"Do you want to beat him?"

"Yes."

"Do you want to beat him?"

"Yes!"

"Tell me louder, do you want to beat him?"

"Yes! Yes!"

"Then let's defeat him, defeat them! Tell him who you are! Tell them who we are!"

……

In the Warriors' pre-game locker room, Green was giving Durant a one-on-one pep talk.

Having been through the Olympics together, he knew that Tang Tian was now Durant's nightmare, and the best way to deal with a nightmare was to face it head-on.

Christmas was an opportunity, and as long as Durant beat Tang Tian once, everything would be solved.

The same was true for the Warriors.

Last season's 73 wins but a sweep in the Western Conference Finals, nailed to the pillar of shame, this season's strong return but fans spraying them as the referees' team, even with their four-star lineup, their record was not as good as the Pelicans.

They also needed to prove themselves, to prove that the Pelicans were just one of their arch-enemies, not a one-sided beatdown nemesis.

Green's big mouth, now also a lone testicle warrior, even his name was already written backwards, but none of this hindered his mental attributes.

With his one-on-one motivation for Durant, and motivation for the whole team, the Warriors came out of the locker room with faces full of confidence.

They wanted to win!

In this highly anticipated Christmas battle, they wanted to win!

When the Warriors came out of the locker room, the Pelicans had already been warming up on the court for a while.

The Warriors attached great importance to this game, and so did the Pelicans.

But the difference was that the Pelicans were more reflected in their actions.

After Durant entered the court, he looked at Tang Tian in the opposite half.

He had been enraged into a bloodthirsty state by Green, and now he just wanted to bite Tang Tian!

The opening ceremony was about to begin, and Tang Tian gathered his players for a pre-game pep talk.

The strength of the four-star Warriors was definitely much stronger than last season's Warriors, and winning them would definitely not be as easy as last season.

"this.is.our.house!"

In the end, he alluded to Wade's classic line.

They had to win the Christmas game at home!

The opening ceremony began, and the starting players from both sides took the stage one after another.

The Warriors used their regular lineup: Curry and Thompson's Splash Brothers on the outside, Durant and Green on the front line, and Pachulia at center.

With the relaxation of the penalty scale, Green's interior defense was obviously becoming more difficult, and Kerr no longer dared to use the "death lineup" as a regular lineup.

The Pelicans also had their regular lineup: Holiday and Tang Tian on the outside, Ariza and Davis on the front line, and Jokic at center.

Although the fame of the remaining players except Tang Tian was not as high as the Warriors, a closer look would reveal that each point of the Pelicans could match up with the Warriors.

Holiday could defend Curry and Thompson, Ariza was also one of the few in the league who could defend Durant one-on-one, and Davis and Jokic's inside game was stronger than Green and Pachulia.

Just like the record showed, this was the peak showdown between the two strongest teams in the league.

The game was about to begin, and the starters from both teams took the stage one after another.

At this time, the camera gave close-ups of the players on both sides.

From everyone's face, you could see the desire to win the game, the fierceness written on their faces.

Finally, there was a split shot of Tang Tian and Durant.

The Tang-Durant showdown that fans were so fond of was about to be staged again, but Durant was no longer a Thunder player, but a brand new Warriors player.

In the cheers of the fans, Davis outjumped Pachulia, officially kicking off the curtain of this Christmas battle.

Tang Tian's possession offense in the frontcourt, the Warriors' double-teaming came very decisively, and the defense on the weak side was very tough, and the Pelicans' off-ball tactics did not create an opportunity.

This was the change brought about by the referee's penalty scale, and it was much more difficult to run out of tactical opportunities than before.

Tang Tian chose to attack strongly in the double team, turning and leaning back towards the baseline.

Thompson gave physical contact below, and Green pounced very decisively, even his arm had contact with Tang Tian's arm.

A clash of muscles!

Tang Tian still maintained his shooting form after the confrontation, and the ball went over Green's head after it was released.

"Swish!"

With a crisp sound, the basketball went into the net!

Tang Tian still scored the ball under super high-intensity defense!

The cheers at the scene suddenly erupted, and the fans raised their hands as if Tang Tian had made a game-winning shot!

This was basketball in the early 21st century!

The visual effect of every goal was very explosive!

Tang Tian also proved his strength in this way, his performance had nothing to do with the referee!

The Warriors' offense, continuous cuts and reverse runs in the frontcourt, but still no chance.

The physical confrontation during each pick-and-roll made their switch defense much more difficult than before.

Curry's ultra-long three-pointer at the end was a bit off, and Jokic protected the defensive rebound.

The Pelicans launched a counterattack, Tang Tian faked a breakthrough and made a real pass, assisting Holiday with a behind-the-back pass to score 2 points.

4-0, the Pelicans took the lead at the start.

"Defense! Defense!"

The fans' emotions were difficult to restrain, and deafening cheers rang out at the scene.

The Warriors' frontcourt offense still had no chance, and the ball finally went to Durant's hands.

The Splash Brothers opened up space, Durant posted up Ariza, turned and leaned back for a shot.

Ariza defended very well, giving physical contact and stretching out his hand to block Durant's eyes.

Durant shot by feeling, but the trajectory of the ball was still very straight.

"Swish!"

Durant also made a difficult shot!

The Warriors' bench erupted in cheers, and such a goal also made them very excited.

The Tang-Durant showdown, this time it felt like seeing a McGrady-Kobe duel reappear!

Full of memories, but now it was happening right before their eyes!

Tang Tian sent out a pass in the double team, but Holiday's three-point shot this time was interfered by Thompson and missed.

Turning around, Durant was double-teamed by Davis again in a one-on-one, and Green's cut to the basket was also interfered by Jokic.

Jokic received a pass from Tang Tian and faked a shot to break through, but his layup was destroyed by Pachulia and Green's double-team.

The Pelicans failed to score on two consecutive offenses, but turning around, Thompson's catch-and-shoot three-pointer was also interfered by Tang Tian and he threw up an air ball!

Under high-intensity confrontation, it was very difficult for even a superstar to score!

But the clash of muscles on the court, even without scoring, the emotions of the audience continued to be high.

No referee, no one-point ball, the court was completely dependent on pure personal ability, a real fight.

Tang Tian broke through to the basket in the double team, and made a wonderful through pass in the air to Davis, who was following in the middle.

Davis leaped up in front of Green, and slammed the ball into the basket over Green!

Green made a small move in the air, but Davis charged very thoroughly, he was directly knocked away, and the referee also blew the whistle.

It was an and-one!

This was the first foul on the court for both sides!

Davis roared angrily after scoring, and even the audience wanted to roar along.

A game of muscle collision, a feeling of blood spurting!

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