Atlanta is one of the three largest highland cities in the United States and is the capital city of Georgia.

It is one of the most recognizable cities in the country.

If Dallas is the most racist place, then it is the most racially discriminatory place.

Because it was the birthplace and main activity of Martin Luther King Jr., and was given a new city that was rebuilt after the Civil War.

With the popularity of the American drama "The Walking Dead", its global popularity has also risen rapidly.

Although the market is small due to its small population, the Eagles' strong performance this season has greatly improved all of this.

According to the league's official statistics, the stadium attendance rate this season exceeded 7 percent, the highest in the past decade.

In this key match, the Liverpool Stadium was full.

This attendance is directly related to the Pelicans.

In addition to the strong strength of the Pelicans, Tang Tian's violent playing style in the new season is also an important reason.

Before the game began, Tang Tian went over to greet Budenholzer and congratulate the latter on becoming the head coach of the Eagles.

When he was in the Spurs, the humble and kind Budenholzer was the team's first assistant coach and had a good relationship with Tang Tian.

After a brief greeting, the pre-match opening ceremony began, and the starting lineups of both sides appeared one after another.

The Pelicans took the lead, Davis couldn't play, and Aminu, who started in place of him, didn't change other positions.

On the Hawks' side, there are the regular starting five, with Teague and Korver on the outside, Carroll and Millsap on the front, and Horford at center.

Hopford and Whiteside jump ball in the center circle.

Horford was born as a power forward, but since he was drafted by the Hawks, he has been coaxed by management and coaching staff to play center, and he has been playing until now.

Whiteside easily beat Horford to give the Pelicans the first offensive opportunity.

The Pelicans attacked the frontcourt, and Tang Tian was caught in the bag after holding the ball at the top of the arc, and he distributed the ball to Ariza, who made a quick three-point shot.

The Eagles' help came quickly.

Although it is a civilian team, Budenholzer instills in this team not only offense, but also defense.

They couldn't have achieved such a good result in November by attacking alone.

"Bang dang!"

Ariza's three-point iron.

Horford jammed Whiteside and prepared to collect this defensive rebound.

At this moment, a figure quickly cut into the basket from the outside.

Ariza!

After the ball was shot, he knew that it was probably going to be iron.

He used to play a lot of iron with the Rockets, and he had a predetermined shot of where his shot would land.

At this time, he rushed to the basket, and while Horford and Whiteside were hand-to-hand under the basket, he jumped high and rushed to grab the offensive rebound.

After grabbing the rebound, he threw it to Tang Tian, and Tang Tian took the ball and pulled it out.

"Huh!"

Basketball goes to the net.

The Pelicans go first!

The Eagles' offense, with Teague organizing offense from the outside.

Korver and Millsap are in continuous pick-and-roll runs.

The Spurs' hammer tactics are essentially block-and-roll tactics built on the basis of GDP capabilities, with wing players as the endpoint.

Budenholzer is a native of the Spurs department and is the team's tactical coach as the No. 1 assistant coach.

He has the most thorough understanding of hammer tactics, so he didn't copy it, but made some detailed changes according to the characteristics of the Eagles themselves.

This allows everyone on the Hawks, especially the starting five, to bring out their own characteristics in the tactical system.

With a continuous stream of balls on the field, the Eagles' offense looked like mercury.

However, there has been no good chance to make a move.

The Pelicans' defensive intensity on the court is ridiculously high, and they are all kinds of defensive and physical confrontation at the beginning.

The Eagles were uncomfortable, and the intensity was completely different from what they had encountered before.

The ball was passed to the end, and the Eagles didn't get a good shot.

Korver's last reluctant three-point shot smashed out of the frame!

Whiteside jammed Horford under the basket to protect the defensive rebound.

From the time he fought with Adams, his use of the card position made him more and more experienced in the fight for rebounds.

The Pelicans' offense, the others sank to the blue bottom, Tang Tianshan played a cardroll, and changed to a backward emergency stop and shot.

The Pelicans started the game 4-0.

There was a lot of agitation, and it wasn't a good start for the Eagles.

Teague dribbles to the front court to continue the attack.

The Hawks still had a cross-over play, and this time they had a success rate in their pick-and-rolls, but the Pelicans also completely followed up after switching defenses.

Halfway through the attack, they still don't have a chance!

Budenholzer frowned on the sidelines.

The Pelicans opened the game with a playoff-level intensity that was completely disregarded for physical fitness.

But it does limit the Eagles' style of play.

In basketball, when the defensive intensity is strong to a certain extent, any tactic loses its lethality.

This is also the reason why all teams will increase their singles when they reach the playoffs, and why the playoffs are a superstar stage!

The Hawks couldn't run out of tactics, and Teague had to give the ball to Millsap to single Aminu.

Aminu's defense is on the line, and Millsap at the top is uncomfortable.

Millsap turned and leaned back.

Aminu's long arm gives interference.

"Huh!"

Millsap still threw the ball in on his own.

But Budenholzer shook his head helplessly from the sidelines.

This kind of finishing method is obviously not what he wants to see, or playing like this, fighting for his individual singles ability, the Eagles will definitely not win.

The Pelicans' offense, Holiday received a three-point pass from Tang Tian and went out of the basket.

Whiteside took advantage of his height to grab offensive rebounds and score on layups.

6 to 2.

The Pelicans kept the Hawks at bay in the opening frame with aggressive defense and rebounding.

The Eagles' offense, tactical coordination still couldn't come out, and the ball was given to Millsap again, and this time his strong attack was defended by Aminu.

The Pelicans played a defensive counterattack, and after Tang Tian received the ball, the backcourt burst into the frontcourt, and after confronting Teague, he dunked the ball into the basket.

8 to 2!

Fans on the sidelines were agitated.

It's not the same as they imagined.

Originally, Davis was absent, which made them feel that the Hawks had an advantage on paper.

But in the first few minutes, the eagles were almost beaten into chickens!

The Eagles' offense, continuous transmission of the ball to no avail, Carroll was forced to have no room to shoot at the end, and they were directly defended for 24 seconds!

They look like they can't play!

The commentators on the sidelines were stunned when they saw such a situation.

However, Tang Tian was not surprised.

When the Hawks played the Cavaliers in the playoffs, the scene was not much different from this.

In that series, the Hawks averaged 7 fewer points per game than in the regular season, conceded 2 more points, and were grabbed by opponents averaging 52 rebounds per game.

The fear of high-intensity defense and the lack of rebounding protection is the Achilles' heel of this Hawks team.

In addition, Budenholzer has not been in charge for long, and the Eagles are not fully formed.

This situation is completely expected.