Chapter 13 13 to 4!

Led by Tang Tian, the Pelicans gave the home team Rockets a rude awakening right from the start.

What frustrated the Rockets players even more than the rude awakening was that every time Tang Tian scored, it drew cheers from the Chinese audience at the scene.

Hey! This is the Rockets' home court!

Harden took the lead in responding, hitting a signature step-back three-pointer in the frontcourt to finally stop the bleeding for the Rockets.

The Pelicans attacked the frontcourt again, and McHale directly gestured from the sidelines.

As soon as Tang Tian received the ball, Beverley came to double-team him.

So your pull-up jumper is unsolvable? Double-team you!

Seeing the double-team, Tang Tian didn't force a shot, and passed the ball back to Holiday as soon as possible.

Holiday took an open three-pointer.

"Clang!"

The ball failed to go in, his shooting ability was unstable.

Harden's change-of-direction breakthrough in the frontcourt drew a shooting foul from Davis, and he continued to go to the free throw line.

At this time, Tang Tian called Holiday and Gordon to his side and said a few words.

Harden made both free throws, scoring 5 consecutive points personally, narrowing the score to 9 to 13.

"Defense! Defense!"

Harden's individual performance drove the home atmosphere, and the fans chanted in unison under the leadership of the DJ.

Tang Tian continued to receive the ball at the high post, and Beverley's double-team followed again.

Tang Tian directly threw the ball towards the middle.

Holiday appeared on the passing route!

After Tang Tian's instructions, he didn't stand outside the three-point line like in the previous round, but took the initiative to cut inside!

Holiday's shooting is unstable, but his breakthrough is very destructive. Asik under the basket was forced to come out to help defend.

Holiday quickly passed the ball to Davis under the basket, Davis took off on the spot and dunked with both hands!

"Beautiful cooperation!"

Breen shouted from the commentary booth.

Although Tang Tian didn't continue to score, he used his threat to allow the Pelicans to play a smooth cooperation!

From this small glimpse, the Pelicans are really very different from last season this season!

Harden's layup was directly blocked out of bounds by Davis who came to help defend.

The Rockets had no chance to pass the ball in the frontcourt again and were directly defended for 24 seconds by the Pelicans!

The Pelicans are young, and after consecutive scores, their defensive enthusiasm has obviously become stronger!

Attacking the frontcourt again, Parsons didn't give Tang Tian a chance to catch the ball. Tang Tian ran an off-ball play to the free throw line. When he caught the ball, he encountered Harden's double-team.

After he pulled up and jumped, he slammed the ball towards the baseline in the air.

Gordon cut in from the bottom corner three-point line!

After Gordon received the ball, he jumped up and scored with a two-handed slam dunk!

Continuous cooperation on the court by the Pelicans!

After the dunk, Gordon was a little excited and gave Tang Tian a forceful high-five.

He was full of talent when he was selected by the Clippers, but then suffered injuries and was depressed. He didn't improve much even after arriving to the Pelicans.

This dunk really expressed the depression in his chest!

17 to 9!

In less than half a quarter, the Pelicans scored 17 points!

With bright performances on both offense and defense, where is this still the same trash team from last season!

The Pelicans' debut this season really gave the fans enough surprises!

The Rockets' frontcourt cooperation, Jones had a chance to mismatch Tang Tian at the low post, and he turned around for a small hook shot.

"Clang!"

Tang Tian jumped up and gave him a big block!

Don't forget that I'm the best defensive player just because I scored!

The Rockets passed the ball from the sideline. Harden found Anderson's breakthrough after a pick-and-roll.

Holiday came to help defend at this time, Tang Tian predicted Harden's pass back to Beverley and directly stole it!

Tang Tian and Holiday's two-man fast break, Beverley defended two players by himself.

Holiday dribbled the ball past the midfield and passed the ball to Tang Tian, ​​and Tang Tian passed it back to Holiday. The two were playing around!

Beverley was a bit overwhelmed.

When they attacked the frontcourt, Holiday held the ball and walked inside, while Tang Tian stopped at the three-point line.

Beverley followed Holiday's defense. After Holiday broke into the free throw line, he turned around and passed the ball back to Tang Tian.

Tang Tian directly launched a three-pointer in transition.

"Swish!"

The three-pointer went into the net.

The 13th point of the single quarter!

Because he hasn't exchanged breakthrough and ball control skills yet, his pull-up jumper isn't that deadly yet.

But just like he thought when he exchanged Tracy McGrady's pull-up jumper, he doesn't just know how to pull up!

The transition three-pointer after the steal is his old job at the Spurs!

"Wow, I suddenly think Mr. Benson's words are a bit wrong."

Breen said with a big laugh in the commentary booth at this time.

Miller turned his head and looked at Breen in confusion. He didn't know which sentence Breen was referring to.

"He said Tang would be Ad's best helper."

Breen continued.

Miller nodded.

"But he doesn't seem to be here to assist Ad."

Breen continued.

Miller was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud.

Davis is talented and is the cornerstone of the Pelicans' reconstruction. Although his performance last season was not good, his talent is there, and it's only a matter of time before he breaks out.

The Pelicans recruited Tang Tian, ​​a top 3&D player, wouldn't they be thinking of him to assist Davis!

But looking at this performance now, this is really not to assist, he is the boss of the Pelicans!

On the other hand, Davis is doing pick-and-rolls and rebounds, and looks more like the second leader.

The game on the court continued.

Williams trusted Tang Tian, ​​and Tang Tian completely lived up to his trust.

Throughout the first quarter, he efficiently scored 17 points, 4 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, helping the Pelicans build a 13-point lead of 34 to 21 in the first quarter!

Entering the second quarter, Tang Tian and Davis both came off the court to rest. Anderson led the team on the court, along with Little Rivers, Morrow, Aminu and Jason Smith.

On the Rockets side, Lin Shuhao led the team, along with Garcia, Kaspi, Motiejunas and Kaman.

The Pelicans' weakness was exposed during this period.

Their starting lineup is not bad in strength, but the bench is obviously a bit weaker.

Especially the organization and coordination, Holiday did a general job in the starting lineup, and Little Rivers did a worse job in the bench lineup.

The Pelicans basically just had Anderson playing in the low post a couple of times, or he and Morrow ran a pick-and-roll for a catch-and-shoot three-pointer.

The Rockets' bench lineup defends very actively, and their efficiency is not high.

On the other hand, Lin Shuhao on the Rockets side had the ball as the sixth man, and the effect was better than starting last season. He helped the Rockets continue to chase points with breakthroughs and outside shots during this period.

When the starters came back, Harden was in great shape and scored 15 points in a single quarter, helping the Rockets trail the Pelicans by only 6 points, 55 to 61, at halftime.

Tang Tian scored 22 points, 6 assists and 3 steals in the first half, competing against Harden's 23 points, 3 assists and 3 turnovers.

Such a performance made the fans at the scene cheer.

"Coach, let me mainly defend Harden in the second half. Let Eric and Zhuo cooperate with Ad to break through."

During the intermission, Tang Tian volunteered to Williams.

Harden worked hard to practice holding the ball with both hands to break the double-team during the offseason, and his strength has improved significantly compared to last season, so he must be suppressed.

And more importantly, he scored 22 points in the first half, and the Rockets will definitely focus on defending him in the second half.

At this time, it is obviously a better choice to use the threat to let Holiday, Gordon and Davis play more.

Lin Hai Ting Tao