Westbrook scored 32 points on 11-of-26 shooting, powerless.

Jackson also had 19 points, but the Thunder didn't score in double figures.

For the Pelicans, Tang Tian had 27 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists on 11-of-20 shooting, Ariza made five three-pointers and had 17 points and 3 steals, and Gordon had 16 points.

Whiteside and Davis' twin towers didn't score much, but they rebounded, and the two combined for 20 points, 26 rebounds and 6 blocks.

After the game, Tang Tian was interviewed by reporters on the sidelines as the MVP of the game.

His answer mentions his teammates more than once.

The Pelicans' wing has always been a problem last season, and the starters with Tang Tian, Aminu has a D but not 3, and Morrow has 3 without a D, which are easy to be targeted by opponents.

But now that Ariza is in 3D, the second and third positions can be defended, which is perfect.

Even in the No. 5 position, after Whiteside has grown, he and Davis are young on the inside, but they can help far more than last season.

Of course, there is also Jokic who came off the bench, although the weight loss during this period has caused his performance to fluctuate, but the future is promising.

After the interview, Tang Tian found that Watson had come down to the venue.

"Congratulations."

Watson smiled and stretched out her hand to Tang Tian, she came down to say hello to Tang Tian.

"Thanks, how did you watch the game?"

Tang Tian chatted with her a few more words.

"It's good, it's a nice sport, I love it."

Watson smiled and nodded.

"That's good, but next time you want to come to the game, you can say hello to me first, and I can help you get tickets to the top of the table."

Tang Tian opened his mouth and said, as a friend, he still has to fulfill the friendship of the landlord.

Watson smiled and nodded.

The two of them chatted a few more words, and Watson left first.

Watching Watson leave, Tang Tian withdrew his gaze.

He and Watson met because of Olsen's filming, but they didn't expect to meet quite a lot.

He entered the tunnel, but instead of going back to the dressing room right away, he went to the press conference.

What he said at the press conference was similar to what he said in the competition venue, and he kept praising his teammates.

Ariza was sitting next to Tang Tian at this time, and Tang Tian laughed while praising him.

When it was his turn, he couldn't hold back.

"It's probably the core player I've seen the most teammates in my career in so many years, and he's actually the one who led us to win."

Ariza's wave attracted applause from many reporters in the audience.

There's really nothing to say about the atmosphere in the Pelicans, considering that Ariza has only been in New Orleans for two or three months.

Some old local reporters even realized that after Tang Tian became the owner, he brought not only a change in strength to this team, but also a cultural aspect.

This may be even more valuable than the increase in strength.

The Pelicans started the game with successive wins over the Trail Blazers, Heat and Thunder, starting with a wave of three straight wins and in hot form.

And they've continued it.

In the next half month, in addition to playing the Celtics, they successively picked off the Wizards, Bucks and Clippers.

In the first half of the game, they achieved a record of 6 wins and 1 loss.

This record is second only to the Spurs' 7-0 and the Warriors' 5-1, ranking second in the West.

In addition to his record, Jokic began to lose weight according to the food list given by Cecilia.

Although he is a foodie, he is very self-disciplined and works hard, and he lost 3 kilograms this week, more than in the past month.

At this pace, in a month or two, he will be able to reach the required weight of the team.

The Pelicans' next opponent is the Spurs.

If they can win this game, they will be at the top of the Western Conference for the first time.

This is a proud achievement for a team that is only in its second year.

And know that they are not favored by the outside world until the start of the season.

So it's important for them to win against Spurs and get this number one.

They were also holding their breath.

It's just that it's very difficult to win against Spurs this season.

Gasol has become a strengthened version of Dior after arriving at the Spurs, and Leonard and Green have also improved a lot compared to last season.

Even the elder Duncan regained his fighting spirit to play again after the loss of the dynasty and rejuvenated the second spring of his career.

plus Parker, Ginobili, Dior and a number of other powerful players.

As the only team in the league to win all of them since the start of the tournament, and with Popovich in charge, it will not be so easy to win against them.

This game is the home of the Spurs, and the Pelicans players arrived in San Antonio a day early.

When he arrived in San Antonio, before training began, Popovich pulled Tang Tian to drink red wine.

Since Tang Tian left, no one in the team drank happily with him, and he was suffocated.

"Old man, you're planning to get me drunk with wine, and then win!"

Tang Tian hadn't sat down with Popovich like this since he arrived with the Pelicans, and he said jokingly as soon as he picked up the wine glass.

"You've found out."

Popovich nodded.

The two men looked at each other, and then they both laughed.

To say that Tang Tian left the Spurs, although Tang Tian and Popovich didn't say anything, they had some ideas in their hearts.

It's just that time can dilute everything, and the two of them sit down at this time, and they don't care about the original thing at all, just old friends catching up.

The two of them didn't drink much, but they talked a lot.

From the old dog of the Ginobili family to the spicy crayfish of New Orleans Chinatown; From Davis's goofy chatter to San Antonio's new winery, there's nothing to talk about.

"Keep playing like you are and you have a good chance of winning the MVP."

At the end of the conversation, Popovich said to Tang Tian with a smile.

"Don't, I'm afraid."

Originally, this was a good word, but Tang Tian waved his hand again and again after hearing it, because these words came out of Popovich's mouth, and he knew Popovich's milk.

Speaking of which, he competed for the scoring title last season, and this season he wants to help the team win more and win MVP.

"Old man, promise me, don't milk me in front of tomorrow's reporters, I still want to lead the team to win the first place in the west."

When Tang Tian talked about this, he didn't forget to speak.

"Okay, okay."

Popovich nodded with laughter.

The next day, the Spurs had an open practice.

After the training session, Popovich spoke to reporters on the sidelines.

"What do you think of tonight's opponent, the Pelicans?"

The reporter asked a more routine question.

"They're the best team in the league right now, they have the best interior combination, you know they've had as many as 15 blocks in a game, they've got a really good core and some of the top role players in the league, and we're going to have to work hard to get a chance to win games."

The content of Popovich's interview was quickly reported by the media.

Before the start of the game, Tang Tian saw the news in the locker room.

His expression was laughing and crying.

A nice core, Popovich really didn't have milk him.

But...... He's got the Pelicans in the air!

This bad old man is so bad that he can't believe a word!