In a thriving atmosphere, the curtain of the 2014~2015 season officially opened.

The first to start is the preseason.

The Pelicans' first preseason game was against the Rockets.

However, in this game, many cores of both sides did not play.

On the Rockets' side, Harden and Bosh are both in suits, and on the Pelicans' side, Tang Tian, Davis and Holiday will not appear.

Both teams have plans for the new season, and they are ready to take advantage of the preseason opportunity to scout the players and determine the rotation and lineup.

The Rockets started with Beverley and Nick Johnson on the outside, Parsons and Terrence Jones on the front, and Tariq Black at center.

On the Pelicans' side, Kerr and Gordon on the outside, Ariza and Taylor Tovic on the front, and Whiteside at center.

The Pelicans played at home, and the attendance rate reached more than 5 percent.

That's why the Pelicans are so popular in New Orleans right now, and even many fans won't want to miss the preseason game.

Whiteside jumped to beat Blake to kick off the game.

Tang Tian sat in the "VIP audience" at this time, chatting with Davis while watching the game.

Since Nash joined the coaching staff, several of the team's new signings have improved their performance in training within the team.

But what kind of performance can be played depends on the official competition.

Tang Tian and Holiday didn't play, and Gordon became the Pelicans' dominant player on the court, and he easily broke Johnson in the front court to score 2 points for the Pelicans.

To say that Gordon played off the bench with the Pelicans is also a good thing for his injury, less playing time and lower defensive pressure, and his glass attributes are much lower.

But in the back of the day, Jones scored a goal in the low post.

Teletovic is really a weakened version of Anderson across the board, and his defense looks weaker than Anderson.

Coming back, Kerr burst the ball to Teletovic, who hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner.

He proved his worth by scoring the ball.

Jones' frontcourt breakaway layup was blocked by Whiteside, and Ariza hit a three-pointer from the outside.

Jones scored another goal in the low post, and Whiteside immediately added a dunk in frontcourt.

The first quarter played more than seven minutes, and the Pelicans led 14-6.

The two teams are also dual-core, but the Pelicans are obviously ahead of the Rockets in terms of strength.

Tang Tian was ill professionally, and silently scored the performance of his teammates in his heart.

Of the five, Whiteside was the best.

Not only did he completely defend Blake, but he also stood out on several occasions, and his foul and defensive habits looked to have improved significantly, with 10 points being able to score 9 points, and 1 point less was for fear of his pride.

The second best performer was Ariza.

After Nash became the owner, his shooting bag was picked up again, and coupled with his defense of Parsons, the latter basically didn't get a shot and could score 8 points.

Then there was Gordon and Kerr, who played about the same time as last season, with a decent 7 points.

The worst performer was Teletovic, who threw in a three-pointer but was shaken off several times by Jones on the defensive end.

Jones is known as the "Little Prince of Abuse", and Teletovic is that dish.

The preseason is all about scouting, and at this point in time, except for Ariza, who was left on the field, other positions have been changed one after another.

Dinwiddie, Tyler Johnson, Aminu and Jokic were substituted.

Tang Tian's attention at this time was more concentrated than before.

The group of people that the Pelicans have replaced includes the team's three rookies this year, and all three of them were recommended by him.

The Rockets also made substitutions, with Daniels "The Zendam", Isaiah Cannan, Jeff Adrian and Dorsey all coming on as substitutions.

Cannan's breakout went to Parsons, who caught the ball and scored on a layup, and finally scored.

Back to Dinwiddie with the ball, inexperienced and turnover, steal by Parsons, Rockets fast break, Cannan squeezed away Johnson for a layup and scored.

Dinwiddie also missed a layup after Jokic's pick-and-roll.

He looked a little nervous with back-to-back turnovers and missed shots.

The Rockets played in the frontcourt, and Parsons scored a three-pointer from Daniels.

In just two minutes, the Rockets went on a 7-0 offensive run.

There was a lot of restlessness on the scene, and the performance of the Pelicans' rookie was a little ugly.

Tang Tian also frowned slightly at this time.

The people he suggested at the beginning were all potential stocks, not the kind of players who could do it when they came up.

They did well in training sessions, but the official performances seemed to be almost interesting.

It's also a reasonable thing, otherwise they wouldn't have fallen behind in the draft.

He turned his head to look at Williams' expression, who seemed to know this too, and there weren't too many mood swings on his face.

Pelicans offense.

Dinwiddie dribbled at the top of the arc for a few moments, and the back-to-back misses left him a little overwhelmed.

That's when Jokic asked for the ball at the free-throw line.

Dinwiddie got the ball in, and Jokic responded directly to the free-throw line.

Ariza cut past Parsons at this point, and Jokic threw his hand when he turned his head.

The ball went straight into Ariza's hand, who leapt up and slammed it with both hands.

The scene erupted in cheers.

This ball swept away the previous haze!

Williams was also eye-catching, and his gaze at Jokic was obviously a little different from before.

Tang Tian's frowning brows also stretched a little at this time.

Speaking of which, Dinwiddie and Johnson are both NCAA college students who need time to adjust to the NBA, but Jokic is different.

Like other European players, most of them did not go to university and entered the professional league early.

This type of player has the characteristic that he adapts significantly faster to the NBA than the NCAA player.

With the Rockets, Parsons burst into Dorsey, who wanted to dunk past Jokic.

But Jokic was smart enough to stand up under the basket early and raise his hands, and Dorsey's dunk went straight to his hands and was offended.

Because of his resemblance to Howard, Dorsey is known as the "European Warcraft", but it is clear that his strength is much worse than Howard's.

Ariza grabbed the ball, the Pelicans went to the frontcourt, and Jokic continued to respond at the free-throw line.

The Rockets strengthened their defense of the air cut at this time, and the Pelicans did not hit the air cut this time.

Seeing that the offensive time was more than halfway through, Jokic turned directly to the basket.

Dorsey had previously played in Europe and had a hand against such European players, dropping back to the basket early.

Jokic was big and slow, and Dorsey jumped up the block the moment he caught his shot.

But soon he found himself being shaken.

Although Jokic is slow, he has a very strong sense of rhythm, and he turns around at the moment he jumps and shakes him clean to score a basket!

The fans whistled again.

"I love this kid!"

On the bench, Ci Shiping couldn't help shouting.

Tang Tian's frowning brows at this time were also completely relaxed.

Jokic's performance in this segment is quite fan-catching.

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