The three or four-section intermission, Tang Tian and Westbrook were still resting off the court.

During this substitution period, the Pelicans took the initiative.

Stevens made adjustments to the lineup. He didn't let Jokic lead the team, but instead used Davis, who was in better form.

At the start of the game, Davis and Williams scored one goal after another, extending the point difference to 14 points.

The real and fake Monkey King showdown between Tang Tian and Westbrook hasn't had a final result yet, but it seems that they don't need to go to Dizang Wang (Ksitigarbha) or Buddha, because the outcome is about to be decided.

The Pelicans will win the game, and the winner will be king.

But at this moment, the situation on the field suddenly changed, and Oladipo from the Thunder once again stepped forward.

Oladipo, as the second pick in 2013, has not performed up to fans' expectations, especially after arriving at the Thunder.

Because of Westbrook's triple-double average and his own increased exposure, he has been criticized more times than in the previous few years combined.

But tonight he showed absolute strength, scoring a personal 8-0 run with breakthroughs and shots, forcibly narrowing the point difference to 6 points, forcing the Pelicans to call another timeout.

The fans cheered at his performance.

This cheer is not only because of his performance, but also because the true and false Monkey King showdown that has not yet been decided can continue to be staged!

During the timeout, Stevens finished arranging the tactics.

"Brad, let me guard Russell."

Tang Tian once again volunteered.

Westbrook has shown unusual stability tonight. If he is not restricted, the game will continue to be anxious.

Stevens also agreed.

He is really glad that he is coaching Tang Tian. If he were another superstar, even if the coaching staff asked, he might not be willing to do this kind of thankless task.

When the timeout returned, both sides replaced all the main players.

There are still 8 minutes left before the end of the game, and the two teams entered the final battle ahead of schedule.

In the Pelicans' offense, Tang Tian restrained the defense on the outside, Jokic was on the high post to support, and assisted Holiday, who cut in, to score a layup.

Turning back, Westbrook held the ball on the outside.

At this time, there was a commotion in the arena.

Because the Pelicans' defense has changed!

Standing in front of Westbrook was no longer Holiday as before, but Tang Tian!

Tang Tian is here to take on the tough task again!

From Durant to Harden, then to Curry, and now to Westbrook.

The biggest difference between Tang Tian and other superstars is that he likes to do thankless tasks.

But this is not to blame him, after all, he is a player who started with defense, and a three-time Defensive Player of the Year. It would be a waste if he didn't do it.

Westbrook did not make tactical adjustments, and continued to call Adams to pick and roll.

He had an excellent touch in the second and third quarters. He had confidence in himself, and more importantly, the whole world was watching him and Tang Tian. He couldn't lose, and he couldn't back down.

Adams' pick-and-roll was in place, but he still didn't stop Tang Tian.

When Tang Tian was still in the NCAA, he used his pick-and-roll defense to almost make Klay Thompson kneel down and call him daddy.

Although his weight has increased now, his experience is richer than at that time.

Adams' first pick-and-roll failed to stop him, and the second time, but it still failed.

This is not a problem of pick-and-roll ability, it is really unstoppable.

Westbrook had no choice but to signal Adams to go to the bottom of the basket to open up space, and then he lowered his center of gravity and prepared to break through Tang Tian forcefully.

Because of the different positions, and Tang Tian rarely defended the main players because of his physical problems before, there were few matchups between the two in previous games.

But as a friend, Westbrook knew Tang Tian's defensive ability, and this attack was launched very carefully.

And he also knew Tang Tian's ability to steal, so he didn't dribble the ball too much. He seized the opportunity and quickly started to rush in.

His choice was right, even very rational.

But unfortunately, no matter how rational he was, it was useless, because he was unlucky.

Tang Tian's current breakthrough ability is like a divine turtle bombarding. He is most familiar with this style of play except for Westbrook.

Knowing yourself and your enemy, he completely judged Westbrook's thoughts and grabbed the position to block his first step.

