Chapter 1174 Durant’s Transformation

When the ball scored, Tang Tian felt relieved physically and mentally.

Any shooting technique is related to feel.

The longer the range, the greater the relationship.

Just like when he played against the Spurs before, he made 2 of 6 long-range three-pointers, and his shooting percentage was only average.

But today he was the first to score from far away. The feeling was completely different from when playing against the Spurs.

This month of actual combat has been very effective.

The second super long shot in the first quarter also proved that his feeling was right!

In the VIP box.

Jenny Bass’s face had changed from blushing to ugly.

The elementary school students' carnivals happened one after another, and her good mood was ruined one after another!

The Pelicans played high-quality defense, and Davis helped destroy Durant's layup and protected the defensive rebound.

On the one hand, it is the bonus of attributes, and on the other hand, it is the flexibility of Stevens's lineup of one large and four small.

The Pelicans' defensive quality in these few minutes is very high.

And after Davis grabbed the defensive rebound, this time it was the Pelicans' turn to play the fast break.

Tang Tian received the ball in the midfield, passed Middleton and Pope in succession, and scored a layup, which also caused a foul on Pope's thug.

When he hit the extra free throw, the score on the field became 19 to 22, a 3-point difference!

The Lakers' offense and the Pelicans' defense are still of high quality.

James showed his personal ability, breaking through to the inside under high-pressure defense and then scoring in the corner.

A great three-point opportunity from Pope.

"Bang!"

But it's a pity that he couldn't grasp it!

Lopez used his excellent wingspan to grab an offensive rebound, but his second attack was directly blocked by Davis!

Davis' ball is very hard!

After the ball was blocked, it was in Green's hands, and Green quickly passed it to Tang Tian.

Tang Tian broke through the backcourt for a layup and then scored, which also caused Middleton's pulling foul!

Another 2+1!

I can't hold it back!

Tang Tian made a steady extra free throw and the Pelicans tied the score!

And after the Pelicans tied, Tang Tian's statistics for this game were given on the spot.

Before he knew it, he had scored 16 points!

And he made a total of 6 of 8 shots, which was very efficient.

After the opening, the Lakers relied on their excellent defense to make the Pelicans feel useless on the outside, and then continued to shrink and double-team Tang Tian.

Tang Tian didn't perform well for a while, but he quickly adjusted his condition through super long distance.

As fans said on social media, this is the strength of the first man in NBA history!

After the score was tied, the two teams began to enter a stalemate.

After the first quarter, the two sides were tied at 30.

The fans at the scene and on TV were all enjoying it.

In this quarter, James and Durant of the Lakers both played like superstars, each with their own system and one key goal.

The Lakers also completely suppressed the Pelicans for a time.

But the Pelicans had the bug of Tang Tian, ​​and the two super long-range players helped the Pelicans regain their disadvantage.

This is very similar to a card game. On one side there are two S stars leading the team, and on the other side there is an S+ team. The two sides fought evenly in the end.

This scene also continued in the second quarter.

The Lakers' starting lineup is strong and the bench is weak, but Vogel did a good job in arranging the lineup, putting Simmons and James in this period to lead the team.

The Pelicans have a normal rotation, and Kuzma and Siakam also performed well.

After halftime, the two sides were tied at 56.

From a draw in one quarter to a draw in two quarters, the process and result of the game surprised most fans.

You must know that before the game, most people thought that the Lakers would have an advantage, and the Lakers did this after the game started.

But by the midfield, fans who had watched the game, or fans who had not watched the game but had seen the technical statistics, knew that this was unexpected and reasonable.

Tang Tian scored 35 points in the first half, scoring more than half of the team's points.

This performance is easily reminiscent of the Pelicans' opening game.

At that time, Tang Tian scored 37 points in the half, and his final score was 73 points.

However, unlike the opening game, the Rockets and Pelicans were collectively lost on the outside in the opening game.

But in this game, the Pelicans' outside performance was normal. The reason for Tang Tian's high score was more of his good touch.

So although the score at halftime was two points less than in the opener, if the rhythm is still the same in the second half, Tang Tian is likely to break the record again.

This topic was analyzed by Barkley and O'Neal during the halftime break, which also whetted the fans' appetite for the second half.

"Coach, I will guard Tang in the second half."

During halftime, Durant approached Vogel in the locker room.

Compared with the Warriors period, although he still loves to use his Twitter account to criticize people on social media, his personality in reality has changed a lot.

Just like what he said before this game, "What's the point of not beating the Pelicans?", and now taking the initiative, he has become much tougher.

It seems that the Warriors experience gave him some enlightenment.

If you want to win the championship, you can't just surrender to the enemy and hug others. You also have to put in enough effort.

Vogel agreed to Durant's request.

Although from a tactical perspective, it seems silly to use the team's leading scorer to defend the opponent's leading scorer.

But it's hard for him to say no to a superstar who's eager to do just that.

But he is a defensive coach after all. After agreeing to Durant's request, he also made other defensive arrangements.

As a head coach, he also gave Durant sufficient support.

Back in the second half, the Pelicans took the lead in attacking.

Tang Tian held the ball and found that his defender had become Durant.

And he saw a burning fighting spirit in Durant's eyes that he had never seen before.

When he first entered the league, Durant dismissed him. When he caught up with Durant, Durant lost the courage to face him.

Let alone burning fighting spirit, even fighting spirit is rare.

After his teammates pulled away, Tang Tian changed direction after getting close, and used his iconic butterfly step to squeeze past Durant and get inside.

There was help on Middleton's weak side, but Tang Tian predicted it in advance and accelerated and decelerated to squeeze past his lowhand layup.

Tang Tian's ball passed the two of them beautifully, but the moment he took action, a figure flew over from behind him.

It's Durant!

This pursuit was beyond Tang Tian's expectation. He used his strong waist and abdominal strength to turn his hands into a pass in the air and passed the ball to Davis in the middle.

Davis caught the ball and stood up to dunk, but Durant immediately returned to defense after landing and reached out to interfere, causing Davis' dunk to miss!

And he also grabbed the defensive rebound quickly with his quick eyes and hands!

The scene burst into cheers.

Durant defended Tang Tian and Davis' attacks consecutively!

Tang Tian looked at Durant while retreating. He felt that Durant had really changed after joining the Lakers.

And the transformation looks really interesting.

Green had always been known for his toughness before this season, and because of this, he looked down on Durant, who had surrendered to his opponent, and treated Durant as a softie in his heart.

But in the new season, the two people's personalities have undergone a 180-degree change, as if they were swapped.

Green is soft, but Durant is tough!