"Fxck!"

Donovan couldn't help but curse.

He hadn't expected Walker and Davis' pick-and-roll ability to be so great.

Tang Tian hadn't even exerted much effort during this stretch, and Butler hadn't participated in the offense much either.

But even so, the Pelicans were already grinding the Thunder into the ground!

Griffin posted up Davis in the low post, turning for a baseline finger roll.

Griffin's explosiveness was greatly reduced after his injury. Before, he would have dunked directly after turning, but now he could only do a finger roll.

This change gave Davis an opportunity. The moment he turned to shoot, Davis raised his arms with his height and wingspan.

"Bang!"

Davis gave Griffin a chase-down block! And he also grabbed the defensive rebound!

Donovan slapped his forehead, already in despair.

Walker continued to look for Davis for a pick-and-roll in the frontcourt.

Donovan snapped out of his despair and shouted from the sidelines that the Thunder's defense had changed, taking a step back on the pick-and-roll instead of switching.

After seeing this, Walker didn't force a drive, signaling Davis to drop to the low post and then lobbing the ball inside.

Davis posted up Griffin in the low post, followed by a turnaround bank shot.

The ball kissed off the backboard and fell steadily into the net.

Davis scored two more points for the Pelicans!

The effect of his summer training with Duncan was showing. The stability of his footwork and shooting was just like a Duncan 2.0!

Donovan was stunned.

When did Davis develop this skill?

Griffin continued to attack the basket, with a beautiful turnaround move past Davis.

This was his ability.

But after he got past Davis, standing in front of him was Dedmon!

Dedmon was a tough and physical player, providing contact, and his long arms interfered with Griffin's shot.

Griffin's short arms and low release point were affected, and the ball clanked off the rim!

Davis rotated back and grabbed the defensive rebound.

The Thunder still hadn't scored!

The whistles and cheers in the arena rose and fell.

This was truly a one-sided beatdown!

Dedmon, Davis, Butler, Tang Tian!

After the Pelicans switched to a zone defense, their interior was rock solid!

The Pelicans' defense was rock solid, and the Thunder's positional offense also showed its characteristics. Walker's continuous pick-and-rolls didn't create any opportunities this time.

The ball ended up in Tang Tian's hands, and he took a contested three-pointer from beyond the arc.

"Swish!"

The basketball went into the net!

12-0!

"Wdnmd!"

The fans on the online forum had already started cursing.

They had watched NBA for so many years, but the scene before them was truly a once-in-a-lifetime sight!

A team with a dual-core was not only unable to score but was also being torn apart!

Really, what the fxck!

Westbrook looked for Adams for a pick-and-roll in the frontcourt, preparing to mismatch against Dedmon.

But the Pelicans didn't switch at all. Westbrook's step-back fadeaway was contested by Butler and clanked off the rim.

Davis grabbed the defensive rebound, and the Pelicans launched a fast break.

Walker was lightning fast, catching Tang Tian's long pass from the backcourt and throwing up a spinning layup over Westbrook.

"Smack!"

"Swish!"

Westbrook's outstretched hand made contact, but the ball still fell into the net!

And-1!

Walker converted his second And-1!

Donovan slapped his forehead and called a timeout.

This game was unwatchable.

"I think ESPN needs to update their power rankings, tonight," Barkley quipped at his rivals from the commentary booth.

"Yes, their concerns were completely unfounded. The Pelicans' chemistry is too good, like a team that's been playing together for three or four years," Kenny Smith, a professional basketball commentator, said with emotion.

The media knew about the "bitter brothers" situation. It took other teams with superstars at least a year or two to mesh, but these four brothers from the Pelicans completely skipped that process.

So they also thought ESPN was out of their minds.

"I can't imagine this team losing, except for injuries, no one can beat them!" Barkley began his big-mouth mode.

"How many times have you seen Tang shoot? Once? Twice? This is the first time I've seen the Pelicans play without him having to shoot much!" O'Neal, the Tang fan, also began to hype him up.

"That's because he doesn't need to," Kenny Smith said something very true, but very hurtful to Thunder fans.

The Thunder were a good team, but in comparison, they were far behind the Pelicans. Tang Tian really didn't need to exert himself, and the Thunder had already fallen!

After the timeout, the Thunder made a substitution, with Grant replacing Griffin.

Obviously, Donovan was somewhat dissatisfied with the All-Star power forward's performance.

Westbrook brought the ball to the frontcourt and, seeing that the Pelicans were still playing a 2-3 zone, passed the ball around the perimeter a few times. After a three-point opportunity appeared, he rose up and shot.

The three-pointer was not his strength.

His career three-point percentage was less than 30%, and only last season did he barely reach 30% with a large number of attempts.

"Swish!"

But at the critical moment, his three-pointer went in, breaking the Thunder's scoring drought!

The Thunder's bench erupted in cheers.

This three-pointer was too crucial!

The Thunder's record last season was average, but Westbrook played very well against the Warriors, Pelicans, Mavericks, and Rockets.

He was the kind of player who got stronger when facing stronger opponents.

Donovan finally breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines.

Westbrook didn't attack much after the start, but at the critical moment, he still had to rely on him!

Westbrook's three-pointer boosted the Thunder's morale, and they defended the Pelicans almost to the 24-second shot clock.

But the ball ended up in Tang Tian's hands, and he broke through to the inside, drawing Adams' shooting foul on a strong layup.

It seemed that this was what Tang Tian needed to do now: when others couldn't score, get the ball and put it in.

And it was much easier than before.

Because Walker and the others disrupted the opponent's defense, the defensive pressure on his isolation plays at the end wasn't as great as before.

Tang Tian steadily made both free throws.

17-3.

The Pelicans retreated to their half of the court, and Stevens signaled the team to switch back to man-to-man defense.

Westbrook was guarded by Tang Tian in the frontcourt.

Tang Tian knew how to separate on and off the court, and he didn't stay put this time. Westbrook was covered and had no offensive opportunities.

But he still chose to force a drive, breaking into the restricted area and almost getting blocked by Tang Tian on a contested shot.

The ball bounced off the front of the rim, and Dedmon secured the rebound.

The Thunder's offense was cut off again.

Donovan rubbed his forehead vigorously.

The Pelicans' strength wasn't just in their lineup and strength, they also had a young version of "Popovich."

As former college coaches, Donovan knew Stevens' coaching ability very well.

At that moment, the Pelicans' frontcourt offense executed a play, with Butler catching Walker's kick-out pass and shooting a three-pointer.

"Swish!"

Butler was also on!

20-3!

"Wdnmd!"

Donovan felt like ten thousand caonimas were stampeding through his mind.