Butler has been defending since the opening. He opened, and the Pelicans really did.
Fortunately, at the critical moment, Oladipo regained some status, and the offensive end scored 7 points in a row to help the Thunder stalemate.
In this quarter, 9 minutes were played. The score on the court was 16. The Pelicans led with a big score.
Both parties have entered rotations one after another.
The Thunder over Westbrook came to rest, Griffin re-entered, and Sabonis and Felton were also replaced.
The Pelicans also rotate on a large scale here. Except Butler, all the other main players in the lineup have a rest.
Brogden, Boyan, Siacom and Harrell made their debut.
The Pelicans' offensive opportunity, Brogden and Siakam returned the ball to the three-pointer Siakam after a pick-and-roll.
Sabonis protected the defensive rebound.
The Thunder attacked the frontcourt, Griffin backed Siakam, and the shot after the turn caused the latter to foul, and made two free throws.
The Thunder narrowed the difference to 15 points.
Donovan breathed a sigh of relief at the side of the field, his original frowning brows stretched out.
Griffin's poor performance at the start is not entirely a bad thing, at least he can lead the team to chase points on the bench.
On the other hand, over the Pelicans, Stevens was too confident to play too many mains at once.
A player who has performed well in the preseason such as Siakam, it may not work well in the regular season, especially against Griffin.
This is a chance for the Pelicans to chase points.
"Oh!"
His thoughts just flashed, Siakham cut the air to attract defense, Brogden sent a second pass, assisted Boyang with a three-pointer.
The difference was pulled to 18 points!
"damn it!"
Donovan scolded himself, and he baffled the Thunder inexplicably.
Griffin continued to play Siakam in the frontcourt, and then turned and shuffled Siakam to score.
Siakam has made great progress in both offense and defense this season, but he is still slightly inexperienced in the face of Griffin.
Butler used to communicate with Siakam.
Tang Tian sat on the bench, uncomfortable in his heart.
In the past four seasons of the Pelicans, he has basically played every game, but also has to take care of the team's newcomer growth, not tired because he is strong.
But this season is really different. He is like going from a middle peasant stage to a rich peasant!
In the beginning, Walker charged and then Davis held the army. After that, he just had to be a commander like a grand general.
Even now coaching newcomers, Butler does it.
For the first time since joining the Pelicans, he feels relaxed physically and mentally.
Butler's guidance was useful.
Boyang didn't make a three-pointer on the perimeter, and Siakham's retreat was quick, preventing Felton's first fast break.
After falling into the position, he also used the wingspan advantage to interfere when defending Griffin, and successfully defended a goal!
One of the big reasons that the rough man can improve is his learning ability. Siakam's learning ability is as strong as Leonard!
After finishing the last three minutes of this quarter, the score on the field was fixed at 40 to 20.
What Donovan expected did not happen. Instead of being able to approach the score, the Thunder team was pulled apart by the Pelicans to 20 points!
The situation is quite detrimental to the Thunder.
"We didn't do well in the defense in the first quarter, and I believe they will perform better in the second quarter."
During the inter-session break, Donovan analyzed the team's performance in the first quarter in front of reporters, and also showed confidence.
Only in one game, the Thunder willpower is so strong that they will not easily give up!
Back in the second quarter, the Thunder did not make substitutions, but the Pelicans did.
Walker and Davis came on in place of Butler and Harrell.
Donovan sighed when he saw this, then couldn't help sighing.
More people than death, Stevens is really fighting for wealth this season.
The Thunder attacked in the frontcourt, Griffin used his ability to become a large point guard and broke through the second pass of Sabonis, who shot and rebounded.
"boom!"
He had already shot the first time, but the speed was too slow, and Davis chased him with a spiked hat!
Sabonis is not the traditional five, nor is Davis.
Stevens' substitution made Davis a five, which was really spiritual and really didn't plan to give the Thunder a chance.
Walker and Davis played a pick-and-roll in the frontcourt, broke through the basket after opening, and faced Sabonis' defensive throw to score 2 + 1!
From the start of training camp to the preseason to the regular season, Walker and Davis' pick-and-roll lethality has become more and more sufficient.
This has become the Pelicans' second tactic to score points in addition to Tang Tian singles!
Walker steadily increased his free throws, and the difference was widened to 2 points.
The difference was just after the start of the second quarter, and the Thunder had a risk of a half-time crash.
Donovan saw that there was no time to think about it, and replaced Westbrook.
Westbrook broke the rim after playing and showed his personal ability against Davis and Seacam's defense, and scored the ball after the confrontation.
The first quarter, the second quarter, and two key goals are very important for the Thunder.
The Thunder's bench also burst into excitement.
However, the Pelicans were the same as in the first quarter and did not change because of this goal.
Walker scored Davis, who also scored two points from the free throw line.
Tang Tian's smile was stronger under the scene.
Davis's offensive methods have not changed much compared to last season.
Even at low post, Davis actually did last season.
But to say that Davis's biggest difference this season is that he has a better grasp, and all the goals that can be scored can be scored.
This is the biggest improvement, and it can even be said that this is the most critical step from the ordinary All-Star to the superstar.
In the past offseason, I asked Duncan to open a small stove for Davis. It really made a lot of money!
Westbrook's breakthrough zombies pulled out and stopped, and his return in the second quarter was obviously better.
But here Davis played Sabonis with a low back and turned and hit another goal.
The two sides are deadlocked!
The score has been fluctuating around 2 points ~ www.novelhall.com ~ wait until this quarter hit more than four minutes, the score on the field is 46 to 26, the difference between the two sides is still 20 points.
At this time, the Pelicans will go for a change, Walker and Davis will take a rest, and Tang Tian and Butler will play again!
Over the Pelicans, no one can change!
Donovan: Tired.
I've only heard of others who used wheels to defend the giants. The Pelicans used wheel stars to fight the wheel. The Thunder team had no power to fight back!
Tang Tian didn't show much in the first quarter. This quarter had a strong offense. He scored 20 points in a single quarter.
The Pelicans also led him to widen the points difference.
After halftime, the score on the field was fixed at 70-8, and the difference of 2 points at halftime ...
The winner has been divided.