The invincible kryptonite of basketball

They had only lost one game to the Celtics before, but in that game they lost because they played badly in the last quarter, which was different from the current situation of being under pressure.

This is also the characteristic of young teams, with emotions written all over their faces.

Seeing the reaction of his teammates, Tang Tian was not too surprised.

Last season, the Pelicans had just formed a team, and the whole team worked hard, thinking about nothing and doing nothing, losing nothing and winning.

It is true that newborn calves are not afraid of tigers.

But after the strength has improved this season, everyone has expectations for the results, and their inner thoughts must be different.

This is a good thing, after all, it is impossible to win the championship with brute strength alone.

It's just that the situation in front of me is a bit depressing.

"guys."

Tang Tian stood up at this time.

He spoke, and everyone in the locker room turned their attention to him.

He is now the boss of the team and the soul of the team.

"Do you know? When Coach Williams said last season that our goal is the championship, I supported him, but I couldn't imagine the scene when we won the championship, because we were really still some distance away from the championship.

But when he said that after training camp this season, I already had that image in my mind, the same image I had in San Antonio, because this season, we really have that quality. "

After Tang Tian finished speaking these two sentences, some of the team members nodded and some laughed.

Obviously, Tang Tian's words resonated with them.

"But the road to the championship will always be full of difficulties and ups and downs."

When he said this, he suddenly changed the subject.

"Our game against the Spurs is not just the one in front of us, or we shouldn't focus on the outcome of the game in front of us."

He spoke more emphatically.

"If we want to win the championship, we will definitely meet the Spurs in the playoffs, whether it is the semifinals or the final, we will definitely meet them.

At that time, we were going to play a series, 7 games.

They are the strongest team this season, and Popovich is the most experienced and capable coach.

Believe me, we're going to be going through tougher times than this one.

We want to win them, one game, two games, a series, what we have to learn is how to play this kind of game.

We must have a firm heart, the heart to do every detail well, the heart to never give up, and to do everything perfectly, so that we can defeat them.

They don't just refer to the Spurs, perhaps other teams that are stronger than the Spurs.

Guys, this is the road to a championship. "

Chapter 5 The Birth of a Tyrant (Second Update!)

If it is an ordinary role player, even if he wins consecutive championships with the Spurs, it is impossible to have this kind of sentiment.

But Tang Tian was the godfather of basketball in his previous life, and his perception is the truth summed up in many championships.

These are the most contagious words.

The members of the Pelicans stared at Tang Tian intently.

They are like those students in school who are curious about the unknown, and Tang Tian is that tall life mentor.

Perhaps only an old player like Ci Shiping can resonate with what Tang Tian said.

And others, just learning.

The important thing is, what Tang Tian said was very straightforward, and they learned it.

There were no rhetoric or slogans, but the players gradually showed confidence and determination on their faces.

The competition allowed them to grow in strength, and Tang Tian's words made them grow spiritually.

The second half was about to start, and Williams and Borrego came to the locker room.

They discussed the team's tactics in the second half in the office, and finally decided to give the players chicken soup to boost morale.

But when I got to the locker room and saw the expressions of the players, I abruptly held back.

It seems that it is no longer useful.

Come back from the intermission and the second half will continue.

The emotions of the fans at the scene were high. The Spurs led by 12 points at halftime, and they had great hopes of winning the game.

You must know that the two teams played against each other for the first time last season. Tang Tian led the Pelicans back to San Antonio, and in the end, the gods went down to earth and scored 4 consecutive three-pointers to win.

That scene will not be repeated again, a miracle can only happen once, and this time the Spurs will not even allow the possibility of a miracle to happen.

Back in the second half, the Spurs took the lead.

Leonard's breakthrough layup caused Ariza's defensive foul and got two additional penalty opportunities.

Whistles sounded all over the scene, this is the rhythm to continue to increase the score.

Williams protested to the referee for a while at this time, but after seeing the players' reactions to no avail, he found that the players' emotions did not fluctuate much.

This is very different from the first half.

Leonard made two free throws and helped the Spurs open the point difference to 13 points.

In the Pelicans' offense, Tang Tian gave the ball to Holiday, who caught the ball and made a three-pointer.

The angle is good, but the luck is a little bit out of the basket.

Defensive rebound under the protection of Gasol.

The Spurs cooperated in the frontcourt position, and Duncan also scored after receiving the ball from the basket.

