The invincible kryptonite of basketball

"Yes, I told them that we will go to the bar after winning the game. The coach allowed it, and I will pay for all consumption."

Green said with a smile, it can be seen that he has already figured out how to celebrate.

But this is Green, high-profile, big-mouthed, but knows how to get along with his teammates.

Curry was not far away, and he couldn't help shaking his head when he heard Green's extremely depraved words, but he didn't say anything.

The attention of tonight's game is very high, and the Warriors cannot lose.

On another venue, Tang Tian also accepted the reporter's interview.

"Our opponents are strong, they are stronger than last season, but so are we, we are confident enough to beat them."

Tang Tian expressed his confidence in the competition in front of the reporters.

"And we have a secret weapon that I'm sure they'll love."

Moreover, during the interview, Tang Tian even pretended to be mysterious.

This made the reporters extremely curious, but Tang Tian just didn't reveal what it was.

"That's a powerful weapon, and you'll all be pumped up during the game!"

Bo Yang was passing by at this time, leaned in front of the microphone and said with a big laugh, then ran away after speaking.

Tang Tian looked at Bo Yang's back and shook his head helplessly. Bo Yang is now the big treasure of the Pelicans.

"We know that when the two teams played against each other last season, the referee's judgment had a great impact on the game. Are you worried about this?"

A reporter from TNT asked a sensitive question.

This season, the league is much more sensitive to referees' remarks than before, and many people have been fined heavily for commenting on refereeing issues.

So this reporter's question easily caused Tang Tian to be fined.

"I'm not worried. This game has received unprecedented attention around the world. It's about the image of the NBA. I believe that referees will be able to enforce the law fairly in this kind of game."

Tang Tian's answer was very clever, he was putting pressure on the alliance in a different direction.

But this method and strength are just right.

Now Xiao Hua's desire to control the game is not as strong as it was at its peak, so he will definitely take it into consideration.

On the second day at the New Orleans Arena, the attendance rate was overwhelming, and the aisles on the second floor were full of fans.

If the venue allowed, the game could be packed in a football stadium.

During pre-match training, Curry threw a super long three-pointer directly in the backcourt, and he hit it with every hit.

This also shows his super hot state this season, and he is creating his personal peak season.

After the warm-up, the scene entered the opening ceremony.

Cole set up five small lineups at the beginning, outside splash plus inside Barnes Green, and small forward Iguodala.

This lineup also expressed Kerr's determination to win.

The Pelicans are still in the regular lineup.

After the opening ceremony, there was the last 3 minutes of preparation time, and the commentary booth also began to warm up in advance.

The game is broadcast live on ESPN.

In addition to the ace commentator Brin, the other two partners commented guests, one is the old partner Reggie Miller, and the other is Jeff Van Gundy.

"Reggie, Jeff, who do you think has a better chance of winning this game? The Pelicans at home, or the visiting Warriors."

Brin said and looked at the two guests, this is an inevitable question.

"The Warriors, they have defeated many strong opponents in the past, but the Pelicans' winning streak has a lot to do with the schedule."

Miller's analysis coincides with what Green said, and this is something that many people want and see.

Brin nodded, then looked at Van Gundy.

"The Pelicans."

His ideas are not the same as Miller.

"The Pelicans have played a historic level of defense this season. The last team to do this was the Celtics in 08. Defense determines the outcome, especially in high-level games."

Van Gundy is a defensive player, and his analysis has his own style.

"But Curry's offense this season can ignore the defense at certain times, such as in the final moments of the game."

Miller was a little overwhelmed by Curry's performance this season, and now he also opened his mouth to refute.

"It's the same with Don, he's the player who scored the most late quarters this season, and he's at the same level as Curry this season.

And you just said that the Pelicans' winning streak has something to do with the schedule, but their average point difference is also much higher than that of the Warriors. "

Van Gundy is a bit on the fence with Miller.

Brin couldn't help laughing at the serious two, just like what the two said, in addition to the victory and defeat, there is also Tang Ku's day-to-day duel, which is absolutely full of interest.

While the commentator was talking, the two sides completed the final preparations, and the starting players all appeared one after another.

The battle of the century is imminent.

7Chapter 16 Destroying Green ([-]rd update!) (Revised)

Jokic and Green jump the ball at midcourt.

The Pelicans usually let Davis come for the jump ball, but today they changed their habits and Jokic came instead.

It is basically unrealistic for Green to beat Davis by jumping, so he planned to give up the jump ball.

But seeing that it was Jokic, he couldn't help smiling.

In the playoffs last season, apart from making a few three-pointers, Jokic was completely blown by him on both offense and defense.

Facing this opponent, he was full of confidence.

