Chapter 655 The Spurs Come to the Bat at Home (Third!)

The opening two rounds became the epitome of the Pelicans' first quarter.

Jokic made three consecutive outside shots without a hit, and Tang Tian and Davis were also double-teamed and the efficiency was not high.

When about 7 minutes into the first quarter, the score was 16 to 6, and the Spurs' lead had reached double digits.

And the Pelicans have experienced a scoring drought of more than three minutes.

In the ATT arena, the fans couldn't hide the smiles on their faces.

They have seen the dawn of hope for the team to advance.

Williams looked up at the score on the big LED screen and sighed helplessly.

Is the Pelicans playoffs coming to an end?

The Pelicans' offense, Tang Tian held the ball from the outside.

Jokic stood outside again, but Gasol completely ignored him, shrinking at the free throw line, ready to double-team Tang Tian at any time.

Tang Tian received the ball, but he didn't break through this time.

Although the Spurs' defense is not as tough as the Grizzlies', the victory lies in their execution. His tough play has proved to be inefficient.

He took the initiative to approach Jokic with the dribble.

Jokic understood and made a pick-and-roll.

During the regular season, the two had completed this kind of cooperation. Jokic used his size to block Tang Tian's defender.

However, Green's ability to bypass the pick-and-roll is very strong, and he successfully bypassed it this time.

Jokic's pick-and-roll failed, but Tang Tian didn't stop.

He saw Green's pick-and-roll going outside the three-point line, and he accelerated to a high position in one step, and stopped before Gasol rushed out.

This one caught the only trace of the Spurs' defensive loophole.

"Shua!"

The ball rubbed against the net and fell into the net bag.

Tang Tian helped the Pelicans break the scoring drought.

There was a commotion on the sidelines.

In the second game, it was Tang Tian who scored 24 points in the last quarter to win the game. This time, it was Tang Tian who stood up.

They already knew the truth, and they had already scolded Buford bloody in their hearts. You must know that Tang Tian belonged to the Spurs!

Although the Pelicans would not necessarily become their opponents this round without Tang Tian, ​​any other All-Star might not have Tang Tian's big-hearted key ball ability.

The Spurs' offensive continued unabated, and Leonard's layback hit from the free throw line returned an answerball to Tang Tian.

The goal drew loud cheers from the fans.

Holt said that Leonard is the next core of the Spurs, and Leonard's current performance is worthy of that evaluation!

But their cheers hadn't stopped yet. Tang Tian played a pick-and-roll with Jokic on the three-point line. After seeing Green's pick-and-roll inside the three-point line this time, he made an emergency stop outside the three-point line.

No matter how good Green's pick-and-roll ability is, it will take time, and that's what Tang Tian is grasping.

The advantage of dry drawing is that it is fast, and fast is the space for shooting.

The ball passed Green's defense and spun toward the basket.

The hearts of the fans on the sidelines hung up.

Although the Spurs led 3-2 by a large margin, it had to be admitted that Tang Tian's performance was that of a superstar every game.

As long as he makes a shot, it gives people a feeling of going in.

"Shua!"

With a crisp sound, the feeling became reality. Tang Tian made a three-pointer and scored 5 points in a row!

Really superstar, really Mr. Key!

Leonard thought about returning a three-pointer in the frontcourt, but failed to make it.

His defense is already very close to Tang Tian in the Spurs period, but no matter what Holt brags, his offense is still one or two grades behind Tang Tian.

Jokic protected the defensive rebound, and the Pelicans played a fast break from the backcourt. Tang Tian took the lead, and after receiving the ball, he threw away Green's fast break and scored a layup.

Tang Tian played a wave of personal offensives to help the Pelicans get closer to the game and pull the team back from the cliff.

Throughout the first half, when Jokic didn't feel good and the others were not in good shape, he staged a lone hero performance, scoring 27 points alone.

After halftime, the Pelicans only trailed the Spurs by 5 points 50 to 55.

Like the second game, this is really relying on one's own strength to force the team to survive.

"Let me guard against Tang."

During the halftime break, Leonard asked Popovich for help.

Because he shouldered more offensive responsibilities for the team, although he was elected as the best defensive player of the season, Leonard has never been able to match up with Tang Tian.

Popovich nodded.

But he didn't just nod, but deployed a new defensive strategy.

Leonard's speed is inferior to Tang Tian's, and he needs to use tactics to assist him.

Back from the intermission, Jokic still didn't make a shot from outside the three-point line. It seems that even if he has a Mamba tonight, he can't throw the ball in.

The state of the rest of the Pelicans is still not good. It has never been easy for young teams to play away games in San Antonio.

Moreover, Tang Tian's performance was greatly restricted.

Leonard's defense mainly focused on restricting Tang Tian from receiving the ball, and his big hands and long arms came from time to time. The death entanglement put a lot of pressure on the defense.

And more importantly, Popovich's tactical assistance, using the weak side's defense to limit Tang Tian's breakthrough space.

In this quarter, Tang Tian "only" scored 9 points under the impregnable defense of the Spurs.

The Pelicans scored only 13 points in this quarter.

The only good thing is that the Spurs didn't feel very good in the second half, and they only scored 20 points in this quarter.

But even so, after three quarters, the Pelicans are already 12 points behind the Spurs.

This scene is very similar to the second scene.

The difference is that Popovich has found a way to limit Tang Tian when the rest of the Pelicans are in poor form.

The Pelicans are really in danger this time.

And when the third quarter was about to end, the game was suspended for a short period of time.

This suspension is neither a conventional suspension nor a technical suspension, but an uncontrollable suspension.

Because an unexpected visitor came to the competition arena, a free-tailed bat.

There are a total of 47 bat species in the United States, 32 of which are destined to be in Texas, and the largest bat colony in the world is just outside San Antonio.

The Chadden Street area near the San Antonio River is a prime habitat for free-tailed bats.

Before Tang Tian was selected by the Spurs, Ginobili used to grab a bat in the arena and became a topic of conversation among fans.

That bat, like this one, is a free-tailed bat.

The fans shouted for Ginobili to go to the court to catch the bat, but this time Ginobili was on the bench, he didn't play, and the work of catching the bat was done by the staff.

The bat was successfully captured in the end, and the mood of the fans at the scene became more and more happy.

Because bats often appear in the arena, some fans have counted the chances of the Spurs winning after the bats appeared.

As of now, this probability is 100%, 4 wins and 0 losses!

It is precisely because of this that many fans regard the bat as the second mascot of the Spurs.

Now the mascot is here, it's a lucky shot, they're going to win tonight!

Thank you for your kind listening.