Chapter 448 Tang Tian Has a Mamba Style! (Fourth Update!)

The New Orleans Arena was packed that night.

How could the local fans miss Tang Tian's comeback battle!

And the team has been losing recently, they also urgently need tonight's victory!

The opening ceremony before the game has also undergone some adjustments.

Tang Tian became the last player to be introduced.

"No. 31, a 2.03m small forward, Tang~~ God!!"

When the host shouted out in a prolonged tone, the decibels of cheers in the arena reached their peak.

They haven't seen Tang Tian play for nearly a month, and they miss him so much!

After the opening ceremony, the starting lineups of both sides were released one after another.

On the Grizzlies side, Conley and Tony Allen are on the outside, Courtney Lee is the small forward who has just been traded, and Randolph and Gasol are on the inside.

The core of this Grizzlies team is two insiders, and the foundation of their foothold is defense.

With five players on the field, their defensive levels are all above the league average, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are at the top level.

This is the only one in the league, which is why Kenny Smith would use "undead but peel off" to describe them.

Such an opponent is really difficult to deal with.

The Pelicans also had a starting change here, as Jason Smith, who came in and performed poorly, was replaced by Alexis Akinsa.

Ajinsa is a French player. Like Davis, he has a long wingspan. He is good at defending and blocking shots, and he also has a mid-range offense that can be used with one hand.

However, his awareness of rebounding is average, and he fouls more, which is why he was not used as a starter before.

But for the current Pelicans team, he is a barely usable player.

The other positions have not changed, it is still Holiday plus Morrow, Tang Tian plus Davis.

Aminu's three-point training progressed slower than expected. On the contrary, Morrow's three-pointers were surprisingly stable this season, firmly occupying the starting position.

Davis and Gasol Jr. jumped the ball, and Davis was even better, giving the home team the first chance to attack.

As soon as Tang Tian fell to a high position, Allen used a forward defense on him.

This is a thorough study of Tang Tian. Knowing that he can't dribble, he began to defend by restricting him from receiving the ball.

Holiday couldn't get the ball in, and played a pick-and-roll with Davis to pass the ball back.

Davis' catch and shot was interfered by Randolph, who was helping to defend, and Gasol retreated to the basket to protect the defensive rebound.

The home fans were agitated.

The Grizzlies' defense has layers, and they all echo each other.

This is the top defensive team in the league right now.

Looking back, they stormed the basket, and Randolph singled Davis's rebound.

The Grizzlies took the lead.

With this offense and defense, the Pelicans were really restrained to death.

Kenny Smith's words on the TNT show still lingered in his ears, and it was really not a good thing Tang Tian chose to come back in such a game.

The Pelicans advanced to the frontcourt again, and Tang Tian took the initiative to run to Holiday to ask for the ball.

Allen still sticks very tightly, and his defense is really airtight.

But Tang Tianyun took the ball and rushed in after one step.

Tony Allen is 1.93 meters tall and weighs 97 kilograms. He is not much weaker than Tang Tian in confrontation.

It was a bit difficult for Tang Tian to reach the free throw line.

But at this moment, he suddenly chose to pull out the sudden stop.

Allen followed suit with jumping interference.

"Shua!"

Tang Tian made a shot against Allen's defense.

A whistle sounded from the sidelines.

Tang Tian's comeback is based on his own body and the team's condition, and he doesn't pick opponents. He knows that Allen is not easy to play, but he will never deliberately avoid it.

Randolph was hit by Davis again at the basket, and Morrow had released Allen to double-team.

Allen's defense is strong, but his offensive ability in positional warfare is almost zero.

Randolph missed the shot under interference.

This is where the Grizzlies are weak. Compared to defense, their offense is really not good.

This is also determined by their lineup. Two inside singles are more advantageous and effective offensive methods than other tactics.

Davis protected the defensive rebound.

The Pelicans attacked the frontcourt again, and Allen directly confronted Tang Tianshang with various physical confrontations.

Allen's defense is very similar to "Glove" Payton. They are both short and also achieve the ultimate defense.

Their defense is not based on physical talent, but on aggressiveness.

Based on excellent physical confrontation, it consumes your energy and distracts you through constant interference and harassment.

Like a tireless fighter.

However, Tang Tian's choice was also very straightforward, he directly attacked, and then pulled out after the attack.

Tang Tian's current offensive methods are limited, and even Kobe, who has the most abundant offensive methods, can't get too many benefits from Allen.

So the only thing he can take advantage of is his height advantage.

And it is the height advantage after the confrontation.

At the beginning, Durant was defended so badly by Allen, and a very important reason why he couldn't take advantage of his height was that he was not good at confrontation.

This is also the biggest difference between Durant and James at present.

"boom!"

After the confrontation, Tang Tian missed a shot.

But he didn't care. Seeing the rebound was accepted by Gasol Jr., he turned around and retreated.

If you play against a team like the Grizzlies, don't count on shooting percentage.

Gasol Jr. turned back from the free throw line and failed to score, and Davis received another defensive rebound.

After attacking the frontcourt, Tang Tian still failed to make another shot.

The two teams played for almost three minutes, and the score on the field was 2-2, which is really a bit low for viewing.

"Allen's defense was really good."

The guest commentators at the commentary booth couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Tang Tian's choice was actually considered the best, but Allen's defense was really difficult to break through.

Gasol shot back the ball after being double-teamed, and Li caught the ball and made a shot, but Tang Tianfei rushed over to interfere, and his shot still missed.

Defensive rebound by Ajinsa.

In the frontcourt, Tang Tian still played with the ball.

Davis put on a personal pick-and-roll and was bypassed by Allen.

However, Tang Tian seized the gap at this moment, held the ball and rushed in, and shot after confronting Allen at the basket.

Still not in!

He jumped up for the second time, grabbed the offensive rebound and shot, drawing Allen's thug foul to the free throw line.

With 4 shots and 1 goal, Tang Tian's efficiency is not high.

"Don has a Mamba mentality."

At this time, the commentators on the sidelines couldn't help laughing.

Tang Tian couldn't hear it. He adjusted his breathing and made two free throws to help the Pelicans lead 4-2.

And even if he heard it, he wouldn't care.

The starting configuration of the Pelicans is to ask him to attack more.

If he doesn't attack, is it possible that he still expects Holiday to force the Bears, or let Davis play singles at the basket? Or do you expect Gordon, who came off the bench, to explode?

Not everyone is James, who has to pursue shooting percentage all the time.

And the Pelicans' losing streak in the past also proved that they couldn't win the ball like that.

So like Kobe back then, he had to attack.

Of course, there is a more important point. Tony Allen is good at everything on the defensive end, but he is 33 years old.

This is almost the end of his career for a defensive player who relies on defense, and on confrontation and endurance.

He has been so stubborn, Allen's physical fitness will soon have problems.