Immediately after Barry replied, Mark Jones said:

"So, do you think Li Feng is stronger than Kaloon Butler?"

How could Barry say that, he hurriedly shook his head and said:

"I don't think so, I just think that if Kaloon Butler wants to dominate the game, he can only use points. But Li Feng can dominate the game in many ways, they just have different styles, and there is no superiority or inferiority. Equating player classification with racism! ”

Barry raised the issue to such a high level that Mark Jones had no room to play, so he had almost nothing to say.

When Mark Jones couldn't say it here, Joan Barry himself said:

"The Wizards are definitely going to give it their all in today's game, and I'm not very interested in the Wizards' offense. Because the last time the two sides played between the two sides, the Wizards' offense was already refreshing, and now I'm interested in the Wizards' claim to play defense. I'm very interested in the Wizards' defense, you know it's like being a comedian, and one day he said he was going to do a literary film, and it was very eye-catching! ”

Mark Jones also smiled at this time and said:

"Yes! I also look at the Wizards' defense, and it's certainly an interesting thing. ”

When the two of them were talking and laughing, the game officially began, the fans cheered, and the rosters of the two teams also reached the broadcast station.

The Pelicans are point guard Brandon Knight, scoring guard Tony Roteng, small forward Li Feng, power forward Al Jefferson, and center Pau Gasol.

This is the most commonly used lineup in the second half of the season, this lineup is very flexible, except for Li Feng, the rest of the parts can be dismantled at any time.

The Wizards' side is also solid, point guard John Wall, scoring guard Otto Porter, small forward Carrow Butler, power forward Nenei, center Gortat.

Both teams have solid squads. The whole audience cheered when the home team players came on the court, and although there were some boos when the Pelicans came out, the boos were not loud, and there was no way to compare with the home court of the Rockets and other teams.

With the players of both teams playing, Gasol and Gortat began to fight for the ball, and Gortat was very active on his home court, coming up and giving the basketball to Wall first.

At this time, the Wizards played in the halfcourt, Wall took the ball at the top of the arc, and all four players of the Wizards were concentrated on the right side, and then ran in turn in an instant.

Otto Potter went to the bottom corner and Kaloon Butler came out and moved off the ball. Gortat cut to the basket in the air, and Nene came up to cover Wall.

In this case, Cronbutler is obviously the offensive focus of the Wizards, and most of the Pelicans think so.

Then, just when everyone was thinking so, Wall suddenly sent the basketball to Gortat, who was in the middle of the basket.

Gortat is going to shoot the first shot today? Gasol also hurriedly stepped forward, but Gortat turned around, twisted and forced Gasol to attack, and then forced his hook to attack the basket.

Gortat did have difficulty beating Gasol, but there was still a chance to fight desperately, and Gasol's side was indeed unable to react to the sudden beat. Gortat scored two points on a shot.

Today, Gortat started attacking from the inside, and this signal made Joanbari immediately say:

"I didn't see the Wizards' defense today, but I saw the offense!"

In the first two games between the two sides this season, the Wizards and Pelicans had a 4-1 scoring efficiency in the restricted area, and the Pelicans scored four points under the basket before the Wizards scored one point. This shows that the Wizards lack effective means to attack the basket. Most of their offensive means come from mid-to-long range shooting. It's okay for the start of the regular season, but it's very inefficient for a crucial game that's tightly contested. ”

"The Pelicans, on the other hand, are very good at scoring in the low post, and the Pelicans scored a lot of points under the basket in the last game between the two sides. It's a glaring gap and a big flaw for the Wizards. Today, the Wizards opened the game with a low post, which also shows the Wizards' intention to make up for this deficiency. ”

Barry made it clear that the Wizards' intentions were low, and the Wizards did score less under the basket in the first two games of the season. In this situation, they can't gain an advantage, so the Wizards opened today with an interior play to show their determination.

After the Wizards finished attacking, the Pelicans quickly pushed forward, and at this time Barry and Mark Jones both stared wide-eyed, ready to see what the Wizards' defense was like. As a result, as soon as the Pelicans came over, the Wizards' defense was really more content.

In the past, the Wizards' defense was mainly a single defense, lacking cooperation with each other, and now the Pelicans once they play. The Wizards also have some sense of mutual cooperation, and the Wizards' defense also has some team color, and it is very fierce and aggressive, which puts a lot of pressure on the Pelicans' ball carriers.

Knight came over and gave the basketball to Li Feng to deal with.

Li Feng took the ball to keep Van Gundy's words in mind, took the ball steadily, protected the basketball and directed his teammates to run, and then suddenly passed the ball to the low post for Al Jefferson and Nene to do heads-up.

