Chapter 705 Three Threats Are Online!

Returning from halftime, the emotions of the fans were still there.

Although it was a draw on the court, the Thunder, playing at home, obviously had a great chance of winning.

As long as this stalemate continues and they defeat the Pelicans, they can become the focus of the league again!

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

Tang Tian and Davis played a pick-and-roll. After splitting, he broke into the basket and returned the ball to Davis during the double-team.

Davis met Durant to help defend, and he flicked the mid-range shot.

"Uh-huh!"

The basketball went through the center of the net and Davis made a solid hit with his first shot.

Returning to the defensive end, the Pelicans' defensive intensity remained undiminished, and the Thunder still did not have a good chance.

Westbrook's layup missed the basket.

The Pelicans counterattacked, and Holiday received a pass from Tang Tian and leaned on Westbrook to fly and score.

The Thunder beat the Pelicans 4-0 in the opening game, and the Pelicans came back in the second half and beat the Thunder 4-0!

Stevens nodded with satisfaction on the sidelines.

Just as he thought, the Pelicans' overall poor performance in the first half had a lot to do with the players' relaxed mentality.

In the first half, it was difficult to adjust during the game, but it was good to come back after halftime.

The Pelicans have averaged a 16.5-point margin of victory in the past five consecutive victories. This state cannot be lost forever.

The Thunder's offense didn't have a good chance, and the ball ended up in Durant's hands.

This is the same as the first half, relying on the superstar's personal ability to solve the problem.

But at this moment, there was a burst of cheers.

Because the person facing Durant is not Ariza, but Tang Tian!

I didn't pay attention in the previous round, but now I discovered that the Pelicans' defensive adjustments in the second half actually let Tang Tian guard Durant!

Since Tang Tian arrived at the Pelicans and became the core of the team, the Pelicans have basically not allowed Tang Tian to guard the opponent's superstars.

After all, human physical strength is limited, and the Pelicans need Tang Tian's offense more than defense. This is related to the team's low-level tactics.

But now, Stevens has shown his extraordinary coaching ability and asked Tang Tian to guard Durant!

They hadn't seen this scene for many years. They had to recall it two years ago, when Tang Tian was still playing in the playoffs between the Spurs and the Thunder.

Durant became very excited when he saw Tang Tianfang himself.

Although he did not play for a season due to injury, his training has not fallen behind, and his offensive stability is much higher than two years ago.

But Tang Tian's defense has declined sharply in the past two years.

The Pelicans' defensive adjustment is simply giving him a chance.

After he signaled his teammates to pull away, he directly chose to play singles with Tang Tian behind him.

He will definitely seize such an opportunity!

Post play, turn left and right, shake shoulders, turn over and shoot.

His technical movements are completed in one go, and his increasingly skillful movements are also one of his killer moves this season.

But just when he was about to take action, he felt his eyes go dark.

Tang Tian actually came up with a face-blocking defense, directly blocking his shooting sight.

"Bang!"

His first singles match against Tang Tian was unsuccessful.

Jokic protected the defensive rebound.

The Pelicans counterattacked, but this time Robertson prevented Holiday's throw.

The Thunder attacked the frontcourt again, and Durant leaned directly on Tang Tian to continue to ask for the ball.

He was careless about the ball just now, and Tang Tian's defense deteriorated less than he expected.

He has already failed once in singles, this time he must seize the opportunity.

Westbrook lobbed the ball in, and Durant turned around after receiving the ball.

This time he chose to attack facing the frame.

Cross-stepping and dribbling back and forth, he suddenly stopped and made a pull-up.

This is a relatively simple offensive method, but his long arms, coupled with his current shooting stability, are also his most reliable offensive method.

"Snapped!"

But just before he took action, he felt a light touch in his hand.

Tang Tian quickly took action and swatted his ball away!

After Tang Tian stole the ball, he threw it directly to Holiday. Holiday flew for a fast break layup and scored 2 more points!

The Pelicans beat the Thunder 6-0 in the second half!

Durant was a little confused, looking down at his hands, as if he couldn't believe that the ball was intercepted just now.

This brought back many unpleasant memories to his mind.

He was beaten, stolen, blocked, and his shooting percentage was less than 40%...

Those things that happened a long time ago appear in my mind as if they were yesterday!

Damn it, this guy Tang Tian, ​​hasn’t his defense ever regressed in the past two years? !

The answer is "yes".

He confirmed this after his next possession was blocked again and he didn't score the first goal of the second half until his fourth shot.

The defensive player who gave him the most headaches during the Spurs days is now standing on the opposite side.

Everything feels like yesterday.

In this section, Durant was completely out of control against Tang Tian, ​​going from 1-for-4, to 2-for-7, to 2-for-11.

Kobe began his retirement season, and Durant took over Kobe's Mamba mentality and gave his own basket a blast of ice and fire.

Durant was lost in the game, and the Thunder also scored dismally in this quarter. They only scored 12 points in a single quarter, while the opposite Pelicans relied on others to score 28 points.

After this quarter, they were already 16 points behind.

When strong teams compete against each other, this situation is fatal enough.

In the fourth quarter, both starting players rested on the sidelines.

Bo Yang hit a three-pointer as soon as he came up, directly widening the point difference to 19 points.

There was a commotion on the sidelines.

If the game continues at this pace, it is certain that the Thunder will lose the game.

However, the Thunder's inside substitute Kanter stood up at the critical moment.

He continuously attacked McGee in the paint to score. Even if Stevens replaced Biyombo, he continued to score in the paint.

In terms of offensive ability alone, Kanter is definitely a starter or even a quasi-All-Star.

Moreover, the Pelicans' offense in this period was not good. After more than three minutes of back and forth, the Thunder went on a 10-1 run and had already reduced the point difference to only 9 points.

Stevens called a timeout, and after returning from the timeout, he replaced Tang Tian in advance.

After seeing this, Donovan, the new head coach of the Thunder team, also replaced Robertson.

In the third quarter, Tang Tian's task was to defend, but subbing Stevens on the court at this time was obviously to ask him to attack.

Under Williams, Tang Tian is an invincible spear, but Stevens wants to turn Tang Tian into a Fangtian Huaji with both offense and defense.

Tang Tian also knew very well what Stevens wanted. When he got the ball in the frontcourt, he saw that Robertson was guarding him alone and assumed a triple threat posture.

He had cashed in on his triple-threat ability during the offseason, but he didn't use it much in the previous games because they were all big wins.

Including the first half of this game, the Thunder's frequent double-teams made him use his back more often.

Now that he has a one-on-one opportunity, he can also try out his new abilities.