target of public criticism.

Those who boasted about how strong D'Antoni was, now they are almost greeting D'Antoni's family.

However, amid the slander, Tang Tian, ​​who performed well, could not escape the disaster.

"What is the best defensive player? Just win by the system, the system player!"

The Pelicans won easily, Tang Tian played easily, and some people were furious, and they brought out the system players.

Tang Tian was so amused and laughed at when he saw it. There were thousands of trolls, only you could not imagine, and there were no points they could not squirt.

However, the player in this system said that he reminded him.

The unexpected loss of the Rockets in the first game was related to D'Antoni's suffocation operation.

In the second game, D'Antoni will definitely not do that as long as he is not stupid.

At that time, in addition to taking advantage of the highlight he and Stevens thought of, the Pelicans also had to consider how to defend Harden.

The Rockets suffered a crushing defeat in the first game, and Harden only played 26 minutes, but he made 7 of 9 shots and scored the team's highest 25 points.

Basically, the scoring efficiency of one minute and one point is enough to show his status.

In fact, in the first round, Harden averaged 28.8 points, 7.8 assists and 4.5 rebounds per game, and his shooting percentage reached 44%.

Although D'Antoni just coached and Harden has not yet become the unsolved player at the MVP level in history, his strength and condition are indeed the best among the Rockets' Big Three.

The Pelicans won easily in the first game, which does not mean that they will play easily in the future.

Similarly, the useless preparation for the first game does not mean that preparations are no longer needed later.

They are planning to win the championship and must do this well.

This time, Tang Tian took the initiative to talk to Stevens about this, and the two hit it off, and it turned out that he had been thinking about this issue.

They studied it for a night and came up with a system that could definitely surprise Harden.

Didn’t those dark guys say that the Pelicans rely on the system to win, so they will continue to rely on the system to win!

Just as the two were studying tactics, the series of the last group of the first round of the West just ended.

The Thunder defeated the Spurs 118-108 at home, eliminated their opponents 4-2 with a total score, and completed the following draws and successfully advanced to the district semi-finals.

Tang Tian’s original premonition came true, and the last game of the regular season really became the last time he and Duncan competed on the same stage on the NBA field.

The Thunder's opponent in the Western Conference semi-finals will be the defending champion Warriors.

Lucky is a mess, Durant is struggling to go to the Warriors or stay at the Thunder, and now the Warriors have become his opponent.

The grudge between Westbrook and Curry, the showdown between the Thunder and the Warriors, this division final is also very interesting.

However, the game will take two days later, before that, the second game of the Pelicans and Rockets in the divisional semifinals will continue to play in the New Orleans Arena.

Fans are even more excited than they were two days ago.

The first big victory made them look forward to the home team.

After the first game, Rockets fans scolded D'Antoni so much that they were very angry. They were obviously dissatisfied, so they continued to fight and ended up fighting!

Fifteen minutes before the start of the game, players from both sides entered the stadium one after another.

Although he lost the first game, the Rockets' players did not look bad.

It seems that they have done a good job in ideological work and psychological adjustment these two days.

Neither side adjusted.

The Pelicans' regular lineup, and the Rockets' side.

Paul and Harden on the outside, Tucker and Morris on the front line, and Cousins ​​on the center.

Davis used his bounce speed to jump over Cousins, officially kicking off the competition.

The Pelicans attacked the frontcourt, Tang Tian broke through with the ball, and the Rockets did not double-team anymore.

D'Antoni's first game was not completely unreasonable.

In the first round, the Blazers were opened, and his double-gun effect was very good. Lillard and McAlem performed far below normal levels.

This is also the reason why D'Antoni said those words before the first game with confidence.

It's just that he underestimated the gap in strength between Tang Tian and the Trail Blazers, which led to the first tragedy.

But after trying it, he felt aware that he didn't do that anymore.

Tang Tian took advantage of Davis' pick-and-roll strike, Morris, and rushed to pull out his hand and hit it.

The Rockets don’t have to work together, Tang Tian can fight one by one with confidence.

The Pelicans took the lead in scoring, and Paul dribbled the ball over halftime and handed the ball over Harden.

Harden is the core of the Big Three.

Harden held the ball, and Ariza was defending him.

However, Ariza's defense method is very strange.

Ariza stood on Harden's left, to be precise, the rear left.

This weird defensive approach completely emptys the right side.

Harden can get in with just one breakthrough.

Harden did do this, he broke into the middle distance, and the Pelicans did not defend.

But when he broke into the three-second zone, Jokic, who was inside, came out.

Harden squeezed past Jokic in Europe to take action.

"Bang!"

Davis, on the weak side, assisted in defense and directly gave Harden a nail-board hat!

Jokic received a defensive rebound, the Pelicans fought back, and Holiday received Jokic's long pass and made a layup.

4-0, the Pelicans started well.

Paul continued to give the ball to Harden on the Rockets' offense.

Ariza still has the same defense style.

Buzzedric stood up from his seat and stared at the Pelicans' halftime, which he had never seen before.

Harden continued to go on the right and took action from the middle distance.

Ariza jumped up from behind and directly blocked the block!

Harden dodged in the air and took action.

The ball avoided the block, but the pace of shooting was obviously gone.

"Bang!"

The basketball hit the frame!

Jokic protected the defensive rebound, and the Pelicans played another fast break. This time it was Tang Tian, ​​who received the pass from Holiday and scored a one-handed dunk.

The fans cheered at the scene. Although they couldn't quite understand the tactics on the field, the Pelicans' 6-0 start was the same as the first game, and they were going to beat the Rockets!

Harden was a little unbeliever. After dribbling through half the game, he walked on the left side of the field, but Ariza refused to give it to him. He could only go to the right side given by Ariza.

He broke into the basket, Jokic continued to snatch it out, and he directly stuffed the ball to Morris on the baseline.

However, the two made a cooperation mistake, Harden's pass was too early, Morris did not get the ball, and Harden directly passed the ball out of bounds.

There were constant cheers on the scene, and Harden's performance tonight was particularly bad!

Buzzedric and D'Antoni whispered for a while.

After Tang Tian stopped and hit the second goal, he helped the Pelicans get an 8-0 start, D'Antoni reached out and called a timeout.

The cheers and whistles of the scene lasted for a long time.

Everyone, including them, thinks it will be difficult for the Pelicans to play the Rockets.

But so far, this is no different from the regular season!

Stevens looked at Tang Tian who ended up and smiled and gave him a Qiu Bo.

They had stayed up late to develop a defensive strategy against Harden, which worked, and the effect was even better than they thought!

D'Antoni was setting up tactics on the Rockets' bench, and Buzderick was pulling Harden to analyze the Pelicans' defense.

The Pelicans' move is really a bit ruthless.

Harden is the left-handed player, so the Pelicans blocked him from the left and broke through to force him to go to the right.

Harden is the core of the Magic Ball. He likes three-pointers and breakthroughs, so the Pelicans guard against his step-back three-pointers and the basket.

Harden also has a trick in the middle distance, but his attack speed is slow. Ariza chases behind him, and his mid-range shot will most likely be disturbed or even attacked like before.

Moreover, Harden has not reached its peak yet, his throwing is not that stable, and his passing is not that stable.
Chapter completed!