Gasol won the jump ball for the Pelicans, giving them the first possession, and Alexander organized the offense in the frontcourt.

Durant and Brogdon made cuts on the wings.

The Warriors' defense stayed with Brogdon, but Durant still received the ball.

After catching the ball, he took a step and pulled up for a contested jumper.

The rhythm of the shot was excellent, completely shaking off Iguodala's defense.

"Swish!"

The ball went in cleanly.

Although he didn't help the U.S. team win the World Cup, he was in hot form, and now he's brought that hot form into the new season!

This is one of the benefits of playing FIBA basketball.

In terms of intensity alone, FIBA is comparable to the NBA playoffs, which is extremely beneficial for players to maintain their form in the offseason.

The Warriors attacked in the frontcourt, Thompson was guarded by Brogdon, Curry was double-teamed, and he passed the ball to Iguodala, but the latter's three-pointer was way off.

Unknowingly, Iguodala is already 35 years old, and compared to his peak when he first came to the Warriors, his competitive state on both offense and defense has declined significantly.

Davis jumped high to secure the defensive rebound.

The Pelicans launched a fast break, Durant received a pass from Brogdon, and finished with an acrobatic layup in the face of Green's defense, drawing a foul on the latter.

The moment the ball went in, the fans in the arena erupted in cheers.

Although Tang Tian retired and became the owner, the Pelicans' fan base built up over the years wouldn't be small.

In other words, the Pelicans are a truly genuine home team for Chinese fans.

Durant used to be the target of Chinese fans' complaints and jokes, but now that he's with the Pelicans, he's their own treasure.

Everyone knows about the feud between Durant and Green, so they naturally felt happy and excited when Durant scored a 2+1 on Green.

Green was a little unhappy and turned to complain to the referee, but received no response.

To be honest, in terms of individual strength alone, Green, who has become a zero-offense Warrior, is several levels below Durant, who is officially entering the peak of his career.

That last play was clean and beautiful, and the referee really had no reason to overturn the call.

Moreover, they also know the severity of the current punishment for Tatum, they might make a wrong call, but they wouldn't dare to make a biased call.

Durant made the free throw steadily.

He scored 5 consecutive points to start the game, helping the Pelicans take a 5-0 lead.

The happiest people at this time were the Pelicans fans.

Although Tang Tian retired, the Pelicans' rhythm at the start of the game hasn't changed!

The only difference is that the person scoring the points has changed from Tang Tian to Durant!

Thompson made a backdoor cut to the basket, and his layup was interfered with by Davis's flying block, causing it to miss. Gasol grabbed the defensive rebound.

The Pelicans directly launched a fast break, and Brogdon received Gasol's long pass and scored a layup.

7-0!

The Pelicans started the game by beating the Warriors!

Curry wanted to break the deadlock for the Warriors with his signature long-range three-pointer from a step beyond the three-point line.

But no one expected that this shot would directly become one of his personal Shaqtin' a Fool moments, the ball didn't even touch the rim, it was a complete airball!

There was a burst of laughter from the crowd.

Curry is a high-quality idol, and most of the fans in the arena don't have any malice towards him.

So they wouldn't intentionally laugh at Curry.

Unless they couldn't help it.

Curry's missed dunk at the last moment of the World Cup final, and this airball just now.

It seems that the socialist basket is not only malicious to Thompson, but also to Curry!

Curry smiled wryly and shook his head after seeing that it was an airball.

It seems that he hasn't recovered the three-point skill package he lost in the World Cup.

The Pelicans attacked in the frontcourt, Durant dribbled and broke through against Green's defense, then pulled back for a contested fadeaway after a change of direction.

Green lost his balance and fell to the ground.

"Swish!"

Durant's fadeaway went in too!

The cheers in the arena erupted again, mixed with a lot of whistles.

Durant seized the opportunity to take revenge on Green!

Durant also felt indescribably happy after scoring.

Before, James was the one controlling the ball on the Lakers, and he was just a finisher.

Although that was his strength, he felt bored doing only one thing.

Now that he's with the Pelicans, Stevens has given him full control of the ball, and that feeling is really different!

And Tang Tian didn't fool him back then, he came to the Pelicans to be the boss.

Now, looking back, he's even very grateful to Tang Tian.

9-0!

Durant scored 7 points alone, and the Pelicans continued to widen the gap!

Thompson caught the ball for a three-pointer in the frontcourt.

"Clang!"

Still no good!

This damn socialist basket!

Back on the other end, Durant's contested jumper in the Pelicans' frontcourt finally missed.

But Davis grabbed the offensive rebound over Green, directly turned around and dunked with both hands to score.

It wasn't just Durant who was stimulated by Tang Tian, but also Davis.

When Tang Tian was with the Pelicans, his brilliance overshadowed everyone, including him.

Now that Tang Tian has retired, he is also eager to prove himself.

11-0!

The Pelicans directly stunned the Warriors at the start of the game.

Green's three-point attempt from outside also missed, the Warriors' series of shots after the start almost warped the rim.

Back on the other end, Davis held the ball and posted up, drawing a double team, and passed the ball to Durant who was following up in the middle.

Durant took the ball and soared into the air, smashing the ball into the basket with a powerful dunk.

He can do more than just shoot!

13-0!

The Chinese fans in the arena were already going wild, and the Pelicans fans on the hotline were also thrilled.

They originally thought that the Pelicans' games would be more difficult than before after Tang Tian retired, but now it seems that they were overthinking it!

Although Durant's strength is not as good as Tang Tian's, he is also in the top three in the league, coupled with Davis, who has improved even further, it's really easy to beat a depleted Warriors team!

This start also set the tone for the two teams' first half.

Although the Warriors later found their offensive rhythm under Curry's leadership, they were unable to contain the Pelicans' scoring.

At the end of the first half, the Pelicans were already leading the Warriors by as much as 17 points, 58-41.

Durant scored 22 points in the first half.

In his first game joining the Pelicans, although it was just a preseason game, it has already made countless fans on social media say "It smells so good!"

"I found that Little Shuai is really a little handsome! (✪w✪)"

"He was already very handsome, how can a man who is second only to my Tang not be handsome?"

"I also think that if Tang retires, only Durant can replace him, and now the facts prove that my judgment is correct!"

"It smells so good, damn, if you Durant had come to the Pelicans earlier, how great would it have been if you played with Tang, the picture alone would make people climax!"

"It's not too late to come now, my Pelicans' five-peat is stable!"

"Little Shuai is really awesome, he and AD are very tacit partners, maybe this is the characteristic of handsome people, they get along so well with everyone!"

"Haha, awesome! It's really awesome! Come on, Little Shuai takes over from Tang and starts our journey to win five consecutive championships!"

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