Chapter 909 He Must Have Suffered a Fake Injury!

And looking back, through their excellent defensive rotation, they also prevented Davis' singles at the basket.

After the opening attack and defense, the Jazz showed their strength.

The fans at the scene were also a little worried at this time.

The Pelicans rarely started without Tang Tian, ​​which shows that injuries still have an impact on Tang Tian.

Although Tang Tian playing injured can boost morale, it is also a big surprise for the fans.

But if you can't perform normally, there is also the risk of increased injuries, and the team's approach is not worth the gain.

After all, this is just an ordinary regular season game.

Just when the fans were thinking this, Tang Tian successfully intercepted Hill's pass on the defensive end and immediately rushed out of the three-point line for a fast break!

He was very fast. Under the incredulous eyes of the fans, he got rid of Hayward and Hood one after another, flew for a layup and scored two points.

The speed of the fast break made the commentators on the scene stunned for a moment.

Is this...sure it's a back spasm?

The Jazz's frontcourt tactical coordination failed, and Hayward's final solo shot against Ariza failed to score.

The ball hit the edge of the basket and popped out. Tang Tian turned around and blocked Hood who was about to rush the board, and grabbed the defensive rebound.

There was physical contact between the two during this positioning process, and the fans at the scene were all sweating for Tang Tian.

However, they were relieved when they saw Tang Tian turn around and advance directly after grabbing the rebound.

The Pelicans' fast break did not change positions, and Tang Tian did not give the ball to Davis this time. Instead, he held the ball and made tactical gestures to hit directly.

An iconic sudden pass and a second pass, the ball was handed to Ariza in the bottom corner.

"Uh-huh!"

Ariza felt good tonight and hit the Pelicans' first three-pointer of the game.

5 to 2.

Although the Jazz took the lead, the Pelicans in turn played a 5-0 wave and quickly took the initiative on the court.

And the person who made all this happen was Tang Tian, ​​who fought with injuries.

Even within the first two minutes, his technical statistics sheet was already filled.

2 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 steal.

I just finished a quadruple-double in the last game, is this going to continue?

But you are injured!

The Jazz's frontcourt cooperation created a chance, but Hood failed to put the ball in.

The new penalty scale has made the Jazz's defense tougher than before, and their points allowed per game are also among the top five in the league.

But the biggest problem with this team is scoring. Hayward can barely make it to the All-Stars in the Western Conference, let alone the scoring ability of others.

The Pelicans' frontcourt position was still Tang Tian. After breaking through the double team, the ball was passed to Davis, who also opened the scoring with a mid-range jumper.

Favors' layup in the frontcourt caused Davis to hit the ball, but unfortunately he missed both free throws.

Looking back, Tang Tian assisted Davis and scored another goal.

The two teams played for about five minutes at the beginning, and the score on the field was 9 to 2. The Pelicans had completely suppressed the Jazz.

At this time, Jazz coach Snyder was given a shot.

His face was extremely ugly. If he had a knife in his hand now, it would feel like he could kill someone in minutes.

The Pelicans started with championship strength, but more importantly, Tang Tian didn't seem to be injured at all!

The Pelicans shook him hard!

Hayward scored two points with a breakthrough layup in the frontcourt. He stepped up at the critical moment.

But looking back, Tang Tian made a three-pointer from outside and returned an answerball!

Snyder was helpless.

Although his reaction was quick enough, the Jazz's temporary tactical adjustments were definitely not as good as those carefully arranged.

He was completely fooled by the Pelicans.

The Jazz cooperated in the frontcourt, and it was Tang Tian again who intercepted Favors' return pass and passed it directly to Holiday from the backcourt.

Holiday scored another 2 points on a fast break layup.

14 to 4, less than half the first half of the quarter, the Pelicans have already achieved a double-digit lead.

Snyder stretched out his hand to call a timeout. He didn't need to lift the knife, his eyes could kill.

"Gordon, you beat Don by force."

During the paused tactical deployment, Snyder made a decision.

NBA team doctors are all professionals, and he doesn't believe that Tang Tian can play as well as usual despite being injured.

And he also watched the last game between the Pelicans and Rockets.

He felt that there was no problem with the Rockets' tactics. The problem was that they gave up the singles against Tang Tian after playing for only a few minutes.

Now that the team's situation is unfavorable, he is ready to resort to this tactic, and Tang Tian is injured, which will make his tactics more effective with half the effort.

After the timeout, the Jazz's tactics changed. Instead of using tactical coordination, they opened the wings and directly let Hayward play Tang Tian alone.

Tang Tian was facing off against Hood. In other words, this was a matchup that was proactively found after a pick-and-roll matchup.

The fans at the scene couldn't help but let out a burst of cheers.

Tang Tian's defense is usually avoided by opponents, and the three-time Defensive Player of the Year is no show-off.

In the last game, Harden was in trouble. He made 2 of 11 shots from the field after facing off against Tang Tian.

Hayward or Snyder don’t believe in evil!

However, some fans are worried about Tang Tian. After all, Tang Tian played with injuries tonight. Although he had contributed to consecutive steals before, they were all assisting defense. It is still unknown how much strength this one-on-one defense can bring out.

Hayward holds the ball, takes a tentative step and then accelerates from the right side toward the basket.

Compared to Harden, Hayward's offensive skills with the ball are much worse, but he likes confrontation, which is why Snyder dares to do so.

Tang Tian felt a dull pain in his back after being continuously confronted. Snyder's way of taking advantage of others' danger was a bit unsatisfactory.

"Snapped!"

However, when the confrontation reached the basket, Tang Tian still seized the opportunity to take a quick shot and successfully cut the ball off the moment Hayward took the ball!

Another steal!

Amid the cheers of the fans at the scene, Tang Tian threw the ball to Holiday.

Holiday transformed into a pie king and scored two more points in the frontcourt on a fast break!

Snyder's eyes widened in disbelief. Tang Tian actually guarded Hayward and even stole it!

He did not believe in evil and extended his hand to indicate that the strategy should continue.

Hayward went to the frontcourt and continued to play singles with the ball.

This time he was a little more defensive and chose to make a pull-up jump shot after breaking into the free throw line.

However, his shooting movement was a bit slow, and Tang Tian still took the opportunity to swat the ball the moment he released it.

The basketball went out of the sideline during the scramble. Although the ball was not taken away directly this time, and the referee also indicated that it was a frontcourt ball, his offense was destroyed again!

After failing to succeed in two consecutive attacks, he felt a little depressed.

At this time, Tang Tian was also lucky that the Jazz only had Hayward. Otherwise, with his physical condition after playing injured, it would be very difficult to guard against a player of Harden's level.

After all, this passive skill only eliminates the impact of injuries, rather than directly making them disappear.

The Jazz's sideline ball came out, and Hayward continued to play Tang Tian in isolation. This time he chose to hit the ball hard from behind.

But when Tang Tian lowered his center of gravity, he couldn't bear it at all, and when he turned around and leaned back, it put tremendous pressure on him.

His shot after turning around... didn't hit the frame.

Three no-sticks!

The scene exploded instantly! Whistles and cheers came and went!

"Don...is he really hurt?"

Not to mention Snyder at this time, after Tang Tian defended Hayward three times in a row, even the on-site commentator couldn't help but ask such questions.