Chapter 1117 Basketball Is a Confrontational Sport (2)

That night, the Oracle Center was packed.

Although the situation of falling behind 0-2 is not optimistic, Bay Area fans' support for the Warriors continues unabated.

They expect the Warriors to break the Pelicans' unbeaten streak at home and reverse the unfavorable situation in the series.

It is worth mentioning that Xiao Hua, who had never dared to show up before, also appeared in the VIP box.

His appearance was sudden and added a touch of uncertainty to the game.

But for Bay Area fans, when the camera showed Xiao Hua, the look in their eyes was more of excitement.

Do they know that Xiao Hua has always supported the Warriors.

In such a crucial game, this is their "stimulant."

When Tang Tian saw Xiao Hua, he frowned at first, and then laughed.

Xiao Hua really couldn't sit still, but it was very interesting to be able to make him completely despair in front of him.

After the opening ceremony, the starting lineups of the two teams came on stage one after another.

Both sides retained the starting lineup from the previous two games.

Davis moved the ball back to the Pelicans half, officially kicking off Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals.

Tang Tian came up to break through with the ball, jumped up and made a layup, and Durant helped block the shot on the weak side.

He moved around in the air, pulled the ball to his waist, and passed the ball to Davis, who was cutting in from the right.

Davis took a step after catching the ball and dunked with both hands to open the scoring for the Pelicans.

In the Warriors' offense, Durant and Thompson opened up the wings, Iguodala positioned himself in the low post, and Curry then passed the ball in.

Cole made a tactical adjustment. Several super players on the team gave up the ball and asked Iguodala to take advantage of Walker.

Walker failed to withstand a few attempts. Iguodala turned around and attacked Walker. After the confrontation, he put up a layup to open the scoring for the Warriors.

This tactical adjustment by Cole is very useful.

Stevens got up and went to the sideline and shouted a few words to Walker and Dedmon.

The Pelicans attacked the frontcourt, and Tang Tian's emergency stop after the breakthrough continued the scoring for the team.

Looking back, the Warriors repeated their old tricks.

However, Walker chose to go around and defend this time.

Moreover, Dedmon's defensive position is also very different from the previous round. He stands at the free throw line, which is a position that can help defend the basket at any time.

Curry gave the ball to Green, but Dedmon's defensive position was too far inside. This was Green's three-point opportunity.

Green caught the ball and glanced at the basket, then dribbled and turned his back.

He didn't dare to shoot. In the past two years, his mouth-dunning ability has continued to improve, but his three-point shooting ability has continued to decline.

Rather than shooting, he now prefers to organize with the ball at the top of the arc.

Curry ran over to catch the ball again and shoot a three-pointer.

But Tang Tian bypassed the defense and interfered with his flying dive.

"Bang!"

Curry's three-pointer hit the frame.

Dedmon recovered the defensive rebound under protection, and the Warriors' offense came to nothing.

Walker advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, played a pick-and-roll with Davis, and broke through for a layup, causing a defensive foul on Durant.

Two solid free throws were made, and the score was 6-2.

The Pelicans scored in three consecutive rounds.

Although they moved from New Orleans to Oakland, the team is still in hot shape.

Curry dribbled to the frontcourt and wanted to give the ball to Iguodala, but Walker continued to move forward and Dedmon continued to stand at the free throw line.

After failing to make two consecutive attempts, Curry had no choice but to give up.

Stevens responded too quickly, and Cole's tactical adjustment only lasted once before being forced to give up.

The game returned to the rhythm of the past two games.

But the good news is that Durant is in better shape this time than in the previous two games.

After the first quarter, the score on the field was 33 to 22, with the Pelicans leading.

This score is acceptable to the fans at the scene. After all, this is the smallest point difference in the first quarter of this series.

In the second quarter, Cole used normal rotation, with Green and Thompson leading the team on the court.

However, for the Pelicans, Stevens made another adjustment and asked Tang Tian to lead four substitutes.

Rose, Brogdon, Siakam and Harrell.

His adjustment was not without reason.

The Pelicans' entire team's offense went smoothly in the first quarter, and Tang Tian didn't attack many times.

Physically speaking, he is still very energetic.

Stevens knew that after Tang Tian said that, sweeping the Warriors was a must, and he had no reservations at all.

On the first attack back in the second quarter, Tang Tian took the ball and passed Thompson in a butterfly step. After accelerating, he smashed the ball into the basket through Green who was assisting in defense.

The Pelicans bench was in a state of excitement, and the Oracle Arena was restless.

Tang Tian's current game is really brutal.

Green looked unhappy when he was dunked, but when he glanced at Tang Tian, ​​he felt a chill in his crotch and didn't dare to say anything.

Thompson's three-pointer after receiving the ball was interfered by Tang Tian.

The Pelicans played a defensive counterattack, and Tang Tianhou passed the ball to Rose. The latter flew for a layup and scored another 2 points.

Thompson was blocked by Tang Tian and had no chance to catch the ball. Livingston hit Rose with a low back, and his trademark turn and fade was also missed by Tang Tian's assisting defense.

Looking back, Tang Tian broke into the inside and scored the ball again against McGee's help.

39 to 22.

The Pelicans launched a 6-0 offensive in the second quarter, opening the point difference to 17 points.

Stevens's judgment was really accurate. Tang Tian was full of physical energy. He completely dominated both offense and defense in this period.

Cole was forced to call a timeout.

"Draymond, do what you have to do!"

There was a pause and Cole yelled at Green.

It seemed that he was dissatisfied with Green's performance tonight.

The Warriors players looked at each other in shock. This was the first time they had seen Cole get so angry when facing Green.

But after Cole finished yelling, he looked at Green, and Green nodded silently.

This is a double entendre.

After the timeout, the Warriors made substitution adjustments, and Durant came on to replace Thompson.

Durant continued his excellent form tonight and came up and made a jump shot to break the scoring drought for the Warriors.

With a score difference of 15 points, both sides still had a fight.

Tang Tian continued to hold the ball in the frontcourt. At this time, the person guarding him changed from Thompson to Livingston.

However, his offensive idea did not change. He moved closer and further, knocking Livingston down.

Amid the uproar from the fans at the scene, he broke into the paint. After seeing Green assisting in defense, he jumped into the air and prepared to dunk again.

But shortly after jumping up, he felt something heading straight for his eyes.

Because the incident happened suddenly, he only had time to turn his head. He only felt a pain in the corner of his eye, and then a burning pain in his right eye.

"Bang!"

But with his eyes closed, he still smashed the ball into the basket.

The Pelicans bench was abuzz.

This is the second time Tang Tian has dunked on Green in this game!

If you really dare to come, I will detain you even if your mother doesn’t recognize you.

However, Stevens ran to the technical table to call a timeout, and waved vigorously at the team doctor behind him to signal him to come on.

He saw Tang Tian covering his eyes with his right hand after dunking the ball and squatting there for a long time without getting up.