Chapter 1080 Can This Be a 50-50 Split? !

Zhan Du has a natural tacit understanding, but the Tangtian team also showed a tacit understanding.

Walker and Davis cooperated in a pick-and-roll. Walker broke out of Davis, and the latter received the ball and squeezed Curry away for a layup.

The starting lineup for the Tangtian team is the Pelicans starting with Drummond.

This lineup is not as good as James' team on paper, but when it comes to running in, it's 100% perfect!

Jan Du once again showed a natural tacit understanding. This time Durant ran a three-pointer without the ball, received a pass from James and scored against Drummond's defensive three-pointer.

The continuous cooperation between the two made not only Jenny Buss, but also the audience in the stands feel itchy.

Tang Tian is a swingman who mainly plays shooting guard. When it comes to active small forwards, Zhan Yiduer is undisputed.

In other words, they are the two strongest small forwards currently in service.

Their collaboration, even in the All-Star Game, is exciting.

However, Tang Tian's team really has a good understanding of each other. After Tang Tian's breakthrough with the ball attracted double teams, Butler immediately made an air cut to catch the ball and score.

The hard-working brothers already have a good understanding of each other, and they have played together for most of the season with the Pelicans.

The tacit understanding between them has really reached the point where they know what to do just by patting their butts.

Curry missed a three-pointer, but Antetokounmpo rushed down the offensive rebound and directly dunked the score.

The talent of Team James is also really high.

Looking back, Walker took the initiative to screen Tang Tian. Tang Tian was out of position and pushed Curry to the inside, and dunked completely unreasonably.

Curry served as a big backdrop, causing a burst of cheers from the fans at the scene.

Tang Tian's dunk brought back their memories of yesterday's dunk contest!

But immediately, Curry responded with a super long three-pointer from the outside.

The two teams entered into scoring mode from the beginning.

The James team is pure basketball talent, coupled with the natural understanding between James and Du, the offensive end is almost flawless.

But the Tangtian team relied on tacit understanding and they were always looking for Curry's mismatch, and basically no opportunity was wasted.

The two teams played for more than five minutes, 17 to 15, with Tangtian team taking the lead.

Both sides were really defensive, and they were really not defensive at all.

The fans at the scene were a little excited.

Previously, most fans on social media looked down on the Tangtian team, and many people even felt that even in the All-Star Game, the opening situation would be one-sided.

But now Tang Tian team is still in the lead!

Although there was only a negligible 2 points, the performance of the Tangtian team really exceeded their expectations.

Tacit understanding is really important in a basketball game!

Lu saw the situation was deadlocked and took the lead in making adjustments. He replaced Curry with George.

This lineup is equivalent to letting James play point guard, and the entire height will rise immediately.

The talent overflow version of the top five of death.

As soon as George came on the court, he received a pass from James under the basket, pressed Walker and made a layup to tie the score.

And back on the defensive end, facing Woday's pick-and-roll, George misplaced and successfully prevented Davis' attack.

In every attack and defense, Team James had the upper hand.

Stevens saw it and replaced Walker with Thompson.

He also raised the average height of the team.

But the effect of this substitution is still not very good.

The defensive ends of James' team are all long-handed and capable, and they are airtight in both single defense and assist defense.

As a result, after this period, the situation on the court was quickly firmly grasped by the James team.

After a 10-2 offensive, the James team in turn led the Tangtian team by 8 points.

Stevens reached out and called a timeout.

After the timeout, there were no substitutions on either side.

This behavior is extremely abnormal.

At this time, the first quarter has been played for more than 8 minutes. According to previous All-Star games, there have been extensive substitutions and even five ups and five downs.

But so far, both sides have replaced each other with a substitute.

The signal sent here is also quite clear.

Both sides want to win.

Team James, with such a talented lineup, would lose in the end.

Even in the All-Star Game, it is a shame for Lue as the head coach and every player in it.

On the Tangtian team, although the hard-working brothers have different personalities, they have one thing in common: work.

Especially if the outside world is not optimistic about this kind of thing, it is their motivation to win.

The same goes for Stevens. When he faced the four-star Warriors and Cavaliers last year, he worked all the way to the end.

When the fans at the scene realized this, their faces became more and more excited.

There is nothing more exciting than being able to see superstars in action in the All-Star Game.

After a timeout, Tangtian team's offense came back.

Stevens adjusted his offensive tactics.

Tang Tian was holding the ball at the top of the arc, Butler and Thompson were standing at a 45-degree angle, and Davis was also standing very close to the bottom corner.

This is the Pelicans' No. 1 tactic, the so-called Tang Tian singles tactic.

This has almost become his trump card tactic.

Tang Tian swayed in the face of George's continuous cross steps.

George's body shape is very similar to Tang Tian, ​​and his wingspan is even better.

In terms of defense alone, he is also on the same level as Butler.

However, Tang Tian still seized a chance and passed him from the right.

After improving the ball control, Leonard is the only one in the league who can pose a one-on-one threat to Tang Tian, ​​but the latter will basically not play this season.

Antetokounmpo quickly recovered the basket when he saw it.

Tang Tian passed the ball to Davis without looking at anyone.

Davis took a long two-point shot.

"Uh-huh!"

He showed Duncan-like stability in the new season, and the two-pointer was firmly pocketed.

The Pelicans haven't scored in a while, and this goal is crucial.

Back to the defensive end, the Tangtian team's defensive tactics have also been adjusted.

They defended a 2-3 zone.

This is to selectively place James' team on the outside, focusing on protecting the penalty area.

This defense is very targeted.

In this lineup of James' team, Durant's perimeter is S-level, James is A-level, and the other three are completely B-level.

James failed to get to the basket with the ball. Drummond, coupled with Butler and Thompson on the wings, made the defense impregnable.

The ball finally went to George, an outside opportunity ball.

"Bang!"

However, he continued his stable performance this season, hitting three-pointers from the outside.

Drummond grabbed the defensive rebound, and the Tangtian team advanced to the frontcourt to take position again.

This time Tang Tian squeezed past George and broke into the paint. James came to help defend. Tang Tian directly passed the ball to Thompson, who made a three-pointer.

Although he lost the three-point contest yesterday, his scoring touch of 20+ in the final was not bad.

James himself failed to make a three-point attempt from the outside. When he turned around, Tang Tian broke through George, and the others did not dare to help defend.

Tang Tian was not polite, he seized the opportunity and rushed to the inside, and a big windmill dunk ignited the emotions of the fans at the scene.

Lu was forced to reach out and call a timeout.

During the timeout, the fans at the scene continued to cheer.

The Tang Tian team, despite being absolutely inferior on paper, actually had a 50-50 draw with the James team!