Chapter 672 The Weakness of the Warriors (Fourth!)
"Now I think that guy Draymond's mouth is poisonous!"
Barkley said angrily in the commentary booth, completely forgetting that he himself is also a big mouth.
Green said before that he would sweep the Pelicans, but the Pelicans immediately won a game. This meant that the game would be resolved within five games, but now the Pelicans lead by as much as 10 points!
Originally, whether the mouth is poisonous or not has little to do with him, but the problem is that he has already made a bet with O'Neill.
So now he really can't help but spout.
O'Neill laughed out loud.
Barkley was obviously in a hurry.
But there is no way, who told this guy to never believe in evil, and to bet with him on Tang Tian all the time.
It's all said that if you eat a pit, you will gain your wisdom, but this Barkley is eating a pit and losing your wisdom!
The game on the court continued, Davis took over the offense, allowing Tang Tian to devote himself to defending Curry.
The Warriors tried hard to play their own rhythm, but after Curry was choked, the entire Warriors offense was semi-paralyzed.
After three quarters, the Pelicans still maintained a double-digit lead.
The Oracle Arena was full of momentum at the beginning, but by now, it had become a little silent.
And in the transition period of the fourth quarter, Gordon was also in a very good state. The scores of the two teams remained stalemate until the main players of both sides came back.
With 8 minutes left before the end of the game, the Pelicans lead the Warriors 101 to 90!
They are very hopeful to win the game!
In the final 8-minute decisive battle, Curry was still defended by Tang Tian when he received the ball.
But this time he threw it three steps away from the three-point line, and the ball was almost close to the logo position.
"Shua!"
The basketball goes through the heart and into the net!
If Tang Tian's defense is good enough, it must be because he didn't shoot far enough!
Curry directly turned on the day mode!
After Curry scored, Green yelled at him for a while, and that approach lifted the momentum of the entire Warriors.
Davis played Green in the frontcourt, and Green's defense was very aggressive.
Davis turned around and shot, but Green missed his wrist, and the referee didn't blow his whistle.
Green roared after taking the defensive rebound, and then gave the ball to Curry.
Curry went to the frontcourt and continued to run without the ball, and received the ball close to the logo again, but this time he feinted and shot in.
Tang Tian didn't hesitate, he pushed Curry to the three-point line.
Curry made a strong shot directly.
Tang Tian made a quick save and almost covered it.
Curry dodged with a small lever in the air.
This is a super difficult shot.
"Shua!"
But the ball is still hollow into the net!
Curry is here to feel, completely ignoring the defense!
In a blink of an eye, there were only 5 points left.
For the Warriors, a ten-point difference is really not a point difference!
The Pelicans called a timeout.
Williams was a little helpless, just pouring chicken soup during the timeout.
Tang Tian greeted Williams and took the tactical board.
Back from the timeout, after the Pelicans attacked the frontcourt, they adjusted their tactics.
Jokic is still outside the three-point line, but Ariza and Davis are sinking to the bottom line, while Holiday is doing an off-ball pick-and-roll for Tang Tian.
After taking it apart, Holiday also went down to the basket.
Tang Tian misplaced and faced Curry.
Basketball has a concept called "Zone". People who enter this state can play 100% or even 120% of their strength.
The person who first gave birth to this word was the god of basketball, Michael Jordan.
Later Kobe also dabbled in this field.
Even the Japanese manga "Kuroko's Basketball" also uses this as the ultimate skill set.
Now, Curry's two three-pointers show that he has touched this area. I don't know how long he can last, but this period of defense is useless to him.
Given Curry's passing, double-teaming could get the Pelicans into even more trouble.
Another way to get him out of this state is to accelerate the consumption of his physical energy. When his physical energy is gone, he will naturally fall out of this state.
And Curry itself is the weakness of the Warriors' defense, it's just covered up by the five minors.
This time Thompson didn't come to double-team, Tang Tian got the chance to hit Curry one-on-one.
Barnes at the top of the arc was ready to double-team, Tang Tian took a step to the right and changed direction to accelerate, throwing away Curry and immediately stopped.
Curry's speed can keep up with Tang Tian, but the interference he can cause to Tang Tian's shooting is very limited.
He is neither a defensive fighter nor a bouncer.
"Shua!"
Tang Tian threw in steadily against Curry's attack.
The Pelicans bench boiled for a while.
Although it is only 2 points, these 2 points are crucial to the situation on the field!
The Warriors chased points relying on waves, but Tang Tian forcibly interrupted this wave!
Curry went to the frontcourt and ran without the ball, facing Tang Tian's defense for the third time.
"Shua!"
Still in!
The fans at the scene went crazy. The Ritianku they are familiar with is just so unreasonable!
Only 4 points left!
Tang Tian held the ball in the frontcourt and signaled his teammates to move tactically. His expression was calm, and it was another opportunity for a misplaced match against Curry.
This time Tang Tian didn't rush directly, but kept fighting Curry with his back.
He waited until Barnes' double-team was approaching, before he turned to the baseline and leaned back.
Curry struggled to save and hit Tang Tian, and was called a foul.
Tang Tian got two free throw opportunities.
When Tang Tian made a free throw, Curry put his hands on his knees outside the three-point line and panted heavily.
On the offensive end, he moved frequently to get rid of Tang Tian, and on the defensive end, he was beaten so hard by Tang Tian, his physical fitness dropped very badly.
Tang Tian made two free throws and opened the point difference to 6 points again!
Curry came out of the frontcourt for the fourth time to meet Tang Tian's three-pointer.
"Boom!"
The basketball smashed out of the frame, and Davis jumped high to protect the defensive rebound.
The Pelicans' tactics worked, and Curry fell out of the Zone!
After all, the current Curry is not the super library of the 73-win period. He just touched the edge just now, so he quickly fell out due to his physical fitness.
Opportunity for the Pelicans!
Tang Tian is still looking for Curry in the frontcourt, this is to play Curry infinitely!
But this time Thompson came directly to double-team.
Tang Tian gave the ball to Holiday, who caught the ball and broke into the inside.
At the basket, Davis beat Glinka to death, and Holiday flew to the basket and scored 2 points.
Curry made another three-pointer in the frontcourt.
"Boom!"
Still not going in!
And it is obvious to hit the front of the basket.
His physical strength obviously couldn't keep up.
Jokic grabbed the defensive rebound, the Pelicans played a fast break, Holiday caught the ball and made a layup!
The point difference came to 10 points again!
There was a commotion on the sidelines.
"Beautiful defense, beautiful scoring!"
O'Neill was as happy as a three-hundred-pound child in the commentary booth.
Barkley wanted to go under the commentary seat again.
This time, Lord Baron is going to be ashamed.
In 2002, he could still rely on the ass of the donkey to steal the post, but this time O'Neill said that he could not do that before he made the bet.
He glanced at Smith's small buttocks, and his stomach rolled.
Why did he make this bet with O'Neill!