Chapter 775 How Many Floors Does a Bag of Rice Have to Carry (Fourth Update!)

At halftime, the atmosphere in the Pelicans' locker room was a little dull.

Before the playoffs started, they were confident of winning the championship, but they didn't expect it to end like this in the first half of the game.

This is No. 1 versus No. 8. If this is so strenuous, then why should they compete for this championship?

Davis even lowered his head and said nothing, as if he suddenly changed from a sunny boy back to a cute boy.

Stevens quickly arrived in the locker room.

Seeing the state of the team members, he smiled and spoke.

"Guys, don't look like that. The playoffs are a long, long journey. We have just taken the first step. Although it is a little crooked, we can still go well if we adjust the pace."

Stevens knew the first half wasn't the Pelicans' normal, and he knew the performance was a result of too much excitement.

But instead of blaming, he used other methods to appease and mobilize the emotions of the team members.

This approach played a certain role.

After appeasing him, Stevens then laid out his tactics for the second half.

Tang Tian's offensive proportion was significantly increased.

Stevens wanted to use the previous games to mobilize the status of other players, but it backfired. Now the situation is unfavorable and he needs Tang Tian to step up.

The opening game is very important, the Pelicans cannot lose this game.

After Stevens finished laying out the tactics, he went back to the coach's office.

Tang Tian saw that Davis was not in a good mood, so he reached out and patted him, and then pointed to the tattoo on his arm.

Davis looked at the championship trophy, was stunned for a moment and then nodded, his eyes becoming firm again.

Returning from the halftime break, neither team adjusted their lineups.

The Mavericks took the lead in the second half.

"Defend! Defend!"

As soon as the second half started, the fans cheered for the Pelicans.

The situation in the first half was unexpected, but the fans still have full confidence in the team.

Nowitzki asked for the ball in the low post. Davis did not blindly defend at this time, but chose to defend in a semi-circle.

His wingspan is very long, and Deron on the outside doesn't dare to drop the ball.

Nowitzki tried to go around the semicircle several times, but failed. Deron saw it and gave the ball directly to Butler.

Butler holds the ball, Embiid raises the high pick-and-roll, Butler switches to Jokic and then accelerates to throw to the basket from close range.

"boom!"

Butler's attention was always on Jokic and did not notice the help defense on the weak side.

Davis showed his defensive coverage. After assisting in defense, he slapped the ball and sent it flying out of the court.

After he blocked the shot, he roared excitedly.

The scene also burst into cheers.

No one knows what happened in the midfield, but Davis's state in the second half was obviously better than in the first half.

The Mavericks sent a sideline ball, but there was not much offensive time left. Harris took a quick shot from outside the three-point line and missed.

Davis turned around and collected the long defensive rebound.

The Mavericks retreated quickly and did not give the Pelicans a chance to play a fast break.

Holiday took the ball to the frontcourt and gave it to Tang Tian, ​​extending his hand to signal the No. 1 tactic.

The other players pulled away, and Tang Tian caught the ball and faced Butler.

The hard-working brothers are old acquaintances and are very familiar with each other.

Tang Tian knows that Butler's defense is now among the top in the league, but Butler's short wingspan limits the latter's defensive upper limit and is also a breakthrough point.

A tentative step followed by a breakthrough feint, followed by a direct pull-up.

Butler struggled to interfere, but the interference caused by his short hands was limited.

"Uh-huh!"

Tang Tian's three-pointer hit the net.

The cheers started again.

Tang Tian didn't score much in the first half, only 10 points, but the low score was not because he was in poor condition, but because Stevens took fewer shots due to tactical requirements.

He made 4 of 6 shots in the first half, and his touch was not bad at all.

In the Mavericks' offense, Harris took a pass from Deron after receiving Nowitzki's off-ball pick-and-roll.

His off-the-ball skills are really good.

However, Davis was very fast and swooped up to provide sufficient interference. After his shot was interfered with, it bounced out of the frame.

Davis turned around and grabbed another defensive rebound.

He started on defense in the second half and has slowly recovered.

The Mavericks failed to score consecutive offenses in the second half. Carlisle was a little anxious and got up and walked to the sidelines to remind his players of their defensive positions.

After his teammates pulled away, Tang Tian continued to play the No. 1 tactic against Butler.

This time, after taking a tentative step, he accelerated directly to the right and broke through.

Butler didn't let the triple threat fool him, he defended well.

However, Tang Tian chose to break through the emergency stop and shoot backwards.

Butler struggled to save the interference, and his judgment was correct, but unfortunately he was still short-handed and hit Tang Tian directly.

After the referee's whistle blew, Tang Tian still completed the shot. The ball bounced twice on the edge of the basket and then went in.

This is still a 2+1!

There were endless cheers, and Butler held his head in his hands.

His defense on this goal was good enough, but Tang Tian's personal ability was really too strong.

After a steady hit and extra free throws, Tang Tian scored 6 points in a row in the second half, helping the Pelicans narrow the point difference to 2 points.

Embiid's shot against Jokic in the low post was interfered by Ariza's defense and missed.

After returning from the second half, the Pelicans significantly increased their defensive intensity, and the Mavericks' offense stagnated somewhat.

Embiid was a little annoyed after his missed shot and retreated a little slower. The Pelicans went straight to defensive counterattack.

In the Pelicans' 4-on-3 frontcourt, Tang Tian received Holiday's pass and directly put the ball into the basket against Deron's defense.

The score was tied!

In the Mavericks' offense, Deron's layup through the basket was chased and blocked by Tang Tian.

Jokic protected the defensive rebound, but the Mavericks still didn't score!

The Pelicans' fast break had no chance and turned into a position battle.

Tang Tian was double-teamed while holding the ball.

Carlisle knows Tang Tian's current passing ability, but Tang Tian's hands are too hot now and he can't do it without double-teaming.

Tang Tian didn't pass the ball immediately. He chose to break through to the right and go to the middle.

Embiid at the free throw line saw it and came directly to help defend. This was a three-person double-team pocket formation.

Tang Tian passed the ball from behind to Jokic.

Embiid returns to defense.

But Jokic's ball didn't stay in his hand. The next second he flicked the ball directly to the top of the basket.

Tang Tianren followed the movement of the ball, flew up with his right hand to grab the ball, and directly scored with a one-handed alley-oop dunk.

The Pelicans overtook the score!

The entire New Orleans Arena was on fire.

This combination, this dunk, the Pelicans they were familiar with were back in the second half!

Carlisle reached out and called a timeout.

The Pelicans came into the second half and beat the Mavericks 10-0, and all 10 points were scored by Tang Tian alone!

This scene is very similar to the famous scene in "Naruto".

The two sides were fighting fiercely, and suddenly a figure looked down at the crowd and read out his lines.

"How many floors does a bag of rice have to carry..."

Then, the situation was instantly reversed.

ps: Everyone go to bed early, good night.