Chapter 1343: Tang Tian Plays in the Celebrity Tournament

However, some fans are worried about Holiday.

After all, Holiday was traded to the Mavericks by the Pelicans.

Anyone would have an idea.

The trade was officially announced a day later, and Holiday arrived in New Orleans the next day.

It has been more than two years since he last played for the Pelicans, and the Pelicans have changed a lot in the past two years.

Jokic, who was traded to the Mavericks with him, went to the Nuggets. Ariza also joined the Kings on a one-year contract last summer, and Tang Tian retired.

The only people who played with him on the Pelicans were Davis and the team's head coach Stevens.

Davis was the first to greet Stevens as he led him into the locker room.

Holiday played for the Pelicans for three years and was teammates with Davis for three years. The relationship between the two is still very good.

He greeted others one by one, and returned to a familiar place after two years, and he still had many emotions in his heart.

"Zhu."

Just as he walked to the closet to sort things out, a familiar voice appeared behind him.

He turned around and saw Tang Tian's familiar face.

Because he didn't play anymore, his face looked a little fatter.

"Don."

Huo Ledi smiled and reached out to hug Tang Tian.

Then, he suffered the first touch of his Pelicans career.

I escaped the first day of junior high school, but I still didn't escape the fifteenth day.

But Holliday was in a very happy mood at this time.

Speaking of the original Pelicans, the person he had the best relationship with was Tang Tian.

The two practiced together, improved together, and even had a massage together.

Of course, the most important thing is that Tang Tian's reminder to him back then cured her wife's cancer, which surpassed basketball itself.

"Ready for a lot of championships with this team?"

Tang Tian said with a smile.

Holiday nodded, still more used to life in New Orleans than in white supremacist Dallas.

As for some fans worried that he minded that the original transaction did not exist.

His diligence is not that he is stupid, but that he knows how much money he takes.

He would be foolish to care about being traded for a nearly $20 million job.

What's more, in reality, his recent situation in the Mavericks is not good, and he is still the third leader when he returns to the Pelicans.

So nothing bad about it.

If possible, he also hopes to renew his contract with the Pelicans next summer and stay here for a long time.

On the second day after Holiday returned to the Pelicans, the Pelicans sat at home to meet the challenge of the Kings.

This is also the first game between the two teams after the trade deadline.

Both teams had major changes on the deadline, and this game is also more critical for both sides.

Tang Tian also came to the sidelines to help the team in this game.

Stevens did not arrange for Holiday to start this time, but he let Durant return to the third position.

Alexander and Brogdon on the outside, Durant and Davis on the striker, and Gasol at the center.

On the Kings side, Dearon Fox and Buddy Hield on the outside, Wiggins and Marvin Bagley on the striker, and Dedmond at the center.

After the game started, Fox of the Kings played quite bravely, and Wiggins' improvement in the talent of the Kings was also obvious.

Barnes works hard, but relatively speaking, his offensive ability with the ball is average. Wiggins' arrival made up for the weakness of the Kings.

The two teams remained deadlocked until the end of the quarter.

After entering the rotation, Bogdanovic, Belica, Corey Joseph, Holmes on the Kings side, the rotation lineup is not weak.

After the first quarter, the two teams tied at 28.

After watching the first quarter, Tang Tian knew that the Kings must have made a profit on the trade deadline.

According to this form, it is a high probability event that the Kings will make efforts to return to the playoffs in the second half.

Both the starting lineup and the bench were stalemate, and Stevens also made adjustments in the rotation.

He put Alexander on the field early for the second-quarter rotation.

Waiting until the decisive moment of this quarter, he used Brogdon and Holiday on the back line.

Holiday defended against Fox, which is the only difference from the first quarter.

And it was this difference that changed the situation on the court.

After Fox came back, he played twice. A pick-and-roll throw was interfered and missed by Holiday, and a strong attack was intercepted by Holiday.

Compared with Alexander, except for his slightly weaker wingspan, Holiday is an upgraded version in all other aspects, especially defensive strength and game experience.

He has been able to sit firmly in the starting lineup for the championship team, and his strength lies there.

Fox is the engine of the Kings' offensive end. After he was pinched, the Kings' offense could only turn more to the inside.

However, the defense of the Pelicans inside is only stronger than that of the outside, and the offensive efficiency of the Kings has declined significantly.

And with this decline, the point difference was slowly widened.

Stevens' adjustment of this hand also became the winner of the game.

The Pelicans eventually defeated the Kings 106-92 to win the game.

Durant had 34 points, Davis had 24 points and 10 rebounds, Brogdon had 13 points and 6 assists, Holiday had 9 points, 3 assists and 2 steals.

Wiggins 24 points, Hield 21 points.

Fox made 5 of 7 shots in the first quarter, but he only scored 15 points on 7 of 17 shots and made 3 turnovers.

That's what Holiday does.

In the original Pelicans team, because of Tang Tian, ​​Holiday's defense has always been underestimated.

But that's actually where he's at his best.

There are many guards who can score, but there are not many guards who can really go from one defense to two in this league today.

Of course, more importantly, Durant finally doesn't have to defend guards, which also allows him to devote more energy to the offensive end.

After the game, the fans on both sides were also very happy.

They have all seen the changes the trade has brought to the team, and they are more confident about the games later in the season.

Two days later, the Pelicans challenged the Nuggets away.

Holiday was placed in the starting lineup by Stevens in this game.

Holiday also returned to Stevens again. He restricted Murray, the Nuggets' top scorer on the outside, to only 13 points, and he himself scored 11 points.

The Pelicans also successfully won the game and ushered in a wave of winning streak.

After two days of rest, the Pelicans went to Dallas to challenge the Mavericks. This was the first time Holiday faced his former owner.

As a result, he played very well, especially the offensive end finally found his form. He scored 4 three-pointers from the outside and scored his first 20 points after returning to the Pelicans.

The Pelicans also beat their opponents to continue their winning streak.

A very intuitive reality, Holiday is very familiar with Stevens' tactical system, and he has fully integrated into it almost without getting used to it.

Two days later, the Pelicans beat the Thunder and entered the All-Star Game with a four-game winning streak.

For Pelicans fans, this couldn't have been a better result.

And then, it's time for them to enjoy the annual All-Star Weekend.

It is worth mentioning that Tang Tian will participate in this year's All-Star Game as a member of the Masters Game.

For the fans, this is undoubtedly a huge wave of G-level benefits.