“Defense! Defense!”

The Pelicans took the offensive, and the fans at the scene, led by the DJ, cheered for the home team.

Tang Tian, double-teamed, made a sudden pass to Jokic, who shot a three-pointer from the arc.

"Clang!"

The shot was straight, but a little too strong, hitting the back of the rim and bouncing high.

Adams held off Davis under the basket, and Westbrook turned to grab the defensive rebound.

Tang Tian and Westbrook were battling it out in a true and false Monkey King showdown, while Adams and Jokic's battle for position was also heating up.

The Thunder launched a fast break. Westbrook went coast to coast, forcing his way to the basket against Holiday's defense.

Westbrook's weakness was set-piece offense; fast breaks were his strength.

Tang Tian made a sudden pass at the front, and Holiday ran an off-ball play with Jokic's screen, but his three-pointer still missed.

In the Thunder's set-piece offense at the front, Westbrook broke through to the depths of the restricted area. After Adams also entered the restricted area, he passed the ball out while being double-teamed.

Adams took the ball and shot directly. Jokic didn't have time to block, and the ball went into the basket off the backboard.

The cheers at the scene continued, and the Thunder narrowed the score difference to 4 points!

Tang Tian held the ball at the front and signaled to pull away.

Jokic and Holiday had missed three-pointers in a row earlier. With the team's poor shooting touch, he needed to step up.

He called for Jokic's pick-and-roll. Roberson made a quick steal, but he still couldn't catch up with Tang Tian's shooting speed.

"Swish!"

Tang Tian made a pull-up jumper before Adams could pounce out.

However, the referee's whistle came a little late. Jokic was called for an illegal screen, and the goal was disallowed.

Roberson was quick to steal the ball just now, and Jokic was anxious to screen, so he made a shoulder-sinking motion and knocked Roberson over.

Jokic was at a disadvantage in the matchup with Adams and was a little anxious.

Stevens turned around and called Boban to get up, replacing Jokic on the court.

Westbrook dribbled to the frontcourt and continued to look for Adams to screen. This time, after the screen, he faced Boban's stiff pull-up jumper.

Boban's movement speed was a problem, and his long arms didn't have time to interfere.

"Swish!"

The basketball went into the net.

With this goal, the score difference was narrowed to only 2 points!

The emotions of the fans at the scene were completely ignited.

"Defense! Defense!"

The shouts at the scene sounded again. This time, the fans were spontaneously cheering for the home team.

Their record was only average, and their strength was only average, but they had beaten the Warriors before, and they could beat the Pelicans now!

Holiday dribbled past the half-court line and passed the ball to Tang Tian.

The Pelicans hadn't scored in three consecutive possessions, and no one dared to shoot casually at this time.

Tang Tian didn't call for a screen. After signaling to pull away, he faced Roberson and posed a triple threat.

A probing step, followed by a fake breakthrough.

Roberson didn't dare to move rashly, and Tang Tian took the ball and made a sudden-stop pull-up three-pointer.

The shot was very similar to McGrady's. Roberson tried his best to pounce, but it was too late.

The two bodies passed each other in the air, and the ball had already gone through the heart of the net.

A key three-pointer!

The score difference was widened to 5 points again!

The cheers at the scene stopped abruptly. Tang Tian's key shot was like hail, not only cold but also painful.

However, Westbrook turned around and continued to face Boban's stiff pull-up jumper.

"Clang!"

Boban pounced out early and interfered with the shot. The ball was a little short and hit the front of the rim.

However, the height of the ball bouncing up wasn't high, and it hit the front edge again on the second bounce and went straight in.

Westbrook scored consecutive points!

Just like Tang Tian thought during the intermission, his touch was warming up.

Although his overall shooting percentage wasn't high, he wouldn't be soft in key games, and his adjustments in the second quarter were also in place.

With a 3-point difference, the situation on the court became tense.

Stevens made another adjustment at this time, replacing Boban with Diaw.

Tang Tian broke through a step, faced the help defense, and made another signature fadeaway.

He entered his scoring mode.

But turning around, Westbrook made a sudden stop to deceive Diaw, played a time difference, squeezed past Diaw and made a layup.

Tang Tian made a shot on this side, and Westbrook immediately returned one on the other side.

Westbrook scored a goal here, and Tang Tian immediately hit an answer ball.

When the main players returned in this quarter, it became a scoring time for Tang Tian and Westbrook.

After Westbrook found his touch, he combined breakthroughs and shots perfectly. Coupled with Adams's strong screen, he was in a very hot state.

Tang Tian, on the other hand, showed the strength of the league's number one player.

At the end of the half, the score was 62 to 57, and the Pelicans' lead was only 5 points.

In this quarter, Westbrook scored 16 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists, against Tang Tian's 13 points, 3 rebounds, and 5 assists.

At the end of the half, the two players' data was Westbrook with 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists, and Tang Tian with 26 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists.

Tonight, the two players' data was heading towards a triple-double.

In the first quarter, in front of Guanyin, the true and false Monkey King seemed to have a result.

But no one expected that Guanyin didn't seem to dare to make a conclusion. The two of them made a scene at the Lingxiao Palace again, fighting fiercely.

Moreover, what was different in this quarter was that the two fought evenly.

It seemed that this true and false Monkey King was really not that easy to distinguish.

The Jade Emperor was afraid that he couldn't make the final conclusion either, so he could only let them continue to Yama's place.

The fans at the scene watched the excitement, and the fans on social media were also discussing endlessly.

Westbrook's performance in the second quarter greatly boosted his score, and also allowed the Thunder fans to stand up again after being plunged into the bottom in the first quarter.

But some fans also mentioned Westbrook's biggest stability problem.

If he could maintain a stable output, his shooting percentage wouldn't be only around 42%, and the Thunder's record wouldn't be so struggling.

Returning from the intermission, while fans were paying attention to Tang Tian and Westbrook's performance, they were also paying attention to the game itself.

The stalemate in the first half would make the third quarter very crucial.

At the beginning of the third quarter, Tang Tian made a signature pull-up jumper to open the scoring.

But Westbrook also returned the favor with a stiff pull-up jumper.

The problem of Westbrook's touch that fans were worried about didn't appear.

The two were still on fire.

After three quarters, the Pelicans expanded the score to 92 to 82 with their overall advantage.

But in this quarter, Westbrook scored another 15 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 assists, and his personal data had soared to 34 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists.

On Tang Tian's side, he steadily outputted and scored 16 points, 2 rebounds, and 4 assists in this quarter, and his personal data had reached 42 points, 9 rebounds, and 13 assists.

If he continued to play like this, it would be another night of 40+ or even 50+ triple-double.

The two fought all the way from the Lingxiao Palace to Yama's place. Yama was trembling and shaking, and couldn't distinguish the true from the false.

This was really going to be like in Journey to the West. After walking through the underworld, there was still no result. The two were going straight to Ksitigarbha's Di Ting, or even to the Tathagata, to distinguish the final truth.