Chapter 1249 The Wolf that Has Been Hungry for a Month

This sentence is like a senior commenting on a junior.

After hearing this, the reporters thought there was nothing wrong with it.

They even think that Antetokounmpo can be evaluated as the first person in NBA history, especially after playing such a bad game.

This is already a very good review.

In fact, this was also what Tang Tian was thinking.

When Jokic was still with the Pelicans, Tang Tian was the first person he saw sleeping in the training facility.

But he knows about sleeping in the training hall, but he is still the same Antetokounmpo as he was in his previous life.

Including receiving the first month's salary and sending it to my parents, I didn't have a penny left and ran back to the training gym.

This all shows that Antetokounmpo is a positive and extremely hard-working person.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have gone from a skinny guy who entered the league to the Greek monster he is today.

To achieve this, it is definitely impossible to rely on eating eggs to fill pancakes.

Therefore, Tang Tian had high expectations for him, just like Duncan or Kobe had for himself.

Even as an opponent.

"Antetokounmpo showed his true form in the first battle. He is a pseudo-super giant!"

"The strength gap between the Bucks and the Pelicans is also too big. My feeling after watching the first game is that they have no chance at all!"

"Now you know how strong the Lakers and Spurs are. This year is the weakest in the Eastern Conference. No matter who gets to the finals, they will be defeated!"

"This year's Bucks remind me of the 2007 Cavaliers, who defeated the Nets and Pistons in the Eastern Conference, but were vulnerable to the Spurs..."

"Antetokounmpo is also very much like LeBron that year. He had no outside shots and was targeted to death. He had the worst finals of his career."

“Antetokounmpo = LeBron, Pelicans = Spurs?”

"On one side we have the One Stars and on the other we have the Spurs team. The history is always surprisingly similar!"

"The west is strong and the east is weak. There is actually not much difference between this year and the past. If you look carefully, LeBron's Heat have only won once in the past ten years."

"The sweep is a foregone conclusion. Congratulations to the Pelicans for completing their fourth consecutive championship!"

…

Contrary to what Tang Tian said, fans on social media and outside media had given up hope on the Bucks after the first game.

Antetokounmpo's problem cannot be solved in one day, and the Pelicans' state will not disappear forever.

Two days later, Game 2 of the Finals continued in Milwaukee.

The outside world is pessimistic, but the Bucks' performance tonight is eye-catching, especially the home fans who feel they have regained their confidence.

This change stems from head coach Budenholzer's adjustments.

He no longer let Antetokounmpo be the main attacker, but simply used him as a defensive core, plus positional battle cover and fast break terminator.

The team's offense is basically initiated by Irving and Hayward's pick-and-roll offense.

This style of play is roughly equivalent to paying for Giannis Antetokounmpo at your own expense, but the effect is really good.

Antetokounmpo has talent and strength, but he has obvious shortcomings. If he is not allowed to play the main attack, his shortcomings will be covered up.

Coupled with the fact that Irving and Hayward are both pick-and-roll masters, the Bucks produced a completely different effect from the first game.

At halftime, the score between the two teams was 50 to 55, and the Bucks were only 5 points behind the Pelicans.

I have to say that Budenholzer is really an elite head coach and has done an excellent job in making adjustments.

In the second half, the Pelicans changed their style of play, and Stevens began to increase Tang Tian's shooting rights.

Budenholzer has brought out the true strength of the Pelicans.

This is also the Pelicans that the Spurs and Lakers face.

The Spurs have George Leonard and the Lakers have Middleton, Durant and James. These wings have excellent defensive abilities.

But for the Bucks, there is no need to count on Owen Redick, and Hayward's defense is only average due to his physical fitness.

The Bucks don't have much else to do with Antetokounmpo's help on defense.

But it happened that many of Tang Tian's attacks were initiated from the outside, and Antetokounmpo couldn't even help defend.

As a result, Tang Tian scored 40 points in the second half and beat the Bucks 60-40 at halftime, beating the Bucks directly.

115 to 90.

Another 25-point defeat.

For Bucks fans, the only consolation is that the team played a close first half with the Pelicans.

And they also forced the strongest Pelicans team out.

After the first two games of the Finals, the two sides will move to New Orleans for the next two Finals contests.

With a 2-0 score in hand, he played as stress-free as the Spurs in 2007.

For Pelicans fans, this is definitely the happiest finals.

They are very hopeful to witness the team win the fourth consecutive championship trophy at home. Thinking about that scene is exciting.

Of course, this is not the happiest thing. The happiest thing is that Davis is coming back!

According to the plan, Davis would need at least three days to fully recover.

But just like Murphy's Law, you are afraid that something will happen with a high probability, and you expect that a thing will also happen with a high probability.

Davis wants to come back, and he can!

However, the difference was only three days. Medically speaking, this can only be regarded as recovery exceeding expectations. Although it is not the norm, it is not uncommon.

No matter what, Davis is finally able to play.

During the training session, the way he was running back and forth and jumping up and down looked like a wolf that had been hungry for a month.

Fortunately, this is a closed team training session. If this was seen by reporters and then reported out and seen by Bucks fans, they would definitely feel desperate.

He has already lost his temper. If Davis comes back again, it will really be just four words: fight like a chicken.

That night, Game 3 of the Finals began at the New Orleans Arena.

The venue was packed with fans, and all the bars within a ten-mile radius outside the arena were full.

The Pelicans' influence in and around New Orleans has reached an unprecedented level.

No one likes to be abused, but everyone likes to torture others!

Budenholzer used an impassioned speech before the game to re-energize the players.

After entering the court and starting to warm up, he observed the Pelicans' half court as he did in the past.

Just at this look, he froze in place.

Davis did not wear a suit and tie like in the past. He was wearing training clothes and doing pre-game warm-ups with the Pelicans players.

And he seemed very excited. During the warm-up, anyone who could dunk would never go for a layup.

It's really like a man who hasn't touched a woman for a month, a wolf who has been starved for a month.

His heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly felt an indescribable chill.

After the warm-up, the scene entered into the opening ceremony.

The starters for both teams were announced one after another.

The Bucks still have the starting lineup from the first two games.

The Pelicans have made relatively big changes. Carter and Siakam, who started the first two games, both returned to the bench.

The starters for this game are Brogdon and Tang Tian on the outside, Green and Davis on the striker, and Gasol on the center!

After this lineup came out, not only Budenholzer but also the Bucks players felt a chill in their hearts.