New Orleans, a former French colony, has a strong French flair, is also famous for its food, and is home to the Hornets.

The Hornets used to be one of the more talked-about teams in the West under Paul's leadership, but with Paul trading to the Clippers, the Hornets have entered a rebuilding phase, and this season they drafted Anthony Davis, who is also considered to have the cornerstone of a rebuild.

The New Orleans Arena, which can accommodate 18,500 spectators, is almost full, and this game may not have caused heated discussions in those big media, but in New Orleans and Sacramento, it was completely hot, so although the strength of both teams is not strong, the game has brought many fans to watch.

The starters of both teams were already on the court at this time, and Li Tian was sitting on the sidelines with Robinson at this time, and they could clearly feel the unfriendly gaze of the Hornets fans around them.

"It doesn't look like the fans in New Orleans are welcoming to us." Li Tian felt the unfriendly gazes around him and said to Robinson beside him.

Robinson hadn't spoken yet, and Whiteside, who was on the other side, had already spoken: "Lee, when you play, I'm sure they'll be even more unfriendly. ”

Whiteside's words were completely lively, and he seemed to be looking forward to Li Tian and Robinson's play.

Li Tian also saw that Whiteside was joking, and immediately chuckled and said, "Hassan, is it possible that the coach will let you play first?" ”

"Nope! No! Whiteside shook his head quickly, "Even if I don't play this game, it doesn't matter, I want to see the reaction of you and Thomas as the fans play." ”

"Of course, I also want to see who of you and the opposing point guard will live up to what they said to reporters.

Li Tian smiled and glanced around with interest, he believed that it was not only Whiteside who was looking forward to this, but also many Hornets fans.

On the court, the game has already started at this time, and the starting lineup on the Kings' side has not changed, and on the other side of the Hornets, except for Davis and Gordon, the two players who will play opposite Robinson and Li Tian, the center position is Robin Lopez, the small forward is Al Farouk Aminu, and the point guard Greaves Vasquis.

After the opening, the Kings focused on Cousins, and against Robin Lopez, Cousins played very well, scoring the first six points of the opening game alone.

On the Hornets side, point guard Vasquiz is in good shape today, whether it is Davis or playing with Lopez, the success rate is very high, in addition to scoring 2 points, he also handed out 2 assists.

After a few minutes of playing like this, there was more variation in the tactics of the two teams, and on the Kings' side, Thomas seemed to see that Vasquith was playing strongly, and began to score on his own to fight back, while on the other side, Eric Gordon also began to score.

The matchup fans wanted to see didn't play out until the final four minutes of the first quarter, when Smart swapped Robinson on.

By this time, Thomas had been substituted off the court, the point guard on the court had been replaced by Fredette, and Evans had more possession of the ball.

Robinson has been playing very well in the first two games with Evans, and this game is no different, just coming to the court, Robinson and Evans blocked and picked-up, and then received Evans' pass and rushed to the inside.

At this time, it was Davis who was opposite Robinson, and the two had already played against each other in the NCAA finals, so they were very familiar with each other.

After rushing to the basket and leaning on a jump step from Davis, Robinson squeezed out a bit of space and put the ball in the basket. Obviously, after facing Davis, Robinson, who is eager to prove himself, has also become very strong.

Not to be outdone, Davis did a good job on the defensive end in the NCAA Finals, but he didn't give the team enough firepower on the offensive end.

At this time, against Robinson, of course, he also hoped to sweep away the shadow of the loss in the NCAA finals, and fell to the low post to ask Vasquiz for the ball, and Davis singled Robinson also hit.

In the next few minutes of the first quarter, the two had many more conversations, but they were not evenly matched, but such conversations made the Hornets fans at the scene very happy.

At the end of the first quarter, the two teams played 28:29, the difference was only 1 point, and the offense played well.

At the start of the second quarter, the two sides adjusted their lineups, Evans went off the court, Thomas returned to the court, and Davis on the other side also went off the court, and Eric Gordon returned to the court to become the main point of attack.

Although Robinson is still on the court, Davis has been replaced, which makes the fans a little bored, and they also remember another pair of attention that was hyped before, that is, Li Tian and Gordon, Gordon is already on the court at this time, and Li Tian has not yet been given a chance to play.

"Chinese boy, don't you dare to play, Eric will knock you down!"

Sitting on the sidelines, Li Tian heard the shouts of Hornets fans behind him, and when he glanced back, Li Tian saw a middle-aged fat man wearing a Gordon jersey looking at him with disdain.

Secretly snorting in his heart, Li Tian turned his head, wondering in his heart that he didn't know when Smart would change himself to the court. At this time, Gordon ran in front of him and glanced at Li Tian deliberately, which made Li Tian more and more eager to play.

The team made substitutions at the beginning of the second quarter, and naturally they would not be replaced immediately after only one or two minutes of play, so Li Tian had to continue to wait on the court at this time.

On the court, Eric Gordon also began to deliberately stimulate Li Tian, and after just shooting a two-point shot, he immediately deliberately stretched out his fingers towards Li Tian.

Sitting on the sidelines, Li Tian swept his gaze to Smart from time to time, hoping that the head coach of his team could feel his desire to play.

With 3 minutes and 48 seconds to go into the second quarter, after a dead-ball opportunity, it was time for the first official timeout, and Smart's eyes finally turned to Li Tian at this time.

"Lee, Tyrek, play." In anticipation of Li Tian, Smart finally made personnel changes, Li Tian and Evans came on the court, replacing John Salmons and Marcus Thornton, and today, the two main rotation players on the Kings' forward line did not perform too well.

Robinson was also replaced at the moment, and Cousins returned to the court, so that the Kings formed a lineup of Cousins, Hayes, Evans, Li Tian, and Thomas.

After making personnel changes, Smart immediately emphasized the tactical arrangement before letting the players return to the field.

"That Chinese rookie is on the field!"

Li Tian walked on the field and was immediately discovered by the Hornets fans, some fans immediately shouted, and then, more fans found Li Tian on the court, and the scene began to appear at this time.

"Rookie, get ready for Eric to kick his ass!"

"Eric, you must kill that arrogant Chinese rookie!"

Such a big reaction from the fans naturally made Eric Gordon on the other side react, and looked at Li Tian from afar, Gordon's eyes were full of unfriendliness, and his face was sneering.

Li Tian's senses were very keen, he noticed Gordon's unfriendly eyes at the first time, and he also felt that there was another unkind gaze on him, which was Isaiah Thomas from beside him.

"It looks like today's game is still a tough battle!" The corners of his mouth raised slightly, and Li Tian said self-deprecatingly in his heart, but whether it is Gordon of the opposite team or Thomas of his own team, it is not easy to admit defeat on the court.

I, Li Tian, am not a vegetarian, since you all want to embarrass me, let's see on the court!

While thinking like this, Li Tian stepped onto the court with his head held high.