Williams nodded.

He is willing to listen to the suggestions of the team members, and he is very compatible with Tang Tianzhen.

Coming back in the second half, both sides were doing their final warm-ups before the start of the second half.

Rockets head coach McHale spoke to reporters on the sidelines at this time.

"The team conceded a full 61 points in the first half, what went wrong with the team's defense?"

The reporter's question was still very sharp.

"We didn't know before the game that Don had developed a new offensive approach, and we were a little caught off guard by that, but like we did in the second quarter, we've adjusted, and we're going to be better on the defensive end in the second half."

McHale's answer was more honest, but it was also on point.

Tang Tian scored 17 points in the first quarter, of which 10 points came from dry pulling, and they were indeed caught off guard.

But Tang Tian only scored 5 points in the second quarter, which shows that their adjustment is still useful.

The warm-up was over, and the second half of the game continued.

The Rockets came up to attack first, and Harden held the ball from the outside.

But at this moment, he found that the defender in front of him had changed, no longer Holiday defending him, but Tang Tian.

The Pelicans have adjustments.

After the playoffs last year, Harden still has a little shadow in his heart about Tang Tian's defense.

After seeing it at this time, he directly stretched out his hand and motioned for Asik to come up and block the demolition.

Asik mentioned a high pick-and-roll, but it didn't work out.

Last season's data shows that Tang Tian is the best player to do around the block, and the data value is a big cut behind Tony Allen, who is second.

Asik's successive blocks were unsuccessful, and Harden could only choose to pass the ball to his teammates or force Tang Tian.

He chose the latter.

He's confident in his offseason's hard work.

The Rockets teammates pulled away, Harden's cross-step dribble, and suddenly accelerated to start.

He's noticeably faster than last season and has a better defensive judgment.

However, Tang Tian still blocked his way.

The current Harden is not the Harden who will combine man and ball in the future, and the league has not yet introduced the kind of body hair whistle that fouls when touched.

It's hard for Harden to break through so head-on.

Harden was blocked from the road, and he still didn't have a chance to change the rhythm on the spot, and he opted for the trademark step-back.

Tang Tianpu's lid gave interference.

Harden wanted to cheat and foul but was dodged by Tang Tian, and the shot after the air twisted was directly a three-no-touch.

There was a stirring at the scene.

This scene is familiar!

Last year, Harden was defended by Tang Tian!

It's been an offseason, nothing has changed, and your uncle is still your uncle.

The Pelicans' offense, Parsons defended Tang Tian around the side, and Beverley also blocked Tang Tian's side all the way.

It's obvious tactical to prevent Tang Tian from catching the ball.

However, the Pelicans didn't want to be like Tang Tian in the first half.

Seeing that Beverley didn't put himself in front of him, Holiday burst straight in on the left.

Beverley couldn't catch up behind him, and Asik was forced to come out again to help.

This time, Holiday threw the ball straight to the basket.

Davis jumped high, grabbed the basketball with his long arm and scored directly in the air!

The Pelicans came up in the second half to take the lead!

The Rockets advanced to the frontcourt, Jones singled Anderson and was interfered with by Davis' defense, and Davis grabbed a defensive rebound.

The ball was given to Holiday and the Pelicans pushed the defense straight on the counter.

Holiday, Gordon and Tang Tian's three-line fast break.

Harden and Beverley's retreat.

Holiday passes the ball to Tang Tian, and Tang Tian gives it to Gordon.

Gordon broke through to the basket, and Harden only made a symbolic glance at this time.

Gordon rushed to the basket and made an easy layup.

The Pelicans went on a 4-0 run in the second half to stretch the margin to double digits again!

McHale said in an interview before the start of the second half that the Rockets conceded 61 points at halftime because Tang Tian was caught off guard.

But that's one thing, and it's the Rockets' own defense that's more important.

Asik has good protection under the basket, but is slow to move.

Not to mention Jones, the typical little prince of abuse, if it weren't for Anderson, there would be black holes at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends.

and Harden, I don't know if he wasted too much energy by practicing hard in the offseason, and began to look defensively.

These five starters and three pits will definitely not be able to be led by Parsons and Beverley alone.

Harden burst into Tang Tian again in the frontcourt, and this time Tang Tian seized the opportunity and made a direct steal!

After Harden was stealed, he slapped another look defense, reached out to complain to the referee, and didn't even chase after him.

Tang Tian threw the ball to Holiday after the steal, and then quickly attacked by himself.

Holiday passed the ball in the backfield, and after Tang Tian received the ball, he saw Davis follow up quickly, a precise through ball.

Davis took three steps to catch the ball, and scored with a one-handed slam through Parsons' supplementary defense!

Downs fit!

6 to 0!

McHale looked stunned on the sidelines.

Is this the Pelicans he played against last season?

Tang Tian was caught off guard in the first half, and the Pelicans were completely more blooming in the second half!

Harden's step-back three-pointer missed.

McHale turned around and called Jeremy Lin and Motai Yunas up, and the team now needs to keep up the firepower on the offensive end.

The Pelicans attacked the frontcourt, and Davis made a high-quality pick-and-roll cover for Tang Tian in the right high post.

Tang Tiandou came out to catch the ball with a three-point shot.

"Huh!"

Basketball goes through the net.

Davis, this is a peach in return!

The Pelicans came back in the second half and had already played the Rockets 9-0!

McHale's midfield adjustment failed at the beginning!

And the Pelicans' more flowering scene is not even as good as the first half!

Before Jeremy Lin could play, he reached out again and called a timeout.

The two halves were only three minutes into the start of the timeout, and McHale's operation is expected to become the focus of heated discussions among fans after the game.

After the timeout, the Rockets switched back to their previous simple man-marking.

But in this way, Tang Tian's medium and long-distance dry pulls have hit one after another.

And there is also a good show of shooting Parsons.

Pull this thing like this, like Tang Tian opened the game to choose a reasonable hit rate is high, but if you feel it, you can also ignore the defense.

Harden made a series of free throws at the beginning of the fourth quarter to help the team chase points, but one king with four bronze, and in the second half of the quarter, there was obvious physical problems.

The Pelicans eventually won the game 120-105.

Harden made 13 of 15 free throws to finish with 33 points, 6 assists and 6 turnovers, and the Rockets had no one in double figures except for Jeremy Lin and Parsons.

The Pelicans' starting five players all scored in double figures.

Davis had 20 points, 13 rebounds and 3 blocks, Anderson had 17 points and 3 boards, Gordon had 16 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, and Holiday had 11 points and 7 assists.

Tang Tian's debut with the Pelicans was even more explosive.

He shot 16-of-26 from the field, 3-of-7 from three-point range, and finished with 37 points, 10 assists and 4 steals!

At the start of the season, he broke his career scoring record and scored his first 30+10 of his career!

ps: Today, I will try to write a few more chapters!!