Chapter 1030 Superstar Wheel Play

Butler has been fully defensive since the start. When he opened the ball, the Pelicans really opened up.

Fortunately, Oladipo regained some form at the critical moment, and scored 7 points with sudden shots on the offensive end, helping the Thunder to maintain a stalemate.

This quarter lasted 9 minutes, the score on the field was 33 to 16, and the Pelicans led by a big score.

Both sides entered into rotation one after another.

For the Thunder, Westbrook took a rest, Griffin reappeared, and Sabonis and Felton were also substituted.

The Pelicans also rotated extensively. Except for Butler, all other main players in the starting lineup took a rest.

Brogdon, Bojan, Siakam and Harrell appeared one after another.

When the Pelicans had an offensive opportunity, Brogdon and Siakam returned the ball to Siakam at the three-point line after a pick-and-roll, and the latter's three-point shot hit the frame.

Sabonis protected the defensive rebound.

The Thunder advanced to the frontcourt, and Griffin hit Siakam with his back. After turning around, his shot caused the latter's thug to foul, and he made two free throws.

The Thunder narrowed the point difference to 15 points.

Donovan breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines, and his frown relaxed.

Griffin's poor opening performance is not entirely a bad thing. At least he can lead the team to chase points in the transition period from the bench.

On the other hand, for the Pelicans, Stevens was too confident and played too many main players at once.

Players like Siakam who performed well in the preseason may not be easy to use in the regular season, especially against Griffin.

This is the Thunder's chance to chase points.

"Uh-huh!"

As soon as the thought flashed across his mind, Siakam made an air cut to attract the defense, Brogdon sent a second pass, and assisted Bojan to hit a three-pointer.

The score difference was opened to 18 points!

"damn it!"

Donovan cursed himself for inexplicably giving the Thunder a slap in the face.

Griffin continued to play Siakam in the frontcourt, and after continuous turns, he flicked Siakam to score.

Siakam has made great progress on both offense and defense this season, but he is still slightly inexperienced when facing Griffin.

Butler went over to communicate with Siakam.

Tang Tian sat on the bench, feeling indescribably comfortable.

In the past four seasons with the Pelicans, he basically played in every game, and he also had to take care of the team's new players. He was not tired because he was mentally strong.

But this season is really completely different. It’s like he has suddenly transformed from a middle peasant to a rich farmer!

At the beginning, Walker charged into the battle, and then Davis held on to the center. All he had to do was sit in position and command like a strategizing general.

Even now, Butler is doing the coaching for newbies.

For the first time since joining the Pelicans, he felt physically and mentally relaxed.

Butler's guidance is still very effective.

Bo Yang failed to make a three-pointer from the outside. Siakam retreated quickly and prevented Felton's first fast break.

After falling into position, he also used his wingspan advantage to interfere when defending Griffin alone, and successfully defended a goal!

A big reason why rough guys can improve is their learning ability. Siakam's learning ability is the same as Leonard's, very strong!

After the last three minutes of this quarter, the score on the court was fixed at 40-20.

What Donovan expected did not happen. Instead of the Thunder failing to close the score, the Pelicans opened the point difference to 20 points!

The situation is quite unfavorable to the Thunder.

"We didn't do a good job defensively in the first quarter, and I believe they will perform better in the second quarter."

During the break, Donovan analyzed the team's performance in the first quarter in front of reporters and also showed confidence.

It's only one quarter of the game, and the Thunder team has strong willpower and will not give in easily!

Back in the second quarter, the Thunder made no substitution adjustments, but the Pelicans did.

Walker and Davis came on to replace Butler and Harrell.

Donovan was stunned for a moment when he saw this, and then couldn't help but sigh.

Comparing people to people is infuriating, and Stevens is really fighting the battle of abundance this season.

When the Thunder attacked in the frontcourt, Griffin used his ability as a big point forward to break through and pass to Sabonis, who hit the board under the basket.

"boom!"

He took action immediately, but his speed was too slow. Davis chased him and hit him with a nail board!

Sabonis is not a traditional five, and neither is Davis.

Stevens's substitution allowed Davis to play five, which was really spiritual and he really didn't intend to give the Thunder a chance.

Walker played a pick-and-roll with Davis in the frontcourt, broke through the basket after splitting, and scored 2+1 against Sabonis' defensive throw!

From the beginning of the training camp, to the preseason, and then to the regular season, Walker and Davis' pick-and-roll power became more and more lethal.

This has become the Pelicans' second tactic besides Tang Tian's singles that can score points stably!

Walker steadily hit the extra free throw, opening the point difference to 23 points.

With this point difference at the start of the second quarter, the Thunder were in danger of collapsing at halftime.

Seeing this, Donovan had no time to think and replaced Westbrook on the court again.

After Westbrook came on the court, he broke through the basket, showed his personal ability against the defense of Davis and Siakam, and scored the ball after the confrontation.

One in the first quarter and one in the second quarter. Two key goals are very crucial for the Thunder.

There was also a burst of excitement from the Thunder bench.

However, the Pelicans were the same as in the first quarter and did not change because of this goal.

Walker broke through Davis, who also made a two-pointer from the free throw line.

Tang Tian's smile grew even stronger as he watched from the audience.

Davis' offensive methods haven't changed much compared to last season.

Even playing in the low post, Davis actually did it last season.

But the biggest difference between Davis this season is that he is more confident and can score all the goals he should score.

This is the biggest improvement, and it can even be said that this is the most critical step from an ordinary All-Star to a superstar.

In the past offseason, Duncan was hired to help Davis, and he really made a lot of money!

Westbrook broke through the zombie pull-up and made a pull-up shot. He came back in obviously better condition in the second quarter.

But here Davis hit Sabonis with a low post and turned around to hit the board and score another goal.

The two sides are in a stalemate this time!

The score has been fluctuating around 23 points. By the time this quarter lasted for more than four minutes, the score on the court was 46 to 26, and the difference between the two sides was still 20 points.

At this time, the Pelicans made another change. Walker and Davis took a rest, and Tang Tian and Butler were back in action!

On the Thunder team, no one can be replaced!

Donovan: I'm tired.

I have only heard of other people using wheel battles to defend super giants before. The Pelicans used superstars to play wheel battles, and the Thunder were completely unable to fight back!

Tang Tian didn't perform much in the first quarter. He had a strong desire to attack in this quarter, scoring 20 points in a single quarter with sudden shots from inside and outside.

The Pelicans also further expanded the point difference under his leadership.

After halftime, the score on the court was fixed at 70 to 38, with a 32-point halftime difference...

The outcome has been decided.