Chapter 957 Pachulia Finally Takes Action (First Update!)

The two rounds on the court were a microcosm of the transition period between the substitutes in the second quarter of both sides.

Jokic continued his excellent form in the series, while Brogdon played extremely bravely under the aura of Rookie of the Year.

The two launched an 8-0 offensive in just over three minutes, opening the point difference to 8 points.

Cole reached out and called a timeout.

"Kevin."

After calling the timeout, he turned around and called Durant up. The Warriors did not do well on both offense and defense during this period. He needed Durant to come on early to make changes.

After the players came down one after another, he quickly deployed new offensive tactics around Durant.

After the arrangement was completed, he suddenly had another idea and signaled Clark to prepare to play in a five-small lineup.

"Coach, I can do it."

But at this moment, Pachulia spoke.

Cole glanced at Pachulia, who rarely spoke to him like this, especially when he was about to make a substitution.

But it was at this glance that he saw something different in Pachulia's eyes.

It's not just a desire to compete.

He nodded and motioned for Clark to sit back.

He should trust his players.

After the timeout, both teams made substitutions and adjustments.

Holiday replaced Williams on the Pelicans' side, and Durant replaced Iguodala on the Warriors' side.

In the first attack after the timeout, Durant hit Bo Yang from behind.

Bo Yang defended very hard, but Durant still turned over and made a jump shot and sent the ball into the basket.

But looking back, Jokic showed his strength in the low post, hit Pachulia with his back, turned around continuously and sent the ball into the basket.

Durant attacked again and was double-teamed. He passed the ball to McCaw, who scored 2 points for a layup.

After Durant came on the court, the Warriors' offensive performance improved significantly.

Williams missed the layup after the breakthrough, but Jokic got up and tipped the ball in!

His condition tonight is not very good!

Cole shook his head after seeing it.

He trusted Pachulia, so he kept him on the court, but now it seems that he has nothing to do against Jokic.

He got up and called Thompson directly to prepare for the five small lineups.

Durant's double-teamed shot failed to hit, and Jokic grabbed the defensive rebound, directly threw it long and then gave Brogdon a fast break.

However, the Warriors retreated quickly. Brogdon was blocked by McCaw and had no chance. He could only dribble the ball back to the three-point line to reorganize.

At this moment, Jokic arrived late and passed the ball directly.

Jokic received the ball from the three-point line and turned around to squeeze past Green and go to the basket. His sense of rhythm is really good.

However, Green retreated quickly without the ball and returned to the basket.

Seeing that there was no direct chance to score, Jokic took long strides and turned towards the free throw line.

This time, he took advantage of the size difference to dodge Green. As long as the ball was shot, it would definitely go in.

But at this moment, he caught a glimpse of a figure appearing next to him.

His attention was all on Green. When he turned around, he realized that it was Pachulia who had rushed back and was reaching out to block him.

He tried to collect the ball and dodge it, but the moment his right foot landed, he felt he stepped on something.

Although he reacted and quickly pulled back his strength, there was a sharp pain in his feet, and he lost his center of gravity and fell to the ground.

This happened suddenly. After the ball went out of bounds and the referee blew the whistle, they noticed Jokic falling to the ground with a painful expression.

The fans at the scene held their heads unconsciously. They didn't know what happened in the flash of lightning just now.

But what can be seen with the naked eye is that Jokic is covering his ankle with his hand. He must have been injured in the confrontation just now.

Jokic performed bravely in this period, but was suddenly injured. This is undoubtedly bad news for the Pelicans.

The team doctor came on the scene quickly and helped him back to the Pelicans bench after communication.

The game entered a technical timeout and players from both sides returned to their respective halves.

At this moment, Jokic's injured return was shown on the large LED screen.

Jokic was injured because he stepped on Pachulia's foot!

Similar to Leonard's injury, Pachulia looked like he was going to block Jokic, but unfortunately his left foot happened to land on Jokic's right foot.

The scene was filled with boos.

When Leonard was injured, they were more regretful and worried, but now that it happened to their own team, they were more angry.

"Fxck! Fxck!"

Davis slapped the bench next to him at this time. If he were on the court, he would definitely beat Pachulia directly now.

He had watched the game between the Spurs and the Warriors with Tang Tian and Diaw, and knew how dirty Pachulia's moves were.

Now Pachulia continues to use this move on Jokic!

Tang Tian also secretly clenched his fists.

His emotions now are more complicated.

There is anger and there is regret.

His anger was the same as Davis's, but his regret was that when Leonard was injured and the league announced that Pachulia would not be suspended, he did not go to Tatum.

The reason why he didn't do that in the first place was that Leonard was not a member of the Pelicans and it was inappropriate for him to step forward. On the other hand, he subconsciously felt that Pachulia had been beaten by him and faced the Pelicans. Sometimes I don’t dare to do that again.

But he was proven wrong.

He thought again of Olson's reminder.

Pachulia didn't dare to attack him, but he dared to attack others on the Pelicans!

He clenched his fists tighter and tighter. He had already thought that this time, he would make Pachulia unforgettable for the rest of his life, just like Green did.

Jokic was finally helped back to the locker room by the team doctor. He would definitely not be able to play in this game, but he was not in a wheelchair, so it seemed that the situation was not particularly serious.

This is a blessing in misfortune.

After the technical timeout, the on-site referee announced that Pachulia had not committed a foul and the ball belonged to the Warriors.

Pachulia is really experienced.

"Black whistle! Black whistle!"

After seeing the referee's gesture, the scene was filled with curses.

After the timeout, both sides replaced their main players one after another. Cole also replaced Pachulia in time.

There was no verbal communication, but there was quite a tacit understanding between Cole and his players.

After the timeout, Tang Tian played very fiercely, running rampant and directly destroying the Warriors' inside line. Green committed four fouls early.

But the Warriors also played well offensively, and even if Green went off the court, Cole used Speights instead of Pachulia.

At halftime, the Pelicans led the Warriors 60-50.

A double-digit lead is nice, but it's only half a game. Jokic can't play, and the situation will be very unfavorable for them in the second half.

At halftime, the Pelicans locker room was a little dull.

Compared with the leading score, Jokic's injury is obviously more important to them.

At this moment, Stevens, who had just finished discussing tactics with Gentry and was about to walk to the locker room from the coach's office, met Tang Tian in the aisle.

"I'm ready to play the second half."

Tang Tian said this directly to him.