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Chapter 806 73-Win Totals...
Tang Tian was quickly "drowned" by his teammates.
They completed the逆转 (nì zhuǎn, reversal) after being down by 30 points in the third quarter!
They swept the defending champions!
The Warriors players looked up at the end of the game in disbelief.
Curry hung his head for a long time, unable to lift it.
Thompson simply squatted on the floor.
If they hadn't actually experienced it, they probably couldn't have imagined being reversed after leading by 30 points in the second half.
But the reality was cruel, the Pelicans played an incredible quarter and a half of basketball.
The fans at the scene were even more wide-eyed in disbelief.
When the Warriors were leading by 30 points, they were still fantasizing about the team's reversal, but now that the game was over, their dreams were shattered along with it.
"God, this team is unbelievable!"
Barkley exclaimed repeatedly in the commentary booth.
"Yes, Shaq is right, they just completed the biggest reversal in the playoffs, their desire for the championship is greater than any other team."
Smith chimed in from the side.
He had just checked the data.
The Pelicans are the first team in playoff history to come back from a 30-point deficit.
The Pelicans have created another record of their own.
Even the Warriors, who were determined to win, didn't win in the end. This Pelicans team is much stronger than they expected!
Many people even thought that the Rockets' 1-4 loss was due to not playing well, but after watching the Warriors, they realized that the Rockets had done their best.
After all, they are the only team to have beaten the Pelicans in the playoffs so far.
The game was over, and the two sides exchanged final handshakes.
Green didn't come on the court, he didn't participate, and prepared to go straight back to the locker room.
At this moment, Jokic suddenly reached out to Green and made a gesture that Green had made during the game.
Bye-bye!
The shy Serbian, he returned the gesture that Green had made to him!
Moreover, this bye-bye gesture was much more lethal than when Green made it before!
Green was so angry that he grimaced in pain, tugging at the wound on his egg, but he couldn't do anything about it.
The Warriors lost thoroughly tonight.
Curry wasn't in the mood to greet the Pelicans players, and left after a simple handshake.
Thompson also exchanged a few quick words with Tang Tian before quickly walking back to the locker room.
Last year, after he won the championship, he "showed off" to Tang Tian for a while, but now it seems that he showed off too early.
At the post-match press conference, Tang Tian and Harrell attended.
Tang Tian had 41 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists in this game, the best performance of the game.
Harrell, as a surprise player, had 8 points and 8 rebounds, including 3 offensive rebounds, and his performance was also quite eye-catching.
Sweeping the defending champions, plus the Pelicans entering the Finals for the first time, these are enough for fans and Tang Tian to talk about for a while.
It was also here that Tang Tian said a meme when answering reporters' questions.
"I believe what Green said is right, they still have a chance to turn the series around 5-4."
This meme came from after the Lakers were swept by the Spurs in the 2012-13 season, many fans said that the Lakers could still turn the series around 5-4.
Because history has been changed by Tang Tian, this meme no longer exists, and this is the first time he has brought it up.
The reporters in the audience were stunned for a moment before they reacted, and then they couldn't help laughing.
This teasing is really unmatched.
Green clamored to turn the series around 4-2 after being down 0-2, Tang Tian didn't respond at the time, and bringing it up again after eliminating the Warriors is really lethal.
After all, the game has been concluded, and whatever he says is right.
And after the Pelicans swept the Warriors, the fans' discussions on social media had already exploded.
"73 wins total...Western Conference runner-up."
"The Pelicans swept the Warriors, and the Rockets may be the biggest winner, manual funny face"
"It's really miserable, breaking the regular season record but being swept in the Western Conference Finals, the Warriors are destined to be nailed to the pillar of shame!"
"The worst is Green, right? Losing the game and losing face, and also becoming an isolated Warriors, and Jokic's bye-bye gesture, oh my god!"
"Actually, Green is quite lucky. This kind of experience would definitely make ordinary people autistic, or even depressed, but Green has a thick skin..."
"No, no, Green still believes they can turn the series around 5-4 ( ̄_, ̄)"
"Haha, the Pelicans are really strong, they can reverse after being 30 points behind in the second half, I'm really convinced, this year's championship definitely belongs to them."
"Where do you put my Emperor when you say this? Cavaliers championship!"
"The Cavaliers played very well this season, but look at the results of the Big Three Rockets and the 73-win Warriors, did Liang Jingru give you the courage to say this?"
"I don't listen, I don't listen, my Emperor is the champion!"
"This year's Finals will definitely be the most interesting Finals in the last five years, and the feud between Tang and LeBron should also come to an end!"
"My Emperor will win! Cavaliers will win!"
"Pelicans championship!"
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While fans were discussing the results of the Western Conference Finals, they were also discussing the upcoming Finals.
Although the Cavaliers are only 3-1 up against the Knicks, their advancement to the Finals seems to be no problem.
Just like the fans mentioned on social media, the feud between Tang Tian and James makes the Finals full of highlights.
Moreover, after two years, Chinese elements have returned to the Finals, and the league's overseas ratings will definitely have a surge this year.
The Pelicans took a special plane back to New Orleans the next day.
Because they have home-court advantage against any team, they can also recuperate in New Orleans and wait for their final opponent in the Finals.
Moreover, another good news for them is that even if the Cavaliers eliminate the Knicks in the next game, the Finals will not start until three days later.
At that time, Davis is likely to return.
The Cavaliers have fierce offensive firepower, and the Pelicans have not taken it lightly in the past few days, with Stevens focusing on training the team's defense.
They have worked hard to get here from the beginning of the season, and now that they have reached the final step, they cannot relax.
While the Pelicans were preparing, the fifth game between the Cavaliers and the Knicks was also being played in Cleveland.
Despite playing away, the Knicks still showed their momentum, and they took the lead over the Cavaliers by 8 points at the end of the first half.
But in the second half, a very obvious point was that the referee's calls were biased towards the Cavaliers.
The Cavaliers were already stronger than the Knicks, and after this bias, the Knicks quickly couldn't hold on.
The Cavaliers launched a 20-4 offensive wave, directly ending the game.
In the end, the Cavaliers defeated the Knicks 122-106 at home, eliminating their opponents for the second consecutive year and advancing to the Finals.
Their opponent in the Finals is the Pelicans, who had already finished their series.
Fans who watched the second season of the Pelicans-Warriors battle will soon be able to see the peak duel between the Cavaliers and the Pelicans.
Anticipation abounds.