108 to 107, the Pelicans passed the game and won the first victory of the season.

On the Lakers, James scored 37 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, Simmons scored 19 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists, and Horford scored 14 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.

On the Pelicans side, Durant scored 30 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, and Davis scored 28 points, 12 rebounds, 4 blocks, 3 assists and 2 steals.

The Pelicans were all happy after winning the first victory.

At the post-match press conference, Stevens also highly praised Davis and Durant's performance.

“They are the twin-turbo engines that the team is moving forward.”

Stevens also used a very vivid metaphor.

When asked about the final shot of James, Stevens was very honest.

"We are lucky, but luck is also part of the game."

When Stevens said this, Durant's mind unconsciously saw the past.

No matter he is in the Thunder, Warriors, Lakers, or even the national team, he is the target of being killed when facing Tang Tian.

Now that he has arrived at Tang Tian’s team, others will not be able to succeed even if they want to kill him.

Is this the legendary metaphysics?

The press conference ended, and Durant and Stevens left the venue.

At the entrance of the passage not far away, Tang Tian was waiting there.

They came over, and Tang Tianyi hugged them.

"Beautiful job, this is the beginning."

Tang Tian spoke while hugging Durant.

Durant nodded with a wry smile. At this moment, his mind was still echoing with the fans calling him "Tang Tian's successor", and he was thinking about metaphysical things.

"Come on and prove yourself."

While hugging Davis, Tang Tian touched his head.

Davis nodded helplessly.

When the Pelicans' first training class was held, the players, especially the teammates last season, breathed a sigh of relief.

Tang Tian’s retirement is a loss for the team, but they can finally end their career of being touched by Tang Tian.

I didn’t expect Tang Tian to come, but he came in a suit.

So, they still seemed to have not escaped such a fate.

"Brad, I want to talk to you."

Tang Tian finally looked at Stevens and said.

Stevens nodded and signaled Davis and Durant to go back to the locker room first, and then went to the coach's office with Tang Tian.

"Don, without you, we have some luck winning this game."

After closing the door, Stevens said with a smile.

He was telling the truth, and he was a little flattering.

"No, with you, Kevin and AD, they can do it."

Tang Tian smiled and sat down, feeling very good.

"I want to talk about Pascal."

After laughing, he continued.

Stevens was full of curiosity, wondering why Tang Tian suddenly mentioned Siakam.

"I'm just a suggestion, I think it's possible to let Pascal play the starting small forward, and of course, this may involve weight loss."

Tang Tian knew that he was saying this a little late, and he said it was the best before the offseason.

But at that time he was busy preparing for the World Cup and didn't have much time to think about these things.

And he also had the idea after watching the opening game, so he only said it was a suggestion to Stevens.

"Let Pascal play the third position mean Kevin is going to play the second position..."

Tang Tian then told Stevens about the details.

Siakam played the third position, and as he said, Durant was going to swing to the second position.

On the plus side, Durant has not played the No. 2 position. When the Thunder were still the former Supersonics, he played the No. 2 position.

That height gap makes the opponent's shooting guard quite desperate when defending.

However, after gaining weight, Durant had difficulty defending the opponent's shooting guard speed, and when he grew taller, he became the third position.

So this is also what he mentioned about weight loss, not only Siakam, but Durant also wants it.

The benefits of weight loss are also obvious, and James tonight is a very good example.

You should know that James is a player who prefers physical fitness, and the effect will only be better for players like Durant who rely on shooting.

A lighter weight can not only make him faster on the defensive end, but even on the offensive end his running position and shooting will also become faster, thus becoming more threatening.

To give an inappropriate example, Durant may become the first-place Kobe.

Even this is very beneficial for Durant to avoid injuries to load-bearing parts such as the ankle.

Not to mention Siakam.

He has been with the Pelicans for three years and has been playing as a substitute for three years. Although he has been from the end of the bench to the sixth man on the bench.

But for a player of his talent level, that is obviously not enough.

In fact, he is obviously better at defending against heavy small forwards, such as James, than Durant.

"If the new starting lineup works, it may be a killing two birds with one stone, you know his rookie contract expires next year."

Tang Tian said at the end.

His words are from the perspective of team building.

Although Siakam is a rookie contract and the Pelicans have the right to match the quote, it is difficult to ensure that Siakam feels unhappy with the Pelicans.

If he directly chooses to sign a one-year qualification quotation contract next summer, then he will lose the contract matching right at that time and the Pelicans will lose it.

Stevens nodded.

Tang Tian’s advice is very good. Siakam has the ability to play as a starting player, but he has never had a chance because Davis is ahead.

Siakam can start with a small lineup, but Davis is prone to injury, which is not a long-term solution.

I kept asking him to play as a substitute, and even if I didn't express it, I would definitely have complaints in my heart.

Moreover, Alexander also exposed the problem of insufficient experience, and it may take some time before taking on a great task.

“But it might take some time.”

Stevens continued.

Adjusting the lineup is not a matter of overnight, especially if it involves weight loss.

Even he needs to ask Durant for his opinion.

If Durant is unwilling to return to the second position, all these ideas will be useless.

Tang Tian did not object, he knew Stevens could handle it well.

After leaving the coach's office, he found someone practicing in it when he passed by the training hall.

Looking inside through the crack in the door, it was Siakam.

Siakam performed well tonight, contributing 13 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals in 23 minutes, and meeting the team's requirements on both offense and defense.

It is a good phenomenon to practice well after the game.

Tang Tian did not enter. During the World Cup rematch, the Chinese team finally eliminated Cameroon through a net victory and advanced to the quarterfinals.

At that time, Tang Tian encouraged Siakam, hoping that the latter would not be discouraged and would continue to improve himself.

Now it seems Siakam listened.
Chapter completed!