This hunch is fulfilled at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

Ginobili continued the series' stellar touch, hitting two consecutive three-pointers in the opening minute of the fourth quarter, including a big three-pointer one step from beyond the three-point line.

This time, Williams' timeout was timely.

It's not that he suddenly had an epiphany or changed his coaching style, but because of Ginobili's two three-point shots, the difference on the court has reached 18 points.

With 18 points trailing in the quarter, this is already a game where the results can be announced directly most of the time.

Sure enough, after Williams called a timeout, the ATT arena was already in a boil.

Many fans held up signs and shook their bodies.

Now they can think about how to play the Warriors in the next round!

Even Popovich, who has always been cautious, did not stand on the sidelines after arranging tactics, but sat back on the bench and hammered his waist.

NBA coaching is not only mental work, but also physical exertion.

After he sat down, he turned his head to look at Tang Tian, who was replaced in the next half of the court after only a minute break.

Tang Tian scored 36 points in the third quarter of this game, and he couldn't ask him to do better.

But the NBA is very cruel, there are winners and there are losses, and next year Tang Tian may be able to take the team further.

Speaking of Holt's previous interview, he almost died of anger, as a veteran poisoned milk person, he knows the power of poisoned milk.

But Holt poisoned himself, and the result was that the Spurs lost the last game.

Fortunately, time has diluted the toxicity, and this game is finally going to be won.

18 points, 11 minutes, the opponent Spurs, to complete such a reversal is simply unthinkable.

"Huh!"

However, as soon as the timeout came back, Tang Tian took Davis's pass and hit a three-pointer at the top of the arc.

It was at this time that some fans noticed the Pelicans' lineup on the court.

Davis, Aminu, Ariza, Tang Tian, Gordon.

It's a very different rotation from the Pelicans' usual rotation.

Not only does this lineup have three starters, but this is also a lineup of one big, four small, or even five small.

This lineup was used by the Pelicans when they played the Grizzlies in the first round before, and it worked wonders.

In desperation, the Pelicans took it out and used it again.

Dio attacked Aminu under the basket and turned around for a layup.

"Smack!"

Davis came over and slapped the pegboard cap.

The Pelicans counterattacked directly, and Davis threw it to Tang Tian in the backcourt.

Tang Tian accelerated to shake off Belinelli and rushed to the front court to score a pick-and-roll.

I can buckle it, but I don't have to.

Williams replaced him early and he had to be ready to play the remaining 11 minutes, and he had to make the most of every bit of energy.

Popovich stood up and motioned directly to Leonard and Green to play.

The 18-point difference looks huge, but as soon as the Pelicans hit this wave of 5-0 offense, they only scored 13 points in the blink of an eye.

Green and Leonard came on for Mills and Belinelli.

Dio responded at the free-throw line and threw his hand to Green, who had a chance to run for tactics, and the latter made a three-point shot.

"Bang dang!"

Basketball jumps out of the hoop.

In fact, after entering the second half, the overall feeling of the Spurs team was not very good.

Otherwise, the Pelicans scored 13 points in a single quarter, and they would have spent.

Tang Tian turned around to collect the long rebound, and after a low-body dribble changed direction, he directly accelerated and rushed forward.

Leonard's disadvantage in defending Tang Tian was reflected.

After Tang Tian started one step, he left him behind.

Without the tactical defensive bonus of positional warfare, Leonard can't defend Tang Tian alone.

Tang Tian rushed out from the three-point line to the half, like a wild horse that had escaped the reins, and the road ahead was flat.

Another easy pick-and-roll.

He cut down a 7-point shot in an instant, helping the Pelicans directly narrow the gap to 11 points!

Popovich called a timeout.

He pressed Tang Tian for a whole section, and now Tang Tian was going to go berserk again, he had to hold him down again.

Coming back from the timeout, the Spurs clearly began to press the tempo, and the hammer tactics were pressed until the last few seconds before making a shot.

Dio got a three-pointer from the top of the arc.

But the touch was once again their enemy, and Dior's three-pointer was noticeably shorter, bounced off the front of the basket.

Davis grabbed a defensive rebound with a quick long arm.

The Pelicans played a fast break again, and Gordon, who received the ball, rushed to the front court and knocked the ball to Tang Tian, who followed up.

Tang Tian faced Ginobili and scored the ball, and also caused the latter's hitter!

Ginobili shook his head helplessly after landing on the ground, looked at Tang Tian again, and couldn't help but sigh.

He only became stronger when he was bald, why didn't Tang Tian become bald, but also became so strong?

Of course, it was just a thought that flashed through his mind, and his expression was still very serious.

Tang Tian scored this goal, and the difference in points on the field was only 9 points, and if Tang Tian scored a penalty, it would be 8 points!

Popovich called another timeout!

Call two timeouts in a minute!

The TNT Big Three in the commentary seat complained loudly, but the fans at the scene were quite calm, and they knew that the coach was Popovich.

It's unusual for this to happen to other coaches, but here with Popovich, they're used to it.

"Push the rhythm down, you know what I mean? What kind of bullshit three points to throw, will you hit the inside? Will the success rate of the fight be?! ”

Popovich scolded, and the 18-point difference was 9 points in a blink of an eye, as if it was cooked, and it suddenly flew away.

Although there are seven games in the series, the next game is on the home court of the Pelicans, and they are the ones who lost this game and are the ones who are at a disadvantage in the series!

And he reacted quickly, and he also saw that the advantage of the Pelicans' five-small lineup was defensive counterattack.

As long as the Spurs improve their success rate, they can still stabilize the situation.

After the timeout, the Spurs replaced all of their starters.

Tang Tianjia hit the penalty steadily, and the difference between the two sides was only 8 points.

Parker burst inside with the ball in the front court and dodged Davis' block to score a goal.

The Spurs finally broke the scoring drought and stretched the margin back to double digits.

Popovich's anger is still useful.

But looking back at the positional battle, Tang Tian used Jokic's blocking and dismantling cover to meet Leonard's defensive three-point shot.

Leonard gave a lot of interference in this ball, and Tang Tian's ball was a little short.

The ball hits the front of the basket.

But after a little knocking, I climbed in!

7 points difference!

"Are you kidding me? Tang Tian! He scored all 13 points of the Pelicans in the quarter, and oh my God! ”

O'Neill couldn't help but shout in the commentary seat at this time.

This time, Barkley and Smith didn't laugh at him, because Tang Tian's performance so far in the fourth quarter was really incredible.

This back-to-back scoring explosion was even more exaggerated than the second game of the series.

However, the Spurs' back-to-back timeouts worked well, and Duncan educated the children under the basket and ate Davis's ball with his feet.

The two sides are still 9 points apart.

Tang Tian ran without the ball in the position, received the ball and attacked the basket to cause Gasol's hitter.

He walked to the free-throw line.

The first penalty was a solid hit.

At this moment, the data of Tang Tian's game was played on the LED screen at the scene.

He shot 17-of-31, 4-of-7 from three-point range and 12-of-12 from the free-throw line for 50 points, seven rebounds and five assists.

Tang Tian got the first playoff single-game 50+ in his career!