At the end of the first quarter, the score was 25-22, and the Pelicans led the Thunder by three points.

The two sides rotated further on the field at this time.

On the Thunder side, Reggie Jackson leads the team, plus Lamb, Butler, Collison and Steve Adams.

On the Pelicans' side, Gordon and Anderson lead the team, plus Roberts, Morrow and Jason Smith.

This paragraph is crucial for both sides.

The main players are deadlocked, and if they go down the bench, it will not be so easy to chase them back.

Coming up to the Thunder's offense, Jackson took advantage of Adams' cover to go to the basket and score directly to the basket.

Adams is a rookie, but he's really good at the game, and a pick-and-roll blocks both Roberts and Smith.

However, this ball also shows where the Pelicans' bench is weak.

Roberts didn't defend well, and Smith's flexibility was really weak.

The Pelicans went to the frontcourt, Roberts played on the perimeter, and Gordon and Morrow went around the wings to block and pick up a catch-and-shoot three-pointer.

Roberts gave Gordon an early pass, and Gordon had a good three-point opportunity.

"Bang!"

It's a pity that the shot missed a little bit and didn't go in.

Although it didn't go in, the tactics were played.

Roberts is much more playmaking than Reeves Jr., which is why he gradually squeezed Reeves Jr. out of the lineup.

Adams protected the defensive rebound, and his body was really good, putting Smith of his size without a chance at all.

Lamb missed a three-pointer from the ball, and Adams used his excellent reach to pick up an offensive rebound above Smith's head and pass it to Jackson.

Tang Tian looked at this with a real wave of envy.

"Aquaman" Adams, Westbrook's most important card board master in the future, has begun to show his edge.

If he had come to the Pelicans a year earlier, this would have been his.

If he wants to compete for MVP in the future, he will definitely need this type of player.

Jackson shifted past Roberts and hit a thrower under the basket before scoring again.

The Thunder scored 4 points in a row and had already overtaken the score directly.

Williams shook his head helplessly on the sidelines.

The two points of the backup point guard and center are the two weakest points of the Pelicans right now.

Gordon shook off Butler and broke to the basket, but the shot was interfered with by Adams, and the rebound was picked up by Adams.

The Thunder's draft eyes are really no one, and they have selected four fewer in a row before, and last year's 12th pick was also able to select such a strong insider.

Reggie Jackson's breakthrough layup in the frontcourt missed, and Adams didn't score against Smith's layup, and then scored a layup.

Smith gets ravaged by a rookie......

Williams couldn't take it anymore and got up to wake up Whiteside and get him ready to play.

A ten-day contract is the lowest contract in the NBA at this stage, but he has the advantage that the coaching staff will give more opportunities to look at it because it only has ten days.

That's why Whiteside was able to play ahead of Steensma and Vichy.

Whiteside heard Williams scream, his green face was full of excitement, and he jumped up from the spot like a rocket.

"Training clothes."

Ci Shiping on the side opened his mouth to remind.

Only then did he take off his training clothes and trot to the technical table to sit down.

Before the game entered the dead ball, he looked at the familiar field, rubbing his hands back and forth, looking a little nervous.

"Can he play in the NBA?"

Davis on the side opened his mouth and asked Tang Tian.

Tang Tian shook his head.

He didn't know, he really didn't.

Whiteside is an All-Star level, but the problem is that Whiteside is not mature now, so it's really hard to say what level he can play.

Jackson's layup resulted in a foul on Smith's beaters and two free throws.

A short whistle sounded from the sidelines and Whiteside came on for Smith.

Smith's expression was a little ugly at this time, he was beaten a little badly by Adams and Jackson this time.

However, when he saw that it was Whiteside who replaced him, he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief again.

He's played against Whiteside, and Whiteside's defense isn't as good as his.

Teammates are teammates, but the NBA is very competitive, and if Whiteside does get his footing, he may not have playing time.

Jackson made both free throws.

The Thunder went on a 6-0 run to take a three-point lead over the Pelicans.

At this time, the second quarter was less than 3 minutes old, and if Whiteside couldn't do it, Williams would have to go to the main team early.

The Pelicans' frontcourt offense, Whiteside covered Gordon, but the quality of the cover was not good.

Gordon burst to the basket and was caught in the bag, and the ball was distributed to Whiteside.

Whiteside took the ball and took a step to dunk it, colliding directly with Adams.

He didn't hit it, and the ball in his hand flew off the field.

A Miss!

There was a burst of laughter.

This guy is funny, right?

Davis couldn't help but cover his face at this time, and the Pelicans, the management's selection of people, was ah.

Williams frowned as well.

Although I know that Whiteside is not very good offensively, this is also a bit too much.

Tang Tian was relatively calm, the ball just now was not a good chance for Whiteside, and Gordon's pass was too late.

Whiteside is actually a cake eater, and he can't handle the ball that can't directly hit the frame.

“Let’！ OKC！ ”

The fans at the scene began to cheer for the home team again, and the Thunder team meant to get up.

The Thunder's offense, Jackson borrowed Adams' pick-and-roll to continue to shoot the basket.

Whiteside's agility was much quicker than Smith's, but he was too close and was whistled for a defensive foul as soon as he got on his body.

Williams couldn't help but shake his head.

Sure enough, his expectations for Whiteside are still too high, and there is still a difference between training matches and official matches.

He had already thought that if the Thunder scored again, he could only go to Davis and Tang Tian in advance.

The Thunder's sideline ball is out.

Jackson borrowed Adams to block and then burst to the basket, and he was so fast that he shook off Whiteside and hit the basket for a quick shot.

"Bang!"

But at this moment, a hand came from behind and directly gave him a pegboard hat!

The scene was in an uproar.

It's Whiteside who is capped!

Adams was quick at this time, turned around and grabbed the offensive rebound before shooting.

"Smack!"

But as soon as he shot the ball, it was Whiteside again, and another block flew the ball off the court!

Two caps in a row!

This time, the players on the Pelicans bench were excited.

Davis also widened his eyes, this capping ability is so strong!

He is also a master of blocking, and he is well aware of this ability.

Whiteside doesn't have his height and reach, which is a natural sense of smell there.

The Thunder sent the ball out on the sideline, Butler couldn't make a shot from the outside, and Whiteside got stuck in position to protect the defensive rebound.

He looked a lot better against him than he did in training.

It's not that he's suddenly getting stronger, it's that he didn't go all out against Smith in order to show his blocking ability.

Now on the court, with Smith as a side-by-side comparison, his confrontation can be seen to be not bad.