Chapter 171: Soup-style Bitterness (4/5)
"How? Pretty handsome, right? Tang Tian said and touched his new hairstyle.
This hairstyle, in addition to the benefits of eye-catching and height, also has a point, this thing is easy to prickly and difficult to touch.
His original intention in doing his hair was to prevent Duncan from touching it.
"No, it's ugly, I don't want to be like you I know at all." Thompson continued to complain that this was the first time he had seen this hairstyle in the NBA.
"No, no, Clay, you have to keep up with the times, don't spend your mind on nightclubs." Tang Tian said.
"That doesn't matter, you watch, I'll win you this game."
Thompson was full of confidence tonight, on the one hand, because facing Tang Tian made him scrappy.
On the other hand, Curry will not play this game because of an ankle injury, and he will start.
"I'll wait." Tang Tian said and touched his new hairstyle again.
Touching it, he suddenly had a bad premonition, why did he touch it like this, and it felt better than before?
In the home opener, the attendance of the ATT Center Arena exceeded 70%, more than double the pre-season time.
Although it can't be compared to the previous ball market in Los Angeles, it is already very good.
After the pre-match warm-up, the scene entered the opening ceremony, and the starters of the away team and the home team were introduced one after another.
On the Warriors' side, Curry is sidelined due to injury, starting with Monta Eyres and Thompson on the perimeter, Dorrell Wright and David Lee on the front, and Andris Biedrins at center.
The Spurs continued to use the previous starting lineup, with Parker and Green on the outside, Jefferson and Duncan on the front, and Blair at center.
Duncan and Biedrins' jump ball.
In the opening game, the fans at the scene were in a good mood, and there was a burst of cheers at the beginning.
Amid the cheers of the audience, "Stone Buddha" used his reach advantage to jump to beat the opposite Biedrins, and finally saved some face for himself.
You must know that in the previous games, he lost all of them to the jumping man opposite.
The Spurs attack first.
The Warriors hired former ESPN's ace commentator Mark Jackson as the team's new coach for the new season, preparing to change the image of the old defensive sloppy.
It turned out to be effective.
Although Jackson has not been in charge for a long time, you can clearly feel the difference between the defensive positions of the players and the echoes between them.
Parker's breakthrough layup after Duncan's block was interfered with by Biedrins, and the rebound was won by David Lee, who assisted in the defense, and the Spurs' first offense was blocked.
However, the Warriors' defense has improved, but the offense has not improved much.
The previously brilliant Warriors, led by the old Nelson in the 06~07 season, played wildly and bombarded tactics, defeated the peak Mavericks and created the magical "Black Eight Miracle".
But in fact, since then, the Warriors' offense has not had much discipline, and the so-called bombardment is basically blocking and shooting three points on defensive counterattacks.
After the group of Black Eight players left the team one after another, the bombardment turned into a wave of investment, and a team atmosphere was formed, and all the people who came became only wave votes.
Jackson improved the team's defense, but he couldn't change their offense.
Ellis went to the frontcourt to borrow and dismantle the outside line, and a three-point wave shot jumped out of the basket.
Blair grabbed a backhand rebound, Parker organized the offense again, and this time he reached for a Zip hammer tactic, and was clearly more patient than before.
After all, the Warriors have just been established a team, and after the Spurs have cooperated more, they quickly have a defensive misalignment.
Green was cleared in the bottom corner and he took advantage of the opportunity to get a shot after receiving the ball.
Looking back, Ellis broke through by blocking and dismantling, and gave the ball to Wright on the outside, who received the ball and continued to throw, but still didn't score.
Duncan grabbed the rebound, and the Spurs went to the frontcourt to continue playing, and this time Parker made a quick layup on the inside.
The opening rounds of the two sides almost became the tone of the game in this section.
The Warriors are throwing all kinds of shots from the outside, but the Spurs defense is basically in place, and their shooting percentage is low.
But looking back, the Spurs are playing steadily, and the Warriors are completely unguardable.
The margin widened, and after six minutes of the first quarter, the score was 14-4, and the Spurs had already taken a double-digit lead.
Mark Jackson yelled at the players on the sidelines at first, and then sat weakly on the sidelines at the back, completely losing his temper.
It's not a one-time thing for this Warriors team to switch styles.
Tang Tian was sitting off the court at this time, feeling a little bitter for Thompson.
Although he started, he basically didn't touch the ball, just ran back and forth, which is better than playing as a substitute!
Ellis missed another three-pointer shot.
Jackson finally got a little fed up and called Nate Robinson and Brandon Rush off the bench to get them on the court and replace Ellis and Wright.
Nate Robinson is short, but he prefers to break and share the ball than Ellis.
His presence gave the Warriors a little more of a burst on the offensive end, and that's when Thompson finally got his chance.
He hit two of his three three-pointers to help the Warriors narrow the gap to single digits.
Seeing that the momentum was not right, Popovich called Don and Split up and asked them to come on to replace Jefferson and Duncan.
"Follow that Klay Thompson." Before going on the field, the old man pulled Tang Tian alone and said, he could clearly feel that he trusted Tang Tian's defense very much.
"No problem." Tang Tian smiled and nodded.
When he was in the NCAA before, he guarded Thompson who doubted life, and when it came to the NBA, he didn't mind doing it again.
Who told this guy to go to nightclubs every day, and mocked his hairstyle.
Parker's breakaway resulted in a foul on Biedrins and two free throws.
Both sides made substitutions while the ball was dead.
On the Warriors' side, Apex Yudu also came on the court to bring up Biedrins.
At this time, there was a burst of agitation on the sidelines.
Many of them only noticed Tang Tian's Mohican hairstyle at this time, which was simply too eye-catching!
The photographer on the scene also gave the shot for the first time.
A whistle sounded in the arena immediately afterward, and Tang Tian's sense of contrast was too strong.
"I said, you're going to be the center of attention." When Tang Tian passed by Green's side, Green couldn't help but speak.
Tang Tian nodded and walked to the free throw line, next to him was Thompson, both of whom were now playing small forward positions.
Speaking of which, although the two have been training hard together for a summer, except for the previous NCAA regular season, the two have not met in the official arena.
This is the first time.
"I've already scored six points." Thompson said without turning his head.
Although Tang Tian couldn't see it, he could still feel the little smugness in his eyes.
"You're only going to get six points in this game." Tang Tian opened his mouth and replied.