Chapter 1352 Xiaoshuai: I Followed My Friend's Advice

D'Antoni's head was a little itchy, he reached out and scratched, then got up and walked to the sidelines.

He made a tactical gesture to Harden, which is an improved attacking routine.

The Rockets advanced to the frontcourt, the Pelicans still used the previous defensive method, and Westbrook continued to be emptied.

This time Harden wanted to pass the ball, signaled Westbrook to cut in early, and then took the ball and started to break through.

But as soon as he broke through, he was defended by Brogdon on the weak side, and Gasol at the basket was also ready to move.

Westbrook cuts in from the right and runs to the left corner with Capela's screen.

This is a defensive containment movement, but the Pelicans simply ignored it and continued to go short!

Stevens' tactical thinking tonight is very clear, I just let you Westbrook's three-pointer, if you have the ability, you shoot me to death.

This idea is exactly the same as the strategy of putting Antetokounmpo in the finals of last season.

This is also a point where Westbrook is not as good as Paul before. Paul is not strong in three-pointers, but the opening is stable, and Westbrook is not stable no matter what.

Harden broke through to the free throw line and encountered heavy siege. He forced his way up to make a foul but failed, and hit the backboard with his shot.

Davis jumped high and grabbed the defensive rebound, and the Rockets' offense returned without success again!

Looking back, Durant missed another shot, but Gasol made a tip-up and scored the ball.

The Pelicans are not as good as the Rockets on the outside, but the two big men on the inside obviously overwhelm the Rockets.

12 to 3, the point difference ran to double digits.

Harden continued to break through the frontcourt. This time he successfully fouled Holiday and won two free throw opportunities.

He also seized the opportunity to have two free throws to help the Rockets continue to score.

Davis's low turn shot missed a bit, Gasol didn't make a tip-up, Capela struggled to grab the defensive rebound, and the Rockets finally made a defensive wave.

Looking back, Harden broke through and gave the ball to House, and House made a decisive three-pointer.

"Boom!"

nor!

After he entered the playoffs, he missed three-pointers, and his shooting percentage in the first two games was only a little over 25%.

This is also the difference between ordinary pitchers and top pitchers. The hit rate will drop in the playoffs, but ordinary pitchers can easily drop directly to the bottom.

D'Antoni was a little helpless at this time.

The Pelicans' defense is just this trick, but Westbrook can't make a shot. There are not many other opportunities, and House can't make a shot now.

This really drove him to nowhere.

Strategic strategies cannot be dealt with all at once, not to mention that D'Antoni is not a coach who is good at responding on the spot.

This strategy of the Pelicans was perfectly implemented that night. After the Rockets were passive from the beginning, they were passive all night.

And the Pelicans are very energetic tonight, and they didn't give the Rockets a chance at all.

As the game deepened, the point difference on the field was also continuously widened.

The third game of the series was completely different from the past two games. The Pelicans led the game and eventually defeated the Rockets 107-90, rewriting the big score to 2-1.

Durant played well, scoring a game-high 38 points, plus 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 blocks, both of which were given to Harden.

Davis also has a stable output of 20 points, 11 rebounds and 3 shots, and is extremely efficient in 8 of 11.

The dual-core combined scored 58 points, and the Pelicans' offense was as stable as ever.

The winner is still in the Rockets' offense.

Westbrook made 1 of 7 shots from outside the three-point line and only contributed 15 points and 5 assists on 6 of 19 shots from the field. His performance was obviously not as good as the previous two games.

Except for the one that jumped in at the beginning, the next few shots were more and more sideways.

This is also a normal reaction. Under high-intensity confrontation, scoring methods that are not good at first will only become worse.

Those who dare to shoot after missing N balls and can make them are basically aimed at historical shooters.

Such as Ray Allen, such as Korver, such as Tang Tian during the Spurs period.

Westbrook's performance was sluggish, and Harden's performance was not good.

He scored 31 points in the game, which is not bad in terms of scoring alone, but he only made 9 of 27 shots. If he hadn't made 13 of 15 free throws, he would have scored less than 20 points.

With the dual-core performance, if the Rockets can win, it will be hell.

After the game, Durant, Davis and Stevens attended the post-game press conference together.

"Don't you look at social media? We know they didn't think well of you before this game."

A reporter from the local media in Houston asked very sharp questions.

Everyone knows that Durant likes to watch social media and hate netizens.

"No, I didn't watch it, and I actually didn't use social media going into the playoffs."

Durant's answer was beyond the expectations of all media reporters in the audience.

"Why? I mean how did you turn it off."

Ask the question and then react and immediately follow up.

"I took the advice of a friend."

"who?"

Durant smiled and shook his head, but did not answer the question.

After the game, the situation of the two teams was directly adjusted.

The Pelicans won Game 3 in a good way in the series, and Pelicans fans are finally elated on social media.

"Come out, I said that the poisonous milk and the flag will come out, my Tang is an accurate prediction!"

"Although it's already 2020, it seems that I can easily crush you!"

"Kill chickens with a sledgehammer? Why do you need Lu Bu to kill Pan Feng? To abuse your little Rocket, even if I am not around, Xiaoshuai and AD are enough!"

"Shuang, Morey's incident hurt our Chinese fans. Now watching the Pelicans abuse the Rockets, it's so refreshing!"

"As a Chinese fan, Morey has always had a good impression in my heart because of Yao Ming's relationship, but being betrayed, even if he resigned, I still feel a little bit dark when I see this scene!"

"Houston, Blow Up, Team Rocket?|ω`)"

"By the way, Xiaoshuai turned off social media, and the sun is coming out of the west!"

"I'm curious who is the friend he mentioned? Could it be Scarlett?"

"Hematemesis, I think Tang is more likely than Scarlett."

"You're looking down on me handsome!"

"It's even more impossible for Tang. Although they are all in the Pelicans, and Tang has praised the coach, but that is the attitude of the management towards the players. I still prefer Scarlett."

"Who the hell is it? Curiosity overflows."

...

The curious voice on social media quickly became the media's too.

When the Pelicans were preparing for Game 4 of the series, the training session was over, and a reporter raised this question again.

Durant's attitude was the same as after the last game, still smiling and not answering.

This attitude seems a bit ambiguous.

This also made the fans more confused. On social media, some fans ate too much and initiated a vote.

As a result, Scarlett was far ahead in the vote.

The fans saw Durant's ups and downs on the court, and they felt that he had also made a breakthrough emotionally!