In the second quarter of the bench, Stevens, like the previous two games, still let Jokic lead the team on the court.

This has been a key part of the team's success in the last two games.

But this time the Pelicans were unable to establish an advantage.

It's not that the Pelicans didn't play well, it's that the Mavericks played too well.

Barria on the Mavericks' bench was in great shape, breaking through the picture of no man's land, like returning to the 2011 Finals.

The second quarter played more than 4 minutes, 38-32, and the Mavericks still took the lead.

The substitution transition period passed, and the two sides successively replaced the main force on the field.

The intensity of the confrontation on the court was very high, and the score in each round had to go through a hand-to-hand fight.

At half-time, the two sides were tied at 55.

This score is the first time in the series.

Cuban was emotional on the sidelines, but his big move worked.

If you continue to play at this pace, the Mavericks will have a big chance of winning tonight!

At half-time, the managers of both sides were nervously arranging their tactics.

Stevens spoke at a significantly higher decibel level than he had at the beginning.

He had found a way to beat the Mavericks, but the situation was still so deadlocked, and that feeling of being out of control made him a little anxious.

He's good, but he's just a 40-year-old manager.

After the tactics were arranged, Tang Tian took the initiative to follow Stevens out of the locker room door.

"Brad, don't worry, it's okay to lose this one, not to mention the second half, we haven't lost yet."

Tang Tian appeased Stevens.

Stevens was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a smile.

He is not as calm as a player.

Coming back in the second half, neither side made any changes to the lineup.

The Pelicans attacked first, and Tang Tian held the ball and then faced Butler with the ball and forced it inside.

Butler's defense was in place, and he didn't give Tang Tian an easy chance to shoot.

However, Tang Tian didn't plan to shoot on the outside, he broke through directly to the basket and made Butler's defensive foul.

Two free throws.

Adjusting his breathing, he hit both free throws in the face of the boos of the audience.

After the penalty was taken, he motioned for his teammates to quickly retreat.

The Mavericks attacked the frontcourt, and Harris came out to catch the ball and returned the ball against Holiday shot.

The situation looked the same as it did at the beginning, and after returning from halftime, the Mavericks' physical strength returned.

On the Pelicans' offense, Tang Tian continued to hold the ball, beckoned Davis's blocking, and continued to hold the ball to break through to the basket.

Compared with the first half, although Tang Tian continued to attack, his offensive focus changed from the outside to the inside.

Butler packed inside, Tang Tian distributed the ball to Davis, who cut in the middle, Davis flew to the basket, but Embiid grabbed early to interfere with his shot.

Jokic didn't hit a rebound either, and Embiid picked up a defensive rebound.

"Retreat."

Tang Tian didn't say anything, and directly signaled his teammates to retreat.

The Pelicans retreated quickly, the Mavericks didn't play fast-breaking, and Butler missed the ball in the positional battle.

The Pelicans counterattacked and advanced to the frontcourt, Tang Tian took the ball and continued to burst to the basket, attracting the bag and then giving it to Davis.

This time, Davis seized the opportunity and flew directly in advance to score a violent dunk.

Harris's three-point shot from the outside was missed, and Embiid scored on a layup.

Tang Tian broke through the basket and made Embiid's third personal foul.

After he hit both free throws, the Pelicans continued to take the lead.

These rounds also became a microcosm of the third quarter.

Tang Tian frequently hit the inside line of the Mavericks, and the Pelicans were also led by him to play more and more.

Soon, Embiid received his fourth personal foul and was forced to go off the court early.

The score difference was also unconsciously pulled out of 5 points.

And after Embiid went off the court, Mejri, who came off the bench, was obviously not capable enough, and the Pelicans took the opportunity to continue to expand the score.

At the end of the third quarter, the Pelicans broke the deadlock on the court and led the Mavericks by 10 points at 85-75.

Stevens had been standing on the sidelines since the start of the second half, and when he saw the score at the end of the third quarter, he couldn't help but laugh.

Damn, he was fooled by Tang Tian!

This guy also said that he wanted him to be ready to go back to New Orleans to play Game 5, and he got the situation done in the third quarter!

After Pachuria's suspension, the Mavericks' interior bench was an issue.

The competition was so fierce that he even forgot about it!

Tang Tian didn't mention it when he was halfway!

But this time, it was Stevens who wronged Tang Tian.

In fact, before coming on in the second half, he didn't expect this, he thought about something else.

The Mavericks have weaknesses, and they haven't run in, so their strength is definitely not as good as the Pelicans.

The only reason for tonight's play like this is off-field factors.

Whether it's pouring chicken soup or giving gifts, it's the off-court factors that make the Mavericks players play at a super level.

But this off-the-field stimulation has a characteristic, because he loved to do this as a coach in his previous life, and he is very familiar with it.

This thing is often a one-shot two-and-three-and-three, and if you don't establish an advantage at half-time, it will be difficult to play in the second half.

The Mavericks' performance tonight actually fits this pattern.

The lead was 6 points in the first quarter, tied at halftime, and was pulled up by 10 points in the third quarter.

As for the inside point, it was also discovered by accidentally glancing at the Mavericks bench after he came on the court.

Although Pachulia plays dirty, his own strength is a rotation or even a starter-level player on a weak team, and the Mavericks still have a great impact without him.

But whichever was the will, it worked anyway, and after a halftime stalemate, the Pelicans had turned the tide of the game.

Carlisle realized this in hindsight, and he substituted Embiid at the start of the fourth quarter to close the score.

Embiid was also very competitive, scoring on top of Biyombo and Aminu with his feet in succession.

But within a few rounds, he was fouled for the fifth time.

Stevens already knew what Tang Tian was doing, and he would naturally target, except for Bojan running on the outside to pull space, everyone else was rushing to the basket.

Embiid is only in his first year as a rookie, and he certainly doesn't have enough ability, but he certainly doesn't have enough experience.

Carlisle replaced Embiid, but brought on all four of his main players early.

The Mavericks have been pushed to the edge of a cliff.

The Mavericks, led by Butler, began to fight back wildly, and they quickly narrowed the score to within five points.

Stevens was two minutes late to bring on the main team.

During this period, the Mavericks and Pelicans were deadlocked, and the difference between the two sides has been fluctuating between 5~7 points.

However, in the last three minutes, the main force on the Mavericks' side was early, and physical problems began to appear under this high-intensity confrontation.

The Pelicans seized the opportunity, Tang Tianli scored five points in a row on a foreign shot, and also assisted Holiday to hit a three-point shot from the outside.

After an 8-0 run, the margin has reached double digits.

In the end, the Pelicans defeated the Mavericks 104-91 and swept the opponent 4-0!

Stevens smiled very happily, he found for the first time that the feeling of being fooled by someone could be very cool!

ps: Just finished the examination, the operation will be Sunday at the earliest, I slept for two hours yesterday, and my head felt fried when I let go, I used to feel very tired of writing books every day, and this continuous thing came down, and I found that I was really in the blessing and didn't know the blessing before