Chapter 971 The Spurs' dream only lasted 24 minutes
During the halftime break, Stevens was worried that Williams and Boyan were in poor condition, so he deliberately pulled Tang Tian and told him that he might play more in the second half.
But it seemed that his worries were redundant.
Because Tang Tian completely ran away in the third quarter.
He scored 30 points in a single quarter, breaking his previous record of 29 points in a single quarter in the playoffs and single quarter score!
At the end of the half, the Rockets were only 7 points behind, but after the third quarter, they were already 22 points behind!
The Big Three scored 22 points in this quarter and were in excellent condition, but Tang Tian got the game and was beaten directly!
In the last quarter, the Rockets failed to counterattack, and the score on the field was finally frozen at 99 to 83.
Cousins scored 18 points and 12 rebounds, Harden scored 17 points and 5 assists, Paul scored 15 points and 8 assists, and the Rockets' Big Three data were good in three quarters.
But on the Pelicans, Tang Tian scored 50 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists in the third quarter, and his score topped the score of the Big Three.
At the end of the first round of the series, a small number of fans said that Tang Tian’s condition had not been adjusted to the best, but after this game, all the people and voices disappeared.
Perhaps only this game reminds those people of the playoffs that Tang Ritian, who broke the single quarter and single-game scoring records in the playoffs last season, made them realize that Tang Tian was performing a textbook-like paddling in the first round.
That day, humans finally remembered the fear of being dominated by giants.
This familiar saying once again appeared on social media.
Under this intensity of confrontation, Tang Tian can score 50 points, and his personal ability is really super-class.
The first person in the league deserves his name.
However, in addition to the game itself, there is another thing that makes fans, especially Pelicans fans, feel happy. Tang Tian took his two sons to the post-match press conference for the first time!
That cute and teddy look made all the reporters in the audience cute.
After discovering that his son likes basketball, Tang Tian brought them to adapt to the NBA environment early.
Moreover, with two sons present, Tang Tian smiled throughout the whole process, and he was always smiling no matter what problems he faced.
This is the happiest post-match press conference when the reporters met Tang Tian.
It is clear that nothing in this world seems to be as important as his two sons.
And he also said this in an interview.
"Before I got married, the lucky bracelet Elizabeth gave me brought me the feel and condition, and now they are my two children."
When he first traveled to Naa, Tang Tian rekindled his passion for basketball because of Naa. Later, he won the championship with the Spurs and rekindled his love for basketball. Later, he aimed to surpass Kobe and Jordan as a player.
With the experience of traveling through time, he has gone through different stages. Now, he has a new motivation, which is his two sons.
This is more important than any previous stage.
At the end of the first day of the Western Conference semi-finals, the Pelicans beat the Rockets and the Cavaliers beat the Hawks.
The strength and state shown by the two teams show that they are all ready for the next stage of the game.
The day after these two battles ended, the remaining two groups of divisional semi-finals will also be held one after another.
The Knicks in the East face the Raptors, and the Warriors in the West face the Spurs.
These two games also attracted much attention, especially the Warriors and the Spurs.
Both teams easily advanced in the first round, but what kind of sparks will be produced by direct collision in the second round are exciting.
The Knicks and the Raptors game started first.
The process and results of this game are unexpected.
The Knicks have absolute playoff experience, but the Raptors trash brothers on the opposite side are as "stable" as ever.
Lowry and DeRozan scored 22 points together, and the Raptors lost 20 points away.
It seems that the Eastern Conference is still the stage for the Cavaliers and the Knicks this year.
The Eastern Conference game ends, and the next game is the Spurs to play the Warriors.
After training, Tang Tian and Davis made an appointment to watch the game in the locker room together.
But this time there was one more person, Dior, who is also an old Spurs player.
Dior is a real life player and brings a coffee machine and a bunch of delicious food.
This greatly improves their football watching quality.
Drinking coffee and chatting, the topic of whether the Spurs can beat the Warriors can naturally not escape.
"Kawaii had a left ankle injury at the beginning of the season, and it was really hard for him this year."
Dior accidentally talked about Leonard's recent situation.
The Spurs have never disclosed this news to the public, which is news for Tang Tian and Davis.
But Tang Tian suddenly remembered something.
After leaving the Spurs for a long time, I often don’t pay so much attention. Dior is a reminder of him.
If I remember correctly, in my previous life, Leonard suffered a major injury in the Western Conference Finals this year and then had a big conflict with the Spurs.
Now because of his intervention, history has undergone earth-shaking changes.
However, the Spurs and the Warriors are two teams that are less affected by this butterfly effect, and by chance, the two teams encountered each other again in the playoffs.
Although it is not in the Western Conference Finals, it is still hard not to remember the two teams that have not changed much.
After Tang Tian thought of it, he greeted Davis and Dior and took his cell phone out.
There is more than half an hour before the start of the game. If nothing unexpected happens, Leonard should still be in the locker room.
The phone was connected, but unfortunately no one answered.
Either mute or put it in the closet.
He tried to hit Ginobili again, and the result was the same.
It seems that the Spurs attach great importance to this game.
Maybe I just thought about it myself, after all, history has changed.
Tang Tian thought about taking his cell phone back to the locker room.
The competition was about to begin soon, and Tang Tian waited until the beginning but did not receive a call back.
The Spurs quickly got into the state at the beginning, and Leonard was in a hot state. Whether they were facing Durant, Iguodala, or Thompson, or even double-teams, they could throw the ball in. How to play?
"It seems that the old man has let go of his right to take action tonight!"
Dior said with a laugh.
Since Tang Tian left, Popovich has learned his lesson. No matter how good Leonard performs, his shooting rights and scoring are strictly controlled.
So although Leonard averaged not low points per game, he did not even exceed 30 in the highest score of the season, which is a miracle.
That's what Dior said.
No matter how you face the Warriors, you really need to untie this seal.
Leonard was unstoppable and scored 26 points, 8 rebounds and 1 steal in the first half.
If you continue to play in this situation, it is not a question of whether you can break 30 points, but you may have gone for 40 points or 50 points.
With his outstanding performance, the Spurs led the Warriors by as much as 25 points in the first half.
This scene surprised everyone. While the fans shouted that Leonard was awesome, they also lamented the unfathomableness of the Spurs in the playoffs.
Although it is low-key, this team is still a favorite to win the championship, just like the Pelicans, Warriors, and Cavaliers!
However, Tang Tian frowned. He looked at his phone and then watched the game. This scene was really familiar to him.
And by the third quarter, his premonition came true.
In an attack, Leonard faced Pachuria's backward shot, and when he landed, he was stepped on by Pachuria and fell to the ground.
Dior's coffee cup that he had been drinking halfway through and almost fell to the ground and broke.
Later, Leonard was helped back to the locker room, and he looked painful in the audience, and it seemed that his ankle injury was very serious.
After Leonard left the court, the Warriors made an 18-0 offensive, almost smoothing out the Spurs' previous lead.
The Spurs' dream of winning ended after playing 24 minutes of the half.
Chapter completed!