Chapter 1114 They Must Have Been Fighting a Fake Pelican Before!

After the warm-up, the scene entered the opening ceremony, and the starting lineups of the two teams were announced one after another.

The Pelicans have their regular starting five.

For the Warriors, Cole sent a five-small lineup, with the Splash Brothers on the outside, Iguodala and Durant on the strikers, and center Green.

This time it's not that Cole made a big move in advance, but that Dedmon is a 3D center and he doesn't dare to go up to the big man.

Moreover, the team's big men were badly repaired by Embiid in the last round, and their condition is also a problem.

"Don, AD, pay attention to the pick-and-roll between Curry and Durant."

Before taking the field, Stevens specifically warned Tang Tian and Davis.

Cole has used Dooku pick-and-roll more this season, and Stevens has also made targeted defensive arrangements.

After the final pre-game arrangements were made, the starting players of both teams came on stage one after another.

Tang Tian threw magnesium powder as usual, igniting the atmosphere at the opening.

Davis moved the ball back to the Pelicans half, officially kicking off the fourth quarter of the Pelicans' war.

Walker took the ball to the frontcourt and gave it directly to Tang Tian.

Facing an opponent of the same level as the Warriors, there is no need to test. The Pelicans will make big moves as soon as they come up.

Tang Tiansan threatened to pass through Thompson with a butterfly step. When he saw Iguodala coming to help defend, he hit the ball without looking at anyone.

Butler appeared at the right time, caught the ball and made a layup.

The Pelicans' attack was smooth and smooth, perfectly demonstrating Tang Tian's personal ability and the tacit understanding between the hard-working brothers, which was as pleasing to the eye as mercury pouring down the ground.

There was a burst of cheers.

A glimpse tells the whole story. It can be seen from the Pelicans' opening cooperation that the Pelicans felt quite good on the offensive end tonight.

Curry advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, and the Pelicans guarded man-to-man.

Tang Tian defends Curry, Butler defends Thompson, Walker defends Iguodala, Davis defends Durant, and Dedmon defends Green.

This is a targeted man-to-man marking, which focuses on Iguodala's current lack of independent offensive ability.

Curry reached out and made a tactical gesture. After Iguodala ran outside, he suddenly made a reverse cut to the basket.

This is to catch Walker's lack of height in defense.

However, the Pelicans' choice was to switch directly. Dedmon, who was nearby, shrank to the basket, and Walker was mismatched against Green.

Green was not a threat in the mid-range. He squeezed to the basket and reached for the ball.

Curry wanted to give but was delayed by Tang Tian. The Pelicans' weak side defense rotated, and Butler had already moved to the basket.

The Warriors' tactical intentions were completely destroyed.

There was little offensive time left, and Curry used Iguodala's pick-and-roll to shoot a long three-pointer.

But Iguodala failed to block Tang Tian. Curry's shot was seriously interfered by Tang Tian. The ball was obviously short and hit the front of the basket and hit the frame.

The defensive rebound was protected by Butler, and the Warriors' first offense failed!

"I take back what I said before, this will be the most exciting game of the year."

Kenny Smith only watched this round and took back what he said before when commentating on the Trail Blazers.

The commentator is the most professional player who understands the game.

A simple round, just a few seconds, can show the super high tactical level and execution ability of the two teams.

It can also be seen that they value each other, and the research and targeting before the game are quite thorough.

From the coaching staff to the players on the field, this is a true showdown between super teams!

Before Kenny Smith finished speaking, the Pelicans directly pushed for a defensive counterattack.

The Warriors responded quickly, and Curry and Thompson's defenses were all in place.

But they retreated to the backcourt. Tang Tian received a pass from Walker, squeezed past Curry with a butterfly step, jumped up and directly tomahawked with one hand.

Curry was still retreating after being squeezed through, directly becoming the backdrop for Tang Tian's dunk.

"Bang!"

The ball was hit hard into the basket.

Curry was also knocked out of the bottom line.

The scene burst into cheers.

Fans on the hotline felt distressed.

Golden State LaVine was obsessed with dunking after the All-Star Game, but he mostly served as such a backdrop on the court.

4-0, the Pelicans took the lead.

The Warriors played tactics in the frontcourt, but the Pelicans' defensive quality was very high, and Thompson and Iguodala on the weak side were unable to get away at all.

In the end, Curry chose to find Durant for a pick-and-roll, but after the split, Durant had no chance to switch to Tang Tian.

Curry chose to change direction and break through Davis, but Davis was very flexible and followed him to the basket to cause interference. Curry's pull-bar reverse layup failed to go forward.

Davis took advantage of the situation to protect the defensive rebound, and the Warriors' offense failed again!

But this time they retreated quickly and did not give the Pelicans a chance to counterattack.

Tang Tian advanced to the frontcourt with the ball and passed Thompson and Iguodala with continuous butterfly steps.

The Warriors shrunk across the board and their defense was completely mobilized.

Tang Tian turned around and made a fake move, jumping up and showing the power of Olson's happiness in the air, twisting his waist and passing the ball to Walker on the outside.

Walker's open three-point shot.

"Uh-huh!"

The basketball goes hollow into the net.

7 to 0!

The Pelicans not only took the lead in the opening game, but also gave the Warriors a big showdown!

"I have a feeling the Pelicans tonight are very different than the Pelicans the past two rounds."

Buckley spoke at this time.

"Yes, I feel the same way. The quality of their offensive and defensive performance tonight, especially the defensive end, was completely different."

Smith nodded and said, this is also the reason why he expressed such emotion before.

"Yes, the difference is hard to describe, but it's really different."

Buckley then chimed in.

"Be strong when you are strong."

O'Neill didn't speak before, and he said with a slight satisfaction after the two of them finished speaking.

"The first two rounds are like warm-up and training. Who will give their best during training? This round is the real competition. When it comes to the competition, it is natural to give it all."

O'Neal is so arrogant that even the Pelicans are arrogant.

However, Barkley and Smith neither nodded consciously after hearing this.

When strong teams play, because the lower limit is relatively high, they really need strong enough opponents to get enough attention from them.

This is a pure mentality issue, which can also explain why the Trail Blazers were able to tie the Pelicans in the regular season, but failed to win in the end.

The strength gap is there, and the point difference depends entirely on how serious the Pelicans are.

The game continued on the court, and the change in the score provided the most favorable evidence for O'Neal's bragging theory.

Three minutes later, the score was 12-2.

Five minutes, 20 to 10.

Seven minutes, 25 to 12.

Nine minutes, 30 to 14!

After one quarter, 39 to 19!

The Pelicans actually led the Warriors by 20 points after the first quarter!

During the break, Stevens was interviewed on the sidelines. He was in a good mood and was beaming with joy as he affirmed the performance of his players.

The camera turned to the other side, and Durant, Curry, and Green were all sitting on the sidelines to rest.

They wiped their sweat and looked up at the score, feeling indescribable in their hearts.

Their own state is fine, but the quality of the Pelicans' offense and defense tonight was too terrifying.

Or in other words, the Spurs and Trail Blazers were probably playing a fake Pelicans team before!