Chapter 753 The Ball Has Eyes (Second Update!)

The Toyota Center was packed this night.

Facing the Pelicans, who are ranked first in the league, makes the game itself very interesting, not to mention the experience of the last time the two teams met.

The home team, which is strong and in good condition, needs such a victory.

The Pelicans players are also in good spirits.

The winning streak after the All-Star break allowed them to regain the momentum they had at the beginning of the season.

And with the Rockets' current performance, the probability of the two teams meeting in the playoffs is not small, and they also need such a victory.

In the commentary box, Mike Breen and Reggie Miller are already in place.

"It's going to be a close game."

Miller gave the game a tone before the game.

"Yeah, it will be, two teams in the best shape after the All-Star break."

Brynn nodded in agreement.

Just like the fans, they are also looking forward to this peak battle.

The scene soon entered the opening ceremony, and the starters from both sides were introduced one after another.

For the Pelicans, Holiday and Tang Tian are on the outside, Bojan and Davis are on the forward line, and Jokic is the center.

For the Rockets, Paul and Harden are on the outside, Tucker and Morris are on the forward line, and Cousins ​​is on the center line.

Cousins ​​beat Davis out of the jump, officially kicking off the game.

Paul took the ball to the frontcourt and looked up to see the Pelicans setting up a 2-1-2 defensive formation.

With the experience of the last game, the Pelicans came up and took direct aim.

After Paul saw it, he motioned for his teammates to pull away.

What D'Antoni is good at is the system and the execution of specific tactics. Now that he has Paul, he can completely let Paul decide how to play on the court.

After his teammates pulled away, Paul broke through to the free throw line and made a mid-range jumper.

"Uh-huh!"

Paul took the lead for the Rockets.

Stevens stood up from the bench.

The Rockets have changed from the last time they played against each other.

The mid-range is Paul's most comfortable scoring area, but D'Antoni did not arrange for Paul to shoot from this position in the last match.

It wasn't just Stevens who started to target the opponent, D'Antoni was the same.

Holiday dribbled to the frontcourt and gave the ball to Jokic.

The Pelicans played the No. 2 tactic on the court, with Tang Tian cutting in and Jokic passing the ball.

Everything looks the same as before.

After receiving the ball, Tang Tian broke through and Tucker contracted from the left to double-team.

He pulled the ball back with his right hand.

Just after everyone thought he was going to break through from the right, he made a spin in the air and passed the ball directly behind his back with his right hand.

The ball changed direction and passed straight from the right toward the left corner.

This was caught off guard, and neither Morris, who was changing defense, nor Tucker, who was assisting in defense, expected it at all.

The ball flew straight to the upper corner. Bo Yang reached out to the right to get the ball. After adjusting his posture, he quickly shot a three-pointer.

This is his most accurate point, with a season shooting percentage of over 55%.

Coupled with the stability of the shot brought by the Son of the Wind.

"Uh-huh!"

The basketball went hollow into the net, and Bojan also opened the scoring for the Pelicans!

"What! How did he do it?"

Breen exclaimed in the commentary box.

In the last game, Tang Tian showed off his crotch while walking, but in this game, he passed the ball from behind?

Has Tang Tian evolved from a scorer to an all-around forward and defender?

After Bo Yang scored, he waved to Tang Tian to signal the pass.

Tang Tian nodded.

The ball just now was passed outside.

It seems that no matter how good the ability is, it requires accumulation of games. If he really wants to achieve Nash's passing ability, he still needs more games to practice.

The Pelicans retreated to half court, and Stevens signaled a switch back to man-to-man defense.

Paul's scoring in the mid-range area is very stable, and he will be passive if he continues to set up a zone defense.

Adjusting defensive tactics in one round, Stevens was a bit quick to adapt on the spot.

After seeing the Pelicans' defensive formation adjustment, Paul turned around and handed the ball to Harden and made a tactical gesture to him.

After Harden got the ball, he called Cousins ​​​​to come out for a pick-and-roll.

His purpose is obvious, which is to beat Jokic out of position.

The Pelicans' performance against the Warriors in the playoffs last season greatly magnified Jokic's weaknesses. Even if he has completed gaining muscle this season, he is still being targeted in the small ball era.

This is also the fate of the big man in the new era.

But Jokic didn't come out.

After seeing Cousins ​​put up the pick-and-roll, Davis let Morris come over to help defend.

At the same time, Jokic also moved to the right to defend Morris.

Stevens adopted Brown's advice, learned the Rockets' defensive strategy, and protected Jokic.

Harden changed twice and failed to find Jokic, so he had to give up. In the end, he broke through to the basket against Holiday's defense and missed the shot.

His touch didn't look very good tonight.

Jokic protected the defensive rebound.

The Rockets retreated quickly and did not give Jokic a chance to make a long pass from the backcourt.

Jokic gave the ball to Tang Tian.

Tang Tian dribbled the ball past half-court and suddenly made a long throw.

At this time, the players on both sides were moving towards the frontcourt, and many of them were facing the Rockets half court.

Harden and Tucker turned their heads one after another, and then saw the ball passing by them and flying directly into Bojan's hands.

Bo Yang received the ball as soon as the 45-degree three-point line on the right side was in place.

The pass was unexpected, but he reacted quickly and threw the ball as soon as he got it.

"Uh-huh!"

Just throw it away!

He scored two three-pointers in the opening game!

He has continued the fiery touch of the three-point shooting contest!

There was a commotion on the sidelines.

As the new three-point king, Bo Yang's accuracy is a bit scary!

D'Antoni frowned.

A layman looks at the excitement, an expert looks at the door.

Fans saw Bo Yang's precise three-pointers, but what he saw were Tang Tian's continuous passes in seconds.

This scalpel-like pass that penetrated the defense reminded him of a person.

Former disciple Steve Nash.

As soon as the idea came to him, he shook his head involuntarily.

That's impossible. How could Tang Tian, ​​a swingman, have Nash's passing ability?

During the Rockets' offense, Harden broke through the basket again and took a shot that caused Jokic's defensive foul.

As the best player in the NBA at one-point shooting, he doesn't have the touch to make free throws.

Harden made two solid free throws to help the Rockets cling to the score.

"Defend! Defend!"

The Pelicans got off to a strong start, and the on-site DJ began to get the fans cheering.

Tang Tian dribbled the ball from the backcourt to the three-point line in the frontcourt. Just when the players on both sides were in tactical position, he suddenly made a sudden through ball.

The ball passed by Harden, causing his eyes to turn.

The next second, the ball was in Davis' hands.

After Davis settled in the frontcourt, he just turned around after setting a pick-and-roll screen for Bojan and received the pass.

He wasn't expecting it at all, but he turned around and found no one around him to defend him.

Bojan scored two three-pointers in a row, which put a lot of defensive pressure on the Rockets. Tucker and Morris had problems communicating on the defensive end. Both of them went after Bojan, but Davis was left alone.

"Bang!"

After Davis reacted, he dunked hard with both hands!

8 to 4!

There was a lot of excitement on the sidelines. The Pelicans played extremely strong and smoothly after the start!

"God, this ball has eyes!"

Breen, like D'Antoni, is an expert, and he was impressed by Tang Tian's successive passes.

This is already the third consecutive assist that Tang Tian has given out since the start of the game!

ps: Special thanks to Squad Leader Yiluo and Dengeki Xiaoqiang for their 10,000 rewards.

ps: I’ll post a photo tomorrow... I’m wearing it...