"I endorsed Master Kong before, and there are a lot of instant noodles of different flavors at home. You can come to my house as a guest if you are interested."

Tang Tian said with a smile.

Ariza laughed after hearing this.

They seemed to be back to the time when they first met 6 years ago.

Holiday also came over at this time, plus Davis not far away.

If you don't look closely at their clothes, you would really think it was still 6 years ago.

With Ariza signed, the Pelicans' playoff lineup was officially formed.

Point guard: Brogdon, Alexander, Trey Burke

Shooting guard: Holiday, Ding Yanyuhang, Keldon Johnson

Small forward: Durant, Ariza, Carter

Power forward: Davis, Kuzma, Dekker

Center: Gasol Jr., Mitchell Robinson, Gasol Sr.

This lineup is enough for them to make a push for better results in the second half of the season, and it is enough to challenge any opponent in the playoffs.

The Pelicans had a game the night Ariza arrived at the team, at home against the Celtics.

The Celtics replaced the Raptors in the East, and this game could be foreseen as a fierce battle.

The fact was indeed so.

Tatum was in great shape at the start, and neither Holiday nor Davis on the Pelicans' side were able to match up well, and the two teams were deadlocked from the start.

Stevens saw that he couldn't widen the score, and the first substitution was to replace Brogdon with Ariza.

He was entrusted with an important task in his first game back with the Pelicans, and was sent up to plug the holes.

Facts have proved that Ariza is indeed good at doing this.

Facing Ariza, who was no weaker than himself in weight and had a longer wingspan, Tatum obviously didn't play as freely as he did at the beginning.

Ariza is 35 years old and can still start for playoff teams like the Kings and Trail Blazers, which is the best proof.

When Tatum's efficiency went down, the Celtics' offensive momentum also followed.

However, Durant and Davis of the Pelicans blossomed inside and out, and the offensive was unabated, and the point difference was quickly widened.

Small people also have great uses, and Ariza embodies this point vividly.

Stevens also trusted Ariza very much, giving him a full 25 minutes of playing time in the first game.

Although he hadn't been on the court for a while, Ariza limited Tatum to 5 of 15 shots when he was matched up with him, and he completed the task excellently.

And like Holiday, because he was a former old player under Stevens, the process of integration was avoided.

The Pelicans also finally won the game 109-93.

This game gave the Pelicans fans great confidence, and the Pelicans' morale was greatly boosted.

This also became an epitome of the Pelicans' second half of the season. After the lineup was fully supplemented, they showed very strong competitiveness.

After a fierce battle, the regular season of the 2019-2020 season finally came to an end.

East.

The Bucks showed even stronger dominance than last season, and they achieved a record of 67 wins and 15 losses.

This record is two games more than the 65 wins last season, and once again refreshed the team's history record.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had the most brilliant season of his career so far.

Averaging 30.7 points, 11.2 rebounds, 7.2 assists, 2.1 blocks, and 1.7 steals per game, with a 52% shooting percentage, and more rare is a 36% three-point shooting percentage!

He has officially taken over James' title of King of the East and become another dark cloud shrouded over the Eastern teams.

The Celtics ranked second with 55 wins.

Walker, Tatum and Griffin's Big Three are quite strong.

Especially Tatum, the highly anticipated 탐花秀 (tan hua xiu, third overall pick) finally showed his strength, averaging 22.8 points and 6.5 rebounds per game, becoming one of the top small forwards in the East.

The Pacers ranked third with 53 wins.

Sending away Bogdanovic was to support Sabonis, and getting Crowder further strengthened their defense on the wing.

Plus the cornerstone Ball and Oladipo's backcourt duo, and Turner such a high-quality inside player.

The Pacers were able to quickly replace the Raptors after their decline, and their lineup matching is very important.

The Raptors, Pistons, Nets, Magic, and Bulls ranked 4th to 8th.

There is good news and bad news for Chinese fans.

The bad news is that after playing with injuries in last year's World Cup, Yi Jianlian missed a lot of games at the beginning of the season due to injuries, and the Nets' record was affected as a result.

The good news is that Yi Jianlian has maintained a good state after his comeback, and the Nets still made it back to the playoffs in the end.

The first round of the East has also been released.

The Bucks play the Bulls, the Celtics play the Magic, the Pacers play the Nets, and the Raptors play the Pistons.

If there are no accidents, the final battle in the East will still be between the Bucks and the Celtics, and the Bucks are likely to continue to enter the Finals.

West side.

This year's West is really full of gunpowder smoke. If it were a real war, it would already be a bloodbath.

The Spurs ranked first with a record of 62 wins and 20 losses.

The Spurs' record has declined, but the root cause is not that their strength has weakened, but that their opponents have become stronger. The scene of 12 into 8 is not available every year.

It is difficult not to get your shoes wet if you often stand by the river, and it is naturally difficult to have a high number of wins.

The Pelicans ranked second in the West with 56 wins and 26 losses.

Durant had the most brilliant season of his career, averaging 30.8 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 6.2 assists per game, with a 52% shooting percentage and a 41% three-point shooting percentage.

It may be something that no one, including Durant himself, would have imagined to play the peak performance at the age of 31.

But sometimes things are so magical.

And in addition to Durant, Davis' performance is also very stable, averaging 25.6 points, 12.5 rebounds, 3.1 blocks, and 2.1 steals per game, with a shooting percentage as high as 55%.

The two inside and outside well made up for the vacancy after Tang Tian's retirement.

The Lakers ranked third with 55 wins and 27 losses.

Their record was surpassed by the Pelicans at the last moment.

This performance is not bad, but it does make the Lakers fans and James fans a little uncomfortable, because they lost the home court advantage in the semifinals.

The Mavericks ranked fourth with a record of 50 wins and 32 losses.

Siakam performed well on the Mavericks, and the Mavericks also stabilized in the upper half.

For the Pelicans and Mavericks, the deal at the trade deadline now seems to be a win-win result.

The 5th to 8th places are the Clippers, Kings, Rockets, and Warriors in order.

It is worth noting that the Rockets suffered a wave of injuries in the second half of the season, which caused their ranking to drop all the way to seventh.

As the ranking was determined, the first round of the West was also determined.

The Spurs play the Warriors, the Pelicans play the Rockets, the Lakers play the Kings, and the Mavericks face the Clippers.

This matchup is obviously not good news for the Pelicans.

The Rockets fell to this position because of injuries, and their strength in the lower half is not much weaker than the Clippers.

In other words, he shouldn't be in seventh place, but at least fifth.

However, domestic fans are extremely excited about this matchup.

The reason for the excitement is naturally the previous Morey incident.

Although Morey has been forced to resign, and his whereabouts are still unknown.

But if they can eliminate Morey's former employer in the first round, it would definitely be a happy event for domestic fans who regard the Pelicans as their home team.