The point difference has come to 15 points.

The fans cheered constantly, this game may take three quarters!

"Defense! Defense!"

The on-site DJ strikes while the iron is hot, leading the audience to cheer for the home team.

This is to take advantage of the victory to pursue and win the game in one go.

In the Pelicans' offense, Tang Tian continued to press the bottom line at the top of the arc.

Tang Tian called Davis to come out. After the pick-and-roll, seeing that the Spurs hadn't changed, he directly accelerated and rushed into the paint.

Gasol was obviously unable to catch up and defend.

Duncan assisted in the defense, and Tang Tian made a shot from the free throw line.

"Dangdang!"

Duncan threw the ball very hard, Tang Tian's shot was interfered, and the basketball jumped out of the basket.

But at this moment, Whiteside under the basket jumped up and made a dunk.

The Pelicans finally scored.

There was a commotion on the sidelines.

The point difference was narrowed to 13 points.

The Spurs' offense, the hammer tactics came out, and Green caught the ball and made a three-pointer against Davis' defense.

This ball is difficult.

"Shh!"

But the ball went in!

The point difference was stretched to 16 points again!

There were constant cheers at the scene, and the Pelicans were just struggling weakly!

But their cheers didn't last long. The Pelicans used the same tactics in the frontcourt, but this time Whiteside stuck Duncan.

After Tang Tian broke into the inside line, he jumped up high and smashed the ball hard into the basket with his right hand.

Point difference, back to 14 points!

The Spurs wanted to widen the point difference to 20 to end the game, but the Pelicans refused!

Parker held the ball at the top of the arc, he dribbled the ball and never got out of the ball.

It's not that he doesn't want to, but that the Pelicans' defensive strength has improved significantly after returning from the second half.

Green's shot was strong before, but the Spurs' tactics have not been played out.

He finally gestured to pull away, and then gave the ball to Leonard for a single.

After several seasons, Leonard has become the strongest single point of the Spurs.

Ariza went all out to defend.

Leonard played a back-up single, turned around and made a layup to the basket.

Davis came to help defend at this time.

After seeing it, Leonard stuffed the ball to Duncan under the basket.

Duncan catches the ball and makes a shot, but Whiteside has already assisted the defense and reached out to interfere with him.

"Dangdang!"

Duncan hit the rim with a rebound.

Gasol reached out to pick up the offensive rebound, but Davis had retreated to the basket, stuck him and then protected the rebound!

During this period, the mutual defense between the Pelicans has achieved the ultimate. They really did every detail as Tang Tian said in midfield!

In the Pelicans' frontcourt offense, Davis missed a mid-range shot, but Whiteside got stuck under the basket and Gasol made a tip-up!

The point difference was re-shrunk to 12 points!

Popovich looked serious at this time.

After playing for more than 3 minutes in the second half, the point difference was still the point difference at halftime.

But what he can clearly feel is that the Pelicans' game temperament is completely different from the first half.

From the impatience at the beginning and the powerlessness at halftime, it has become the tenacity now.

That feeling is not that they are 12 points behind, but that they are still in a stalemate with the Spurs.

In the offense of the Spurs, Leonard showed his superstar potential, and made a sharp fallback against Ariza's defense, which also caused Ariza's thugs.

After the extra penalty hit, the Spurs opened the point difference to 15 points.

There were constant cheers at the scene.

But in the next round, Tang Tian responded with an emergency stop and a three-pointer after swaying away from Green.

When the Spurs failed to score in the next wave of offense, it was Tang Tian again, who went inside to attract double-teams, and split the ball to Whiteside's basket for dunks.

The point difference was reduced to 10 points!

Time goes by bit by bit, and the point difference also fluctuates, but an obvious trend is that the Pelicans are approaching the point difference.

Popovich finally confirmed one thing at this time.

Although I don't know what happened in the Pelicans locker room at halftime, but the performance of the Pelicans in the second half is the performance of a truly strong team.

After reaching this conclusion, he himself felt a little unbelievable.

The Pelicans are a team headed by a group of young people, and they are only in their second year.

This change is really incredible.

The Spurs played a wonderful tactical cooperation in the frontcourt, and passed the ball more than 7 times. In the end, Gasol made a steady mid-range shot from the free throw line.

The mercury-like attack drew excited cheers from the fans.