NBA Legends Manager

Chapter 399 The regular season begins!
In the end, the Pelicans still lost to the Heat. Although Antetokounmpo has improved significantly, he has not yet reached the strength to lead the three teams against the Heat. Both Bosh and Wade played for more than 20 minutes, and the other starters played nearly 30 minutes. Perhaps the Heat lost to the Pelicans too many times in the finals, so they tried their best to win this game.

In the second preseason game against the Thunder, needless to say, we lost again. A team like the Thunder needs at least 4 starters to win. Now that the starters basically don’t start, losing is inevitable. However, Antetokounmpo played again in this game and scored 18 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks. The rookie Saric scored 9 points and 3 rebounds, and made three three-pointers!
In the third preseason game against the Spurs, Popovich knew better than Presti how to protect players. Ginobili, Duncan, Parker, and Diaw all rested.
In the fourth preseason game, the Pelicans played against the second most popular team this summer, the Cavaliers. Everyone took it for granted that the Cavaliers would win, but it turned out that the Cavaliers made free throws!The Pelicans are already very experienced in playing against James' team, even playing zone defense. After James rushed in, he decisively double-teamed and was an outside shooter. The Pelicans' athletic ability can also quickly withdraw!
In the end, the Cavaliers became a singles of Irving, Love, and James!But after losing weight, Love’s low-post ability is very average. He can’t stand Antetokounmpo at all. He can only pull the outside line to shoot three-pointers. Tonight, Irving’s outside line feels good, which makes it difficult for Bradley to defend.

However, the offensive ability of the Pelicans is not a problem. Antetokounmpo smacked Love in the low post and dunked. Trey Thompson didn't dare to help defend, because there was a long-armed Gobert bug on the opponent!

And although the Pelicans have a mediocre outside touch tonight, they lack rebounds. Trey Thompson can't grab Gobert at all. In fact, Trey Thompson is a center that is very suitable for the small ball era.
He and Gobert each have their own strengths. Tray Thompson can switch to smaller guards and can often defend them, while Gobert can't do it at all.

After the game, people laughed and sighed: "James returned to the Cavaliers, but he still couldn't beat the Pelicans in the end!"

Of course, James' fans retorted: "The Big Three have just formed and haven't run in yet. It will be another situation at the end of the season!"

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In the fifth game, the Pelicans lost again against the Clippers, but this time they only lost by a few points. Griffin couldn’t take advantage of Gobert and Gobert at all.
In fact, when the Rockets played the playoffs with the Jazz in the previous life, the Jazz basically relied on Harden and Paul to pull Gobert out of military training, but now Presti doesn't care about Gobert's defense against small players, let alone Gobert is not the starting center of the Pelicans.

In this game, Paul of the Clippers played 33 minutes, Griffin played 32 minutes, and Crowder played nearly 6 minutes in Super 30, but even this is only a few points away from the Pelicans. The depth of the Pelicans' terrifying lineup makes people look desperate!

Of course, there is something that makes them even more desperate, that is, in the official opening game, the Clippers played away against the Pelicans!

After the preseason, the NBA's first official strength list was announced. Although the Pelicans had only 1 win and 4 losses in the preseason, they still ranked first. This year, the NBA also divided the strength of the team.

Seeing this, Presti also smiled helplessly, or the American media can play, does this mean that his strength has already transcended?
On October 10, all mainstream TV stations in the United States will broadcast the opening game live, with the Pelicans playing against the Los Angeles Clippers at home!
Before the game, there was the Pelicans championship ring awarding ceremony. Presti was the last to receive the championship ring. When Presti played, the whole arena erupted into applause. This championship is of great significance, because this is the ring of the dynasty, which is of great significance!
Presti gestured with both hands, the fans were quiet, and the entire arena became quiet in an instant. Presti's low position in this arena and even in the heart of New Orleans has been extremely high!
Presti slowly put the championship ring on his hands, then raised his hands at the same time, and shouted to the fans in the audience: "I promise you, these hands will be full of championship rings that belong to the Pelicans!"

"Crack! Crack! Crack!" The whole arena erupted again!At this time, the emotions of the Pelicans players also rose instantly, and the morale of the Pelicans team increased to an astonishing level. All players are full of strength!

And the Clippers, who watched the championship award ceremony, showed envy. They were the ones who wanted to stand on the stage to receive the championship ring!And Paul looked at Presti, watching this arena with his eyes flickering. For him, this is the place where his dream started and is worth remembering, but it is also an embarrassing place for him. Without him, the Pelicans are already a dynasty in the NBA, but he has never made a Western Conference Finals in Los Angeles, which is ironic.
Although he knew that everything about the Pelicans was due to Presti in front of him, he still couldn't understand why he gave up on him. He was the number one point guard back then. Isn't it easy to lead him to the championship with his ability?Over the years, he has been training hard and working hard on the court, proving that Presti was wrong to give up on him, but the result is that he has repeatedly lost in the playoffs. Does he have any magic spell?

What he didn't know was that the reason why Presti gave up on Paul was not only because of the curse of the Western Conference Finals, but more importantly, he had already proposed a deal before the second time.

After Presti finished speaking, he took photos with the players. The championship award ceremony was over, and the players started their warm-up training!
In a few minutes, the game begins!
Pelicans starting: Curry, Thompson, Paul George, Green, Davis.

Clippers starters: Paul, Redick, Matt Barnes, Griffin, Spencer Hawes.

Davis wins the jump ball and the game is on!

This summer, Davis did not go crazy like Curry, Thompson, etc., but trained hard in the arena. The team selected another center in this year's draft, which put a lot of pressure on Davis. Of course, it would not be the case in other teams, but Presti chose it himself, which means that the newly selected center must be very good.

Curry dribbled the ball to the three-point line, and Davis blocked Paul with a screen.

