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Chapter 408 How can the Pelicans be so defensive

Chapter 408 How can the Pelicans be so defensive

Li Lai hung up the phone, and finally comforted that guy Adam Silver.

Because in the post-game speech after the first round of the playoffs, there were language suspected of illegal recruitment, and Kobe was recruited illegally, which made the fans in Los Angeles panic.

So Adam Silver issued the first penalty notice for this year's playoffs, and Li Lai was fined $5 for illegal recruitment.

Li Lai really wanted to say that he really wanted Kobe to be by his side, which would indeed help him recover from his injuries, so he had no idea of ​​illegal recruitment.

Of course, if Kobe is really willing to come to the Pelicans, it is not easy for Li Lai to refuse.

After all, it was the Hornets, the predecessor of the Pelicans, who selected Kobe back then, and this can be regarded as going home.

A few days later, the first round of the playoffs came to an end one after another.

East: The Heat eliminated the Hornets 4-0 and became the only team in the league to advance to the next round with a sweep.

The Knicks and the Celtics fought 6 games and advanced 4:2.

安东尼在这轮系列赛场均29分5篮板2助攻，他的最大帮手是场均17分3篮板5助攻的林书豪、场均7分10篮板2盖帽的拳王泰森钱德勒和场均16分7篮板的斯塔德迈尔。

The Bucks defeated the Eagles 4:2, and the double stars of Westbrook and Cousins ​​blasted the Eagles who were all soldiers.

The Nets and Bulls were the only teams to have played a tiebreaker, and it turned out that the Bulls won the series 4:3.

This Rose-less Bulls team, a Bulls team that plans to rebuild this season, has worked wonders.

Everyone is imagining how terrible this team will be after Rose returns next season.

Of course, as the Nets who paid the most luxury tax in the league this season, they have undoubtedly become the laughing stock of the whole world with the Lakers.

Their management was already thinking about how to make changes even before the season was over.

West: The Pelicans swept the Lakers 4-0, Kobe ruptured his Achilles tendon, and the disheartened Howard did not promise to stay with the team after the game.

What's more serious is that Los Angeles fans held a demonstration on the second day. They are extremely dissatisfied with the current management of the Lakers, and the situation has become more and more chaotic.

The Spurs defeated the Grizzlies 4:2, avenging the opponent's black seven in the playoffs last season.

With the addition of Danny Green, this Spurs team seemed to come alive suddenly.

The Nuggets, the big black horse in the regular season, were defeated by the Kings and lost the series 2:4. James Harden and Paul George showed their power. The two teamed up and averaged 52 points, 12 rebounds and 14 assists per game. The data is close to that of the Heat's Janeway duo and the former OK combination.

The Warriors defeated the Chinese Twin Towers Yao Ming + Yi Jianlian's Rockets 4:2. The old teammate Curry's style of play was too obvious to restrain the big center. Yi Jianlian and Yao Ming were tortured enough.

Especially Yao Ming.

Because he couldn't defend, he was called out by Curry almost every time, and it was difficult for Yao Ming to keep up with the opponent every time.

This allowed Curry to hit the NBA's all-time playoffs average record for three-pointers, and also broke the record for three-pointers made in a single game.

In the sixth game of the series, Curry scored 18 points on 11 of 41 three-pointers, helping the Warriors advance to the series.

"This game also helped Curry complete another record. He has made 157-pointers in [-] consecutive games."

"This data was created by him, and it has never been seen before or since."

Du Feng said in amazement.

Long before he entered the NBA, he had heard of the horror of Curry's three-pointer, and he also knew that the current wave of small balls in the league is because of the opponent.

Prior to this, no team in the entire NBA would use the three-pointer as its main tactic, and no coach could accept players shooting three-pointers unscrupulously on the court, or even shooting three-pointers against the defense.

But because of Curry and the Bucks, there has been a wave of small balls all over the world.

But this time, because of pre-match preparations, the Pelicans are about to face the Warriors. Du Feng specially collected Curry's performance in the last round of the series, and was shocked for a while.

"Curry's performance in this year's playoffs is too scary, and his touch is too scary."

"We have to figure out a way to limit him."

Steven looked at Li Lai and said.

Who in the world does not know that Curry is Li Lai's disciple, and Curry's small ball wave was also successfully realized with his help.

Now that the Pelicans and the Warriors meet, Li Lai knows how to defend him better than anyone.

