The invincible kryptonite of basketball

Tang Tian saw the opportunity and passed the ball back to Gasol at the top of the arc.

Pau Gasol's three-point chance!

He has three-point range, and his career three-point shooting percentage is close to 35%.

He didn't hesitate, raised his hand after catching the ball and threw it away.

"Dangdang!"

But it's a pity that his three-pointer missed this time, and it was obviously missed.

His state this season, especially on the offensive end, is really not very good.

In terms of three-point shooting alone, he is only in the early 31% this season.

Embiid protected the defensive rebound.

The fans on the hotline were pessimistic about Gasol for a while.

The former center can't come back, Gasol doesn't have much gas left in the tank, and the Pelicans made a bloody loss on the trade deadline.

The Mavericks went to the frontcourt to play positions.

Embiid continued to receive the ball at the free throw line, and the Mavericks continued to play the previous inside and outside tactics.

With his back against Gasol, Embiid turned and walked to the basket.

He is very big, and Harrell couldn't get up because of him.

But Gasol is also big, and he has good feet, following Embiid.

Embiid didn't make a direct phone call when he got to the basket. He feinted a bit, but Gasol didn't get up at all.

He turned back toward the free throw line, and Gasol followed.

He used all the offensive methods, but failed to create scoring opportunities for himself!

He ended up leaning on Gasol's outside hook.

But Gasol stretched his long arms and put enough pressure on him.

"Dangdang!"

Embiid's shot hit the frame, Gasol turned around and received a defensive rebound!

The Mavericks' tidal wave of offense was interrupted!

Stevens nodded in satisfaction watching from the sidelines.

Although Gasol has lost his touch this season, he can't lose his defensive skills.

The Pelicans went to the frontcourt to play positions. Tang Tian's breakthrough encountered the same defensive treatment, and he even gave the ball to Gasol.

Gasol missed the ball, he took the ball and went directly to the basket to break through.

Embiid returned to the defense, and he gave another through ball to Davis on the weak side.

The Mavericks' defensive focus was on Tang Tian's side, and Gasol's breakthrough was decisive, and they had no time to return to defense.

"Shh!"

Davis made a solid mid-range hit from the bottom corner.

The Pelicans broke the scoring drought!

Davis took the initiative to high-five Gasol during the retreat.

The ball was fed very comfortably just now.

One defense and one offense were successful, and the morale of the Pelicans recovered significantly.

Embiid didn't have a chance to return the ball to Conley, and then took the initiative to play a pick-and-roll.

Conley drove for a layup, but was blocked by Gasol.

The ball missed, and Gasol also received another defensive rebound.

The Pelicans attacked the frontcourt again. This time Tang Tian tried to hold the ball from the outside, and Gasol suddenly took the initiative to cut to the basket.

Tang Tian saw the opportunity and hit the ball through the defense. After Gasol received the ball, he easily made a layup.

The Pelicans played quite comfortably in this wave of offense.

Tang Tian also high-fived Gasol while retreating.

Playing basketball, the brain is really a good thing.

Gasol knows that he doesn't feel good, and he scores points and cuts off the ball actively. He can always make himself "worthy" on the court.

Not to mention whether Gasol can regain his touch on the offensive end, from this point of view alone, the Pelicans' trade is not a loss.

The first thousand 220 chapters and six history are always surprisingly similar

Embiid played a pick-and-roll with Holiday in the frontcourt, and after splitting it, he received a pass from Holiday in a high position and hit the big two points.

Able to post up, shoot from the paint to the [-]-point line, and play off the floor, plus great defense.

After the NBA ushered in the small ball era, centers, especially all-around centers, basically disappeared.

Embiid can be said to be the rare and best one in active service.

22 to 14, the Mavericks still hold an 8-point lead.

"Defense! Defense!"

The cheers of the Dallas Cowboys sounded again at the scene.

The Pelicans intend to start, and Embiid's mid-range is very critical.

Amidst the cheers of the fans, the Mavericks played an iron barrel defense.

More than half of the offensive time, the Pelicans failed to fight consecutive tactical cooperation.

Tang Tian held the ball at the top of the arc, signaling Gasol to pick and roll at the free throw line.

Gasol is big enough, Tang Tian accelerated to break through Embiid after dismantling it.

