Davis won the tip against Ibaka, giving the Pelicans the first offensive opportunity.

Tang Tian reached the frontcourt and took a pass from Holiday, and the Pelicans began running their plays.

As the season progressed, the Pelicans' style of play had gradually taken shape.

Aminu and Holiday both started as 3D players, spreading the floor. Tang Tian held the ball, Davis was always ready to set a pick-and-roll, and Ajinca was under the basket to grab rebounds.

This wasn't a tactic with too much complexity, but it maximized Tang Tian's individual abilities.

Tang Tian didn't call for a pick-and-roll at the start. After signaling Davis to spread out, he dribbled the ball low himself.

Sefolosha was the Thunder's best defensive player. He chose to play close defense, forcing Tang Tian to break through to the left.

Brooks' offensive tactics were just two tricks: Durant's isolation and Westbrook's isolation, but his understanding of defense was still good.

The Thunder's defensive strategy on the court was to drive Tang Tian towards the basket as much as possible, making full use of Ibaka's help defense and blocking ability in the paint.

Tang Tian changed direction and squeezed past Sefolosha, breaking through inside.

Ajinca boxed out Perkins, but just as Tang Tian was about to go for a layup, Ibaka quickly came to help defend.

He was the league's leading shot blocker. As long as Tang Tian shot, he would be able to block it directly!

However, Tang Tian didn't shoot, but instead did a behind-the-back pass to Davis at the free throw line.

Having been a coach, and a godfather-level coach at that, the biggest benefit was understanding tactics.

He could see through Brooks' arrangement at a glance, and had already guessed that Ibaka would come to help defend.

In the past, he might have tried to confront Ibaka before shooting, or given up the layup and reorganized the offense.

But now it was different. Davis had developed some shooting ability, and he was a threat in that position on the free throw line.

Forward-thinking anticipation, coupled with an accurate pass, Davis caught the ball with a completely open look.

He shot directly.

The posture of jumping up, coupled with that hand shape, was just a larger version of Durant.

The defender helping over saw the high release point and didn't even have the desire to try to interfere.

"Bang!"

Davis's shot hit the backboard and bounced into the net.

The Pelicans took the lead on the road, catching the Thunder off guard!

Davis actively found Tang Tian to high-five as he retreated on defense.

Although he didn't want Tang Tian to touch his head again after Gordon's advice last time, he still couldn't help but want to get close.

Then let's switch to high-fives!

At most, a high-five would hurt his hand a little, but his hair wouldn't fall out.

Moreover, Tang Tian's pass was really beautiful. He got a better shooting opportunity than ever before.

On the Thunder's offense, Durant held the ball high and posted up against Aminu.

Williams' arrangement was for Tang Tian to reduce his physical exertion and not help defend, and he didn't arrange a double-team at the start.

Durant faded away for a turnaround jump shot after posting up Aminu.

"Bang!"

His first shot missed.

He had entered the Grim Reaper state before the game started, but he didn't know if it was because his body was too tight, but his touch didn't look good.

Davis shrank back to the basket to protect the rebound.

The Pelicans played a transition offense, Tang Tian and Holiday fast-breaking two-on-one.

With stable dribbling, Tang Tian could also dribble for fast breaks, and the Pelicans' counterattack speed was obviously faster.

Sefolosha was a bit overwhelmed.

After Holiday got to the basket, he knocked the ball back to Tang Tian, ​​and also knocked Sefolosha out of the baseline.

Tang Tian caught the ball with a clear view in front of him. He jumped up directly one step inside the free throw line, a one-handed gliding dunk.

"Boom!"

The basketball slammed into the basket with a muffled sound.

The newly crowned Slam Dunk King, that's how he shows off!

There was a commotion on the sidelines.

4 to 0.

The Pelicans gave the Thunder a surprise right from the start!

And it could be seen that their morale was high, and everyone was as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

Durant received the ball in the frontcourt and continued to attack Aminu, who fully defended.

This time Durant chose a turnaround jump shot after posting up.

"Bang!"

Still didn't go in!

This was the limitation of a shooting-based style of play. Even though Durant was a historical shooter, if his touch wasn't good, he wouldn't be able to make shots.

Tang Tian had also had this kind of game. He couldn't make consecutive shots when playing against the Grizzlies.

Ibaka flew in to grab an offensive rebound and shot from close range.

"Bang!"

But just as the ball left his hand, Davis gave him a big block from behind.

Davis wasn't afraid of Ibaka at all when it came to blocking shots!

Davis used his super-long wingspan to grab the rebound, and the Pelicans pushed for a fast break again.

This time, Tang Tian returned the favor and passed the ball to Holiday in the middle, who scored with a running layup.

6 to 0!

The Pelicans' momentum was like a rainbow at the start!

Brooks lost his composure on the sidelines at this time, shouting at the Thunder's players.

The Thunder were a team very good at offensive and defensive transitions, but now they had been hit by the Pelicans with two consecutive defensive counterattacks!

