The fans watching the game live were completely hyped.

Tonight, they were about to witness Tang Tian's new career night with the Pelicans!

And it was highly likely to be 40+!

It had been a long time since the Pelicans had a scoring machine like this!

The combination of Tang Tian and Davis was really full of expectations!

Tang Tian and Davis both played the entire third quarter and sat on the sidelines to rest at the start of the fourth.

The Warriors were still 15 points behind the Pelicans. At the start of the fourth quarter, Mark Jackson put Curry back on the court.

Curry had 20 points in three quarters and was in good form.

At this time, Jackson also gave Curry enough offensive freedom. He blossomed inside, penetrated and shot from the outside, completely overwhelming Rivers and Holiday.

In less than 5 minutes, Curry had already scored 12 points, and he stubbornly helped the Warriors close the gap to only 5 points.

Williams called his second timeout of the quarter and then called Tang Tian and Davis up.

"Coach, I'll guard Curry."

Tang Tian主动 said to Williams at this time.

Curry was on a hot streak, and Holiday couldn't defend him. Only he could do it.

"Eric and Jrue can handle the offense."

Tang Tian added, fearing that Williams would worry.

Gordon's expression was obviously stunned when he heard this.

He was eager to prove himself, and even had some instinctive jealousy towards Tang Tian, ​​after all, he had directly taken over the offensive firepower as soon as he came to the team.

But in this game, when he played so badly, Tang Tian still said such a thing.

He felt an unspeakable shame in his heart.

To be honest, he attacked first at the beginning of the game, and Tang Tian didn't say anything.

Perhaps he was being petty. Since Tang Tian joined the Pelicans, all he has done is to help the team win.

Williams nodded, Tang Tian had said so, he had no reason to refuse.

Moreover, Tang Tian scored 20 points in the third quarter, and Mark Jackson would definitely make targeted deployments.

When the timeout returned, both sides brought back their main players.

A 5-point difference, the final 7 minutes of the decisive moment.

The Pelicans had possession.

Holiday dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and Tang Tian's defender became Iguodala, and Iguodala was defending with his back to the basket.

Not only Iguodala, but the defensive players closer to Tang Tian were also ready to double-team at any time.

Sure enough, after Tang Tian scored 20 points in a single quarter, Mark Jackson was already closely guarding him.

However, the Pelicans didn't play Tang Tian this time. Gordon and Davis picked and rolled, and then rushed to the basket like a bomb bag.

Lee retreated to the basket, and Gordon's shot after the air confrontation was also very decisive, causing Lee's defensive foul.

He adjusted his breathing and made two free throws, and the Pelicans regained a 7-point lead.

Turning back, Curry held the ball outside the three-point line and looked up to see that his defender had become Tang Tian.

He did not force a shot. After passing the ball to Lee at the high post, he directly interspersed into the basket and ran off the ball.

Curry's running position was quite artistic. Because of his light weight and fast speed, coupled with his unpredictable running route, it was easy for the defender to lose his position.

Rivers and Holiday couldn't defend against it because of this.

This was also his most lethal weapon at this stage.

However, Tang Tian's judgment was very strong, and he devoted himself wholeheartedly to the defense, sticking to Curry like a cowhide candy and not giving him a chance to shoot.

This made the Pelicans players on the sidelines, including Williams, watch with their eyes wide open.

This was really textbook defense.

This season, because he had taken over the team's offensive firepower, the Pelicans coaching staff generally would not let him defend the opponent's arrow figures like he did with the Spurs in order to reduce his physical exertion.

But this round reminded them of one thing, Tang Tian was the Defensive Player of the Year last season!

Curry's final catch and shot was interfered by Tang Tian, ​​and the shot was a bit reluctant. The ball hit the front of the basket, and the rebound was taken by Davis.

The Pelicans attacked the frontcourt. At this time, Gordon and Davis played an off-ball screen, and received a pass from Holiday and directly shot a three-pointer.

"Swish!"

The basketball went straight into the net!

After playing more than three quarters of bad basketball, he finally recovered with 5 consecutive points in this period!

The fans on the scene whistled.

Tang Tian wasn't too surprised. Gordon's strength was actually not bad, and he had the ability to score points, but he was just too impatient.

And because he was short, his defensive effect was average. He was actually more suitable as the team's sixth man.

Gordon's 5 points allowed the Pelicans to finally extend the point difference to 10 points. With less than 5 minutes left in the game, they had a great advantage.

However, the Warriors obviously didn't want to admit defeat like this. With Curry locked down by Tang Tian, ​​Thompson stepped forward. He came out after Bogut's pick-and-roll and returned Gordon's answer ball after receiving a pass from Lee!

A 7-point difference!

The game was still undecided!

Gordon's three-pointer in the frontcourt missed again, and turning back, it was still Thompson, who made another three-pointer through Gordon's heart!

A 4-point difference!

Although he was blown up a bit badly by Tang Tian in the third quarter, he has been training with Tang Tian every year, and he is already a top 3-and-D player!

In the next few minutes, neither side was able to score.

Tang Tian tried a few shots, but they all went wide.

Although he didn't attack much in the fourth quarter, he took a lot of shots in the first three quarters, and he kept running with Curry, which consumed a lot of energy. Even with the mask, he couldn't stand it.

The game came to the last minute or so without realizing it.

The score on the court was 110 to 106, with the Pelicans leading.

The Warriors had possession.

"Defense! Defense!"

The Pelicans fans at the scene shouted in unison.

At this time, as long as the Pelicans defend another ball, they will win this game!

Tang Tian closely followed Curry, Thompson was also entangled by Gordon, and there was a melee in the basket.

The Warriors were defended and had no chance. Curry came out to catch the ball and shot a high-difficulty shot against Tang Tian's defense.

Tang Tian almost blocked it.

The ball flew over Tang Tian's fingertips and towards the basket.

"Swish!"

Curry's high-difficulty three-pointer, hits!

109 to 110!

A 1-point difference!

The fans at the scene felt like their throats were on fire. Both sides were putting on a show!

Williams glanced at the timer and didn't call a timeout. The Pelicans only had one timeout left, so they had to hold on.

Holiday dribbled the ball to the frontcourt.

This attack was crucial for the Pelicans. There was less than a minute left. If they didn't score, they would likely be overtaken directly in the next round, completely losing the initiative.

"Go Pelicans!"

The fans at the scene shouted in unison for the home team.

The Pelicans were running their tactics on the court. Tang Tian came out after a pick-and-roll, but Iguodala was still chasing him.

But he reached out for the ball after he ran out.

Holiday flicked the pass, Tang Tian's three-pointer, Iguodala chased and defended almost to the face.

Tang Tian's scissor legs in the air opened up space for himself to shoot.

"Three points..."

Accompanied by the home DJ's shout, Tang Tian faced Iguodala's high-difficulty pull-up three-pointer.

McGrady's pull-up, increased pull-up stability by 20%, and reduced defensive interference by 20%!

The ball spun over Iguodala's head, and the trajectory looked very straight.

"Swish!"

"Got it!"

The basketball went straight into the net!

41 points!

After helping the team to widen the point difference to 4 points again, Tang Tian's score also broke 40+!

The first 40+ of his career!

ps: Special thanks to Silly Sea Dog for the ten thousand reward!