Chapter 939 Just Close

"This Pachulia should have left the alliance long ago."

Davis said angrily.

Pachulia's attempt to step on Tang Tian's feet had already made him very unhappy.

Now he finally succeeded in stepping on Leonard. This really eliminated the opponent's strongest core at the minimum cost.

This approach is really disgusting.

"Don't let me see this guy!"

After Dio regained his composure, he put the coffee cup on the table forcefully, and he, who was always about life, also became angry.

In fact, stepping on one's feet is too despicable and will be looked down upon by everyone.

"We'll meet him."

Tang Tian's tone was calm, but his words were cold.

Davis and Dio both nodded after hearing this.

There was nothing wrong with what Tang Tian said.

The results of Leonard's injury will not come out soon, but judging from his painful expression and the way he limped when leaving the field, season reimbursement is inevitable.

Without Leonard, the Spurs can't beat the Warriors.

In other words, if the Pelicans can get past the Rockets, their opponent in the Western Conference Finals will still be the Warriors.

Tang Tian didn't say any other cruel words, but you could feel it from his eyes that if Pachulia dared to do anything wrong in the match with them, he would make Pachulia even more unforgettable than the last time.

The game was not over yet. After being beaten 18-0, the Spurs finally recovered and were in a stalemate with the Warriors.

By this time the fans on the hotline were going crazy.

"Why hasn't Pachulia left the alliance yet? How many people do we have to wait for him to kill?!"

"This kind of person should disappear from the NBA as soon as possible! If he steps on Don and James, the losses to the league will be immeasurable!"

"How dare he! Has he forgotten what happened last time when Tang knocked out his front teeth? This guy bullies the weak and fears the strong!"

"The Warriors should just cut him!"

"But...is it possible? Didn't I tell you that Green's kicking the balls is fine? It's almost like stepping on the feet..."

"The league should ban him immediately! It would be best to ban him indefinitely!"

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Amid the discussion of the fans, the game between the Spurs and the Warriors ended. The Spurs were finally reversed by the Warriors 111 to 113, and unfortunately lost the game.

The game is over, but Leonard's injury and the condemnation of Pachulia have never ended.

Tang Tian also called Leonard after the game, and the latter finally picked up this time.

"It's not his fault. My ankle was injured to begin with. It was an accidental injury."

On the phone, Leonard sounded completely different from the fans.

"Take good care of yourself and tell me if you need anything."

Tang Tian didn't say much.

Leonard is still too young.

Pachulia turned his head while stepping on his feet, giving people an unintentional illusion. Even Leonard himself felt that way.

But no, he could tell at a glance.

But he is no longer a Spurs player, and he can do nothing but comfort Leonard.

As for Pachulia, even if he has a good relationship with Tatum and is not a member of his own team, he is not suitable to say anything.

The next day, the games between the Pelicans and Rockets, Cavaliers and Hawks will continue to open.

But before the game started, what fans were most concerned about was Leonard's injury.

In the evening of that day, the Spurs officially announced Leonard's injury report.

Ankle sprain, season-ending.

Judging from the injury report, Leonard's injury is better than expected.

It's not an Achilles tendon problem, nor is it ruptured, which is a blessing among misfortunes.

If he recovers well, he might be able to make it to training camp next season.

The injury report calmed down the fan attacks a bit.

The league also issued a statement at this time that Pachulia's stepping was unintentional and the league would not suspend or fine him.

The Warriors also did not impose a team suspension on Pachulia.

This result left fans extremely disappointed.

Tang Tian was also a little surprised.

The Warriors are not surprised, but the league is strange.

After all, Tatum, not Silver, is in charge of the league now, so there is no reason to favor the Warriors.

But after thinking about it carefully, he may also understand the reason why the alliance made this decision.

The current league encourages confrontation, and if you are suspended, it will be a slap in the face.

Not to mention the alliance interests involved.

It seems that until the end of the season, he still has to sit down and communicate with Tatum.

Going too far is not necessarily a good thing.

Of course, that was also after the end of the season. Now the second game between the Pelicans and the Rockets is about to start, and his focus is on this game.

The New Orleans Arena was still packed that night, and the intensity of the game was the same as the last one.

The difference is that Tang Tian's hand feel in this game has dropped somewhat compared to the previous game.

After halftime, he only scored 15 points, and the two teams were tied at 42.

In the second half, this situation has not changed. The score difference has been hovering within 5 points, making it difficult to decide the outcome.

The turning point of the game occurred in the second half of the fourth quarter.

The Pelicans began to use the method they used against the Warriors last season, using Tang Tian to infinitely mismatch Cousins.

Cousins' movement speed is not slow among big men, but everything is relative. It is completely unrealistic for him to keep up with Tang Tian at his size.

This method worked quickly. Tang Tian misplaced a breakthrough and a three-pointer, and the Pelicans broke the stalemate.

What's even more rare is that when the Rockets double-teamed Tang Tian, ​​Holiday, who was in the open position, also made a three-pointer.

This 8-0 offensive directly determined the outcome of the game.

The Pelicans finally narrowly defeated the Rockets 93-87 and won the second game of the series, taking a 2-0 lead.

Both D'Antoni and the Rockets want to prove themselves, and judging from the game process, they are indeed closer.

But that's just close.

This can be seen from these two games.

On paper, the Rockets are as strong as the Pelicans or even stronger, but in high-intensity games, the super giants perform differently.

In the first game, one Tang Tian defeated three Rockets.

But when Tang Tian felt cold in the second game, the gap in coaching abilities between D'Antoni and Stevens emerged again at the last moment.

Stevens used Tang Tianque to beat Cousins ​​​​in isolation, but D'Antoni didn't react and wanted to use Harden to beat Jokic.

Let's not talk about whether there will be a difference in the singles effect between the two sides, but the problem is that he didn't do it on the spot!

The two men's on-the-spot command was decisive.

So for the most part, the Rockets are really not unfair.

But the good news for Rockets fans is that D'Antoni admitted at the post-game press conference that there was a problem with his final tactical choice.

This also means that after the Rockets return to their home court, they will most likely treat the Pelicans the same way they treat them.

Although the score was 2-0, the anxiety in the second game and the adjustments in tactics made the subsequent games still full of suspense.