Did they not want to win the game?!

Durant's third offensive attempt chose a big Euro-step layup to the basket.

Davis's chase-down defense interfered, and his shot still didn't go in!

He was too excited tonight, and his hands were obviously a little tight!

Ajinca protected the defensive rebound.

The Thunder's retreat this time was very timely, not giving the Pelicans a chance to transition.

Tang Tian held the ball in the frontcourt again, the same tactic as at the start, but this time he called for Davis's pick-and-roll.

Durant actively helped defend at this time.

Tang Tian flicked the ball to Aminu.

Aminu's three-pointer didn't go in, and the rebound was taken down by Perkins.

Although he had practiced three-pointers a lot, his three-point shooting was still two grades lower than Morrow's stability.

The Thunder attacked to the frontcourt again, Westbrook and Perkins ran a pick-and-roll, and after the screen, he broke into the basket himself.

Knowing that Perkins didn't have any shooting ability, the Pelicans directly double-teamed the defense.

Westbrook's passing ability wasn't bad, but his vision was very narrow. At this time, he directly forced a dunk against Ajinca in front of him and Holiday behind him.

"Beep!"

The referee blew his whistle, indicating that Ajinca had committed a defensive foul.

"Boom!"

Westbrook's momentum didn't diminish after being fouled. He collided with Ajinca in the air and scored the dunk!

A 2+1!

Westbrook roared excitedly, looking up after the goal.

The scene was also filled with cheers.

Simple, crude, passionate.

Westbrook's style of play wasn't efficient, but it was really explosive.

Tang Tian looked a little excited at this time.

The next step of the explosive package was the Shen Gui (神龟) bombardment (nickname for Westbrook), and he also wanted to experience this feeling of violent rim-rattling.

Westbrook's thinking was relatively simple, and his passing vision was also relatively narrow, which made him look very anxious when he didn't score.

But if Tang Tian used it, like McGrady's pull-up jumper, the effect would definitely be better than Westbrook's.

Westbrook's extra throw didn't go in, and Davis grabbed another defensive rebound.

The Pelicans attacked to the frontcourt, Tang Tian broke through after borrowing Davis's pick-and-roll in the frontcourt.

Durant helped defend again.

This time, Ibaka's switch was a bit slow, and Tang Tian directly accelerated and killed to the basket against Durant.

Durant's long arm blocked the shot, but his resistance was obviously not enough.

Tang Tian shot in the air after confronting him.

"Beep!"

The referee blew his whistle, indicating that Durant had committed a shooting foul.

Tang Tian's shooting posture didn't change after the confrontation, and he still sent the ball into the basket!

He returned a 2+1 to Westbrook, and it was against Durant!

Using toughness against toughness!

Brooks called Durant to the sidelines at this time.

"Don't help defend, don't do that."

Durant's help defense was completely his personal will. He was the Thunder's main offensive point, and Brooks couldn't arrange for him to help defend.

"Relax a little, you can make the shots."

After Brooks finished speaking, he shouted at Durant, who was already walking towards the basket.

His coaching style was the same type as Williams, good at cultivating players, and he also knew where the players' problems were.

The reason why Durant went to help defend, in addition to wanting to stop Tang Tian from scoring, there was also a very important reason because he didn't have a good touch.

It was a normal choice for players to work hard on defense when their offense wasn't going well, but Durant wasn't a player known for his defense.

Tang Tian made the extra throw amidst the boos.

The Pelicans led 9-2 at the start.

"Shaq, you won!"

Barkley laughed in the commentary booth. The Pelicans were in unusually good shape.

O'Neal threw a wink at Barkley, and looked at Smith triumphantly.

What's the point of spending any effort analyzing? Just blindly stand with Tang Tian!

Westbrook's strong attack in the frontcourt was blocked, and this time the referee didn't blow the whistle.

Tang Tian, who was chasing back, grabbed the defensive rebound.

The efficiency of the Shen Gui bombardment didn't seem to be very high.

However, it also depends on who uses it.

Westbrook's thinking was relatively simple, and his passing vision was also relatively narrow, which made him look very anxious when he didn't score.

But if Tang Tian used it, like McGrady's pull-up jumper, the effect would definitely be better than Westbrook's.

The Thunder attacked to the frontcourt, Tang Tian's pull-up jumper after attracting a double-team didn't go in, but Davis's second follow-up putback was successful.

11 to 2.

The score on the court surprised everyone. The Pelicans were obviously weaker, but they were crushing the Thunder on the ground at the start!

"Let's.go! okC!"

The home DJ began to lead the fans to cheer for the Thunder.

Durant asked for the ball in the frontcourt again to post up.

His eyes were still full of murderous intent, but compared to before, there was obviously a hint of calmness.

It was still a turnaround jump shot, but the rhythm of the shot was obviously back.

"Swish!"

Durant's fourth shot attempt went in hollow.

The adjustment ability of a superstar was still very strong.

Tang Tian's ball-handling attack was double-teamed, and the ball was knocked to Davis again, Davis's second shot from the free throw line.

