Besides Davis, Tang Tian also contributed a triple-double of 19 points, 10 rebounds, 15 assists, and 3 steals. He was essentially playing support for Davis the entire night.

Harrell started for the first time and played 20 minutes, contributing 6 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 blocks.

On the Cavaliers side, James had 37 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists, while Irving had 21 points and 6 assists.

Love was in poor form with only 9 points and 5 rebounds, completely overwhelmed by Davis.

"The Pelicans aren't just Tang! We also have AD! He's Tang's Pippen!"

"I always knew AD would explode one day, he has the talent, and he's hardworking, all the glory tonight belongs to him!"

"LeBron: Why do I feel the urge to curse?"

"Love is really terrible, the Cavaliers should trade for a strong power forward next year!"

"Every one of LeBron's teams has a very bad power forward..."

"James haters get out! Davis just had one good game, do you think he can make 17 of 25 shots every night?"

"Exactly, my Emperor's performance is always so stable, next game is back in Cleveland, just watch, the score of 3 to 1 is already reserved!"

"Some people think they're going to heaven after winning one game, with Tang's state, after Davis is no longer effective next game, the Pelicans won't have any chance!"

"How do you know Tang's touch won't return next game? Have you forgotten about being taken down by 62 points in three quarters last year?"

"That's right, now that Papa Xiao Hua is gone, just watch, Tang will crush you next game!"

…

The game had just ended, and the fans on the hotline were already arguing fiercely.

But this also shows the grievances between the two teams, this kind of dispute will accompany the entire series until the final day.

After the game, Davis and Tang Tian attended the post-match press conference for fans together.

"I don't know if the Pelicans or the former Hornets had an inside player who scored so high before, but Ad's performance tonight is the best inside performance I've ever seen, he will be the best power forward in the league in the future."

At the press conference, Tang Tian praised Davis wildly.

There was nothing wrong with this, after all, he had only partnered with old man Duncan before.

And he's not Jordan, he's not worried at all that he'll jinx Davis, on the contrary, he doesn't feel comfortable if he doesn't praise Davis after a game like this.

"Without him, we wouldn't have been able to win the game tonight, if he could, he'd want every night to be like this."

Stevens also praised wildly.

Tang Tian is never stingy with praise, Davis is somewhat used to it, but when the head coach praises him like this, his face is a little red from being praised.

The atmosphere at the Pelicans' post-match press conference was quite relaxed.

But there are always people who like to go against the grain, and the reporter from Fox Sports has always been like this.

"Tang made 7 of 16 shots tonight, if his offensive end continues with this kind of performance, it will be a huge harm to the team, when will he be able to find his touch?"

"He will find it."

Stevens reacted quickly and immediately replied.

"When will he find it? We know Davis's performance tonight was great, but he can't always play like this."

The reporter was obviously not satisfied with Stevens' answer and continued to ask.

The other reporters all looked at Stevens curiously, looking at Tang Tian.

Although this question ruins the atmosphere of the press conference, it is indeed a problem.

Even Pippen couldn't play this well every night, and neither can Davis.

Otherwise, the Pelicans' boss would not be Tang Tian, but Davis.

Tang Tian was about to take the microphone to answer.

"You don't understand what happened at all."

Davis took the microphone and looked at the reporter unhappily.

"What happened?"

The Fox reporter asked back.

Davis hesitated.

Seeing Davis' reaction, the Fox reporter immediately realized there was something.

"I only know that Tang broke the single-game and single-quarter scoring records in the playoffs twice last year, 62 points in three quarters, but he's only averaging 20 points per game in the Finals now."

The reporter continued.

"You can't ignore Tang's performance in other aspects, he sent out a lot of wonderful passes, he gave the team huge help on the defensive end, he is still him."

Stevens was worried that Davis would say that Tang Tian was injured, so he took the microphone and said.

"But he can do more, he has proven this season that he can do more, but his touch has been very low since Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals, did the Warriors scare him?"

This Fox Sports reporter still insisted.

Tang Tian was just about to tell this reporter to shut up and ask him to leave.

"He has been playing with an injury, you don't know at all!"

Davis finally couldn't hold back and roared almost.

He knew that the coaching staff's decision was not to disclose the injury to the outside world, so as not to hit the morale of the team and fans, but he really couldn't hold back when he was misunderstood by the reporter like this.

Stevens sighed helplessly, Davis was still too inexperienced in dealing with the media.

After Davis roared that sentence, the press conference was silent for a while.

"What injury?"

"Is it serious?"

"Is it a shoulder injury or something? I noticed that Tang has been wearing a shoulder pad."

…

But soon, not only the Fox Sports reporter, but all the reporters under the stage asked questions.

Although the Pelicans have not announced it to the outside world, Tang Tian can't wear shoulder pads for no reason.

Just like the fans speculated on social media, the reporters were also speculating, and now that it has been confirmed, it has naturally become the focus of their attention.

Due to the increased scale of confrontation, playing with injuries is no longer news this year.

Howard before, Tang Tian now.

Howard's injury was serious, and playing with an injury was more of a spiritual encouragement to the Knicks, and his performance in the entire Eastern Conference Finals was very average.

If Tang Tian also has that level of injury, then the Pelicans may really be in trouble this year.

This is also the reason why the Pelicans coaching staff does not announce the injury to the outside world.

Davis was about to speak, but Tang Tian stopped him with his hand.

"It's just a shoulder muscle strain, I'm a professional athlete, and there's a huge team behind me, I won't play with serious injuries, and my team won't allow me to play, so maybe next game, I won't have to wear shoulder pads to play."

Tang Tian said with a smile.

"We will wait for him to come back, he will come back soon."

Davis also added in a timely manner at this time.

After Tang Tian and Davis finished speaking, the reporters under the stage nodded one after another, and the Fox Sports reporter achieved his goal and sat down as well.

What Tang Tian said was very reasonable, any shoulder injury affects shooting, which explained why he missed in the Finals.

And in the game, except for his inaccurate shooting, his other performances were online, which also showed that the injury was not very serious.

The reporters were satisfied with the verification of their guess, and they also had a hint of respect in their eyes when they looked at Tang Tian.

In this league, playing with injuries represents toughness, and tough players are always liked by fans and the media.

Especially the media, they have one more piece of material to report after the game.