The invincible kryptonite of basketball

Even as an opponent.

"Brother Antetokounmpo showed his prototype in the first battle, he is a fake super giant!"

"The strength gap between the Bucks and the Pelicans is too great. After watching the first game, I feel that they have no chance!"

"Now you know how strong the Lakers and Spurs are. The East is the weakest year this year. No matter who gets to the finals, they will be beaten!"

"This year's Bucks reminds me of the Cavaliers in 2007. They defeated the Nets and Pistons in the Eastern Conference, but they were vulnerable to the Spurs..."

"Antetokounmpo is also very similar to LeBron that year. He was targeted to death without outside shooting and played the worst finals of his career."

"Giantman = LeBron, Pelicans = Spurs?"

"On the one hand, there is a star team, and on the other hand, the Spurs team. The history is always surprisingly similar!"

"The west is strong and the east is weak. There is actually not much difference between this year and the past. If you look carefully, LeBron's Heat won only once in the past ten years."

"The sweep is a foregone conclusion. Congratulations to the Pelicans for completing their fourth consecutive championship!"

……

Contrary to what Tang Tian said, the fans on social media and the outside media had given up hope for the Bucks after the first game.

Antetokounmpo's problem cannot be solved in a day, and the state of the Pelicans does not mean that there will be nothing.

Two days later, Game [-] of the Finals continued in Milwaukee.

The outside world is looking down, but the performance of the Bucks on the occasion tonight is impressive, especially the home fans feel that they have regained their confidence.

This change stems from the adjustment of head coach Budenholzer.

He didn't let Antetokounmpo go on the main offense anymore, but simply regarded him as a defensive core, plus the role of positional battle cover and fast break finisher.

The team's offense is basically initiated by Irving and Hayward's pick-and-roll offense.

This style of play is about equal to Brother Antetokounmpo at his own expense, but the effect is really good.

Antetokounmpo has talent and strength, but he has obvious shortcomings, and his shortcomings are not covered up if he is not allowed to play the main role.

Coupled with the fact that both Irving and Hayward are pick-and-roll masters, the Bucks played a completely different effect from the first game.

At the end of halftime, the score of the two teams was 50 to 55, and the Bucks were only 5 points behind the Pelicans.

I have to say that Budenholzer is really an elite head coach, and the adjustments are done very well.

In the second half, the Pelicans changed their style of play, and Stevens began to increase Tang Tian's shot rights.

Budenholzer is forcing out the true strength of the Pelicans.

This is also the Pelicans facing the Spurs and Lakers.

The Spurs have George Leonard, and the Lakers have Middleton Durant James. These wings have excellent defensive capabilities.

But for the Bucks, Owen Redick doesn't have to expect much, and Hayward's defense is limited by his physical fitness and can only be considered average.

The Bucks don't have much else to rely on Antetokounmpo for defense.

However, many of Tang Tian's offenses were initiated from outside lines, and Brother Antetokounmpo couldn't help him defend.

As a result, Tang scored 40 points in the second half and beat the Bucks 60-40 in the half, blowing the Bucks to pieces.

115:90.

Another 25-point defeat.

For Bucks fans, the only consolation is that the team played a first half that was evenly matched with the Pelicans.

And they also forced out the strongest Pelicans.

After the first two games of the finals, the two sides will move to New Orleans for the next two finals.

With a 2-0 score in hand, he also played as stress-free as the Spurs did in 07.

For Pelicans fans, this is definitely the happiest Finals.

They are very hopeful to witness the team win the trophy for four consecutive championships at home, and the scene is exciting to think about.

Of course, this is not the happiest, the happiest is that Davis is coming back!

According to the plan, it would take at least three days for Davis to fully recover.

But just like Murphy's Law, if you are afraid that one thing will happen with high probability, you expect one thing to happen with high probability.

Davis wants to come back wholeheartedly, and he really can come back!

However, this is only three days away. From a medical point of view, this can only be regarded as recovery exceeding expectations. Although it is not normal, it is not uncommon.

Anyway, Davis is finally able to play.

During the training class, he was running back and forth, jumping up and down, really looking like a wolf that had been hungry for a month.

Fortunately, this is a closed team training session. If this is seen by reporters and then reported to be seen by Bucks fans, the mood may be so desperate.

Already losing his temper, if Davis comes back again, it's really just four words, a dick.

That night, Game [-] of the Finals kicked off at the New Orleans Arena.

The scene was full of fans, and the bars within a radius of ten miles outside the arena were full.

The true influence of the Pelicans in and around New Orleans has reached an unprecedented level.

No one likes to be abused, but everyone likes to abuse others!

Budenholzer used an impassioned speech before the game to re-mobilize the players' fighting spirit.

After entering the field and starting to warm up, he observed the Pelicans half court as in the past.

Just looking at it, he stayed where he was.

