Chapter 668 You have no chance to avenge the Spurs
The Grizzlies' tough league is well known.
Their defense in the playoffs also gave all opponents a headache.
But tonight, the Pelicans are like Gatlin tonight. No matter how hard the Grizzlies have, they will beat you into a sieve!
In the end, the Pelicans beat the Grizzlies 116-90 at home and won the first victory of the series.
Tang Tian played in three quarters and easily scored a quasi-triple double-digit data of 21 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists.
Davis scored the team's highest 27 points, 9 rebounds and 5 blocks, Ariza and Holiday each made 3 three-pointers, and Whiteside also had 9 points, 13 rebounds and 3 blocks.
The Pelicans' shooting percentage of the entire game was as high as 56%, and the three-point shooting percentage was more than 60%!
They shot the Grizzlies tonight.
The Grizzlies were beaten up and still had nothing to say.
In the locker room after the game, the Pelicans players were celebrating wildly.
This is the most exciting way to win!
This victory exuded all the anger that was eliminated last year.
As soon as Davis came out of the shower, he was pressed to the ground by Holiday and Whiteside, pulled his bath towel open, and slapped his bare butt.
This celebration method full of graceful love made Tang Tian, who was sitting in the seat, smiled bitterly and shook his head.
The Pelicans are indeed a team dominated by young people.
"We'll end the series soon, right?"
McGee sat next to Tang Tian at this time and said with a smile.
"Hope."
Tang Tian said with a smile.
If the Pelicans maintain this game, the possibility of ending the series within four games still exists.
To play the Grizzlies, you have to do it in one go. If you are dragged out of five games or even tiebreakers, the outcome of the game will be really hard to say.
Two days later, the second game between the Pelicans and the Grizzlies continued to play at the New Orleans Arena.
The Pelicans united, but they were in trouble after the game began.
The Grizzlies lost for the first time and made adjustments in the second game, allowing Randolph to defend Whiteside, and Gasol Jr. to fight against Davis.
The result of this adjustment is that Whiteside did not adjust well in the confrontation with Randolph and was in a foul crisis early.
Jokic can't play yet, and Whiteside's inside team collapsed a bit after the game.
Moreover, Jeff Green, the substitute who came from the mid-season trading of the Grizzlies, broke out, and he scored the Grizzlies' highest 24 points in the game.
In the end, the Grizzlies narrowly defeated the Pelicans 97-93, tied the series with a big score of 1-1.
In this game, the Grizzlies proved their competitiveness in the playoffs and also snatched the series' home advantage from the Pelicans.
At the post-match press conference, Zach Randolph's smile could not be hidden.
In this game, he scored a double-double with 18 points and 13 rebounds.
“We knew the Pelicans wouldn’t be the norm for the first game, and like I said at the beginning, I knew we would win the series.”
The 1-1 situation is somewhat different from the fans' expectations after the last game, but for the Pelicans' coaching staff and players, this is not an unacceptable ending.
After all, the Grizzlies are the most difficult Grizzlies in the playoffs. You can't really not let the Grizzlies win a game.
However, after equalizing the score and getting the home advantage, the Grizzlies fans were quite excited.
They are really good at playing this kind of game of below-the-best, and now the series against the Pelicans looks like they are moving in that direction.
Two days later, the two teams moved to Memphis to continue the series competition.
Before the game started, local fans in Memphis flew into the FedEx Arena, where fans' enthusiasm was no less than New Orleans.
Outside the arena, the fans expressed their excitement through words.
Many fans took photos in front of the camera and shouted wildly to help the home team and uploaded them to social media.
"We are the nemesis of the Pelicans!"
"Welcome to the playoffs! This is our stage!"
"Don, you can't take revenge on us, just like Kevin Durant! You don't have the chance to take revenge on the Spurs!"
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In the locker room before the game, Tang Tian prepared for the game in the locker room.
"Don, have you seen those social media for Memphis fans?"
McGee said to Tang Tian with her cell phone.
Tang Tian took his cell phone and looked at it. After reading it, he smiled and then returned it to McGee.
"Javille, don't be distracted from watching these before the game, focus on the game."
Tang Tian said disapprovingly.
When these fans shouted, they compared him to Durant, which made him a little unhappy.
But he cannot reveal this emotion. The Pelicans are a young team, and his boss's emotions can easily affect the players.
After hearing this, McGee nodded and smiled and threw her phone aside.
Tang Tian's relaxed attitude also made the Pelicans members strong in morale.
The game is about to begin, and the players from both sides come to the stadium one after another.
Tang Tian noticed that Aminu was constantly slapping his chest there.
In the last game, he scored 24 points against Green, and he was obviously not satisfied with his performance.
Tang Tian went over and patted his shoulder to relax his mind.
Although he couldn't play the starting lineup because he couldn't develop a three-pointer, his defense was still strong enough.
Green had a meal of dumplings in the game, and it was impossible for him to eat dumplings every time.
After the opening ceremony, the starters of the two teams appeared one after another.
Like the previous two games, there were no adjustments to the starting lineup between both sides.
Amid the cheers of home fans, Gasol Jr. pushed the ball back to the Grizzlies' half, officially opening the curtain of the third game of the series.
Conley dribbled to the frontcourt, and Randolph had a small pick-and-roll with Gasol Jr. After he switched to Whiteside, he asked for the ball with his back.
Conley put the ball in, Randolph chised it in a few times, then turned around and leaned back to the bottom line.
Whiteside was very good at hitting, but Randolph's tilt was large enough and the shooting point was high enough.
"Swish!"
The ball fell heavily into the net bag after passing a high parabola.
Randolph scored his first record for the Grizzlies.
Randolph was excited after scoring the goal and shouted at Whiteside, who was defending him.
"Welcome to the playoffs, boy!"
Whiteside frowned slightly when he heard Randolph's shout.
He was very uncomfortable by Randolph in the last game, and Randolph took the initiative to clamor in this game and made him even more unhappy.
In the Pelicans' offense, Tang Tian double-teamed the ball and gave Ariza a pass, and the latter's three-point shot failed to hit.
Whiteside used his long arm to take offensive rebounds from the inside, directly confronted Randolph and made a layup.
Although Randolph was shorter than Whiteside, he was really hard enough. He leaned against Whiteside's layup and grabbed defensive rebounds.
"No way! This is my territory!"
Chapter completed!