Harden has not scored many points in the last two games, but he has a lot of assists, and his role for the Rockets is still great.

Tang Tian's idea is very simple, he wants to use the roughest one-on-one way to blow Harden up.

The Rockets, which only had Paul and Cousins, were no match for the Pelicans.

And this is also a warm-up for the next round of games.

If it is still the Warriors, it is inevitable to use the tactic of playing Curry in the wrong position when the time comes, and if it is the Thunder, it is also necessary to play Adams in the wrong position.

In other words, it's a tactical adjustment and a warm-up for the next round.

Stevens agreed.

The next game in New Orleans is the perfect time for the Pelicans to end the series.

If you lose and go to Houston, the series will be dragged on for a long time, and it may even be overturned.

"I'll put Jokic on the bench."

Stevens continued.

Tang Tian nodded.

Jokic's defense of Cousins is mediocre, and if he decides to go one-on-one with Harden now, he will be physically exhausted faster than before.

If he gets off the court early, he needs Jokic to come on the court early to organize.

And Jokic is very professional, unlike Whiteside before, as long as Stevens makes it clear, he shouldn't be emotional.

On game day, the Rockets arrived in New Orleans, and D'Antoni only scheduled an hour or two of acclimatization.

The Rockets' mental outlook looks very good.

'I still have a lot of confidence in the team and they will continue to play like they did in the last game.'

D'Antoni said the same thing in front of the media as before.

As a manager, he has to show that confidence to the outside world.

That night, fans poured into the arena holding signs and shouting "Pelicans Championships."

It's a shame not to be able to sweep the Rockets, but it's a great thing to be able to finish the series at home.

"Today, I think the Pelicans are likely to make another adjustment, and their tactics against Harden in the past two games have not been so effective."

In the broadcast seat in the stadium, Zhang Weiping began to explain the hot scene early.

"What does Director Zhang mean?"

Yang Yi on the side accosted.

"I think they're likely to use Don to defend Harden."

After Zhang Weiping finished speaking, he didn't wait for Yang Yi to ask, and then immediately explained.

"You see, if Tang Tian is used to defend against Harden, won't the others be liberated? Then Paul and Cousins will definitely not be able to play like the first two games, so won't the game become easier? ”

Zhang Weiping analyzed it for a while, and showed his signature smile when he finished.

Yang Yi on the side laughed after hearing this.

It is obvious that he does not agree with Zhang Weiping's statement.

The offense of playoff stars is too important, especially in the era of small ball, and few coaches will use the team's superstar to defend the opponent's superstar, which is more than worth the loss.

Zhang Weiping's thinking is still stuck in his own era and is outdated.

As the two were talking, the starters of both sides had appeared one after another.

There was a starting change on the Pelicans' side, with Biyombo replacing Jokic as the starting center.

Biyombo jumped to win over Cousins to officially kick off the game.

Holiday held the ball across the half, and Tang Tian and Ariza had an off-ball block.

Waiting for Tang Tian's defender to be replaced by Harden, Holiday followed and handed the ball over, and then pulled the defender away.

This is this obvious singles tactic.

Tang Tian held the ball and threatened three times, and broke through the change of direction after the tentative step.

Harden's weight was too big to keep up with Tang Tian's speed at all, so he only had time to look back.

Tang Tian scored an easy layup.

The cheers continued.

Harden's outside defensive ability was not good, and in front of Tang Tian, his eyes were revealed.

The Rockets' offense advanced to the frontcourt, and Harden took a look at the frontcourt and found that the defender had changed from Ariza to Tang Tian.

Yang Yi's expression was obviously stunned when he saw this scene.

"Look, I'll just say, the Pelicans' choice makes sense."

Zhang Weiping said with a laugh.

He was too involved to notice that Yang Yi beside him looked embarrassed.

Paul's breakaway was deflected off by Davis' assist, and the rebound was grabbed by Davis.

The Pelicans didn't have to spend a lot of time defending Harden and did a noticeably better defense against Paul and Cousins than they did in the first two games.

Zhang Weiping is not only a reasonable emperor, but also has decades of experience in commentary, and obviously understands the ball very well.

The Pelicans' counterattack didn't hit the ground, and Tang Tian continued to look for Harden.

The Rockets didn't change, but not changing it was equivalent to giving Tang Tian space to attack, and he took Holiday and pulled out his hand.

"Huh!"

Giving a superstar such a large amount of space to attack is tantamount to giving away points.

The Rockets' offense, Cousins' mid-range breakaway was blocked by Davis' defense, and after Biyombo protected the defensive rebound, the Rockets' offense was once again futile.

The Rockets retreated quickly, the Pelicans battled positionally, and Tang Tian continued to change direction and break through after switching to Harden.

Harden really couldn't prevent it, and he didn't get it back in a flash of inspiration.

Cousins came out to help defend it, and Tang Tian's close-fitting close-range pass was stuffed to Biyombo, who scored a powerful dunk with both hands unguarded.

These rounds became a microcosm of the two sides after the opening game.

Harden has not attacked since he was marked by Tang Tian, Paul and Cousins were heavily targeted, and the Rockets' offense was obviously not as smooth as the first two games.

On the defensive end, the Pelicans have been using Tang Tian to play Harden, and Harden can't defend at all, and he has enough eyes to defend enough to make highlights.

The rest of the Rocket team didn't dare to defend it, and Tang Tian was an assist.

While Biyombo isn't as good at finishing as Jokic and has the occasional butter hand, he has a noticeably better limit to Cousins on the defensive end.

The Rockets were suppressed on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and in less than half a quarter, the score was 8-20.

D'Antoni said several times that his team would continue to play in the previous two games, but it turned out that what he said didn't count.

The Pelicans' adjustment has changed the situation once again.

And D'Antoni's on-field response was as lagging as in the previous games.

Harden saw that the situation was not right and chose to attack on his own.

Successive changes of direction to break through and then step back, he fully used his offensive skills.

But Tang Tian completely followed, and the defense after his save gave great pressure.

Harden was forced to adjust the angle of his shot, and as a result, he made a straight three-and-shoot shot.

There was a lot of commotion at the scene.

Holiday missed a three-point shot from Donald's pass, and Cousins grabbed the rebound.

The Rockets attacked the frontcourt, and Harden continued to hold the ball to play Tang Tian.

This time he chose to break through, leaning on Tang Tian's body, wanting to make Tang Tian's foul.

But Tang Tian had already taken precautions, and after dodging, he waited for his shot, and directly reached out to cover it.

"Bang!"

Tang Tian slapped a big hat and flew the ball out of the field.

After his block, in order to enhance the momentum of the home team, he also reached out to the audience and made a finger shaking movement that he had not used for a long time.

There was a lot of commotion at the scene.

Harden's face was dark, he basically took one step to prevent Tang Tian, but he beat Tang Tian either three times or was impersonated, this was really blown up!

There were still many people who questioned Tang Tian's election as the best defensive player this season, but things proved that Keyboard Man is just a Keyboard Warrior, and only the players who really oppose him on the court know his horror.

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