Chapter 419 Iguodala: Give Him to Me (Third)

In the New Orleans Arena, the attendance rate of the arena exceeded 80%.

Although it is a small city like San Antonio, the enthusiasm of the fans here is obviously much higher than that there.

For a city still rebuilding, there's nothing quite like watching a ball game.

Of course, this is also related to the sales strategy of the Pelicans.

The ticket price of the Pelicans is very close to the people in the entire league.

Among these fans, there are quite a few Chinese, even Chinese fans.

New Orleans is a port city with a well-developed tourism industry, and Tang Tian is now very popular in China, and fans travel thousands of miles to support him.

The scene entered the opening ceremony, and the starting players of both sides appeared one after another.

On the Warriors' side, Curry and Thompson's two-shot combination on the outside, the two averaged 7 three-pointers per game this season.

Up front are Andre Iguodala and David Lee, center Bogut.

This lineup has a balanced offense and defense, has shooting and inside singles ability, and it can really take off with a suitable set of tactics.

But it is precisely because of this that the Warriors have a mediocre record this season, and head coach Mark Jackson has received a lot of doubts from the outside world.

The starting lineup of the Pelicans has been adjusted.

The outside line is still Holiday and Gordon, and the small forward is still Tang Tian, ​​but the inside line has become Davis and Jason Smith.

Williams listened to Tang Tian's words and made adjustments to the starting lineup.

It took Tang Tian a month to establish his position in the Pelicans, and he was the penultimate one to make his debut.

When he played, there was an overwhelming cheer from the fans, and the voice with obvious Chinese characteristics could be clearly heard.

Although he has only played for a month, there is no doubt that he is already one of the most popular players on this team.

After the opening ceremony, there was a final warm-up before the game.

Thompson and Tang Tian greeted each other in the midfield.

But unlike before, Thompson is now targeting Tang Tian, ​​and he didn't say anything more than you.

"I will try my best to guard against you."

This is his tune now.

"Then you have to work really, really hard."

Tang Tian also used the talk between brothers.

Thompson greeted and returned to half court, and Iguodala stopped him at this time.

"Klay, give him to me, you just need to focus on scoring."

"We need your score."

Iguodala added another sentence after finishing speaking.

Thompson has a good personality and will always share something with his teammates.

Iguodala knew the relationship between Thompson and Tang Tian, ​​and he could probably guess what they said when they communicated.

That's why he said this.

For Thompson, his scoring average this season is second only to Curry and more than David Lee, so his offense is very important to the team.

It is not good for the team to let him guard the opponent's top arrow.

And when he came, the Warriors basically did defense and series work.

And as a top defender, he has a lot of experience in defending players like Tang Tian who mainly focus on shooting.

Thompson nodded.

In addition to strength, what Iguodala brought to this team is the role of the locker room.

He is always thinking of others, and he has no pursuit of data and ball rights. He is really loved by everyone in the team.

The pre-match warm-up is over, and the starting players of both sides appear on the field.

Jump balls for Bogut and Davis.

Davis jumped over Bogut to give the Pelicans the chance to take the lead.

This is the Pelicans' first start for a month in a row.

Holiday came to the frontcourt, and Gordon took the initiative to ask for the ball at this time.

Williams' coaching system is relatively free, unlike Popovich's strict tactics.

Although Tang Tian's usual style of play in the past was to attack first, it didn't have to be that way.

At this moment Gordon asked for the ball, and Holiday followed suit and gave it to him.

The current Gordon has actually only played in the NBA for five years, and he still wants to prove himself.

After he reached out to greet Davis' pick-and-roll, he broke through directly.

However, Thompson's defensive awareness is very good. Seeing Davis's size, he took a step back and was still in the defensive position when Gordon rushed in.

Gordon rushed to the basket and shot after confronting Thompson in the air.

"boom!"

Bogut came over to help defend and directly gave a pegboard cap.

Bogut only played more than 30 games last season due to injury, but he has established a defensive system for the Warriors. This season, he has 7 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks, and is still an inside barrier.

After he blocked the shot, he took advantage of the defensive rebound, and the Warriors directly pushed the defense to counterattack.

Bogut's long pass from the backcourt went to Curry, who dribbled past Holiday behind his back, and then threw it directly to Thompson who followed up from the right.

After Thompson received the ball, he chased and shot a three-pointer directly.

"Shua!"

The ball is there!

Because he had already stopped going to nightclubs, but practiced hard during the offseason with Tang Tian, ​​his strength improved much faster than normal.

Gordon turned around and ran off the ball with Smith in a pick-and-roll, and received a pass from Holiday to make a three-pointer to return an answerball.

But Bogut's defensive awareness is very good, and he made an early save to interfere.

"boom!"

Gordon missed consecutive shots.

David Lee got the long defensive rebound, and the Warriors countered again, this time with Curry driving for a layup himself.

The Warriors turned their backs and beat the Pelicans 5-0 in the opening game!

The Pelicans attacked the frontcourt again. Seeing that Gordon still wanted to play, Tang Tian directly leaned against Iguodala in the high post to ask for the ball.

Gordon wants to prove that he can understand his heart, but the first two rounds have shown that he is in a mediocre state.

Not everyone is Kobe, who can get a 15% bonus to all attributes after 13 strikes.

Holiday gave the ball to Tang Tian.

He still chose to implement Williams' tactical intentions.

Tang Tian held the ball, and Holiday directed the others to open up space.

Because Anderson didn't start, the sense of space on the court is actually not very great at this time.

So Iguodala did not restrict Tang Tian from receiving the ball. He was very confident in himself.

Tang Tian put on a three-threat pose, creating space for himself to pull up, and then made a fake pull up.

Iguodala pounced directly.

If Tang Tian ran without the ball like before, it might be more difficult for him to defend.

But holding the ball like this, as long as he sticks it tightly enough, he can completely prevent Tang Tian from dying.

Tang Tian made a fake move, he took a step to the left with his left foot.

Iguodala didn't eat it, and took it in again.

He has already studied the game video before the game very clearly. Apart from the standing pull, Tang Tian's bigger threat is the one-step pull.

Because the skills of dry drawing are all sudden, people with poor defensive awareness are easy to be deceived.

But he's clearly not your average defensive player.

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