Perhaps it was two mistakes just after he came on the court, which made Adelman see that Robinson was not very right mentally in this game, Robinson did not get a chance to play for the rest of the first quarter, and after the start of the second quarter, he still did not play, and on the inside, Adelman used the three-man rotation of Cousins, Thompson and Hayes.

Li Tian also did not play, since the first quarter of the game after the break until the second quarter has played nearly four minutes, Li Tian has been on the court, in the rotation of outside players, the Kings obviously have more candidates.

In addition to the two starters Li Tian and Iguodala, there are Thorton, Middleton, rookie McClymer on the front line, and after the start of training camp, the Kings signed veteran Quentin Richardson.

And after Evans returned to the point guard position, Thomas, who had less playing time, could occasionally partner with Fredette to play dual point guards, but the height of the two was too poor in defense.

With more rotation players on the front line, Adelman has more options in terms of personnel placement.

On the one hand, Li Tian's physical fitness is not sufficient, and on the other hand, the rest of the team's players, especially the two starters from last season, also need to play time, so Li Tian has a long break off the field.

At 32:39, the Kings still had a seven-point advantage in the court.

In the second half of the first quarter, after Li Tian played, Thorton and Thomas came on the court one after another, and the two obviously had a desperate desire for this game, that is, they wanted to prove that they were more suitable for the team's starting team than Li Tian in the game.

After seeing Li Tian's performance, both Thorton and Thomas were greatly stimulated, so in the latter part of the first quarter, the two played very aggressively on the court, and the breakthrough and shooting gave the King a huge help.

After the first quarter, the score was 25-34 and the Kings led by nine points.

At the start of the second quarter, Adelman lined up Hayes, Thompson, Iguodala, Thornton, and Thomas, who were also on the court at this time.

Thomas dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and Hayes went to the free throw line to catch the ball, but Thomas didn't give the ball to Hayes, seizing the opportunity that the Hawks might focus on Hayes after getting the ball, Thomas suddenly started to break through.

Opposite Thomas is the Hawks' backup point guard Dennis Schroder, the German defender's reaction and speed are no slower than Thomas's, although Thomas's breakthrough seems a little sudden, but Schroder still reacted immediately and moved his feet to block Thomas.

Dribbling to the right mid-range, finding that Schroder was still in front of him, and the Hawks players on the inside were already in place, Thomas did not choose to continue to rush forward.

A pull-up jumper, a leap forward and Thomas shot at Schroder's defense.

"Bang!" The basketball did not go straight into the basket as Thomas expected, but smashed on the basket and bounced off and was grabbed by Horford inside.

"Stand out!" Adelman, who had just stood up on the sidelines, yelled at the middle of the court at this time, Horford took the rebound and handed it to Schroder, and the Hawks played a quick counterattack at this time.

Schroder's speed is only faster than Thomas, and in addition, Thomas has no way to stop the opponent's forward rush, and several of the King's interior players have not been able to return to the defense in time, and the only one who can follow the two to help defend is Iguodala alone.

Forcing through Thomas's defense, Schroder came to the basket and jumped up for a layup, followed by Iguodala quickly jumped up to make up for the defense, but Schroder played the ball very smartly, and a rebound not only dodged Iguodala's block, but let Iguodala take a foul.

"Tick!" After Schroder made a free throw, Adelman called a timeout without hesitation.

At 35:39, after Schroder's free throws at this moment, the Kings' lead was just four points left.

The first thing Adelman did when the timeout was called out was to replace Thorton and Thomas, with Li Tian, who had been resting on the sidelines for nearly a quarter, and Evans, who had been sitting on the sidelines since the start of the second quarter.

In the latter part of the first quarter, Thomas and Thorton were in good offensive form, so although they did not go exactly according to the team's established tactics at the time, they still maintained their advantage on the court with the impact of the two.

But now, with the attacking firepower of the two declining, coupled with the poor execution of tactics, the situation on the field has changed immediately.

"Give the ball to the high post, we need to pull the big man out of the opposition, Chuck, watch the cut and run of your team-mate!"

Holding the tactical board, Adelman yelled, undoubtedly unhappy with the scene where Thomas didn't give the ball to Hayes just now, and at this time, the team needs to execute tactically to ensure that the offense is more efficient.

"Li Tian is back on the field!"

At the end of the timeout, the players from both sides returned to the field, and the fans who had been waiting for a long time in China immediately cheered up, after all, they wanted to see Li Tian's performance on the field, but this was close to a quarter of time Li Tian stayed on the court to rest.

Evans dribbled to Hayes at the free-throw line as soon as he dribbled to the half, which was an arrangement that Adelman deliberately emphasized.

Evans, who passed the ball, moved to the left, while Li Tian, who was originally in the bottom left corner, quickly started running along the baseline to the right at this moment.

Outside the three-second zone on the left, Thompson stood on the cover, allowing Li Tian to throw off Korver half a step and find space to run, seeing this, Millsap, who was standing next to Thompson, was busy moving towards the basket, if he didn't help defense, as long as Li Tian entered the three-second zone, he could directly receive Hayes's pass and score a layup, because Horford had been pulled to a high position at this time.

Finding that Millsap moved to the basket, Li Tian, who was originally going to receive the ball in the three-second zone, immediately accelerated his pace and ran outside the three-point line on the right.

Thompson, who was standing near the basket, ran to the high post to cover Evans, forcing Millsap to follow to the perimeter.

The corner of his eye swept to this scene during the run, Li Tian's eyes and Hayes made a look, and he suddenly changed direction when he was originally running to the outside.

"Squeak!"

The ball of his foot kicked on the floor, Li Tian, who was originally rushing to the outside, stopped and ran sharply, changed direction and rushed to the basket, and at the same time, Hayes, who had been prepared for a long time, quickly threw the ball out and stuffed it.

"Beautiful backrun, the basket is empty!"

Seeing that Li Tian stopped and ran back to completely shake off Korver, and at this time, the Eagles' inner line was completely empty, and the domestic commentator shouted for the first time.

At this moment, Li Tian had already received Hayes's pass.

Taking a slight step forward and adjusting his pace, Li Tian jumped up and made an easy layup!

At 35:41, the Kings regained a six-point advantage.

Seeing this, Adelman relaxed a little, and now the lineup on the field is obviously better than just now.

Li Tian's reverse layup helped the Kings stabilize the situation, although the team adopted new tactics in the new season, but after all, the changes in players are not too big, except for Iguodala in the starters, the remaining four players have formed a certain tacit understanding last season.

The Hawks have also changed coaches and players, and they are not much better than the Kings in terms of running-in, so when the Kings re-stabilize the situation, it is not too easy for them to close the score.

At 51:57, after halftime, the Kings still have a six-point lead.

After the second quarter of the game, although Li Tian was not able to show the same hot touch as in the first quarter, he was also in a very good offensive state, scoring another 6 points, which allowed him to score the highest 19 points between the two teams at halftime.

Li Tian's good performance surprised the outside world at the same time, but also made the fans who supported him have more expectations, 19 points in the half, which is a new high for Li Tian's half-time score.

As the players from both sides entered the dressing room, the studio commentators and guests were discussing the issue.

At the end of the half, Li Tian scored a game-high 19 points. Li Tian's personal high score was 28 points against the Lakers last season, and he was in very good offensive form today, and we will see if he has a chance to break his own record. ”

(PS: I just watched the half-time game between the Nets and the Grizzlies, and Li Tian's friend Thomas Robinson performed well today in reality, playing 13 minutes and getting 8 points and 10 rebounds, including 6 frontcourt boards, which also gave me more confidence to write about him in the later stage.) ）