After winning Game 3, the Pelicans had a 3-0 lead.

They will hopefully continue to sweep the Rockets out of the tournament after sweeping the Mavericks.

Game 4 comes two days later, and the Pelicans are also preparing for the game.

On the day of the game, Stevens spoke to reporters.

Sweep is a topic that has been brought up many times.

'It's going to be a difficult thing to do, they definitely don't want to end the season like that, they're going to play harder than the first three and we've got to be ready to play hard.'

Stevens doesn't have much experience coaching the playoffs, but he's had it when he played the Mavericks in the first round.

The Rockets are stronger than the Mavericks, and the game will be harder to play.

That night, Game 4 of the Pelicans and Rockets series officially kicked off at the Houston Arena.

Although there is no hope of a 0-3 comeback, there are many ways to lose, and sweeping this is definitely the one they are most unwilling to accept.

This is illustrated by the serious expressions of the Rockets players during training before the game and the state after the game.

Although there were two big defeats in the first three games, the losses were all lost in terms of tactics and strategy, and the fighting spirit of the Rockets' players was not lost.

Especially in the last game they were half-time ahead and that helped them a lot in terms of confidence.

After the two teams started fighting, the situation was very anxious.

The Rockets coaching staff has also made further adjustments to their offensive tactics.

In the last game they learned from the Pelicans, two shooters were in the bottom corner, opening up the offensive space, and then letting Harden break through.

Cousins isn't very good defensively, and Jokic is actually like that.

The move worked, and Morris continued his last game and opened with a three-pointer, forcing the Pelicans to shrink at will.

Harden, on the other hand, kept attacking Jokic until Stevens switched to Biyombo.

And on the defensive end, they selectively put Ariza and Holiday to protect the basket as much as possible.

With enthusiasm and hard work, they did a good job defensively.

Of course, the most important thing is that Paul, who has not performed much before, ushered in an outburst.

He shot 3 of 3 from beyond the three-point line in the first half, and he didn't miss a shot!

Where is Paul, it's clearly Curry!

And his kind of outside player feels like there is still in the second half.

In the whole game, he shot 6 of 10 three-pointers and scored 30 points and 6 assists.

Harden and Cousins also performed well, contributing 18 points, 11 assists, 7 rebounds and 21 points and 14 rebounds, respectively.

For the first time in a series, the Big Three broke out en masse.

That performance also allowed them to win the first game of the series against the Pelicans 110-101.

Stevens' pre-game words were a good one.

After the game, Rockets fans took to social media to rejoice and celebrate the team not being swept.

And D'Antoni once again showed confidence to the fans in the post-match press conference.

"It's not a battle for James alone, the last game DeMarcus stepped up and we almost won the game, this one Chris stepped up and we won.

I'm sure they're going to do that for the rest of the game, we can win one game, we can win the second game, one game at a time, and I'm still confident that the team will win the series." ”

The Rockets defended their home court to avoid a sweep and rewrote the series to 1-3.

However, the fans' attention was completely absorbed by another match the next day.

In the fourth game that the Thunder and the Warriors just ended, the Thunder defeated the Warriors again 108-106 at home, rewriting the big score to 3-1!

In the Western Conference semifinals, there were two 3-1s!

It's just that the two 3-to-1 situations are completely different.

The Rockets are able to avoid a sweep, while the Thunder are one step away from knocking out the defending champions!

This has attracted a lot of discussion from fans, and the latest episode of TNT's show has skyrocketed in attention.

The Big Three frantically analyzed the format of the upcoming competition on the show.

"I think the Rockets found their way to win, and if it wasn't for Cousins being sent off in Game 3, the series would have been 2-2 right now, so they still have a chance to win the series."

Barkley opened his mouth to analyze.

"Yes, this round of matchups is all in front of the tactical competition, the Rockets lost, but as the game deepens, both sides have a thorough understanding of each other's tactics, then the next thing is the problem of play, I think the Rockets are 1-3 behind, but they still have a chance."

Kenny Smith also said with his professional analysis.

"You mean they're going to be the first team in NBA history to go 3-0 down and come back?"

O'Neill looked bothered.

Smith nodded.

"Why not?"

Barkley asked rhetorically.

O'Neill stretched out his finger and pointed to the two of them singing and harmonizing, and couldn't help but laugh and shake his head.

Speaking of which, these two people were completely defeated by him in the first round of predictions, which was unwilling, and they stood on the united front again.

"Speaking of which, we should be concerned about the defending champions now, who are going home fishing soon."

Barkley continued.

"The biggest problem for the Warriors right now is that they consumed too much in the regular season, and in almost every three games they have lost, they have not scored in double figures in almost every game except for Curry and Thompson, which is too difficult to win."

"That's why I've always been dismissive of them, the jumpers can win a championship by luck, but never a second time."

O'Neill and Barkley took turns analyzing, and they felt that the defending champions had cooled down.

"No, I think the Warriors still have a chance."

Smith threw out a different point of view.

"The Thunder are very aggressive, they've been spree-sacking and defending all the series, and it's going to be a lot of physical drain, and if they can win the next game, the series will be over, and if they can't, they're going to lose the series."

Smith's argument was novel but convincing, with both Barkley and O'Neal nodding their heads.

"Actually, I want the Warriors to win, I'm just going to see the Pelicans play the Warriors again."

O'Neill continued.

The Big Three have reached agreement on this point for the Warriors, and it seems that the only one who can make them a huge divide is the Pelicans.

The Pelicans, who ended Game 4, returned to New Orleans the next day.

On the plane, Tang Tian and Stevens re-chatted about the team's tactics.

Paul can't make six three-pointers in every game, but there's no guarantee he won't be able to play the next game.

The Pelicans only focused on Harden's defensive style and succeeded in one game, but the last two games have not been very good.

Although D'Antoni's reaction was a little slower, he was a famous coach after all, and the adjustment between the fields was still good.

"Let's keep it simple and put me and James directly in front of each other."

Tang Tian proposed his idea to Stevens.

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