"We played against each other during the regular season. That time, the Pelicans had the last laugh. In that game, our offense was to attack the weak inside line of the Warriors, and the outside defense was to let Beverly go to death entanglement."

"That game gave us a lot of reference, why don't we continue to use this defensive strategy?"

"coach?"

"coach??"

Du Feng's shout disrupted Li Lai's thoughts.

He shook his head and said, "No, this is not the regular season. The playoffs are very different from the regular season."

Stevens agreed: "In the playoffs, the offensive and defensive levels of each team will increase dramatically, and that game also provided the Warriors with a lot of thinking and solutions."

"If we simply follow the tactical strategy of that game, this is indeed not a reliable decision."

Du Feng frowned and said, "Then what should we do?"

"Curry in this year's playoffs is really fierce."

Li Lai thought for a while and said directly: "Let's hit Curry's weakness."

5 month 6 day.

"The second round of the playoffs has officially started!"

"Welcome to the arena in New Orleans. Tonight's game is the New Orleans Pelicans vs. Golden State Warriors."

Before the game, Yu Jia shouted excitedly.

"It's a pity that Dayao and Ah Lian didn't beat the Warriors, so they couldn't meet the Pelicans in the second round."

"If not, for Chinese fans, this must be a very exciting game."

Su Qun nodded and said: "Chinese fans naturally want to watch the game between the Rockets and the Pelicans, but for the commentators and most commentators, I'm afraid they want to watch the Pelicans play the Warriors more."

"One of the two teams is the most retro defensive team in the league today, and the other continues the small ball style and most offensive tactics of the Bucks back then. It is a well-deserved offensive team in the league."

"This is a classic contest between spear and shield. I believe many fans are very eager to watch this round of playoffs."

Yu Jia asked curiously: "Director Su thinks who will have the last laugh in this round of the series?"

Su Qun hesitated and thought for a while and said, "I think the Pelicans are stronger. After all, they reached the Western Conference Finals last season, and the Warriors are a newly rebuilt team this season."

"They lag behind the Pelicans in terms of player integration and tactical construction."

"The most important thing is that the Warriors don't have a mature defensive system until now. They allowed Dayao to average 30+ per game in the last round of the series, which is the best proof."

In the pre-match interview.

Curry and Durant were asked the same topic by reporters on set.

"This Pelicans team is obviously an experienced and stronger team in terms of players and coaching staff. In the last round of the series, they were the only team that swept their opponents with the Heat."

"The Golden State Warriors have encountered such a strong enemy, how do you plan to deal with it?"

Curry is well aware of the coaching accomplishments of his mentor Li Lai. He also played against this Pelicans team in the regular season and knows the opponent's terror on the defensive end, especially the perimeter defenders.

So if there is no accident in this round of the series, Curry and Durant will be greatly targeted.

It’s just that now this Warriors team is completely led by Curry and Durant. The rookie Draymond Green is still a little immature. Klay Thompson has shown good potential in offense and defense. The ball end is still a little immature, and Coach Kerr's tactics emphasize each player's ability to have the ball.

At the same time, the Warriors also have obvious problems with the reserve of inside players. Compared with the inside group with Anthony Davis, Oden, Jordan, Diaw, and Lewis, the Warriors are almost completely abused.

"However, we still believe we can win the game."

"The outcome is only known after the fight."

"If you only look at the lineup and strength, then the Lakers and Nets should be the strongest, but they have both been out early."

Curry said confidently.

Durant on the side nodded and said, "I don't think Leonard and Jimmy Butler can defend me."

"I know they defended Kobe very well in the last round of the series, but I am different from Kobe. Our offensive methods are two completely different types. My style of play is more inclined to the legendary superstar Tracy McGrady."

"When the opponent's talent is not as good as mine, it will not interfere with my offense."

Warriors head coach Cole is very satisfied with the remarks of the two leading cores, and he also believes that the Warriors will bring some trouble to the Pelicans in this round of the series.

Most importantly, Cole believes that he can bring Li Lai some trouble.

"Coach Li Lai, in order to defeat you, I have already studied the tactics you deployed in the Bucks many times."

on the field.

The big screen at the scene showed the starting lineups of the two teams.

Pelicans: Chris Paul, Leonard, Jimmy Butler, Anthony Davis and DeAndre Jordan.

Warriors: Point guard Stephen Curry, shooting guard Klay Thompson, small forward Kevin Durant, power forward Draymond Green and center David Lee.

