Steady hit and added free throws, and Tang Tian's defensive counterattack successfully helped the Pelicans narrow the gap to 2 points.

D'Antoni got up from the bench and walked to the sidelines.

Harden went to the front court to continue to ask for the ball, although the ball just now did not score, he felt that his thinking was not wrong, and it would work if he insisted on playing.

He continued to change backwards and break through to the inside line.

Tang Tian kept his defensive position close and didn't give him a chance to go inside easily.

Harden took a step-back step between the marches, and he has put the step-back step into this technical sport with great skill.

But he still didn't get rid of Tang Tian!

Tang Tian is a kraft candy that can't be shaken off on the defensive end!

This time, Tang Tian's cover covered the sky and the sun, and he tried his best in the air to avoid the defense.

As a result, the ball he threw was an air balloon, three non-sticky!

There was a stirring at the scene.

Tang Tian's defensive pressure is really terrifying!

Harden was defended by two balls in a row, and one was a three-pointer, but his face didn't change much.

Tang Tian's physical strength consumed by these two balls was not small.

D'Antoni looked at the retreating Harden and stopped talking.

The Pelicans' frontcourt offense missed, and Capela protected the defensive rebound.

Harden went to the frontcourt and continued to ask for the ball.

There was a commotion on the sidelines.

"Harden is a little upset!"

Brin sighed.

"No, he's playing smart, he's draining Don's stamina, do you remember how the Pelicans lost to the Warriors?"

Miller spoke.

Brin nodded thoughtfully.

In the last game, Tang Tian grasped the offense and defense with one hand, and his physical fitness dropped greatly, but he was not to blame, few people in this league could afford to do that.

But you said that it would be even more difficult for Tang Tian not to attack.

The strongest point of the Pelicans is Tang Tian, if he gives up attacking for the sake of defense, it will be a self-defeating martial arts, and the gains outweigh the losses.

"That's got to score some points, too."

Maddie broke the conversation between the two.

Yes, if you go for this purpose, it's okay to be a little less efficient, but at least you have to score!

I can't do anything, no matter what you think, it's stupid to watch!

Harden obviously knew this, and he glanced at Tang Tian, a series of three threatening tentative steps, and then seized the slightest opportunity to break through quickly from the right side.

His first shot was excellent, showing his supergiant strength, but his speed was still slow, and Tang Tian quickly withdrew to the defensive position.

And more importantly, the confrontation he was best at didn't work well in Tang Tian, and he couldn't push Tang Tian apart during the breakthrough.

In the blink of an eye, the two were under the basket, and Harden made a turnaround backhand layup.

It's beautiful.

"Smack!"

But when he turned around, there was a crisp sound, and he wanted to take it lightly in his hand again, but the ball had already been slapped away by Tang Tian!

Tang Tian's steal!

People have passed, but the ball has not passed!

After Tang Tian stealed, he quickly attacked the frontcourt, knocked Paul away and scored 2 more points, helping the Pelicans equalize the score!

D'Antoni didn't wait any longer and directly replaced Harden off the court.

At this time, it was only more than two minutes before the end of the first quarter, which was a normal rotation.

However, Harden was obviously a little unhappy, said a few words to D'Antoni when he got off the court, and returned to the bench to communicate with assistant coach Bouzdrick.

Harden went off the court, the Rockets' offensive strength declined, and Tang Tian on the Pelicans' side played the whole first quarter.

Under his leadership, the Pelicans went on an 11-1 offensive run at the end of the quarter, helping the team build a double-digit lead at 31-21 at the end of the quarter.

During the break, D'Antoni did not give an interview to reporters on the sidelines, but was communicating with Bouzderrick and Harden.

The three of them were discussing the team's tactical thinking.

The Pelicans' use of Tang Tian to defend Harden was something the Rockets didn't expect before the game, so there was no tactical deployment.

D'Antoni thinks Harden can't play like this, while Harden thinks the Pelicans are in good shape today, and only by playing like this can they win.

The two men were at a bit of a stalemate, and in the end it was Bouzdrick who made a suggestion.

"We can try to attack again in the fourth quarter, and James can just run off the ball in the first three quarters."

Bouzdrick's proposal was endorsed by Harden and D'Antoni.

After all, he is a defensive assistant coach and has a different understanding of defense.

Harden's original intention was right, but at this time, Tang Tian was full of physical strength, and it was obviously a bit of a head iron to fight like this.

It's better to wait until Tang Tian's physical strength declines in the fourth quarter and then fight like this, and then it will be twice the result with half the effort.

Coming back in the second quarter, both sides were the main players with substitutes, and Gordon was eye-catching in the face of his old boss in this period, while Williams was not in good shape in the last game.

When the main team was replaced, the Rockets managed to close the gap to 5 points.

Moreover, the main team of the Rockets came back to adjust their playing style, and from the outside to the inside, Harden used more off-ball runs to contain Tang Tian's defense.

The adjustment worked, and Cousins continued his excellent form and scored frequently.

The two teams were at a stalemate in the quarter.

At halftime, the score was 56-51, and the Pelicans led by five points.

The tactical changes and adjustments between the two sides in the first half were as exciting as the previous Pelican-Warrior battles.

And the stars in the half, Tang Tian's 20 points against Cousins' 18 points are also not comparable.

The game was not low at all.

This situation was the same in the third quarter, and the Rockets are no worse than the Pelicans and Warriors right now.

Before you know it, the game is coming to the decisive moment of the final quarter.

With seven minutes to go, the score was 86-80 and the Pelicans held a slight lead.

In the Rockets' round, Harden held the ball on the outside, glanced at Tang Tian, who was defending him, and then signaled to pull away.

Six points is not a lot, but if they can't play a wave of climaxes to close the score, then they will still lose by six points in the end.

And at this point in time, it is also the point in time that Bouzdrick said.

The game was fierce, Tang Tian basically didn't rest much, and his physical fitness should be as overdrawn as in the last game.

Harden thought so, and suddenly launched an offense, and his first move was quick.

But he found that he still couldn't get rid of Tang Tian, and Tang Tian's body was still as light as at the beginning!

How is this possible!

Although he basically didn't attack much in the second and third quarters, he was also running without the ball, Tang Tian was still attacking and defending on one shoulder, and the physical exertion should be very large!

"Smack!"

At the moment when he was shocked, Tang Tian seized the opportunity to make a move and cut off the ball in his hand!

After Tang Tian stealed, he threw the ball to the fast-attacking Holiday.

Holiday received the ball for a fast-break layup, but was distracted by Paul and didn't make a layup.

Paul worked hard to defend the ball, and he gave the ball to Harden when he got to the frontcourt.

D'Antoni, Harden and Bouzderrick discussed tactical midfielders in the locker room, and Paul agreed.

Harden attacked again with the ball, this time he was more cautious, he had been stealed twice in a row by Tang Tian tonight.

He chose to carry Tang Tian to the inside line, and then ...... I found no chance.

The reality is completely different from him, or their thoughts, Tang Tian's physical fitness still looks abundant!

He was forced to stop the ball and then pass it back to Paul.

But this time it was predicted by Tang Tian.

"Smack!"

The moment he shot the ball, he was once again stolen by Tang Tian!

After Harden was broken, he watched Tang Tianxia's fast attack, and his eyes widened in disbelief.

This is completely different from the script they imagined!

Said that the physical fitness is insufficient!