Curry dashed to the left, Hawes switched defenses, Davis made an air cut, Curry immediately passed the ball to Davis, Davis took the ball and rushed straight in!At this time, Hawes moved over to make an offensive foul, but Davis took the ball and made a European step!Layup hit!

Here, Paul quickly led the frontcourt, Griffin came out to cover, blocked Curry, Paul broke through to the left, and Griffin also chose to go down, the isolation blocked Griffin in advance, Paul passed the ball, Griffin pulled up the ball and threw it, Green immediately reached out to interfere!

Bang Dang, hit the iron!After Davis protected the rebound, he immediately scored Curry. Curry took the ball and accelerated the fast break. Paul followed closely behind, constantly poking with his hands, trying to destroy the ball. Curry immediately divided Thompson on the right, and Thompson took the ball and made a three-pointer!

Miss!But Curry got the long rebound!Give Thompson more, throw again!Not yet!Paul George got the long rebound again!
Presti held back his shots helplessly, but Thompson is still like this. In his previous life, Thompson used to use all kinds of irons at the beginning of the season. After the middle of the season, his shooting percentage gradually returned to normal. However, even if Thompson shot 10 of 1, no team would dare to let him go!

Paul George faced Bart Barnes after taking the ball. After a change of direction, he accelerated and rushed in!Griffin came to help defend, and then divided Green who came in an air cut. Green took the ball and made a layup!
Paul leads the frontcourt, moves to the right side, and observes his teammates' running positions. Griffin wants the ball in the low post and immediately passes the ball.

The handsome pot was given to Redick on the outside. Redick took the ball and shot it quickly, and Curry immediately posted it, and it was iron!
After the last round, Presti asked Curry to defend Redick off the court. Thompson defended Paul. Curry is very good at defending Redick, an off-ball shooter who has no offensive ability with the ball, but he is not very good at defending Paul. Paul is not tall, but his strength is very good. He used to be the one who dunked Howard!
So far the Clippers haven’t scored a point. Paul George got the rebound and pushed forward. Curry, Thompson and others ran interspersed. Curry ran along the bottom line to the bottom corner. Davis immediately blocked Paul.brush!Hollow into the net!
Beep!The Clippers couldn't stand it anymore and suspended it!

Barkley sighed: "The Pelicans' offense is really smooth. Watching the Pelicans play is a kind of enjoyment!"

O'Neal smiled and said: "The Clippers and the Pelicans are not on the same level at all, whether it is the team configuration or the personal ability of the players!"

After the timeout, Paul controlled the ball from the outside and observed his teammates' running positions. Griffin came out to cover and continued to pick and roll.
In fact, Paul can pass the ball. Can Griffin impress Thompson? Generally, such obvious dislocations will pass through decisively. Paul is a little afraid of harassing Thompson. If he doesn't pass, he is afraid of making mistakes!
And this is also Paul's biggest shortcoming. He dare not take risks. In his previous life, it was said that Paul's most stable open position was due to the low assist-to-turnover ratio.

Paul took it out, the attack time was almost up, and then scored Redick on the right, and Redick again took the blame for a three-pointer!Against Curry, still not in!
Green grabs the rebound and speeds up to bring it over. The Pelicans have 4 fast breaks, and the Clippers have only [-] people to return to defense. Green points to Curry on the right, Curry points to Paul George in the bottom corner, Paul George takes the ball and makes a three-pointer!besides!
"I can't believe it, the Clippers haven't scored yet!" Barkley said in surprise.

O'Neal frowned: "The Clippers have to find a way, this is a live broadcast across the United States, don't be too shameful!"

Here Paul slowly brought to the frontcourt, playing a pick-and-roll with Hawes in the middle, this time he went to the right.The Pelicans' defense is man-to-man, Green switches defenses very quickly, Paul distributes the ball to the middle, and Hawes makes an air cut to get the ball.

Thompson chased Paul around the screen, Davis didn't come out at all when he was under the basket, Hawes's mid-range shot was not good at all, and he had no choice but to divide Paul in the middle, and Paul reorganized!
Hawes went out to screen again, this time Paul used the screen to block Thompson, because Davis didn't come out, so this time he went straight to the shot!Finally in!

Curry quickly leads the frontcourt, picks and rolls with Davis in the middle, and after blocking Paul, Hawes switches to Curry. Curry directly changes direction and passes Hawes, making an easy layup!The big center is the favorite of the Pelicans when they switch defenses and come out to defend Curry, because it is equal to sending points!

Here, Paul quickly took the front court and stood at the top of the arc on the right, handing it over to Griffin, and Griffin supported him in the middle!

Barkley said with a smile: "When Curry of the Pelicans is handed over to Green or Paul George to organize, he goes back to run, tearing up space for his teammates, but for Paul, he can only stand at the top of the right arc. This is the difference between them."

O'Neal said with a smile: "Curry and Paul are two types of point guards. Curry has full influence on opponents without the ball and with the ball, but Paul can only be the most powerful when he has the ball!"

Griffin handed it to Redick, and Redick took the ball and threw a three-pointer!There are too!

But next to the Pelicans, Curry faced Paul, Davis came over to pick and roll, and directly shot a three-pointer after a screen, there are also! answer ball!

After Paul brought it over, he wanted to change to an answer ball, but Thompson in front of him tried to pull it out, and was interrupted to strike the iron!Paul George speeds up the counterattack when he gets the rebound, pushing a fast break!After going to the frontcourt and splitting up, Curry followed up. Curry caught the ball and continued with a three-pointer!middle! ! !
Beep, the Clippers are suspended again!As long as the Clippers don't score, then the Pelicans' counterattack will come out!Last season, the Pelicans scored 18.1 fast break points, ranking first in the league!

(End of this chapter)