As the referee's whistle blew, Adams struggled to get the ball over Davis' head back into the Thunder half.

As Westbrook's best partner, coupled with his status as a card forward, he is called a series of nicknames by Thunder fans, such as duck eggs and court protection eggs.

As he showed when he spoke to Westbrook in the locker room, he is now Westbrook's most trusted and trusted teammate.

Westbrook advanced to the front court with the ball, Sabonis and Oladipo pulled away from either side, and Adams mentioned a high pick-and-roll.

After the pick-and-roll, Westbrook took the ball and rushed straight inside.

This is the typical style of play of the Thunder this season, which is the same as Tang Tian's tactics in the last game, simple and straightforward.

Westbrook couldn't break into the Pelicans' restricted area, though.

It's not that he's not fast enough, it's that the Pelicans are clearly prepared.

Jokic contracted the basket, Holiday was caught from behind, and even Tang Tian was surrounded by him.

The three-person bag is only two people short of the BOX-1 that Tang Tian has enjoyed.

Westbrook didn't have a chance, and he had to dribble the ball back to the three-point line.

He returned to the three-point line and continued to call for Adams to block, and this time he accelerated with all his might, but still couldn't break through the defense.

In the end, he chose to shoot against the defense, and was almost attacked, and the ball smashed out of the frame.

Jokic snapped Westbrook after the shot, and Tang Tian took advantage of the situation to get the defensive rebound.

Jokic's card forward skills are getting more and more proficient.

The Thunder's first offense went unsuccessful, and the Pelicans played the same tactics back.

Jokic mentioned that the high position was blocked and dismantled by Tang Tian, and after the dismantling, Jokic went out, and Tang Tian killed inside.

The Thunder also contracted the bag, and it was a four-man contraction.

Tang Tian returned the ball to high post Jokic, who shot from mid-range.

"Huh!"

Jokic hit a solid mid-range shot from the open spot.

The Pelicans came out on top.

Same tactics, different results.

That's the difference in lineup and strength between the Thunder and Pelicans.

Robertson's defense is top-notch, but his shooting is almost non-existent, Adams doesn't have a mid-range, and Westbrook's own shooting is inconsistent.

Dealing with the bag, Westbrook has no other choice but to give up the offense.

But Tang Tian has a lot of choices, and his passing awareness and ability can allow him to pass the ball to the player who has the best chance at the first time.

Coming back, the Thunder played the same tactics offensively, and Westbrook didn't go hard this time, jumping up in the middle of the pack and giving the ball back to Adams.

Adams dribbled with the ball, but Jokic was already on his feet and his shot was disrupted.

However, he grabbed the offensive rebound on the second jump, squeezed Jokic away and put the ball into the basket.

The Thunder's roster as a whole is inferior to the Pelicans, but Adams has an advantage in the frontcourt.

The Pelicans' offense, Tang Tian also held the ball and broke through.

This time, Robertson didn't wrap in, and Tang Tian chose to stop and turn back in the face of the double bag.

Adams couldn't react, and Westbrook, who helped the defense, was limited by his height and limited interference.

"Huh!"

Tang Tian's signature leaning back is picturesque and hits steadily.

Looking back, Westbrook also held the ball and broke through, and then divided Adams, Adams's shot this time was missed, and he wanted to grab it again and was stuck by Jokic.

Tang Tian jumped up and collected another defensive rebound.

No matter how strong Adams' frontcourt board is, it can't be every round.

After Tang Tian won the defensive rebound, the Pelicans counterattacked, Tang Tian made a long pass to Holiday in the backcourt, and Holiday gave Davis to follow up, and Davis scored with a one-handed dunk.

There was a stirring on the sidelines.

6 to 2.

The offense after the opening of the two sides is like a mirror image, which really responds to the fans' words, which is to hold a mirror to distinguish who is the real and false Monkey King.

But the results also seem to be in.

All of Westbrook's statistics are zero, and Tang Tian has contributed 2 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, and 2 points are also indirectly related to him.

The opening rounds became a microcosm of the first quarter of the game.

At the end of the first quarter, the Pelicans led the Thunder 32-16.

Tang Tian was 5-of-7 in the single quarter, contributing 13 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, while Westbrook was 1-of-6 with 3 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

"Russell is a great player, but unfortunately it's a pity that he is opposite Don, which is not a great player, but a great player."

During the break, the commentators on the sidelines couldn't help but sigh.

The true and false Monkey King in Journey to the West, after Guanyin Bodhisattva, Jade Emperor, King Yama, and King Jizo, it was not until Rulai that he could distinguish the true from the false.

But Tang Tian and Westbrook, after this section was finished, they had just arrived at Guanyin Bodhisattva, and the truth and falsehood had already been distinguished!

The fan buzz on social media was also overwhelming at the end of the quarter.

Sure enough, as they expected, Westbrook was a fake Monkey King, and the fake was a bit thorough, revealing his true form in front of Tang Tian's real one.

During the break in the second quarter, Tang Tian and Westbrook were both resting off the court.

Westbrook stared blankly at the court.

Adams was silent on the sidelines.

The scene in front of them was obviously not what they wanted to see.

At the other end of the court, Davis and Tang Tian were talking and laughing.

"Everybody knows you're the real thing, and now it's been proven."

Davis, as Tang Tian's Pippen, was happy for Tang Tian from the bottom of his heart at this time.

Although all this was expected by him.

Tang Tian smiled and didn't speak

He glanced up at the scoreboard, then at Westbrook next door.

He was familiar with Westbrook and knew that the latter was no less competitive than Butler.

It's impossible to say that Westbrook recognized it tonight, unless his hand feels so cold all the time, otherwise there will definitely be an outburst.

At this moment, the situation on the field changed abruptly.

The Thunder's Oladipo came to the touch, shooting inside and outside and passing, leading the team to a 10-2 offensive run, and the difference was close to single digits.

Stevens reached out and called a timeout.

When there is a gap in strength between the two teams, they need to have a surprise player to make up for the gap.

JR Smith in the last game, Oladipo in this game, players who have performed average all these seasons, played such a role against the Pelicans.

And maybe it's because the opponent is the Pelicans, and they're all extra aggressive.

After the timeout, Jokic and Brogdon scored a goal after blocking and blocking to stabilize the situation on the court.

But Oladipo continued his hot form, breaking through to the basket and scoring an answerball.

On the Pelicans' side, in the next round, Brogdon burst inside to make a kill and also scored two free throws.

After the Thunder closed the margin to eight points, the situation on both sides of the court was deadlocked.

The quarter lasted more than four minutes, and the score between the two sides was 40-32, or an eight-point difference.

The two sides successively replaced the main force on the field.

The on-site photographer once again gave Tang Tian and Westbrook slitting shots.

Tang Tian's expression still looked calm, the same as before the game, but Westbrook's eyes revealed a sense of determination, and it looked like he was going to fight hard.