Although he was banned, Tang Tian still trained with the team and would also travel to San Antonio with the team.

The ban is only not being able to participate in the match and not being able to appear in the field, and other aspects are not affected.

He's also cheering for the team.

In the locker room before the game, the players are making final preparations for the game.

"Don, we'll win this game for you."

Bojan's chatter began to babble again.

Tang Tian smiled and nodded.

The Spurs are very strong, and they are playing at home, and with neither he nor Ariza playing, it will be difficult for the Pelicans to win.

But this mentality of Bojan is what the team needs, and the mentality of losing before playing cannot be had.

"Yes, we will."

Davis nodded in agreement, his gaze determined.

Other team members nodded one after another.

They know the entanglement between Tang Tian and the Spurs, and they also know that the Pelicans can't lose such a game.

It doesn't matter what kind of lineup they are.

A moment later, Stevens came in and announced the team's lineup.

Bojan will be the starting small forward, Dinwiddie will be the starting point guard, and Harris will be on the active list.

Stevens used a dual-control lineup this time.

This was his response, but it was also a bit forced.

Backup guard Moreau has been in poor form this season, and both Joe Harris and Forbes are too immature.

With two wings missing, there is still a lot of pressure on the team's rotation.

"Joe, can I interview you? Excited to enter the activation list for the first time? ”

After Stevens finished announcing his starters and notes, Bojan turned around and began to tease Harris.

Harris is the kind of person who really doesn't talk much, and when he heard Bojan's interview, he just looked at him stunned, but made Bojan laugh.

This scene looks a bit like Ginobili teasing Leonard.

When the game was about to start, the Pelicans players all left the locker room, and Tang Tian stayed alone.

The Spurs' visiting locker room was shabby, but fortunately he was familiar with the road and went straight to the lobby outside to turn on the TV to watch the live broadcast.

Next door is the movie theater, where the salesman didn't change, and he brought him a popcorn.

This treatment is no worse than that of the audience in the venue.

The attendance rate of the ATT Arena is only about eighty percent tonight, although this is a strong conversation, but Tang Tian's absence makes this game less interesting.

Tang Tian began to eat popcorn, and the scene also entered the opening ceremony.

The Spurs have a rotation rest on their side, and Ginobili won't play this game.

However, this will not have much impact on the Spurs, who are still the regular starting lineup.

Outside Parker and Green, forward Leonard and Aldridge, center Duncan.

Tang Tian felt a little big when he saw Duncan.

This is not the first time the Pelicans have played against the Spurs, the last time they played was in New Orleans, when Tang Tian also asked Duncan when he retired.

Because at that time, the main focus was on the game, and he didn't pay much attention to some details on the field.

But now seeing Duncan's almost half-half gray hair in the live broadcast camera really made him feel emotional.

When he first entered the league, although Duncan was old, his hair was still black, and it has been more than four years since this blink of an eye, and Duncan is really old.

The game started quickly, and Duncan kicked off the game with a jump over Davis.

The league is all about small ball, but the Spurs' offense is still slow, and Parker pushes to the frontcourt, and they still play hammer play.

Aldridge opened the scoring for the Spurs after a pick-and-roll on the right side of the free-throw line and a mid-range shot from Parker.

But looking back, Davis also borrowed from Jokic in the same position to block and pick up, and then received a sudden shot from Dinwiddie.

Stevens' tactical system relies on pick-and-roll, which is similar to the Spurs' hammer tactics, and also plays a mirror-like effect.

Leonard hit Bojan from outside the three-point line and scored inside, showing the advantage of the position.

Holiday missed a three-point shot from the frontcourt, the Spurs played a fast break, and Parker's layup was chased by Davis to block it.

The Pelicans countered the fast break, and Davis ran from the backcourt to the frontcourt, receiving a pass from Dinwiddie and scoring a layup in the middle.

The Spurs wanted to slow down, but Stevens was pulling up the pace with two controls.

The players on the field are fighting, and the coaches off the field are also playing.

The gap between top coaches is not big, and it is more about the state and execution of the players on the field.

The Spurs are in steady, but Davis is surprisingly good for the Pelicans.

He single-handedly scored 10 points in the first quarter, and he also helped the Pelicans tie the Spurs 20-21.

When Bojan said that he wanted to help the team win the game, Davis was very serious and agreed, and it was clear from the state of the field that he did the same.

With 3 minutes left in the quarter, the two sides entered the rotation one after another.

On the Spurs' side, Pau Gasol, Dior, Belinelli, and Joseph appeared one after another, and on the Pelicans' side, Morrow, Aminu, and McGee also appeared one after another.

That's when the Pelicans' disadvantage began to show.

Morrow's form is still sluggish, and too much playing time has made both Holiday and Dinwiddie's efficiency inevitably decline.

The Spurs, led by Pau Gasol, beat the Pelicans 11-2 in the last three minutes, and the difference was stretched to 10 points.

The impact of Tang Tian and Ariza not being able to fight is obvious.

Tang Tian was thinking about whether to help the team go to the free market to find a surprise soldier to spend this time as before, when he suddenly heard a familiar voice.

"You're here."

Tang Tian looked up and saw that it was Holt, followed by an assistant.

When Tang Tian was at the Spurs, his relationship with Holt was average.

Last year, when the media broke out that he left because Holt insisted on going his own way, his impression of the former boss was even worse.

I didn't expect the two to meet here.

But that's not surprising, given that this is the home of the Spurs.

Tang Tian smiled, even if it was a greeting.

Holt didn't care, he glanced at the score on TV and sat down.

What happened to him in the past two years can really be described as tragic.

Tang Tian went to the Pelicans, and he got a heart attack after being overexcited because he watched the Pelicans and Spurs game.

After the Spurs and Pelicans met in the playoffs, leading 3-1, he stood up and was slapped in the face, and as a result, he had a heart attack and almost died.

The Spurs continued to strengthen this season, but the Pelicans soared to the top of the league, and he was even more uncomfortable.

Tang Tian can't play this game, and the Spurs have a high probability of winning, so he didn't plan to watch it.

But he didn't expect to meet Tang Tian here so coincidentally, then he had to watch it.

With a 10-point lead in the first quarter, the Spurs had a big advantage in this game.

Although Tang Tian didn't play, if he could watch the Spurs win against the Pelicans next to Tang Tian, or if Tang Tian couldn't sit still, then he wouldn't lose this wave.