Davis did not have the same suits and ties as in the past. He was wearing a training suit and was warming up with the Pelicans before the game.

And he still looks very excited. During the warm-up, he will never layup if he can dunk.

That's really like a man who hasn't touched a woman for a month, a wolf who has been starved for a month.

His heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly felt an indescribable coolness.

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

The two teams started one after another.

The Bucks are still the starting lineup for the first two games.

There have been relatively big changes on the Pelicans side. Carter and Siakam, who started the first two games, both returned to the bench.

The starters for this game are Brogdon and Tang Tian on the outside, Green and Davis on the striker, and Gasol at the center!

After this lineup came out, not only Budenholzer, but the Bucks players felt a chill in their hearts.

Chapter 290 Runaway Davis

Troubled by injuries before, Davis and Green were absent one by one and played as substitutes, and now they start together!

The Bucks were completely abused when the two didn't play the starting lineup before, but now the Pelicans' starting lineup has given them deep despair before they even started playing!

Of course, this is not the most desperate.

The most desperate thing was that at the end of the Pelicans' opening ceremony, Tang Tian patted the heads of the Pelicans again just like the previous two games!

Faith is built after every success.

Fear also arises after experience after experience!

No one knows whether this unprecedented ritual will work or not.

But the current situation is that the Pelicans find it useful, and the Bucks also find it useful as an opponent!

The game is about to start, and the coaches of both sides are making the final tactical arrangements before the game.

After Budenholzer called the players together, he threw the tactical board directly on the bench, and then pulled the players to speak in his most emotional tone.

"They are laying smoke bombs. They want to break down our psychological defenses in this way. We must maintain confidence."

Although this sentence is a bit embarrassing, it is what the Bucks need most now.

Their original despair eased a lot.

What Budenholzer said has some truth. It is rumored that Davis will not return in three days, and Green's injury has not progressed.

It's really a coincidence that the two are starting at the same time.

They would rather believe that the truth is what Budenholzer said, and that this is just the Pelicans trying to break their psychological defense.

A short whistle sounded from the sidelines, and the game began immediately, with both sides starting one after another.

Tang Tian threw magnesium powder to ignite the emotions of the fans. Amidst the cheers of the fans, the game was about to start.

The Pelicans switched from Gasol to Davis tonight.

Coincidentally, the Bucks also changed from Horford to Antetokounmpo.

It can be seen that the two teams started to compete more vigorously tonight.

In the end, Antetokounmpo's jumping and wingspan were even better, giving the Bucks the chance to take the lead in attacking.

Budenholzer let out a long breath when he saw this.

He doesn't know if Davis' injury is really good, but Antetokounmpo won the jump, which is helpful for the Bucks to improve morale.

Irving advanced to the frontcourt and reached out to signal Horford to mention the high position to play the pick-and-roll.

The Bucks' offensive strategy this time looks the same as the previous game, focusing on Irving and Hayward.

Irving's change of direction was beautiful, passing Gasol and rushing to the basket quickly.

Glancing at Davis defending Antetokounmpo, Irving made a low-handed layup after jumping up.

But just before the ball hits the basket, a long arm covers the ball and it's a shot.

"boom!"

A pegboard hat!

Davis!

Owen's eyes were full of disbelief.

Because he observed Davis' position before layup!

Davis also took advantage of the opportunity to take the defensive rebound, turned around and handed it to Tang Tian, ​​and he quickly got down too.

Tang Tian advanced to the frontcourt, saw Redick and Hayward were following him, and passed the ball to the middle without looking at people.

Davis has already made it, and after taking the ball, he scored with a one-handed dunk!

The cheers on the scene exploded instantly.

From blocking shots to quick dunks, in the first game after Davis came back, he contributed five best-level goals in the first round!

The scene also gave a slow playback of the offense and defense just now.

Davis was indeed looking at Antetokounmpo, but he came to help defend when Irving jumped up.

His height, wingspan, bounce, and even reaction speed are stronger than Siakam before!

Relying on his physical talent, he made a late attack and blocked the ball in a daze!

And after the block, he also showed the elite speed of a big man, running faster than a small forward, and then catching the ball to complete a dunk.

The Bucks' bench looked at each other for a while.

Budenholzer tried to convince them that Davis and Green's starts were smoke bombs, but judging from the opening round, that was not the case!

In the Bucks' offense, Hayward and Horford played pick-and-rolls. He had better vision than Irving. After breaking through to the inside, he gave the ball to Antetokounmpo.

But Davis's reaction speed is really fast, and he returned to the defense the moment Hayward passed the ball.

Antetokounmpo can only play one-on-one after receiving the ball.

Continuous back-to-back hard chisels, plus turned around and forced layups.

Davis withstood everything. Antetokounmpo didn't get a good shot, and he shot a bit reluctantly.