The invincible kryptonite of basketball

"Who knows? But the Pelicans are really not very good inside, and he has this opportunity."

Smith nodded.

But as soon as he finished speaking, Durant made Whiteside's third personal foul.

4 blocks in one quarter, but also 3 fouls, his strengths and weaknesses are very obvious.

Good thing he still looks young.

Taking advantage of this dead ball time, the two sides continued to change players, and the main players replaced one after another.

But Whiteside was still left on the court by Williams.

Although he has no offensive ability and fouls a lot, in Williams' eyes, he is already much better than the other insiders.

Durant made two free throws, and the Thunder took the lead again 33 to 32.

"Defense! Defense!"

During the stalemate, the fans began to play home fans, shouting in unison to cheer for the Thunder.

The Pelicans' frontcourt offense didn't have a chance.

After receiving the ball this time, Tang Tian called Whiteside to the free throw line for a pick-and-roll.

The quality of Whiteside's pick-and-roll was mediocre, and Adams and Sefolosha directly chose double-teaming to press.

Tang Tian took a step back while dribbling the ball, and then threw the ball directly over the basket.

Davis was entangled with Ibaka at this time, and the ball was thrown...

Whiteside!

He had already rushed to the basket when he saw Tang Tian hit the ball.

His pick-and-roll quality is not high, but he is very flexible, and he has taken a big leap before the ball arrives.

Slam dunk after catching the ball with his right hand in the air.

"Oh!"

When he was falling, he followed up with his left hand, a powerful dunk with both hands empty-handed!

The ball dunked into the hoop and there was a loud muffled sound through the loudspeaker.

Violent abuse frame!

There was an uproar at the scene.

First Davis, then Whiteside, Tang Tian directed two consecutive alley-oop dunks for the Pelicans in this quarter!

This is to take over the nickname of the Clippers' lob city!

"He's the Pelicans' answer to the five!"

Barkley yelled at this time.

The league has gradually entered the small ball era, and there are fewer and fewer outstanding centers.

Capable of blocking shots, grabbing rebounds, good agility, and capable of eating cakes with one hand.

This is the most popular inside line in the small ball era!

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Tang Tian and Whiteside clapped hands.

In fact, Whiteside's current flexibility comes at the expense of confrontation. He still needs to gain weight in the future. After gaining weight, he will become a traditional center.

But that's enough. The Pelicans now have an insider with a quasi-All-Star level, which is an absolute reinforcement.

But before his dream started, Whiteside suffered another foul on the defensive end.

Williams replaced him with Ajinza.

It seems that Whiteside is still a long way from being a quasi-All-Star.

Durant hit a three-pointer from the outside.

Looking back, Tang Tian's misplaced attack on Adams also made a change of direction.

The score confrontation between the two continued.

After three quarters, the Pelicans and Thunder tied at 75.

Durant scored 32 points, and Tang Tian also scored 30 points.

There is still a quarter of the game that has not been played, and the two of them have completed their scoring task in Chaogang.

Clearly, though, Williams' tactical strategy worked.

The Pelicans are now in a stalemate with the Thunder.

In this way, until the decisive moment, it depends on who is more stable between Tang Tian and Durant.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the main players of both sides rested on the sidelines.

Whiteside sat on the sidelines with four fouls, and the Pelicans played center Jason Smith.

Smith received a pass from Gordon and scored a layup as soon as he came up in the fourth quarter. He seemed to be in good shape.

But looking back, he was immediately beaten 2+1 by Jackson.

That's not to mention, in just three or four minutes, the Pelicans' inside line was useless.

The inside combination of Smith and Anderson is really like opening the door to let people in and out.

Smith also had 11 points and 7 rebounds when he started this season, but was squeezed to the bench by Akinsa after that. At this stage, he proved with practical actions that he could not fight tough battles.

The Thunder also widened the point difference to 84 to 77.

Williams could only replace Tang Tian and Whiteside ahead of schedule.

Gordon's pass made a mistake, the Thunder counterattacked, Jackson made a fast break layup and made Roberts' handle.

