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Chapter 424 Unlimited Switching?

This big defeat of the Pelicans surprised all fans. The fans never thought that the Pelicans would be undefeated, but they never thought that they would lose nearly 20 points. For a while, this game became a hot topic of discussion!
The media commented: "The Thunder showed other teams how to deal with the Pelicans. Throughout the game, the Thunder's unlimited defenses destroyed the Pelicans' pick-and-roll system, causing the Pelicans to make up to 20 turnovers and turnovers in the game!!"

And Presti said in an interview: "I must give praise to the Thunder tonight. They performed very well tonight and kicked our ass hard. I think this big defeat has reminded us that we are not invincible!"

Of course, although Presti said so, in fact, he still has the confidence to beat the Thunder in the series. One reason for tonight's loss is that Westbrook is too accurate, and the accuracy is not normal.

But it was completely different in the playoffs. At that time, the Presti club was reduced to a 10-man rotation, while the Thunder could only have a 7-man rotation or even a 6-man rotation. The reason for the physical strength would make the Thunder collapse very quickly. The 3:1 reversal in the previous life is an example!

After entering 2016, the offensive firepower of the Pelicans has not diminished. When facing the Memphis Grizzlies, the team threw another 20 three-pointers, and it was another three-quarter check-in!

灰熊的黑白双熊在这个赛季依然是很猛，小加索尔可以场均拿到16.6分7.1篮板3.8助攻1.3盖帽，兰多夫可以拿到15.3分7.8篮板2.1助攻，但面对鹈鹕内线时则完全打不出统治力！

Green is very good at defending against Gasol. It looks like Gasol is stronger than Green, but when Gasol holds the ball in the low post, he can't hit Green.
And Randolph is handed over to Davis to deal with. Randolph and Gasol are another situation. It is easier for Randolph to play Green, but it is difficult to play Davis. Davis has long wingspan and flexible feet. He also has a way to deal with Randolph, a powerful insider.

The Grizzlies don't take advantage of the inside, not to mention the outside. Conley's organization and shooting are very good, but his physical fitness is average, and his offensive ability at critical moments is average. He can't get rid of the defender. The best series that Conley played in his previous life was probably the one against the Spurs in the 16-17 season.
What Curry is most afraid of is the outside line like Conley, so he almost didn't lose his position against Conley in the whole scene!

The Pelicans have a way to contain the Grizzlies' offense, but the Grizzlies can't defend against the Pelicans at all. During the offense, the Pelicans continue to play pick-and-rolls in the middle.

After one and a half quarters of the game, the point difference was already 16 points. Later, the Grizzlies adjusted and pinched the ball holder. Thompson, the weak side of the Pelicans, missed again.

In the end, the Pelicans clocked in three quarters again!
On the 3rd, the Pelicans beat the Trail Blazers again in an away game. After leaving Aldridge, the Blazers officially built a team with Lillard and CJ McCollum in the backcourt. Although the Blazers are not as strong as before, they can still guarantee the playoffs.

There was no anxious moment during the game. The Pelicans kept suppressing the Blazers. The Blazers' insider Mason Plumlee couldn't defend Davis at all.

The tactic developed by Presti is to rotate quickly from the outside. If Lillard is not given, CJ McCollum can easily shoot a three-pointer, allowing them to enter the inside to shoot mid-range, or break through the basket!
Thompson went to defend Lillard, and Curry went to defend CJ McCollum. The two guns were restricted in this way, and the two players who dominated the ball were restricted, and the game was naturally won!
In the playoffs of the 2017-2018 season in the previous life, the Trail Blazers played against the sixth-ranked Pelicans, but they were swept by the Pelicans 4:0. Holiday and Davis completely restricted Lillard, relying on this method!

Next, the Pelicans defeated the Rockets, Bulls, Hornets and Heat!

Although the Rockets have been actively operating this summer, they still haven’t managed to bring their stars into play. Morey talked to the current general manager of the Thunder about Harden, but he was directly rejected by the current general manager of the Thunder. Now, although Harden is not as exaggerated as in his previous life, he has been improving steadily. Now he has averaged 23.5 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game.

