Chapter 830: Breaking the Playoff Half-Time Scoring Record!
Kerr stretched out his hand to call a timeout, Tang Tian's unreasonable style of play was too big a blow to the morale of the Warriors.
After the timeout, it was Curry who burst inside to cause Davis's hitter.
After he hit both free throws, the score was 4-11.
Curry scored all four points for the Warriors, while Don alone scored 11 points for the Pelicans.
Holiday then advanced to the front court with the ball, and the Warriors' defensive formation changed again.
Thompson went around without the ball, and the positions of the other points were all on Tang Tian's side.
The Warriors are using the whole team to defend Tang Tian.
Ron Adams, the league's most experienced defensive assistant coach, has built a lot of defensive systems for the Warriors.
His defensive adjustments to the Thunder series have been impressive before, but this time he was clearly a little helpless.
Tang Tian's performance was much better than he and the Warriors coaching staff expected.
Even if they had previously observed Tang Tian's performance in the playoffs this season through video.
But now they had to accept the reality that Tang Tian had obviously not used all his strength in the first two rounds.
The five-person joint defense is already the biggest trick they can use.
Tang Tian burst into the penalty area, and he was almost caught by five people.
In the middle of the pack, he distributed the ball to Ariza on the baseline, who took the ball and took it.
Barnes was quick to rebound, his shot was disrupted, and his three-pointers smashed out of the frame, and Green got stuck on Jokic's defensive rebound.
The Warriors finally blocked an attack from the Pelicans after the opening!
Adams let out a long breath from the sidelines, and Cole reached out to wipe the sweat from his forehead.
It finally worked!
If the Pelicans continue to score like this, they won't be able to play the opener for a long time.
Curry scored a three-pointer from the outside, and the margin was narrowed to four points.
Tang Tian's performance after the opening was quite energetic, but Curry also turned on the day-to-day mode early to help the Warriors bite the score.
"Shaq, the Warriors are in great shape."
Barkley then turned to look at O'Neill.
Tang Tian's strength in front of him made him feel that O'Neal's blindness was in a word, but Curry's performance made him change his mind.
Just as he used to think that a jump shot like the Warriors couldn't win a championship, people's minds are always changing.
"Hey Charles, the game has just begun!"
As soon as O'Neal's words fell, Tang Tian hit a dry three-point shot in front of Thompson!
The Warriors' five-man contraction defense forced Tang Tian to the restricted area and could only pass the ball.
Then he'll be out there and cast it!
Honestly, more than 50% of his points come from shooting, and his breakthroughs and passes are just auxiliaries!
Curry borrowed Green's blocking and pick-and-roll, one meter away from Davis, and two meters away from the three-point line directly over-the-top three-point shot.
"Huh!"
The ball goes in, too!
answerball!
Tang Tian entered his own zone, and Curry quickly entered.
One is the MVP of this season, the other is the MVP of last season, and the two staged a real day-to-day showdown after the opening!
The fans at the scene were about to pee their pants, they had forgotten how long it had been since they had seen this kind of wonderful score fight!
You know, the defensive intensity on both sides has been very high.
The performance of Tang Tian and Curry really proves that they are unique this season!
After the first quarter, Tang Tian scored 28 points in a single quarter, refreshing the single-quarter scoring record he had just set last season.
Curry also scored 24 points in a single quarter, also setting a new record for his own playoff scoring in a single quarter.
The two of them are fighting with immortals, so it's not exciting!
At the end of the quarter, the Pelicans led the Warriors 41-35.
The two teams played an epic quarter.
In the second quarter, Tang Tian and Curry had a lot of physical exertion, and they didn't appear until the last 6 minutes of the quarter.
The score was 53-37, the same margin as they were before they left the game.
Curry came up to attack first, and on the same opportunity, he took advantage of Green's blocking and pick-and-roll, and shot another three-pointer two meters away from the three-point line.
Shooting at this position, this season has been developed by him into his regular range.
"Bang dang!"
This time, though, he missed.
Hands get cold when you sit off the court for a long time, and at this distance, even Curry can't maintain a high shooting percentage.
Fortunately, the Warriors retreated quickly and did not give the Pelicans a chance to play a direct defensive counterattack.
Tang Tian also received the ball and continued to attack when he arrived in the front court.
He shook off Thompson's pull-up for a three-pointer.
"Bang dang!"
Missed the same miss!
Curry is not alone in having cold hands!
Curry burst into points, and Barnes' three-point shot from the bottom corner was deflected wide by Davis.
The Warriors retreated quickly, and the Pelicans defended and counterattacked.
Tang Tian shook the ball three threats, but he didn't shoot directly, but burst into the basket with the ball.
The Warriors are still five players shrinking.
He deceived Barnes with a feint of passing the ball to the bottom right corner, then collected the ball and switched to a layup, which caused a defensive foul on Green's shot!
If you can't shoot outside, rush to the basket!
Tang Tian's reaction on the field was very fast!
With a solid two-free throw, he increased his personal score to 30 points.
The Warriors' offense, Curry also reacted quickly, and also broke through the basket with the ball.
The Pelicans shrank quickly, and he missed a shot after playing against Jokic in the air.
Green grabbed the offensive rebound and went straight to Thompson in the air.
Thompson takes the ball and wants to play.
"Smack!"
However, at the moment when he made a move, his hand was light, and the ball had been slapped away by Tang Tian, who was following the defense!
Direct steal!
After Tang Tian broke the ball, he directly attacked quickly, and squeezed Iguodala to the front court and hit a layup!
This goal reflects the biggest difference between Tang Tian and Curry.
Curry's unique play mainly relies on three-point shots, which has a lot to do with feel.
When it feels good, it doesn't stop day by day, just like in the first quarter.
When you don't feel good, it's like the first two rounds, and the threat drops.
Where Tang Tian is better than Curry, he has more ways to score!
If you don't feel good, you can break through and make kills, Curry's confrontation is a weakness, but Tang Tian is not!
In addition to creating damage, he can also create direct scoring opportunities through first-class defense like he did just now!
In other words, because the main way to score is shooting, Tang Tian and Curry also eat the same touch, but the difference between him and Curry is that he doesn't just rely on the feel!
This made a qualitative change in the performance of the two men in the second quarter.
In the case of bad hands, Curry only scored 4 points on 1-of-5 shooting in the quarter.
And Tang Tian, 3 of 6 shots, 5 of 5 free throws, scored 12 points!
Curry scored 28 points in the first half and was already outstanding.
But Tang Tian scored 40 points in the half!
His performance is against the sky!
And 40 points, breaking the record of 39 points set by "Sleeper" Floyd in 1987!
Also under his strong play, the Pelicans scored 70 points in the half! Led the Warriors by 13 points at 70-57!
O'Neal in the commentary seat couldn't help but laugh out loud as he looked at Barkley, who kept shaking his head.
It's not just because his blind words come true, but also because Tang Tian's 40 points not only broke the record of 39 points in the playoff half, but also broke the 38-point first-half scoring record held by Barkley!
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