NBA Legends Manager

Chapter 402 Various consecutive victories, ranking first
This game also completely calmed down the fans of the Cavaliers, James, Love, and Irving. The Pelicans are still so strong, so powerful that people are desperate!That's right, the Big Three of James, Wade, and Bosh were not opponents of the Pelicans back then, let alone now?But they didn't lose confidence. After all, Irving is still so young and there is still a lot of room for improvement, and James' shooting has also improved a lot. By the end of the season, James' shooting may make the Pelicans afraid to let go!And Love is obviously not at a normal level tonight. After all, Love averaged 26.1 points and 12.5 rebounds per game in the last season of the Timberwolves.

When Presti was interviewed after the game and talked about the Eastern Conference, he said with a smile: "James is still the same James, and his team will still win the Eastern Conference Championship!" The reporter then asked: "Then do you think they will run into the finals and pose a threat to you?"

"Yes," Presti said politely.The reporters generally rolled their eyes, this answer is too forced.

On November 11, the Pelicans returned home and defeated the Dallas Mavericks 16:116. In fact, this Mavericks team is still good in terms of configuration, but the biggest problem is the age of the players, which makes their defense full of loopholes, and the increase in age also makes their offensive efficiency drop sharply.

Nowitzki, the king of the generation, can still make a great contribution to the offense, but the defense has completely become a colander. Many times Chandler came to wipe his ass and missed Davis. Davis without defense is equal to giving points!

From the very beginning, the Pelicans played fast and fast, which made the Mavericks very uncomfortable. Once the Pelicans made a fast break, Dirk Nowitzki, Tyson Chandler, etc. were unable to defend.

When it came to the stage of the bench lineup, the Mavericks completely collapsed. The Mavericks' bench simply relied on Felton, and once Felton couldn't play, the offense became extremely sluggish, and Felton himself was unstable. In addition, being defended by Bradley, a first-defense player, the sound of iron hitting was heard.

On November 11, the Pelicans defeated the 18ers at home with a score of 129:99. The 76ers this season are undoubtedly still dominated by poor performance. Now that they have won Embiid, they can take off after hoarding a few talented players!
However, one of the 76ers’ players caught Presti’s attention, and that was Covington. It’s a pity that Presti actually forgot about this excellent 3D player. Covington was cut off by the Rockets last season and couldn’t play for a while, but after the 76ers, he came back to life completely.

On November 11, the Pelicans defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 19:109!This game can be said to be the most frequent game since the start of the game. The two sides played two overtimes, and the offense and defense were performed to the extreme!
The Thunder's defensive tactic is to switch defenses every pick-and-roll, and the offensive end relies on the Thunder for three or less rounds. Once the Pelicans miss, the Thunder will also push and counterattack frantically.
On the defensive end, the Pelicans adopt a zone defense. The defense against Westbrook is basically the same as the defense against James. However, Paul George on the outside will not double-team.

Tonight's Thunder obviously want to win the game very much, Durant 45 minutes, Ibaka 46, Westbrook 43 minutes, Harden 42 minutes, Jordan 47 minutes!But it collapsed in the last few minutes of the last overtime. Durant, Westbrook, and Harden each missed a mid-range shot. On the Pelicans side, Davis made a face-up mid-range shot, Thompson handed in a three-pointer, and Curry directly killed the game with a super-long three-pointer!
In fact, the Thunder only lost in physical strength and substitutes in this game. There was no problem with their defensive strategy. Curry, who was taken care of mainly, basically had no outstanding performance except for the ultra-long three-pointer in the last overtime.

After the game, people couldn't help but say that if they want to challenge the Pelicans, they still have to rely on the Thunder!

In fact, Presti was also shocked by the performance of the Thunder tonight. The Thunder's counterattack was like lightning, which made the Pelicans who had been retreating quickly a little bit.

Although the Thunder is definitely not as good as the Pelicans in the rotation lineup, the Thunder's rotation strategy is only one, four-man defense, and Harden plays alone. After Harden has been training for several seasons, his ability to draw fouls has been close to that of his previous life, and now he averages 6.7 free throws per game!
If the Pelicans and the Thunder are determined in one game, then Presti is really not sure, but if they play a series, then the Thunder will lose. The depth of the Thunder's bench is completely unable to support a series. Moreover, if the Thunder want to play against the Pelicans in the playoffs, they must first enter the Western Conference Finals!
On the 21st, the Pelicans beat the Orlando Magic 131:101 away. In this game, Presti rested Paul George, Curry, and David West!The starting lineup is Barea, Thompson, Antetokounmpo, Green, Davis, and the rotation is Basabo, Bradley, Middleton, Saric, Gobert
But even so, the Magic can't stop the Pelicans' offense at all. Vucevic is not as mature as his previous life. He can't compete with Davis at the basket.

The game has established a leading advantage from the start. The Magic's defense off the ball is very average, and the same is true for the frame protection. Antetokounmpo rushes in and dunks, and Davis is facing Vucevic.

