Chapter 664 Hell Mode (Fourth Update!)
"It doesn't matter whether you win or lose a game. Don't have a psychological burden. The Warriors can't be so accurate every game."
After the game, Williams once again encouraged the players.
After he finished speaking, the morale of the team recovered slightly.
The players all went back to the hotel to rest one after another, but Jokic and Holiday and a few others stayed in the arena for extra training.
Tang Tian also stayed, but he didn't practice more, but watched the game video repeatedly in the locker room by himself.
The more he looked, the deeper his frown became.
As Williams said, there are seven games in a series, and losing one is actually nothing.
And this is still the home court of the Warriors. If they win, the Warriors will be the ones in question.
But this was a big defeat, and the real reason that made Tang Tian frown was that after watching the game repeatedly, he confirmed one thing, the Pelicans couldn't beat the Warriors in such a way.
The Warriors' offense is phenomenal. It is the first team to use the three-pointer as its main offensive weapon and play it efficiently.
And in addition to the three-pointer, there is also unlimited air cut tactical assistance, which can ensure that the team will not fall into a scoring shortage when the outside feel is not good.
To put it in a more vivid way, it is the Princeton tactic that increases the proportion of three-pointers. If you play tacitly, your strength will directly rise to S, and you will have no solution when you come to the hand.
This is after the handcheck rule is cancelled, the most perfect system meets the most suitable person.
Therefore, Williams encouraged the players to say that the Warriors' feeling will drop, not only passive, but also just self-comforting words.
Defense outside, the Warriors will play cut, not defense outside, the first game is an example.
The Warriors' offense can't be completely choked, something he's known all his life.
Now unless Jokic can gain muscle instantly, and his and Davis' scoring become more efficient, use offense to offense to kill the Warriors.
Otherwise, it would be really difficult to win a series against the Warriors.
Tang Tian was still watching the video, Jokic was the first to finish the extra practice and returned to the locker room.
Seeing that Tang Tian hadn't left yet, he sat down in surprise and chatted with Tang Tian for a while.
Tang Tian knew that Jokic had a high football quotient, and the two of them chatted about the team's tactics unconsciously.
"They are indeed difficult to defend, but can we start from the details and try to lower the offensive rhythm as much as possible, so that at least we may have a chance."
Jokic doesn't have a good tactical idea either, but his understanding of the game is another angle.
Tang Tian nodded thoughtfully. He considered the game from the coach's point of view, at the strategic level. What Jokic said was purely at the game level.
But this is indeed the truth. Instead of defeating opponents at the tactical and strategic level, the Pelicans still have a good chance of winning the decisive moment.
As long as he can hit the decisive moment, he has the ability to change the game.
There was a two-day break between the first and second games of the Western Conference Finals. Tang Tian discussed this issue with Williams on the second day.
Williams followed his advice, adjusted the training content to the whole court, and grasped the details of the game.
The attitude of the players during training is also very serious. They have overcome obstacles all the way to the Western Conference finals. They must not be reconciled to being defeated just like that.
While the Pelicans were actively preparing for Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals, the second game of the Eastern Conference Finals had already been played.
The Bulls defeated the Cavaliers 94-88 in the second game, and the score became 1-1.
Without Noah on the one hand and Love on the other, theoretically speaking, the Bulls have lost more.
But Butler and Rose scored 50 points together, which still made the Bulls have the last laugh.
The result of this game also confirmed one thing more. Without Love, the Cavaliers really dropped a lot.
The next night, Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals continued at Oracle Arena.
The fighting spirit of the Pelicans is still very high. It can be seen that after adjustments, they have not been affected by the first defeat.
The Warriors' players are also in good condition. Curry's three-pointer in the player channel before the start of the game is another one. He is really a representative of abnormal accuracy now.
Neither side has adjusted their starting lineups.
Bogut beat Davis and officially kicked off Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals.
Curry continued his excellent touch from the previous game and made a super long three-pointer as soon as he came up.
However, the Pelicans obviously played their positions against the rhythm in this game.
At the beginning of the game, Tang Tian rushed to the basket and fouled Thompson, and made two free throws to give the Pelicans a good start.
Here Thompson missed a three-pointer from the outside, and the Pelicans were not in a hurry to counterattack. Jokic was dislocated in the low post and forced Green to score.
These few rounds have become a microcosm of the Pelicans' first half. Their style of play is very similar to the Grizzlies they played against before, they are desperately pressing the rhythm of the Warriors.
The Warriors' offensive efficiency is still not low, but after the number of rounds is reduced, the scoring is significantly less than before.
After halftime, the score on the court was 50 to 47.
Although the Warriors still lead, the point difference is so small that it can be ignored.
The Pelicans' tactics have obviously worked. If they continue to play at this pace, considering Tang Tian's key ball ability, they obviously have a better chance in this game.
But only if they can hold off the Warriors' signature third-quarter run.
Back in the third quarter, the home fans' emotions remained undiminished.
There are four quarters in the game, and the third quarter is the best for the Warriors and the favorite of the fans.
Cole also took the initiative to change the lineup in the third quarter. He removed Bogut from the starting lineup and replaced Iguodala with a five-small lineup.
The strategy of the Pelicans in the first half forced Cole to show all his cards.
In the second half, the Pelicans took the lead. They still played inside, and Green defended Jokic inside.
This time Green withstood, successfully defended Jokic's offense, and took advantage of the situation to protect the defensive rebound.
After the defense was successful, the Warriors played a defensive counterattack directly, and the fifth small's configuration was very fast.
The Pelicans retreated quickly, but they still couldn't keep up.
This is not a question of enthusiasm, but a limitation of the lineup.
Curry received the ball in the frontcourt and faked a three-pointer, and then stuffed the ball to Iguodala, who cut in the middle, and the latter scored directly with a one-handed dunk.
Because of his outstanding three-point shooting ability, many people will forget Curry's passing, and his passing is also absolutely historical.
Tang Tian asked for the ball in the low post, and the Warriors directly assisted in the defense in advance, not giving Holiday a chance to get the ball in.
And when Holiday wanted to shoot by himself, Curry's return to defense was very fast.
The five-small lineup greatly increased the Warriors' double-teaming and defense speed.
Holiday finally made a three-pointer and was interfered by Curry, and the ball bounced out of the frame.
Barnes grabbed the defensive rebound and the Warriors played another fast break.
This time Curry made an emergency stop two meters away from the three-point line.
It's an unreasonable but very Curry shot.
"Shua!"
The three-pointer went through the heart and into the net.
The Warriors' dead five were so powerful that they beat the Pelicans 5-0 at the beginning of the second half!