Tang Tian's speech was very contagious, and his foundation also received support and response from many people.

And unconsciously, his personal influence has also increased.

If you are poor, you will be good to yourself, and if you are good, you will help the world, and many people in China abide by the creed.

What Tang Tian is doing now is to help the world, which resonates with them very much.

Two days later, the second session of the China Championship was held at the Wukesong Arena in Beijing.

The purpose of the last game was to promote the basketball school, and this one is a serious fan welfare.

Wukesong is currently the stadium with the largest number of seats and the most advanced equipment in China, which can accommodate 20,000 people at the same time, and is an absolutely NBA-level arena.

Before the game, the head coaches of the two teams also revealed in front of the media that this game will be played as a regular season.

The course of the game was the same as the two managers said, with both sides of the starting line playing until the last minute.

The result was similar to the first game, with the Pelicans defeating the Rockets 110-101 to win two straight games in China.

The Big Three on the Rockets' side all played their strengths, with Harden 29 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, Paul 20 points and 11 assists, and Cousins 25 points and 12 boards.

Even West off the bench scored 13 points.

But fans who watched the game knew that the Rockets, like the first game, basically relied on their individual ability to play.

On the contrary, the Pelicans' side of the six players scored double-doubles and played the feeling of team basketball.

And at the critical moment, Stevens's on-the-spot command really threw off D'Antoni a lot.

It doesn't matter if the preseason is won or lost, but after watching two preseason games, fans are glad that it was not D'Antoni who the Pelicans chose in the first place, but Stevens.

'We still need to get used to it and I'm sure we'll find our form before the season starts.'

D'Antoni was relaxed in his post-match press conference, but the pressure was still felt between his eyebrows.

He didn't succeed in coaching F4 with the Lakers, and if the Rockets' Big Three also failed, then his coaching career really came to an end.

After the press conference, he and Bouzdrick spent the night in their room.

By daylight the next day, the two of them had developed a tactical system called the "Magic Ball Theory".

The so-called magic ball theory refers to focusing the offense on finishing under the basket with more three-point points and a higher shooting percentage to maximize scoring efficiency.

They have a lot of confidence in this tactical system.

After the China tournament, the two teams returned to the United States together.

In the next half month, the Pelicans played preseason games with five other teams one after another.

As a result, they all won the game, without exception.

For the first time in Tangtian's time with the Pelicans, the Pelicans finished with a 7-0 record in the preseason.

This record itself is actually meaningless, but it was achieved with a small amount of time for the main team, which is very revealing.

This improvement in the quality of the team is clearly visible.

And more importantly, the Pelicans used all the stuff in training camp throughout the preseason.

The offense still needs time to polish, but the defense has the seven or eight points that Stevens expected, and it has been qualitatively improved from before.

The preseason is over, and there are still four or five days before the official program of the new season.

It was also at this time that ESPN, as every year, made a wave of predictions for the new season, and incidentally also made a power ranking.

This is also a list that fans pay a lot of attention to.

It's not just because ESPN is an authoritative website that the analysis will be more professional.

What's more, ESPN has been slapped in the face every year in recent years, and they are very much looking forward to the new year.

Because former columnist Charlie Ford has left, the list was produced by new columnist Kevin Pelton.

The Pelicans are at the top of the list.

'Their pre-season performances have been pleasing and Brad Stevens has proven that he is the best coach to coach this team.

And we've seen a more mature Davis, a more defensively consistent Jokic, and it can't be ignored that they've gotten a top scorer Bogdanovic.

Of course, the most important thing is that their desire to win the title this season will be stronger than that of any other team.

They reached the Western Conference Finals last year, and there's reason to believe they can come out of the West this year to beat the Cavaliers to win the championship. ”

At the top of the list are the defending champions, the Warriors.

"They're good, they won the championship in their first year under Kerr, maybe I would be crazy to say that, but I'm sure they're going to have a better regular season record after a season.

Their only weakness is also their strength, and they are a projection team, which will give them an up-and-down playoff experience.

That's what puts them behind the Pelicans. ”

The Cavaliers are third on the list.

"Chemistry is a very important part of the basketball game, and after a season of running-in, the Cavaliers will be stronger than last season, and more importantly, they will welcome the return of Love and the addition of a number of high-quality role players.

They should have been the favourites to win the title, but defense is their biggest weakness, and that would be lethal in the playoffs. ”

The Spurs finished fourth.

They were supposed to knock out the Pelicans in last year's playoffs to advance to the Western Conference Finals and face the Warriors, but Don's outstanding play made them a playoffs, and they added a new player named LaMarcus Aldridge to the roster this season.

Yes, the addition of an All-Star to a team that is strong in the Western Conference sounds like an exciting thing.

I'm sure Popovich can solve Aldridge's integration problem perfectly, but the only problem is that they look really old. ”

The Rockets were fifth.

"yes, I'm putting it in this position, and I'm not disrespecting Harden or Paul or Cousins, whoever, like I've always mentioned, they need time to grind in, like they did in the preseason against the Pelicans, and it's going to be a headache.

But the good news is that D'Antoni seems to have built a good system for this team and I'm sure they will prove themselves in the future. ”

The Knicks, Thunder, and Mavericks are ranked 6~8 on the list.

Other favorites, the Clippers are ranked 9th, the Trail Blazers are 11th, the Heat are 15th, and the Lakers are 25th.

After this list came out, it attracted crazy complaints from fans.

Not only because the Lakers were ranked 25th, but more importantly, the first place on this list was not the Warriors or Cavaliers in last season's Finals, but the Pelicans!

ESPN's predictions this year are outrageous than any other year in the past, and they're just crazy!