Chapter 182 The Show at Madison Square Garden

The Hornets failed to mount an effective counterattack in the final quarter, and the Pelicans ultimately cruised to a 100-86 victory over the Hornets on the road.

With this win, they extended their winning streak to 23 games, officially surpassing the Rockets' 22-game winning streak and taking sole possession of third place on the NBA's all-time winning streak list.

Tang Tian didn't play in the final quarter, but he still managed a triple-double of 21 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists in three quarters.

"Many of us can't forget the Yao-McGrady era's 22-game winning streak, and now the Pelicans' 23-game winning streak is right in front of us, and it's still going on!"

"And to be honest, this Pelicans team is much stronger than the Rockets team back then, they can really compete for the championship!"

"Three triple-doubles in a row! I'm asking, who else can do that?!"

"Tang is a legend now, and his MVP battle with Curry this season will surely go down in NBA history, this is a clash of legends!"

"The Pelicans play the Knicks next game, and Tang has a good chance to continue his triple-double legend!"

"Come on, New York, let us witness new history!"

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The fans' heated discussions after the game didn't stop, and Tang's MVP shouts reached their highest point since the start of the season.

This is the influence of data.

Time unknowingly came to mid-December, and it was at this time that the league announced the Player of the Week for the past week, as well as the latest MVP rankings.

James continued to be the Eastern Conference Player of the Week.

In the West, with an average of 25.6 points, 10.7 rebounds, 11.3 assists, 2.1 steals and 1.6 blocks per game in the past week, Tang was undoubtedly selected as the Western Conference Player of the Week.

And in the latest MVP rankings, Tang also surpassed Curry, James, and Leonard, and for the first time, he was ranked at the top of the MVP list!

The Pelicans players' efforts were not in vain, and now they have succeeded!

If this momentum continues, the MVP will be Tang's!

With this momentum, the Pelicans ushered in the last stop of their Eastern Conference road trip, New York.

The Knicks' main focus during the past offseason was on strengthening the team, including signing Arron Afflalo to replace JR Smith, who left, signing veteran players like José Calderón and Sasha Vujacic, and signing role players with solid skills like Kyle O'Quinn and Derrick Williams.

These moves have also allowed them to maintain their competitiveness, and their record is now close behind the Cavaliers, ranking second in the East.

Davis' absence will be the biggest challenge to the Pelicans' winning streak.

Madison Square Garden was packed, they are the noble New York fans, and no team is more suitable to end the Pelicans' winning streak than them.

In this basketball mecca that is equally full of noble blood, they will witness the legend with their own eyes.

The Knicks are strong, and the Pelicans are doing their best.

But for the first time, the Pelicans fell behind at the start of the game.

Jokic can play well against Green, but against Howard, this black, rough, and tough player, he clearly suffers in terms of confrontation.

And Howard is different from the happy beast who went to the Rockets in history, he is really happy now, and his state is a level better.

Fortunately, Tang quickly stepped forward, helping the Pelicans gradually turn the tide through scoring and passing.

But the situation on the court was still extremely anxious.

Anthony got excited every time he played against Tang before, and this game was no exception.

Although his offensive efficiency was not very high, he could always create fouls through breakthroughs or score through second-chance opportunities.

With one minute left in the game, the two sides tied at 100.

In this last minute, Tang and Anthony gave Madison's fans a wave of clutch shots.

First, Tang hit a difficult fadeaway jumper with 7 seconds left in the game, helping the Pelicans take a 105-103 lead.

Then, Anthony showed his strength as the king of clutch shots in the NBA, hitting a three-pointer directly from beyond the arc with 3 seconds left in the game for a near buzzer-beater.

In the end, Tang hit a turnaround fadeaway at the buzzer, setting the score at 107-106.

A thrilling game, simply in terms of excitement, even surpassed the previous Pelicans-Warriors game.

Anthony scored 40 points, including the near buzzer-beater he made, but unfortunately lost in the end.

And Tang scored 33 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists, helping the Pelicans extend their winning streak to 24 games!

They now have a chance to break the Heat's previous record of 27 consecutive wins!

And as amazing as the winning streak record is, Tang has achieved a triple-double for the fourth consecutive game!

He broke James' consecutive triple-double record!

The New York fans were looking forward to the Knicks ending the Pelicans' streak and letting them witness the legend at Madison.

But in the end, they only achieved half of their goal. The Knicks failed to end the Pelicans' winning streak, but they witnessed Tang's legend!

And unlike the previous three games, the Pelicans players didn't deliberately try to get Tang stats in this game, but Tang still got a triple-double!

Habit becomes natural, which seems to explain the legendary reason why Westbrook averaged a triple-double for three consecutive seasons in history.

Now, the ever-unsatisfied fans are looking forward to Tang continuing to challenge the consecutive triple-double record.

Five games, six games... or even Chamberlain's nine games!

The attention the Pelicans are getting now is unprecedented!

After the end of their road trip, the Pelicans returned to New Orleans, and they will face the Grizzlies in two days.

However, on the second day of returning to New Orleans, Tang was absent from team training and also asked the coaching staff for leave and would miss the game against the Grizzlies.

Towns had a fever.

Although he hired someone to help take care of them, Olsen, as a mother, was still the main force, and it was difficult for her to take care of two people alone.

As a result, after taking care of the older brother, the younger brother had a fever without paying attention.

Tang was on the road with the team and didn't know about this, and Olsen was afraid he would worry so she didn't call to tell him.

He didn't find out until he got home.

Tang didn't blame Olsen, he blamed himself more for not spending much time with his newborn son as a father.

The coaching staff and management agreed to his leave.

At the critical moment of creating history, Tang would definitely not miss the game unless it was really necessary.

But life is bigger than basketball, and they all respect Tang's choice.

Tang and Olsen were both in the hospital陪床 [péichuáng] (to accompany a patient overnight), and Tang even turned off his phone and didn't sleep all night.

For a newborn child, a fever is quite dangerous.

Fortunately, Towns' fever successfully subsided the next day, and there were no sequelae, which was the best news for Tang and Olsen.

Good things come in pairs, after Tang turned on his phone the next day, he received text messages from Demps, Stevens, Williams and his teammates.

Even though he and Davis were absent from the game, and even though the game was very thrilling.

But with Jokic's 25 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists, and Bojan's 5 three-pointers, the Pelicans still narrowly defeated the Grizzlies 91-90.

After winning this game, they continued to extend their consecutive record to 25 games!

History is still being refreshed!

Lin Hai Ting Tao