In the substitute stage, Bradley, Middleton, and Saric stood outside to open up space, and Gobert fought inside to grab rebounds. Basabo used his breakthrough ability to create space for his teammates. At the beginning, the Magic didn't know Middleton and Saric.The Magic was stunned by the bench again!
On the 22nd, the Pelicans played against the Detroit Pistons back-to-back at home. Since the main players in the game on the 21st basically clocked in two quarters, they still have enough physical strength and energy this year. The Pelicans attacked wildly from the beginning of the game!The Pistons actually fought the Pelicans to the death. The point difference in the first quarter was already 14 points. In the second quarter, the Pistons slowed down, but it didn't help.
This year's Pistons are still a poor team. What the Pistons lack most is not defense but offense. The first scorer in the team is Greg Monroe's 15.9 points, the second is Jennings' 15.4 points, and the third is Drummond's 13 points!As of the bus, the Pistons' offensive score was only 8 points, while the Pelicans scored as high as 98.5 points!
After defeating the Pistons, the Pelicans defeated the Charlotte Hornets, Sacramento Kings and Utah Jazz one after another.

In these games, Antetokounmpo played the best!In the rotation stage, he almost destroyed the opponent's substitute with one shot. The opponent has nothing to do with him. Once double-teamed, Bradley, Middleton and other shooters on the outside will all shoot!

In response to Antetokounmpo's performance, the American media exclaimed: "Another top star in the league in the future!" Although Antetokounmpo's current mid-range three-pointer is not good, his breakthrough dunks, low-post strong turn-around dunks, and even three-step dunks on the fast-break three-point line really blinded the fans' eyes!
When Presti was interviewed and talked about Antetokounmpo, he said with a smile: "Greek monster!"

On Thanksgiving Day on the 27th, the team had a day off, and Presti went home to spend time with Anjali. Since Anjali became pregnant, not only did she not become irritable like many pregnant women, but she became more gentle.

Perhaps because of becoming a mother, Anjali’s previous pettiness disappeared and was replaced by considerateness, which made Presti even more ashamed. Presti often thought whether it was time to quit and be a boss to choose candidates at ease, but Anjali seemed to see Presti’s thoughts, and said softly: "Continue to do what you like. I like to see you pondering on the court and giving pointers. You are very handsome!"

Presti was very moved in his heart. In short, this day made Presti very difficult to play.

On the 28th, Presti returned to the team, and tonight they sit at home against the Boston Celtics.

Boston's recent performance is obvious to all. Everyone thought that the Celtics would continue to lose weight. As a result, they started the game with a record of 6 wins and 6 losses and ranked seventh in the Eastern Conference.
Thomas Jr., who was traded by the Celtics, became the team's top scorer with an average of 19 points per game, followed by Jeff Green's 17.6 points!Presti didn't mean to underestimate the Celtics, so Presti formulated detailed tactics before the game!

In fact, the Celtics' seventh lineup is already the upper limit. In the previous life, Thomas Jr. almost fell in the first round of the playoffs in his peak season. The reason is that Thomas Jr. is too tall and his defense is not good.
Presti directly asked the team's best perimeter player, Paul George, to defend Thomas Jr. If Thomas Jr. picks and rolls, then Davis directly brings up to double-team Thomas Jr.

The reason why Presti dared to do this was because he believed in Green's ability to assist in defense. The reason why the Warriors in the previous life were "five dead" was due to Green's great credit.
Another reason is that the Celtics' other players' autonomous offensive ability is weak, and the three-pointers are not stable. The Celtics' best three-pointers are Thomas Jr.'s 34.5% shooting rate, like the starter Jeff Green 30.5%, Sullinger 28.3%, Bass 28.1%!
At the beginning of the game, the situation went exactly according to Presti's plan. Thomas Jr. was restrained, and George's single-handedly changed direction and breakthrough did not pass. Finally, Davis' basket protection allowed Thomas to be capped.An insider without the ability to attack independently can't beat Green!It can only be distributed again, and given to Thomas Jr., Thomas Jr. can only make a strong shot against Paul George!Miss!
The purpose of the Pelicans on the offensive end is even more obvious. It is to target Thomas crazily. Curry played Thomas Jr., and Paul George also switched defenses to fight Thomas Jr. Thomas Jr.'s height condition is impossible to defend, so the other four can only frantically wipe their butts to make up for the leak. But the best thing about the Pelicans is that almost 5 of them can hold the ball and all have three-pointers.
So as soon as someone comes to make up for it, the Pelicans will have a chance on the outside. Here is the most important point, that is, all five of the Pelicans have passing ability and good vision. As long as there is an open space, the ball can pass!
So the game played for 3 minutes, and the Celtics had to pause, because in 3 minutes, the Pelicans had already played a wave of 12:4!After returning from the timeout, the game didn't change in any way. Thomas Jr. could hide this point when facing other teams, but it was impossible to face the Pelicans, so the Celtics had to drop Thomas Jr. early.

But after Thomas was replaced, the defense has obviously improved, but the offense is no longer good. There is no player who can tear the defense!The Celtics trailed by 15 points in the first quarter!
In the second quarter, Thomas Jr. brought a substitute. I thought that the point difference would be narrowed, but the point difference continued to exaggerate. Outside the rotation lineup, Bradley defended Jr. Thomas, while Gobert's long arm was intimidating inside.At the end of the half, the point difference reached 21 points again.

The second half became Presti's training time, excluding various combinations, and the Celtics rushed to catch up, but the point difference was too large. What's more, after catching up, the Pelicans' point difference returned after a meal. In the end, the Pelicans won again at home!
Before the deadline, the Pelicans only lost one game to the Eagles, and achieved a record of 12 wins and 1 loss, ranking first in the league. Many media commented that although the data of the Pelicans’ players has declined, they have become stronger, because Paul George, who has played the most time for the Pelicans, only averaged 32.3 minutes per game, but scored 20.2 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.8 steals. Curry averaged 31.2 minutes per game, 23.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 6.2 assists. !

(End of this chapter)