James' appeal to the referee didn't work.

The current commissioner wasn't Stern or Xiao Hua, and Tatum was extremely strict with referee evaluations; they only acted according to the rules.

Wade then played his veteran role, went over and exchanged a few words with James, and then shouted to remind his teammates to boost morale while retreating on defense.

Including that excellent performance in the regular season when Tang Tian broke the 102-point record, Wade's impact on this Lakers team was truly significant.

Sure enough, with Wade's reminders and encouragement, although the Lakers were at a disadvantage in the previous offense and defense, they quickly regained their morale and played high-quality defense.

The Pelicans' offensive cooperation was cut into pieces, and in the end, the ball could only return to Tang Tian's hands.

With little time left, Gasol wanted to come up for a pick-and-roll, but he gestured for him to go back.

After a triple-threat crossover, he directly chose to shoot from two meters beyond the three-point line!

This choice was bold, but Middleton anticipated it.

With little time left, considering Tang Tian's super-long range ability, this was a high-probability choice.

Tang Tian's shot was contested, but he didn't adjust, directly facing Middleton's tough shot.

The ball soared over Middleton's fingertips, like an intercontinental missile, whistling towards the basket.

The fans at the scene felt a sudden tightness in their hearts.

It was clear that Middleton's defense was excellent, it was clearly a high-difficulty super long shot.

But in their hearts, they still had a feeling that Tang Tian could make the shot.

"Swish!"

A crisp sound.

Staples Center was in an uproar again.

Most of them knew why they had that feeling before, after the ball went in.

Because the person shooting was Tang Tian, the NBA's number one player in history, and he had just made a high-difficulty fadeaway in a triple-team by Middleton, James, and Durant!

48 to 63!

Tang Tian scored 5 consecutive points, shrinking the point difference back to 15 points!

This was a hard pull of the Pelicans from the edge of the cliff back to the cliff, turning a desperate situation back into an adverse one!

"Go Lakers!"

The fans at the scene felt that the situation was not right and began to actively cheer for the Lakers.

Although Tang Tian's consecutive 5 points were crucial, the Lakers were still the leading side, and they were leading by a full 15 points.

And they still had James and Durant!

As long as they could score on the offensive end, even if Tang Tian went berserk, the point difference could still be maintained, and the Lakers would still win in the end!

That's what the fans thought, but the situation on the court was not quite what they imagined.

The Pelicans played a higher quality defense than in their previous possession!

Tang Tian's consecutive five points greatly boosted the Pelicans' morale, and with the "elementary school students' carnival" bonus, their defense was airtight.

The ball eventually went to Durant, who directly stopped and pulled up for a fadeaway.

He wanted to give Tang Tian an answer ball!

"Pa!"

But he didn't get the ball up before Tang Tian slapped it away!

After Tang Tian got his hands on it, the improved stability wasn't just on the offensive end, but also on the defensive end.

And in adversity, his defensive focus was very high.

Durant didn't have time to grab the ball back, because Tang Tian was very confident when he went for the steal, and after the steal, he ran forward, and after getting the ball, he had a one-man fast break!

The steal happened near the three-point line, and the other Lakers players couldn't react at all, they could only watch Tang Tian fast break to the front court.

"Boom!"

A signature windmill dunk directly exploded the Pelicans' bench.

For the Spurs, when things were going well, it was Parker, when things weren't going well, it was Duncan, and when things were desperate, it was Ginobili.

But for the Pelicans, when things were going well, it was Davis, when things weren't going well, it was Tang Tian, and when things were desperate, it was still Tang Tian!

The 13-point difference, now the momentum was mostly taken away by the Pelicans, the game was completely playable again!

The scene was in an uproar.

They originally thought that with James and Durant, the team's scoring would be stable, and the Lakers would still have an absolute advantage.

But they automatically ignored one thing.

That is that Tang Tian is a four-time consecutive DPOY! He is a player who is a bug on both offense and defense!

Amid the noise, James dribbled to the basket.

But before he could charge into the key, Tang Tian suddenly rotated over on defense, actually forcing him into a dribbling turnover!

The ball directly slipped out of his hand and went out of bounds!

The excited expressions on the faces of the fans at the scene became a little desperate at this moment.

The situation changed too quickly, and they couldn't adapt!

There were even many fans on the hotline lamenting that James was old.

In the unfavorable situation, Wade was still trying to encourage his teammates.

But Tang Tian's explosive performance on both offense and defense clearly hit the Lakers' confidence, and their morale was obviously not as high as before.

Tang Tian held the ball again in the front court, and four players from the Lakers rushed up directly.

This was a bit of overreaction.

Tang Tian's choice was to break through towards the three-point line against four players.

Just when the fans thought he was acting like Kobe, he made an incredible side back pass in the middle of the double team.

The ball seemed to have eyes, passing through the gaps in the double team and going straight to Gasol's hands under the basket.

An unguarded opportunity.

Gasol easily jumped up with the ball and slammed the ball heavily into the basket with both hands.

After the dunk, he roared and pounded his chest, completely venting his unhappiness in the first half.

After roaring, he reached out and pointed at Tang Tian, this was the easiest basket he had scored in this year's playoffs!

52 to 63!

The Pelicans had a 9-0 run, and in the blink of an eye, the point difference was only 11 points!

The Lakers' offensive possession in the front court still didn't score, and Tang Tian turned around and sent another assist to Siakam, who cut to the basket and scored with a two-handed dunk.

The point difference had come to single digits!

Vogel reached out and called a timeout.

Although the team was still leading by 9 points, he could feel that if he didn't call a timeout, those 9 points would disappear in an instant.

"I knew it, I just knew it, this is the script I imagined, this is the script that should have appeared!"

On the commentary booth, O'Neal, the Tang supporter, who had been holding back for half the game, finally went online.

"Tang's performance in this segment is incredible, he not only pulled the Pelicans out of desperation with his crazy performance on both offense and defense, but his passing can pull the Pelicans out of their sluggish state!"

Barkley also started blowing.

But what he was saying was completely right.

After Tang Tian scored 7 consecutive points, he used his offensive threat to send out two consecutive assists, such a performance was more than perfect.

"We shouldn't forget that Tang, he is the number one player in NBA history, looking at it this way, such a performance is not so surprising."

Kenny Smith then used a very advanced way of praising him.

Three people, three different ways, but the only thing they had in common was that they were all conquered by Tang Tian's performance in this segment, and then praised him to the sky.