At halftime, the atmosphere in the Pelicans' locker room was a bit dreary.

Before the playoffs began, they were confident to win the championship, but they didn't expect the first game to be played like this at halftime.

It's the first to fight and the eighth, and if it's all that hard, then why are they going to fight for this championship?

Davis lowered his head and didn't speak, as if he had changed from a sunny boy back to a cute boy.

Stevens quickly arrived in the locker room.

Seeing the state of the players, he smiled and spoke.

"Guys, don't have that look on your face, the playoffs are a long, long journey, we've just taken our first steps, it's a little crooked, but we can adjust our pace and we can still go well."

Stevens knew that the first half wasn't normal for the Pelicans, and he knew it was because he was too excited.

But instead of blaming, he used other ways to calm and mobilize the emotions of the players.

This approach played a role.

After pacifying, Stevens went on to lay out the tactics for the second half.

The proportion of Tang Tian's offense was significantly increased.

Stevens wanted to mobilize the state of the other players through the previous game, but it backfired, and now the situation is unfavorable, and he needs Tang Tian to step up.

The opener is important, and the Pelicans can't afford to lose this game.

After Stevens laid out the tactics, he went back to the coach's office.

Tang Tian saw that Davis was not in a very good mood, reached out and patted him, and pointed to the tattoo on his arm.

Davis looked at the championship trophy, stunned for a moment, then nodded, and his gaze became firm again.

Coming back from half-time, neither team made any changes to their lineups.

In the second half, the Mavericks attacked first.

"Defend! Defend! ”

At the beginning of the second half, the fans in the stadium cheered in unison for the Pelicans.

The first half was unexpected, but the fans still had a lot of confidence in the team.

Nowitzki asked for the ball in the low post, and Davis did not blindly defend at this time, but chose to defend half-around.

His arm span was very long, and DeLong on the outside didn't dare to hoist the ball into it.

Nowitzki tried to get around the half-circle several times, but was unsuccessful, and Deron saw it and gave the ball directly to Butler.

Butler holds the ball, Embiid raises the high block, and Butler accelerates to the basket after switching to Jokic.

"Bang!"

Butler's attention was always on Jokic, not noticing the weak side of the defense.

Davis showed his defensive coverage, and after the help came over, he slapped the ball off the court.

He roared excitedly in place after the cap.

The scene also erupted in cheers.

No one knows what happened in midfield, but Davies came up in the second half and was clearly in better shape than in the first.

The Mavericks sent a sideline shot, but time was running out for offense, and Harris missed a quick shot from beyond the three-point line.

Davis turned and picked up a defensive long rebound.

The Mavericks retreated quickly and didn't give the Pelicans a chance to play fast.

Holiday held the ball to the front court and gave the ball to Tang Tian, and stretched out his hand to signal the No. 1 tactic.

The other players pulled away, and Tang Tian received the ball to face Butler.

The brothers are old acquaintances, and they are very familiar with each other.

Tang Tian knows that Butler's defense is now among the top few in the league, but Butler's short arm span limits the latter's defensive ceiling and is also a breakthrough.

A break feint after a tentative step, followed by a direct dry pull.

Butler struggled to interfere, but his short hands gave him limited interference.

"Huh!"

Tang Tian's three-point hollow into the net.

The cheers at the scene rose again.

Tang Tian didn't score much in the first half, only 10 points, but the lack of points was not because he was in bad shape, but because Stevens made fewer shots under tactical requirements.

He shot 4-of-6 in the first half, and he didn't feel bad at all.

The Mavericks' offense, Harris took a pass from Delon after receiving Nowitzki's off-ball block.

He's really a bit off the ball.

However, Davis was fast and flew up to give him enough interference, and his shot was distracted and bounced out of the frame.

Davis turned around and grabbed another defensive rebound.

He started defending in the second half and his form has slowly recovered.

The Mavericks continued to attack in the second half, and Carlisle was a little anxious, got up and walked to the sideline to remind the players of their defensive positions.

After his teammates pulled away, Tang Tian continued to play Butler with the No. 1 tactic.

This time, he took a tentative step and accelerated directly to the right side.

Butler wasn't fooled by the triple threat, he defended well.

However, Tang Tian chose to break through the emergency stop and lean back.

Butler struggled to save the interference, and the judgment was correct, but unfortunately it was still short and hit Tang Tian directly.

After the referee's whistle, Tang Tian still completed the shot, and the ball bounced twice in the front of the basket before entering.

It's still a 2+1!

The crowd cheered incessantly, and Butler held his head in his hands.

His defense has done well enough in this ball, but Tang Tian's personal ability is really too strong.

After a steady hit and a free throw, Tang Tian scored 6 points in a row in the first half to help the Pelicans narrow the gap to 2 points.

Embiid's shot on Jokic in the low post was deflected wide by Ariza's defense.

After returning from the second half, the Pelicans significantly increased their defensive intensity, and the Mavericks' offense stalled a bit.

Embiid was a little annoyed after he couldn't shoot, and the defense was a little slower, and the Pelicans directly played defensive counterattack.

In the Pelicans' frontcourt 4 to 3, Tang Tian received a pass from Holiday and put the ball into the basket directly against Delon's defense.

The score was tied!

The Mavericks' offense, DeLong's layup under the basket was chased and blocked by Tang Tian.

Jokic protected the defensive rebound, but the Mavericks still didn't score!

The Pelicans' fast break didn't stand a chance and turned to positional warfare.

Tang Tian was caught with the ball.

Carlisle knows Tang Tian's current passing ability, but Tang Tian's hands are too hot now, and he can't do it without wrapping it.

Tang Tian didn't pass the ball right away, he chose to change direction to the right side and break through and take the middle.

Embiid at the free-throw line saw it and came directly to help defend it, which was a three-man bag and pocket formation.

Tang Tian sent the ball to Jokic with a behind-the-back pass.

Embiid comes back.

But Jokic didn't stay with the ball in his hand, and the next second a throw threw the ball directly above the basket.

Tang Tianren moved with the ball, flew up with his right hand to grab the ball, and scored directly with a one-handed empty catch.

The Pelicans overtook the score!

The entire New Orleans arena was set on fire.

This fit, this dunk, the Pelicans they were familiar with were back in the second half!

Carlisle reached out and called a timeout.

The Pelicans came up in the second half to beat the Mavericks 10-0, and these 10 points were all scored by Tang Tian alone!

This scene is very similar to the famous scene in "Naruto".

The two sides were fighting fiercely, and suddenly a figure looked down on everyone, and then read his lines.

"How many floors does a bag ......of rice have to carry"

Then, the situation was reversed in an instant.

ps: Sleep early, good night, everyone.