The New Orleans Arena has more than 80% attendance.

Although it's a small city like San Antonio, the enthusiasm of the fans here is noticeably higher than there is there.

There's nothing more exciting than watching a ball game in a city that's still being rebuilt.

Of course, this also has something to do with the Pelicans' sales strategy.

The price of tickets for the Pelicans is very affordable in the entire league.

And among these fans, there are quite a few Chinese, even Chinese fans.

New Orleans is a port city with a well-developed tourism industry, and Tang Tian is now very popular in China, and fans have come from far and wide to support him.

The scene entered the opening ceremony, and the starters of both sides appeared one after another.

On the Warriors' side, the duo of Curry and Thompson on the outside has averaged seven three-pointers per game this season.

Up front are Andre Iguodala and David Lee, and center forward Bogut.

This lineup has a balanced offense and defense, has the ability to shoot and play inside, and can really take off if given a set of appropriate tactics.

However, it is precisely because of this that the Warriors' record this season is average, and head coach Mark Jackson has been questioned by the outside world.

The Pelicans have made changes to their starting lineup.

The outside line is still Holiday and Gordon, and the small forward is still Tang Tian, but the inside line has become Davis and Jason Smith.

Williams listened to Tang Tian's words and made adjustments to the starters.

It took Tang Tian a month to establish himself on the Pelicans, and he was the penultimate appearance.

When he appeared, the scene resounded like a sea of cheers from the fans, and he could clearly hear the voice with obvious Chinese characteristics.

Although he has only been playing for a month, there is no doubt that he is already one of the most popular players in this team.

After the opening ceremony, the final warm-up before the game was carried out.

Thompson and Tang Tian said hello in the midfield.

However, unlike before, Thompson is now taking Tang Tian as a target to catch up, and he doesn't say anything more than you.

"I'll try to keep you at bay."

That's his tune right now.

"Then you're going to have to work really, really hard."

Tang Tian also used the mouth cannon between the brothers.

Thompson said hello and returned to the half, and Iguodala pulled him down.

"Clay, give him to me, you just focus on scoring."

"We need your score."

Iguodala added another sentence after speaking.

Thompson has a good personality and always shares things with his teammates.

Iguodala knew the relationship between Thompson and Tang Tian, and could probably guess what they said during the exchange.

That's why he said that.

Thompson, who is second only to Curry in points per game this season, has more points per game than David Lee, so his offense is important to the team.

Letting him defend the opponent's number one arrow is very bad for the team.

And when he came, the Warriors basically did defensive and tandem work.

And as a top defender, he has a lot of experience in defending players like Tang Tian who mainly focus on projection.

Thompson nodded.

In addition to the strength that Iguodala brings to this team, there is also the role of the dressing room.

He always thinks about others, and he has no pursuit of data ball possession, which is really loved by everyone in the team.

The pre-match warm-up was over, and the starters from both sides came on.

Bogut and Davis' jump ball.

Davis jumped to win over Bogut to give the Pelicans a chance to take the lead offense.

This is the first month in a row for the Pelicans to start the game.

Holiday arrived in the frontcourt, and Gordon reached for the ball at this time.

Williams' coaching system is relatively liberal, unlike Popovich's strict adherence to tactics.

Although the consistent style of play in the past was to attack Tang Tian first in the opening game, it was not necessary to play like that.

At this point, Gordon asked for the ball, and Holiday followed and gave the ball over.

Now Gordon has only been in the NBA for five years, and he is still bent on proving himself.

He reached out to beckon Davis for a pick-and-roll, and then went straight inside.

However, Thompson's defensive awareness is very good, and when he saw Davis's big body, he took a step back, and when Gordon burst in, he was still in a defensive position.

Gordon burst to the basket and shot after facing Thompson in the air.

"Bang!"

Bogut came over to help defend and directly gave a pegboard hat.

Bogut only played in just over 30 games last season due to injury, but has already established a defensive system for the Warriors, and this season with 7 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks, he is still an interior barrier.

He grabbed the defensive rebound after the block, and the Warriors pushed the defense directly to counterattack.

Bogut's long pass from the backcourt to Curry, Curry dribbled past Holiday behind his back, and then flicked it directly to Thompson, who followed up on the right side.

After Thompson received the ball, he chased down the three-pointer and shot directly.

"Huh!"

The ball is there!

Because he had long since gone to the nightclub, but practiced hard with Tang Tian in the offseason, his strength improved much faster than normal.

Gordon turned around and blocked Smith without the ball, and took a pass from Holiday to make a three-point shot to return an anserball.

But Bogut had a good sense of defense and made early saves to give interference.

"Bang!"

Gordon's back-to-back shots missed.

David Lee grabbed a defensive long rebound, and the Warriors pushed back again, and this time Curry scored a layup himself.

The Warriors were mainly anti-away, and they beat the Pelicans 5-0 in the opening game!

The Pelicans attacked the frontcourt again, and Tang Tian saw that Gordon still wanted to play, so he directly leaned on Iguodala in the high post in advance to ask for the ball.

Gordon wants to prove that he can understand his heart, but the opening two rounds have already shown that he is in average form.

Not everyone is Kobe, who can get a 15% bonus to all attributes after striking iron 13 times.

Holiday gave the ball to Tang Tian.

Still, he chose to carry out Williams' tactical intentions.

Tang Tian held the ball, and Holiday commanded the others to open up the space.

Because Anderson didn't start, the sense of space on the court at this time was actually not very large.

So Iguodala didn't limit Tang Tian from receiving the ball, he was very confident in himself, and if he prevented the sudden throw, he could completely lock Tang Tian.

Tang Tian took a three-threat posture to create a dry pull space for himself, and then directly pulled up a fake action.

Iguodala pounced on him.

If Tang Tian ran without the ball like before, it might be more difficult for him to defend.

But with the ball and throwing like this, as long as he sticks tight enough, he can completely prevent Tang Tian from killing.

Tang Tian was a dry pull, and he took a step to the left with his left foot.

Iguodala didn't shake it, and then took it in.

His pre-game game video has been studied very clearly, in addition to Tang Tian pulling out on the spot, the more threatening thing is to pull it out in one step.

Because the techniques of dry pulling are sudden, people with poor defensive awareness are easy to be deceived.

But he's clearly not your average defensive player.

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