Holt was unusually nervous at this moment, a common physiological reaction after developing heart disease.

The assistant next to him had already taken out the medicine bottle, ready at any time.

He couldn't advise Holt to leave, but his job was to ensure Holt's safety.

Leonard turned around and hit a Kobe-esque fadeaway, but Holiday continued his hot streak from the third quarter, breaking through for a layup in response.

Aldridge posted up in the low post, turned, and made a difficult shot, while Davis attacked the basket strongly, drawing a foul and making both free throws to continue to keep the score close.

The Spurs' performance was very stable in the critical moments, but the Pelicans' performance in this game was also not bad!

The scores of the two teams rose alternately, and the situation was extremely anxious.

With about five minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Spurs, led by Leonard and Aldridge, launched a wave of attacks, once widening the point difference to nearly double digits.

However, Holiday and Davis joined forces again to launch a counterattack, catching up with the score again.

Holt wanted to get out of his seat several times, but he seemed to be welded in place, unable to stand up.

The two teams played until the last minute, entering the decisive moment.

Leonard showed his strength, hitting consecutive key shots within a minute, but Davis made a miraculous 3+1 to overtake the score again.

In the Spurs' final offensive play, Leonard spun around continuously to shake off Davis, and the trajectory of the shot was very straight.

Tang Tian could clearly feel that Holt, who was sitting next to him, was holding his breath.

"Clang!"

The ball hit the front edge of the rim, bounced around on the rim a few times, and finally popped out.

Leonard's buzzer-beater failed, and the Pelicans ultimately won the game by luck.

When the final whistle sounded, Tang Tian couldn't help but laugh out loud.

This feeling was really indescribably good.

Holt next to him gasped for breath, and finally stood up abruptly and left quickly.

Tang Tian shook his head with a smile as he watched his back.

However, Holt stopped after walking a short distance, not because he didn't want to go on, but because he was holding his chest, his heart was aching badly.

The assistant had been following him all the time, and seeing his reaction, he didn't hesitate any longer, pouring out the medicine and handing it over with water.

Holt couldn't hold on any longer and had to choose to take medicine and drink water.

Tang Tian was stunned when he saw this, and then couldn't help but sigh.

Really, at such an old age, why bother.

Hearing the sigh, Holt turned around, his complexion much better after taking the medicine.

"Whether you play or not, the Pelicans will still win."

He said looking at Tang Tian.

This was also the first sentence he said after sitting down.

The meaning was also very simple and clear: with you, the Pelicans can beat the Spurs, but if you don't play, the Pelicans can still win.

So whether you play or not, the result is the same, so you are actually not that important to the Pelicans.

This was a self-deprecating attack, Holt really hated Tang Tian.

Tang Tian originally thought that Holt was old and had heart disease, and that he shouldn't have laughed earlier.

But after hearing what Holt said now, those thoughts of his were long gone.

He had never lost to anyone in a war of words.

"No, if I play, Kawhi wouldn't be able to make that last shot."

Tang Tian said calmly.

What he said was very arrogant, but he really wasn't being arrogant. The last time they played against each other, he had intercepted Leonard's key ball at the end to seal the game.

Moreover, he had a good relationship with Leonard and directly called him Kawhi.

Holt's breathing became rapid again, but after realizing that he couldn't refute, he snorted coldly and turned to leave.

He really had something wrong with himself, he had to sit down and watch this game with Tang Tian!

Seeing Holt leave, Tang Tian gave the cinema front desk a small tip, and then turned around and went back to the locker room.

The Pelicans had won the Spurs tonight without two of their main players, and they would definitely celebrate well.

After the game, the Pelicans players returned to the locker room one after another, only Davis stayed on the court to do an interview.

He looked very excited. In this game, he scored a team-high 30 points, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 2 steals, a very outstanding performance.

When Tang Tian was absent, he stepped up in time.

"Tang couldn't play in this game, but I know that whether he can play or not, we can't lose to the Spurs."

Davis was also very direct in front of the reporters.

The feud between Tang Tian and the Spurs was an insurmountable obstacle, and even if Tang Tian didn't play, they would do their best to help Tang Tian win the game.

The game was over, but many fans still watched Davis' interview on the hotline.

After listening to it, their first feeling was that Davis had grown, not only in strength, but also in a better sense of responsibility.

This was very gratifying for the Pelicans.

Davis finished the interview and returned to the locker room, where they were celebrating wildly.

In this game, in addition to his outstanding performance, Holiday also had a season-high 28 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists.

There was also Joe Harris, who was on the active roster for the first time and played in the rotation, hitting 2 three-pointers and scoring 6 points.

They had too many reasons to celebrate.

He saw Tang Tian was also among them, shouting and rushing in.

"Bojan, aren't you going to do extra training yet?"

Davis shouted at Bojan when he saw him.

This game was Bojan's first start for the Pelicans, but his performance was the exact opposite of Holiday and Davis.

Holiday and Davis had a hot hand, while he had an ice-cold hand.

In this game, he was 1 of 6 from beyond the three-point line, and 2 of 9 from the field, scoring only 7 points and 6 rebounds.

"As for extra training, we'll talk about it later! As for the feel, it'll be there in the next game!"

However, Bojan's personality was really different. At this moment, his teammates were reveling, and he temporarily put aside the fact that he didn't play well and celebrated with his teammates.

Bojan's words also drew another burst of whistles and cheers from his teammates.

It was a night of revelry.

After finishing the game against the Spurs, the Pelicans returned to New Orleans the next day to prepare for their second game of the season against the Mavericks.

Beating the Spurs greatly boosted the Pelicans' morale, but the next game against the Mavericks would still be difficult.

After the conflict between the two teams in the last game, the Pelicans lost two main players, but the Mavericks lost only Pachulia.

All in all, the Mavericks had a great advantage in strength.

Moreover, the last game against the Spurs was actually quite lucky. If Holiday hadn't been on fire in the second half, and Leonard's final buzzer-beater hadn't missed, the Pelicans would have lost.

Tang Tian continued to be suspended, and he could only choose to watch the live broadcast on a tablet in the locker room.

However, the New Orleans arena was still packed.

Tang Tian couldn't play, but the team's victory over the Spurs in the previous game greatly encouraged the fans.

So in this game, they also hoped that the team could win the Mavericks again at home, adding an exclamation point to the previous conflict.

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