And the Bulls are having a hard time. Rose is still injured after all. The Bulls lineup, as long as Rose is injured, basically can't play. No one has the ability to tear the space.The Hornets are doing very well. Kemba Walker has played well and has averaged 7 points, 20.9 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 5.2, and 1 steals per game. After the game, Boss Joe took the initiative to chat with Presti, because this summer, Presti gave Boss Joe a suggestion, and Boss Joe readily accepted it. He is now No. 6 in the Eastern Conference, and the playoffs should be no problem.

The Heat can be said to have returned strongly this season. Dragic has improved since coming to the Heat from the Suns and has become the Heat's second offensive point. He can average 20.3 points, 3, 8 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game!

Joe Johnson, who was traded, also seems to have a second spring, averaging 13.4 points, 2.8 rebounds, 3.6 assists and shooting a career high of 48.9%!
And Luol Deng also performed well, averaging 12.3 points, 6 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game, and his shooting percentage was as high as 46.5%!
The "Zhan Hei guys" suddenly had the material, and they kept spraying James' useless teammates. The Heat played better without James, moved the ball more smoothly, and everyone was a soldier, instead of like before, James held the ball and four people watched!

However, the Heat's lineup has a disadvantage, that is, the defense is really average, which is why the Pelicans can easily win!

After that, the Pelicans won another wave of victories, but this did not make Presti happy, because when Davis and Olynyk were rebounding against the Celtics, their fingers were contused.
This time Cavaliers fans, James fans, Irving fans, etc. stood together with Pelicans fans for the first time, and crazily sprayed the Celtics' Olynik, because this player's hands are too dirty. He removed Love's arm before, and now he is doing bad things at the basket!A real "dirty player".

However, the heat of this topic soon disappeared, because the game between the Pelicans and the Cavaliers ushered in at the end of January.

This game was hailed as the prediction of the finals, so the express arena was already full of fans before the game started!
After the start of the game, Tyronn Lue started the main game: LeBron + Tristan Thompson initiated a high pick-and-roll, Tristan Thompson penetrated the penalty area with the ball or LeBron forced Paul George to the basket.

The Pelicans' main strategy: Paul George + Green initiates a pick-and-roll, chasing Tristan Thompson; multi-point bursts, connecting Green's open three-pointer on the outside; pushing back, Green takes the lead. ——The Pelicans started very aggressively, but without losing their rationality and calmness, the Pelicans took the lead.

After playing less than 3 minutes in the opening game, Love made two early fouls.

LeBron resolutely pushed the transition between offense and defense; once he fell into a positional battle, LeBron used the low post as the axis to respond to the weak side JR to break through the basket;

Pause to adjust, Curry + Gobert launched a high pick-and-roll, and Paul George started a second breakthrough to attack the basket from the waist;

The Pelicans closed the door to block Irving's outside shot from LeBron, and the Cavaliers still took the lead.

In the middle of the first quarter, Gobert took a rest, the Pelicans had 5 rebounds, and Gobert grabbed 3 offensive rebounds by himself.

The Pelicans used Curry + Paul George to initiate a high pick-and-roll, and the Cavaliers continued to use the defensive strategy of pinching the ball holder-Paul George chased the old Jefferson.

On the defensive end, the Pelicans faced off against LeBron and Irving individually.

LeBron and Irving took turns commanding the shooters. Irving singled out to take over the offense; the Pelicans were initiated by Curry + Green's pick-and-roll, holding the ball and breaking through the basket to kill.

整个首节，骑士投篮命中率高达61.5%，鹈鹕投篮命中率为41.7%；骑士三分球4中2，鹈鹕三分球6中2。

During the rotation period, the Pelicans sent Clay + Paul George + Middleton + Antetokounmpo + David West, and the Cavaliers were the Big Three + Morris Williams + James Jones.

The Cavaliers frantically put pressure on Paul George on the line, cut to Clay's passing route, and isolated Paul George and Clay. With the Cavaliers' successful defense, LeBron continued to push and counterattack, and the Cavaliers opened up a 6-point difference.

