That burst was so sudden that no one on the court reacted.

Fortunately, Austin Rivers reacted quickly enough to dodge Ariza's punch.

And after the referee reacted and pushed Ariza away,

Ariza was still relentless.

"You can't say that!"

Stephenson shouted loudly at Austin Rivers.

"I'll say whatever I want!"

Austin Rivers retorted without showing any weakness.

"If you have the guts, don't leave. Don't leave after the game!"

Ariza pointed his finger at Austin Rivers.

Both sides cursed at each other from a distance.

It took the referee a lot of effort to finally separate the two sides.

The conflict did not escalate further. The referee went to the scorer's table to watch the replay, and the players on both sides returned to their respective halves to rest.

"He can't say that kind of thing, he can't say that kind of thing."

When Stephenson returned to the bench, he kept muttering.

Ariza didn't say anything, but his expression was very angry.

Although Tang Tian didn't know what had happened, judging from the reactions of the two, Austin Rivers must have said something that made Ariza very angry.

But he couldn't figure out what it was.

It was generally unlikely that words insulting parents would appear on the NBA court. Insulting wives did happen. Anthony had been insulted before.

But Ariza was still single.

After watching the replay, the referee announced the final ruling.

Ariza received a Flagrant Foul Penalty 1, while Austin Rivers received a technical foul.

This was a severe punishment.

Tang Tian's previous punch on Pachulia not only left a psychological shadow on Pachulia, but also made the referees very sensitive.

They didn't want that kind of thing to happen again in their games.

The game continued, and both Ariza and Austin Rivers returned to the court.

Stephenson made a nonsensical mistake on the court, passing the ball directly into the audience.

Stevens replaced him after seeing it.

This kind of nonsensical mistake was Stephenson's trademark. Although it had decreased a lot since coming to the Pelicans, it was still unavoidable.

Tang Tian saw Stephenson walking towards the bench and waved at him, signaling him to sit next to him.

"What did Austin Rivers say just now?"

Tang Tian was actually quite curious.

Stephenson was so excited earlier, he should know.

"He shouldn't have said that sentence."

Stephenson said in a low voice.

Tang Tian also leaned his head over.

"He said it was good that his brother died early."

Stephenson said softly.

"Trevor had a brother?"

Tang Tian looked puzzled when he heard this.

Ariza had been with the Pelicans for almost two years, but he had never heard him mention that he had a brother, or had had a brother or anything.

You should know that they had spent a lot of time practicing together. Back in the Spurs, Tang Tian even knew about Leonard's father.

"I only found out by chance. You should have seen the tattoo on Trevor's body, right?"

Stephenson continued.

Tang Tian nodded.

Everyone played ball together and showered together. They had seen the places they should see, and the places they shouldn't see.

Americans liked tattoos. Apart from Davis and Jokic, a few well-behaved men, many other members of the Pelicans team also had tattoos.

This was not surprising.

Ariza seemed to have three tattoos, one was on his heart, he didn't pay much attention to it.

His arms and neck were often exposed, so he had a deeper impression of them.

On the outside of his biceps was a gesture of hands clasped together, as if in prayer, and there seemed to be some small words below.

And on his neck was an angel tattoo.

These two tattoos had a common meaning, they both had the meaning of blessing. This was more common in the NBA, so Tang Tian wouldn't pay too much attention to it.

"That was tattooed for his brother. Under those hands is his brother's name, Taya, and the numbers 1990~1996. I've seen it. And the tattoo on his heart is his brother's head."

When Stephenson said this, Tang Tian knew the general content.

Ariza had a brother named Taya, who should have died at the age of 6.

No wonder Ariza was so excited. Insulting deceased relatives, no matter how angry you are, this approach is inappropriate.

And judging from the location of Ariza's tattoo, he and his brother should have had a good relationship when they were young.

Stephenson went on to say something about Taya.

Taya was only 4 years younger than Ariza, and he didn't die from illness, but fell to his death while playing on the balcony.

Ariza was at the stadium at the time, and witnessed his brother's death after returning.

That was a very big shock to a 10-year-old child, watching his loved ones die in front of him.

After that, Ariza realized the shortness of life, and his personality began to become silent.

He worked hard to train and play, as if one person was living for two.

Tang Tian had a lot of feelings after hearing this. It was not easy for a 10-year-old child to get out of such a tragedy, let alone play in the NBA.

The psychological pressure that Ariza needed to overcome was very great.

After listening to it, and then looking at Austin Rivers, Tang Tian suddenly felt disgusted.

Before, he thought Austin Rivers was very hardworking, but as one of the few people who knew this story, and used it to attack Ariza, it was really ugly.

Stephenson spoke very softly, but the bench was so long, Davis and Jokic, who were sitting next to Tang Tian, ​​heard it.

When the main players from both sides returned, the Pelicans' offensive and defensive quality was a notch higher than in the first quarter.

With this kind of offensive and defensive quality improved, the Clippers were obviously a little overwhelmed.

At the end of the half, the Pelicans had already widened the point difference to 15 points with 55 to 40.

The conflict between Austin Rivers and Ariza became the turning point of the game.

When he came back in the second half, Rivers saw that the situation was not right and replaced Redick with Louis Williams as the starter.

But this strategy did not work.

During the intermission, although they didn't say it in front of Ariza, the other members of the Pelicans all knew about Ariza's affairs.

This made them indignant, and they played even more fiercely in the second half than in the second quarter.

Williams was in good shape, and Griffin also scored from time to time in the paint.

But the performance of the two of them was a drop in the bucket. The quality of the Pelicans' offense and defense in this quarter was at the absolute playoff level.

As a result, the Pelicans scored 40 to 25 in a single quarter against the Clippers in the third quarter!

At the end of the third quarter, the Pelicans had already widened the point difference to more than 30 points, directly turning the last quarter into garbage time!

In the last quarter, both sides put on substitutes and bench players.

Tang Tian saw Austin Rivers on the opposite side, took the initiative to get up and walked to Stevens.

"Brad, I want to play more."

Tang Tian didn't say much, he just opened his mouth directly.

Stevens looked up at the score and was stunned for a moment, but he still nodded.

Tang Tian was a little excited tonight, it wouldn't hurt to play more.

The game was not dead, Tang Tian looked at Austin Rivers on the court, and slowly walked towards the scorer's table.