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Chapter 715 Gods Fight (Fifth Update!)
At the end of the first half, the score was 62 to 47, and the Pelicans were already leading the Warriors by as much as 15 points.
The fans at the scene were more excited than ever before.
The grudges of being eliminated last season, coupled with Green's pre-game roaring, made them feel suffocated.
With the current score, most of their pent-up anger had been vented.
When they came back from the half-time break, the Warriors' starting lineup had changed. Bogut replaced Iguodala in the starting lineup.
Kerr was stubborn, but his stubbornness had a bottom line. Half-time was the bottom line he insisted on.
This was also an important reason why the Warriors' half-time adjustments this season were among the best in the league.
In the first round of the second half, Curry hit a three-pointer after a pick-and-roll with Bogut.
The Warriors' performance in the third quarter this season was even fiercer than last season. Many games were ended by a wave of attack in the third quarter.
Then there were the scenes of getting off work in the third quarter that kept appearing.
The main reason for this was Curry.
Experts have calculated that Curry's shooting percentage in the third quarter was a full 5 percentage points higher than in the other three quarters.
This mysterious difference made the Warriors unafraid of how many points they were behind in the first half.
Davis' mid-range shot after receiving a pass from Tang Tian missed, and Bogut secured the defensive rebound.
In the frontcourt, Curry ran off the ball and received a pass from Green, then shot another three-pointer.
This time, the help defense from Davis completely blocked Curry's vision, but Curry still threw the ball out.
The ball hit the back edge of the rim, but bounced up and still fell in on the second attempt.
Curry hit consecutive three-pointers!
The point difference was instantly reduced to single digits!
There was a commotion on the sidelines. This was a really unreasonable way to play, and it was really fast to chase points with three-pointers.
"Number 1! Number 1!"
Stevens walked to the sidelines at this time and shouted at Holiday, who was dribbling the ball forward.
Holiday nodded, and when he got to the frontcourt, he signaled the others to spread out, then passed the ball to Tang Tian outside the three-point line on the right, and he also took Curry away.
Stevens brought a lot of tactics to the Pelicans, and different tactics were distinguished by different Arabic numerals.
Tactic number 2 was Jokic's high post screening, which was a tactic they used a lot this season.
Number 3 was Tang Tian's off-ball movement. Jokic's low post back-up at the beginning of the game, and Tang Tian's cut, was one of the many variations of this tactic.
Number 4 was Davis' low post one-on-one, and so on.
And tactic number 1 was a tactic that the Pelicans used more often last season, and it was also a tactic that was used at critical moments.
This tactic also had a more brutal name, Tang Tian's one-on-one tactic.
Tang Tian caught the ball and glanced at Thompson, and directly put on the three-threat stance.
Stevens' tactical system was definitely not a case of one person playing and four people watching. When Tang Tian put on this offensive posture, there was also a pick-and-roll cooperation on the weak side to contain the Warriors' defensive attention.
The Warriors' double-team couldn't come up immediately, it was a one-on-one between Thompson and Tang Tian, the brothers who had practiced hard together.
Tang Tian made a probing step, but Thompson didn't pounce on him.
He was too familiar with Tang Tian, and had trained with him all summer, so he was very familiar with this three-threat.
He would rather give Tang Tian a chance to shoot than give Tang Tian a chance to easily get past him.
Tang Tian collected the ball, and as he wished, directly pulled up for a three-pointer.
Thompson didn't have time to pounce on him.
"Swish!"
The three-pointer went straight into the net.
Thompson was beaten by Tang Tian's three-threat all summer in training camp, and in the regular season, the first round was the same ending.
The crowd at the scene cheered.
Tang Tian returned Curry's answer ball at a critical moment!
The point difference was once again widened to 12 points!
"Defense! Defense!"
This goal also boosted the morale of the scene, and the fans shouted loudly to cheer for the Pelicans.
The Pelicans players defended hard and didn't give the Warriors a chance.
Seeing that time was running out, Curry came out to catch the ball again. His three-point fake directly tricked Ariza, who was helping with the defense.
It wasn't that Ariza was weak, but that Curry's shooting speed was too fast, and coupled with the fact that he had just made two consecutive three-pointers, not pouncing was like letting him shoot.
After Curry shook Ariza away, he broke through quickly, and after seeing Jokic, he chose to throw the ball in from inside the free throw line.
As far as guards are concerned, Curry's offensive skills are really comprehensive, with layups and floaters, and he can even post up in the low post.
Jokic reacted fast enough, but the arc of the ball was very high, and the ball still flew past his fingertips.
"Swish!"
Curry's floater went in again.
He had scored 8 consecutive points in the second half!
"Unbelievable!"
Breen exclaimed in the commentary box, this goal was quite beautiful.
"The Pelicans are in trouble."
Miller said with a smile on the side.
Although the point difference was still in double digits, Curry's state in this quarter was as amazing as in previous games.
The point difference jumped between 9 and 10 points, and the Warriors had already chased at least 5 points.
At this rate, it was not impossible for the Warriors to tie or even overtake the score in this quarter.
Stevens continued to signal the number 1 tactic to Holiday on the sidelines.
Tang Tian caught the ball again in the frontcourt and faced Thompson, another three-threat.
Kerr shouted on the sidelines at this time, and Barnes directly let Ariza go to double-team Tang Tian.
Tang Tian was strong, but he didn't have Curry's perverted three-point ability. Double-teaming him and forcing him to pass the ball was a better choice for the Warriors.
However, before Barnes' double-team came up, Tang Tian used a fake shot to trick Thompson into pouncing on him, and then accelerated past Thompson with a change of direction.
Thompson's defensive ability was also top-notch, but Tang Tian's shooting and breakthroughs were both top-level, so it was really difficult to defend his three-threat.
Tang Tian accelerated into the inside, and Green helped defend from the baseline, and surrounded him with Thompson from the front and back.
Tang Tian glanced at the basket, and after seeing that Jokic and Bogut were stuck very tightly, he suddenly threw the ball towards the basket.
This throw caught everyone off guard.
By the time Green reacted, Tang Tian had already run past him.
The ball hit the backboard and bounced back, and Tang Tian flew up in one step.
He grabbed the ball that bounced back in the air, and slammed the ball towards the basket with his right hand directly over Jokic and Bogut.
"Boom!"
The ball was heavily smashed into the basket.
It was a bank shot dunk over two people!
In terms of dunking ability alone, Tang Tian was not considered tall, but he was really smart and knew how to read the defense to make choices!
"Holy shit!"
Breen cursed directly in the commentary box, this ball was dunked in over two people, from an ornamental point of view, it was really a bit brutal!
"What did I say? They are players of the same level! They are both playing at a historic level!"
Van Gundy also exclaimed at the side at this time.
Curry's three-pointers were godlike, Tang Tian's pull-up three-pointers were not weak either, Curry's floaters were shocking, and Tang Tian's dunks were equally explosive!
Tang Tian and Curry, truly gods fighting!
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