The Wizards started from the inside, and the Pelicans also started from the inside, and if both teams played inside, the Pelicans had an advantage.

Because Al Jefferson is at least a serious low-post offensive player, Al Jefferson also kept Van Gundy's instructions in mind today. He took the ball and controlled it steadily, turned around and shook it, and suddenly made a left-handed hook.

Al Jefferson's technique is indeed comprehensive, and his feet are also flexible, and Nene is already dead, but he still let Al Jefferson come over and score 2 points.

Today's Pelicans side of the table is calm, not arrogant and impatient, although the Wizards' defense is very good, and very aggressive, but in the opponent's high-intensity defense, the Pelicans can still play according to the established tactics instead of playing indiscriminately, this mentality is very remarkable, the average old team can play like this. But now the Pelicans clearly have some of the appearance of being teenagers and old age! Seeing that the Pelicans opened so steadily, Mark Jones also said:

"Now the Pelicans really have the demeanor of some strong teams, from the temperament point of view, they are not arrogant or impatient, this kind of team's temperament can achieve great things, it can be said that playing the Wizards today is the Pelicans' best lineup, they should be familiar with tactics for the playoffs!"

The two teams scored two points each in the opening game, and when the Wizards' baseline kick-off was pushed back again, it was still the same as the first round, and they attached great importance to cooperation. After plenty of cover at the top of the arc, the attack began.

The last time it was Gortat who hit the basket in the air, this time it was changed to Caron Butler, who suddenly rushed over and stuck the position under the basket.

At this time, it was Luo Teng who defended Caron Butler, Li Feng defended the more active Otto Porter, and Caron Butler had a lot of room for maneuver when he hit him, and Caron Butler took the ball and turned right and made a jumper, and the small medium shot was accurate and scored 2 points.

In the Wizards' system, Caron Butler is still a more important offensive player, but today, Caron Butler's offensive area has changed a lot.

Previously, Kalombbutler was close to the mid-range shooting area. Doing a lot of mid-range shooting, but today actively seeking offense under the basket, shows that the team has switched to using Crumon Butler, and Randy Whitman is also trying to make adjustments.

Randy Whitman's attempt to play on his own team is more lethal than just a mid-range shot.

The Wizards hit two shots in a row in the opening game, which shows that their offense is good, but this is not the point, the last time the Wizards of both sides attacked well, but they still couldn't beat the Pelicans. Because their defense is not good. If the Wizards can't beat the Pelicans, it's up to them to make some breakthroughs on the defensive end today.

The Wizards have reached the most dangerous edge, and at this time, the Pelicans came over in the backcourt, and the Wizards really pounced fiercely to defend and continue to put pressure on the ball. Don't let the pelicans add up the speed.

The Wizards are so desperate to increase their defense, and the first person who feels difficult is Knight, who is facing Wall.

At this time, Wall came up to defend Knight with all his might, and Knight did suffer a huge loss. In this case, Knight could only transfer the basketball to Li Feng.

Li Feng's side is against Otto Porter, although Li Feng has an advantage over him, but Otto Porter is a young and hard-working defensive player in the Wizards lineup. Somewhat similar to Jimmy Butler from last season.

Li Feng is also very troublesome to play Otto Porter, Roten vs. Kaloon Butler, El Jefferson vs. Nene and Gasol vs. Gortat, and the Pelicans don't have much advantage in most positions on the offensive end.

At this time, it was up to the Wizards to force the Pelicans to choke enough, Li Feng only got the ball here, and Otto Porter came up to steal and slapped Li Feng directly on the head.

Otto Porter's defensive ruler was a little fouled, but this was the home court, Li Feng could only endure it, and as soon as he saw Gasol's chance at the baseline, he immediately passed the basketball to Gasol.

Gasol singled Gortat under the basket, turned, turned again, and then turned back and threw a throw.

Gasol's low-post offensive ability is indeed good, but the defense is also a European inside, at this time as soon as he shot, Gortat immediately increased the pressure of the defense below, and suddenly Gasol's throw missed.

At the beginning of the game between the Pelicans and the Wizards, the Wizards were obviously arrogant and ferocious, and the Pelicans were as steady as a rock to try to gain a foothold first, and then plan to counterattack.

Both teams have their own minds and intentions, but at this time it is still the Pelicans who have the advantage, because the Pelicans have two points in hand, they can wait, let the opponent make the first move, and then it is not too late to make another move themselves.

But the Wizards can't wait, they have to make a move first, and the shot has to be effective. That's where the pressure lies, and the Wizards are under pressure today, and they have to go through the pressure.

In this state, the Wizards immediately bit the Pelicans' ass and slapped them after successfully defending once.

