NBA Legends Manager

Chapter 434 Winning streak
After entering December, the Pelicans' offensive has not diminished at all, crushing their opponents by an average margin of 12 points per game. In some anxious games of other teams, no matter which team wins or which team loses, there will always be a bunch of fans complaining about the referee after the game.

But the fans of the Pelicans don't have such troubles, because the referee has little influence on the game against the Pelicans. Even when you are biased towards other teams, you are still not the opponent of the Pelicans.

For example, in the game between the Pelicans and the Grizzlies on the 12th and 6th, the Grizzlies made 17 more free throws than the Pelicans!But in the end it was still the Pelicans who won the victory. The Pelicans have a variety of offensive methods. If the three-pointer fails, they will make an empty cut.

Of course, another team in the West is also very strong, and that is the Thunder.

After working hard this summer, the Thunder has become the league's second-seeded team, ranking above the Cavaliers. If the Thunder finally pass the Pelicans, then the Thunder must win the championship.

However, many experts are not optimistic about the Thunder, and believe that next season will inevitably disintegrate. This season, the Thunder is actually paying a high super luxury tax. If they do not win the championship, the boss will definitely not spend so much money again. The disintegration is obvious.

In the Christmas game on December 12, the Pelicans were arranged to play against the Cavaliers. This arrangement by the league is obviously a preview of the finals.

However, Presti rested Davis in this game. There is no way that Davis is fine, but his body is too fragile. There are no major injuries, but there are many minor injuries. Presti has already protected Davis very much, but some minor injuries are still unavoidable.
At the beginning, the Cavaliers emptied Green outside the three-point line on the basis of unlimited defense changes at positions 1-5. Paul George instigated a pick-and-roll double to attack Paul George.The Pelicans rely on the height and wingspan of the striker group to defend fiercely and expand outwards, putting pressure on the Cavaliers with the ball and consuming the Cavaliers' offensive launch time;

Once James + Tristan Thompson initiates a high pick-and-roll from outside the three-point line, the Pelicans resolutely double-team James, forcing James to split the ball; focus on cutting the connection between James and the rest of the Cavaliers, encouraging others to play singles, and controlling James's ball line.

The Cavaliers mainly played James and Irving + Tristan Thompson to initiate a pick-and-roll, using the Pelicans to pinch the ball holder, Tristan Thompson followed along and linked Love to grab a three-pointer;

The Pelicans resolutely chased James/Tristan Thompson in the positional battle. Curry held the ball from outside the three-point line to tease Tristan Thompson.

And using the Cavaliers' mistakes to speed up and counterattack, Green led the ball in the frontcourt and took the lead-in the first timeout, the Pelicans led the Cavaliers by 6 points.The Cavaliers made 6 turnovers, and the Pelicans used the Cavaliers' mistakes to score 12 points.

Soon, Press put Curry down to rest, and the Cavaliers also replaced James. The Cavaliers used Irving to hold the ball to create a breakthrough, and linked JR Smith and Shumpert to try a long three-pointer;

During the rotation period, Irving and Curry led the second team against each other.The Cavaliers mainly played Irving back and forth, and JR Smith and Shumpert grabbed three-pointers from the outside; the Pelicans used Curry to hold the ball outside the three-point line and used the pick-and-roll to force JR Smith, who was average defensively, to a misplaced one-on-one.

首节战罢，鹈鹕领先骑士9分。鹈鹕投篮命中率为1.7%，三分球10中3；骑士投篮命中率为35.3%，三分球2中5。骑士失误8次，鹈鹕利用失误得到12分。

The Cavaliers used Irving and James to rush back and forth to the penalty area, supplemented by Love's low post Green, feeding Tristan Thompson, JR Smith and Iman Shumpert on the outside to grab three points;

The Cavaliers once narrowed the point difference to 4 points, but the Pelicans opened the score again by relying on consecutive three-pointers.

During the main battle, the Cavaliers played James singled out Curry/Thompson to take over. The Pelicans responded with Paul George singled out, supplemented by Clay's height advantage and low post to chase Irving.

On the offensive end, the Pelicans launched an offense with Paul George Curry pick-and-roll, and used the Cavaliers' unlimited defenses to create misplaced heads-up opportunities for Paul George and Curry.

半场结束，鹈鹕领先骑士10分。鹈鹕投篮命中率46.3%，三分球14中4；骑士投篮命中率为46.5%，三分球21中10。骑士失误11次，鹈鹕失误5次。鹈鹕禁区得分26-12骑士。

In the second half, the Cavaliers focused on James + Tristan Thompson's high-position pick-and-roll on the offensive end. James used a single block to break through and compress the Pelicans' defensive formation, and linked Tristan Thompson to eat cakes or Irving finished with a super long three-pointer from the outside;

During the rotation period, the Cavaliers defensively double-teamed Paul George to force him out of the ball, testing the finishing efficiency of the Pelicans' role players. The Pelicans fell into a scoring shortage for a short time;

In the decisive stage, James singled out Green/Thompson and had no solution to take over. The Pelicans were forced to double-team James to test the finishing efficiency of the Cavaliers shooters.

整场比赛，鹈鹕投篮命中率为47.2%，三分球33中11；骑士投篮命中率为47.8%，三分球36中17。鹈鹕禁区得分41-35骑士，鹈鹕助攻25-18骑士。

After the game, the media commented: The Cavaliers could not send an effective lineup to deal with the Pelicans’ powerful death squad. Tristan Thompson relied on being assisted to finish at the basket. Green’s mobility and Paul George’s height and wingspan reduced Tristan Thompson.
After the Pelicans won the Christmas game, they still maintained the league's top offensive firepower and excellent defense, and started a wave of winning streaks. Until the end of January, the Pelicans ended their winning streak and lost to the Thunder.

(End of this chapter)