Chapter 152 The Lone Egg

The league started an investigation, which would take time.

Before the investigation results came out, the Pelicans and Warriors successively announced the injury situations of Davis and Green.

Davis suffered testicular damage and would be out for about a week.

That is to say, Davis would miss the next two to three games.

If the Pelicans advance in the next game, Davis will likely miss the first game of the Finals.

Green's kick hurt Davis and the Pelicans a lot.

However, the Pelicans fans were not so sad at the moment, because the Warriors subsequently announced that Green's injury was more serious than Davis'.

Green's left testicle was severely damaged and he would be forced to undergo removal surgery, ending his season.

Tang Tian's unintentional kick seemed to be even harder than Green's...

From then on, Green went from chasing eggs to being a lone egg...

The day after the two teams announced the injuries, the league also announced the investigation results.

"After retrieving the game video and investigating the referees and players of the two teams, we determined that the actions of Draymond Green and Tang Tian in the game were unintentional. The referee's on-the-spot penalty was correct, and the league will not impose additional penalties."

The meaning of this investigation result is that the egg-kicking actions of Tang Tian and Green were both considered unintentional!

The fans on both sides had nothing to say about this.

After all, the penalties for these two actions are basically the same, either both intentional or both unintentional.

Except for Tang Tian and Green themselves, how to judge depends entirely on how you think about it.

The league's approach was obviously to calm things down.

In such a comparison, the Pelicans are not at a disadvantage. After all, Davis can still come back for the Finals, but Green is done for.

Those who ruin others will eventually be ruined; this is karma.

The Draymond Green gag will soon be forgotten, but this "lone egg," like Nene, will become a lifelong nickname.

Amidst the discussions, the fourth game of the series between the Pelicans and the Warriors continued in Oakland.

Before the game, many Pelicans fans shouted the slogan of sweeping the Warriors on social media.

This was not tempting fate; it was just that they had been holding it in for too long.

Sweeping the Mavericks, they knew that the real opponent of the team was the Warriors, so they held back.

Winning 4-1 against the Rockets with the Big Three, they knew that the team would play the Warriors next, so they continued to hold back.

But now that they were up 3-0 against the Warriors, they really didn't want to hold back anymore.

"Let's finish it (sweep)! Pelicans, NBA champions!"

This quickly became the slogan of Pelicans fans on social media.

While Pelicans fans were shouting on social media, Warriors fans continued to support the Warriors at the venue.

"Reject the sweep!" and "Let's go to New Orleans!" and other confrontational slogans were also everywhere in the Oracle Arena.

Although it was very difficult to turn the series around, the Rockets still won a game against the Pelicans. It would be too embarrassing for the Warriors, as defending champions, to be swept.

So, no matter what, they had to win a game.

To the Warriors' encouragement, not only was Oracle Arena still packed, but Green, who had just completed surgery in the morning, also appeared on the bench.

Green showed his tough side, which greatly boosted the morale of the Warriors.

This morale was also reflected in the game.

The Warriors, forced into a desperate situation, played an above-average offensive game led by Curry and Thompson.

This time, it wasn't just the Splash Brothers; Barnes, Iguodala, and even Barbosa and Rush off the bench all showed top-notch form.

The Warriors made one difficult three-pointer after another, and the point difference was widened little by little.

At the end of the first half, they scored a playoff-high 73 points in the last 20 years, leading the Pelicans by a full 20 points.

In the third quarter, this situation did not change.

Five minutes into the quarter, Curry scored 2+1, and the Warriors' lead had reached 30 points.

They were putting on a performance of fighting with their backs to the wall.

The cheers and whistles at the scene continued; they had been bloodily abused by the Pelicans in the previous three games, and in this game, they could finally abuse them back!

Stevens called his second timeout in just two minutes.

And more fatal was that Jokic picked up his fourth personal foul of the game before this timeout.

The Pelicans were already much weaker inside without Davis, and now there was basically no hope of a comeback.

During the timeout, Green got up and high-fived his teammates one by one, shouting excitedly, completely forgetting the pain in his lower body.

And after the high-five, he stretched out his hand to Jokic, who was off the court, and made a "byebye" gesture.

This scene was captured by the on-site photographers, causing a burst of cheers from the fans at the scene.

Although the hope of a comeback was slim, this big win let them vent a sigh of relief!

The Pelicans players were very angry when they saw it; Green was so annoying even when he couldn't play!

After Stevens finished arranging the tactics, Tang Tian gathered the players together.

"Guys, the game is not over yet. We will never, never give up before the final whistle. Look at each other, how we got to where we are today, look at the championship trophy on my arm, what we are fighting for this season."

When Tang Tian spoke, the Pelicans players' eyes turned red involuntarily.

Green's actions had angered them, and Tang Tian's pep talk made them even more angry.

Even though they were 30 points behind, they were not thinking about giving up at this moment, but about reversing the situation.

They could lose, but they, who were determined to win the championship, would fight to the last moment and lose standing up!

"Who are we?"

"The New Orleans Pelicans!"

"What is our goal?"

"The championship!"

"What is our slogan?"

"Pelicans, NBA champions!"

Tang Tian finally had the players put their hands together and shouted a few words together.

This move was also captured by the on-site photographers.

But the fans at the scene were mostly laughing.

With less than a half left and 30 points behind, it was impossible for the Pelicans to catch up at all.

The sensible thing to do at this time was to withdraw troops early and recuperate to prepare for the next game.

But what the Pelicans were doing was really stupid.

If they fought to the end without winning the game, they might be impacted in terms of physical strength and mentality, affecting the next game.

But this was a good thing for the Warriors, so the Warriors would have a chance to win the next game.

If they won the next game smoothly, the score would be tied at 2-3.

They had reversed the Thunder before when they were 1-3 behind, so it was not impossible to reverse the Pelicans with 2-3!

Although no team in NBA history had ever completed a 0-3 reverse, history has always been created by people.

If they could really do it and eventually win the championship, then this Warriors team would definitely go down in history! And the most glorious page!