Westbrook was like a sports car with full throttle, but he didn't look at the road and crashed directly into a wall.

This wall is still very hard.

He stopped the ball and lost his balance.

"Pa!"

The next second, the ball in his hand had already been slapped away by Tang Tian.

The Pelicans took the opportunity to launch a defensive counterattack.

Tang Tian made a long pass across the entire court, Holiday caught the ball and passed it to Ariza, who followed up and scored 2 points with a flying layup.

The point difference was once again widened to double digits!

There was a commotion in the arena.

In the previous ball, Westbrook was defended a bit miserably.

However, the on-site DJ reacted quickly and immediately led the fans to continue cheering.

"Let's.go! OKC!"

The cheers at the scene were overwhelming.

Oklahoma City fans are one of the best fans in the league.

Westbrook was excited listening to the cheers from the sidelines.

He took the ball and directly signaled everyone to open up, and then prepared to play Tang Tian again.

This time he paid more attention to Tang Tian's position, but his first step of acceleration was still predicted by Tang Tian and was forced to stop.

Tang Tian... seemed to know his offensive ideas!

The scene was restless.

Once is a coincidence, twice is not!

In front of Tang Tian, Westbrook, let alone score, seemed unable to even complete a shot.

This scene is a bit embarrassing!

Fortunately, he reacted quickly this time, turned around to protect the ball, and was not stolen by Tang Tian again.

Adams saw him stop the ball, and immediately rushed over to respond.

Westbrook passed the ball to Adams for transition and then held the ball again. Looking at Tang Tian again, there was a hint of hesitation in his eyes.

After being defended to death twice in a row, as long as he wasn't a brain like Whiteside, he would know that there would be no good end to head-on confrontation.

But it just so happened that Tang Tian was also very good at going around pick-and-rolls.

Time was passing by, Westbrook had no choice. Passing the ball out was equivalent to admitting defeat, so he could only bite the bullet and go up again.

This time he didn't accelerate to break through, but a signature zombie pull-up after a crossover step.

But obviously, this kind of offensive method would not gain any advantage in front of Tang Tian.

Tang Tian's high-pressure defense forced him to adjust his shooting angle in the air.

The shot was completely out of rhythm, but the good news was that the ball was finally shot out.

The fans at the scene were also full of expectations.

"Clang!"

The ball was obviously short, hit the front of the basket and popped out, Davis protected the defensive rebound.

Westbrook has not scored a single point since Tang Tian defended him in the fourth quarter!

The Pelicans advanced to the frontcourt, and Tang Tian held the ball.

At this moment, a very interesting scene happened.

Westbrook is defending Tang Tian!

He is really tough, I can't beat you, but I want to defend you!

Roberson wanted to come over to help defend, but Westbrook called him back.

There was a burst of booing at the scene. Westbrook's approach was really American personal hero style.

Tang Tian also cooperated very well. Seeing that there were no Thunder players helping to defend, he directly lowered his body to dribble the ball and then accelerated.

Westbrook also successfully predicted Tang Tian's first step, but what he didn't expect was that Tang Tian seemed to be prepared.

At the same time as his defense was in place, Tang Tian took advantage of the situation to turn around and lean back, completely shaking him away.

The other members of the Thunder were far away and didn't have time to help defend.

"Shua!"

With a crisp sound, Tang Tian's fadeaway shot hit the net beautifully!

The scene was restless again.

Tang Tian can defend Westbrook, but Westbrook can't defend Tang Tian!

Westbrook can't score in front of Tang Tian, but Tang Tian can score over Westbrook!

After Tang Tian didn't want to continue the journey of distinguishing, took out the golden cudgel and put on a red cloak to face off head-on, Westbrook was obviously overwhelmed on both offense and defense.

No need for Di Ting (a mythical creature with the ability to distinguish truth from falsehood), no need for Buddha.

The true and false have been distinguished!