Chapter 813 The Enraged Tang Tian
For the Pelicans, playing at home will be their only advantage in the tiebreaker.
But there is some good news.
Because of the great pressure from outside public opinion, the league did not impose an additional suspension on Davis.
In other words, Davis can play in the final tiebreaker.
But even so, after 3-1, the Cavaliers tied the score in this way, and the morale of the Pelicans was inevitably low.
Such games can be played in two or three games. The Cavaliers have the support of the league, so you can imagine how difficult it will be for them to win the tiebreaker.
This can be felt when the team returns to New Orleans for training. The team's morale is the lowest since entering the finals.
But there is one person who is just the opposite.
"Trevor, didn't you have breakfast this morning? Your defense is as weak as a woman's!"
"Zhu, your defensive position is so bad, do you want me to score 50 points on your head?!"
"Nicholas, are you so frightened by the referee that you don't even have the desire to stop me from scoring?!"
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Tang Tian was constantly trash-talking his teammates. What could be clearly felt from this behavior was that Tang Tian was very angry now.
This is something that veteran players including Holiday have never seen before.
Tang Tian was really angered.
Such anger quickly spread to teammates. There were no referees on the training ground, and the Pelicans' defensive intensity returned a lot.
Even the team's morale has improved a lot.
After encountering such an unfair penalty, anger is the only thing that can change morale.
After the training session, Stevens didn't even dare to talk to Tang Tian.
However, Davis still took the initiative to find Tang Tian.
"I'm sorry. It was my fault last time. I won't make the same mistake again, no matter how they provoke me."
Davis came to apologize to Tang Tian. James' actions in the last game were very provocative, but he was indeed impulsive.
"No, you did nothing wrong. If he crosses you again, you can just kill him."
Tang Tian's answer surprised Davis, but he also knew that Tang Tian was really angry.
"Just leave the competition to me. They can't win because I want to win."
Tang Tian's next words made him even more convinced of this.
He suddenly felt that if the game started now, Tang Tian would defeat the Cavaliers by himself.
"You go ahead and attack, I will protect the penalty area and I will get you offensive rebounds."
Davis continued.
He was already prepared to play support in advance.
Tang Tian glanced at Davis and nodded.
On June 19, US time, the tiebreaker of the finals kicked off at the New Orleans Arena.
Although fans' doubts about the league reached a peak, the ratings of this tiebreaker had already reached a season high before the start of the game.
A battle to determine the outcome, this is a real life and death battle.
The eyes of fans across the United States and even the world are focused on this game.
Will the Pelicans hold on to their final home court and win the first championship trophy in team history, or will the Cavaliers complete an epic 1-3 comeback.
No matter which result it is, it is enough to make the respective fans excited and climax.
Many Hollywood movie stars and political giants came to the scene, and the attention of this game was comparable to the Super Bowl.
Although the league's biased penalties in the previous two games have been questioned, it has to be said that this tiebreaker has attracted the highest attention.
Half an hour before the start of the game, players from both sides entered the stadium one after another.
At this moment, some fans noticed that Tang Tian's expression tonight was different from previous games, or even the past two years.
Anger, anger that is visible to the naked eye, makes people afraid to look directly.
The scene soon entered the opening ceremony, and at this time, this emotion was felt by all the audience.
Tang Tian, who liked to show off a short break dance at the beginning of the show before, did nothing today, but had anger and murderous intent in his eyes.
They could foresee that the Cavaliers would be uncomfortable tonight.
After the opening ceremony, the starting lineups of both sides were announced one after another.
Neither side made any adjustments to the lineup, and Bojan continued to serve as the Pelicans' starting small forward.
After the warm-up, Davis moved the ball from Mozgov's head back to the Pelicans' half, officially kicking off the tiebreaker.
Holiday gave the ball to Tang Tian after halftime, and then motioned for everyone else to move away.
In the pick-and-roll at position 1 and 4, Tang Tian overpowered Love the moment after the pick-and-roll.
His speed is as fast as lightning, and he can feel that anger puts him in an extremely excited state.
Love was completely thrown away, and Tang Tian rushed into the inside.
"Bang!"
A violent one-handed chop!
The scene erupted in cheers and he dunked right at the beginning. It felt great!
Back on the defensive end, the Pelicans' defense shrunk.
Knowing the referee's whistle would favor the Cavaliers, Stevens moved deeper, forcing the Cavaliers to take more shots.
The Cavaliers did the same. Among their starting players, except Mozgov, everyone else can shoot.
James first tried a shot from the outside.
But the moment he took action, Davis suddenly flew out from the free throw line. Although the distance was a little too late, the momentum was really strong.
"Bang!"
I don’t know if he was affected by this interference. James’ three-point shot hit the frame and the rebound was collected by Jokic!
The Pelicans counterattacked. Davis dribbled to the frontcourt and was caught up by James. He turned back and gave the ball to Tang Tian.
Tang Tian jumped up, and when he saw James turning around and rushing towards him, he dodged in the air, avoiding James' lowhand layup and sending the ball into the basket!
Mental excitement brings physical coordination.
Tang Tian's current condition is surprisingly good!
There were endless whistles.
The referees in the previous two games were very biased, but since the beginning of the game, the Pelicans have almost no confrontation.
Tang Tian, on the other hand, scored simply and crudely without giving the referee a chance to call the penalty.
Irving held the ball and drove to the basket, but his shot was blocked by Davis. The referee called Davis a defensive foul.
This was an air whistle, and the scene was filled with boos.
However, Davis' mood didn't change much, he just went to the basket early to get stuck.
Irving made one of two free throws, and Davis blocked Love and struggled to get the defensive rebound.
Just like what he said to Tang Tian before, he is mentally prepared to play support, and he can do it well!
The Pelicans are back in position in the frontcourt.
Tang Tian continued to look for Love in a misplaced position. This time he made a fake move for a breakthrough, and then suddenly made a pull-up three-pointer.
Smith rushed from the weak side to help defend, and hit Tang Tian's hand the moment he took action.
The referee didn't blow the whistle.
"Uh-huh!"
However, even though Tang Tian lost his balance, he still threw the ball in!
He scored 7 points in a row in the opening game, and each one was more difficult than the last!
The enraged Tang Tian was a bit scary!
ps: Special thanks to the leader of Zheng Heshan for the reward, because in the hospital, I couldn't compile the reward list. I was really touched when I saw many people giving rewards. Thank you for having you. I can't do anything else. Although the typing speed on my mobile phone is slow. , but I will definitely write the fifth update today.