The ball went in, and Tang Tian felt a surge of exhilaration.

Any shooting technique is related to feel.

The further the range, the greater the connection.

Like when he played against the Spurs before, he only made 2 of 6 ultra-long three-pointers, and the hit rate could only be considered average.

But today, his first ultra-long went in, and the feeling was completely different from playing against the Spurs.

This month of actual combat has been very effective.

The second ultra-long in the first quarter proved that his feeling was right!

Inside the VIP box.

Jeanie Buss's face had changed from rosy to ugly.

The elementary school student's carnival came one after another, and her good mood was destroyed again and again!

The Pelicans played high-quality defense, Davis helped defend and destroyed Durant's layup and protected the defensive rebound.

On the one hand, it is the bonus of attributes, and on the other hand, it is the flexibility of the small-ball lineup used by Stevens.

The Pelicans' defense has been of high quality in the last few minutes.

And after Davis grabbed the defensive rebound, it was the Pelicans' turn to launch a fast break.

Tang Tian received the ball in the mid-court, continuously dribbled past Middleton and Pope, made a layup and was fouled by Pope.

When he made the extra free throw, the score on the court became 19 to 22, a 3-point difference!

In the Lakers' offense, the Pelicans' defense quality remained very high.

James showed his personal ability, breaking through to the inside under high pressure defense and then passing to Pope at the bottom corner.

A great three-point opportunity for Pope.

"Clang!"

But unfortunately, he failed to grasp it!

Lopez grabbed the offensive rebound with his excellent wingspan, but his second attack was directly blocked by Davis!

Davis's block was very tough!

After the ball was blocked, it went into Green's hands, and Green quickly passed it to Tang Tian.

Tang Tian broke through to the basket from the backcourt and scored another layup, also drawing a holding foul from Middleton!

Another 2+1!

They couldn't stop him even if they tried to pull him!

Tang Tian steadily made the extra free throw, and the Pelicans tied the score!

Moreover, after the Pelicans tied the score, the arena showed Tang Tian's stats for this game.

He had unknowingly scored 16 points!

And he made 6 of 8 shots, a very high efficiency.

After the opening, the Lakers relied on excellent defense to make the Pelicans' outside line feel bad, and then constantly shrank to double-team Tang Tian.

Tang Tian once didn't have much performance, but he then quickly adjusted his state through ultra-long shots.

Just like the fans said on social media, this is the strength of the NBA's historical number one player!

After tying the score, the two teams began to enter a stalemate.

The fans at the scene and on TV were all enjoying the game.

In this quarter, James and Durant on the Lakers side both showed the demeanor of superstars, one bringing his own system and the other being excellent in key moments.

The Lakers once completely suppressed the Pelicans.

But the Pelicans had Tang Tian, a bug, and two ultra-long shots brought the Pelicans back from the disadvantage.

This is very similar to a card game, where one side is led by two S-level stars, and the other side is an S+ team, and the two sides end up evenly matched.

This kind of scene continued in the second quarter.

The Lakers' starters are strong and the substitutes are weak, but Vogel did a good job in arranging his troops, putting Simmons and James in this section to lead the team.

The Pelicans side rotated normally, and Kuzma and Siakam also had bright performances.

At the end of the half, the two sides tied at 56.

From a tie in one quarter to a tie in two quarters, the process and outcome of the game surprised most fans.

You know, most people thought the Lakers would have an advantage before the game, and the Lakers did do that after the opening.

But by halftime, fans who had watched the game, or fans who hadn't watched the game but had seen the technical statistics, knew that this was unexpected but reasonable.

Tang Tian scored 35 points in the half, more than half of the team's points.

This performance is easy to remind people of the Pelicans' opening game.

At that time, Tang Tian scored 37 points in the half, and his final score was 73 points.

However, unlike the opening game, the Pelicans' outside line was collectively lost in the game against the Rockets.

But in this game, the Pelicans' outside line performed normally, and the reason why Tang Tian scored high was more because of his good touch.

So although the halftime score was two points less than the opening game, if it is still this rhythm in the second half, then Tang Tian is likely to break the record again.

During the halftime break, Barkley and O'Neal analyzed this topic and whetted the fans' appetite for the second half.

"Coach, I'll defend Tang in the second half."

During the halftime break, Durant took the initiative to ask Vogel in the locker room.

Compared with his time with the Warriors, although he still loves to use Twitter to attack people on social media, his personality in reality has changed a lot.

Just like what he said before the game, "What's the point of not defeating the Pelicans?" and his initiative now, he has become a lot tougher.

It seems that his experience with the Warriors made him realize something.

If you want to win the championship, it is not enough to rely on defecting to the enemy and hugging your thighs, you have to put in enough effort yourself.

Vogel agreed to Durant's request.

Although from a tactical point of view, it seems stupid to use the team's number one scorer to defend the opponent's number one scorer.

But he could hardly refuse the request of a superstar who wanted to do so.

But he is a defensive coach after all, and after agreeing to Durant's request, he also made other defensive arrangements.

As a head coach, he also gave Durant enough support.

Back in the second half, the Pelicans attacked first.

Tang Tian held the ball and found that his defender had become Durant.

And he saw in Durant's eyes a burning fighting spirit that he had never seen before.

When he first entered the league, Durant dismissed him, and when he caught up with Durant, Durant lost the courage to face him.

Not to mention burning fighting spirit, even fighting spirit was rare.

After his teammates pulled away, Tang Tian got close and changed direction left and right, using his signature crossover to squeeze past Durant and into the inside.

Middleton had help defense on the weak side, but Tang Tian anticipated it in advance, squeezing past him with a low-handed layup.

Tang Tian's ball was beautiful, passing two people in a row, but just as he shot, a figure pounced from behind him.

It's Durant!

This chase was beyond Tang Tian's expectations. He changed his shot to a pass in the air with his strong waist and abdomen strength, and passed the ball to Davis in the middle.

Davis caught the ball and stood up to dunk, but Durant returned to defense as soon as he landed, reaching out to interfere and causing Davis's dunk to fly!

And he quickly grabbed the defensive rebound!

Cheers erupted from the arena.

Durant defended Tang Tian and Davis's offense in a row!

Tang Tian looked at Durant while retreating, and he felt that Durant had really changed since he joined the Lakers.

And this change looks really interesting.

Green was always known for being tough before this season, and he therefore looked down on Durant, who had defected to the enemy, and treated Durant as a soft egg in his heart.

But in the new season, the two people's personalities have changed 180 degrees, as if they have been switched.

Green has softened, but Durant has hardened!