In the two games, the only thing that is of reference for the Pelicans to win the game is the first half of the second game.

Relying on the rhythm of the fight, the Warriors were not allowed to speed up, and finally both sides fought 55.

If they can play like this throughout the game, just like Tang Tian and Williams communicated before the last game, they would have a good chance of winning.

But Cole killed the game with five small players.

So if you want to win, you must find a way to deal with the five small players.

The only way that Tang Tian thought of was to learn from his experience in the last game.

The Pelicans' advantage over the Warriors lies in the inside.

Jokic can build space in positional battles, and is not afraid of Bogut's white, rough and hard way. Davis also has an advantage in the matchup with Green.

"Records of the Grand Historian: Tian Ji Horse Racing" says that you should use your own strengths to attack your weaknesses. No matter how the Pelicans adjust, the principle is to give full play to their advantages as much as possible.

Therefore, positional battles must be fought, and they must also be targeted at the Warriors' five-minute battles.

The characteristic of the five small players on the defensive end is that they can quickly double-team and assist in defense, and they can switch defenses without limit.

But the final purpose of these characteristics is actually to promote the conversion speed and fight a defensive counterattack.

Curry's three-pointers and assists all come from offense and defense conversions.

This is also the characteristic of modern basketball in the era of small balls.

So to deal with the fifth small team, the most important thing is to suppress the Warriors' speed, just like they did in the first half of the second game.

Then the necessary point based on this is that Jokic cannot enter the inside.

Jokic is the slowest moving speed in the Pelicans' regular lineup. If he wants to keep up with the retreat speed, he must not enter the inside.

In this way, he could at least defend Green.

The remaining Holiday and Ariza defended Curry and Thompson, and could not be too far ahead.

After analyzing the details one by one, Tang Tian came up with the only way of playing for the Pelicans.

Jokic held the ball at the top of the arc, Holiday was outside the 45-degree three-point line on the left or right, Ariza pulled the space at two bottom corners, and he and Davis directly played singles in low posts.

This formation can increase the space and limit the Warriors' assisted defense rotation as much as possible, so as to maximize the efficiency of low-post offensive;

More importantly, the formation will retreat and defense quickly, which can convert the Warriors' best offense and defense to limit.

Of course, this kind of detailed strategy, such as who will grab rebounds after the offense is not hit, and who will retreat needs to be further improved.

But that's at least the method.

The day after returning to New Orleans, Williams arranged a closed-end routine.

The morale of the players was not high, and even head coach Williams was frowning.

It can be seen that the team's current situation is really bad.

After the training, Tang Tian and Williams talked about new ideas he was thinking in the office.

Williams was very excited after hearing this. Although he was not very good at tactics, he was not stupid.

And he has always been a coach willing to accept advice.

During the training session the next day, Williams arranged relevant training.

The morale of the team has significantly rebounded.

The Pelicans played to the Western Conference Finals and went through a 1-3 reversal. The players' minds have grown a lot.

I feel depressed because I am helpless. Now that I have a solution, my morale will naturally go back.

In addition, Demps and Lausha also came to the team at the right time to give the players a wave of encouragement.

Although morale cannot go back to before the start of the series at once, it is enough.

The training ended with a day and a half and the results were very good.

This is not a systematic tactic, it is just a little adjustment in the details, and it is time to go.

That night, the third game of the Western Conference Final between the Warriors and the Pelicans kicked off at the New Orleans Arena.

The stadium is full.

After experiencing a 1-3 reversal, New Orleans fans are enthusiastic support for the Pelicans.

Even if you fall behind 1-3, you can reverse it, and 0-2 is nothing!

The three tnt giants appeared in the stadium commentator again.

This year, TNT contracted all the commentary tasks for the playoffs, and the Big Three has a very high appearance rate.

"I like that guy Draymond, the feeling that you can't beat me and I can only see me pretending to be x."

Barkley changed his position from the beginning of the game.

Although it feels good to join O'Neal and win, this method always makes him feel uncomfortable.

So whenever he has the chance, he still has to win O'Neal openly.

After all, he is the top tnt.

"So you think the Pelicans can't win in a game?"

O'Neal asked directly.

"What do you think they won? Don't tell me at home that the Warriors have not lost the playoffs yet!"

Barkley is really a big mouth and doesn't leave room for himself to speak.

"Okay OK, I knew you would say that, Kenny, tell me."

O'Neal had become accustomed to Barkley's appearance of a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water, and turned to Smith and asked.

"If the Pelicans don't deal well enough, they really have a hard time winning."

Smith is the most cautious and professional among the three, but this time he is still optimistic about the Warriors.

"Look, Shaq, this time unless you join me and Kenny, you will definitely lose!"

Barkley smiled.

O'Neal laughed too.

He did not refute Barkley again because reason told him that the Pelicans were really hard to win.

This Warriors really reached his basketball awareness. In his subconscious, it is impossible to win the NBA championship by shooting alone, but the Warriors changed his view bit by bit.

The game is about to begin, and players from both sides come to the stadium one after another.

Before the warm-up, the Pelicans players shouted slogans together.

Their morale looks pretty good.

When O'Neal saw this, he felt a little confident.

In his impression, the Pelicans won several games with high morale, no matter how difficult the situation is.

This is a positive signal.

The opening ceremony was entered on the spot, and both sides used regular lineups.

Although he only won the game in the last game by five small-time juniors, Cole still seems to be confident in his regular lineup.

Bogut jumped to Davis and officially kicked off the third game of the Western Conference Finals.

The Pelicans have good morale and have done a good job of defense as soon as they come up.

Thompson's last three-pointer was interrupted, Davis won the defensive rebound, and the Pelicans successfully defended the Warriors' attack.

Holiday took the ball to the frontcourt and gave the ball to Jokic, and other Pelicans players were in the spots one after another.

At this moment, everyone saw the Pelicans' tactical changes.

The ball was finally given to Davis, and the Warriors contracted, Davis returned the ball to Holiday, Curry went back, and Holiday went in again.

After Davis received the ball for the second time, he turned around and quickly hit Green.

Green's defense is very important for the Warriors' five-small small team.

It's not the fifth little boy on the field now, but his ability to be strong is still there.

However, Davis' singles are not the kind of resistance, but the flowing style.

He turned to the bottom line and leaned back and threw himself.

"Swish!"

The ball's parabola was very high, but it still fell steadily into the mesh bag.
Chapter completed!