The cheers and whistles at the scene had already exploded.

77 to 59.

Tang Tian scored 4 points in this wave of offense, helping the Pelicans widen the gap to 18 points again!

Moreover, unlike the previous 18 points, Tang Tian immediately dunked on his opponent after being maliciously fouled by Nurkic.

This kind of momentum was more than scoring a lot of points, or even getting into a fight!

You have to know that in basketball games, being dunked on is embarrassing, especially when a big center is dunked on by a guard.

Although Nurkic looked a little annoyed, he wasn't like Green with a thick skin. After being dunked on, he silently took the ball and inbounded it.

Birds of a feather flock together, and being on the same team as Lillard means his fighting spirit wouldn't be low.

In the frontcourt, Nurkic continued to support from the free throw line.

But before Lillard and the others could find an opportunity, he turned around and went straight to the basket for a strong attack.

He was trying to prove himself.

"Pa!"

However, his intention was anticipated by Butler, who rushed out from the weak side and directly stole the ball from his hand.

The Pelicans launched a fast break, and Walker caught the ball and scored a layup in the frontcourt.

The point difference returned to 20 points again.

A few of the referee's calls had once affected the game, but after Tang Tian's wave of individual scoring, the point difference was widened again.

And with this experience, the Pelicans also had a way to deal with this kind of officiating scale, give the ball to Tang Tian for isolation plays.

In the following one and a half quarters, the referee continued to make calls to steal the show, but they were no longer as effective as before.

The gap between the two sides widened, and it was close to 30 points at the end of the third quarter.

Lillard played the entire second half, leading the team to a wave of counterattacks at the beginning of the fourth quarter to narrow the point difference to within 20 points.

But the point difference was too large, and the Trail Blazers ultimately failed to continue to narrow the gap.

In the end, the Pelicans defeated the Trail Blazers at home with a score of 116 to 93, taking the first victory in the Conference Semifinals.

Although there was suspense in the first quarter, it only lasted for one quarter.

This result was also expected by most fans.

However, after the game, there were far more comments about the game on social media than during the first round.

The most important reason for this was naturally the referee who stole the show in the second half.

"When Xiao Hua came back, he swore that he would only appropriately relax the calls during Tatum's time, is this the so-called appropriate?"

"Word games, superficial work, just for you to see, when it really comes to the critical moment, it's still the same!"

"Disappointed, I originally thought that Xiao Hua had changed his nature this time, but I didn't expect it to be like this, what's the point!"

"This is Xiao Hua, the one who forcibly made the Pelicans 3-1 lead against the Cavaliers into a 3-3 tie back then. Now that the Pelicans are crushing all the way, he will definitely take action!"

"A leopard can't change its spots!"

"I don't know what the league executives will do, but after watching this game, I don't want to see Xiao Hua as the president again!"

"+1"

"+2"

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"+10086"

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Just as Tang Tian had predicted, after this game, the goodwill that Xiao Hua had accumulated among fans after his comeback was completely gone.

Those disgusting memories of the game being controlled by the referee all returned to the fans' minds.

Even on social media, some fans had already conducted a vote through third-party plugins.

The voting results showed that more than 70% of the fans were demanding Xiao Hua's immediate resignation.

This phenomenon was unprecedented.

But just like when people lose something, the first suspect is someone with a history of theft, Xiao Hua's past was too bad, and fans had zero tolerance for him.

What's more, this time the officiating was very bad.

New York headquarters.

Xiao Hua slumped in his chair.

He used the referee to interfere with the game, but not only did he not win, but the fans' reaction after the game also greatly exceeded his expectations.

Generally speaking, losing both the game and people's respect refers to players.

But this time, he really lost both the game and people's respect.

Without the support of the committee, and losing the support of the fans, how could he possibly be the official president next year!

"Are we going to continue doing this in the next game?"

Sok stood aside for a long time, but didn't wait for Xiao Hua to speak, and finally couldn't help but ask.

"Continue."

Xiao Hua said through gritted teeth.

From the moment the Pelicans formed the Big Four, he had been put on the fire.

After that, the Pelicans went on a winning streak, winning 80 games, making the NBA season lose suspense, and he had been forced to the point of no retreat.

This was also the reason why he asked Sok to use the referees in the last game.

He had to seize the opportunity when he had it.

Although the final result was not satisfactory, he had no choice.

"And we need to increase the intensity, let them influence the game from the start."

He continued to say to Sok.

Originally, he planned to increase the intensity in the Conference Finals, when the Warriors or Mavericks played the Pelicans.

But the Trail Blazers' excellent performance gave him hope, and since he had already chosen, he had to do it to the end.

Sok nodded.

He could only obey what Xiao Hua had decided.

After two days of rest, the second game of the Pelicans and Trail Blazers Conference Semifinals continued in New Orleans.

After the last game, fans' complaints about the referee became a trending topic on Twitter.

By the second game, fans hoped that this kind of officiating scale would not appear again.

But after the game started, they found that they still overestimated Xiao Hua.

This game was filled with extremely biased home cooking calls from the very beginning.

Davis and Butler were both called for two early fouls and taken off the court.

The boos at the scene almost drowned out the referee, and if it weren't for maintaining the demeanor of the defending champion, they wouldn't mind having a reverse Auburn Hills.

However, the Pelicans still controlled the situation.

The most important person in this was naturally Tang Tian.

The league's number one player, the referees didn't dare to call fouls randomly.

And this league's number one player just happened to have his own system, and was ridiculously strong.

The result was that although the Trail Blazers were able to stalemate with the Pelicans for three quarters with the help of the referee's calls.

But in the final quarter, they were still taken away by a wave from the Pelicans.

113 to 100, the Pelicans won the Trail Blazers again 5 against 8, and achieved a 2-0 lead in the Conference Semifinals.

Tang Tian scored a new playoff high of 43 points this season.

After the game, the condemnation of Xiao Hua on social media rose to a new level.

Some fans even released short videos of burning Xiao Hua's cardboard cutout and besieging Xiao Hua's residence.

The huge public opinion pressure made Xiao Hua a little breathless.

But he was still persisting.

After two days of rest, the Pelicans and Trail Blazers moved to Portland to prepare for the third game of the Conference Semifinals.

The discussions on social media by fans would naturally be known by the media.

Before this game, some fans threw this question to the Trail Blazers' core player, Lillard.

"I hope the referee stops that kind of officiating scale, I don't want the referee to interfere with the game, we have the strength and confidence, we don't need that."

Lillard's answer surprised the reporter, but it was also reasonable.

Lillard's fighting spirit was among the strongest in the league, and he simply didn't like or need the help of the referee.