Chapter 499 Rivers' Chicken Soup (Second!)

"Blake, you need to be more decisive, attack in the ball as soon as you catch it, he can't defend you at all, you are the best power forward, you must attack decisively!"

During the intermission, Rivers pulled Griffin and poured chicken soup.

His chicken soup level is the strongest in the league.

Blowing and boasting, Griffin nodded vigorously after listening.

"Guys, we're down by 12 points, but believe me, it's not a bad thing, it's a good thing, and when we catch up to that 12-point gap in the second half, then the young opponents will panic.

So believe in yourselves, think about what I've said to you before, we're here to win, we can't stop here. "

Rivers' chicken soup really has a way. After a few words, the frustration on the faces of the Clippers players has become significantly less, and they are a little excited.

"Come on, stretch out your hands, let us shout the slogan again."

Rivers struck while the iron was hot.

The members of the Clippers stood up one after another, reaching out and overlapping each other.

"Clippers!"

"King of Los Angeles!"

After the slogan was shouted, the confidence on the faces of the Clippers players clearly returned.

"Let's start fighting back and win the game!"

Rivers gave a final shout to the players.

Back in the second half, the Clippers' starting lineup remained unchanged.

There was an adjustment for the Pelicans, and Williams replaced Evans with Anderson as the starter.

This adjustment is also expected, and the Pelicans basically used this lineup in the starting stage.

Come up and the Pelicans go first.

Tang Tian played Barnes in the frontcourt, when Redick double-teamed him.

This is an adjustment for the Clippers coming back from halftime.

The Pelicans could release Barnes in the first half, so they can release Aminu.

Tang Tian passed the ball to Aminu.

Aminu's outside three-point shot, this is his first three-point attempt of the game.

"boom!"

The hoop goes out of the way.

As early as half a season ago, Aminu had already started training three-pointers at the request of the coaching staff, but the effect was much slower than expected.

Speaking of it, the Aminu in history also only had three-pointers in the Blazers, and it was not a very prominent one.

The Clippers' halftime adjustment can be regarded as capturing the disadvantages of the Pelicans' lineup.

Jordan protected the defensive rebound, the Clippers attacked the frontcourt, and Paul gave the ball to Griffin immediately.

Griffin received the ball and was turned around and killed by the basket.

His offensive choices were significantly more decisive than in the first half.

Tang Tian didn't have time to double-team, and Davis was also stuck by Jordan.

"Boom!"

Griffin shook off Anderson, and after rushing in, he smashed the frame with one hand and dunked!

After he dunked, he swung around the rim, and when he landed, he took off his braces and yelled at the audience.

There were no chances for the entire first half, but he was overwhelmed!

The cheers of the audience also exploded in an instant.

Although still 10 points behind, this ball is quite morale-boosting.

The Pelicans attacked the frontcourt, and Tang Tian continued to be double-teamed with the ball.

After the Clippers tasted the sweetness, they carried out the double-teaming to the end.

At this time, Tang Tian thought back to the final game against the Lakers. If he was Kobe, he could use a fallback to solve the problem against two players.

But now he doesn't have the ability to score, passing is a better choice.

The ball was in Aminu's hands, and Aminu chose to break through after holding the ball.

With the cooperation of the Pelicans at the basket, Davis' shot was blocked by Jordan.

His offensive methods are really not many now.

Jordan protects the defensive rebound.

The Clippers attacked the frontcourt and then played positions.

Paul and Griffin's pick and roll, after splitting, Paul hit the ground to Griffin.

Griffin didn't hesitate to catch the ball, and scored a layup against Holiday, which also caused Holiday's thugs.

His performance in the second half and the first half were completely different!

Rivers smiled when he saw this.

His coaching philosophy is different from that of others, or his coaching focus is to study how to stimulate the strength of players.

As for tactics or something, just find a useful assistant, such as his current Tyronn Lue.

Concentrated and precise, which is why his chicken soup always works.

And he also has absolute confidence in his chicken soup ability.

Griffin was in amazing form in the second half, and the Clippers also played like a rainbow.

Less than five minutes into the third quarter, the Clippers chased the score to 44-50.

Williams was forced to call a timeout early.

During the pause, he exchanged a few words with Tang Tian briefly.

After the timeout, the Pelicans lineup was adjusted. Whiteside and Morrow played, replacing Aminu and Anderson.

Theoretically speaking, Griffin can attack before the double-team, and Tang Tian can also attack Barnes. Both sides have advantages.

But the problem is that Anderson's defensive ability is much worse than Barnes', so Tang Tian's matchup advantage is obviously not as great as Griffin's.

At this time, it is a better choice to make lineup adjustments.

Going to Whiteside is to strengthen the inside defense while ensuring a certain ability to eat cakes, and going to Morrow is to continue to maintain offensive space.

This is the result of the communication between Tang Tian and Williams.

But such an adjustment would allow Morrow to guard Redick, which is a matchup disadvantage.

But nothing is absolutely perfect, which is the best the Pelicans can do.

Back from the timeout, Tang Tian received the ball from outside the three-point line.

Unlike when Anderson was on the court before, Morrow is an outside player, Holiday also has three-point ability, and the Clippers will not double-team him at the three-point line.

He was double-teamed for several rounds, and now he finally had a one-on-one chance.

Barnes continued to stay close to the body.

Tang Tianyun pulled it up in one step.

Barnes flew over, but only after he jumped up did he realize that he had been tricked by Tang Tian.

Tang Tian tricked him into a three-point foul with a false shot and got three free throws.

Paul turned around and communicated with the referee again.

The referee did not change the penalty. Barnes was too tight, and the jump had already violated Tang Tian's shooting cylinder.

Although Tang Tian doesn't have Harden's ability to touch porcelain, he was the godfather of basketball in his previous life, and his attributes as a golf quotient are fully qualified.

There were boos all over the place.

Tang Tian made all three free throws despite the boos, opening the point difference to 9 points again.

These 3 points are very critical, suppressing the Clippers' momentum of chasing points.

Griffin played Davis in the frontcourt, and the shot after the hard chisel was blocked by Whiteside's help defense.

The adjustment of the Pelicans is in place.

However, Morrow's defense was indeed worse. The Clippers sent out the sideline ball again, and Redick's catch-and-shoot three-pointer continued to score for the Clippers.

Tang Tian had the opportunity to play Barnes one-on-one, Redick also felt good in this quarter, and the two teams were at a stalemate on the scene.

After three quarters, the Pelicans lead the Clippers by 5 points 73 to 68, and the outcome is still unknown.

"Keep the intensity, next is our advantage time, we play at home, we have more experience, we have more stamina, we will win!"

During the timeout between the quarters, Rivers began to pour chicken soup on the Clippers again, and his emotions were obviously higher.

The last quarter decides the outcome, and his chicken soup must be thicker.