The Pelicans emptied old Jefferson and flanked Irving in the penalty area. The offensive end was terminated by David West in the middle and low post. Iguodala took the lead in counterattacking, and the Pelicans narrowed the point difference to 3 points.

Pause and adjust, the Pelicans are dominated by Curry + Paul George's high-position pick-and-roll offense. Benefiting from the Cavaliers' defensive strategy of flanking Curry, Paul George continued to chase after misplaced, hit a difficult three-pointer, and the Pelicans instantly overtook the score!
The Cavaliers can only pause and adjust. After the pause, the Pelicans will initiate a pick-and-roll from Curry + Green, and Green will make a second response; Paul George will make a fast break.For the Cavaliers, Irving and LeBron took turns in singles, and JR-Smith made a magical three-pointer.

整个半场，骑士投篮命中率为53.3%，鹈鹕投篮命中率为48.1%；骑士三分12中6，鹈鹕三分17中7；骑士第二节仅得到22分，鹈鹕得到35分。

In the second half, the Pelicans played Paul George + Curry in a pick-and-roll to launch an offense, breaking through and scoring the ball to echo the peripheral end; on the line, Curry double-screened, and the shooter and shooter covered each other to liberate Clay's three-pointer.

The Cavaliers struggled to a stalemate in singles: LeBron's back-up singles; Irving's mid-range singles; Love's low-post singles.

LeBron + JR-Smith pick-and-roll duo, JR's outside threat changed the situation.

The Pelicans took the lead in using the dead five, and Curry used the pick-and-roll misplacement to chase Love; Tyronn Lue had to remove Love and replace him with the old Jefferson.

The two sides adopted a defensive strategy of unlimited defense changes. Paul George chased the old Jefferson to lead the breakthrough points; the Cavaliers' offense was taken over by Irving, and LeBron pushed to counterattack!

During the rotation period, the Cavaliers were led by LeBron to score points, echoing JR-Smith's magical three-pointer from the outside;

三节战罢，鹈鹕投篮命中率为48.2%，骑士投篮命中率为52.4%；鹈鹕三分球24中11，骑士三分球6中8；替补得分，鹈鹕29-7领先！

In the fourth quarter, the Pelicans insisted on Paul George chasing and consuming LeBron on the offensive end; the overall breakthrough was conducted, looking for open opportunities, and Middleton and Green insisted on shooting three-pointers.

The Cavaliers insisted on LeBron's back-up singles as the axis, attracting pincers, echoing James Jones on the outside!At this time, the Pelicans Presti no longer flanked LeBron, and the individual soldiers consumed LeBron and Irving.

As the game progressed, LeBron and Irving's physical fitness was on the verge of exhaustion, while the Pelicans continued to easily chase the Cavaliers off the ground and retreated poorly.

In the decisive stage, the Pelicans slammed the three-point line and acquiesced to LeBron's attack on the basket, while Paul George, Curry and Gobert took over the game with pick-and-rolls on the offensive end!
The Cavaliers still can only use Irving, James singled out to end, but at the critical moment, the strength of the two declined, and after being double-teamed by the Pelicans, their shooting percentage dropped sharply. If they split the ball, they could only respond with iron!
After the game, the media commented: The essence of the Cavaliers and Pelicans duel: a competition for the quality of a small lineup. ——Unlimited defense is the survival state of a small lineup. Paul George can single-play any opponent after unlimited defense on the offensive end;

On the other hand, the Cavaliers' over-reliance on LeBron and Irving was infinitely magnified by the Pelicans' targeted defensive strategy-accepting LeBron and Irving to overwhelm the world in singles, locking up others, waiting for LeBron and Irving's physical fitness to decline, and the Pelicans took away the game in waves.

After this matchup, fans generally believe that only the Thunder can pose a threat to the Pelicans. Although the Spurs are strong, they cannot support a system with unlimited defenses, and they will definitely not be the opponent of the Pelicans.

(End of this chapter)