"Fuck!"
Donovan could no longer stop himself from swearing.
He had not expected Walker and Davis to be so effective in the pick-and-roll as well.
Tang Tian had barely exerted himself during this stretch, and Butler had hardly participated in the offense at all.
Yet even so, the Pelicans had already pinned the Thunder to the floor and rubbed their faces in it!
Griffin posted up Davis in the low post, spun toward the baseline, and went for a soaring layup.
Griffin's explosiveness had declined drastically after his injury. In the past, he would have spun past him and dunked directly, but now he could only go for a bank shot layup.
That very change gave Davis an opportunity. The instant Griffin turned and released the ball, Davis raised his hand with his height and wingspan.
Bang!
Davis gave Griffin a spike block, then grabbed the defensive rebound in one motion!
Donovan reached up and slapped his forehead, already in despair.
Walker continued to call for a pick-and-roll with Davis in the frontcourt.
Donovan snapped out of his despair and shouted from the sideline. The Thunder changed their defense; when faced with a screen, they would drop back instead of switching.
Walker did not force the attack after seeing that. He signaled for Davis to establish position in the low post, then lobbed the ball in directly.
Davis posted up Griffin in the low post, then took a bank shot after a series of spins.
The ball kissed the backboard and dropped steadily through the net.
Davis added another two points for the Pelicans!
The effects of his summer training with Duncan were showing. Those footwork moves and that shooting consistency made him look exactly like Duncan reborn!
Donovan was dumbfounded.
Since when had Davis had that in his arsenal?