Chapter 797 Set a New Playoff Half-Time Scoring Record!

Cole reached out and called a timeout. Tang Tian's unreasonable style of play had a huge impact on the morale of the Warriors.

After the timeout, it was Curry again, breaking into the paint and causing Davis to hit.

After he made two free throws, the score on the court was 5-11.

Curry scored all 5 points of the Warriors, while Tang Tian accounted for 11 points of the Pelicans.

Holiday advanced to the frontcourt with the ball again, and the Warriors' defensive formation changed again.

Thompson moved forward without the ball, and all other positions were on Tang Tian's side.

The Warriors are using their entire team to defend Tang Tian.

As the most experienced defensive assistant in the league, Ron Adams has created many defensive systems for the Warriors.

His defensive adjustments in the previous Thunder series were very impressive, but this time he was obviously forced to have no choice.

Tang Tian's performance was much better than he and the Warriors coaching staff expected.

Even though they had already observed Tang Tian's performance in the playoffs this season through video.

But now they have to accept the reality that Tang Tian obviously did not use his full strength in the first two rounds.

The five-man defense is already the biggest trick they can use.

Tang Tian broke into the penalty area and was almost double-teamed by five people.

During the double-team, he distributed the ball to Ariza on the baseline, who caught the ball and shot.

Barnes returned to defense very quickly. His shot was interfered with and the three-pointer hit the frame. Green blocked Jokic and protected the defensive rebound.

The Warriors finally defended against an attack by the Pelicans after the opening game!

Adams took a long breath on 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 will collapse in the opening game soon.

Curry scored a three-pointer from the outside, and the point difference was narrowed to 3 points.

Tang Tian's performance after the opening was quite impressive, but Curry also started the day-to-day mode early to help the Warriors cling to the score.

"Shaq, the Warriors are in great shape."

Barkley turned to look at O'Neal at this time.

Tang Tian's strength earlier made him think that O'Neal's blind words were on target, but Curry's performance made him change his mind.

Just like he used to think that a jump-shooting team like the Warriors couldn't win the championship, people's ideas will always change.

"Hey Charles, the game has just begun!"

As soon as O'Neal finished speaking, Tang Tian hit Thompson with a pull-up three-pointer!

The Warriors' five-man defensive approach forced Tang Tian to pass the ball in the penalty area.

Then he'll just shoot outside!

To be honest, more than 50% of his points come from shooting, and breakthroughs and passes are just assists!

Curry used Green's pick-and-roll, one meter away from Davis, and two meters away from the three-point line to directly shoot a three-pointer from a distance.

"Uh-huh!"

The ball also scored!

answerball!

Tang Tian entered his Zone, and Curry quickly entered as well.

One is this season's MVP, and the other is last season's MVP. After the start of the game, the two staged a real daily duel!

The fans at the scene almost peed their pants. They had forgotten how long it had been since they had seen such a wonderful scoring battle!

You must know that the defensive intensity on both sides has always been very high.

The performance of Tang Tian and Curry really proved that they are the only ones this season!

After the first quarter, Tang Tian scored 28 points in a single quarter, breaking his own playoff single-quarter scoring record just set last season.

Curry also scored 24 points in a single quarter, also breaking his own playoff single-quarter scoring record.

The two of them were fighting like gods, so exciting!

At the end of this quarter, the Pelicans led the Warriors 41-35.

The two teams played an epic quarter.

In the second quarter, Tang Tian and Curry were physically exhausted and did not appear until the last 6 minutes of the quarter.

The score on the court was 53 to 47, and the point difference was the same as before they came off the court.

Curry came up to attack first. At the same opportunity, he took advantage of Green's pick-and-roll and shot another super long three-pointer two meters away from the three-point line.

This position's shooting has been developed by him into his regular shooting range this season.

"Bang!"

But this time his shot failed to hit.

Your hands will get cold after sitting 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 directly counterattack.

When Tang Tian reached the frontcourt, he also caught the ball and continued to attack.

He deflected Thompson's pull-up three-pointer.

"Bang!"

Also failed to hit!

Curry is not the only one with cold hands!

Curry scored suddenly, and Barnes' three-point shot from the bottom corner was interfered by Davis and missed.

The Warriors retreated quickly, and the Pelicans counterattacked and changed positions.

Tang Tian waved the ball as a three-point threat, but instead of taking a direct shot, he held the ball and broke into the basket.

The Warriors are still down to five players.

He deceived Barnes with a fake pass to the right corner, then collected the ball and changed to a layup. He faced Green's shot and caused the latter's defensive foul!

If you can't make a shot from outside, rush to the basket!

Tang Tianchang’s reaction was very quick!

With two solid free throws, he raised his personal score to 30 points.

Curry reacts quickly to the Warriors' offense and also breaks through the basket with the ball.

The Pelicans shrank quickly, and his shot after confronting Jokic in the air failed to hit.

Green grabbed the offensive rebound and passed it directly to Thompson who was cutting.

Thompson got the ball and wanted to go forward.

"Snapped!"

But the moment he took action, his hand flicked, and the ball had already been swatted away by Tang Tian who was following him!

Steal directly!

After Tang Tian stole the ball, he went straight to the fast break and went to the frontcourt to squeeze out Iguodala and hit a layup!

This goal was scored, and the biggest difference between Tang Tian and Curry was revealed.

Curry's only performance mainly relies on three-pointers, which has a lot to do with touch.

When the hand feels good, it doesn't stop every day, just like it did in the first quarter.

When the hand feels bad, just like the first two rounds, the threat drops sharply.

Tang Tian is better than Curry in that he has more ways to score!

If the touch is not good, he will break through and cause damage. Curry is weak in confrontation, but Tang Tian is not!

In addition to causing damage, he can also create direct scoring opportunities from defense to offense through first-class defense like just now!

In other words, because the main way to score is shooting, Tang Tian also relies on touch like Curry, but what makes him different from Curry is that he doesn't just rely on touch!

This made a qualitative change in the performance of the two men in the second quarter.

Even with poor touch, Curry only scored 4 points on 1 of 5 shots in this quarter.

Tang Tian, ​​on the other hand, made 3 of 6 shots and 5 of 5 free throws, scoring 12 points!

Curry scored 28 points at halftime and his performance was already outstanding.

But Tang Tian scored 40 points in the half!

His performance was incredible!

The 40 points broke the half-time scoring record of 39 points set by "Sleeper" Floyd in 1987!

Thanks to his strong performance, the Pelicans scored 70 points in the half! Leading the Warriors by 13 points 70 to 57!

O'Neal in the commentary box looked at Barkley who kept shaking his head and couldn't help laughing like a pig.

Not only because his wild words came true, but also because Tang Tian’s 40 points not only broke the playoff record of 39 points in a half, but also broke the record of 38 points in the playoffs held by Barkley. The first half scoring record was broken!