The New Orleans Arena was in full swing that night.

How could local fans miss Tang Tian’s comeback battle?

And the team has been losing recently, and they urgently need to win tonight!

The opening ceremony before the game also made some adjustments.

Tang Tian became the last player to be introduced.

"No. 31, 2.03 small forward, Tang~~Tian!!"

When the host elongated the tone and shouted, the cheers in the arena reached its peak.

They haven't seen Tang Tian play basketball for nearly a month, and they miss it very much!

After the opening ceremony, the starting lineups of both sides were released one after another.

On the Grizzlies, Conley and Tony Allen on the outside, the small forward is Courtney Lee who has just been traded, and the inside is Randolph and Gasol Jr.

The Grizzlies' core is two inside players, and their foundation is defense.

The five players on the court have all the defense level above the league average, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are at the top level.

This is the only one in the league, and why Kenny Smith describes them as "I will lose my skin even if I don't die."

Such an opponent is really difficult to deal with.

The Pelicans also had a starting change. Jason Smith, who came in and performed poorly, was replaced by Alexis Akinsa.

Akinsa is a French player, and like Davis, he is a wingspan monster. His defense and blocking are good, and his offense is also available for mid-range.

However, he has a normal sense of rebounding position and has many fouls, which is why he didn't use his starting lineup before.

But for this Pelicans team, he is a barely useful player.

There is no change in other positions, and it is still Holiday Gamoro, Tang Tianjia Davis.

Amino's three-point training progress was slower than expected, but Moro's three-pointers were surprisingly stable this season and firmly occupied the starting position.

Davis and Gasol Jr. jumped balls with two wingspan monsters, but Davis was even better, giving the home team the opportunity to take the lead in offensive action.

As soon as Tang Tian fell to the high position, Allen used a front-circling defense against him.

This is a thorough study of Tang Tian. He knew that he could not dribble, so he started to defend by restricting him from catching the ball.

Holiday couldn't get the ball in, so he played a pick-and-roll pass with Davis.

Davis' catch shot was interfered by Randolph, who assisted in defense, and Gasol retreated to the basket to protect the defensive rebound.

The home fans were restless.

The Grizzlies' defense is layered and echoes each other.

This is the top defensive team in the league right now.

Looking back at their strong attack at the basket, Randolph scored a single against Davis.

The Grizzlies took the lead.

With this offense and defense, the Pelicans were really restrained.

Kenny Smith's words on the TNT show are still in his ears. It's not a good thing that Tang Tian chose to make a comeback in such a game.

The Pelicans advanced to the frontcourt again, and Tang Tian took the initiative to run to Holiday for the ball.

Allen was still very tight, and his defense was really airtight.

However, after one step, Tang Tianyun held the ball and broke in.

Tony Allen is 1.93 meters tall and weighs 97 kilograms, and is not much weaker than Tang Tian in confrontation.

Tang Tian suddenly reached the free throw line and struggled a little.

But at this moment, he suddenly chose to stop and pull out his hand.

Allen followed the disturbance of jumping up.

"Swish!"

Tang Tian faced Allen's defensive attacks.

A whistle sounded on the sidelines.

Tang Tian’s return depends on his health and team condition, and he does not pick on his opponent. He knows that Allen is not easy to play, but he will never deliberately avoid it.

Randolph was hit by Davis at the basket, and Morrow previously let Allen go to double-team.

Allen has a strong defense, but his offensive ability in positional warfare is almost zero.

Randolph's attack was miserable.

This is the weakness of the Grizzlies. Compared to defense, their offense is really not good.

This is also determined by their lineup. Singles from the two inside are more advantageous and more effective offensive methods than other tactics.

Davis protects the defensive rebounds.

The Pelicans attacked the frontcourt again, and Allen directly fought against Tang Tianshang's various bodies.

Allen's defense is very similar to "Gloves" Payton. They are both short and both do the best of defense.

Their defense is not based on physical talent, but on aggressiveness.

Based on excellent physical confrontation, consume your energy and distract your attention by constantly interfering and harassing.

Like a tireless fighter.

However, Tang Tian’s choice was also very straightforward, and he directly fought and tried to get rid of it after the fight.

Tang Tian has limited offensive methods now, and even Kobe, who has the most offensive methods, cannot get too many benefits under Allen.

So the only thing he can take advantage of is his height advantage.

And it is the height advantage after the confrontation.

Durant was so badly defended by Allen, and one of the important reasons why he could not use his height advantage is that he was not good at confrontation.

This is also the most different thing about Durant and James at present.

"Bang!"

Tang Tian failed to make an attempt after the confrontation.

But he didn't care. Seeing that the rebound was taken away by Gasol Jr., he turned around and retreated.

When playing against teams like the Grizzlies, don't expect to hit the mark or something.

Gasol Jr. turned around at the free throw line and did not score, and Davis closed another defensive rebound.

When the attack reached the front court, Tang Tian still refused to make an attack again.

The two teams played for almost three minutes, and the score on the field was 2-2, which was really a bit low in viewing.

“Allen’s defense is really good.”

The commentator at the commentator seat couldn't help but sigh.

Tang Tian’s choice is actually the best, but Allen’s defense is really difficult to break.

Gasol, a young man, made a pass after being double-teamed. Li took the ball, but Tang Tianfei rushed over and interfered, but his shot still did not make it.

Akinsa got defensive rebounds.

When he arrived at the frontcourt, Tang Tian still played with the ball.

Davis was also bypassed by Allen when he lifted the close-fitting pick-and-roll.

However, Tang Tian grabbed the gap in this moment and rushed in with the ball, and then attacked after confronting Allen at the basket.

Still didn't enter!

He took off for the second time, grabbed the offensive rebound and then took action, causing Allen's foul to go to the free throw line.

With 4 shots and 1 goal, Tang Tian’s efficiency is not high.

“Don has the Mamba spirit.”

At this time, the commentators on the sidelines couldn't help but make fun of them.

Tang Tian couldn't hear it. He adjusted his breath and made two free throws, helping the Pelicans lead 4-2.

And even if he hears it, he won't care.

The Pelicans' starting configuration is to require him to attack more.

If he doesn't attack, is it possible to expect Holiday to attack the two bears, or let Davis play singles at the basket? Or do you expect Gordon, who comes from the bench, to explode?

Not everyone is James, and they must pursue hit rate at all times.

Moreover, the Pelicans' consecutive defeats in the past have proved that they cannot win the ball.

So like Kobe at the time, he had to attack.

Of course, there is another more important point. Tony Allen is good at everything on the defensive end, but he is already 33 years old.

This is almost the end of his career for a defensive player who relies on defense, confrontation and endurance.
Chapter completed!