Warriors, Stephen Curry 36 points, Klay Thompson 22 points.

The Splash Brothers in their early form combined for 58 points, but still couldn't help the team win the game.

Pelicans, Anthony Davis 15 points and 15 rebounds, Jrue Holiday 12 points and 7 assists, Ryan Anderson 11 points, Eric Gordon 9 points and 3 assists.

Tang Tian shot 15 of 29 from the field, 4 of 10 from three-point range, and 10 of 10 from the free throw line, racking up a staggering 44 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks!

After this game, fans on social media exploded.

New Orleans is a small market? Who cares!

After Tang Tian went to the Pelicans and went on a 30+ scoring spree, it was already the focus of the league!

This is the 21st century, and information spreads freely!

"When his performance drops for a dozen or so games, he will definitely explode in the next game. Sorry, this time I'm not talking about Kobe, I'm talking about Tang!"

"The league's new generation of super scorers, next stop, superstar!"

"Every time Tang scores one more point, Holte grows one more white hair, and Spurs fans bleed one more drop of blood..."

"Every time Tang scores one more point, Kevin Durant applies to register one more alternate account ⊙▽⊙"

"Damn, you're so cocky, you're definitely a new user who hasn't been flamed before!"

"I'm really looking forward to the Thunder and Pelicans game. Tang beat the Thunder when he was with the Spurs, what if he beats the Thunder with the Pelicans?"

"Then Kevin Durant will be too ashamed to show his face."

"Actually, to be honest, I still prefer Tang's style of play. His breakthroughs are explosive, and his fadeaway jumpers are as graceful as McGrady's."

"Yeah, Durant just does a big arm circle layup or a long-arm shot. In comparison, his game is really unwatchable."

"Don't say it, if he keeps playing like this, Tang might really have a chance to compete with Durant for the scoring title."

"Stop hyping him up, look how many shots he took, 29! He's just a stats刷子 (shuā zi, stat-padder)!" said a fan of coach Popovich.

"But he can win games!"

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While the fans were discussing, the TNT trio were even more direct.

"Do we go through the motions, or do we just start hyping him up?"

Barkley's words made the fans burst into laughter.

But compared to the fans and the media, Stern's tweet after the game attracted even more attention.

"He has the opportunity to become the face of New Orleans."

Although he only used the word "opportunity", Stern is still the league president, and this is an official announcement that Tang Tian is the core of the Pelicans!

Stern gave Tang Tian another boost before retiring!

Of course, he was also helping himself.

The purpose of this tweet was the same as the last one. The league needed New Orleans to maintain its image, and it also needed Tang Tian to consolidate the re-emerging Chinese market.

In any case, after scoring 44 points, Tang Tian's popularity soared like a stock rebounding after a fall!

After playing the Warriors, the Pelicans' next game is against the Clippers, but there are two days of rest in between.

The team was exhausted from playing the Warriors, so Williams gave the players a day off.

The court in Tang Tian's villa had dried and been paved with plastic, and it was a very enjoyable thing to play ball with the little lion inside.

It was just that it was winter, and it was a bit chilly after playing ball.

"Love really needs courage, to face the rumors..."

When Tang Tian came out of the shower, Olsen was listening to music and watching TV.

When she was in San Antonio, Olsen said she wanted to learn Chinese.

Tang Tian thought she was just saying it, but he didn't expect that Olsen had indeed been learning.

After half a year, she had made some progress, and would show off in front of Tang Tian from time to time.

Not only was she listening to Liang Jingru's songs at the moment, but she was even watching domestic animal world科普片 (kē pǔ piān, science education films).

The little lion was squatting on the sofa next to him, staring at the TV with his eyes.

Lions are the most intelligent of the cat family, and it was hard to tell if it was really watching or just pretending to watch.

Tang Tian walked over and sat down, putting one arm around Olsen and the other stroking the little lion's head.

Stroking a lion was much more interesting than stroking a cat.

The TV was showing a science program about a fish with feet on its legs.

Tang Tian looked up.

Wasn't that a Chinese giant salamander?

Oh, the scientific name is *Andrias davidianus*, it's a Chinese specialty.

"This is a magical creature that lives in the mountainous areas of China. People don't know its name. The locals call it a symbol of good luck, and every spring, the villagers go to the rapids of the water to find it."

The science program on TV had a very authentic feel, full of mystery and suspense, and wouldn't tell you the answer until the very end.

"What kind of fish is this?" Olsen seemed a little speechless by the show's drawn-out suspense and turned to ask Tang Tian.

"Well, it's called a six-eyed flying fish," Tang Tian said after thinking about it.

Olsen looked at Tang Tian suspiciously.

Tang Tian took a piece of paper and a pen from the side and wrote the words 六眼飞鱼 (liù yǎn fēi yú, six-eyed flying fish).

"Six, eyes, flying fish," Tang Tian explained in English after writing.

"Impossible, this fish doesn't have six eyes, it doesn't fly, and there's no such fish!" Olsen immediately shook her head.

"You don't believe me?" Tang Tian said with a smile.

Olsen shook her head, although her Chinese wasn't very proficient yet, it was obvious that Tang Tian was teasing her.

Seeing her expression, Tang Tian muted the TV.

"Listen."

"Love really needs courage, to face the rumors..."

The song was still playing.

"See, Liang Jingru is singing about it, six-eyed flying fish."

"..."

Olsen was stunned for a moment, and after a few seconds, she realized what he meant and couldn't help laughing.

Tang Tian was just trying to make her happy.

"Who gave you the courage to turn rumors into six-eyed flying fish?"

Olsen looked at Tang Tian with a pout after laughing. She almost didn't get it.

"Liang Jingru."

Tang Tian said with a smile.

Olsen raised her hand to her forehead. This Chinese was really making her feel dumb.

The little lion heard that the TV was silent, jumped off the sofa, and went out.

After the little lion left, the American shorthair cat, which had been curled up under the bed, poked its head out and dared to come out and move around.

"Chinese is really complicated, just like you said, the pronunciation is the same, but they are completely different characters, and the meanings are completely different."

Olsen said after putting down her hand.

"Chinese is profound and subtle."

Tang Tian said with a smile.

Chinese is the most complex language in terms of structure.

Director Chen Qingquan could learn English by finding a foreign girl in Shanshui Manor, but Chinese is not the same. If you want to learn it, you have to practice repeatedly and spend a lot of time.

Olsen nodded with a wry smile.

Tang Tian then pulled her onto his lap.

"Let me teach you, first, let's start with the profound and subtle that we just talked about."

"Ah? What are you doing?"

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