The competition began soon, and James and Tang Tian were given timely slitting shots on the spot.

At this moment, Durant entered the mess.

He stood diagonally behind James, and his expression was quite serious.

The comments from fans after the All-Star game made him very disgusted.

He rarely didn't fight that time, and he was holding on to this game.

What he had to do was prove that he did not surrender to the enemy, but just wanted to defeat Tang Tian just like when he first came to Los Angeles.

Amid the cheers of fans, Gasol turned the ball back to the Pelicans' half and officially kicked off the game.

The two teams have fought twice before and are familiar with each other's tactics and cooperation.

After the start of the game, the game quickly fell into a state of anxiety.

Tang Tian felt average tonight, and he was more likely to break through and score.

Davis and Green both performed stably, and the Pelicans' offense did not have much problem.

However, Durant's desire to attack tonight is particularly strong, and the combination of sudden shots is reasonable and efficient.

Moreover, when facing Tang Tian’s defense, he was also using his offense to restrain him.

After experiencing the Warriors, his personality has really changed a lot.

Faced with doubts, he chose to prove himself!

No one on both sides defended each other. After about 9 minutes of this quarter, the two sides tied with a score of 25.

Both sides have entered rotation one after another.

Among the players on the Pelicans, Brogden, Gasol, Alexander, Jeff Green and Siakam were replaced.

On the Lakers, Wade, Pope and McGee also appeared one after another.

Pope made a three-pointer from the upstairs, helping the Lakers regain their lead.

He did not perform well in the previous two games, and he was redeemed tonight.

However, on the Pelicans, Green received a pass from Gasol and scored 2+1 from McGee.

The atmosphere at the scene was ignited.

Kuzma's injury gave Anthony a chance to make the 12-man roster, but Green was the one who really got the chance to play.

Although there was no chance, Green's attitude was completely different from Claude.

Compared to complaining, his approach is to train harder, and this kind of training also rewards him.

After he made extra free throws, he helped the Pelicans tie the score.

And in the next round, he successfully defended James' breakthrough layup and followed up with a tip-in in the fast break.

With one offense and one defense, he scored 5 points in a row, showing an extremely outstanding competitive state.

In the substitute connection between the first and second quarters, the two teams were in a stalemate again.

Although Vogel did not let James rest, the Pelicans performed well as the Lakers failed to pull the score away in this period.

This performance also caused Brin and Miller in the commentator to sigh.

The Pelicans have experienced major lineup changes this season, not only Walker, Butler, Ross, Lamb, Boyn, and Dedmond have all left the team one after another.

These are the core rotation players of the Pelicans last season.

But at this point the season has played, the Pelicans have tinkered with it, and their rotational roster strength has returned.

This makes people sigh at the magic of this Pelicans and also makes people have to praise Stevens' ability.

After more than 4 minutes in the second quarter, the score on the field was 40.

The fans on the scene were nervous and enjoyable.

The two teams are evenly matched, and this level of confrontation is not something you can see every night.

If you continue to play at this pace, the two teams may have to play until the last moment before they can decide the outcome.

The substitutes were in a stalemate, and both teams successively replaced the main players.

It was after that that, the situation on the field changed.

The reason for this change is the decline in the Pelicans' outside feel.

Green and Brogdon failed to make a series of shots from the outside, and the Lakers seized the opportunity to fight back against the defensively.

Stevens reacted quickly and replaced Gasol with Siakam to increase the team's retreat speed.

However, the Pelicans' problem of deteriorating their outside feel cannot be solved.

Tang Tian can only play more pick-and-roll tactics with Davis in a small range, or singles with his own ball.

But his touch was really not very good tonight.

Shi Buddha's skill gave him a lower limit of performance, and his feel just touched that lower limit tonight.

The Pelicans' team's outside team was inaccurate, and the Lakers also shrank more and more.

Moreover, Durant's firepower on the offensive end has not diminished.

The Lakers took advantage of the situation to widen the score little by little.

After halftime, the score on the field was 63 to 51.

The Lakers ended the half with a 12-point lead.

Durant performed bravely and scored 24 points in the first half, making him the biggest contributor to the Lakers' leadership.

Just like his accidentally insane expression at the opening, he was really trying to prove himself.

Tang Tian also scored 24 points in the first half, but he only made 9 of 20 shots.

A 45% hit rate is not bad for an outside line.

But for Tang Tian, ​​compared to his performance in the season, this cannot even be considered as only 24 points in the first half, but he really performed incorrectly.

After halftime, both team members returned to the locker room to rest.

As soon as Durant went back, he took out his cell phone to watch social media.

"Is this what you call a traitor? Durant is the hero of the Lakers!"

"That's right, look at Durant's desire to win. You must stand aside. He is the core of the Lakers!"

"Durant really makes a big contribution to the Lakers being able to lead so much, he really hasn't rebelled!"

"Durant is really a little handsome tonight!"

...

Looking at the comments on social media, Durant felt much more comfortable in an instant.

Pelicans' locker room.

Stevens was doing tactical deployment in the second half.

The team members were listening carefully.

After the arrangement was almost the same, Stevens and Nash both returned to the office first.

Tang Tian got up and walked to Brogden's side, ready to touch his head.

In the second half, the Pelicans had to fight back, and the outside feel had to be opened, so he had to improve the team's outside performance as much as possible.

But Brogdon reacted very quickly and avoided it.

"Boss, what are you doing?"

Brogden is not Kuzma, and he doesn't understand the benefits of being touched.

"Come here, touch your head."

Tang Tian said very directly.

"Boss, I don't think this is good, right?"

Brogden has seen Tang Tian touching the head of the team, and he... still cherishes his hair.

"I don't want you to think, I want me to think, come here."

Tang Tian directly started the Mingxue education model.

Brogden had no choice. Tang Tian was the boss of the team, and now he was so tough that he could only come to the scalp.

Tang Tian reached out and touched his head.

Seeing his aggrieved look, he smiled and said, "This is for your own good."

After hearing what Tang Tian said, Brogden felt even more aggrieved.

"Boss, I know your special hobbies, but if it's really good, why don't you touch your head?"

Brogden said with a bitter look on his face.

He was really forced.
Chapter completed!