“Nikola, you need to improve your positioning!"

Davis said to Jokic in the locker room during halftime.

Whiteside had already grabbed 5 offensive rebounds in the first half.

Of course, more importantly, Tang Tian only had 4 rebounds in the first half, which was obviously not enough for them, who were determined to help Tang Tian pad his stats.

"I'll pay attention."

Jokic nodded seriously.

After the change in officiating standards, most of the fans' attention was on superstars like Harden and Curry, but in reality, he was also greatly affected.

And unlike Harden and Curry, he was limited by his personal offensive ability and hadn't adapted and adjusted yet.

That might take time, but this game was important, and he had to do well.

Back for the second half, the Pelicans took the first offensive.

It was still Tang Tian with the ball.

"He's a monster now."

Seeing the Pelicans still playing like this in the second half, the home commentator couldn't help but exclaim.

He'd been playing with 100% ball possession for the entire first half, and he was still doing it in the second half!

Bro, you're still injured!

Tang Tian continued to play against Love with the ball.

Love looked a little depressed. It was like he was really being squeezed dry.

This time, James shrank the double-team early, and Tang Tian passed the ball to Ariza in the corner.

Ariza shot a three-pointer.

"Clang!"

The shot was a bit off, and the basketball bounced off the rim.

Whiteside tried to get up, but found that Jokic had put all his weight on him.

Jokic knew he couldn't beat Whiteside in terms of physical strength and jumping speed, so he went straight for the weight.

Whiteside didn't get up, and Davis also turned around to block James.

Tang Tian leaped up and put the ball into the basket with one hand.

Whiteside wanted to slam Jokic after seeing that.

That was not only 2 points, but also 1 rebound!

Tang Tian was only 5 rebounds away from a triple-double for the sixth consecutive game!

"Good job."

Davis gave Jokic a thumbs up as he retreated on defense.

Putting aside personal strength, Jokic's actions spoke louder than words, leaving Whiteside, the ungrateful, far behind.

On the Cavaliers' offense, James passed to Love, whose three-pointer almost air-balled.

His confidence on the offensive end was also lost after being doubted on the defensive end.

Jokic and Davis double-teamed and blocked Whiteside and James.

Tang Tian grabbed another defensive rebound.

Tang Tian only had 4 rebounds in the first half, but in the first minute or so of the second half, he had already grabbed 2 consecutive rebounds!

Whiteside said he wouldn't let Tang Tian get another triple-double, but at this rate, it wasn't a question of whether he could get it, but whether he could get it in three quarters!

On the Pelicans' offense, Tang Tian passed to Holiday, whose three-pointer went wide.

A battle of bodies under the basket.

But at this moment, something unbelievable happened.

Whiteside didn't bother with Jokic, but went straight to block Tang Tian's position!

Whiteside was big, and Tang Tian couldn't get up when Whiteside blocked him under the basket.

But that meant Jokic was unguarded!

He easily grabbed the offensive rebound and dunked directly!

Lue's eyes widened and his mouth opened on the sidelines, looking incredulous.

Was Whiteside out of his mind!

He looked up at the score.

61 to 46, with two consecutive scoring waves, the Pelicans had widened the gap to as much as 15 points!

He was already considering whether to substitute Whiteside.

Defense could be changed by losing weight, but there was really no way to fix a bad brain!

At a critical moment, Irving stood up and hit a drifting three-pointer with Whiteside's screen, narrowing the Cavaliers' deficit to 12 points.

Jokic's outside catch-and-shoot three-pointer missed, James rushed to grab the defensive long rebound and immediately launched a transition offense, scoring a layup and drawing a foul on Ariza.

After making the free throw, the point difference suddenly came to single digits.

The Cavaliers were really stronger now, and much more resistant to beatings.

Tang Tian continued to hold the ball in the frontcourt, but he didn't call for Davis' pick-and-roll again.

The Pelicans' outside shots had missed three times in a row, and his teammates' touch was fluctuating, so he had to try to attack himself.

What Tang Tian said was only half right in Whiteside's interview, he was right that he cared more about winning than Westbrook, but he didn't care about the stats.

His ultimate goal was to win!

Without a screen, he directly faced Shumpert's triple threat, and after a probing step, he accelerated and stopped suddenly for a turnaround fadeaway.

The whole set of technical movements was completed in one go. Shumpert wasn't prepared for Tang Tian's sudden change of style, and couldn't react in time, so he could only watch Tang Tian shoot smoothly.

"Swish!"

Tang Tian's fadeaway steadily hit, helping the team break the scoring drought.

James broke through Ariza's sudden stop and jump shot also went in.

The Cavaliers were in good form as a team during this period.

But turning around, Tang Tian broke through Shumpert and hit another fadeaway over Whiteside.

The two teams were in a scoring frenzy in this quarter.

After three quarters, the score on the field was 91 to 81, and the Pelicans had a double-digit lead.

Tang Tian grabbed 2 rebounds as soon as he came up in the second half, and his path to a consecutive triple-double was close at hand, but he didn't get any more rebounds after that, and his rebound count was only fixed at 6 at the end of the third quarter.

But in this quarter, he scored 21 points alone!

He was unstoppable on the offensive end!

At the end of the third quarter, his stats came to 47 points, 6 rebounds, 12 assists and 4 steals!

Putting aside the triple-double for now, he scored a season-high in three quarters, and was guaranteed to have 50+10 data tonight!

At the start of the fourth quarter, both sides' starters were resting on the bench.

Tang Tian had played a full quarter, and although he could still handle it physically, his back injury hadn't fully recovered, so he needed to rest.

Whiteside was still talking to the assistant coach, and he seemed to be in a good mood.

When the third quarter started, Tang Tian grabbed 2 rebounds in a row, and he thought Tang Tian was going to get a triple-double in three quarters.

But as a result, he only had 6 rebounds at the end of the third quarter. It seemed that his words before the game were going to be fulfilled, and Tang Tian's triple-double journey was going to end in Cleveland.

James was sitting next to him, and he was really speechless when he heard Whiteside's conversation with the assistant coach.

His feud with Tang Tian was about winning or losing, but Whiteside's was about stats!

Just as he was feeling speechless, the situation on the court suddenly changed.

JR Smith entered a crazy mode, hitting consecutive shots, scoring a personal 8-0 scoring run in less than two minutes, and the Cavaliers suddenly chased the point difference to 2 points, forcing Stevens to call a timeout.

Seeing the point difference narrowing, James temporarily put aside Whiteside's matter and continued to focus on the court.

After the timeout, the Pelicans replaced Tang Tian early.

Stevens confirmed that Tang Tian's physical condition was fine, and the injury had no impact, showing the courage to replace him early.

His adjustment also worked, and Tang Tian shook Smith and made a contested three-pointer as soon as he came back on, raising his personal score to 50 points.

Smith wanted to respond, facing Tang Tian also continuous shaking shots.

But the way he shook Tang Tian was obviously not the same as the way Tang Tian shook him.

He didn't shake Tang Tian, but he still chose to shoot, and as a result, he almost threw an air ball under the huge defensive pressure!

There was a commotion on the scene.

Lue stood there blankly, taking deep breaths, feeling that his blood pressure was a little high.

The people with bad brains on the Cavaliers were not just Whiteside.