Tang Tian turned his head to look at Stevens at this time, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

The similar tactics really make you feel like Popovich's figure overlapping.

This saved him a lot of effort.

In the next few minutes, the Rockets had no sense of playing, and the Pelicans established a lead, forcing D'Antoni to call a timeout.

Because the Pelicans have a strong defensive system, it is difficult for the Rockets to fight back, which greatly reduces their magic ball play.

This is also why Stevens can limit the Rockets' offense by 2-1-2 in one move.

Limit your defensive counterattack and then pinch your position to attack. Stevens gains the upper hand in the battle with D'Antoni.

After the timeout, both sides replaced the main players.

At this moment, the Rockets made tactical adjustments on the offensive end.

They were still playing magic ball, but the starting point of the offense was transferred from Paul and Harden on the outside to Cousins ​​on the inside.

Cousins ​​played Jokic with the ball, and after using his strength to arch to the basket, he turned and scored continuously.

Although the Kings never made it to the playoffs, Cousins, before being injured, was the absolute top three or even the first center in the league.

Although Jokic has completed muscle building in the summer, the upper limit of fighting this part is still much weaker than Cousins.

Unprepared, but turned around and showed his offensive talent. He made a second pass from the top three-point line at the arc, and Davis received the ball and broke through the dunk to score.

Looking back, Paul pushed into the frontcourt and continued to hand the ball to Cousins.

From the adjustments returned from the suspension, we can see that D'Antoni's tactical level is different from Stevens.

He basically had a quick move, and he used the bombardment during the Suns, and when the Rockets played the magic ball.

But both periods have one thing in common: there are superstars in the team. When the game is not smooth, just hand the ball over to the superstars.

Now that the outside is not scored, the ball is constantly given to Cousins, the inside.

Because of the Rockets' restraint on the outside, Tucker squatted in the bottom corner and pulled Davis very much on the bottom corner, and it was difficult for the Pelicans to assist in defense.

Cousins ​​continued to play Jokic at the low post.

Jokic's center of gravity was very low this time, and Cousins ​​didn't push too much, so he chose to turn around and take action.

Jokic's reaction was very fast and he quickly reached out to interfere.

"Bang."

Cousins's shot bounced up on the back of the basket.

But he played very fast and scored points with a second jump.

Cousins ​​scored 4 points in a row on Jokic's head!

Jokic successfully trained hard during the offseason to gain muscle growth, and his strength, especially on the defensive end, has improved significantly.

But he was educated by Cousins ​​in this situation.

It was not until this time that many fans at the scene remembered Jokic's words, but they were just in the second grade.

Tang Tian assisted Holiday to score a layup with an aerial cut, but turned around and Jokic scored a one-handed dunk.

He has scored 6 points in a row in this period, like an inside monster.

After Tang Tian arrived at the frontcourt, he directly asked for the ball from Holiday, and then signaled Jokic to mention the pick-and-roll at the high position and play the No. 1 tactic.

Before the injury, Cousins ​​was the top among the big guys in terms of speed and defensive ability.

But after all, it is a traditional inside player, so it is easy for Tang Tian to beat him, and he is very clear about Cousins' weaknesses.

However, Jokic blocked it for a while, but the Rockets' reaction was different from what they imagined.

Cousins ​​didn't come out, he changed defense directly to Davis, but Tucker changed it.

Tang Tian was moving the ball and couldn't help but turn his head to look at Budzderick sitting on the sidelines.

This Buss has a little bit of defense.

If Cousins ​​comes out of the penalty area, whether it is his one-on-one single or his passing to Davis who cuts, it will be a chance.

After all, Cousins ​​could not defend him one-on-one, and he would definitely not have time to go back after he came out.

But this defensive change from Buzderick made Cousins ​​squat in the penalty area and the other four people assisted in the defense and rotation, perfectly solving this problem.

Tang Tian faced Tucker, and then started the dribble in a row, and made a quick stop and jump shot.

Although the ball was scored, Tucker's defense was very good, and the tactical intention of the ball was not played at all.

Cousins ​​continued to play Jokic alone at a low post, causing the latter's foul.

Jokic is very hard to defend, but there is really a gap in the confrontation.

Stevens on the sidelines looked back at the bench, considering whether he wanted to replace Biyongbo.

Cousins ​​made both free throws, and his personal consecutive score reached 8 points.

There was no substitution on the sidelines. Stevens knew that although Jokic was shy, he was still hesitant.

For the Pelicans' offense, Tang Tian continued to call Jokic to pick-and-roll.

Cousins ​​still couldn't come out, and Tang Tian continued to signal Davis to raise the pick-and-roll.

His purpose is quite clear, and he keeps working without changing Cousins.

But the Rockets' execution ability is very good. Even if they give Tang Tian space to attack, they will never let Cousins ​​come out.

Tang Tian chose to break through the basket, and double-teamed the strong team caused Cousins ​​to make a defensive foul.

"D Marcus, when did you like to hide like a woman?"

Before stepping onto the free throw line, Tang Tian said to Cousins.

Cousins ​​frowned.

Most people can hear Tang Tian’s words deliberately provoking, but Cousins’ reaction was obviously angry.

Tang Tian was delighted when he saw this. Sure enough, Cousins ​​was still the same Cousins.

The country is easy to change and its nature is hard to change, and the Rockets have not changed this point.

Tang Tian's first penalty hit.

"Continue to hide like a woman, that will be very good for you."

Tang Tian continued to say to Cousins.

Cousins ​​looked angry, and Tucker, who was beside him, looked at Tang Tian in surprise. He didn't know that Tang Tian had the attributes of trash talk.

Tang Tian made both free throws, and the Pelicans continued to keep a close eye on the score.

Back at the defensive end, I don’t know if it was Tang Tian’s trash talk. Cousins ​​was a little anxious when he played hard in the inside this time, and Jokic successfully defended it.

When Stevens saw this, he also put away the idea of ​​replacing people.

Tang Tian continued to switch the Pelicans' offense. This time, as soon as Jokic picked and rolled, Cousins ​​replaced Tang Tian with defense.

His eyes were full of anger.

Tang Tian couldn't help laughing when he saw this.

Sure enough, Cousins ​​is Cousins, the man who is not as good as Whiteside.

Buzderick was surprised to watch on the sidelines, but he didn't immediately stand up and say that Cousins ​​is a super giant in the team after all, and he also needs face.

After his teammates pulled away, Tang Tian faced Cousins' continuous change of direction acceleration, stopped quickly, and easily broke away from him and scored a dunk in the inside.

As a traditional big man, it is really difficult for Cousins ​​to keep up with Tang Tian.

Cousins ​​shook his hand in anger.

When Tang Tian turned around, he smiled and said to him.
Chapter completed!