That's what everyone realized.

But, that's not right!

Isn't Tang Tian a 3D player?

Is this a change of team and playing style?

It's too magical!

But there wasn't much time left for the Rockets to adjust, and after a triple threat, Tang Tian suddenly rose up for a shot.

Parsons was prepared this time, but he still couldn't keep up with Tang Tian's rhythm.

"Swish!"

Tang Tian jumped high, his timing was perfect, and his picturesque shot went in again!

McHale was stunned.

Is Tang Tian's pull-up jumper that accurate?

McGrady was already overjoyed in the stands.

Tang Tian's pull-up posture and completion really have the shadow of his peak!

Many people's understanding of McGrady is contradictory, because McGrady is talented, and his pull-up jumper looks unsolvable.

But when you look at the data, the hit rate is only over 43%, even worse than Kobe.

Two established things conflicted, and neither seemed to make sense.

The fact is that McGrady's pull-up jumper was indeed unsolvable, and even the elegant ease that everyone saw was all true.

And McGrady's low hit rate has a lot to do with his own choices.

McGrady always liked to shoot three-pointers, and he preferred to shoot strongly in the face of people.

This style of play is no different from Kobe, but McGrady is not as diligent as Kobe, so his hit rate is very low.

But Tang Tian is not McGrady, and he doesn't need to imitate McGrady to play. What he needs to do is adapt to this skill and use it.

In the Rockets' frontcourt offense, Parsons' three-pointer after running around a screen was interfered with by Tang Tian and missed.

Davis grabbed the defensive rebound.

Although his body is still thin, he has a great advantage against centers like Asik.

The Pelicans attacked the frontcourt, and after Gordon got the ball, he passed it to Tang Tian!

The Pelicans, tonight, are going to play Tang Tian to death from the start!

"Stick to him! Stick to him!"

McHale was already shouting on the sidelines at this time.

Tang Tian has already made 2 consecutive shots, and if he makes another one, it's really intolerable.

Parsons decisively stuck close at this time.

Tang Tian held the ball, but after being stuck close by Parsons, there was no space for a direct pull-up jumper.

It seems that he will have to exchange for a Melo triple threat when he has the opportunity in the future.

But he didn't stall, he pressed Parsons forward a bit, and then made a pull-up fake.

Parsons lunged forward, he faked it, directly changed his right foot to a force-generating foot, dribbled past Parsons, and then pulled up again.

Parsons didn't have time to retract, and after turning slowly, he could only watch Tang Tian shoot.

"Swish!"

Tang Tian's third shot went in again!

Crazy!

Many fans at the scene looked excited.

In this era when small balls are about to set off, Tang Tian's pull-up jumper is simply a breath of fresh air!

And the key is that it's handsome! And accurate!

But that's not right!

They are obviously home fans, and Tang Tian is a visiting player!

McHale directly called a timeout.

"Coach Williams really gave the Rockets a surprise gift."

Breen couldn't help but laugh in the commentary box.

Tang Tian missed a preseason game, and he never held the ball in the first two seasons of his career, and he scored three consecutive singles against Parsons at the start.

This is really a surprise, even a frightful gift.

McHale was so frightened that he called a timeout in less than three minutes of the opening.

"I don't know how he did it, it's a bit incredible, but he really seems to have the ability to score independently now."

Miller only recovered at this time, and his expression was wry when he said this.

As a retired star, he knows too well how difficult it is to have a technique that can kill opponents. He spent his entire career only developing a three-pointer.

But Tang Tian, ​​had a three-pointer before, and now he has a pull-up jumper.

"I think the Spurs management may be the most uncomfortable now," Breen said.

Miller nodded and laughed when he heard what Breen said.

Although it was not publicly stated, everyone could guess that the reason why the Spurs gave up Tang Tian was because he was a role player.

But now, Tang Tian showed his ability to attack independently at the beginning of his first game with the Pelicans.

This... it's really impossible to imagine how Spurs owner Holt feels.

After the timeout, Harden's pick-and-roll breakthrough in the frontcourt caused Anderson to foul his hand, and he finally broke the Rockets' scoring drought after making two free throws.

Back on the other side, Parsons stuck close at this time and didn't give Tang Tian a chance to catch the ball.

Tang Tian didn't force the ball, but signaled Davis to give him an off-ball screen.

Davis has a good temper, he almost always responds to whatever his teammates ask for, and the screen quality is also high, blocking Parsons to death.

Holiday's pass was a little slow, but Tang Tian still caught the ball and was mismatched against Asik.

A fake pull-up jumper, Asik was slow, wanted to pounce, but after thinking about the ball that Parsons was swayed by before, he didn't pounce completely.

Tang Tian rose up again for the second time, another signature scissor-leg pull-up jumper.

Asik pounced slowly, and the interference he gave was limited.

"Bang!"

Tang Tian's shot hit the back rim, but it still rolled in!

The high-intensity training in the training camp for more than a month was not in vain!

And Tang Tian's choice is obviously much more reasonable than McGrady's. Almost every shot is an opportunity!

McHale's expression was a little stiff at this time.

The Pelicans' operation is really not playing according to common sense!

And Tang Tian's pull-up jumper really caught the Rockets off guard.

Although he had already made targeted defenses just now, it seemed that Tang Tian didn't just know how to do a pull-up jumper in place!

And more importantly, Tang Tian can read the defense!

Before, because he was a 3D player, his lethality had an upper limit, but now that he has the ability to attack independently, his lethality is very terrifying.

Jones scored a single against Anderson in the frontcourt, continuing the score for the Rockets.

The score on the field is 4 to 8.

Back on the other side, Parsons went all the way around to prevent Tang Tian from catching the ball with his back to the basket.

After his weight dropped, his defensive flexibility was indeed much better than last season.

Gordon broke through and passed to Anderson, and Anderson hit a three-pointer.

After Tang Tian got into the rhythm at the beginning, the entire Pelicans team seemed to be in good shape.

Back on the other side, Jones singled against Anderson again and caused the latter to foul, adding points for the Rockets with two free throws.

Anderson's three-pointer is accurate, but his defense is a problem.

Parsons was still sticking to Tang Tian in the frontcourt, and Tang Tian started running off-ball at this time.

He called for Davis' screen, and Parsons squeezed through.

But Anderson's continuous screen followed up.

Williams said that he would let Tang Tian be the main attacker at the beginning, but there was a tactical deployment!

Holiday's pass this time was timely, and Tang Tian directly caught the ball and pulled up for a shot.

Jones' defensive awareness was poor, and he pounced obviously late.

"Swish!"

The basketball went into the net again.

The posture is beautiful!

Tang Tian made 5 consecutive pull-up jumpers after the opening, scoring 10 points in a row!

His touch is hot!

And pull-up jumper in place, pull-up jumper after dribbling, pull-up jumper after catching the ball...

He is showing off pull-up jumpers in front of the Rockets, McGrady's old team!

ps: You can find McGrady's pull-up jumper video to relive it, it may be more interesting to read the book.