Williams noticed Whiteside's gaze, looked back at him, but didn't make a substitution.

On the Pelicans' offense, Tang Tian screened defensively without the ball, and Davis caught a pass from Holiday at the free throw line and hit a mid-range shot.

After experiencing the first round, Davis has obviously grown a lot.

4 to 4 tie.

The Spurs' hammer tactic in the frontcourt, Jokic continued to shrink to the basket. This time, Parker's mid-range shot failed to go in, and Jokic secured the defensive rebound.

The Pelicans attacked the frontcourt, Tang Tian received the ball without the ball and broke through to the basket, then passed the ball to Jokic.

Jokic took another open three-pointer.

The shot was very straight, but the ball bounced out after going in.

There was a burst of commotion from the sidelines.

This was Jokic's second missed three-pointer since the start of the game.

The camera gave Jokic a close-up.

There wasn't much emotional fluctuation on Jokic's face, and he quickly retreated with the Pelicans' players.

This reaction surprised the TNT Big Three in the commentary booth, and the restless emotions of the fans at the scene also stabilized after seeing it.

Jokic himself wasn't panicking, so they couldn't panic either.

Leonard's fadeaway shot missed, and Duncan used his experience to box out Davis and score on a put-back.

6 to 4, the Spurs took the lead again.

The Pelicans were high-spirited tonight, but the Spurs were really just focused on being steady.

However, Tang Tian quickly responded with a pull-up jumper on the offensive end.

After all, he came from the Spurs, and he wouldn't lose if it came down to being steady.

The two teams played similarly to the previous games at the start, really focusing on the details, and the score continued to alternate.

When the first quarter reached about five minutes, the score on the court was tied at 12.

Barkley felt a little unsure in the commentary booth at this time, he still underestimated the Spurs a bit.

The Pelicans didn't take advantage at the start even with home court advantage!

Could it be that he was jinxed, and whoever he supported would fail?

Tang Tian dribbled and broke through, and Gasol shrunk to the basket.

If Jokic couldn't make his shots, it would be much easier for them to defend Tang Tian's breakthroughs.

Tang Tian passed the ball to Jokic again.

Jokic received the ball and shot again, this was his third three-point attempt of the game.

The hearts of the fans at the scene were suddenly suspended.

Barkley also grimaced.

This Jokic really dared to shoot!

The ball was released, and the trajectory still looked pretty straight.

"Clang!"

The ball hit the back rim.

But on the second bounce, it still fell into the net.

Jokic's third three-point attempt finally went in!

There was a sudden burst of cheers at the scene.

Barkley also shouted excitedly.

"Shaq, you have to shoot more to get them in!"

He said to O'Neal with a big smile.

O'Neal heard this and pointed at Barkley, then laughed loudly.

This big mouth, even though he had joined them, he still had to tease him.

Wasn't this clearly saying that Jokic had the Mamba mentality?

The camera gave Jokic another close-up, and his expression was still the same as before after he and Tang Tian high-fived.

This was the first time the sideline photographer had given Jokic such a detailed shot.

Looking at Jokic's calm expression, the fans had a kind of inexplicable love for him.

Leonard made a mid-range shot over Jokic on a switch.

The Spurs were really targeting Jokic's weaknesses on the defensive end.

On the Pelicans' offense, Holiday broke through to the basket and passed the ball to Jokic again.

The quality of this pass was obviously not as good as Tang Tian's previous pass, and Jokic had to bend over to get the ball.

But Gasol didn't pounce out immediately.

Jokic's previous shot had some luck involved.

Jokic continued to shoot.

He was the kind of player who was really tough on the court. Tang Tian told him to shoot with confidence, and he would definitely shoot.

The trajectory of the ball was still very straight. After strengthening his shooting confidence, his feeling when shooting was actually very good.

"Swish!"

This time the ball went directly into the net!

Jokic missed his first two shots, but then made his next two three-point attempts!

18 to 14!

The Pelicans suddenly widened the point difference to 4 points.

The fans at the scene raised their hands high, the feeling of a big guy making consecutive three-pointers was so refreshing!

Popovich got up and walked to the sideline and said a few words to Gasol, telling him not to shrink his defense anymore.

Jokic's ability to create space on the offensive end had finally returned.

Parker continued to drive at Jokic on a switch in the frontcourt.

This time, Jokic seized the opportunity and slapped Parker's shot away with all his strength.

Although the emotion on his face didn't seem to fluctuate much, making two consecutive three-pointers greatly boosted his overall confidence.

After grabbing the rebound, he directly made a long pass to Tang Tian in the backcourt.

Tang Tian accelerated to get rid of Green, took off inside the free throw line, and scored with a one-handed dunk.

The Pelicans were about to gain momentum.

Popovich called a timeout immediately.

When he went off the court, Tang Tian took the initiative to high-five Jokic, and the players on the bench also shouted at Jokic.

His performance not only boosted himself, but also greatly encouraged his teammates.

When the timeout came back, the situation on the court obviously changed.

Jokic could create space if he could make three-pointers, and Tang Tian and Holiday's breakthroughs became more decisive.

Gasol and Duncan were one slow and one old, and neither of them could get back in time after being pulled out, making the Spurs' inside very fragile.

Tang Tian either broke through or passed, enlivening the entire Pelicans' offense.

At the end of the first quarter, the Pelicans led the Spurs by a full 10 points at 30 to 20, the first time in the series.

In the second quarter, McGee's volleyball-style block greatly boosted the Pelicans' morale, and Gordon scored continuously with both inside drives and outside shots.

The Pelicans played steadily, showing the momentum they had when they played the pivotal Game 5 in the first round.

They didn't give the Spurs many chances, and finally easily defeated the Spurs 106 to 91, rewriting the series score to 2 to 3.

Tang Tian didn't score much, only 21 points, but he also had 10 rebounds and 13 assists.

He got the first triple-double of his career in the playoffs.

Of these 13 assists, four were to Jokic for three-pointers.

Davis also had a very good touch in this game, making 11 of 15 shots and getting a double-double of 25 points and 15 rebounds.

After the game, Tang Tian accepted an interview with reporters at the sidelines.

He looked to be in a very good mood.

"We noticed that your score tonight was only 21 points, which is very different from your score in the past few games. Does this bother you?"

After easily defeating the Spurs and with the whole team performing well, the reporter found the only interesting question to ask.

"Of course not. If we can win every game like this in the future, I can score 21 points all the time, or even fewer points. We are a team that plays team basketball."

Tang Tian replied with a smile.