The Clippers' opening strategy raised Tang Tian's hand.

As a result, under the intensity of the playoffs, as long as it is not wrapped or even slowed, Tang Tian can find an opportunity and throw the ball into the basket.

At halftime, the score was 60-46 and the Pelicans took the lead.

If it weren't for the Clippers' own good form, this game would have been spent.

Tang Tian had 23 points and 5 assists in the half.

It took half a game for Rivers to fully understand a little.

If they focus on defending Tang Tian, no matter how Davis plays, they will at least be on a five-to-five match with the Pelicans;

But if they don't care about Tang Tian, even in the playoffs, Tang Tian can win the game by himself.

At halftime, Rivers completely overturned the tactics developed by the coaching staff before the game and put Tang Tian in the first defensive position.

Coming back in the second half, after Tang Tian scored two goals, the Clippers began to resolutely wrap up.

The Pelicans started with a rainbow of momentum, and the whole team was in full shape, but when they came back from halftime, that breath was much weaker.

Moreau missed a chance from the outside, Davis missed twice from mid-range, and Evans had a butter hand under the basket.

It doesn't look like much, but it adds up to a lot.

At the end of the third quarter, the Clippers erased a 14-point deficit and tied the Pelicans at 80.

Tang Tian only scored 7 points and 3 assists in this quarter.

Rivers can become a champion coach, and he must have goods in his belly.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Tang Tian and Davis both sat on the sidelines to rest.

At this time, Tang Tian's mind was not only thinking about the game in front of him, but also about strengthening his strength in the summer.

The four quarterbacks at the beginning of the century had their own strengths, but Kobe Bryant was the undisputed No. 1.

The quality of a player is not just about the percentage of hits.

Kobe's ability to attack at critical moments is incomparable to the other three.

In other words, the other three have a top-notch skill, but Kobe Bryant has more than one, so he basically can't be completely prevented.

Bryant has learned from Olajuwon in the summer and can use it in the game right away, which is the scariest thing about him.

The path he is going to take next is actually very close to Kobe.

This is not the whistle era when the three-board axe can dominate the league in the future, and James Harden is here at most and he is now, and he is easy to target.

Therefore, in order to strengthen his playoff offensive ability, he must continue to enrich his offensive skills in the summer, and improve it significantly.

Otherwise, he is really still a long way from his next title.

Just when his mind was full of thoughts, the game on the field changed dramatically.

Crawford came on and had a convulsion, but Redick was the odd man.

He made three three-pointers in a row, led the team to a 9-2 offensive run, and stopped the Pelicans directly.

Redick rarely raised his head and roared after making his third three-pointer, and it could be seen that he was still haunted by Tang Tian's collision from the court before.

During the timeout, Williams called Tang Tian and Davis, who had rested for less than three minutes, up again.

Tang Tian got up and took his thoughts back, and then pulled Williams to whisper for a while.

When the timeout came, players from both sides returned to the pitch one after another.

Rivers looks much better at this time than he was in the first half, recovering a 14-point deficit and now leading by seven points, with 21 points on the outside.

With the Clippers in the second half, they have a lot of hope of winning the game.

As long as they win this game, the big score of 2-2 is equivalent to returning to the starting point, and they are still the side with the bigger chance of winning when they regain the home advantage.

"Huh!"

Just as he was thinking, Davis received a pass from Tang Tian near the free throw line and hit a mid-range shot.

The Pelicans looked a lot better than they were in the third quarter.

He got up and walked to the sidelines, reminding his players to speed up their defensive rotations.

"Toot!"

However, as soon as the Clippers sent the ball out of the backcourt, the whistle sounded on the court.

Jordan Jr. was fouled by Gordon.

Because of the fierce confrontation in the first few minutes, the Pelicans have accumulated three fouls, and this foul has brought that number up to four.

The Clippers continued to serve baseline balls.

The ball was sent out, and Jordan Jr. was fouled by Aminu again.

Obviously, the Pelicans are sacrificing the shark-cutting tactics invented by Popovich.

The elder Nelson invented the shark slashing tactic, and Popovich carried it forward, slashing in the opening 5 seconds on O'Neal's birthday, which became a classic scene in the NBA.

That's what Tang Tian and Williams were talking about.

He didn't drink in San Antonio and Popovich for nothing.

Because the Pelicans have accumulated five fouls, Jordan Jr. went straight to the free throw line.

Jordan Jr.'s free throw shooting rate is more than 5 percent, which is his biggest weakness.

The crowd was booed, Jordan Jr. missed both free throws, and Whiteside defended the defensive rebound.

The cut was quite successful.

The Pelicans attacked the frontcourt, and Tang Tian shared the ball with Whiteside, who jumped up quickly to score a dunk under the basket.

Rivers felt right before, and although they were beaten 2-9 by the Clippers at the beginning of the fourth quarter, they were really in better shape than in the third quarter.

The Clippers served in the backcourt, and Jordan Jr. was fouled by Holiday again.

This is a problem for Rivers, if you don't change Jordan Jr., you will be cut all the time, but if you change Jordan Jr., the Clippers' interior defense will have to be downgraded by one gear.

Jordan Jr. continued to go to the free throw line, and this time he was still competitive, hitting one of two free throws.

The Pelicans went to the frontcourt to play a positional battle, and at this time, the Clippers did not dare to be in the bag at will.

Tang Tian hit Barnes one-on-one, and directly shook outside the three-point line and pulled it out.

"Huh!"

At the critical moment, Tang Tian did not relent, and the three-point shooter rose and fell.

89-90, the Pelicans relied on this wave of shark-cutting tactics to return a 7-1 offensive run from the Clippers and narrow the gap to 1 point.

Rivers had no choice but to go to Glenn Davis to replace Jordan Jr.

Davis is now fat as a ball, far from the short monster he was when he was the Celtics, and his replacement has made the Clippers' interior defensive strength go down.

With two minutes remaining, the Pelicans led 103-99.

From trailing by 7 points to leading by 4 points, the Pelicans' success in this wave of shark-cutting tactics could not be more successful.

This is also the playoffs, and players with obvious shortcomings will be targeted to death.

It wasn't until the last 2 minutes that Jordan Jr. was replaced.

According to NBA rules, the shark slashing tactic cannot be performed in the last 2 minutes, otherwise the fouled team will get a chance to throw a free throw.

Based on this rule, Rivers dared to replace Jordan Jr. on the court.

Little Jordan had fire in his eyes when he came on the court, and he was really uncomfortable with this cut.

The Pelicans' possession of the ball, Tang Tian was holding the ball on the outside at this time.

He's already scored nine points in the quarter, and one more goal would put him in the first playoff 40+ of his career