The invincible kryptonite of basketball

Because of this, although it is the second half of the season, the attention of the Pelicans' games is only high!

After playing the Grizzlies and resting for two days, the Pelicans started their Western Conference road trip.

Their first opponent is the Jazz.

The Jazz continue to compete with the Thunder, Clippers, and Trail Blazers for the playoffs in the Western Conference.

The season is getting closer and closer to the end, and this kind of competition is getting more and more intense, and every remaining game is crucial to them.

Even facing the defending champion and the league's No. [-] Pelicans.

The last time the two teams fought fiercely until the last minute to decide the winner, coupled with the home game, this also gave the Jazz plenty of confidence.

As soon as the game started, they played like a rainbow.

With high morale and excellent defense, after the first quarter, they led the Pelicans 27 to 23.

High-intensity confrontation and hand-to-hand combat can be seen everywhere on the court, and the Jazz are like a mad cow with red eyes.

Veterans like David West have been greatly affected by the physical exertion brought about by high-intensity confrontation.

He failed to grasp the two consecutive opportunities in this quarter, and the Jazz also took the opportunity to play a wave of 4-0 offensive, widening the point difference to 8 points.

Stevens saw that the situation was wrong and replaced Diaw on the field, which was also the latter's first game for the Pelicans.

After Diaw came on the field, he hit a small hook, and then the defensive end stuck Favors to get a defensive rebound.

Williams missed the throw, and he stuck Favors to get an offensive rebound and assisted Williams to score at close range.

In the two rounds after Dior played, he fully demonstrated his attributes of "grand hooker" and "short rebounder".

Of course, more importantly, he played for the Jazz before this season and is very familiar with the characteristics of the players on this team.

Relying on Dior's stable performance, the Pelicans passed through this transition from the bench smoothly.

When the main players of both sides returned, Tang Tian began to enter the state, ignoring the Jazz's defense and scoring consecutively, fully reflecting the role of superstars.

In this quarter, the Pelicans beat the Jazz 32 to 22, and in turn led the Jazz by 6 points.

In the second half, the Jazz adjusted their defensive strategy and began to double-team Tang Tian, ​​which also gave him a chance. He frequently sent second passes to assist his teammates to score.

After this quarter, although the Jazz are still very tenacious, the Pelicans still opened the point difference to 15 points.

In the last quarter, the physical fitness of both sides declined, and the sound of hammering iron continued on the court. Tang Tian's legend was fully reflected in this situation.

His points, rebounds, and assists remained the same, leading the Pelicans to continue to suppress the Jazz, and successfully opened the point difference to 5 points 25 minutes before the end.

The game also ended early.

The Jazz's stalemate with the Pelicans in the last game has a lot to do with Tang Tiangang's injury.

Now Tang Tian recovered from his injury, and the result of the game was much worse than what Utah fans imagined.

The Pelicans finally defeated the Jazz 108 to 88, ushering in a wave of 8 consecutive victories.

Tang Tian played three and a half quarters and scored a triple-double of 30 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists.

This is also his 8th consecutive game with a triple-double!

And that's not the end.

Two days later, the Pelicans played the Clippers in Los Angeles.

鹈鹕队以113比103击败对手，唐天再次砍下35分10板12助攻的三双数据！

Counting this game, his consecutive triple-double games have reached 9 games!Tied Chamberlain's consecutive triple-double record!

If he can get another triple-double in the next game against the Thunder, he will break this 49-year-old record!

Chapter 955 True and False Monkey King

"Don has another triple-double! The 9th consecutive triple-double! Tie Chamberlain's consecutive triple-double historical record!"

"What's so strange about this, Tang now equals a triple-double + winning. If you tell me that Tang didn't get a triple-double one day, that would be news!"

"It makes sense. I used to think that triple-doubles were difficult, but now that Tang is here, it's really easy!"

"This is probably the legendary ease! If I were the opponent of the Pelicans, I wouldn't even think about winning. I'd just find a way to prevent Tang from getting a triple-double!"

"It's easy to say, but it's impossible to stop Tang. We can only restrict him, or even pray that he doesn't feel good. Whiteside is a lesson from the past!"

"Speaking of Whiteside, the Pelicans seem to be playing the Thunder in the next game, right? According to him, this is a duel between two 'brushes'?"

"I didn't pay much attention if you didn't tell me, Don is going to play Westbrook in this game! A confrontation between two triple-double players!"

"Break a triple-double record on top of a player averaging a triple-double? It's a bit of a mouthful, but it's exciting!"

"Westbrook is definitely not willing! He cares about this very much! He will show the state he played with the Warriors before!"

……

The game between the Pelicans and the Thunder is three days later, and before that, the Thunder had a home game against the Magic.

The Magic are now ranked second to last in the Eastern Conference and have already withdrawn from the playoffs. However, they have been in good form recently, winning three of five games.

This state was also reflected in the first half. At the end of the half, they led the Thunder 49 to 44.

The touch of the two teams is average, but Westbrook still scored 21 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in the half.

