Chapter 958: True and False Separated!
During the intermission of the third and fourth quarters, Tang Tian and Westbrook were still resting off the court.
In this bench transition, the Pelicans took the lead.
Stevens made changes to the roster, and instead of Jokic leading the team, he switched to Davis, who is in better shape.
The Pelicans opened the game with a goal from Davis and Williams to extend the margin to 14 points.
Tang Tian and Westbrook's true and false Monkey King has not yet been finalized, but it seems that there is no need to go to Jizo King or Rulai again, because the victory or defeat is quickly divided.
The Pelicans win the game, and the winner is king.
But at this moment, the situation on the court changed abruptly, and Oladipo on the Thunder's side stepped up again.
Oladipo has been the leader of the list for 13 years, and his performance has not met the expectations of fans, especially after the Thunder.
Because of Westbrook's triple-double average and increased exposure, he has been complained about more often than in previous years combined.
But tonight he played with absolute strength, and even hit a personal wave of 8-0 with a sudden shot, and chased the difference to 6 points, forcing the Pelicans to call a timeout again.
The fans also cheered when they saw his performance.
This cheer is not only because of his performance, but also because the real and fake Monkey King, who has not yet distinguished the final result, can continue to be staged!
At the timeout, Stevens finished his tactics.
"Brad, let me defend Russell."
Tang Tian took the initiative to ask for help again.
Westbrook showed exceptional consistency tonight, and he will continue to be anxious despite the fact that he will continue to play.
Stevens agreed.
He is really glad that it is Tang Tian who is coaching, and if he is another supergiant, I am afraid that even if the coaching staff asks for it, he may not be willing to do this kind of work to block the gun's eye.
After the timeout, the main players on both sides were replaced.
With eight minutes to go until the end of the game, the two teams entered the final battle early.
The Pelicans' offense, Tang Tian outside the defense contained, Jokic responded in the high post, and assisted the empty Holiday to score a layup.
Coming back, Westbrook has the ball from the outside.
At this time, there was a sound of agitation at the scene.
Because the Pelicans' defense has changed!
Standing in front of Westbrook is no longer Holiday before, but Tang Tian!
Tang Tian, it's time to block the gun's eye again!
Starting with Durant, to Harden, to Curry, and now to Westbrook.
To say that the biggest difference between Tang Tian and other supergiants is that he loves to block the gun's eye.
But it's not to blame him, after all, he started as a defender, a three-time Defensive Player of the Year, which seems wasteful if it is not blocked.
Westbrook didn't make any tactical adjustments and continued to call for Adams to pick and roll.
He has a good hand in the second and third quarters, he has confidence in himself, and more importantly, the whole world is watching him and Tang Tian, he can't lose, let alone coax.
Adams's blocking and dismantling were in place, but he still didn't block Tang Tian.
When Tang Tian was still in the NCAA, Klay Thompson, who was blocking and dismantling with one hand, almost knelt down and called Dad.
I have gained weight now, but I have more experience than I did then.
Adams didn't make the first block and blocked the second, but he still didn't succeed.
It's not a matter of the ability to block and dismantle, it's really unstoppable.
Westbrook couldn't help it, and after motioning for Adams to go to the bottom of the basket to open up the space, he sank his weight and prepared to force Tang Tian.
Because of the different positions, coupled with Tang Tian's previous physical problems, he rarely defended the main defense, and the two rarely had a chance to match each other in the previous games.
However, as a friend, Westbrook knew Tang Tian's defensive ability, and he was very cautious in launching the attack this time.
And he also knew Tang Tian's stealing ability, he didn't dribble too many balls, and saw the opportunity to quickly start and rush in.
His choice was right, and it could even be said to be very sensible.
But it's a pity that no matter how rational it is, it's useless, because he's unlucky.
Tang Tian's current breakthrough ability is the Divine Turtle Bombardment, and he is most familiar with this style of play, except for Westbrook.
Knowing himself and his opponent, he completely judged Westbrook's thoughts and grabbed the position to block his first step.
Westbrook was like a sports car with a full throttle of gas, but it didn't look at the road and hit a wall.
The wall is still very hard.
He stopped the ball and lost his balance.
"Smack!"
The ball in his hand had already been slapped by Tang Tian in the next second.
The Pelicans took advantage of the situation and played defensive counterattacks.
Tang Tian made a long pass throughout the court, and Holiday received the ball and followed up with Ariza, who flew to the basket and scored 2 points.
The margin has been stretched back to double digits!
There was a stirring at the scene.
In this ball just now, Westbrook was a little miserable.
However, the DJ reacted quickly, and the fans continued to shout and cheer for the first time.
“Let'! OKC! ”
The cheers at the scene were overwhelming.
Oklahoma City fans are among the best in the league.
Westbrook listened to the cheers on the sidelines.
He took the ball and directly motioned for everyone to pull it away, and then prepared to hit Tang Tian again.
This time, he paid more attention to Tang Tian's position, but his first step of acceleration was still predicted by Tang Tian and forced to stop.
Tang Tian's ...... It's like knowing what he thinks about attacking!
The scene was agitated.
Once by chance, twice not again!
Westbrook was in front of Tang Tian, let alone scoring, and it seemed that he couldn't complete the shot.
This scene is a bit awkward!
Fortunately, this time he reacted quickly enough, turned around to protect the ball, and was not continued to be tackled by Tang Tian.
Adams saw him stop the ball and immediately came over to pick it up.
Westbrook gave Adams the transition back to the ball, and then looked at Tang Tian, there was a hint of hesitation in his eyes.
was prevented from death twice in a row, as long as it wasn't a brain of Whiteside's level, he knew that toughness would not end well.
But on the contrary, Tang Tian is very good at blocking and dismantling.
Time is passing minute by minute, Westbrook has no choice, he passes it is tantamount to admitting defeat, and he can only bite the bullet and go again.
This time, he didn't accelerate to break through, but the iconic zombie pull after the cross-step.
However, it is obvious that this kind of attack cannot be bargained in front of Tang Tian.
Tang Tiangao's oppressive defense forced him to adjust the angle of his shot in the air.
The pitch was completely out of rhythm, but the good news was that it was finally thrown.
The fans at the scene were also full of anticipation.
"Bang dang!"
The shot was noticeably short, slamming into the front of the basket and popping off the rim, and Davis defended the defensive rebound.
After Tang Tian defended Westbrook in the fourth quarter, the latter didn't score a point!
The Pelicans advanced to the frontcourt, and Tang Tian held the ball.
That's when an interesting scene happened.
Westbrook is defending Tang Tian!
He's really tough, I can't beat you, but I want to guard against you!
Robertson wanted to come over to help the defense, but was called back by Westbrook.
There was a commotion at the scene, and Westbrook's approach was really an American personal hero.
Tang Tian was also very cooperative, seeing that there were no Thunder players to assist in defense, he directly lowered his body and accelerated after dribbling.
Westbrook also successfully predicted Tang Tian's first step, but what he didn't expect was that Tang Tian seemed to be prepared.
At the same time that his defense was in place, Tang Tian turned around and leaned back to completely shake him away.
The rest of the Thunder team was too far away to help defend.
"Huh!"
With a crisp sound, Tang Tian's back was a picturesque hit!
The scene was once again in a state of agitation.
Tang Tian can guard against Westbrook, but Westbrook can't stop Tang Tian!
Westbrook can't score in front of Tang Tian, but Tang Tian can score above Westbrook's head!
After Tang Tian didn't want to continue the distinguished journey, and took out the golden hoop stick and put on the red cloak to face each other, Westbrook was obviously unable to parry at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends.
No need to listen, no need to come.
The real and the fake are divided!