Is a Long Reach an Advantage?

Of course, it's an advantage!

In the NBA, physical talent is the biggest advantage.

The reason why Griffin's ceiling can't go higher is limited by his short arms.

If your arms are short, it's easy to get blocked when you dunk.

If your arms are short, you're prone to turnovers when dribbling.

If your arms are short, your shooting range is limited!

"You need to be tougher, more proactive in confronting him. Griffin's dynamic offensive ability is strong, but his static ability is relatively average."

Tang Tian was a coach in his previous life, and his understanding of players is very accurate.

Griffin is the kind of bird that plays on the move, catching and dunking, alley-oop dunks, fast break dunks, the essence of human dunks.

But once he gets into a dogfight, enters a static one-on-one, his threat will drop a notch.

Especially against strong opponents, his scoring methods become very scarce.

His repeated setbacks against the Grizzlies are an example.

So even if Davis is weaker than Griffin now, it's not impossible to defend him.

Davis has gained weight and increased his resistance this season, and he has the conditions to do so.

As long as he can stand up to the confrontation, Davis has a chance to defend Griffin.

After Tang Tian finished speaking, Davis nodded with a smile, and his confidence returned.

In fact, Davis is really a very simple, or even simple-minded person. There are not many thoughts. It is the happiest thing to be teammates or even friends with this kind of person.

The third game of the series was held at the Pelicans' home court, the New Orleans Arena.

There were still more than two hours before the game started, but the New Orleans Arena was already bustling with fans who were full of excitement.

The last time the Pelicans made the playoffs was during Paul's era, when the team was still called the Hornets.

Now Tang Tian's arrival is about to lead them to reproduce their glory.

Inside the stadium, Paul's posters have been taken down, replaced by Tang Tian's poster of a super-dunk.

Beside Tang Tian is Davis' poster of a sky-covering block.

One offense and one defense, the rise of this pair of twin stars has given fans new expectations for this team.

Before the game, players entered the arena one after another from the underground garage.

When Tang Tian appeared, reporters swarmed over.

Tang Tian's popularity in New Orleans is now unparalleled, already catching up with Paul's back then.

"Tang, win the game!"

After cooperating with the reporter to take pictures and walking towards the elevator, a reporter couldn't help shouting.

Tang Tian smiled, turned his head, and gave him a thumbs up.

This move brought a burst of whistles from the reporters.

Tied 1-1, the outcome of the third game will determine the trend of the entire series, which is very critical for both sides.

If the Pelicans can win this game, the fourth game will still be played at home, and their chances of getting the match point will be very high.

This is the benefit of grabbing home court advantage.

"We have found a way to win. We will take two victories away from their home court. We will end the series within five games!"

Before the game, in the Clippers' locker room, Rivers was giving his players a daily dose of chicken soup.

"Clippers!"

"Kings of Los Angeles!"

After shouting the slogan again, the Clippers' morale before the game was also extremely high.

The game is about to start, and the opening ceremony begins.

The visiting team players come out first.

The Clippers did not adjust their lineup. When Paul appeared, there was a burst of cheers from the audience.

The fans here are the best in the league. Even if they are opponents, they didn't boo Paul.

After the visiting team, it's the home team's turn. Williams has made adjustments to the starting lineup again.

Morrow still replaces Aminu in the starting lineup, but Whiteside, who performed poorly in the last game, returns to the bench, and Evans returns to the starting lineup.

When Tang Tian was the last to be introduced, the cheers from the audience were shockingly high.

This is Tang Tian's first playoff home game in his Pelicans career, and the fans' excitement can be imagined.

Tang Tian felt the enthusiasm of the fans and waved to them.

It really gave him the feeling of playing at UConn again.

You can give everything for this city.

The pre-game opening ceremony ended, and the starting players from both sides took the stage one after another.

Davis won the jump ball against Jordan this time, giving the Pelicans the opportunity to attack first.

Attacking the frontcourt, the teammates spread out, and Tang Tian held the ball to attack.

The Pelicans' style of play has not changed much from the previous two games.

Evans is now sinking to the bottom of the basket, and the Clippers' double-team can't come up.

After Tang Tian swayed on the three-point line, he made a sudden stop one step forward.

Evans' offensive ability is very weak. If he enters the free throw line, the Clippers will double-team him and he can only pass.

So this position is the most comfortable area for him to shoot one-on-one.

"Swish!"

He was in good shape, and his first shot was steady.

There was a burst of cheers and whistles from the fans at the scene.

"Defense! Defense!"

And when they returned to defense, the fans took the initiative to cheer for the Pelicans.

It's only just begun!

The enthusiasm of the New Orleans fans is really different!

The Pelicans are young, and this kind of cheering makes their blood rush, and their legs and feet become more agile.

Morrow, who has never been known for his defense, is now closely following Redick, not giving him a chance to run out of an open three-pointer!

With more than half of the offensive time gone, the Clippers haven't had a scoring opportunity yet.

Tonight's Pelicans are really different from the previous two games!

Seeing that the tactics couldn't work, Paul immediately signaled his teammates to spread out and pass the ball to Griffin.

Griffin glanced behind him and saw no help defense, so he went straight in.

Davis lowered his center of gravity and put his body up. Although he still couldn't stand it, Griffin didn't play comfortably either.

Griffin dug to the low post, and then a turn to the baseline for a layup.

Griffin has a good bounce, and he takes a gliding layup after he goes up.

"Bang!"

Davis stood his ground and slapped Griffin's shot directly onto the backboard!

A nailed board!

Griffin grabbed the offensive rebound with quick eyes and hands, turned around and hooked the ball again.

"Bang!"

Davis stood his ground and blocked the ball directly out of bounds again!

Consecutive blocks at the start!

Davis roared excitedly, looking up.

You could feel that these two blocks greatly boosted his confidence.

In fact, this is the advantage that Tang Tian talked about.

The impact of Griffin's short arms is very significant.

For example, in this turnaround attack, players with long arms can basically turn around and shoot directly.

But because Griffin's arms are short, there will be a gliding process in the air.

This process looks beautiful, but it's actually giving Davis time to adjust.

This little bit of time doesn't mean anything to ordinary defenders, but Davis has long arms, and he directly blocks it after a late start.

The second attack was even more obvious. Griffin's hook shot after turning around had a very low release point because of his short arms.

Davis needed to adjust for the first ball, but this one was directly blocked by the arm span difference.

Tang Tian said that Davis' long arms are an advantage, but it's not just talk.

Short, in any place, is very fatal.