During the halftime break, Stevens was worried about Williams and Boyan's poor performance, so he specially pulled Tang Tian aside and told him that he might play more in the second half.

But it seemed his worries were unnecessary.

Because Tang Tian went completely berserk in the third quarter.

He scored 30 points in a single quarter, breaking his own previous playoff single-quarter scoring record of 29 points!

At the end of the first half, the Rockets were only 7 points behind, but after three quarters, they were already a full 22 points behind!

The Big Three combined for 22 points in this quarter, and their performance was excellent, but Tang Tian's amazing performance in the third quarter completely ruined the game!

In the last quarter, the Rockets' counterattack failed, and the score on the field was finally fixed at 99 to 83.

Cousins had 18 points and 12 rebounds, Harden had 17 points and 5 assists, and Paul had 15 points and 8 assists. The Rockets' Big Three had good stats through three quarters.

But on the Pelicans' side, Tang Tian scored 50 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists in three quarters, and his score alone surpassed that of the Big Three combined.

At the end of the first round of the series, there were still a few fans who said that Tang Tian's condition had not been adjusted to its best, but after this game, those people and voices all disappeared.

Perhaps only this game reminded those people of Tang Ritian, who broke the playoff single-quarter and single-game scoring records in the playoffs last season, and made them realize that Tang Tian was putting on a textbook-like performance of saving energy in the first round.

That day, mankind finally remembered the fear of being dominated by giants.

This familiar sentence appeared on social media again.

Tang Tian can still score 50 points under this intensity of confrontation, his personal ability is really superhuman.

The league's number one player is well-deserved.

But in addition to the game itself, there was also something that made fans, especially Pelicans fans, feel happy. Tang Tian brought his two sons to the post-match press conference for the first time!

Their cute, chubby appearance captivated all the reporters in the audience.

After discovering that his sons liked basketball, Tang Tian brought them to adapt to the NBA environment early.

And with two sons on the scene, Tang Tian smiled throughout the whole process, smiling no matter what questions he faced.

This was the happiest post-match press conference that reporters had ever seen Tang Tian at.

It can be clearly felt that nothing in this world seems to be more important than his two sons.

And he also said these words when facing the interview.

"Before I got married, Elizabeth's lucky bracelet brought me feel and condition, now it's my two children."

When he first traveled to the NCAA, Tang Tian rekindled his passion for basketball because of the NCAA, and then winning the championship with the Spurs rekindled his love for basketball, and then he aimed to surpass Kobe, Jordan and others as a player.

With the experiences after the time travel, he has experienced different stages, and now, he has new motivation, which is his two sons.

This is more important than any previous stage.

At the end of the first day of the Western Conference semifinals, the Pelicans beat the Rockets by a large margin, and the Cavaliers also beat the Hawks by a large margin.

The strength and condition shown by the two teams showed that they were ready for the next stage of the game.

The day after these two big battles, the remaining two groups of divisional semifinals will also be held one after another.

In the East, the Knicks face the Raptors, and in the West, the Warriors face the Spurs.

These two games are also highly anticipated, especially the Warriors and Spurs.

Both teams easily advanced in the first round, and it is exciting to see what kind of sparks will be created when they collide directly in the second round.

The game between the Knicks and the Raptors started first.

The process and result of this game were unexpected.

The Knicks played with absolute playoff experience, but the Raptors' trash brothers were as "stable" as ever.

Lowry and DeRozan combined for 22 points, and the Raptors lost by 20 points on the road.

It seems that this year's Eastern Conference is still the stage for the Cavaliers and the Knicks.

After the Eastern Conference game ended, the next game was between the Spurs and the Warriors.

After training, Tang Tian and Davis agreed to watch the game together in the locker room again.

But this time there was one more person, Diaw, who was also a former Spurs player.

Diaw is a true lifestyle player, and he also brought a coffee machine and a bunch of food.

This greatly improved the quality of their viewing experience.

Drinking coffee and chatting, the topic of whether the Spurs can beat the Warriors naturally cannot be avoided.

"Kawhi, he had an ankle injury at the beginning of the season, it's really difficult for him this year."

Diaw inadvertently mentioned Leonard's recent situation.

The Spurs have never disclosed this news to the public, which is news to Tang Tian and Davis.

But Tang Tian suddenly remembered something.

After leaving the Spurs for a long time, he doesn't pay much attention to them, and Diaw is reminding him.

If he remembers correctly, Leonard suffered a serious injury in the Western Conference Finals in this year's playoffs in his previous life, and then had a big conflict with the Spurs.

Now, because of his intervention, history has already undergone earth-shattering changes.

However, the Spurs and Warriors are the two teams that are less affected by this butterfly effect, and coincidentally, the two teams have met again in the playoffs.

Although it is not in the Western Conference Finals, it is still difficult not to associate the two teams that have not changed much.

After thinking about it, Tang Tian said hello to Davis and Diaw, took his phone and went out.

There are still more than half an hour before the game starts, and Leonard should still be in the locker room if nothing unexpected happens.

The phone was connected, but unfortunately no one answered.

It's either on silent, or it's in the locker.

He tried to call Ginobili's, but the result was the same.

It seems that the Spurs are very serious about this game.

Maybe he's just overthinking it, after all, history has changed.

Tang Tian thought and took his phone back to the locker room.

The game was about to start soon, and Tang Tian waited until the start but didn't receive a call back.

The Spurs quickly got into the game, Leonard was in a hot state, no matter whether he was facing Durant, Iguodala or Thompson, or even double-teaming, he could make the shot, everything he did was right.

"It seems that the old man is letting go of his shooting rights tonight!"

Diaw said with a big laugh from the side.

Since Tang Tian left, Popovich has learned his lesson and strictly controlled Leonard's shooting rights and scoring, no matter how well Leonard performs.

So although Leonard's average score is not low, his highest score of the season has not exceeded 30, which is a spectacle.

That's what Diaw was talking about.

It is indeed necessary to lift this seal when facing the Warriors.

Leonard was unstoppable, scoring 26 points, 8 rebounds and 1 steal in the first half.

If he continues to play like this, it's not a question of whether he can break 30 points, it's a question of whether he's going for 40 points or 50 points.

Under his outstanding performance, the Spurs led the Warriors by as much as 25 points in the first half.

This scene surprised everyone. While fans were shouting that Leonard was awesome, they were also sighing at the Spurs' unfathomable depth in the playoffs.

Although low-key, this team, like the Pelicans, Warriors, and Cavaliers, is still a hot favorite to win the championship!

But Tang Tian frowned, he looked at his phone and then looked at the game, this scene was really familiar to him.

And in the third quarter, his premonition came true.

In an offense, Leonard faced Pachulia's fadeaway shot, and when he landed, he was undercut by Pachulia and fell to the ground.

Diaw almost dropped the coffee cup he was halfway through.

Afterwards, Leonard was helped back to the locker room, his face was full of pain, and it looked like his ankle was seriously injured.

After Leonard left the field, the Warriors launched an 18-0 offensive, almost erasing the Spurs' previous lead.

The Spurs' championship dream ended after playing for half a game, 24 minutes.