The invincible kryptonite of basketball

The game was about to start soon, and Williams arranged his tactics as usual, and then led the players into the court.

The ATT arena was full of seats, the meeting of the two powerful teams, and Tang Tian was there, naturally they would not miss it.

Tang Tian went over to say hello to the Spurs players one by one.

Duncan patted Tang Tian's head again, and Ginobili also patted his ass.

Tang Tian didn't hide, and relived the old days.

In other words, the Spurs are the team with the fewest personnel changes in the league, otherwise he would have to go all over the world to catch up with these former teammates.

The scene quickly entered the opening ceremony, and the visiting team was introduced first.

Although the relationship between the Spurs players and Tang Tian was still very good, when Tang Tian was introduced for the last time, the scene was still full of boos.

Tang Tian shook his head helplessly. It seemed that time had diluted his and Popovich's inner thoughts, but failed to dilute the San Antonio fans.

The Pelicans have a regular starting five, as do the Spurs.

Outside Parker and Green, striker Leonard and Pau Gasol, center Duncan.

Pau Gasol and Davis jump ball in the middle circle.

Davis turned the ball back to half court, and the Pelicans got the first chance to attack.

Holiday went to the frontcourt and handed the ball to Tang Tian.

Green was the main defense, and Leonard immediately assisted in the defense.

Popovich wasn't being polite at all.

Tang Tian gave the ball to Ariza, and the Spurs were assisting in the defense rotation at this time, and Duncan had already pounced.

Ariza didn't have a chance to make a shot. He lobbed the ball to Whiteside under the basket, who had a chance to eat Leonard alone.

He is full of confidence, and he will be strong by turning around with a blow.

"Snapped!"

But when he got up, he felt light in his hand, and the ball had been cut off by Leonard.

He leaned over to grab it but couldn't get it back, and the ball was in the hands of the Spurs.

Fortunately, the Pelicans retreated quickly and did not allow the Spurs to break into a fast break.

The Spurs played hammer tactics in the frontcourt. Gasol rolled down after the pick-and-roll, received Parker's pass and beat Whiteside to score the ball with a time difference.

Whiteside missed the block and jumped angrily on the spot.

Tang Tian continued to be double-teamed by the Pelicans' offense.

This time the ball transitioned to Davis, and Davis turned around and hit Duncan with a beautiful rebound shot.

But Duncan was very smart, always holding the ball high to interfere with his vision.

"Dangdang!"

The ball bounced out of the basket.

Davis reacted quickly, using his long arms to grab the offensive rebound and then shoot.

Gasol's judgment was accurate at this time, and he interfered with the position under the basket in advance.

"Dangdang!"

The ball still missed.

Duncan has retreated to the basket at this time, reaching out to protect the defensive rebound.

Back on the defensive end, Whiteside was swayed by Gasol and scored by the latter's basket.

4:0.

The Spurs gave the Pelicans a blow at the start.

The twin towers of Whiteside and Davis used to have the upper hand in the inside matchup, but they felt powerless against the Spurs.

In the Pelicans' offense, Ariza failed to make a quick three-pointer after receiving the ball.

The Pelicans failed to make three consecutive offenses in the opening game.

Looking back, Leonard's breakthrough layup also caused Davis' thug foul.

The Spurs started 6-0, and there is still a chance for additional penalties.

There were cheers everywhere.

The Pelicans have performed strongly this season, but they are still younger brothers in front of the Spurs.

More importantly, Tang Tian's team can't win!

At this moment, Tang Tian hurriedly called the players on the field together.

"Slow down, take it easy, think about how we won in the past, think about how we won last season."

It's a good thing for a young team to be confident, but it's not necessarily too much.

The Pelicans wanted to win so much that they played very anxiously at the beginning. It felt like they were going to eat the Spurs in one bite at the beginning.

But that's obviously unrealistic. The Spurs' resilience is the strongest in the league.

In particular, Popovich's team basketball has reached a peak this season, and with the addition of Gasol, no team can beat them in one wave.

"Hassan, do you hear that?"

After Tang Tian finished speaking, he specifically shouted at Whiteside.

Whiteside nodded, and Leonard cut the ball at the beginning, which made him feel hot.

Tang Tian patted his head, then signaled everyone to go back.

