Chapter 900 Super Giant Self-Adjustment Ability
After the first quarter, the score on the court was 30 to 24, with the Warriors leading.
Durant scored 14 points in a single quarter, and Biao Tangtian scored 14 points in a single quarter.
Ariza is absent, and apart from Tang Tian, the only ones the Pelicans can use on the front line are Bojan and Stephenson.
But it can be seen in the game that one of them is slow and the other is not tall enough, and they are completely unable to compete with Durant.
Fortunately, new aid Williams performed well and led the team to an 8-2 run in the transition period from the bench, quickly tying the score.
Although he spent the night with his two women last night, it didn't seem to affect his performance, and he was still plug and play.
Cole saw that the situation was not right and put Durant on the court in advance.
After Durant came on the court, he hit Williams out of position and hit Stephenson head-on for a 2+1. The situation changed again.
Stevens reacted quickly and the situation on the court changed. He got up and walked to the end of the bench, calling Siakam and Tang Tian together.
Ariza is absent, but Stevens was already prepared and put Siakam on the active list.
Now that Bojan and Stephenson are useless, he can only boldly activate Siakam just like he did with Brogdon.
Siakam didn't disappoint him either. In his first defense after coming on the court, he successfully used his wingspan to interfere with Durant's shooting and prevented a goal.
Barkley on the sidelines couldn't help but marveled after seeing it, and even said the words used by fans in their comments on social media.
The Pelicans' rookies really don't care about their rookies but only show off!
But it's a pity that Barkley was slapped in the face again this time.
In the next two rounds, Durant passed by and hit 2+1 again, blasting Siakam in one fell swoop, and the Warriors successfully opened the point difference to double digits.
Brogdon plays continuously when he can play because of his age and rich experience in playing in the NCAA. This is also a characteristic of older rookies.
But Siakam is different. He is completely that kind of potential stock. There is a huge gap in experience. Even in terms of confrontation, he is not on the same level as Durant.
The fact that he defended the ball in front of him can be understood as his good luck as a newborn calf, or it can also be understood that Durant underestimated the opponent.
The fact is that Ariza's absence highlights his importance. Except for Tang Tian, no one on the Pelicans can compete with Durant.
Although Tang Tian scored consecutively to help the Pelicans bite the score, if the game continues at this pace, the Pelicans will be quite passive.
Stevens called a timeout and prepared to double-team Durant in a zone defense.
"Let me do it."
Just like during the Christmas War, Tang Tian took the initiative to ask for help.
Stevens was silent for a moment and nodded.
The Warriors have Splash on the outside. Although their recent form has been average, if the Pelicans double-team, the Warriors can play the infinite pick-and-roll and air-cutting that they are best at, which is also Splash's most comfortable way of playing.
Once the splash starts, the situation will be even more unfavorable to the Pelicans than it is now.
It was a bad idea to let Tang Tian use up his energy to defend Durant, and it was a bad idea to double-team Durant. In the end, Stevens chose the wrong way to avoid the important thing.
After three days of separation, everyone was looking at each other with admiration. It had been two months since the Christmas Day game, and Durant had regained confidence in Tang Tian.
Unfortunately, Tang Tian's defense was too restrained, and he failed to score in two consecutive singles.
The Pelicans also took advantage of the situation and launched continuous counterattacks, bringing the point difference back to single digits.
The two teams are like playing chess. In the constant adjustment of their formations, the score difference changes back and forth, and the balance of victory also tilts back and forth.
This time the balance began to tilt slowly towards the Pelicans.
Seeing that the point difference was about to be evened out again, Curry stepped forward for the Warriors.
After the penalty scale was changed, Curry's performance struggled for a time, which was also caused by problems with his playing style.
Increase intensity in pick-and-rolls and provide physical confrontation before shooting. These are all very restrained approaches to pitchers.
But Curry is obviously not an ordinary pitcher, or in other words, he is not just a pitcher, he is a superstar.
Superstars have very strong self-adjustment abilities.
Just like many people say whether O'Neal and Jordan will not be able to play well in the small ball era, that is a question without any suspense.
Jordan can become a pitcher on the same level as Curry through practice, and O'Neal will directly destroy the small ball era...
Curry is the representative of the small ball era, but in fact the small ball era was officially promoted by him and the Warriors.
He began to increase his running distance, play like Ray Allen, and after catching the ball, he broke through the basket more often to cause damage.
Whether it's a floater, a layup, or a pass, Curry has proven with continuous performance that he can still score without shooting three-pointers.
The change in penalty scale reduced Curry's three-point threat, but it also gave him back the cylinder that originally belonged to him.
In fact, Curry is the one who is most affected by the penalty scale, but he is also the one who adjusts the fastest.
As early as before the All-Star Game, he had completely adjusted himself and squeezed Paul out of the All-Star starting lineup.
With Curry's performance, the Warriors regained the initiative on the court.
Curry opened up, compressing the Pelicans' defense, and Thompson followed suit.
The Warriors' Tsunami Brothers finally showed up in the game against the Pelicans.
But even so, the point difference between the two sides has been fluctuating in single digits.
Because the Pelicans have Tang Tian here, he shoulders both offense and defense, gritting his teeth and leading the team to a stalemate with the Warriors.
After three quarters, the score on the court was 80 to 87, and the Pelicans were only 7 points behind.
However, this stalemate situation changed in the second half of the fourth quarter.
The main reason for the change to happen was Tang Tian.
His physical strength is really not enough.
Although Durant is severely restricted by him, he is Durant after all, the small forward with the strongest offensive firepower in the league.
Not to mention that Tang Tian had to shoulder the responsibility for the team's offense.
His physical fitness is really not enough.
Although he gritted his teeth at the last moment and threw in key balls one after another during the confrontation, the score was still not close.
In the end, the Warriors defeated the Pelicans 117-107 and won the second meeting of the Pelicans.
Tang Tian scored a game-high 44 points, Davis also scored 20 points, and new aid Williams also scored the most points off the bench with 13 points.
The Pelicans had no problem scoring 107 points, but their problem was that they failed to limit the Tsunami Brothers.
Durant scored 33 points, Curry scored 32 points, and Thompson scored 23 points. The three of them scored 88 points.
The impact of Ariza's absence is obvious, but for Tang Tian, his problem is still physical fitness.
If he is a legend, he can play both offense and defense throughout the game, and at least he can limit one of Curry and Durant to death.
The loss made the Pelicans players and fans unhappy, but for Tang Tian, he received the best news after the game.
Nike's dividend for the new year is about to be released.
Considering his explosive popularity in this year's All-Star voting, that's a lot of money.
ps: I have something to do during the day and I don’t have time to write about it, so I’ll just do the third update. Commanders, go to bed early. Good night.