Teams with good results are easy targets to target, just as other teams have done everything they can to end their winning streak.

And even if the winning streak ends, they will be proud to beat the Pelicans, who are now first in the league.

Defeating the Pelicans, both in terms of external public opinion and morale of the team, has helped a lot.

The Trail Blazers' defeat of the Pelicans has only lost one game so far, and this is a living example.

And in order to achieve this goal, some teams and some people will use unconventional means, and they are endless.

In the case of Davis and Ariza being abolished one after another, it is necessary for Tang Tian, as the boss of the team, to respond positively.

This is his warning to the next opponent, and it is also the attitude to be put on as the core of the team.

As he said, he admits that what he did was not appropriate, but he would still choose to do so.

"I'll admit I smell a bit of a villain in Don that Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and James don't have."

"As a senior Pelican fan, I also think that Don is impulsive this time, he will be banned and fined by the league, maybe Nike and other endorsement brands will also talk to him, maybe it will affect the selection of MVP."

"Yes, there are so many things for superstars to worry about, which is why supergiants need thugs around them, not in person."

"You're right, but I'm a big Don fan from today onwards, and he definitely knows those concerns, but he chose to do it anyway because he puts the team and his teammates first!"

"Yes, I've got Don's autograph more than once, he's always passionate about the fans, he's more simple and pure than other superstars, and that's what sets him apart."

"No matter what the league punishes, I'm going to support Don, like he said, he has to do that, it's our best season, it's just Ariza, and if Davis, Jokic, or even Don are reimbursed, then we're going to lose this best season."

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After the game, there was a lot of talk among fans on social media, and there were two factions of pro-and anti-activists.

Not only the fans, but even the media and media within the media, there are completely different voices about this approach.

In TNT's latest episode, Barkley, Smith and O'Neal got into an argument over the live stream.

"Whatever your opponent does, you shouldn't do that as the core of the team, and that could lead to a big brawl."

Barkley clearly disagreed with Tang Tian's approach.

"Yes, Ci Shiping did something similar at the Pacers, which led to a large-scale brawl, and after multiple people were banned, the Pacers also changed from a championship team to a second-rate team, although it didn't cause something like that this time, but there is a real possibility of that."

Smith nodded in agreement with Barkley's statement.

"You should respond the way you do it on the court, it's a basketball game, it's not a boxing game."

Barkley teased with a laugh.

"No, no, guys, you're all basketball players, don't you know how scary it is to step up? It could turn a superstar into a second-rate player or even end his career, have you forgotten that Carter was put on the footing of Bowen in the first place? Or have you forgotten that Kobe Bryant was stepped on by Jalen Rose? ”

O'Neill retorted loudly.

In 2000, Kobe Bryant was stepped by Rose, and Rose's kick in the Finals almost wiped out the championship of the OK Lakers.

So he really hated the act of stepping feet.

"The stepping action should be suspended, but Don could have responded in other ways, he was impulsive, and then he was suspended, and that wasn't good for the Pelicans."

Smith then retorted.

"No, no, basketball isn't boxing, but if you're not tough, it's just going to make your opponents harder, and if that happens in the playoffs and it's Jokic or Davis, then it's going to be too late."

O'Neill stuck to his point.

It's better to have a tough response now to intimidate your opponent than to go through this kind of problem again.

"If I wasn't strong enough, the Lakers' three-game winning streak might not have been there."

O'Neill continued.

When Kobe Bryant was abolished, he didn't dare to make too big moves, because it was the finals, and he had to worry about the next games.

If he is suspended, the Lakers' championship may have been stolen by the Pacers.

As he said, it's better to be ruthless now than to go through something like him then.

The attitudes and opinions of the two sides are very different, and like the fans on social media, neither has been able to convince the other.

The next day, the Pelicans officially announced the results of Ariza's injury examination.

The result of his MRI examination was positive, with a third-degree sprain, and he is expected to be absent for 2~3 months.

This time the injury is much more severe than Davis's before, and Ariza may not return until near the end of the regular season at the latest.

And I don't know what his state will be when he returns.

This is undoubtedly huge bad news for the Pelicans, and Ariza has no substitute for his role in the team.

And at this point in time, the trading market is very small, and there are no suitable candidates in the free market.

And shortly after that, the league officially announced the results of the additional penalties for the Pelicans and Mavericks games.

Pachulia was suspended for two games and fined $15,000 for non-basketball actions.

Tang Tian was banned for five games and fined $25,000 for violating sportsmanship.

This is a very fair punishment.

And compared with the original Auburn Hills incident, such a punishment is already on the light side.

There is no need for Xiao Hua to pick on the Pelicans in this kind of thing, Tang Tian's current influence in the league is also something he needs to consider.

And Tang Tian has already apologized to the fans at the post-game press conference, and the league only needs to make it clear that such beating is not encouraged.

The five-game ban is acceptable to the Pelicans, and Tang Tian can also accept it.

Losing some money is nothing to him, and that bit of krypton is also within an acceptable range.

But for the Pelicans, they had their toughest part of the season.

Ariza was injured, Tang Tian was banned, and two of the five starters were missing, and one was still a star.

It was also a huge test for the team's head coach, Stevens.

Because the Pelicans' next schedule is not so easy, and even a little devilish.

They started the season against a low level of opponents, but in 82 games, all the opponents who should be played still had to be played.

Their next game is on the Spurs, and after that, they will be at home for their second meeting with the Mavericks.