The opening two rounds became the epitome of the Pelicans' first quarter.

Jokic made three consecutive shots from the outside without hitting any of them, and Tang Tian and Davis were also deeply trapped in the bag, which was not very efficient.

By the seven minutes or so of the first quarter, the score was 16-6 and the Spurs' lead had reached double digits.

And the Pelicans have gone through a scoring drought of more than three minutes.

In the ATT arena, the smiles on the faces of the fans can no longer be hidden.

They have seen the hope of the team qualifying.

Williams looked up at the score on the big LED screen and sighed helplessly.

Is this the end of the Pelicans' playoffs?

The Pelicans' offense, Tang Tian holds the ball from the outside.

Jokic stood on the outside line again, but Pau Gasol ignored him completely, shrunk to the free-throw line, and was ready to go over and trap Tang Tian at any time.

Tang Tian received the ball, but he didn't break through this time.

The Spurs' defense is not as tough as the Grizzlies, but it is better in execution, and his hard-hitting play has proven to be inefficient.

He dribbled towards Jokic.

Jokic understood and made a pick-and-roll.

In the regular season, the two completed this kind of cooperation, and Jokic used his size to block Tang Tian's defenders.

However, Green's ability to go around and pick and roll is very strong, and he successfully bypassed it this time.

Jokic's block failed, but Tang Tian didn't stop.

He saw that Green was going around the three-point line, and he accelerated directly to the high position, and pulled out his hand before Gasol swooped.

This one grabbed the Spurs' only defensive hole.

"Huh!"

The ball grabs the net and falls into the net pocket.

Tang Tian helped the Pelicans break the scoring drought.

There was a stirring on the sidelines.

In the second game, it was Tang Tian who scored 24 points at the end of the game and harvested the game, and this time it was Tang Tian who stood up.

They already knew the truth, and they had already scolded Buford in their hearts, you must know that Tang Tian was originally from the Spurs!

Although the Pelicans will not necessarily become their opponent in this round without Tang Tian, but if they are any other All-Stars, they may not have the key ball ability of Tang Tian's big heart.

The Spurs' offense continued unabated, and Leonard's lean-back shot from the free-throw line returned Tang Tian with an answerball.

The goal drew a huge cheer from the fans.

Holt says Leonard is the next core of the Spurs, and Leonard's current performance lives up to that evaluation!

However, their cheers have not yet fallen, Tang Tian and Jokic in the three-point line to play blocking and pick-and-roll, after seeing Green this time to the three-point line around the block, he directly outside the three-point line to stop dry.

No matter how good Green's ability to block and dismantle is, it will take time, and Tang Tian grabbed this.

The advantage of dry pulling is that it is fast, and fast is the space for shooting.

The ball spun past Green's save and toward the basket.

The hearts of the fans on the sidelines suddenly hung in the air.

Although the Spurs led 3-2 in the big score, they have to admit that Tang Tian's performance was a superstar performance every game.

As soon as he makes a move, it gives people a feeling that he wants to enter.

"Huh!"

With a crisp sound, the feeling became a reality, Tang Tian pulled three points and scored again, and he scored 5 points in a row!

What a superstar, what a key!

Leonard tried to return another three-pointer in the frontcourt, but couldn't make it.

His defense is already very close to Tang Tian during the Spurs period, but no matter how Holt blows, his offense is still one or two notches away from Tang Tian.

Jokic protected the defensive rebound, the Pelicans played a fast break directly in the backcourt, and Tang Tian took the lead, and after receiving the ball, he shook off Green and scored a fast-break layup.

Tang Tian played a wave of personal offense, helping the Pelicans to get closer to the game little by little, and also pulling the team back from the edge of the cliff little by little.

Throughout the first half, when Jokic was not feeling well and others were not in good shape, he put on a lone heroic performance, scoring 27 points alone.

At halftime, the Pelicans trailed the Spurs by just five points, 50-55.

Like the second game, it was really a one-on-one effort to help the team survive.

"I'll defend against Tang."

At halftime, Leonard asked Popovich for help.

Because he shouldered more offensive responsibilities for the team, although he was elected the best defensive player of the season, Leonard has never been paired with Tang Tian.

Popovich nodded.

But he didn't just nod his head, he deployed a new defensive strategy.

Leonard's speed is inferior to Tang Tian's, which requires him to use tactics to assist.

Coming back from halftime, Jokic's shot from outside the three-point line still didn't go in, and it seems that he can't throw the ball in tonight even if Mamba is possessed.

The rest of the Pelicans are still in poor form, and it's never easy for a young team to play on the road in San Antonio.

And Tang Tian's play was greatly restricted.

Leonard's defense is mainly to limit Tang Tian's catch, and the big hands and long arms come from time to time to get a death entanglement, which gives a lot of defensive pressure.

And more importantly, Popovich's tactical assistance, using the weak side of the defense to limit Tang Tian's breakthrough space.

In this quarter, Tang Tian "only" scored 9 points under the Spurs' impregnable defense.

The Pelicans scored just 13 points in the quarter.

The only good thing is that the Spurs didn't feel very good in the second half, and they only scored 20 points in the quarter.

But even so, after three quarters, the Pelicans were already 12 points behind the Spurs.

This scene is very similar to the second scene.

What's different is that with the rest of the Pelicans in poor form, Popovich has found a way to limit Tang.

The Pelicans are really bad luck this time.

And towards the end of the third quarter, there was a brief pause in the game.

This pause is neither a regular nor a technical one, but an uncontrollable one.

Because there was an uninvited guest in the competition arena, a tailless bat.

There are 47 species of bats in the United States, 32 of which are determined to be in Texas, and the world's largest bat colony tribe is just outside of San Antonio.

The area of Chee Don Street near the San Antonio River is home to tailless bats.

Before Tang Tian was drafted by the Spurs, Ginobili used to catch bats in the arena, which became a topic of conversation among fans.

That bat, like this one, is a tailless bat.

The fans shouted for Ginobili to go on the field to catch bats, but this time Ginobili was on the bench, he didn't play, and the work of catching bats was done by the staff.

The bat was finally successfully captured, and the fans at the scene became more and more happy.

Because bats often appear in the arena, some fans have counted the chances of the Spurs winning after the bat appears.

As of now, the odds are 100%, 4 wins and 0 losses!

Because of this, many fans regard the bat as the Spurs' second mascot.

Now the mascot is here, it's a good luck picture, they're going to win tonight!