After Downs burned out, Tang Tian returned to the team.

Family is life, but basketball is a profession, as a player requires professionalism.

The Pelicans' next opponent is the Trail Blazers.

The Blazers have disintegrated this past summer, and four of their five starters went away last season.

Aldridge, Matthews, Batum, Lopez went to four different teams, leaving only Lillard to stand firm.

Such a change would theoretically make them directly from a playoff team to a rebuilt team.

But the result was completely different from what was imagined. With the strong rise of second-year student CJ McClum, the Trail Blazers directly entered the era of double guns.

In addition, the state of double guns has been hot recently, and the fourth consecutive win has come to seventh in the west.

The Pelicans had a sweet start to the season and a big win, but in late December, the schedule began to get tougher.

The Pelicans have a 26-game winning streak, but in addition, the players also worked hard to continue to set a record for Tang Tian.

Although Tang Tian was absent from the game, if he continues to get triple-doubles, the record of consecutive triple-doubles will continue.

The game was played in Portland. The Moda Center was as full as Madison before, and now all teams are fighting to end the Pelicans' winning streak.

At the beginning of the game, the Pelicans, like the previous games, worked hard to create a chance for Tang Tian to get data.

A few days ago, Tang Tian was in a hot state because he was worried about the poor quality of his son's sleep and was in a normal state.

This approach made them passive in the beginning.

After the first quarter, the Pelicans trailed the Blazers 8 points 22-30.

When the inter-session break, Stevens reminded the players to focus on the game, Tang Tian also asked the players not to deliberately give him a check and a concession.

In the second and third quarters, the Pelican team members adjusted their mentality, and the Pelican team also recovered.

But the double guns on the opposite side are generally open tonight, the three quarters together cut 60+, the Trail Blazers still hold a 10-point lead.

In the last quarter, Tang Tian finally recovered and scored continuously to help the Pelicans chase points.

Facing the firepower of both guns, he finally tied the score 30 seconds before the end.

The other members of the Pelicans also tried their best. Ariza basically did not rest and struggled with leg cramps.

But at the critical moment, the habit became natural. After McClum's failure to throw in, Jokic and Aminu both instinctively gave Tang Tian a hand.

As a result, Harkless grabbed the front court and gave it to Lillard.

Lillard made a three-pointer against Hollodi. The goal also caused Hollodi to hit the ball and score four.

This big hearted goal also helped the Blazers win the game.

The Pelicans' winning streak settled in 25 games.

After the game, the fans on the scene cheered loudly, Lillard waved his hands full of momentum.

In this game, he shot 70+ with two shots, hitting 60% of his shots, and the average was hanging.

On the Pelicans side, Tang Tian had a triple-double with 25 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists, extending the number of consecutive triple-doubles to five.

But as he said at the press conference after the game, losing makes that meaningless.

The next day's training class, before Stevens came, Tang Tian called the players together in the locker room.

"Guys, I know you guys are trying to get me an MVP recently, but stop doing that, victory is more important."

Tang Tian said to all the players.

Others are helping him, and the team has been winning, he is not good at speaking.

But now the team loses, it is an opportunity to say this.

Zenith's experience card looks good, but he doesn't want to experience it all the time.

Three doubles, or data, will naturally have strength when it comes to it. It doesn't make sense to deliberately take it.

On the contrary, this approach will definitely hurt the team in the end.

And just like when the Blazers opened, the habit becomes natural, and this habit will become fatal in the playoffs.

So before it becomes a culture, it must be changed back.

Tang Tian spoke, and the team members nodded one after another.

Originally they were helping Tang Tian.

The end of the winning streak was a bit regrettable, but they could not always win. From the reaction of the players, losing this game was a good thing.

There was good news and good news. After playing the Blazers, Davis recovered completely from his injury.

He has come back to participate in full-field confrontation training.

The Pelicans' next game is to play the Pacers at home.

Before the game, a reporter asked about Davis' return.

"The last loss to the Trail Blazers team was ended. Should the coaching staff consider giving Davis a comeback in advance?"

The reporter asked a hindsight, but it is indeed a very meaningful question.

Davis's injuries are recovering in one week, and they can be beaten, and it is only two days before the extension was opened.

The Pelicans had only lost 4 points. If Davis played, they would be able to continue their winning streak.

"No, we won't do that. Compared to the winning streak, AD's health is more important to us. What we need to consider is the entire season and the playoffs that follow."

To reporters' surprise, Stevens answered very simply.

He could feel that this was the most real thought in his heart.

"But that was a 25-game winning streak. You would have had the opportunity to tie or even surpass the 27-game winning streak of the Heat, creating a second consecutive winning streak in history."

The reporter reminded.

Stevens smiled.

"That sounds great, but I think it's too long. The players will do their best for that record, even at the expense of injury (referring to Ariza). If that's the case, a winning streak may not be a good thing, but now, don't Considering the issue of winning streak again, they will not have so much psychological pressure. "

Stevens nodded his words.

This is true.

Although he hasn't opened his eyes, he doesn't know how badly the Warriors in the history struggled to win 73 wins, resulting in weak playoffs ~ lightnovelpub.net ~, but the Rockets are an example.

In order to win a 22-game winning streak at the beginning, Yao Ming struggled to get injured, and McGrady battled with injuries so that he will be scrapped next season.

So the winning streak is inspiring, but blindly pursuing records is not necessarily a good thing.

It is also the same as Tang Tian's idea. When the Pelicans attack and run well, such winning streak opportunities will naturally be there, and it may be more fierce.

Perhaps to verify what Stevens said, the Pelicans basically did not give their opponents a chance that night against the Pacers.

In the first quarter, he led by 10 points and changed directly to 20 points in the first half. At the end of the third quarter, he ran for 30 points.

The Pelicans' main force directly checked out of work in three quarters, and they eventually beat the Pacers 112-90.

After Hibbert and West left, George experienced the feeling of being lonely. The Pacers are really bad tonight.

After the Pelicans lost to the Blazers in the last game, the Pelicans used a victory to justify themselves.