Moreover, the height gap between the two is not small, but his wingspan of 216cm is not much different from Jokic's 221cm, and he also has an advantage in bullet speed.

Of course, the most important thing is that he has the same heart to beat Jokic in the playoffs last year.

The referee whistled, and he used the bullet speed to grab the line and take off.

However, Jokic's speed was faster than he expected. With his advantage in wingspan, he was half a finger ahead of him and turned the ball back to the Pelicans' half.

The Pelicans got the chance to attack first!

There was a burst of cheers at the scene.

If we don't get on Davis, we can beat you too!

Green made a disdainful sound.

Jokic was just lucky.

But luck doesn't play much of a role at this level of play.

Holiday dribbled the ball to the front court, and Jokic held the ball in a high position to organize.

The Warriors, like the Pelicans this season, have basically no lineup changes during the offseason.

Their improvement in strength is actually similar to that of the Pelicans. After a season of running-in, their infinite defense changes and infinite air cuts have matured.

Facing the Pelicans' immature offensive system at this moment, the defense is airtight.

The Pelicans had more than half of the offensive time and still didn't have a good shot.

Tang Tian was holding the ball on the outside, standing in front of him was Thompson, and Iguodala on the weak side was ready to come to help defend at any time.

And after Curry was caught and played last season, the Warriors are now paying attention to protecting Curry and switching him to the corner without the ball with unlimited defenses.

It will take time to switch to him again.

Tang Tian didn't choose to do that. After he signaled Jokic to drop to the right low post, he directly lobbed the ball in.

The ball is in Jokic's hands, and the Pelicans have opened up a lot of space. This is clearly to give Jokic a low single.

The Warriors have no intention of helping to double-team.

Although Green is a short insider, his defensive ability in the low post is top-notch in the league.

And in the playoffs last season, Jokic couldn't move Green at all.

"come on!"

Green was also very excited to see Jokic about to hit himself, and shouted behind Jokic's big ass.

Jokic hit back with the ball and turned around for a layup.

Green has completely kept up. In addition to his excellent confrontation, his defensive awareness is also absolutely top-notch.

But Jokic didn't make a shot, but made a beautiful turn.

Dance of Serbia!

Jokic's footsteps under the basket are a bit like Yao Ming's back then.

However, Green still kept up. His reaction speed as an insider is really not so fast.

And he is also very smart, just reaching out to the confrontation without trying to block the block, which allows him to completely prevent Jokic from dying.

"Textbook defense."

Miller sighed in the commentary booth.

Van Gundy also nodded. As a short player, you can't ask Green to do better in defense of this ball.

Although Green has a big and smelly mouth, the fundamental reason why he dared to do that lies in his performance on the court.

"Shh!"

But in the next second, after Jokic and Green had a hard confrontation, a close-range small hook sent the ball into the basket!

"soft.shooting!"

Brin exclaimed in the commentary booth.

The ball went in quite comfortably, like peanuts thrown into a chocolate solution, silky and smooth.

If the footsteps in front of him are just tasteful, then this little hook really looks like Yao Ming.

"His confrontation came up."

After all, Van Gundy is a well-known former NBA coach, and he quickly discovered the most essential thing in this round.

The prerequisite for Jokic to be able to complete the small hook in the end is that he did not fall behind in the confrontation with Green.

After the Warriors have a tacit tacit understanding of the five small infinite switches, they are not afraid of tactics or outside stars, but they are most afraid of super insiders.

No matter how strong Green's confrontation is and no matter how good his defensive ability is, it still cannot change the fact that he is a short insider.

So the super insider singles him, and the Warriors can only assist in double-teaming, and double-teaming means that other points will have opportunities.

But after the advent of the small ball era, super insiders have become a scarce commodity, which is a big reason why the Warriors can kill the Quartet with five small balls.

Jokic is not yet a super insider, but as Van Gundy said, Jokic was not at a disadvantage in the confrontation just now.

With the confrontation, coupled with the advantage of height and wingspan and a soft touch, he successfully scored the ball.

Green scored a goal, but there was still a disdainful expression.

He underestimated Jokic a bit.

In the Warriors' offense, Green holds the ball at the top of the arc, while others play infinite cuts.

The Pelicans showed how strong their defense is now on this possession.

Curry didn't get a chance to make a phone call for consecutive running positions, and Thompson's last shot was also interfered by Davis who switched defenses.

The basketball smashed out of the frame, and Tang Tian protected him with a long rebound.

The Warriors retreated quickly and did not give the Pelicans a chance to counterattack.

Tang Tian dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, signaled Jokic to continue to drop low, and then lobbed the ball in.

Catching Curry is the best way to beat the Warriors, but it's not the best way to break the five.