The Toyota Center was packed for the night.

Facing the Pelicans, who are number one in the league, makes the game itself a lot to watch, not to mention the experience of the last time the two teams met.

The home team, strong and in good form, needs a win like this.

The Pelicans are also in a good mental state.

The winning streak after the All-Star break allowed them to regain their momentum from the start of the season.

And with the current performance of the Rockets, the probability of the two teams meeting in the playoffs is not small, and they also need such a victory.

On the commentary bench, Mike Brin and Reggie Miller are also in place.

"It's going to be a close game."

Miller gave the game a tone before the game.

"Yes, it will be, two teams in the best form after the All-Star break."

Brin nodded in agreement.

Just like the fans, they are looking forward to this battle at the top.

The scene soon entered the opening ceremony, and the starters on both sides introduced the appearance one after another.

On the Pelicans' side, Holiday and Tang Tian on the outside, Bojan and Davis on the front, and Jokic at center.

On the Rockets' side, Paul and Harden on the outside, Tucker and Morris on the front, and Cousins at center.

Cousins jumped to beat Davis to kick off the game.

Paul took the ball to the frontcourt and looked up to see the Pelicans set up a 2-1-2 defensive formation.

With the experience of the last game, the Pelicans came up and took direct action.

Paul saw this and motioned for his teammates to pull away.

D'Antoni is good at the system, the specific tactical execution, and now with Paul, he can completely decide how to play on the court.

After his teammates pulled away, Paul broke through to the free throw line and made a mid-range jumper.

"Huh!"

Paul took the lead for the Rockets.

Stevens stood up from the bench.

The Rockets have changed from the last time they met.

The mid-range is Paul's most comfortable scoring area, but D'Antoni didn't make a shot in this position in the last meeting.

It wasn't just Stevens who started targeting the other party, D'Antoni was the same.

Holiday dribbled to the frontcourt and fed the ball to Jokic.

The Pelicans played No. 2 tactics on the court, Tang Tian cut in, and Jokic passed.

Everything looks the same as before.

Tang Tian received the ball and broke inside, and Tucker contracted the bag from the left side.

He pulls the ball backwards with his right hand.

Just after everyone thought he was going to break through from the right side, he made a spin in the air and passed the ball directly behind his right hand.

The ball changes direction and passes straight from the right side towards the left corner.

This time it was caught off guard, and Morris, who switched defenses, and Tucker, who assisted in defense, were completely unexpected.

The ball flew straight to the top of the corner, Bojan reached to the right to get the ball, adjusted his posture and made a quick three-point shot.

This is his most accurate point, shooting more than 55% from the field this season.

Plus the stability of the shot brought by the Children of the Wind.

"Huh!"

Basketball hollow into the net, Bojan also opened the scoring for the Pelicans!

"What! How did he do it? ”

Brin exclaimed from the commentary booth.

In the last game, Tang Tian showed off his crotch in the middle of the march, and this time he passed the ball behind his back?

Tang Tian has evolved from a scorer to an all-round striker?

After Bojan scored, he waved to Tang Tian to signal a good pass.

Tang Tian nodded.

The ball was passed out just now.

It seems that no matter how good his ability is, he also needs to accumulate games, and if he really wants to achieve Nash's passing ability, he still needs to practice more games.

The Pelicans retreated to halfcourt, and Stevens signaled for a switch to man-to-man defense.

Paul's scoring in the mid-range area is solid, and he will be passive if he continues to defend the team.

Adjusting defensive tactics in one round, Stevens was a bit quick to adapt on the spot.

After seeing the Pelicans' defensive formation adjust, Paul turned and handed the ball to Harden and made a tactical gesture to him.

After Harden got the ball, he called for Cousins to come out and block it.

His purpose is obvious, to play Jokic in a misplaced position.

The Pelicans played the Warriors in the playoffs last season, which infinitely magnified Jokic's weaknesses, even if he completed muscle gain this season, but he was still targeted in the small-ball era.

This is also the fate of the new era of big men.

Jokic didn't come out, though.

After seeing Cousins pick up the pick-and-roll, Davis put Morris over to help defend.

At the same time, Jokic also moved to the right to switch to Morris.

Stevens took Brown's advice, learned the Rockets' defensive strategy, and protected Jokic.

Harden failed to change twice to Jokic and had to give up, and he finally broke through to the basket against Holiday and missed the shot.

He didn't look very good tonight.

Jokic defends the defensive rebound.

The Rockets retreated quickly and didn't give Jokic a chance to make a long pass in the backcourt.

Jokic gives the ball to Don.

Tang Tian dribbled over half the court, and suddenly there was a long throw.

At this time, the players on both sides are moving to the frontcourt, and many of them are facing the Rockets in the half.

Harden and Tucker turned their heads and saw the ball pass past them and fly straight into Bojan's hands.

As soon as Bojan landed on the three-point line at a 45-degree angle on the right side, he received the ball.

The pass was unexpected, but he reacted quickly and threw the ball away.

"Huh!"

Throw it away!

He opened with two three-pointers!

He is continuing the hot hand of the three-point contest!

There was a stirring on the sidelines.

Bojan is the three-point king of the new department, and this accuracy is a bit scary!

D'Antonitto frowned.

The layman looks at the bustle, and the insider looks at the doorway.

The fans saw Bojan's accurate three-pointer, but what he saw was Tang Tian's continuous second passes.

The scalpel-like pass that pierced through the defense reminded him of a man.

Former disciple Steve Nash.

As soon as the idea came out, he couldn't help but shake his head.

That's impossible, how could Tang Tian, a swingman with a forward guard, have the passing ability of Nash?

The Rockets' offense, Harden broke through the basket again, and the shot caused Jokic's defensive foul.

As the best player in the NBA at one-point shooting, he doesn't feel good at making free throws.

Hitting both free throws steadily, Harden helped the Rockets tighten the score.

"Defend! Defend! ”

The Pelicans got off to a strong start, and the live DJ began to cheer the fans on.

Tang Tian dribbled the ball to the three-point line in the front court, and just when the players on both sides were in tactical position, he suddenly made a cold through ball.

The ball passed past Harden, causing his eyes to roll.

The next second, the ball was in Davis's hands.

After Davis was in position in the frontcourt, he just turned around after making a block and cover for Bojan, and received a pass.

He didn't expect it at all, but he turned around to find that there was no one around him to defend him.

Bojan scored two three-pointers in a row to put a lot of defensive pressure on the Rockets, Tucker and Morris had problems communicating on the defensive end, and both went after Bojan, but Davis was left alone.

"Bang!"

Davis reacted to a powerful slam dunk with both hands!

8 to 4!

There was a lot of restlessness on the sidelines, and the Pelicans played extremely strong after the start of the game, and they were extremely smooth!

"God, this ball has eyes!"

Brin, like D'Antoni, was an expert, and he was impressed by Tang Tian's successive passes.

This is already the third assist that Tang Tian has sent in a row after the opening!

ps: Special thanks to the squad leader and the electric shock Xiaoqiang.

ps: Tomorrow to send photos...... I wear ......