In the second half, Westbrook's shooting percentage dropped, and the Thunder only scored 16 points in a single quarter, while the Magic scored 28 points across the board, leading by as much as 17 points at the end of the third quarter.

Seeing that the Thunder were about to lose, it was Westbrook who stood out. He scored 22 points in a single quarter and made a steal before the end of the game.

After four quarters, Westbrook has scored 53 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists.

The two teams played evenly in the regular season, but no one expected that Westbrook's one-man performance would be completed in overtime.

He came up and sent two consecutive assists to play a wave of 4-0, and he also managed to get a 50+ triple-double.

After that, he scored 4 points in a row, extending the lead to 8 points.

There is no suspense about the outcome, and the fans are looking forward to Westbrook being able to hit the 60+ triple-double that Tang Tian just set.

But it's a pity that the Magic don't want to be the background board like the Cavaliers. They defended very hard in the end, and Westbrook failed to make consecutive shots.

In the end, the Thunder beat the Magic 10-0 in overtime, 112-102.

Westbrook's data is fixed at 57 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists.

He failed to equal or break Tang Tian's 60+ triple-double, but the 57-point triple-double was also terrifying.

Moreover, he made 42 of 21 shots in this game, and his shooting percentage reached 50%, which was nearly 8 percentage points higher than the season high.

Of course, more importantly, he led the team to complete a 17-point reversal.

This is without a doubt the best fight of his career.

The game was played vigorously, and there were constant discussions on social media after the game.

"Two people with 50+ triple-doubles in one season! This is crazy!"

"I feel more and more that Whiteside is really out of his mind. Don and Westbrook's triple-double hit rate exceeds 5%, what a god!"

"I think Westbrook must have been stimulated by Don's consecutive triple-doubles. It can be seen that he really cares about this this season!"

"It's good to care about it. If you care about it, you can hit a triple-double with 57 points. Then you can't blow up in a direct confrontation?!"

"I'm afraid that the next match will really require Mars to touch the Earth!"

……

The fans' discussions flew up, and the media did not miss such excitement.

"True and False Triple Double King."

FOX Sports earned a lot of saliva just by a news headline.

The style of Journey to the West has not yet begun to bloom, but they first brought out the real and fake Monkey King in Journey to the West.

However, such a headline is indeed cruel enough. Anyone with a discerning eye will know it at a glance. If you have to distinguish between true and false, Tang Tian must be true, and the false one is naturally Westbrook.

After all, the records of the two teams are now there.

To put it bluntly, one is a triple-double that can win, and the other is a triple-double that cannot win.

This kind of news headline is the consistent style of FOX, which completely provoked the saliva of the fans on both sides.

Perhaps because of too much saliva, the Thunder's training on the game day was not open to the public.

After training, the players rest in the locker room.

Westbrook looked serious the whole time.

He and Tang Tian had a good relationship, but these descriptions and reports from the media made him very unhappy.

"Russell, you are real."

Adams on the side saw his expression and said.

Westbrook turned to look at him when he heard it.

"Tonight you will prove that you are real."

Adams repeated.

Westbrook's serious expression suddenly broke into a smile.

Durant's departure made him paranoid and turned into a data maniac. He needs to use a triple-double per game to prove that he is the most worthy of the Thunder management.

But in some games, he won't do that, just like playing the Warriors before, he just wants to win.

And now against the Pelicans.

On the one hand, this kind of momentum from the media, once he loses, he will be given a fake identity.

On the other hand, it is also a more important part. If the Thunder finally make the playoffs, then the opponent in the first round is likely to be the Pelicans.

If they can win the game in front of them, then when they really challenge the Pelicans as challengers, they will have a great psychological advantage.

"Yes, I am."

He nodded after laughing.

That night, the game between the Thunder and the Pelicans kicked off at the Chesapeake Energy Arena.

The on-site attendance rate was full.

The direct confrontation between the league's two triple-double kings is the night when Tang Tian can break the record of consecutive triple-doubles.

There is a gap in the strength of the two teams, but the excitement of the game will not be bad.

During the warm-up before the game, Tang Tian and Westbrook greeted each other in the middle of the arena.

The two met three years ago, and their relationship is getting better every year. Although they are not as close as the hard training brothers, they can still be regarded as good friends.

This greeting is routine.

However, the photographer at the scene was very good at creating an atmosphere. After the two greeted each other, he began to cut the shots non-stop.

The emotions of the fans at the scene were fully suspended.

Obviously, Tang Tian and Westbrook are the main characters tonight.

After the opening ceremony, the two teams started to play one after another.

The Pelicans have a regular lineup here.

The Thunder have Westbrook and Oladipo on the outside, Robertson and Sabonis on the striker, and Adams at the center.

At this time, the on-site cameraman gave Tang Tian and Westbrook a cut shot.

Tang Tian was calm and calm, while Westbrook was serious.

Amidst the cheers of many fans at the scene, the "identification" of the real and fake Monkey King began immediately.

Chapter 956 was separated after arriving at Guanyin?