Although it was 20 points behind in the first half, it was a home game, but it was already very difficult for the Trail Blazers to recover the score.

In the third quarter, they tried hard to catch up with points, and Lillard frequently hit the basket and caused Whiteside to foul, knocking the opponent out in advance.

They found their form on the offensive end and scored 30 points in a single quarter.

But compared to offense, it is a bigger problem for them to not be able to defend the Pelicans.

Tang Tian scored another 10 points in this quarter, and after the third quarter, he scored 27 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.

At the end of the third quarter, the Pelicans continued to lead 85-65.

At the opening stage of the fourth quarter, the main players of both sides rested off the court.

Tang Tian talked and laughed with Davis on the side, just like during the preseason.

For them, a big victory in the opening game will be a great start for the season.

But at this moment, the situation on the field suddenly changed.

Trail Blazers sophomore CJ McAlem suddenly broke out.

He scored 11 points in just five minutes, helping the Trail Blazers narrow the gap to within 15 points.

Williams was forced to call for a pause.

When he got up, Tang Tianduo glanced at McArham, who was cheering with his team members.

Speaking of which, McAlem is also one of the most inspiring players in the NBA.

But his inspiration is not the same as others.

This is a player who was only 1.58 meters tall when he was in his first year of high school.

Basketball is a talented sport. If you reach high school less than 1.6 meters, then you basically cannot take the basketball path.

Not to mention thinking about fighting NBA, that's simply a fool.

Most people may give up basketball at this time and turn to other things.

But McAlem did not give up. He chose to continue to hone his skills and joined the high school team with his excellent dribbling skills!

A high school student who is less than 1.6 meters tall, he looks like an 8-year-old child in school-level competitions.

Even when he played a game, he was sarcastic and mocked several times that of others. I wonder how many people around him persuaded him to give up.

But he persisted until the end, and God opened a window for him as if he had seen his efforts.

He spent three years in high school, and he grew from 1.57 meters straight to 34 cm! He grew to 1.91 meters!

His persistence paid off, and his dribbling skills were as skilled as before, which eventually opened the doors to NCAA and NBA.

Now this inspirational player has caused great trouble to the Pelicans.

After returning from the timeout, Williams had to replace the main player in advance.

Whiteside was plagued by a foul, and Jokic was still left on the court.

The Trail Blazers also made a substitution. All the main players except Batum have returned. McArham performed well and was left on the court.

Tang Tian received the ball in the frontcourt and took the initiative to call Davis to come up and play the pick-and-roll.

The Trail Blazers did not dare to change or clamp. Tang Tian grabbed the space from the pick-and-roll and pulled it out and hit it.

This goal helped the Pelicans to widen the gap to 15 points again.

When Lillard came back, he took the initiative to make a ball for McArham, who received the ball and scored a layup with a speed difference.

Although his body looks thin and not strong in confrontation, his scoring ability is really good.

Pelicans' offense.

After Tang Tian held the ball in the frontcourt, he invited Ariza to come over to pick-and-roll this time.

The story of McArham is very inspiring, but the NBA arena is cruel.

After Ariza demolished Matthews, Tang Tian singled out Mikelem.

He shook and broke inside, and McAlum kept up.

Jokic was very smart at this time and used his own figure to block Lopez from letting the latter go over to help with defense.

Tang Tian pushed McAlem to the basket and jumped directly.

"Bang!"

He forced the ball into the basket through McArm!

Michelum's thin body was pushed out of the field.

There was an uproar in the scene.

Tang Tian showed no mercy to Michelham.

Having been blocked, McAlum's mentality was somewhat affected. When he returned to the offensive end, his three-pointer from the outside missed.

Turning back, Tang Tian misplaced and hit him again, a shaking three-pointer hit directly erased the hope of the Trail Blazers' pursuit of points.

In the end, the Pelicans maintained their advantage until the end of the game, defeating the Trail Blazers 109-93, and achieved a good start to the season.

On the Trail Blazers, Lillard scored the team's highest 26 points, but he only made 9 of 23 shots, Aldridge scored 23 points and 11 rebounds, and McAlum contributed 15 points and 2 assists.

The Pelicans scored 6 players in double digits, Davis scored 20 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks, Holiday scored 15 points and 6 assists, Jokic scored 10 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, and Ariza and each team scored 12 points.

Tang Tian made 12 of 20 shots and scored a game-high 32 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.

He scored a lot, but he didn't make many moves. Anyone who has watched the game can know that his score is much easier than last season.

This is the change brought about by breakthroughs and improvements.

It becomes more difficult for defensive players to prevent him from breaking and shooting.

Of course, what impressed the fans the most was his two dunks.

The deduction of Matthews once and Michelham once made fans think that he was possessed by Westbrook.

After the game, Tang Tian was interviewed by reporters as the MVP of this game.

As he was talking, he suddenly felt someone approaching behind him.

He thought it was Ci Shiping who brought water to him again, so he moved his head to hide.

"Bang!"

Unexpectedly, my butt was suddenly under pressure.

He turned back with some anger.

You should know that swaying butts was taken by Ginobili when he was in San Antonio.

This guy Ci Shiping...

Forehead!

He turned his head and found that it was not Ci Shiping, but Davis!

Thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a smile on his face.

He looked shocked.

It was hard for him to imagine that Davis was the one who was killed just now?!

Seeing Tang Tian's expression, Davis pointed to his head, and then ran away.

That's very obvious. Tang Tian touched his head for a season last season, and now he is going to take revenge with a slap in his hips!

Tang Tian suddenly felt so amused and crying after he came over.

For some reason, he always feels like he is still playing with the Spurs.

After accepting the interview with reporters, Tang Tian did not return to the locker room, but went to the post-match press conference with Borrego.

Davis didn't come, and Williams took Jokic to sit there in advance.

It can be seen that he is very satisfied with Jokic's performance.

The press conference began soon, and the first question was a reporter from the local media in Portland.

"The team's starting center Whiteside only scored 6 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks, and Jokic, who is a substitute, performed well. Will you put Jokic in the starting lineup in the next game?"

The Trail Blazers lost the local fans unhappy, and this reporter should be one of them. He asked a very provocative question.

If the answer to this question is yes, Whiteside will definitely be hit. On the contrary, if the answer is no, then the one who is hit is Jokic on the side.

Williams didn't know how to answer for a while.

"Whiteside is our starting center and as a teammate, I believe he will get back in the game soon."
Chapter completed!