This shot was a throw of pure inspiration; whether it went in or not was entirely up to fate.

But at the very least, Tang Tian had snatched such an opportunity while defending the last attack.

The distance was far, but the ball's trajectory looked quite right.

Everyone at the scene held their breath.

If they were killed off like this, their breathing would hurt.

The ball didn't touch the rim in the end.

Tang Tian grinned when he saw this.

This distance was completely outside his shooting range.

In his attribute panel, the super long-range three-pointer was still 0.

He usually didn't spend time specifically training this.

If it went in, it could only be said that a blind cat had caught a dead mouse; it had gone in by luck.

But obviously, the probability of such a thing happening was too low.

There was no harm in comparison.

Thinking about how Lillard had made two super long-range three-pointers tonight.

It would be a lie to say he wasn't a little envious!

It seemed that this had to be firmly nailed down as the goal for next season's krypton gold.

The fans at the scene breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Tang Tian's three-pointer tied the game, they at least still had the opportunity for overtime.

And there was another good news: Lillard's previous score was fixed at 49 points.

With the 5 minutes of overtime, he still had a chance to get his first playoff 50+ in his career.

But at this time, the fans on the hotline were already in a frenzy.

You have to know that although they didn't win, the Trail Blazers forced the Pelicans into overtime!

This was something that the Cavaliers, Mavericks, Warriors, and Rockets had never done!

It seemed that defeating the Pelicans in the regular season and once leading by halftime, this Trail Blazers team was really underestimated!

If you really want to calculate it, Tang Tian missed more than one game, and even the four hard-training brothers missed a total of more than thirty games.

But in the end, only the Trail Blazers and the Mavericks won one game.

It can only be said that everything that looks like luck has a solid foundation of strength.

The Trail Blazers were able to eliminate the Rockets and reach the Western Conference semifinals, just like Lillard himself said, it was definitely not just luck.

After a short break, the players from both sides returned to the court one after another.

Both sides had complete starting lineups.

However, on the Trail Blazers' side, Nurkic and McCollum, one mainly defending Tang Tian and the other assisting in defense, both had five fouls, which was a hidden danger.

Davis outjumped Nurkic, winning the Pelicans the opportunity to attack first in overtime.

Tang Tian broke through with the ball at the front, McCollum didn't dare to make a move again, and the Trail Blazers shrank the double-team in advance.

Tang Tian passed the ball across the court without looking to Walker on the weak side, who caught the ball and shot a three-pointer.

"Swish!"

The three-pointer went through the heart of the net.

Walker didn't score many points in this game, but his shooting percentage wasn't low.

Turning around, Lillard wanted to return a three-pointer, but Tang Tian forced him very far out, he took a step back and shot a super long-range three-pointer again.

"Clang!"

The basketball smashed out of the frame.

Looking at the entire NBA, only Curry can use super long-range three-pointers as a regular weapon, and even his overall shooting percentage is not very high.

Dedmon protected the defensive rebound.

Tang Tian broke through again at the front, this time he saw Butler cutting in on the weak side, a bounce pass in motion.

Butler caught the ball and scored.

The Pelicans launched a 5-0 offensive in overtime, immediately gaining the initiative on the court.

This was the consequence of double-teaming Tang Tian when playing against the Pelicans; the other three hard-training brothers of the Pelicans were all quasi-superstar level.

Lillard was double-teamed by Tang Tian, and McCollum scored one against Walker, but it was interfered with by Davis, who was assisting in defense.

The Pelicans directly launched a counterattack, Tang Tian received a pass from Walker and directly smashed the ball into the basket over McCollum.

7-0.

The Trail Blazers were holding their breath, Lillard had transformed into Clockwork Lillard, and stubbornly played a full game with the Pelicans.

But when it came to overtime, the offense couldn't catch its breath, and the game had collapsed.

It wasn't until 4 minutes into overtime that Lillard scored a goal with a difficult breakthrough.

But the outcome was no longer in doubt.

In the end, the Pelicans scored 12-2 against the Trail Blazers in overtime, and finally defeated the Trail Blazers 130-120, extending the series score to 3-0.

On the Trail Blazers' side, Lillard scored a team-high 51 points, getting his personal career, and also the team's history's only 50+!

Tonight, he was really Clockwork Lillard, playing the peak of his career.

McCollum committed his 6th foul and was sent off with 4 minutes left in overtime, getting 20 points and 9 assists.

Anthony had 17 points and 5 rebounds, Aminu had 11 points, and Collins had 9 points.

On the Pelicans' side, Tang Tian scored a season-high 55 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists in the playoffs.

Butler had 17 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 steals, Walker had 16 points, and Davis had 15 points, 13 rebounds, and 4 blocks.

New York headquarters.

"These idiots!"

Adam Silver was really going to be pissed to death.

There was only a little bit left in regular time, if the referee had helped, the Trail Blazers would have most likely won the game!

Sork didn't speak or dare to speak at the side.

In fact, he knew that Adam Silver had been slapped in the face hard.

Adam Silver thought that the Trail Blazers would lose at least 30 points without the referee, but as a result, the Trail Blazers tied the Pelicans in the regular season.

This president was not only miserable, but also unlucky.

After the game, Lillard accepted an interview with the local Portland media on the sidelines.

The reporter congratulated Lillard on getting the first playoff 50+ in team history.

"This is a game where you officially stepped into the ranks of superstars."

The reporter didn't hesitate to praise him.

In fact, on such a night, any words of praise were not enough.

There were very few people in NBA history who could get 50+ in the playoffs, and all of them were superstars.

"Thank you."

But maybe it was because he lost the game, he just barely squeezed out a smile, and his emotions were not particularly high.

The reporter asked a few more questions one after another.

In the end, he also mentioned the issue of the referee's penalty scale.

"This kind of penalty scale is very good, this is the fair penalty we expect."

Lillard's attitude was different from before, he praised the performance of the referees.

"I'm just saying if, if there were one or two penalties that favored us, we might have won the game."

The reporter continued.

What he said was similar to what Adam Silver said, but this was also what many fans would think.

Between millimeters, not much is needed, one or two penalties are enough to sway the outcome.

Lillard frowned and looked at the reporter, his tone suddenly became serious.

"I said, I and this team don't need that kind of penalty, we lost, but we lost standing up, that's more meaningful than winning by relying on the referee."

Obviously, Lillard was very angry with the reporter's statement.

The reporter quickly apologized.

"The Trail Blazers played very well tonight, they are the best opponent we have ever encountered, Damian almost won the game for them, he is a great scorer, we are very lucky, this is a great game, because there are excellent sides."

And in the press conference not long after, Tang Tian gave a very high praise and affirmation to the performance of the Trail Blazers.

The Trail Blazers tonight, although defeated, were glorious.