The Golden Invincible of Basketball

The Pelicans flew to Dallas the next day.

As a team in the same division, this is the fourth and last time they have played against the Mavericks.

After arriving in Dallas, the Pelicans arranged daily training.

Before the training session, Williams announced in the locker room that Evans would be the team's starting center in the game against the Blazers.

Evans has averaged 13 rebounds per game in three games and has won a starting position for himself.

Teammates have gradually stood up to congratulate Evans.

Evans' hard work on the court and the team's help can be felt by teammates.

Whiteside was sitting still at this time, and he had envy and unwillingness in his eyes.

The main content of today's training is defense.

Borrego was training with the players, and Williams sat on the sideline while watching the night's game.

The Pelicans' ups and downs in this period are still in eighth place, and tonight's opponent Mavericks are ninth.

With more than one month left in the season, this direct match-up battle is crucial.

So he must be prepared.

"Yay!"

Just then, he heard the shout of excitement from the field.

It was Whiteside.

He gave Gordon a hard hat.

Defensive training is divided into full court and half court. The whole court is mainly based on tactics.

What I'm practicing now is halftime. There are also two parts at halftime, one is personal and the other is team.

Personally, the order is to prevent the inside line from outside, the outside line from outside, and the inside line from inside.

The successful one stays on the field, and the one who fails will be replaced.

Whiteside defended Gordon, and the next Reeves couldn't score, and Holledi, who was next, was almost covered.

It wasn't until Tang Tian's dry-up voted that he beat him down.

Whiteside looks a little better today.

The personal part ended, followed by a five-on-five at halftime.

Players are divided into offense and defense groups.

Whiteside was placed in the defensive group.

He has another bright performance in this session. Although there will still be fouls, he can obviously feel that he has done a lot better in control.

After giving Smith a big hat, he roared again.

He has excitement.

The words before Tang Tian were so inspiring. He held the tablet for two nights and got a friend to help him.

Coupled with Williams' announcement of Evans starting, it is even more exciting to him.

Tang Tian was quite relieved to see Whiteside's performance.

If those words were not enough to make Whiteside awaken, it would not be a bad head, it would be stupid.

This is obviously good news for the Pelicans.

Just then, an accident happened on the court. Smith was anxious to prove himself, and he sprained his wrist with too much force.

This situation was very sudden, and the team doctor rushed to take him to the infirmary.

The news came quickly that Smith was not seriously injured, but he must not be able to play tonight.

After training, Williams also put Whiteside on the activation list.

NBA competition is cruel, and an injury is likely to change a player's entire career.

Smith's status in the team has fallen and dropped again and again, there is a high probability that he will fall out of the team rotation.

Similarly, this is also Whiteside's opportunity. If he can seize this opportunity, it is very likely that he will stay in the team.

Tang Tian took a bath and prepared to go back to change clothes to prepare for the evening game. Whiteside stayed at the end to chat with him.

"Thank you, Don."

Whiteside was grateful despite his bad head.

"Thanks for playing well on the court."

Tang Tian said, now Whiteside has just got another chance.

Whiteside smiled and nodded.

"God gave me new opportunities."

What he said next refers to the injury of Smith, which is not easy to say in front of his teammates, but can still be said in front of Tang Tian.

"Come on, luck is part of your strength."

Tang Tian continued.

Seems to be a chance for Whiteside due to Smith's injury, but if Whiteside does not have the hard performance on the training field, Williams' choice to replace Smith will also be another team's insider Jeff Vichy.

So Williams was unhappy with Whiteside's behavior, but it was not as prejudiced as Tang Tian said.

Whiteside nodded, he was now more confident than ever.

That night, the Mavericks and Pelicans played at the American Airlines Center Stadium.

The regular starting fives on the Pelicans side, Holodega Tang Tian from the perimeter, Aminuga Davis from the front, and Evans from the center.

On the Mavericks side, Calderon Garmonta Ellis on the perimeter, Marion Ganowitzki on the front, center Dalembert.

Carlisle is one of two few tactical accomplishments who can confront Popovich. At the beginning of the game, he grabbed the Pelicans' most lethal weakness.

Evans has good rebounding and defense, but his offensive ability and desire are too poor. Basically, Tang Tian is in the double team every round.

He could use some space to make his own shots, but more passes to Evans, the latter failed to finish.

This is also the biggest weakness of Evans. The effect of being short is the slow movement speed.

It's okay to play against other teams that were not targeted, but Carlisle not only targeted, but also thoroughly.

If Tang Tian passes to Evans after the double-teaming, he will use a small change to enter.

The speed advantage coupled with Evans' hassle-free offensive ability makes this move very effective.

The Mavericks also rely on this to accumulate advantages little by little.

Williams couldn't help but turned to call Whiteside from the end of the bench.

Each coach's use of players is different, and Williams' usage belongs to the more flexible category.

Those who perform better in training will be given priority in playing.

Whiteside this is the rotation position for the first bench inside.

Of course, if he doesn't play well, this only chance will be gone.

Whiteside was a little bit excited and replaced the first defensive round on the court and sent ... a foul.

He was deceived by the opponent's aerial rod when blocking Ellis.

"Don't think about blocking every round. Give priority to the defensive position in the post."

Tang Tian walked over at this time to remind him that it was also a note he gave to Whiteside's tablet ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Whiteside nodded, he remembered that, but the defensive habit is not something that can Changed it.

Ellis made two free throws and the Mavericks led 14-6.

In the Pelicans' offense, Tang Tian continued to encounter double-teams. He directly lobbed the ball to the inside.

Whiteside directly attacked the box after receiving the ball. The biggest difference between him and Evans is that he has the desire to attack and is flexible as a big man.

Ellis switched in and failed to keep up.

"Oh!"

With a hint of venting emotion, Whiteside jumped and slammed the ball into the basket with both hands.

Violent abuse box!

And after filling, he bent down on the basket and hung his arms down, pushing the basket down a few centimeters.

This buckle is domineering!