Chapter 974: Van Gundy Wants to Get Out of the Mountain

Harden continued to play Cousins in the frontcourt, and this time Holiday had help defense, but Harden was in good shape and passed the ball to Gordon as soon as possible.

Gordon made a three-pointer and his hand went up and down.

"Huh!"

Basketball hollow into the net.

8 to 2!

Team Rockets started with a bang!

They had Gordon's Sixth Man of the Year halo bonus tonight, and with D'Antoni's roster changes, it worked out unexpectedly.

"Defend! Defend! ”

The Rockets' excellent performance on the court also affected the crowd on the sidelines, and the cheers were overwhelming.

An invisible momentum pressed down on the Pelicans.

It's not going to be easy for them to take away the win from Houston tonight.

Holiday held the ball to the front court again, and Tang Tian reached out to him to pass the ball.

Team Rocket didn't go straight to the bag, he glanced up at Team Rocket's defense.

D'Antoni's genius made Davis's mismatch advantage gone, and Jokic's offensive threat dropped under the new penalty scale, and Tucker was not as easy to break through as he thought.

However, their pre-game plan was not to play this point in the first place.

Tang Tian stretched out his hand and motioned for the flank to pull away, and Jokic fell low.

The Rockets have changed defenses inside, and Cousins and Tucker have changed defenses again.

Buzderrick's defensive thinking is very clear, Jokic goes out, he uses Tucker to defend Jokic, Jokic enters the interior, and he changes back to Cousins.

To sum it up, Cousins is not in the three-second zone.

Tang Tian saw it and stretched out his hand to signal Jokic to the free throw line, and while the latter moved, a change of direction accelerated past Gordon and broke inside.

Gordon's defense is much worse than Tucker's, and despite his cannon-like body, lateral movement has always been a weakness.

Tang Tiantu was completely overtaken at this time.

Without waiting for Cousins' help to come out, Tang Tian made an emergency stop near the free throw line.

"Huh!"

Basketball hollow into the net.

Tang Tian broke the Pelicans' scoring drought.

The shouting at the scene came to an abrupt end.

Tang Tian poured a basin of cold water on them.

And back on the defensive end, the Pelicans' defense has also changed, Ariza went to play with Gordon, and Tang Tian played against Harden like in the previous two games.

Harden's attempt to get Cousins to block unsuccessfully gave the ball to Paul, who and Cousins accelerated to the basket for a layup.

Davis helped defend in place and directly covered the ball, grabbing the defensive rebound.

Tucker playing the No. 4 position has many benefits for the Rockets, but there are also drawbacks, such as rebounding.

Davis isn't Green, and Tucker can't grab it at all.

The Pelicans advanced to the frontcourt, and Tang Tian continued to play Gordon with the ball, another step over, and another emergency stop.

"Huh!"

Continuous!

Gordon's defense is too bad for Tucker, Tang Tian's defense is broken too fast, and the Rockets' defense can't go up!

6 to 8!

After Tang Tian scored 4 points in a row, the Pelicans narrowed the gap to 2 points!

D'Antoni and Bouzderrick turned heads to communicate.

Tang Tian's judgment of the situation on the field was too accurate.

If the Pelicans continue to play like this, they don't need to find Cousins in a misplaced position, Tang Tianneng can directly beat Gordon to doubt his life, and directly collapse the Rockets.

"Wait one more round."

Buzdrik spoke.

Paul continued to block with Cousins in the frontcourt and faced Jokic's mid-range shot.

D'Antoni didn't lie after the last game, and the Rockets played Jokic the same way the Pelicans played Cousins.

Harden is restricted to Paul, and Paul is restricted again, to Gordon.

Anyway, it's right to fight to the death.

10-6, the Rockets continued to hold the lead.

Tang Tian received the ball again in the front court, and under the signal of Bouzdrick on the sidelines, the Rockets went to the bag in advance.

Tang Tian suddenly took a step towards the bag and divided Holiday and shouted for Holiday to vote.

Holiday didn't hesitate, the Rockets didn't beat Tang Tian in the first two games, and the others were very decisive.

"Huh!"

Basketball goes to the net.

Holiday was competitive enough to shoot this open three-pointer!

9 to 10!

A difference of 1 point!

Seeing this, Buzdrick was a little helpless, and said a word to D'Antoni, who turned his head and called Morris up.

What he said about waiting for a round is to see how the rest of the Pelicans feel, and Holiday made a three-point shot that means a lot at the tactical level.

A short whistle sounded from the sidelines, and Morris came on to replace Gordon.

The Rockets were forced to drop their opening lineup.

"I'd be happy to coach a guy like that, he's completely turned the game around!"

Van Gundy exclaimed in the commentary box.

He has been working in the commentary booth since he resigned from the Rockets, and he has lost interest in working as an NBA head coach.

But obviously, Tang Tian's performance aroused his coaching pleasure again.

Tang Tian's performance on the field looks like more than just a player, and his ball quotient looks higher than Rondo's.

It's a good fit for a defensive coach like Van Gundy.

"It must have been a very easy job."

Brin chimed in.

Maddie laughed.

These two guys......

Think about the current O'Neill and Barkley, are the commentators all Tang Blowing in their bones?

Paul singled Jokic in the frontcourt and was distracted from the mid-range.

Since Paul's meniscus injury in New Orleans, his singles ability has dropped a notch.

Compared to Harden, his singles efficiency is much lower.

This is also the Pelicans' targeted defense before the game, if Harden is in good shape, let Tang Tian defend and force Paul to play alone.

The pre-match setup now seems to have been a success.

Davis took the defensive rebound, the Pelicans advanced to the frontcourt, and the ball was given to Tang Tian.

Tang Tian directly called Jokic to block and dismantle in a high position.

With Tucker down, there's no way Cousins can go down the basket anymore.

Morris is not fast enough to help defend, he doesn't come out again, Jokic blocks one, and Tang Tian is shooting practice.

The high post block, Jokic blocked Tucker to death, and Tang Tian misplaced against Cousins.

The familiar averages of the previous game are repeated.

Dribble low and change direction continuously.

The Pelicans spread wide on the wing, and after Holiday made a three-pointer in front of him, the Rockets' defense didn't dare to come up casually.

Tang Tian slowed down, and Cousins was afraid that Tang Tian's shot was directly saved.

Tang Tian accelerated him again and directly put him away.

The speed difference between the two is too much.

Tang Tian hit the basket, Davis stuck Morris, and he easily sent the ball into the basket.

11 to 10.

Although the start was unfavorable, with Tang Tian's personal wave, the Pelicans successfully overtook the score!

Paul hit Jokic again, and this time his shot resulted in Jokic's hitter, making both free throws.

However, in the next round, Tang Tian continued to fight Cousins.

With the experience of the previous goal, Cousins hesitated to save too thoroughly.

But that's the hesitation.

"Huh!"

Tang Tian's mid-distance dry pull again!

"Hey! Look at this Tang Tian, hitting Cousins is like hitting a stake, one hit and one accurate! ”

On the broadcast seat, Zhang Weiping shouted with joy.