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Chapter 381 Record, no delay for rookies
On October 10, the Pelicans played against the Utah Jazz at home.

After the summer changes this season, the Jazz can be said to have completely become a tank team. The Jazz's goal is very simple to cultivate rookies. As for whether they can make it to the playoffs or not, what Presti appreciates most about the Jazz is that they never deliberately play badly. A poor record is really a lack of strength.

The Jazz is basically one of the youngest teams at present. Hayward, the core of the team, is 23 years old. The Jazz gave Hayward an offer to renew his contract in advance, but Hayward directly refused. The reason is of course that the money is too little.
In fact, it can also be seen from this why Hayward left the Jazz directly to join the Celtics in the previous life. The mentor is on the one hand, and the Jazz is really picky on the other hand. I remember that in the next season, the Jazz still made a very general offer, and then Boss Joe gave Hayward a qualification offer of 4 million for 6300 years, and the Jazz matched it. In other words, the Jazz had never offered Hayward a price that matched his strength before!
The game process was also simple and rough. At halftime, the Pelicans had already led by 20 points!Although Hayward was not good at this time, he was very uncomfortable facing Paul George's close defense. He failed to make several breakthroughs and could only pull out from the outside!

Hayward's limit is dead, the Jazz basically has no scoring ability, Trey Burke's breakthrough is very sharp, but the rush to finish the shot is very bad!And then Presti changed his defensive strategy, shrinking the inside!Trey Burke can only shoot from the outside, which is even more horrible. He remembers that Trey Burke's mid-range was only 31.2% when he entered the league in his previous life.

In the second half, Presti played directly with all substitutes. The Jazz still had no choice. Enes Kanter was nimble and aggressive at the basket, but he defended Lahi.

At the end of the third quarter, the Pelicans had already led by 25 points. In the last quarter, Presti replaced the third team again, and played back and forth with the Jazz's substitute. Antetokounmpo once again contributed a dunk from the free throw line!New Orleans fans cheered.

In the end, the Pelicans beat the Jazz 122:99.

On November 11, the Pelicans played away against the Nuggets, winning 1 to 118.

The Nuggets this season were also completely reduced to a belly. After Iguodala left, the Nuggets completely launched the playoffs stage. He remembered that in his previous life, the Nuggets were rotten until the 2017-2018 season. After several years of drafting, they finally entered the playoffs in the 2018-2019 season!

In this game, it can be said that the Nuggets were blasted from position 1 to position 5 for 33 minutes. Nuggets guard Lawson couldn't defend Curry at all. Lawson's height is only 180cm, and Lawson played very hard.

Davis came over to set the screen, and once he was blocked by the big screen, it took time to get around.Although he tried hard to interfere, he completely interfered with Curry, and Curry made a decisive shot!
Chandler was unable to defend Thompson. Although Thompson did not attack with the ball, Thompson ran all over the court, and Chandler was very uncomfortable defending!The Nuggets' insiders Nene and Faried are not bad in terms of rebounds, but the Pelicans used a lot of pick-and-rolls in the game. Nene is often pulled out. As soon as he comes out, the inside is empty. When he cuts in, he dunks!
In the second half, Presti still confidently replaced the bench lineup, and the Nuggets obviously hadn't played yet. David West was overwhelmed inside. Once Nene and Faried helped defend, David West would immediately pass to Gobert, and Gobert dunked easily!

At the end of the third quarter, the Pelicans still led their opponents by 20 points, and the core clocked in again. In the fourth quarter, Presti was on the third team again!
The Nuggets still wanted to bring the game back to suspense, but the third team played well and followed the tactics completely. Although the Nuggets recovered a little point, the point difference was too big!In the end, the Pelicans defeated the Nuggets 113:101!
In this game, Curry scored 29 points, 24 rebounds and 3 assists in 6 minutes, and scored 7 of 4 three-pointers. Paul George scored 18 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, while Davis scored 20 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocks.
After the game, the experts sighed: "The Pelicans will definitely be the next big team. Just look at their operation. They have clocked in for three consecutive quarters, and in the fourth quarter Presti firmly used rookies to give them a chance to exercise! When the current core of the Pelicans gets old or leaves for other reasons, then their new core will rise again! The steady stream!"

Antetokounmpo and Gobert also said in an interview: "With the help of so many top players in the league, and with so much playing time, I am really lucky to be in the Pelicans,"

On November 11, the Pelicans played back-to-back away games against the Lakers.
The Lakers were completely reduced to the bottom of the underdog. Kobe's injury status has declined seriously, both on the defensive and offensive ends. Gasol's offense is pretty good inside, but the defensive end has completely become a colander. Nick Young's defensive end is not mentioned. The famous singles king on the offensive end does not pass the ball.

At the end of the first quarter, the Pelicans have led by 15 points!It is hard to imagine that this team was once the "big family" of the league!
In the second quarter, Presti did not withdraw all the main players. This time, he still kept Curry and Thompson on the court. This time Presti ran away!Now the Lakers collapsed even more!The Lakers didn't know how to defend at all. Curry used a pick-and-roll to block Kobe and just threw it!Thompson was even more ruthless, and he threw it directly against the defender!
When the Lakers were attacking, Presti decisively adopted the zone defense, and the Lakers were forced to hit the iron in the mid-range shot. As long as the iron was hit, the Pelicans would quickly counterattack.At halftime, the Lakers have trailed by 30 points!
In the second half, Presti started to use a full bench lineup. The Lakers' offense improved, but their defense remained the same. In fact, they didn't want to defend. They really couldn't keep up. Soon the game completely entered garbage time.

In the end, the Pelicans beat the Lakers again!And this time Antetokounmpo, Middleton, Gobert, etc. got more playing time and played very well. Antetokounmpo scored 12 points and 6 rebounds, Middleton scored 9 points, and Gobert scored 6 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks!

