At the post-match press conference, the atmosphere on both sides was completely different.

"I forgive him, but he has to practice one thousand more three-pointers when he goes back."

Although Popovich was in a bad mood, he still chose to maintain his players.

“We have a 50% winning rate.”

Moreover, he is still optimistic and positive about being forced into the tiebreak.

On another field, the atmosphere of the Pelicans' post-match press conference is relatively relaxed.

Tang Tian created a scoring record of 27 points in a single quarter, tying Jordan 63 points, 1-3 behind, and now he is in the tiebreak.

This series of things are the focus of the reporter's questions.

One interesting thing is that when asked about the tiebreak battle, his answers and Popovich were somewhat coincidental.

"Now we can use a game with the Spurs to decide the winner, and we still have a 50% winning rate."

But the same thing, the feeling of the two people saying it is completely different.

Popovich is a joke in adversity and is also encouraging his teammates to change directions.

The Pelicans won two games in a row, with strong morale, and Tang Tian's was even more imposing.

After the game, many of the Pelicans players stayed for extra training, including Jokic, Holiday, Ariza and others in the starting lineup.

Although winning is exciting, they also know that they are not performing well.

Tang Tian was very pleased when he saw this. Although his youth played a lot of ups and downs in the playoffs, this attitude determines that this team will get better and better.

In TNT's latest episode, Barkley and Smith were "attacked" by O'Neal, but they could only respond with laughter.

This time O'Neal won, they had no temper at all.

In the show, they also analyzed the subsequent games.

The Pelicans won two games in a row, and with home games, the probability of winning the tiebreak is high.

This time Barkley and Smith joined O'Neal and both turned to support the Pelicans.

They also made a foresight on the remaining Eastern Conference Finals.

The Bulls beat the Hawks 4-2, and the Hawks, one of the three dark horses of the season, were eliminated first.

The Cavaliers also eliminated the Knicks 4-2, and James once again defeated the brothers and advanced to the Near East Finals.

In this way, the Bulls and the Cavaliers will become the teams in the Eastern Conference Finals.

Ross once again encountered James in the playoffs, but this time he had many injuries and a super teammate Butler.

It can be foreseen that the Cavaliers will encounter the most tenacious resistance in this round.

Two days later, the Pelicans and Spurs tiebreak battle officially started in New Orleans.

The stadium was full, and fans held up a number of eye-catching signs such as "Prospering the Western Conference Finals", "Reversal 1-3", and "The Tenth Branch of History".

After the Pelicans won two consecutive games and dragged the game into tiebreak, fans were in an unprecedented mood.

At the scene, the sharp-eyed fans also found an uninvited guest.

Spurs boss Holt also came to the scene to cheer for the team.

However, because it is the home court of the Pelicans, he cannot get a VIP box, but just sits in the front row of the audience.

In the locker room before the game, the players of both teams were making final preparations for the game.

"Guys, our small goals have all been accomplished, and it's time to achieve our big goals!"

The team's morale is high, and Tang Tian also brought a wave of the most positive chicken soup before the game.

The Pelicans members shouted excitedly, and it felt very much like a soldier before going to the battlefield.

They were just waiting to charge!

During the opening ceremony of the scene, it was like a gas tank meeting a mobilizer, and the atmosphere in the entire arena exploded instantly.

The atmosphere at the New Orleans Arena is unprecedentedly warm.

This kind of scene shocked the three tnt giants in the commentary seat.

But they couldn't hide their smiles on their faces.

This time they all stood on the side of the Pelicans.

After a brief pre-match warm-up, the starters of both teams appeared one after another.

Neither side made a lineup adjustment, and Davis put the ball back to the Pelicans' half, officially kicking off the Western Conference Final tiebreak.

Tang Tian ran without the ball in the frontcourt, and after receiving the ball, he hit the ball with a sudden stop and hit.

He continued the hot form of the series.

There were constant whistles on the scene. For them, it was regrettable that they failed to see Tang Tian scored 63 points on the scene. Now they wished Tang Tian would score more points in this game.

The Spurs played the Hammer tactic in the frontcourt, and Green's three-pointer from the outside was out of the basket.

It seems that the 1000 three-pointers he returned to San Antonioga to practice did not work.

Davis protects the rebounds at the basket.

The Pelicans attacked the frontcourt, Tang Tian and Davis played pick-and-roll and passed the ball with the ball. After Davis received the ball, he jumped and threw Leonard away, and dunked directly at the basket.

4-0, the Pelicans gave the Spurs a warning at the beginning.

Gasol still didn't make the midfield distance in the frontcourt, and Jokic protected the defensive rebounds.

The Pelicans played a counterattack, and Tang Tian assisted Holiday in a fast break to score a layup.

6-0, the Pelicans' opening game is not just a sensation, it is really full of momentum.

Parker finally found an opportunity to play Jokic in a misplaced manner and threw at a close range.

The ball was flipped several times on the edge of the basket before falling into the net bag.

Although this goal was scored, it was also a microcosm of the Spurs' opening game.

They are in average in both their condition and feel.

This is also expected. The Spurs have a system and background, but after all, they play. After all, they are people. They are chased by others to 3-3 and their mentality fluctuates.

Moreover, Duncan, who is best at playing pressure balls, is about to retire, and Ginobili is sitting on the bench again.

This situation is really normal.

Tang Tian missed a three-pointer from the outside, but Davis took off the offensive rebound with his long arm and threw his hand to Jokic on the outside, and the latter made another three-pointer.

Jokic feels so!

The opposite of the Spurs' state, the Pelicans have the best time, place and people in this game, and their state and feel are quite hot.

After the first quarter, the Pelicans were unstoppable and had already led the Spurs by as many as 12 points 32-20.

"If the Spurs can't do a better job, then it's a foregone conclusion that they lose the series."

Smith spoke directly when he saw this scene in the commentary seat.

Barkley and O'Neal both nodded.

The two teams are in much different shapes, and the Spurs have no chance of continuing to play like this.

At the beginning of the second quarter, both sides replaced substitutes one after another.

Ginobili continued his outstanding form in this round of the series and scored a three-pointer from the top.

But the Pelicans are in good shape, and Gordon returned him a three-pointer in the next round.

He couldn't play as a starter, but he never played as a substitute. In the whole first half, the Spurs played the same as in the fifth game in the series.

After halftime, the Pelicans had already led the Spurs by as much as 15 points 60-45.
Chapter completed!