Chapter 525: Short and Deadly (First Update!) )
Hand length is an advantage?
An advantage, of course!
Among the talents in the NBA, physical talent is the biggest advantage.
Why Griffin's ceiling can't go up is because of his short hands.
You have short hands, and dunks are easy to cover;
You have short hands and are prone to mistakes on dribbles;
You have short hands and limited range!
"You need to be tougher and more proactive, and Griffin has a lot of dynamic attacking ability, but it's relatively average."
Tang Tian was a coach in his last life, and his understanding of players is very good.
Griffin is the kind of bird that moves to play, catch-and-dunk, empty dunk, fast-break dunk, and human dunk essence.
But once he gets caught in the grappling and gets into a static one-on-one, his threat drops a notch.
Especially against strong opponents, his scoring methods will become scarce.
An example of this is the fact that he eats deflated every time he hits a grizzly bear.
So even if Davis is weaker than Griffin now, it's not impossible to defend.
Davis has gained weight and fought against each other this season, which is what it is.
As long as the confrontation is up, Davis has a chance to defend against Griffin.
After Tang Tian finished speaking, Davis nodded with a smile, and his self-confidence returned.
In fact, Davis is really a very cute, or simple person, who doesn't have many ideas, and is the happiest to be a teammate or even a friend with this kind of person.
Game 3 of the series was played at New Orleans Arena, home of the Pelicans.
There were still more than two hours before the game began, but it was already bustling outside the New Orleans arena and fans were full of excitement.
The last time the Pelicans made the playoffs was during the Paul era, when the team was still called the Hornets.
Now Tang Tian's arrival will lead them back to glory.
The poster in the arena, Paul's poster has been taken down, and it has been replaced by a poster of Tang Tianchao's violent buckle.
Next to Tang Tian was a cover poster of Davis covering the sky.
One offense and one defense, and now the rise of the twin stars has given fans new expectations for this team.
Before the game, the players entered from the underground garage.
When Tang Tian appeared, reporters flocked to him.
Tang Tian is now unparalleled in popularity in New Orleans, and he has caught up with Paul at the beginning.
"Don, win the game!"
When he walked to the elevator after taking photos with the reporter, some reporters couldn't help shouting.
Tang Tian smiled and turned his head to give him a thumbs up.
This move drew a whistle from the press gate.
With a 1-1 draw, the outcome of Game 3 will determine the course of the entire series and will be crucial for both sides.
If the Pelicans can win this game and play Game 4 at home, they will have a very good chance of getting a match point.
That's the benefit of grabbing home advantage.
"We've found a way to win, we're going to take two wins away from them on their home turf and we're going to finish the series in five games!"
In the Clippers' locker room before the game, Rivers poured chicken soup into his players every day.
"Clippers!"
"The King of Los Angeles!"
After shouting the slogan, the morale of the Clippers before the game was extremely high.
The game began immediately, and the scene entered the opening ceremony.
Away players come on first.
The Clippers didn't make any changes to their lineup, and when Paul came out, there was a cheer from the audience.
The fans here are the good ones in the league, and even the opponents, they didn't boo Paul.
The visitors were followed by the home team, and Williams made another change in the starting line-up.
Moreau continued to start in place of Aminu, but Whiteside, who had a poor performance in the previous game, returned to the bench and Evans returned to the starting line-up.
When Tang Tian was the last to be introduced, the cheers at the scene were amazingly high.
This is the first playoff home game of Tang Tian's Pelicans career, and the excitement of fans can be imagined.
Tang Tian felt the enthusiasm of the fans and waved his hand.
It really made him feel like he was back when he played at UConn.
You can give everything you can for the city.
The pre-match opening ceremony ended, and the starters from both sides appeared one after another.
Davis jumped to beat Jordan Jr. this time, giving the Pelicans a chance to attack first.
Attacking the front court, teammates pulled away, and Tang Tian attacked with the ball.
The Pelicans' style of play hasn't changed much from the first two games.
Evans was sinking to the bottom of the basket at this time, and the Clippers couldn't get up.
Tang Tian took a step forward and stopped after the three-point line shook.
Evans' offensive ability is weak, and if he gets to the free throw line, the Clippers can only pass him.
So this position is the most comfortable area for him to shoot one-on-one.
"Huh!"
He's in great shape, and he's hit the first shot he came up on.
The scene erupted in cheers and whistles from fans.
"Defend! Defend! ”
And back on defense, fans took the initiative to cheer for the Pelicans.
This is just the beginning!
The enthusiasm of the fans in New Orleans is really different!
The Pelicans are young, and this cheering makes their blood surge, and their legs and feet are sharp.
Morrow, who has never been known for his defense, followed Redick closely at this time and didn't give him a chance to run out of the open three-pointer!
Halfway through the offensive time, the Clippers didn't have a chance to score.
Tonight's Pelicans are really different from the previous two!
Seeing that the tactics couldn't be played, Paul immediately motioned for his teammates to pull away and knock the ball to Griffin.
Griffin glanced behind him and didn't help the defense, and directly chiseled in.
Davis sank down his center of gravity and his body, although he was still a little unable to withstand it, but Griffin was not comfortable playing.
Griffin chiseled into the low post and went straight to the baseline for a layup.
Griffin's bounce was good, and after getting up he made a glide layup.
"Bang!"
Davis stood up and slapped Griffin's shot directly to the rebound!
A pegboard hat!
Griffin grabbed the offensive rebound quickly and turned around to hook up again.
"Bang!"
Davis stood up, and another big hat flew the fan off the field!
The big hat that opens in a row!
Davis threw his head up excitedly and roared.
You can feel that these two hats have boosted his self-confidence a lot.
In fact, this is also the advantage of Tang Tianshuo.
The impact of Griffin's short hands is significant.
For example, if you turn around and attack the ball, the player with the long hand can basically turn around and shoot directly.
But Griffin's short hands allow him to glide in the air.
The process looks beautiful, but it's actually timing Davis.
This amount of time is nothing for the average defender, but Davis is a handsome man, and he directly preempts the cover.
The second attack was even more obvious, with Griffin's hook hand after turning short and his shot low due to his short hand.
The first ball Davis still needs to be adjusted, and this is directly the arm span difference standing cap.
Tang Tian said that Davis's hand length is an advantage, but it is by no means just talk.
Short, anywhere, deadly.