Davis and Curry were in good form, and they continued to be so.

Stevens and Kerr also reacted quickly, creating tactical opportunities for them to shoot when they saw they were in good form.

In the first quarter, the duel between the two became the main theme of the game.

Davis scored 16 points in the quarter, a new single-quarter playoff scoring high in his career.

Curry also scored 15 points, but perhaps to catch the opponent off guard, he only attempted 2 three-pointers, making 1 of them, with most of his points coming from breakthroughs.

With both players scoring about the same, the Pelicans and Warriors' scores were also close.

After one quarter, the Pelicans' lead of 30 to 28 was negligible.

In the second quarter, it turned into a shootout between Thompson and Jokic.

Thompson barely shot in the first quarter. At this time, with Curry and Durant resting on the bench, Green used his arc-top ball-handling magic, and he continuously hit three-pointers off the ball.

Jokic had few opportunities to perform in the first two rounds, one against Adams and the other against Cousins, and he didn't even start this game.

Although shy, he had a strong will. After coming off the bench, he held his breath, and he finally met Pachulia, whom he could bully.

With continuous Euro-step back-and-turn moves, Pachulia was dizzy and could only watch Jokic score in various ways.

At the end of the half, the two sides tied at 58.

A score of 58 points in the first half was definitely not low in a game of this intensity.

The fans watched a Finals-level first half.

But many fans found that tonight's game was very different from what they had expected.

And this difference came from Tang Tian and Durant.

As the leading scorers of their respective teams, Durant only took 5 shots in the first half, and Tang Tian only took 4.

The two seemed to be playing casually in the first half.

Fans originally thought this situation would improve in the second half, but the result was the same in the third quarter.

Curry and Davis continued to dominate.

Curry scored 30 points in three quarters, and Davis had 26 points. The two teams' second-leading scorers became the protagonists of the game tonight.

After three quarters, the two teams were tied at 80, making the fans at the scene nervous and excited.

Just when fans thought the game would continue like this, the situation on the court suddenly changed during the fourth quarter's substitute rotation.

And the person who changed everything was the Pelicans' sixth man, Louis Williams.

Williams was the only player the Pelicans traded for with a first-round pick in the past two years, but his performance in the first two rounds could only be described as average.

Like Jokic, he seemed unaccustomed to the new penalty standards with his thin body.

However, in the crucial game, he and Jokic ushered in a revival.

His continuous crossovers and breakthroughs to score even caused Pachulia to fall, and he personally scored an 8-0 run, directly forcing the Warriors to call a timeout.

And that's not all. After the timeout, Holiday stole the ball from Livingston, and Williams scored another 2 points on a fast break. The Pelicans were already leading by 10 points!

After scoring, Williams waved his hands, and the cheers from the crowd were overwhelming.

This disciple of Iverson really played with Iverson's style in this segment.

Kerr finally couldn't sit still. He called Durant up early, talked to him for a while, and then signaled him to come on and replace Green.

The Warriors attacked to the frontcourt. After everyone spread out, Durant received the ball and posted up against Bojan in the high post on the right side.

Bojan's defense was average, but he had a high basketball IQ. Knowing his weakness was his movement, he tried his best to push Durant outward.

Durant didn't break through, and took the opportunity to turn around and fadeaway.

The movement wasn't big, but his height and wingspan were too outstanding, and the turn created a wide-open opportunity.

Bojan didn't even have time to pounce.

"Swish!"

Durant's shot fell steadily into the basket!

Before the game, Green's usual big mouth was unpleasant, but he was right about one thing: Durant's state had indeed been adjusted.

Williams went for a single in the frontcourt, and he crossed over Livingston again with continuous swaying movements. He was in a bit of super-level form at the moment.

But Durant returned to defense, and his long arms provided interference.

Williams' mid-air dodge and layup failed to get the ball in.

Durant took down the defensive rebound in the process.

Many people know that Durant is a natural scorer, and coupled with the fact that he has never been selected for the All-Defensive First Team in his career, they think he is a player with a strong offense and weak defense.

But in fact, Durant's wingspan and movement speed are both historically good relative to his height.

His defense is very similar to Tang Tian's last season. Limited by physical strength, he selectively gives up defense.

But if he really wants to put effort into defending for a round, even if he's not the top in the league, he's still top-notch.

Durant passed the ball to Livingston and repositioned himself to the frontcourt.

This time the Pelicans had a switch on the court, with Ariza switching over to defend Durant.

He was also the best player in the Pelicans lineup besides Tang Tian to defend Durant.

Sure enough, Durant's first turnaround after receiving the ball was covered, and he had no chance to shoot.

But Durant turned around again, ignoring the pouncing Ariza, and directly chose to shoot over him!

The ball passed over Ariza's fingertips.

"Swish!"

It went in again!

There was a stir in the arena.

Durant didn't take many shots in the first three quarters, and they thought he had a low desire to attack tonight and wouldn't play much.

Now it seems that's not the case at all!

He was just saving up for a big move, waiting for the cooldown!

Durant had a free throw opportunity, and he looked very relaxed.

He didn't score much before just because Curry had a good touch; did they really think he couldn't score?

The referee signaled him for 1 free throw opportunity.

But just then, a short whistle came from the sidelines.

He turned his head and saw Tang Tian walking onto the court from the technical table, replacing Bojan Bogdanovic.