Chapter 613: Durant's Season Reimbursement (Fourth Update!) )
Tang Tian's answer caused a wave of heated discussions in the outside world.
Obviously, what he said was more targeted than the so-called "referee report" published by the league.
Many fans have made it official to the league on this issue.
This is because it is more effective to change the penalty in the match than to hold the referee accountable after the match.
Moreover, Tang Tian's words also said that he was referring to the last two minutes.
Basketball is played for 48 minutes, but many of the most intense games are won in the last two minutes.
If such a change can be made, the fairness of the game will be greatly improved.
Under the pressure of public opinion, Xiao Hua answered this question as a representative of the alliance.
"We're going to try it in the Development League, allowing coaches to challenge referees, and we're going to see if that's right for the league."
This answer was very encouraging to the fans.
It's not an immediate implementation, but it looks like a positive sign at least.
Tang Tian was also a little surprised when he saw this news, but he seemed to be able to understand it.
Last season's Xiao Hua blindly went his own way, which led to his bad image among fans.
He's grown wise.
The next night, the Pelicans played against the Nets.
It was also their first race of the new year.
Before the game, Davis had shooting drills on the court, and his comeback doesn't look too far away.
The Pelicans and Nets made a trade in the offseason, and Tang Tian also went over to say hello to Anderson before the game.
Although the Nets have a poor record, Anderson is a good man, averaging 18+ points per game to a career high.
The tree moves the dead and the dead come alive, and for Anderson, that summer deal was an absolute good thing for him.
The Pelicans were aiming for a winning streak, but the Nets were playing much better than they expected.
Anderson opened the scoring with three consecutive points, and then Bojan Bogdanovic of the bench also scored back-to-back threes.
At halftime, the Nets also led the Pelicans 50-44.
The turning point of the game came in the second half, when the Pelicans adjusted their tactics and Tang Tian began to play Anderson with infinite misplacement.
You're a good guy, but NBA games are brutal.
The Pelicans also took advantage of the situation and eventually won the game 106-91.
Anderson contributed a game-high 20 points for the Nets, and Bojan off the bench threw in six three-pointers to score 18 points.
On the Pelicans' side, Tang Tian contributed 22 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists to a quasi-triple-double.
Although Christmas has passed, the Pelicans' starting players have become accustomed to giving Tang Tian a board, and his rebounding statistics have increased significantly compared to before.
After the game, Tang Tian stayed in the arena to practice shooting.
Although he won the game, he didn't feel good tonight, and this kind of post-game practice is a good way to adjust his shooting touch.
But then, he realized that he was not alone.
There are also team advisors Steve Nash and youngster Dinwiddie.
After teaching training to the Pelicans players in the offseason, Nash hasn't been to the team very much.
That's the freedom the team gives him.
He came to the team today, but he didn't expect to stay after the game to coach Dinwiddie to shoot.
This is relatively rare.
Tang Tian finished practicing a few sets of shots, and saw that Nash was still patiently guiding Dinwiddie over there, and walked over.
He watched from the sidelines for a while and soon noticed something special.
Nash wasn't just coaching Dinwiddie to shoot, he was teaching him passing skills and game experience on the court.
It didn't look like a shooting coach, it looked like a mentor.
Nash noticed that Tang Tian was looking at him, turned around and smiled at him, said a few words to Dinwiddie, and then walked to the sidelines.
"Your shot is solid, and occasional inaccuracy is normal, so don't worry too much."
Nash thought that Tang Tian was waiting for him to talk about shooting, so he came over and said.
"I know."
Tang Tian smiled and nodded, Nash had misunderstood what he meant.
"Are you optimistic about Spencer?"
He then asked.
"He? Yes, he was a very serious child, just like the Golan. ”
Nash smiled and nodded.
Tang Tian glanced at Nash in surprise, he didn't expect the latter to compare Dinwiddie to Dragic.
Dragic was Nash's disciple.
"He's going to get a foothold in this league."
Nash continued.
Tang Tian nodded and didn't say anything more.
Although it is not known what happened between Nash and Dinwiddie, Nash was indeed mentoring Dinwiddie.
That's obviously a good thing for the Pelicans.
Compared to Kerr, the current backup point guard, Dinwiddie, a tall point guard, has a significantly higher ceiling.
History has changed, and it is significantly more difficult to win the title now than it has historically.
For the Pelicans to stand out, they must be strong enough in every position, including the bench.
When the Pelicans and Nets finished playing, on the other court, the Thunder also competed with the Rockets.
Durant, the star of the Thunder, made a comeback in this game, and this was another game between the third brother and the second brother of the former big brother.
Last season, the Thunder team was strong, and the Rockets were obviously not opponents, but this season the Rockets have increased their strength and the Thunder have weakened, and the two sides have the strength to fight.
It was a very intense game.
Although Durant has just returned from injury, he has played hard.
In addition to the Thunder's poor situation, there is a more important reason, the Pelicans won the Rockets!
And not only did Davis not play, Tang Tian also got a triple-double!
He had a desperate season last season, another injury in the offseason, and he finally came back and really wanted to get back all the losses he lost last season.
So Tang Tian won the opponent, he must not lose!
At halftime, the team doctor approached Durant and reminded him to pay attention to his right foot and not to overexert force.
Duran nodded and didn't pay much attention.
The two teams were deadlocked until the last minute.
Durant's three-pointer helped the Thunder build a crucial three-point lead, but Harden immediately hit a step-back three-pointer to tie the score.
Just as Durant was about to step up again, something unexpected happened on the court.
Beverley had a very aggressive top guard when switching to him.
Durant was knocked to the ground, his hand covering his right foot with a painful expression.
That's where he was injured in the offseason.
The team doctor brought a wheelchair after communicating with Durant, and Durant left the court in a wheelchair.
This sudden situation made the outcome of the game meaningless.
The MRI report after the game was positive, and Durant, who already had an injury to his right foot, was forced to undergo surgery this time on top of injury.
This means that he will miss all the games of the season and will be reimbursed for the season.
He wanted to compete with Tang Tian again, but he didn't expect that this time he would not succeed, and if he wanted to fight back, he could only wait for another season.
And with Durant's season reimbursement, the Thunder have basically withdrawn from the championship team.
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