After that, the Pelicans entered a sweet period, playing against the Bucks, Timberwolves, Suns and Magic respectively, and averaged 18 points per game. In these games, Antetokounmpo, Gobert, and Middleton got enough playing time, averaging 16.5 minutes per game!

But after a sweet schedule, the Pelicans ushered in the challenge of the Spurs!Many people think that the Spurs don't have any major reinforcements in the summer, so they think they can't do it, but it's a big mistake at this time, because Leonard of the Spurs has grown up this year!

In the end, the Pelicans lost to the Spurs 101:109!
The Spurs have done a very targeted defense, which is to pinch Curry. I often see Curry get the ball and then be double-teamed by two Spurs players. The ball is given to Thompson. Thompson hit the iron several times.

In addition, Paul George, the key point of the Pelicans, was very uncomfortable being defended by Leonard, and once again in a singles, he was directly intercepted and dunked. In his previous life, Leonard was called "Mr. Lun" and taught various small forwards, and won DOPY for two consecutive years!It can be said that the perimeter defensive ability of the historical level!
Duncan also successfully suppressed Davis on the inside line. Davis' several singles were blocked by Duncan. In fact, the most important thing in this game was that Green pinched too much at this point and was completely empty. Green just missed. Presti tried to replace him with David West, but the effect was not good, and he was directly chased by Parker and Ginobili!
In this game, Curry only made 15 of 3 shots, 8 of 2 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and only scored 10 points and 6 assists. Popovich's double-teaming of Curry really restricted Curry.

After the game, Presti said to Curry alone: ​​"After this game, other teams will definitely continue to double-team you, so you have to try to adapt to this double-team. When you get used to this double-team, you will take another step forward!"

On November 11, the Pelicans beat the 11ers 129 to 100 at home. The current 76ers can say that they want nothing but to get a high pick. The 76ers did succeed in the previous life. They got Embiid and Simmons. .

In this game, the Pelicans played a terrifying defensive intensity. No one in the 76 team scored in double figures except Thaddeus Young. Thaddeus Young only scored 18 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists. He made 16 of 7 shots, 2 of 1 three-pointers and 3 of 3 free throws.

Of course, the top executives of the 76ers think it doesn’t matter. After all, they are going to be bad, and they really don’t have any talented players. They are all ordinary starters.

On November 11rd, the game came to the main event again. The substitute played away in Miami. This time, the Heat's home court was full. They really expected their home team to win. After all, they lost too badly in the finals last season!

But the final result of the game obviously couldn't make them get what they wanted. The Pelicans won the Heat again by 18 points!
During the game, Presti still insisted on the consistent strategy, single-handed defense, no double-teaming, let Wade and James break the skin, and don't give you a chance to drive your teammates!Last season, Wade and James rushed to the inside of the Pelicans. Presti had no good way for a while, so he let him rush, and he couldn't beat him anyway. But now, Green and Davis have gone through the playoffs and the finals. The defense has become even better!
After James burst in, Davis was able to make up the defense quickly. The same was true for Green. The inside pass was passed to Haslem. Haslem took the ball and turned around. Davis sent the volleyball cap directly!
On the offensive end, the trident of Curry, Thompson and Paul George made it impossible for the Heat to defend!It's raining continuously!

In the end, the Pelicans waved directly, without any complicated coordination, and directly pulled out. This is because the Pelicans also rebound very fiercely. Green, Davis, and even Paul George are all rebounders!I'm about to shut myself out of the heat!
After the rotation lineup, the offensive efficiency of the Pelicans dropped, but the Heat also couldn't open the score because they lost too many rebounds. Green and Davis were the starters, and David West and Gobert were the substitutes!
Even the third team has Antetokounmpo and Jason Smith. Antetokounmpo has a very high rebounding efficiency whether he plays power forward or small forward, and Middleton and Ray Allen on the outside are not bad at rebounding!
The Heat can be said to be defeated in all directions. In this game, 8 players scored in double figures, Curry scored 18 points and 7 assists, Thompson scored 16 points, and Paul George scored 19 points!It was Middleton who surprised Presti the most in this game!

He scored 15 points and made 5 of 4 three-pointers!The running position is active, as is the defense, and he also dedicated a three-pointer at the buzzer in the third quarter!It can be said that he is exchanging the talents of his previous life!
After the game, while the media praised the Pelicans, they also analyzed the current situation of the Heat! , Obviously, the Heat's Big Three have basically locked the space, and the helpers they recruited are basically the bottom line, and a few are middle-class, but they are almost useless in the match against the Pelicans!
At present, the biggest weakness of the Heat lies in the interior. Bosh's style of play and body are not enough in the interior.People can't help but sigh: "When will the little emperor James win the championship?"

Of course, many fans who hate James booed: "There is no other way but to go to the Pelicans."

On November 11, the Hornets defeated the underdog Jazz again. The core of the Pelicans, Curry, Thompson, and Paul George, played only 30 minutes, and the point difference reached 23 points. After that, Presti replaced the substitute. The substitute also played well, and the point difference was further expanded to 18 points.

Even with the lineup of Livingston, Belinelli, Middleton, Antetokounmpo, and Gobert, the Jazz still have nothing to do. Although Antetokounmpo has no blue now, it is still difficult for the Jazz to stop the Jazz.In the last game, Presti consciously cultivated Antetokounmpo's breakthrough ability, because Jimmy Butler will definitely leave next season, and Antetokounmpo is the attacker on the bench.

本场比赛戈贝尔拿下新高的11分5篮板2盖帽；米德尔顿9分3篮板2助攻，而字母哥发挥最为出色上场19分钟则砍下了15分7篮板4助攻！鹈鹕的新秀在这几场比赛中飞速的成长！

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