Chapter 698 2014~2015 regular season MVP
Williams reached out and called for a pause.
Williams paused and shouted slowly before, but this time he shouted a little early, which should be said to be very early.
I don’t know if he saw fans complaining about him on social media.
After calling the pause, he turned around and called Aminu.
When the team members came down, he took out the tactical board to arrange the tactics.
After hearing this, Tang Tian knew that he was going to use a small lineup to compete with the opponent's fifth small team.
After Williams finished setting up his tactics, Tang Tian whispered to him for a while.
He raised some of his concerns.
Five small to five small, Tyron Lu has also done this in history, but the effect is not good, and he is also nicknamed a tactical genius by fans.
“We don’t have a better choice, it will work.”
Williams is quite persistent this time, after all, the Pelicans' five small players have worked in the past two rounds of games.
Williams insisted, and Tang Tian didn't say anything else.
Speaking of which, the better thing about the Pelicans' five small players than the Cavaliers' five small players in history is that Davis, his defensive ability in the inside is definitely much better than Love.
After the timeout, the Pelicans replaced Jokic with Amino.
This substitution caused a stir at the scene.
This is the first time they have seen a team vs. the Warriors compete against the fifth junior. This substitution from the Pelicans is very spiritual.
The others opened up the space, and Tang Tian broke through to the basket and scored a goal.
Back to the defensive end, the Pelicans' five-shot speed kept up with the Warriors' infinite empty cut, and Thompson's empty cut layup was directly blocked by Davis.
Davis also took advantage of the situation to win defensive rebounds.
After the timeout and the attack and defense were suspended, the Pelicans performed well.
The scene shot was given to Williams on the sidelines.
Williams had a smile on his face.
His choice seems to turn the situation around.
But soon, the Pelicans' weaknesses of the five juniors were exposed.
Their response in the defensive round was not enough, so they directly gave Thompson a big open chance, who directly hit a three-pointer.
The five small children need a very good understanding on the defensive end. The Pelicans use it less, which is really lacking in this regard.
Moreover, after the game pace became faster, the Warriors recovered their offensive state through frequent offensive and defensive transitions, and the Pelicans gradually began to be unable to withstand it.
In this quarter, the Warriors played against the Pelicans 35-22, and the score difference reached 16 points after the three quarters.
The Pelicans chased points in the last quarter under Tang Tian's leadership, but eventually lost 100-110.
The Splash Brothers made a total of 13 three-pointers and scored 50+ in total.
Tang Tian scored 33 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists again.
After the first two games of the Western Conference Finals, the Pelicans fell behind 0-2 with a big score, which is really going directly into hell mode.
At the press conference after the game, Draymond Green was also in a good mood. When asked by reporters about his opinion on the subsequent game, he answered very simply.
"We will sweep them, and all we have to do this year is to prove ourselves and let everyone see our strength."
The Warriors' regular season record has exploded, but as dark horses, they have always been underestimated by the outside world.
Now they have not lost a single in the playoffs, and Green's answer is also a way to express morale.
But for Pelicans fans, this kind of words is simply pretentious.
Green really treats the Pelicans as a rookie.
But there is nothing to do about this. The NBA just depends on the results. If the Pelicans cannot make effective adjustments in the back, it is not impossible to sweep.
After all, the Rockets ahead really seem to be quite strong, but they are also swept away.
Green is the kind of person I want to show off, but you are very angry but can't do anything to me.
Fans continued to discuss hotly after the game.
"Williams is really a tactical genius. Five little ones are fighting for five little ones. Isn't this asking for death by myself!"
"Williams is a good coach, but his coaching ability is really poor. The Pelicans have to consider changing coaches in the summer!"
"It's really difficult for the Pelicans to enter the Finals. Although I know it's difficult for them to play against the Warriors, I didn't expect this situation to be the case!"
"I really want to beat Green. If you are so proud, the Pelicans lose the Splash Brothers, and it's not him!"
"But there is no way. I feel that in the Warriors' state, it's really difficult for the Pelicans to win a game!"
...
The next day, Durant, who was recovering from his injuries, posted a personal tweet.
"Draymond Green, 'Great Gesture'"
Durant and Curry have a good relationship, and coupled with his feud with Tang Tian, he naturally supports the Warriors.
Green's pretentious words resonated with him.
Once upon a time, the Thunder team during the Fourth Young Master period also had such strength.
On the same day, the league announced the final ownership of the regular season MVP for the 2014-2015 season.
Curry finally got 33.44% of the vote, surpassing Tang Tian (29.69%) and James (16.33%) and successfully elected MVP.
This is also the first MVP trophy that Curry has won in his career.
This series of events has attracted a lot of heated discussions among fans on social media.
"Fuck! What the hell! Tang didn't get mvp?!"
"The Warriors have a better record!"
"Let's go! The Warriors only won 7 more games than the Pelicans, but Tang Tian's data is completely overwhelming in Curry!"
"That's right, there were data last year, and the record was a little worse. Well, everyone admits it. This year's record and data are all there, but it's not MVP?!"
"It's really unreasonable. Didn't anyone analyze it before? Tang has a record and data this season, and is also one of Nike's top players. Are you sure to win MVP?"
"People are not as good as the league, and the league obviously wants to promote the Warriors more!"
"The Pelicans are really cold now. I originally expected them to be able to boost morale with this MVP and win a game later, but now it seems that they will be swept away."
"The Warriors are in a good time and place this season, and I feel they are going to win the championship 16-0."
...
After the first two games ended, the Pelicans returned to New Orleans.
The 0-2 situation is the most difficult situation since they entered the playoffs, and what is even more difficult than the big score is that they don't even know how to win.
In addition, Tang Tian regretfully passed by MVP, which was even more of a blow to the team's morale.
Not only the outside world, but also the Pelicans have people who think this way in their minds.
Some things can only be accepted if you can't resist them.
Of course, these people do not include Tang Tian.
After returning to New Orleans, Tang Tian began to continue studying the game video.
Because of the last game, Williams was no less questioned than Lu in history.
Tang Tian also questioned, but after playing, he found that the Pelicans' five small players were really much better than the Cavaliers' five small players in history.
If the team can use it more next season and establish a tacit understanding on the defensive end, five small players can also be a way of playing.
But it is also obvious that you will definitely not be able to compete with the fifth primary school now.
“Details, details.”
As Tang Tian looked at it, the content they had talked about when he and Jokic were talking to each other unconsciously flashed through his mind.
Chapter completed!