After his extra free throw hit, the Thunder had already led by as much as 10 points.

This is also the biggest point difference between the two teams since the start.

"The Pelicans have a big backup problem at the [-] and [-]."

Kenny Smith hit the point in the commentary at this time.

When playing against a strong team like the Thunder, any fatal weakness will be targeted miserably.

Durant was sitting off the court smiling happily at this time.

This wave is very important to the Thunder, and the game is likely to set the tone for it!

And more importantly, he is still off the court.

Reggie Jackson is a good guy. Although he failed to help himself two years ago, he has grown up after two years!

In the Pelicans' offense, Tang Tian held the ball in the frontcourt.

Anderson, Roberts and Gordon all pulled the defender far away, and Whiteside also sank deep under the basket.

Now that the Pelicans are on the verge of collapse, Tang Tian is the only one to look at in the face of adversity.

Lamb patted his head while defending.

He trained with Tang Tian in the summer and knew how difficult Tang Tian was to deal with. Coupled with the matchup before, that feeling was even stronger.

Moreover, he was born with that kind of character, even though he was whipped by Tang Tian, ​​it would not completely change.

Tang Tian dribbled the ball with a low body, changing directions continuously, and Lamb tried hard to keep up.

But at this moment, Tang Tian suddenly accelerated and squeezed past, and he obviously couldn't stand the confrontation.

After Tang Tian squeezed away from Lamb, he rushed to the free throw line.

Adams on the inside didn't have time to save, and got stuck under the basket with Whiteside.

"Shh!"

Tang Tian's shot hit the net hollow.

No rebounds.

Durant's face changed off the court.

This guy Tang Tian always came to spoil his good mood.

The Thunder's offensive in the frontcourt, Jackson's strong suddenness caused Whiteside's fifth personal foul.

Durant yelled excitedly from the bench.

That's it, the guys who killed the pelicans!

Williams was holding his head on the sidelines, and Whiteside's foul frequency is really not an exaggeration.

But he didn't make a substitution. Whiteside is now a substitute, and the task will be completed after another 2 minutes.

"5 times, he has done it 5 times!"

Fisher reminded Jackson loudly from the side at this time.

Jackson nodded when he heard it, and continued to kill the basket after using Adams' pick-and-roll.

Whiteside looked obviously a little afraid to make a move at this time.

Jackson made a quick layup directly.

"boom!"

But as soon as he took the ball, Whiteside quickly reached out and gave him a peg board cap!

Whiteside's brain circuit seems to be different from that of ordinary people. He doesn't care about the things he has committed 5 times!

And after blocking the shot, he also got a defensive rebound!

The Pelicans counterattacked directly, and Tang Tian received a long pass from Roberts during the fast break. He swayed the chasing Lamb, and made a three-pointer from the chasing body.

The ball whirled in the air and traced an arc.

"Shh!"

A three-pointer hits the net!

Tang Tian scored 5 points in a row!

The point difference was narrowed to 5 points!

Brooks shook his head on the sidelines, got up and called Durant up.

Durant walked quickly to the technical table.

"Snapped!"

But as soon as he arrived, Tang Tian snatched Jackson's breakthrough and went to fast break by himself!

Williams didn't let Tang Tian defend Durant, but he never said he wouldn't let Tang Tian defend Jackson!

In an instant, Jackson dreamed back to two years ago!

Things have changed, but some things seem to have never changed!

For example, Tang Tian's life grab!

Tang Tian rushed to the frontcourt and dunked directly with one arm.

After scoring 7 points in a row, he helped the Pelicans catch up to 3 points in the blink of an eye!

Durant was anxious on the sidelines at this time, but the game did not enter a dead ball, so he couldn't play right now.

Tang Tian's consecutive scoring aroused the fighting spirit of the Pelicans players on the field, and Lamb's breakthrough was blocked by Anderson!

The Pelicans played another offensive and defensive transition.

Tang Tian took the lead. After receiving a pass from Roberts, the explosive package attribute was triggered. After confronting Jackson, the layup caused the latter's foul and scored!

2+1!