The New Orleans arena was packed with attendance that night.

Tang Tian's comeback battle, how could local fans miss it!

And the team has been losing lately, and they desperately need a win tonight!

There were also some adjustments to the opening ceremony before the game.

Tang Tian became the last player to be introduced.

"No. 31, 2.03 meters small forward, Tang ~~ God!!"

When the host shouted in a lengthened tone, the decibel cheers in the stadium reached its peak.

They hadn't seen Tang Tian play for nearly a month, and they missed it very much!

After the opening ceremony, the starting lineups of both sides were released one after another.

On the Grizzlies' side, the outside is Conley and Tony Allen, the small forward is Courtney Lee, who has just been traded, and the inside is the black and white duo Randolph and Gasol Jr.

The core of this Grizzlies team is two interior lines, and the foundation is defense.

There are five players on the court, and the defensive level is all above the league average, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is even the top level.

This is unique in the Alliance, which is why Kenny Smith described them as "peeling off their skin even if they don't die".

Such an opponent is really difficult to entangle.

There were also changes to the starting lineup on the Pelicans' side, with Jason Smith, who came in underperforming, replaced by Alexis Atkinsa.

Atkinsa is a French player, just like Davies, with a good reach and good defense, blocking, and a mid-range attack that can be used.

However, he has a mediocre sense of rebounding and a lot of fouls, which is why he didn't start before.

But with the current Pelicans, he's a barely usable player.

There are no changes in other positions, it is still Holiday Gamorrow, Don Tianjia Davis.

Aminu's three-point training progressed more slowly than expected, but Morrow's three-point practice this season has been surprisingly consistent, firmly occupying the starting position.

Davis and Gasol Jr. had two jump shots with strange reaches, and Davis was even better, getting the home team the first opportunity to attack.

As soon as Tang Tian fell to a high position, Allen used a front defense against him.

This is a very thorough study of Tang Tian, knowing that he can't dribble, and starting to defend from restricting him from receiving the ball.

Holiday couldn't get the ball in, and played a backpass after a pick-and-roll with Davis.

Davis' catch-and-shoot was distracted by Randolph, who assisted the defense, and Gasol Jr. dropped back to the basket to protect the defensive rebound.

There was a stirring of the home fans.

The Grizzlies' defense is layered and complements each other.

That's the top defensive team in the league right now.

Back to the basket, Randolph singled Davis' board to score.

The Grizzlies took the lead.

This offense and defense, the Pelicans are really restrained.

Kenny Smith's words on TNT are still in my ears, and it's really not a good thing that Tang Tian chose to make a comeback in such a game.

The Pelicans advanced to the frontcourt again, and Tang Tian took the initiative to run to Holiday to ask for the ball at this time.

Allen is still very tight, and his defense is really airtight.

However, Tang Tianyun took a step and held the ball and burst in.

Tony Allen is 1.93 meters tall and weighs 97 kilograms, and he is not much weaker than Tang Tian in confrontation.

Tang Tian was a little struggling to break to the free throw line.

But at this time, he suddenly chose to pull out his hand with an emergency stop.

Aaron followed the jump interference.

"Huh!"

Tang Tian threw in the face of Allen's defense.

There was a whistling sound from the sidelines.

Tang Tian's comeback depends on his body and the condition of the team, and he does not pick opponents, he knows that Allen is not easy to play, but he will never deliberately avoid it.

Randolph hit Davis again under the basket, and Moreau put Allen to the bag before that.

Aaron's defense is strong, but the offensive ability of positional warfare is almost zero.

Randolph's distracting shot missed.

This is where the Grizzlies are weak, and their offense is really not good compared to defense.

This is also determined by their lineup, and the two interior singles are more advantageous and effective offensive means than other tactics.

Davis defends the defensive rebound.

The Pelicans attacked the frontcourt again, and Allen directly confronted Tang Tianshang's various bodies.

Allen's defense is very similar to "The Glove" Payton, both are short and both do the defense to the extreme.

Their defense is not based on physical gifts, but on aggression.

Based on excellent physical confrontations, drain your stamina and distract you by constantly disrupting and harassing you.

It's like a tireless fighter.

However, Tang Tian's choice was also very simple, directly scolded, and pulled out after scolding.

Tang Tian's current offensive means are limited, and even Kobe, who has the most abundant offensive means, can't get too many benefits under Allen.

So the only thing he can take advantage of is his height.

And it's a height advantage after the confrontation.

At the beginning, Durant was so badly defended by Allen, and a very important reason why he couldn't play his height advantage was that he was not good at confrontation.

This is also the biggest difference between Durant and James at the moment.

"Bang!"

Tang Tian's shot after the confrontation did not enter.

But he didn't care, seeing that the rebound was collected by Gasol Jr., and then turned and retreated.

Playing against a team like the Grizzlies, don't count on shooting percentage or anything.

Gasol Jr. didn't score on the back-to-back from the free throw line, and Davis added another defensive rebound.

When the attack reached the frontcourt, Tang Tian still didn't score when he shot again.

The two teams played for almost three minutes, and the score on the field was 2-2, which was really a bit low to watch.

'Allen's defense was really good.

The commentators at the commentary seat couldn't help but sigh.

Tang Tian's choice is actually the best, but Allen's defense is really difficult to break.

Gasol Jr. hit the ball after being caught with his back, and Li received the ball, but Tang Tianfei pounced to interfere, and his shot still didn't go in.

Atkinsa got the defensive rebound.

When he arrived at the front court, Tang Tian was still playing with the ball.

Davis's close-fitting pick-and-roll was also bypassed by Allen.

However, Tang Tian seized the gap of this moment, held the ball and rushed in, and shot after confronting Allen under the basket.

Still didn't get in!

He jumped twice, grabbed an offensive rebound and made a foul on Allen's beater to the free throw line.

4 shots and 1 goal, Tang Tian's efficiency is not high.

"Don has the spirit of Mamba."

At this time, the commentators on the sidelines couldn't help but tease.

Tang Tian couldn't hear it, he adjusted his breathing and hit both free throws to help the Pelicans lead 4-2.

And even if he hears it, he won't care.

The Pelicans' starting configuration is to ask him to attack more.

If he doesn't attack, is it possible to expect Holiday to force the Bears or let Davis go to the basket for a single? Or do you expect Gordon to come off the bench?

Not everyone is James, and you have to pursue shooting percentage all the time.

And the Pelicans' losing streak in the past proves that they can't win that way.

So just like Kobe Bryant at the beginning, he has to attack.

Of course, there is a more important point, Tony Allen is good at everything on the defensive end, but he is already 33 years old.

This is almost the end of his career for a defensive player who relies on defense, and on confrontation and endurance.

He's been stubborn all the time, and Aaron's fitness will soon have problems.