Leonard made an extra penalty and the Spurs started 7-0.

"Defense! Defense!"

The perfect start made the fans on the scene excited, and now they spontaneously started to cheer.

Tang Tian pulled the team members to say something to temporarily stabilize their emotions, but the shout made them restless again.

The Pelicans are young after all.

Tang Tian went to the frontcourt and made tactical gestures directly before receiving the ball, letting Ariza and Davis sink to the bottom line.

When Holiday gave the ball, he also signaled Holiday to go to the other corner.

Such a position made it impossible for the Spurs to double-team all of a sudden, leaving only Tang Tian and Green at the top of the arc.

Green stood half a step away from Tang Tian. He knew that Tang Tian could shoot and shoot, so this distance was the most suitable.

Tang Tian accelerated one step after seeing it.

If this were changed to last season, he could only dribble and try to get rid of it, or take the initiative to find a confrontation to squeeze through, but it is different now.

This step was so fast that Green didn't even have a reaction, and was directly passed by Tang Tian.

After Tang Tian passed Green, he didn't rush in again, and he made an emergency stop near the free throw line and pulled out his hand.

The pose is picturesque.

"Shh!"

The basketball goes through the heart and into the net.

The Pelicans finally broke the scoring drought.

Westbrook's first step is very fast, comparable to the presence of Tracy McGrady and Rose.

But his problem is that his shooting ability is too poor, and the zombies are ugly, not to mention irony, and can only rely on breaking through to the basket.

This can be easily targeted by opponents.

But Tang Tian has Mai Di to pull out, just to make up for this part.

So as long as he has a good touch, the words that he can score like a bag is what describes him.

This dry pull also attracted a burst of cheers from the Pelicans bench.

At the critical moment, Tang Tian, ​​the boss of the team, is still reliable, he is the pinnacle of the Pelicans!

ps: I always feel that the name of this chapter is a bit wrong, it is both water and needle.

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Chapter 588 Definition of MVP (Fourth update!)

This two points are very important.

Looking back, Tang Tian misplaced and successfully defended against Gasol's strong attack.

One offense and one defense, he is not only encouraging his teammates with words, but also demonstrating by example.

The Pelicans' offense is still in the same tactical position.

This time Tang Tian did not choose to go directly to Green.

To win the Spurs, it is not enough for him to score alone. The biggest problem is physical strength.

He was exhausted when the two teams met for the first time last season, and he won the game by scoring four consecutive three-pointers miraculously at the end.

Like McGrady's 35 seconds and 13 minutes, that kind of miracle can only happen once at most.

So in order to really win the Spurs, he must mobilize his teammates as much as possible.

Last season, if his teammates couldn't do it, he could only play by himself, but this season is obviously not the case.

He calls Davis to the high pick-and-roll.

The moment the pick-and-roll formed, Gasol chose to double-team him.

Tang Tian gave the ball to Davis with a high profile.

Davis catches the ball and goes to the basket.

Duncan didn't come out in the three-second zone, and Davis chose to hit the board with a high throw.

"Dangdang!"

The ball was a bit unlucky, and it bounced off the front of the basket.

Duncan protected the defensive rebound.

Davis shook his hand angrily. Obviously, he should have thrown this kind of ball.

Especially when the team is just about to take off.

"no problem, no problem!"

Seeing Davis' reaction, Tang Tian yelled at him while retreating.

Davis nodded after hearing it, and most of his annoyance disappeared, and he turned his energy to defense.

The Spurs' hammer tactics in the frontcourt, Gasol received the ball and then attacked the basket.

"Don't jump! Cut him!"

Tang Tian turned around and yelled at Whiteside at this time.

When Whiteside played the Thunder, he fought Adams for a whole game, and he has accumulated some experience in this regard.

After hearing Tang Tian's shout, he stretched out his hand under the basket and stood still.

Gasol's confrontation is not his strong point, he is strong in technology, this time did not shake Whiteside, he chose to rely on the outside hook after hitting.

Whiteside then threw out to block the shot.

Gasol's hook shot point is very high, but Whiteside's wingspan is also very long, and more importantly, he stood in a defensive position and gave positive interference.

"Dangdang!"

Gasol's hook was blocked!

However, Leonard flew forward to grab the offensive rebound at this time, and then shot and caused Whiteside's defensive foul.