Chapter 1333 Durant Got Sprayed

This year's Christmas is very lively.

He invited Ding Yanyuhang, Abdul Saramu, Lin Yi and Wang Quanze to his manor as guests.

Except for Yi Jianlian who has already started a family in Brooklyn and did not come, all the Chinese players he knows in the United States have come.

It's really a rare get-together for these folks who are out playing.

Tang Tian and Lin Yi chatted a lot again.

In the eyes of others, including Olsen, the two are about to become a pair of friends.

Christmas is over, followed by the Christmas War.

The game between the Pelicans and the Spurs has become the focus of fans' attention.

Tang Tian and Olson also went to the scene to help the team.

However, the result of the game was not satisfactory.

The Spurs used the way they dealt with Tang Tian before, using George Gallonard's combination to limit Durant.

Durant's offensive ability and passing ability are far behind Tang Tian's. His offensive efficiency is not high, or even a little low.

In the end, the Pelicans lost the Christmas game 91-103.

On the Spurs side, Aldridge played mediocre, but Leonard scored 34 points, George scored 24 points, and the two scored 58 points together, which was an eye-catching performance.

For the Pelicans, Davis scored 25 points and 11 rebounds and played steadily.

But Durant's rare inefficiency, only 8 of 25 shots, only scored 20 points with free throws.

This kind of performance obviously can't help the team win.

Although he lost the game, Tang Tian went to the locker room to cheer the team after the game.

The outcome of a game is really nothing compared to a long season, 82 games.

By the way, he also gave everyone on the team a Christmas gift and a gold watch, which can be regarded as a substantial encouragement to the players.

After watching the Christmas battle, Tang Tian then went home to accompany his wife and children.

The work of the Pelicans has Demps and Stevens, and he didn't take care of it. On the contrary, he had time to focus more on Lin Yi.

This is naturally related to next year's Olympic Games.

In the current Chinese team, Tang Tian can play the No. 1 position, Ding Yanyuhang the No. 2 position, Abdul Saramu the No. 3 position, and Yi Jianlian the No. 4 position. The only thing missing is the No. 5 position.

Zhou Qi's condition after recovering from injury is average, and he's fine as a substitute. It's definitely not interesting to play center forward with the US team.

If Lin Yi appears at this time, it is equivalent to filling all five positions at once.

Plus Fang Shuo, Wu Qian, Zhai Xiaochuan who performed well in the World Cup, plus Zhou Qi.

This lineup, not to mention a 50-50 split with the US team, has a good chance of winning.

In other words, as long as Lin Yi improves fast enough, next year's Tokyo Olympics will be more worth looking forward to than the World Cup.

Now that Tang Tian has retired from the NBA, it is naturally the national team that can attract his attention, so he naturally pays more attention to Lin Yi.

Even after Lin Yi played a good game, he retweeted the game news and tweeted Lin Yi giving him a thumbs up.

Although Tang Tian retired, his influence increased rather than decreased after the Morey incident.

He tweeted, and the traffic he attracted was also unprecedented.

It is not an exaggeration to say that Tang Tian tweeted to build up energy for Lin Yi's draft.

In the 2020 draft list given by ESPN, Lin Yi has jumped from the second round to the lottery.

This is still when March Madness has not started. If Lin Yi has another outstanding performance, he will really be competing for the top three or even the number one pick.

Nicknames like "The Next Tang Tian" naturally came to Lin Yi.

Although Lin Yi still said in front of the fans that he prefers the nickname Big Devil, he didn't object.

As Tang Tian is the number one player in basketball history, this kind of next title is not something ordinary people have the opportunity to get.

Lin Yi's performance in the NCAA is getting better and better, and Tang Tian is also enjoying a comfortable life.

He brought back a cub from Africa as a companion for the lion, and watching them chasing each other on the grass now made him feel very comfortable.

But at this moment, his manor came again.

This time it was not Yao Ming, but Stevens.

Stevens' appearance was a bit unexpected, but after explaining his purpose, Tang Tian also understood.

Durant has struggled offensively since the Christmas game.

Not physically, but psychologically.

Stevens can see this.

After hearing this, Tang Tian signaled Stevens not to panic, then took out his mobile phone and checked Durant's Twitter, and then checked social media by the way.

After reading this, he knew the reason.

"Durant is indeed not as good as Tang, whether in ability or temperament!"

"Durant, you are just a little bit of a man, and when you are always shooting outside, you are a head!"

"It's better to let Tang come back quickly. Durant, Tang Tian's successor, is really not good!"

"With Durant's performance, we will take the lead in the playoffs and play against the Spurs. The five consecutive championships will definitely be gone!"

"It's better to trade and change to a better guard. I think it's awkward for him to play the second position all the time."

"Yes, while his trade value is still there, hurry up and come back with a super giant, and try something like Buck Laven."

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After reading these, Tang Tian already knew the reason for Durant's struggle.

This guy must have put his mind to using the trumpet to fight with netizens again.

For a player with a shooting style like Durant, mentality greatly affects his shooting percentage.

This can be seen from the contrast between his performance in the Warriors and Lakers and the World Cup.

So Stevens' feeling is also right, this is a real psychological problem.

"I'll find a chance to talk to him."

Tang Tian said.

With Tang Tian's words, Stevens finally felt relieved.

Although he didn't know what happened between Tang Tian and Durant, but Tang Tian was able to lure Durant from the Lakers, and he was very confident in Tang Tian's words.

The temperature in New Orleans in January is colder, and Durant feels as cold as the weather.

In the game against the Jazz, he played a replica of the Christmas game, making 7 of 26 shots.

The Pelicans also regretted losing the game in the end.

After the game, the fans cursed.

Tang Tian said that the fan atmosphere in New Orleans is better. He was right, but the fans are all human beings.

If you play well, they will praise you, but if you play badly, they will criticize you.

Moreover, apart from the fans that Tang Tian had accumulated, some of them became die-hard fans of the Pelicans, and others did not belong to Durant.

So some of what Tang Tian said to Durant back then was to fool him.

So Durant's mood is more closed.

What's more terrible is that the Pelicans will play against the Rockets and the Spurs next.

In the same Southwest Division, several teams have to play against each other four times a season, which is impossible to run away no matter what.

The game has not yet started, and the fans have already looked down upon it before the game.

Not to mention playing the Spurs, they are now worried that Durant will continue to get lost playing the Rockets.

But just before the game against the Rockets, the reporters discovered that Tang Tian, ​​who hadn't appeared for a long time, appeared in the Pelicans training facility again.