Chapter 581 This.is.my.house! (Fifth Update! Phantom Feather Plus Update 3)
The Pelicans got off to a 3-1 record in early December, which is off to a great start for them.
But the difficulty that comes with Davis' absence comes with it.
They played the Warriors in their first game back in New Orleans.
Tang Tian scored 41 points, but the Pelicans still lost 103-113.
Curry and Thompson made a total of 15 three-pointers and scored 58 points.
Because Thompson left the nightclub early and followed the hard training brothers training camp every year, his strength is much better than in history.
And in the matchup of other points, Bogut suppressed Whiteside, and Iguodala also pressed Gordon to death.
Even if Davis is there, the two teams are 50-50, and some have a dozen.
Losing to the Warriors, the Pelicans faced the Grizzlies back-to-back the next day.
The loss to the Warriors and the Pelicans was a big blow to the morale, and they were a little lost in the back-to-back high-intensity defense of the Grizzlies.
The Pelicans shot less than 40% of the field goal percentage throughout the game, and at the end of the third quarter, the winner was already divided.
After losing to the Grizzlies, the Pelicans suffered a wave of three-game losing streak and also gave up the top spot in the Western Conference to the Warriors.
For a while, the fans talked a lot.
Those sunspots also seized the opportunity to black Pelican to death.
Words such as "Look, it's finally falling" and "Said they can't do it" are endless.
Even the management of the Pelicans has expressed concern about the team's recent performance.
The coaching staff is under a lot of pressure, and Williams often sits alone in the coach's office, battered.
After the day's training session, Tang Tian took the initiative to knock on the door of Williams' office.
Seeing Tang Tian, Williams seemed to see a savior.
Last season, Tang Tian not only turned the tide on the court, but also helped the team a lot off the court.
"We can try to adjust the starting lineup."
Tang Tian gave himself advice.
His suggestion is to replace Aminu with Teletovic.
His current breakthrough ability is very strong, and the best way to play is one star and four shots, but Jokic's strength is not enough to start, so one star and three shots is the limit.
In fact, before Davis was injured, he shot more at mid-range.
Aminu couldn't develop a stable three-point shot, and he couldn't get space on the court, forcing Tang Tian to choose more dry shots.
Especially in the game against the Grizzlies, Randolph was huddled under the basket, and the game was played very similar to last season.
As for the defense, with the three of Holiday, Ariza and Whiteside, it is actually not as bad as imagined through supplementary defense.
You must know that in the playoffs last season, the Pelicans also started with Morrow, and they didn't say they were blown up.
This season's flank defense has become stronger, and it is worth a try.
After hearing this, Williams adopted Tang Tian's suggestion.
A three-game losing streak is a dilemma, and it is better to change than to remain unchanged.
And Tang Tian's previous suggestions worked.
The next opponent of the Pelicans is the Clippers.
Although the Clippers were eliminated in the first round of last season, after a season of running-in, the tacit understanding between the Big Three is already sufficient.
This season they are in the highly competitive West, beating the Rockets and ranking fourth.
Playing without Davis, the struggling Pelicans are a good game for them to boost the team's morale before Christmas.
Not to mention the grievances between the two teams, they experienced 58 tragedies under the Pelicans last season.
The game was played at the New Orleans Arena, home of the Pelicans.
On the night of the game, the attendance rate of the arena was around 80%.
The arena attendance rate remained high before, and it can be seen that the recent losing streak still has a certain impact on the ball market.
The game is about to start, and players from both sides are heading to the field from the locker room one after another.
Before Whiteside got up, Tang Tian stopped him.
"Hassan, don't you want to buy a big house next year?"
Tang Tian said in a low voice.
Whiteside nodded. The two talked about this when Tang Tian went to his house a few days ago.
But his eyes were full of doubts, he didn't know why Tang Tian suddenly mentioned this at this moment.
"Now is your chance to show your defensive value in the penalty area."
Tang Tian knew that Whiteside's mind was not very good, so he spoke directly.
Whiteside understood.
Williams already said yesterday about Teletovic starting.
If he starts, others have to help defend, but it is Whiteside who plays a key role.
After all, Teletovic is a power forward, and opponents will probably go to the basket if they want to attack him.
Whiteside has proved in the previous games that he is a qualified starting center, but whether he can exceed this definition is an opportunity.
If he can do an excellent defense, or even one defense and two defenses, then his value will definitely be different from what it is now.
"I will definitely buy a big house."
Whiteside said with firm eyes.
Tang Tian's reminder was very timely, and he became excited about the game again.
After the opening ceremony, the two teams started to play one after another.
Both sides have regular lineups, and the only change is that Teletovic replaced Aminu in the starting lineup for the Pelicans.
Rivers' eyes lit up when he saw this adjustment. Obviously, he found a breakthrough in the game.
Whiteside and Jordan's jump ball, the former jumping high and calling the ball back to the Pelicans' half court, he looked very excited.
Taylor Tovic started, and the Pelicans opened up a lot of space on the court.
Tang Tian broke through Barnes and went straight inside.
The Clippers shrunk their defense, and Tang Tian gave the ball to Teletovic in the bottom corner.
The latter made a three-pointer.
Although he failed to enter the rotation before, he is as good a player as Anderson, and he usually trains meticulously.
Although he is not worth 20 million standing there, he still has 10 million in half.
Redick missed a three-pointer around the tactics, and Whiteside stuck Jordan under the basket to protect the defensive rebound.
Going back to the same tactic, Teletovic made another shot.
"Shua!"
He drove and made two open corner three-pointers!
This is almost the same as the skill of "Three Points from the Bottom Corner" in the game!
Rivers shouted from the sidelines to signal the team to adjust their tactics.
Paul controlled the ball to the frontcourt, and Griffin went straight down to ask for the ball.
Paul gave the ball in and Griffin sat on Taylor Tovic.
The confrontation gap between the two was too great, and Griffin turned and completely threw Teletovic away.
He took a big step and flew to buckle.
Whiteside came to help defend at this time.
Griffin directly blocked the dunk.
"boom!"
There was a confrontation between the two, and Whiteside seemed to be on drugs, so he slammed the fan in Griffin's hand and flew out of the field!
A positive blood shot!
The fans at the scene were stunned, the fight was so fucking hard!
"this.is.my.house!"
After blocking the shot, Whiteside yelled to the sidelines.
Griffin was stunned after hearing this familiar sentence.
When the Clippers and Spurs played in the playoffs, he said this to Tang Tian. Tang Tian even used "horse" to provoke him.
Unexpectedly, Whiteside turned around and used it against him!
He frowned and gave Tang Tian a hard look.
Tang Tian must be instigating it!
But this time, he misunderstood Tang Tian.
Even he misunderstood Whiteside's original intention of yelling this.
House has many meanings. Wade shouted it and extended it to the meaning of home, but what Whiteside called it was its original meaning.
The house, the big house he and Tang Tian mentioned!
He wants to earn a big house with his performance, and he wants to use this slogan to remind himself at all times that he wants to earn a big house!
Thanks to Xingfeng Xiaoye for the reward.