Tang Tian glanced at Davis, smiled and didn't speak.

Davis has been in the hard training brocade camp for several years in a row, and he is naturally familiar with Walker.

And indeed, as he said, as a small player, he led the team to the next city in a crazy output when he was absolutely not favored, which is very similar to Iverson in the 01 finals.

It's just that it's difficult to play together, the Pelicans have a stable lineup, and they can maintain their championship strength for three or five years, and there is no need to change it.

However, the future cannot be predicted, no one knows what will happen tomorrow, and if you are not afraid of 10,000, you are afraid of what if.

With the Pelicans and Thunder game just around the corner, Stevens also reiterated his game plan in the locker room.

In the past two days, Tang Tian mentioned to Stevens the idea of reducing his ball holding and allowing his teammates to adjust their state, and the two hit it off.

In the past two days, they have been training around this.

Fortunately, they played this way two years ago and adapted very quickly.

And I can clearly feel that after having the ball, my teammates are in a much better state.

Jokic, in particular, was able to give full play to the advantages of his organization, and his self-confidence improved a lot, and the shooting percentage in the full-court confrontation went up.

These signs all show that Tang Tian and Stevens made the right decision.

That night, the Pelicans and Thunder game kicked off at New Orleans Arena, and the Pelicans also ushered in their season playoffs opener.

The stadium was packed, and fans held up signs saying "Defend the title" and "Second Champion".

In recent years, the New Orleans ball market has developed rapidly, and because Tang Tian's attitude towards fans is surprisingly good, fans have great loyalty to the team.

Even in the opening match of the first round, the enthusiasm of the fans was extremely high.

Before the start of the game, players from both sides entered the arena one after another.

The Pelicans had relaxed expressions, while the Thunder had serious expressions.

This seems to be in line with the performance of both sides before the game.

The Pelicans' pregame training is open to the public, while the Thunder have been training behind closed doors since arriving in New Orleans.

During the pre-game warm-up, Westbrook did not greet Tang Tian as he did in the regular season.

It can be seen that although there is a gap in strength, the Thunder team will not admit defeat easily.

And the Hornets just finished the next score with Walker on their own, which gives them a lot of motivation.

The Hornets can do it, and they have a chance to do it.

After the opening ceremony, the starters of both teams appeared one after another.

The Pelicans are still the regular starting five, but the Thunder's lineup has been adjusted compared to the regular season.

At the No. 4 spot, rookie Sabonis was replaced by third-year Jerami Grant, who is better at defensive.

There was no news about this before the game, and it seems to be a strange move by Thunder head coach Donovan.

There were changes in the lineups of the two sides, but the home photographer was still as naughty as before, giving Tang Tian and Westbrook slitted shots before the game began.

Two protagonists, two triple kings.

This kind of behavior has hung the emotions of the home fans, and the fans on the hotline have also started a new round of debate between truth and falsehood.

Amid the cheers of the fans, Adams turned the ball back to the Thunder half, officially kicking off the playoffs.

Westbrook held the ball to the front court and looked up to see that the person defending him was Tang Tian.

In the regular season, Tang Tian was only defended in the fourth quarter, and he defended in the first quarter of the playoffs, which also reflects the difference between the playoffs and the regular season.

After returning to basketball at the beginning of the century, if the regular season is described as a hard-fought game, then the playoffs are really stripped naked for hand-to-hand combat.

Everything on both sides is exposed in front of each other's eyes, without reservation, and will be put on the table without concealment.

Westbrook didn't force the attack, but gave the ball to Oladipo.

Oladipo changed direction to break through Holiday and burst into the interior to meet the help defense, and the ball was distributed to Grant in the bottom corner, and Grant's three-point shot was missed.

Donovan replaced Sabonis with Grant, and the Thunder's defense strengthened, but their already weak perimeter threat became weaker than before.

Fortunately, they retreated quickly enough.

Donovan also shouted on the sidelines to remind the defensive position, and it seems that the Thunder are preparing to fight with the Pelicans on defense and play defensive counterattacks.

To win the Pelicans, you have to play to your strengths, and that's perfectly fine.

Tang Tian held the ball to the front court, but what he did next made Donovan on the sidelines stunned.

Tang Tian neither attacked with the ball nor called for blocking, but directly gave the ball to Jokic in the high post.

This was exactly what he expected...... It's different!

The players on the court of the Thunder team were also stunned for a while, that is, this time, Tang Tian cut into the inside line, received Jokic's pass and flew to the layup to score.

The Pelicans came out on top.

"Hold on! Hold on! ”

Donovan came to his senses and shouted from the sidelines.

The Pelicans let Jokic hold the ball, but in the end it was Tang Tian who finished it, which is a sound of hitting the west!

He and his team were fooled!

The Thunder didn't defend against the Pelicans' offense, and the defensive counterattack didn't start, so they could only go to the frontcourt to change positions.

Oladipo continued to break through with the ball, and this time he didn't pass to Grant again, but instead pulled up the ball himself for a layup.

However, Davis's help defense was well placed, and his shot was deflected wide again by interference.

The Thunder failed to score in the opening two rounds!

Donovan's lineup adjustment doesn't seem to be very good, Grant has no range, but it allows the Pelicans to shrink their defense arbitrarily!

Jokic protected the defensive rebound, and the Thunder continued to retreat quickly.

Tang Tian dribbled to the front court and continued to give the ball to Jokic.

Donovan's attention was all on Tang Tian, and he also shouted on the sidelines to let Robertson pay attention to Tang Tian's cut.

But at this moment, Davis suddenly cut to the basket, received Jokic's pass and scored with both hands!

4 to 0!

The Pelicans started the game very differently than they did in the regular season, and they scored both times!

Donovan frowned slightly on the sidelines, realizing that things were not so simple.

The Pelicans have completely changed their play!

His discovery was a bit of an afterthought, not because he wasn't sensitive enough, but because it was incredible.

Tang Tian's average triple-double per game this season was played by him with the ball in high hand, and now the Pelicans suddenly changed their playing style in the playoffs!

I'm afraid no one will believe this!

This is tantamount to saying that the Pelicans have suddenly abandoned their season-long style of play!

But that doesn't make sense!

The Pelicans are significantly stronger, so there's no need to take a risk to do such a thing!

Donovan didn't understand, but when the Pelicans got to the frontcourt or Jokic was holding the ball, he was already convinced that his judgment was correct.

He even thought of a possibility.

The Pelicans seem to be ...... Practicing tactics with them?