Chapter 74 He is the Combination of Kobe and James!
DeAntoni walked from the bench to the sideline, shouting to remind his teammates to pay attention to Tang Tian's passing.

He already realized that Tang Tian was different from the last time they played against each other.

In the Rockets' offense, Cousins ​​was posting up Jokic in the low post, but his shot was interfered with and blocked by Davis' help defense.

After Brown became the first assistant coach, the biggest beneficiary was Davis. His help defense on the defensive end was maximized.

The Pelicans advanced to the frontcourt, and Holiday directly handed the ball to Tang Tian to run the No. 1 tactic.

As soon as he got the ball, the five Rockets players panicked a little.

Spectators could be divided into experts and laymen, but the people on the court were the ones who could feel it the most.

Tang Tian's passing tonight was too lethal.

Fast, accurate, and even flashy.

Paul would occasionally turn his head to remind his teammates to move. He had played against Nash before and could feel it the most.

Tang Tian put up the triple threat, raised his eyes and looked at the inside, and Tucker couldn't help but look back.

But at that moment, Tang Tian suddenly made a change of direction to the right.

Tucker turned around and saw Tang Tian passing him quickly.

He turned to chase, but Tang Tian had already broken through to the free throw line and hit a pull-up jumper.

The most direct change brought about by the improvement in passing was that it made it even more of a headache for defenders to guard Tang Tian.

They didn't dare to double-team at all, and they were trembling when playing single defense.

DeAntoni reached out and put his chin in his hand, and looked back at Bzdelik.

He really didn't understand much about defense.

Bzdelik shook his head helplessly.

Tang Tian was already difficult enough to defend, and after the threat of passing became greater, he really became the kind of player who couldn't be defended.

Harden broke through and made a layup against Jokic.

Jokic already had one foul and didn't dare to take action easily.

Stevens turned around and called Biyombo up, and asked him to replace Jokic.

His insight was very strong. Tang Tian could lead the team's offense by himself for this period. What other points needed to do well was defense.

Tang Tian took the ball in the frontcourt and continued to run the No. 1 tactic.

This time, after he and Davis picked-and-rolled, he broke into the basket. He jumped up and spun 360° in the air, looking like he was going to make a layup.

But after attracting Cousins' help defense, he made a close-range through ball to Biyombo.

This was an absolute dime, but Biyombo wasn't ready and didn't catch the ball, and it went out of bounds.

After the turnover, Biyombo immediately patted his chest to indicate that it was his fault.

Tang Tian didn't blame Biyombo, just signaled him to pay attention next time.

His passing ability had been improved for more than a week, and the starters were gradually adapting to his passing, but the substitute players needed time.

"Stay focused."

Stevens also reminded the other players on the court to stay focused after the Pelicans retreated on defense.

Cousins posted up Biyombo in the low post.

Biyombo was short and had poor scoring ability, but he was indeed tough enough.

Cousins couldn't push him, and Biyombo's long arm almost blocked his turnaround hook shot.

The ball hit the rim and bounced out, and Biyombo grabbed the defensive rebound.

Cousins' ability was definitely much stronger than Biyombo's. If he dribbled from the free throw line, Biyombo would also be difficult to defend.

But if he chose the low post, Biyombo wouldn't suffer.

Biyombo handed the ball to Holiday, and Holiday gave the ball to Tang Tian in the frontcourt.

Tang Tian caught the ball and put up the triple threat.

This time, not only the 5 Rockets players on the court were panicked, but even the other 4 Pelicans players were also panicked.

The Rockets players panicked because they didn't know whether Tang Tian was going to attack himself or pass, and the Pelicans players panicked because they didn't know if they would receive a pass.

If they couldn't catch the ball like Biyombo, they would not only be scolded by Stevens, but also lose face.

But the most panicked person was Tucker. He had never seen such a difficult person to defend in his career.

Tang Tian took a probing step with his right hand, and Tucker took a big step back.

Moreover, the other Pelicans players were not just watching. The off-ball side cooperated back and forth, and the Rockets' remaining players also had their attention on high alert.

Tang Tian made a pull-up three-point motion, and Tucker tried his best to pounce on it.

But Tang Tian turned around and went straight past him.

The speed after turning around was very fast, and Tucker lost him again.

Tucker's defense was very tough, but this was not a question of whether it was tough or not. After gaining weight this season, he couldn't keep up with Tang Tian's speed at all.

Tang Tian passed Tucker and charged inside. Cousins ​​at the basket rushed out. Tang Tian made a lobbing motion.

Biyombo was 120% focused this time. After seeing the ball, he jumped high, grabbed the ball in the air with his long arm and dunked it directly.

Tang Tian's fourth assist.

The fans at the scene felt like they were going crazy.

Personal offensive power at S-level, and now his passing ability has also evolved to S-level, this is Kobe who can pass the ball!

No, it's the combination of Kobe and James!

How to defend this!

DeAntoni was even more crazy, he directly reached out and called a timeout.

After the timeout, the Rockets replaced Tucker with Mbah a Moute.

If Tucker couldn't keep up, they would replace him with someone else. Anyway, the Rockets had many wing players.

But the facts proved that it was useless. Tang Tian passed Tucker like he was passing a road in the early morning. Passing Mbah a Moute was just like passing a road in the early morning that had already been cleaned.

Moreover, whether it was Tucker or Mbah a Moute, the point they couldn't defend was that Tang Tian's shooting, passing and every other technique were too strong.

It was like a triple dose of poison, you always had to choose one cup, but it was just the difference between poison and deadly poison.

About 9 minutes into this quarter, the score on the court was 28 to 15.

The score was very real. The Rockets' 15 points was not a small number, but they couldn't defend the Pelicans at all, or rather, they couldn't defend Tang Tian.

Tang Tian scored 8 points and 6 assists in 9 minutes, and this was on the premise that he chose to pass the ball more often.

But whether it was the fans at the scene or the Rockets players, they could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Both sides entered the rotation time, and Tang Tian also went off to rest.

On the sidelines, DeAntoni and Bzdelik were nervously discussing the next defensive strategy against Tang Tian, ​​and the game on the court continued.

On the Pelicans' side, Holiday and Biyombo were still on the court, and Dinwiddie, Stephenson and Aminu were substituted.

On the Rockets' side, Paul and Mbah a Moute were left on the court, and Brewer, West and Capela were substituted.

Holiday passed the ball to Stephenson to organize, and he ran to the three-point line.

At this time, the nine people on the court were also panicked.

Tang Tian's ability was too strong, and the opponent was afraid of not being able to defend him, and his teammates were afraid of not being able to catch the ball.

Stephenson was completely someone you didn't know what kind of ball he would pass.

But this panic ended quickly, because Stephenson quickly passed the ball to Dinwiddie.

The Pelicans coaching staff had requirements for Stephenson, and he was not the primary organizer on the court.

Just when the Rockets players breathed a sigh of relief, Stephenson, who was supposed to pick-and-roll after passing the ball, suddenly cut to the basket on his own.

Dinwiddie passed the ball quickly, and Stephenson caught the ball and got rid of Capela and scored directly with a one-handed slam dunk.

The Pelicans' bench erupted in cheers.

Just asking if you're panicking or not!