Game start.

Midfield jump ball.

Curry lowered his head with his braces on, looking at the fighting spirit in the direction of the Pelicans.

Durant looked at the defender Jimmy Butler with his hands on his hips on the court with a contractor's temperament. He didn't think the opponent could defend him.

Jordan jumped high and won the first wave of offensive possessions for the Pelicans.

"attack!"

As the fans shouted in unison, the second round of the Western Conference playoffs kicked off.

Paul advances with the ball.

In the first round of offense, the Pelicans did not call a high pick-and-roll, but Jordan moved inside to the side of the waist to open up the inside space as much as possible.

Anthony Davis post up Draymond Green.

call!

Paul passes the ball.

Thick eyebrows received the ball, and Draymond Green immediately stabilized his footsteps, tightening his waist with both hands.

Swish!

Nongmei didn't choose to hit back, but a mid-range jumper with a step back, and hit it steadily.

"Anthony Davis has a mid-range shot."

On-site commentary, Kenny Smith commented.

"This season, Anthony Davis made 40% of his mid-range shots, of which 60% were mid-range shots after his teammates passed and assisted."

"That said, Anthony Davis actually only made 16 percent of his possessions in isolation from the mid-range."

"But in this round of tonight's series, the Pelicans let Anthony Davis play Draymond Green like this as soon as they came up, which is obviously targeted."

Barkley nodded and also discovered this detail.

The way the Pelicans played this game tonight is obviously very different from when they played against the Lakers in the last round.

Because Gasol and Warcraft Howard are too capable of interfering with the inside and protecting the frame, Anthony Davis, the No. [-] pick in the last round of the series, did not have a particularly strong performance.

But in this round of the series, the Warriors' insider Draymond Green is only 198cm tall, and David Lee is 206cm tall.

Compared with thick eyebrows and Jr. Jordan, the body height of the two is too big. This cannot be made up by ability and attitude at all.

"Draymond Green's defensive awareness in the ball just now was also very good. After finding out that Anthony Davis had no idea of ​​attacking the inside, he immediately threw it out and blocked the shot."

"It's just that the difference in physical talent between the two is too great. Draymond Green can't even cover Anthony Davis' eyes. How can this be prevented?"

Warriors coach.

Cole frowned and rolled his tongue.

The Pelicans played Anthony Davis' singles tactics as soon as they came up, which was indeed somewhat beyond his expectations. Although Draymond Green is a rookie this year, his defensive ability is not bad or even very strong.

No matter any team will not easily allow players to face Draymond Green, but the head coach of the Pelicans, Li Lai, is risky and has achieved good results.

Switch offense.

Draymond Green pushed forward with the ball, and Curry slipped to the baseline ahead of halftime.

Barkley has watched a lot of Warriors games this season and has a deep memory of their offensive tactics.

As coach Li Lai said, although the Warriors played a lot of the Bucks' previous small-ball offensive system, there are still some differences in tactics between the two, and the offensive tactics designed by Coach Kerr are more characteristic.

"Draymond Green holds the ball, can Anthony Davis press the whole court?"

"No."

"He can only return to the defensive position early, and Draymond Green's ball-handling ability is not bad. His height is the standard height of 198cm for small forwards and shooting guards."

"In this way, Curry can pass halftime early and make a baseline run ahead of time. At this time, the details are very detailed."

"How do opponents defend against Curry's bottom line?"

on the field.

David Lee made a wall inside, and Curry went around the screen and went straight to the weak side corner.

At this time, it is reasonable to choose Chris Paul to squeeze through the wall to follow up the defense, but the risk is too high and it is easy to lose, and Curry's three-pointer is too fast, so this is not a good choice.

Another option is to switch defenses on every screen and let Jordan switch and guard Curry.

That's what the Rockets did in the last round of the series. As a result, Curry made a record 11 three-pointers in a single game in the playoffs.

CCTV commentary desk and live commentary desk.

Su Qun, Yu Jia, Kenny Smith and Barkley all looked at the court very curiously, waiting for the Pelicans to make a decision.

In fact, all pure fans all over the world are looking forward to how the Pelicans will defend at this time and how to break Curry's off-the-ball running.

"After all, Curry and James are the only players in the league with their own offensive system."

call!

The sudden scene on the court directly shocked Barkley to stand up, and he said in shock.

"How can the Pelicans be so defensive!"

(End of this chapter)