When he saw Tang Tian appear, Williams was still very happy.

Winning the Clippers has skyrocketed the team's management's trust in him, but if he is really swept by the Grizzlies, the first round will be in vain.

"Putting Kawai in the starting line-up, we shrink the inside and play defensive counterattacks."

However, as soon as Tang Tian spoke, he was a little stunned.

Fighting the Grizzlies defensively?

This line of thinking doesn't seem to be right, this is the length of the short attack on the enemy, and the chance of winning is smaller.

"Tony Allen doesn't have outside shooting ability, and we can shrink and put the defensive focus on the inside."

Tang Tian then began to explain.

Williams listened and nodded.

"And the Grizzlies' offense relies on Gasol Jr.'s strategy, we shrink the inside, it's difficult for them to play together, as long as we defend and play defensive counterattacks, no matter how fast they retreat, we have a chance."

Tang Tian continued.

The Grizzlies are really strong defensively, but the offense is easy to target.

The Pelicans can't have an advantage in positional warfare, and can only fight for offensive and defensive conversions, so at least there is still a chance.

Tang Tian finished talking about the core idea, and then showed Williams the tactical map he brought, and he marked some details about it on it.

Williams nodded after reading it, he had been persuaded by Tang Tian.

However, after nodding, he looked at Tang Tian's expression very strangely.

To say that Tang Tian did show a rare understanding of tactics before, but these pictures are not necessarily drawn in such detail by ordinary NBA head coaches.

This is such a weirdo.

Tang Tian didn't explain that, although Williams was strange, he didn't ask, he now has to take the time to understand the tactical details, and then the next day's training session has to start practicing, three days of rest, for them time is pressing.

In the next day's training session, Williams announced that White was in the starting line-up for the season and began training on defensive counter-attacks.

Whiteside was excited when he heard the news.

He started playing the Clippers before, but the effect was not good, he thought he would never have a chance again, but he didn't expect it to come again!

He was in high spirits, and his whole state seemed to be very hot.

This is undoubtedly good news for the Pelicans.

Just as the Pelicans were actively preparing for the away game, the league announced the final batch of honors.

All-League Team and All-Defensive Team.

The first to be announced was the All-Defensive Team.

Best Defensive Second Team: Roy Hibbert, James, Leonard, Jimmy Butler and Beverley.

Leonard took up the Spurs' forward line after Tang Tian left, and this was also the first time in his career that he was selected to the defensive lineup.

It's a similar story for Butler, who has been playing the full game regularly this season as a defensive squad, and has been impressive on the defensive end.

And James has been somewhat surprisingly absent from the defensive squads this year.

Best Defensive Team: Noah, Ibaka, Paul George, Don and Paul.

Obviously, James's position was squeezed by Tang Tian and George.

Tang Tian won the best defensive player for a second time, and it was not much of a surprise to enter a while.

George has led the team to second place in the East this season and deserves a defensive shot.

James was not unjustly squeezed this time.

Not long after the All-Defensive Team was announced, the All-Defensive Team was released quickly.

Best three: Tony Parker, Jimmy Butler, Paul George, Al Jefferson and Love.

Rose's absence really gave Butler a chance, and he played a good offense in addition to defense.

And with the bonus of the hard training brother training camp, his performance is much better than in history, and this three formations are well deserved.

Best Second Team: Curry, Harden, Donald, Griffin and Howard.

This is the first time in Tang Tian's career that he has been selected for the best team, and he has come up with a second team.

This shows that the media reporters are quite positive about his performance.

Considering Kobe Bryant is 37 years old and the Pelicans' growth, there is a lot of hope that he will be selected for the first team next season.

Best Team: Paul, Kobe, Durant, James and Noah.

Although Noah failed to be the best defensive player, with his outstanding performance, he still squeezed out Howard and was selected for the first team.

After the results came out, Tang Tian received congratulatory text messages from many people.

A first-team second team plus a first-team defense is an affirmation of his best performance in the Pelicans' year.

Of course, everyone knows that this is just the beginning.

The starting point is already so high, and the future is worth looking forward to.

Two days later, the Pelicans flew to Memphis for two road games against the Grizzlies.

On the same day they arrived, the third Western Conference Finals between the Lakers and Spurs had just ended.

The Lakers lost their home game in Los Angeles to the Spurs 93-110, trailing the Spurs 2-1.

After winning the opening game to grab home-court advantage, they lost back-to-back games to the Spurs.

Kobe Bryant continued his excellent form in the first round, averaging 30+ points per game with a 46% shooting rate.

But the Lakers were targeted at other points.

Popovich, the bad old man, was so bad that he completely isolated Kobe Bryant on the court.

And what's worse is that after losing the third game, Howard began to lose his temper, and after the game, he and Kobe Bryant argued in the locker room to ask for more shots.

This casts a huge shadow over the Lakers' prospects for the Western Conference finals.

Just one day later, Game 3 of the series between the Pelicans and Grizzlies officially kicked off at FedEx Arena.

The stadium was full of attendance.

Although the Grizzlies play very retro, there is a lot of physical contact and confrontation, especially in the playoffs, and the fist-to-flesh style of play is like a boxing match.

So when it comes to the playoffs, the local audience likes to come and watch the game.

And the Black Seven eliminated the Thunder for two consecutive years, and now they are still leading the Pelicans 2-0, and fans are more willing to come.

After the pre-match opening ceremony, the starters of both teams came on one after another.

On the Grizzlies' side, Conley and Tony Allen on the outside, Courtney Lee and Randolph on the front, and Gasol Jr. at center.

On the Pelicans' side, Holiday and Morrow on the outside, Don and Davis on the front, and Whiteside at center.

After Jogger saw the Pelicans change starters, his eyes were thoughtful.

He's an academy coach, but his style is somewhat similar to Popovich's, and he's the kind of coach who thinks a lot.

He clearly felt something.

Gasol Jr. jumped to Davis to give the Grizzlies a chance to take the lead.

The Grizzlies went to the frontcourt, and Gasol Jr. held the ball at the free-throw line.

At that moment, the Pelicans' defense shrank inside.

Whiteside and Davis on the inside both sank to near the three-second zone, Tang Tian also went to the free throw line, and even Holiday and Morrow shrank to a high position.

It's a defensive formation that's even tighter than a 2-3 combination.

As Tang Tian expected, because Allen had no shooting ability, after the Pelicans' formation was laid out, the Grizzlies' tactics couldn't play, and Gasol Jr.'s strategy was basically scrapped.

Jogger's brow furrowed, Williams' hand was really targeted.

When Gasol Jr. saw this, he chose to attack the frame with his back to the frame, and hooked his long arm from a distance after shaking his head.

Whiteside attempted a block and hit Gasol Jr. on the arm, who had two free throws.

Seeing this, Qiao Geel's frown gradually relaxed again.

It's a good tactical idea, but it's a pity that there is no executor, Whiteside is too prone to fouling, and the Pelicans can't hold out for long.