Chapter Fifty-Eight: Two Consecutive Victories
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In fact, the Pelicans also don't have a fixed strategy, compared to the fixed routines of other teams, their tactics are more like wild roads. In other words, it is a long-range firepower strike group headed by Yang Yi.
They don't have a set of tactics, but adopt a random mode, encountering different teams with different tactics, which is the legendary blind hand.
Williams is not a well-known tactician in the league, he is a player by training, and although he knows a lot of tactics himself, his strength is on-the-spot command. In this way, the Pelicans are not like soldiers, and they will not be like generals in the league, and it can also be said that they beat the master to death, and none of the other 29 teams in the league this season have been able to please them.
Now, Yang Yi is ready to exert the power of the regular season again. He made up his mind to do one thing, and he would definitely get it right.
No, he wants the Pelicans to play their own rhythm, not get caught up in the rhythm of the Clippers, and act right away.
"Ryan, you wait a minute to stop and dismantle for me." After receiving Anderson's serve from the baseline, Yang Yi said softly. He knew that Anderson must have understood what he meant, and he had been working together for a season, and his teammates knew each other very well, and many times they understood what each other was going to do in a word or action.
Yang Yi's words were very clear, he was going to attack with all his might. His teammates just need to work well together and leave it to him offensively.
"No problem, I'll see you perform later, haha......" Anderson laughed heartily. It's a good thing that the fat man is willing to attack! They are also in the groping stage in the playoffs, and if Yang Yi can still play his power in the regular season, then the Pelicans will definitely be invincible in the playoffs.
Yang Yi held the ball and advanced to the front court, and when he came to the top of the arc near the three-point line, Anderson took the initiative to block Paul and give Yang Yi a chance to shoot.
Yang Yi and Paul are different types of players, the fat man is good at projection, and Paul is good at breaking and passing. The difference in the way they play the ball leads to different styles of attacking with the ball.
Previously, Paul took advantage of Griffin's blocking and dismantling to hold the ball into the interior to seek cooperation with his teammates, but he was caught in a siege and intercepted and had to pass the ball out; Yang Yi is different, he is a typical opportunist, as long as there is even the slightest opportunity, as long as he believes that it is feasible, he will definitely take action.
With the help of Anderson's block, Yang Yi quickly launched a Curry-style three-point and threw the ball out of his hand.
After being blocked by Anderson, seeing that Yang Yi shot directly without waiting for his teammates to stand, Paul secretly said that it was not good. He knew that although Yang Yi was a little crazy, his style of play was very steady. If you don't have a teammate under the basket like now, you can shoot directly, either if you mess around, or you are confident in yourself. What type of player is Yang Yihui? Without even thinking about it, Paul chose the latter.
Judging from Yang Yi's resume in the league, there is no aspect that shows that he is a player who likes to mess around. Therefore, Paul concluded that Yang Yi was likely to feel the hand, so he came to the front court with the help of a simple block and couldn't wait to pull the ball and shoot angrily.
Swish!
The crisp sound of rubbing reached Paul's ears, and he knew that the fat man was really coming. After all, this is a playoff game, and all players are responsible for their actions, and it's impossible to mess around like the regular season.
After hitting a three-pointer, Yang raised his fist. Sure enough, it's much more comfortable to play at your own pace. Previously, due to caution, the Pelicans did not play their own rhythm at all, and were completely led by the nose by the old and spicy Clippers.
While the two teams scored scorchingly and alternately rising, the tempo was always in the hands of the Clippers. Now that Yang Yi has found his rhythm with a three-pointer after the pick-and-roll, he believes the Pelicans will soon return to the state of being invincible in the regular season.
Even if his teammates' offensive efficiency has decreased due to the intensity of the playoffs, isn't there still him on the team? Compared to the other nine players on the field, he still has a lot of big moves that he hasn't put away. For example, the eye of data, perfect imitation and other magic skills.
Yang Yi's three points kicked off the two teams competing for the rhythm of the game. The Clippers choose to play steadily and steadily, they are often positional battles, and from time to time there are air connections, and the firepower output is generally on the inside line, and the hit rate is higher if they play steadily; This is not the case with the Pelicans, the whole team quickly changed the rhythm under the leadership of Yang Yi, and transformed it into the magic operation of beating the master to death in the regular season, of course, the Pelicans' firepower output is mainly near the three-point line, generally from the three-point line to the free throw line.
The tug-of-war on the court is obvious, and the Clippers want to play steadily and step by step; The Pelicans focus on the style of the youth army, wanting to rely on rapid offensive and defensive transformations to disrupt the rhythm of the Clippers.
The two sides chased after me, each playing their own rhythm, and no one could really contain anyone. In fact, the core figures of the two teams have already set the tone of this confrontation. Paul is steady and Yang is flying, and each wants to take the other side through the rhythm of their own team, but they can't help each other.
The tug-of-war continued into the fourth quarter, but both teams had frighteningly low scores. Halfway through the fourth quarter, the score was still 73-70. The score came as a surprise to many, who did not expect that two teams that were not known for their defense would limit each other so badly.
Although the two teams have their own rhythm and play at their own pace, the reason why the playoffs are playoffs and attract the attention of the media and fans is because the playoffs have a toughness and enthusiasm that the regular season does not have. Usually lazy teams are like sharks that smell blood in the playoffs, and it is impossible to take the other side down without fighting to the death.
However, by the end of the quarter, everyone's state was about the same, and the physical consumption was almost the same. A truly evenly matched game looks at the willpower of both sides, and whoever can persevere to the end will be the final winner.
Yang Yi crossed his hands on his hips, gasped in his mouth, and his eyes were firmly fixed on Paul who was holding the ball. He finally knew why the system would mark this side quest as an advanced side quest, in addition to the playoffs being a little higher, there was also a combination of the Clippers' strength, momentum, and other aspects.
Not really! The two teams played according to their own rhythms, and strengthened their defense against each other, and now the score of the two sides is 73:70, completely setting a new career low led by the fat man. Although the Pelicans are currently only leading by three points, judging from the degree of confrontation on the spot, even if the three points are not much, it is likely to affect the direction of the game here.
The confrontation gradually came to the last moment, and Yang Yi mentioned the spirit of twelve. Although this game was hard, he hadn't bought any items from the system yet, and he had fought so far by relying entirely on his strength.
In fact, it's not that he doesn't want to buy, but he doesn't want to spend money in vain, the current score of the two teams is 83:76, the Pelicans lead by 7 points, and the game is less than two minutes away. As long as the Pelicans are brace themselves to handle the next few waves of the Clippers' offense, they will be the winners of this game!
At such a critical moment, will Pelicans players make mistakes and dare to make mistakes? The answer is no!
In the final moments, the Pelicans kept the ball in Yang's hands, and with a minute left in the game, the Clippers sent Yang to the free throw line, ready to rely on this move to delay time. It's a pity that Yang Yi didn't give them a chance, standing at the free throw line and hitting two free throws, the score of the two teams was 88:81, and the Pelicans led by 7 points.
If the Clippers hit a three-pointer on this next offense, there is hope for the game. But Jamal Crawford didn't take advantage of this opportunity for the Clippers, and after a shot of rage, the ball was grabbed by Yang Yi, announcing the second game of the second round of the playoffs.
In the end, the Pelicans won the home court 93-84, won the opening two consecutive victories, and temporarily led the Clippers by two wins with a score of 2:0. If they can win two games in a row in Los Angeles in the next go, they can touch the floor of the Western Conference finals, and if they can really beat the Clippers, they will create the first Western Conference finals history in the history of the Pelicans!
Yang Yizheng is leading the team to get closer and closer to this goal!