But this time he failed to seize the opportunity, and the basketball hit the front edge and popped out.

Although he had good talent, he had only been training for a few months, so his certainty was still not strong enough.

Ibaka protected the defensive rebound.

The Thunder attacked to the frontcourt, Durant asked for the ball again at the forty-five degree angle on the right wing for a single.

After having dribbling and passing, his old style of playing with running and catching the ball was greatly reduced, and basically all turned into this kind of holding the ball for singles.

Aminu's top defense was in place, and he gave enough interference.

Durant didn't make the previous few shots. In addition to his own touch not being adjusted well, it was also related to Aminu's excellent defense.

After leaning on the fight, Aminu tried his best to pounce out and interfere with his vision.

This defense was very well done.

"Swish!"

But Durant ignored the defense and threw the ball in again!

A historical scorer!

Although his looks were limited to being a little handsome, and his personality was a bit sensitive, you couldn't underestimate his scoring ability!

Durant scored 4 consecutive points, helping the Thunder narrow the point difference to 5 points.

They were about to gain momentum!

"Defense! Defense!"

The cheers on the scene were like a rainbow.

Although the Pelicans were still leading, that kind of advantage wasn't great.

Moreover, the Thunder's defensive intensity obviously increased in the cheering, and the Pelicans' consecutive waves of cooperation had no chance.

Time had passed 20 seconds, Tang Tian held the ball and forced a shot against Sefolosha's close defense.

"Bang!"

Didn't make it.

But Davis grabbed a key offensive rebound at this time and put the ball in with a putback!

The Pelicans' bench cheered excitedly.

Tang Tian also smiled and high-fived Davis again.

His absence did allow Davis to grow, and the current Pelicans were obviously stronger than at the beginning of the season!

Durant's singles in the frontcourt were double-teamed by Davis. He successfully passed the ball to Ibaka using his vision, and Ibaka scored after receiving the ball.

8 to 13.

The Thunder's strength was there after all. After recovering, the two teams began to stalemate on the court.

Holiday's three-pointer didn't go in, and Westbrook's zombie pull-up jumper also missed.

Davis's pass was intercepted by Durant, but Westbrook's fast break was also blocked by Davis's chase-down block.

The two teams' shooting percentages began to decline during the stalemate.

The game had been played for almost half a quarter, and the score on the court was still 8 to 13.

At this time, it depended on who could take the lead in breaking the deadlock.

Durant received the ball in the frontcourt and faced another double-team. This time, he didn't choose to pass the ball, but turned to the baseline with a big fadeaway.

Davis's long arm gave him a lot of pressure.

"Swish!"

Durant threw the ball in again against the defense!

The high-altitude operation style of play was so Bug when it was accurate!

Cheers continued at the scene. Durant broke the deadlock in the stalemate!

After this shot was made, his personal score in the first quarter also came to 6 points!

The point difference was also narrowed to 3 points!

The pressure was on the Pelicans at this time.

Tang Tian held the ball in the frontcourt again, and Davis wanted to come over for a pick-and-roll but was called back by him.

The Thunder's defensive strategy during this period was to double-team him if there was a pick-and-roll, so it was better not to screen.

The team hadn't scored for a while, and he had to stand up.

Sefolosha was still very close to the left.

Tang Tian went to the left, but this time he didn't wait for Ibaka to help defend, but directly pulled up for an emergency stop jump shot.

Sefolosha's belated interference was limited.

"Swish!"

The basketball went through the net!

Tang Tian returned an answerball to Durant!

"It's started!"

Barkley said with a slightly excited expression in the commentary booth at this time.

The Pelicans' performance after the start was surprising, but what really attracted attention was the scoring battle between Tang Tian and Durant.

These two had been arguing constantly off the court, and their momentum was like fire and water. They were also the cores of their respective teams on the court.

Now Durant's 6 points were against Tang Tian's 7 points.

The two were evenly matched.

Durant held the ball directly outside the three-point line, and directly pulled up for a three-pointer after a crossover dribble.

His shooting posture was uglier than Tang Tian's, but his release point was really high.

Aminu almost jumped up but couldn't reach it at all.

"Swish!"

Durant's three-pointer went in!

"Kevin~ Durant!!"

The on-site host lengthened his tone and shouted.

Durant had scored 5 consecutive points! Helping the Thunder chase the point difference to only 2 points!

He was really fulfilling his promise to win against the Pelicans with Tang Tian!

But before the cheers here could subside, Tang Tian crossed over with his body low in the frontcourt, changing his rhythm and directly shaking off Sefolosha.

Sefolosha was tall, and his center of gravity was a little unsteady, and he almost fell directly.

Tang Tian pulled up for a jump shot after shaking him off.

The iconic scissor legs, a beautiful pose.

Also a pull-up three-pointer, but Tang Tian's was obviously more aesthetic.

"Swish!"

Answerball.again!

The two's scoring king battle had reached a fever pitch!