The Mavericks shrank in, and Embiid also blocked from behind.

Tang Tian broke into the three-second zone and was surrounded by multiple teams, so he had no chance to make a move at all.

But he noticed Gasol when he broke through.

After seeing Embiid's defensive dynamics after dismantling the ball, Gasol did not wait at the three-point line, but also cut in.

He made a nice no-look pass to Gasol, who was just at the free throw line.

This is Gasol's attacking distance.

A perfect fit.

However, the Mavericks' defensive ability and awareness are really strong, and Powell actually helped defend Gasol!

The opportunity was fleeting, and Gasol didn't force a shot or singles, but threw the ball directly to the right.

In a round similar to the previous one, Davis was empty again!

But Embiid helped defend Davis again!

The Mavericks played the top defense this round!

Not to mention offense, their core lineup has played together for two years, and the tacit understanding on the defensive end is max!

Davis's shot opportunities are also not good, but he passes the ball to the middle.

After Gasol passed the ball and continued to move, this time he cut to the basket!

Embiid had no time to return to the defense, Powell chose to foul to stop, but he didn't hold back!

"beep!"

The referee's whistle blows.

Gasol scored the ball at the buzzer and caused a foul by Powell!

2+1!

A beautiful goal!

Gasol shook his fist after the goal.

This is the first goal of his Pelicans career!

The Pelicans bench was seething.

The ball that assisted Davis before, to this 2+1, perfectly demonstrated Gasol's playing style.

Although he is a big man at 2 meters, he is really flexible and likes to move and fight.

Cut, pass, and cut again, this style of play is really rare among centers.

It's true that he hasn't been familiar with the Pelicans' tactics yet, and he's playing entirely by instinct, but this instinct is imba!

Tang Tian also raised his hand and touched Gasol's head as a sign of encouragement.

Embiid is the best in active service, but not the only one.

The last best all-around center was Gasol.

Gasol made a free throw to help the Pelicans narrow the point difference to 5 points.

Embiid also made a cut in the frontcourt, but when he shot, Gasol stuck to him and interfered, and he turned around and missed the shot.

Compared with Harrell, Gasol caused more trouble to Embiid. It is impossible for Embiid to play comfortably like the previous period.

The Mavericks can take the lead thanks to Embiid's advantage in the interior, or dominance.

But now this kind of dominance is gone, and the Pelicans quickly caught up with the score and overtook it.

In the end, the Pelicans lost and won, beating the Mavericks 103-93 on the road for the third time of the season.

小牛队那边，霍乐迪20分5板5助攻，康利17分10助攻，哈里斯14分。

恩比德得到19分11板2盖帽，不过他18次出手只命中6球，不管是数据还是效率都远不如之前的表现。

Gasol's defense is indispensable.

鹈鹕队这边，唐天仅得43分8板10助攻，戴维斯21分13板5助攻，西亚卡姆13分4板。

加索尔在鹈鹕队的首次比赛替补出场28分钟，7投2中得到7分9板3助攻1盖帽。

Although the statistics did not look very eye-catching, both the head coach Stevens and Tang Tian praised him at the press conference after the game.

"His defense against Embiid was the key to our win tonight, and he changed the game."

After all, Stevens knows the ball, otherwise he wouldn't have given Gasol so much playing time in the first game.

"He's the smartest player I've ever seen play."

Tang Tian was even more generous in his praise.

"Statistics don't tell what he does for the team, he moves aggressively off the ball, he's always in the best attacking position on the floor, he's constantly reading the game and making the best choices. "

Tang Tian really gave Gasol a good blow.

"Yes, this is only his first game. He has only been in the team for two days. We are looking forward to his performance."

Stevens chimed in.

On social media after the game, the evaluation of Gasol was more polarized.

Half of the fans felt that Gasol was no longer as brave as before. No matter what Stevens and Tang Tian said after the game, the statistics speak for themselves.

A center who played nearly 30 minutes and scored and rebounded in single digits is really hard to be worthy of his big contract of more than 2000 million.

The other half of the fans thought that what Stevens and Tang Tian said was right. They had also watched the game, and Gasol's role was not limited to just the statistics.

Because defense will not have other statistics except blocks, and the same goes for off-ball movement.

Neither side could convince the other.

Two days later, the Pelicans flew to Boston to challenge the Celtics.