However, at this time, the Wizards are not focusing on individual offense, but using the individual abilities of Caron Butler and Wall to create offensive opportunities for teammates.

At this time, Wall moved, and Otto Porter took the initiative to use the cover of Caron Butler to cut to the Pelicans' basket, and the Pelicans definitely did not go to Otto Porter's main offensive point of the opponent.

Li Feng was also careless, and accidentally let Otto Porter run away, and it was too late for him to chase him from behind, and Otto Porter went deep under the Pelicans' basket and made a foul on Gasol.

In today's game, the pressure on Gasol suddenly increased, because the opponent paid attention to the attack on the inside, and Gortat was also particularly active, which gave Gasol a great difficulty to the old guy.

The Wizards quietly opened the opening day with six points, the Pelicans only scored two points, and the Wizards opened with a four-point lead.

Although the Wizards led by 4 points, they did not dare to be careless, because the last time they were chased by both sides when they were leading by 20 points, there is no reason to be careless with a 4-point lead today.

Van Gundy watched from the sidelines for a while and gradually saw that the Wizards had indeed changed a lot today, and he didn't say anything big. Caron Butler said they need to contribute on the defensive end, and the Wizards' defense did improve a lot today.

You must know that in just two days, the Wizards have made a lot of progress, which shows that the Wizards have been working hard to prepare for defense and tactical drills in the past two days, so that the players can recognize and familiarize themselves with their responsibilities.

The Wizards really worked hard, and they also made a lot of success on the defensive end, and there were adjustments on the offense, making up for the team's shortcomings of relying too much on singles, and also increasing the attack on the inside.

The Wizards have improved their tactics a lot. But Van Gundy wasn't worried, because he felt that Randy Whitman had changed the style of the team by reshaping the team in this way.

They can play half a game, maybe one or two, but they can't do it.

Because the background color of the Wizards is not such a team, the background color of the Wizards is crazy and hot-blooded, and the madness of the team must be restrained at this time.

The Wizards themselves must not adapt, and the Wizards are hurting themselves when they hurt their opponents.

It's too difficult to do a major surgery on a team in a short period of time!

If the Wizards play like this from the beginning of the season and stick to it for one season. It will take at least half a season, so the Wizards will definitely get used to it, but it will have major surgery in two days. Van Gundy is convinced that the Wizards are doing this while hurting the Pelicans. They themselves are to be harmed.

Yang Yi, the commentator in China, commented on today's game, Yang Yi was originally a commentator who liked to bring himself into the role of head coach, and at this time, when he saw this situation, he immediately felt enough to substitute again. At home, he said.

"Today, Randy Whitman finally showed another side of himself, and we usually see Randy Whitman showing his offensive and aggressive side. He's sharp in attack and he's not willing to defend at all. He is very bold in employing people, as long as there are players who shoot, he dares to use them. These are our usual impressions of Mr. Randy Whitman! ”

"But today Randy Whitman showed us his rigorous side, and today Randy Whitman still uses the ingredients used as boiled fish to give us a meal of fish sauce. The love is gone, replaced by a refreshing taste. Defensively, Randy Whitman has done a steady job and is no longer so-so, and has begun to pay attention to the attack on the low post offensively, focusing on tradition. This is the adjustment of the Wizards today. ”

After he finished saying this, Yu Jia also said on the side:

"The Wizards really feel different today than they used to. In the past, the Wizards made the fans enthusiastic regardless of whether they shot or not, but now that the Wizards are ahead, we think there is still something missing? ”

Yu Jia felt that something was wrong with the Wizards, and the Wizards players on the court at this time also felt that something was wrong.

In the past, wizards were like wild horses grazing on the prairie, but today they all wear sleeves and become racing horses running on the racetrack.

But now the Wizards are still ahead, so the Wizards still feel that there is nothing, if they can win according to this play, they will naturally have to accept it.

The Pelicans suffered consecutive losses, and when they teed off from the baseline, Li Feng immediately went over to protect Knight. As soon as Wall bullied Knight, Knight gave the basketball to Li Feng.

Then using Li Feng's cover, he walked around the other side, and Knight passed Wall, but he was immediately intercepted by Otto Porter, another good defender of the Wizards.

The pressure on Knight's side was indeed great today, and Wall and Otto Porter formed an iron gate to suppress Knight. In the end, Knight still gave the basketball back to Li Feng.

Li Feng took the ball here, and Otto Porter immediately took half a step back, and at the same time blocked Li Feng's route to the right.

