Tang Tian was not too surprised by the MVP selection result.

As some fans on social media said, he has enough data this season and enough core role, but his record is really poor.

He ended up getting a higher percentage of votes than James, thanks to the Pelicans' documentary for him.

And there's really nothing to worry about, this is his first year with the Pelicans, and he didn't expect to be MVP.

In the end, he was able to rank second in the vote rate, which has exceeded his expectations.

But in the long run, with a boost this offseason, the Pelicans' record has gone up, and he can really compete next year.

The Pelicans defeated the Clippers to advance to the second round, by which time the first round of games has all ended, and the Eastern and Western semifinals have been released.

The Heat in the East will face the Nets, who eliminated the Wizards in the first round of the tiebreaker.

The other semifinal was between the Bulls and the Pacers, who won 89-86 after the first game of the series between the two sides was played.

On the Western side, the first game of the semifinals between the Spurs and the Lakers has also been played, and the result is very surprising.

The Lakers beat the Spurs 116-106 on the road to snatch home-court advantage from the Spurs.

The Spurs' problems were exposed, as they couldn't contain Harden in the first round and couldn't hold Kobe Bryant in the second round, who scored 37 points in the opening game.

In the other group of matches in the West, the Pelicans will face the Grizzlies after they advance.

The Grizzlies are the most amazing team in the league, and since the formation of the black and white duo, the black eight has passed the Spurs, and the black seven has passed the Thunder, and they are the absolute powerhouse in the playoffs.

And their confrontation in the regular season is strong, and in the playoffs, it will only be stronger.

This is also the capital of their ability to complete the black seven and black eight, and their defense is definitely ranked one or two in the league.

And playing with them, the play of the inside line will be crucial.

The Thunder lost in the first round, in addition to Durant and Westbrook not playing as expected, the sluggish performance of Ibaka and Perkins was also a very important factor.

Griffin really doesn't have a shame on the black and white duo, and for the Pelicans, the Davis and Evans combination doesn't take much advantage.

The Pelicans can win against the Clippers, but it's really hard to get past the Grizzlies.

After a two-day break, the first game between the Pelicans and Grizzlies kicked off at New Orleans Arena.

The Grizzlies eliminated the Thunder 4-2 and got nearly a week or so of rest, while the Pelicans played a steal-break and didn't stop.

After the game began, the Grizzlies also showed the Pelicans how they eliminated the Thunder in the first round.

The defensive intensity on the inside has been raised a whole notch, especially Gasol Jr.

Gasol Jr. is just as good offensively as his brother Gasol Jr., but his defense is not worth a notch.

He was selected for the defensive team last year and was second only to Tang Tian in the selection of the best defensive player.

In the regular season, he obviously played in the past, and in the playoffs, the entire performance was directly improved by one notch.

He averaged 20.7 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.1 steals and 2.2 blocks per game against the Thunder in the first round, and was the key to the Grizzlies' advancement.

It's the same when it comes to playing the Grizzlies, with a strong sense of presence on both offensive and defensive ends.

Davis was entangled by Randolph in the middle distance, and was blocked by Gasol Jr. on the inside, and the young man finally realized Griffin's pain at the beginning.

Without enough offensive skills, it's not easy to get a bargain under the black and white.

To put it bluntly, when it comes to the playoffs, black and white is the litmus test for whether an interior player is a real supergiant.

Not only Davis, but Tang Tian was also completely targeted in the game.

During the regular season, the Grizzlies basically used Tony Allen as a single defense, and in the playoffs, this defensive strategy completely changed.

is still a single defense, but Aaron started to lead the defense from the whole court, and used his body to fight to consume Tang Tian at the beginning.

When it came to the positional battle, the Grizzlies also targeted Tang Tian to the free throw line.

Don't underestimate this change, Tang Tian's current offensive skills are relatively simple, and in the face of Allen, he can't shake Allen like Huang Barnes.

So he basically uses the breakthrough to get rid of the change of direction, but Aaron still chases and will not give him a chance to pull out easily.

He was forced to kill under the basket, and under the basket was black and white.

This is the equivalent of driving him in front of two walls.

He can use the explosives pack to create space for himself to shoot, but he is not very effective against the black and white.

And more importantly, with such an offensive method, his physical exertion is really great.

Just creating hands, the physical exertion is several times that of playing the Clippers.

The Grizzlies have changed coaches this season and replaced young Dave Jogle, who has not been noticed because of his style of play in Memphis and the Grizzlies.

But in reality, he is the league's current head coach who deserves to be a young coach, having won Coach of the Month three times this season.

He is also second only to Popovich and Timon Williams in the Coach of the Season award.

In addition to the Grizzlies' own configuration, his targeted defense is really impressive.

87-75, the Grizzlies relied on an impregnable defense to defeat the Pelicans on the road to gain home-court advantage.

Tang Tian scored 27 points, but the shooting percentage was only in his early 40s, and Davis only got 11 points and 7 rebounds.

The Pelicans' set-up is all built around the Twins, who don't play well and they struggle to play.

The second game was the same as the first.

The Pelicans are like stuck in a quagmire, with no fighting spirit and hard work, but they just can't play it.

After two games, they also lost two home games in a row, and fell behind the Grizzlies 0-2 in the big score.

Although I knew that it would be difficult to play against the Grizzlies, no one expected such a situation.

Including Tang Tian.

The Clippers are a bit like paper tigers, but the Grizzlies are real tigers.

After these two games, a lot of problems have been exposed, he needs to enrich the offensive means, Davis also needs to enrich the offensive means, the team needs experience, etc......

But that's all in the offseason and next season, and now it's a question of how to play this series.

It's not unacceptable to lose to the Grizzlies, but the problem is that they can't continue to play like this, and if they lose both home games, they will be swept if they play like this again.

The Pelicans gained confidence by beating the Clippers, and if they were swept in the second round, it would affect the team's morale next season.

So change is something that has to be done.

Tang Tian didn't wait for Williams to come to him this time, he took the initiative to contact Williams himself, and then the two met in the coach's office.

"We need to change."

He had several tactical maps in his hands.

The Pelicans' lineup, experience, offense and defense are all at a disadvantage, and tactics are the only weight that can affect the balance of victory.

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