After the first quarter, the score was 30-24, and the Warriors led.
Durant scored 14 points in a single quarter and faced Tang Tian with 14 points.
Ariza was absent, and the Pelicans' front line apart from Tang Tian. Only Bo Yang and Stephenson could be used.
However, it can be seen in the game that they are slow and not tall enough, and they are completely incompatible with Durant.
Fortunately, the new aid Williams performed well and led the team to a wave of 8-2 in the bench connection, and soon tied the score.
Although he spent the Spring Festival with his two women last night, it didn't seem to affect his performance, and still plug and play.
Cole saw that the situation was wrong and replaced Durant in advance.
After Durant came on, he played Williams out of position and stepped forward to Stephenson 2 + 1. The situation changed again.
Stevens reacted quickly and the situation on the court changed. He got up and walked to the end of the bench, calling Siacam and Tang Tian together.
With Ariza out of the game, Stevens was well-prepared and put Siakham on the activation list.
Both Boyan and Stephenson are useless now, and he can only start Siacom as boldly as when Brogden was used.
Siakam didn't let him down, the first defense after he played, he successfully used his wingspan to interfere with Durant's shot and prevented a goal.
On the sidelines, Barkley couldn't help but marvel when he saw it, and said the words used by fans on social media.
The Pelicans rookie really does not care about the new show!
But unfortunately this time Barkley was beaten again.
In the next two rounds, Durant swayed and played 2 + 1 again, exploding Siacam, and the Warriors smoothly pulled the difference to double digits.
Brogden can play continuously on the court because of his age and NCAA's rich playing experience, which is also a characteristic of older rookies.
But Siakam is not the same. He is completely a potential stock with too much experience. He is even out of step with Durant.
The defense of the ball in the front can be understood as the luck of his newborn calf, or it can be understood as Durant's disappointment.
The fact is that Ariza's absence highlights his importance. Except for Tang Tian, the Pelicans really have no one to play against Durant.
Although Tang Tian continuously scored to help the Pelicans bite the score, but at this pace, the Pelicans were quite passive.
Stevens called for a timeout and he was ready to double-tap Durant.
"Let me do it."
As during the Christmas War, Tang Tian offered to ask for help.
Stevens nodded for a moment.
The Warriors have a splash on the outside. Although the recent state is normal, the Pelicans double-teamed, the Warriors can play their best unlimited pick-and-roll and air cut, which is also the most comfortable way to play.
Once the water splashes open, the situation will be more detrimental to the Pelicans than it is now.
It was the best policy for Tang Tian to prevent Durant from consuming physical energy. It was the best policy for Durant to be double-teamed. Stevens finally avoided the heavy load and chose the best policy.
On the third day, Shibei looked at each other's eyes. Two months before the end of the Christmas War, Durant regained confidence in Tang Tian.
Unfortunately, Tang Tian's defense is really too restrained. He failed to score even two singles.
The Pelicans also took advantage of a series of consecutive counterattacks, pushing the point difference back to single digits.
The two teams are like playing chess. In the continuous formation and adjustment of the formation, the point difference changes back and forth, and the balance of the victory also tilts back and forth.
This time the balance started to tilt slowly towards the Pelicans.
Seeing the points difference to be wiped out again, Curry stood up over the Warriors.
After the penalty scale changed, Curry's performance was struggling for a while, which was also caused by his playing problem.
Pick-and-roll strength, and physical confrontation before shooting are all very restrained pitchers.
But Curry is obviously not an ordinary pitcher, or he is not just a pitcher, he is a superstar.
And superstars, self-adjusting ability is very strong.
Just as many people say that if O'Neal and Jordan are in the era of small balls, will they not be able to play, that is an unquestionable problem.
Jordan can practice to become a pitcher with Curry, O'Neal will directly miss the era of small **** ...
Curry is the representative of the small ball era, but in fact the small ball era was officially promoted by him and the Warriors.
He started to increase the running distance, went to play like Ray Allen, and after breaking the ball to break through the basket more to create injuries.
Or throw, layup or pass, Curry proved with continuous performance that he can score without a three-pointer.
The change in the penalty scale reduced Curry's three-point threat, but he also returned the cylinder that originally belonged to him.
In fact, Curry is the one who has been most affected by the penalty scale, but he is also the one who adjusts the fastest.
Even before the All-Star Game, he had completely adjusted himself, pushing Paul out of the All-Star starter.
With the play of Curry, the Warriors regained the initiative on the field.
Curry opened, compressed the Pelicans defense, and Thompson followed.
The Warriors' tsunami brothers finally came out in the game with the Pelicans.
But even so, the difference between the two sides has always fluctuated in single digits.
Because there is Tang Tian on the Pelicans side, he offended and defended, biting the stalemate between the team and the Warriors.
After three quarters, the score was 80 to 87, and the Pelicans were only 7 points behind.
However, this stalemate situation changed in the second half of the fourth quarter.
The main reason for change to happen is also Tang Tian.
His physical fitness is really not enough.
Although Durant is severely limited by him, it is Durant, the league's most powerful offensive small forward.
Not to mention Tang Tian has to shoulder the team's offense.
His physical fitness is really not enough.
At the last moment, although he gritted his teeth and threw in the key **** in the confrontation, the score could not be approached.
In the end, the Warriors defeated the Pelicans 117-107 and won the second confrontation of the Uri Wars.
Tang Tian scored a game-high 44 points ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Davis also scored 20 points, and new aid Williams also got 13 points for the bench.
The Pelicans had 107 points, but their problem was that they failed to limit the Tsunami brothers.
Durant scored 33 points, Curry 32 points, Thompson 23 points, and the three scored 88 points.
The impact of Ariza's absence is obvious, but for Tang Tian, his problem is still physical fitness.
If he has a legend, he can have both offense and defense, and at least he can limit one of Curry and Durant to death.
The loss made the Pelicans and fans unhappy, but for Tang Tian, he received the best news after the game.
Nike's dividend for the new year is about to come out.
Considering the explosive popularity he showed when he voted for the All-Star this year, that would be a lot of money.
ps: There is something too late to write during the day, just three more, the commanders go to bed early, good night.