Li Feng hasn't shot at this time, Otto Porter made this judgment, this is because the comparison between breaking through and playing the low post still makes Li Feng's shot less harmful to the Wizards, and Li Feng's offensive efficiency on the left hand side is slightly lower than that on the right hand side. Therefore, the best outcome of Otto Porter's defense of Li Feng is to let Li Feng shoot from the left hand side.

But this is only the hope of the Wizards, Li Feng will not follow the Wizards' script, at this time Li Feng took the ball and slowly leaned towards Otto Porter's body.

In the past, if Li Feng attacked like this, the wizards would immediately go crazy with the bag, but today Li Feng hit like this. The Wizards have limited packs, and Wall came over to cooperate with Otto Porter to wrap up with Li Feng.

Li Feng saw that the Wizards' defensive strategy was more rigorous at this time, and he didn't have too many opportunities to take advantage of, and the opportunity for opportunism was even smaller.

Li Feng could only turn over and break through a step towards the bottom line. Brought the Wizards' defense over, then raised his hand and made a feint, and finally tricked Otto Porter into flying.

deceived the opponent, Li Feng scored two points with a high throw near the basket, Li Feng scored himself to open the deadlock for the team, and also tore through the good defense that the Wizards had maintained since the opening.

In terms of the situation in today's opening game, the Wizards still had the advantage, scoring more points than the Pelicans, and first forced Li Feng to use an individual attack that broke the deadlock.

From a tuning standpoint, the Wizards succeeded. At least the opening was a success. But at this time, the cheers of the Wizards' home court were not loud, because the game was not exciting, there were no good shots, and the court seemed a little quiet.

In this case, the Wizards advanced again, and the Wizards were a little slow in the first few rounds, but this round came over.

Gortat suddenly came up and made a double screen with Nene, and then Gortat took advantage of Nene's cover and instantly cut towards the Pelicans' basket.

What a formidable defender Wall is. When the opportunity came, his basketball was immediately thrown in on time.

At this point, the Pelicans' interior defense was completely hoisted, and even Gasol, who was good at free-handed movement, did not keep up with Gortat's footsteps, so Gortat flew up and completed a big dunk on the Pelicans' basket.

"Bang dang!"

Gortat slammed the dunk. Suddenly, the Wizards' home court finally erupted in cheers. This is the essence of a wizard, ferocious and fierce. Love, with the appearance of xiàn sex and at the same time very tense.

After Gortat succeeded in the air relay, he also beat the chest fiercely. Expressing their passion and desire.

At this time, the Pelicans' difficulties appeared, and Knight in the No. 1 position and Gasol in the No. 5 position became the focus of the Pelicans today.

8――4。 The Wizards beat the Pelicans at home today, and the momentum also played at the beginning. At the same time, the Pelicans are having trouble at both the No. 1 and No. 5 positions today.

This start was favorable to the Wizards, and the Pelicans did have difficulties on their side, and Van Gundy was not hypocritical at this time, and immediately called a timeout.

The players were back on the bench and Van Gundy made an immediate arrangement on the side:

"Li Feng, Luo Teng, you two pay attention to protect Knight, Brandon single, you have to actively cooperate with them, don't rush forward, it's okay to be a little slow, definitely don't make mistakes."

"Al, you also have to help Gasol defensively, Nene doesn't have much offensive ability, you can let him go more. Li Feng, you also have to help Gasol appropriately, don't let Gortat play too actively, you have to pay attention to their card positions, they actually rely on tactics, and their personal ability is not strong. ”

Van Gundi's overall adjustment wants to make the team play more holistic and reduce the disadvantage in individual positions.

Van Gundy adjusted this way, mainly because the problems of Knight and Gasol are not fatal, and the strength of the two is actually not bad, but this lineup has not played much recently, and Gasol is also looking for form, neither of them can be completely prevented, if it is completely impossible to prevent, in the key game This environment must be replaced.

But that's not the case now, it's worse, and it's completely up to the team to make up for it.

Van Gundy made an adjustment and came back, and the Pelicans kicked off at halftime, and if it was a pure academy team, it would definitely have to play a tactical offense at this time.

But Van Gundy is a kind of coach between the academic and the crazy, with a bit of an emphasis on individual players and a preference for teamwork.

After all, he has been in the Knicks and the Rockets for so many years, and now the reflection is more obvious under the Pelicans' championship last year, in fact, Van Gundy has a crazy factor, but he has been suppressed for too long, and now because of the Pelicans' success, he has confidence and a lot more flexible mind, and the on-the-spot command is already the top in the league.

Van Gundy is now creating a new school of coaching, which is to insert passion in composure, and this kind of command is more dynamic, and Popovich actually has this idea, but the Spurs lineup does not allow it, so Van Gundy is making the Pelicans and shaping a new version of himself at the same time. (To be continued......)