Williams nodded.

He is willing to listen to the team members' suggestions and is very in line with Tang Tianzhen.

When we came back in the second half, both sides were doing the final warm-up before the start of the second half.

Rockets head coach Mike Hale was interviewed by reporters on the sidelines at this time.

"The team lost a full 61 points in the first half. What went wrong with the team's defense?"

The reporter's question is still very sharp.

"We didn't know that Tang had developed new offensive methods before the game, and we caught us off guard, but like we did in the second quarter, we've adjusted and we'll do better in the second half on the defensive end."

McHale's answer is quite honest, but it's very well said.

Tang Tian scored 17 points in the first quarter, 10 of which came from the draw. They were indeed caught off guard.

But Tang Tian only scored 5 points in the second quarter, which shows that their adjustments are still useful.

The warm-up ended and the second half of the game continued.

The Rockets came up to attack first, and Harden held the ball from the outside.

But at this moment, he found that the defender in front of him had changed. It was no longer Holiday who was guarding him, but Tang Tian.

The Pelicans have adjustments.

After the playoffs last year, Harden's defense against Tang Tian still had some shadows.

After seeing this, he directly reached out to signal Asik to lift up to pick-and-roll.

Asik mentioned the pick-and-roll at the high position, but failed.

Last season's data showed that Tang Tian was the best player around the pick-and-roll, and his data value was far behind the second-place Tony Allen.

Asik's consecutive pick-and-roll failed, Harden had to choose to pass the ball to his teammates, or force Tang Tian to take action.

He chose the latter.

He has confidence in his offseason breaking and hard training.

The Rockets teammates pulled away, and Harden's cross-step dribble suddenly accelerated and started.

His speed is significantly faster than last season and he also makes better judgments on defense.

However, Tang Tian still blocked his way.

Harden is not the one who will combine the human and football in the future, and the league has not yet issued the kind of body whistle that can foul it when you hit it.

It is difficult for Harden to make a breakthrough like this.

Harden was blocked from his way, but he still had no chance to change his pace. He chose the iconic step back.

The cover on Tang Tianpu caused interference.

Harden wanted to cheat and was avoided by Tang Tian, ​​and his attack after the air was twisted was directly a three-no-touch attack.

There was a turmoil at the scene.

This scene seems familiar!

Was Harden the one who was Tang Tianbang last year?

After one offseason, nothing has changed, and your uncle is still your uncle.

In the Pelicans' offense, Parsons defended Tang Tian around the side, and Beverly also blocked Tang Tian from the side as the main road.

This is obviously tactical to prevent Tang Tian from receiving the ball.

However, the Pelicans did not want to have the same intention as the head attacker Tang Tian in the first half.

Seeing that Beverly didn't let him go, Holiday rushed directly from the left.

Beverly couldn't catch up with him, so Asik was forced to come out to help.

This time Holiday threw the ball directly at the basket.

Davis jumped high, grabbed the basketball with his long arm and then scored a dunk directly in the air!

The Pelicans came to the lead in the second half!

The Rockets advanced to the frontcourt, and Jones was interfered with Anderson in singles, but Davis helped defend, and Davis took advantage of the situation to capture the defensive rebound.

The ball was given to Holiday, and the Pelicans directly pushed the defense and counterattacked.

Holiday, Gordon and Tang Tian’s third-line fast attack.

Harden and Beverly retreated.

Holiday passed the ball to Tang Tian, ​​and Tang Tian gave Gordon again.

Gordon broke through to the basket, and Harden just gave a symbolic look at this time.

Gordon rushed to the basket and made a layup easily.

The Pelicans made a 4-0 wave in the second half, and once again widened the gap to double digits!

McHale said in an interview before the start of the second half that the Rockets lost 61 points in the first half because Tang Tian was caught off guard.

But that is on the one hand, and what is more important is the Rockets' own defense.

Asik has good protection at the basket, but he moves slowly.

Not to mention Jones, a typical abuser, if it weren't for Anderson, there were black holes on both ends of offense and defense.

There is also Harden, I don’t know if it wasted too much energy when practicing hard during the offseason to break the tight press, so he started to defend his eyes.

These five starters and three pits will definitely not be able to lead them by Parsons and Beverly alone.

Harden made a surprise attack on Tang Tian in the frontcourt. This time, Tang Tian seized the opportunity and took the opportunity to steal it directly!

After Harden was intercepted, he made another look of defense and reached out to complain to the referee, not even chasing him.

Tang Tian stole the ball and threw it to Holiday, and then quickly made a quick attack.

Holiday passed in the backcourt. After Tang Tian received the ball, he saw Davis follow up quickly, with an accurate straight pass.

Davis took three big steps to catch the ball, scoring with one-handed dial through Parsons's backup defense!

Towns cooperates!

6 to 0!

McHale was confused on the sidelines.

Is this the Pelicans he played last season?

It would be fine if Tang Tian was caught off guard in the first half, but the Pelicans were completely blossoming in the second half!

Harden's three-pointer has not yet made the move.

McHale turned around and called Jeremy Lin and Motiejunas. The team now needs to continue the firepower on the offensive end.

The Pelicans attacked the frontcourt, and Davis gave Tang Tian a high-quality pick-and-roll screen at the high position on the right.

Tang Tiandou came out to catch the ball and made a three-pointer.

"Swish!"

Basketball penetrates the heart and enters the net.

Davis is repaid!

The Pelicans have already played against the Rockets in the second half!

McHale's midfield adjustment was declared a failure at the beginning!

Moreover, the Pelicans' many scenes of blossoming are even worse than the first half!

Before Jeremy Lin could come on stage, he reached out and called for a timeout.

The first and second half were called for a timeout just three minutes after the start of the first and second half. McHale's operation will probably become the focus of hot discussion among fans after the game.

After returning from the timeout, the Rockets changed back to the previous simple man-to-man sign.

But in this way, Tang Tian's mid- and long-distance attacks were hit one after another.

And there is also the good show of Ying丨Parsons.

Just pull this thing, like Tang Tian, ​​choose a reasonable hit rate, but if you feel it, you can ignore the defense.

Harden helped the team catch up with penalty at the beginning of the fourth quarter, but one king brought four bronzes, and there was obvious physical problems in the second half of the quarter.

The Pelicans finally won the game 120-105.

Harden made 13 of 15 free throws, scored 33 points, 6 assists and 6 turnovers, and no one in the Rockets scored in double digits except Jeremy Lin and Parsons.

The Pelicans' starting five players scored in double digits.

Davis scored 20 points, 13 rebounds and 3 blocks, Anderson scored 17 points and 3 rebounds, Gordon scored 16 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, and Holiday scored 11 points and 7 assists.

Tang Tian's debut with the Pelicans was even more explosive.

He made 16 of 26 shots in the game, made 3 of 7 three-pointers, scored 37 points, 10 assists and 4 steals!

At the beginning of the season, he broke his career scoring record and scored his first 30+10 in his career!
Chapter completed!