Amidst the cheers, Davis outjumped Jordan, raising the curtain on Game 4 of the series.

The Pelicans advanced to the frontcourt, and Tang Tian gestured for Davis to come up and set a high pick-and-roll.

After three games, this had already become a major weapon against the Clippers.

The Clippers switched on the pick-and-roll, and Tang Tian passed the ball to Davis.

Davis drove to the basket.

But just then, Jordan rotated over from the basket to help defend.

Evans didn't have scoring ability, and the space under the basket was small, making it difficult to pass. Davis quickly shot, but Jordan's block interfered with it.

"Bang!"

The basketball bounced off the rim.

Evans grabbed the offensive rebound and passed it to Tang Tian.

After Tang Tian received the ball, Barnes had already switched back.

He looked for Davis for another pick-and-roll.

This time, the Clippers didn't switch on the pick-and-roll, and Barnes went around Davis from behind.

Seeing the space, Tang Tian directly pulled up for a jump shot.

The shot was a bit off, hitting the rim and bouncing out. Jordan secured the defensive rebound.

One possession, two different defensive approaches.

But whether it was the help defense under the basket or the way they defended the pick-and-roll, they had one thing in common: they were both limiting Davis' scoring.

Tang Tian's intuition was right. After Davis scored high points in a row, he was being heavily guarded.

The Clippers advanced to the frontcourt. After Paul and Griffin ran a pick-and-roll, they saw that the Pelicans hadn't switched either, and Paul seized a time difference to shoot a mid-range shot and score.

The Clippers drew first blood.

The Pelicans advanced to the frontcourt. Tang Tian looked for Davis for another pick-and-roll. Seeing that the Clippers still weren't switching, he was sure of Rivers' defensive strategy for the night.

Help defense on drives to the basket, no mismatches—they really weren't giving Davis any chances!

But in that case, he was secretly pleased.

Not giving Davis a chance was giving him a chance, right?

He dribbled the ball back to the three-point line and signaled Davis to go to the low post.

The Clippers had been double-teaming him frequently in the past two games. Now that Rivers was offering him a one-on-one opportunity, he certainly couldn't refuse!

Continuous dribbling, then a crossover and a drive.

Tang Tian dribbled the ball to the free throw line.

As expected, the Clippers' inside help defense didn't come out.

Seeing that, he directly pulled up for a jump shot.

"Swish!"

The basketball went into the net.

A player's shooting percentage and feel were related to defense, but also greatly related to mindset.

This was why Kobe could make so many difficult shots.

Knowing that the Clippers wouldn't double-team, Tang Tian attacked even more freely.

The Clippers' offense saw Griffin's movement draw away the defense. Paul lobbed an alley-oop to Jordan, who dunked it.

4-2.

The Clippers were also in good shape tonight, showing that the pep talk Rivers gave before the game was very effective.

The Pelicans advanced to the frontcourt. Davis went to the low block, and Tang Tian held the ball and attacked again.

Still no double-team. Tang Tian made another jump shot near the free throw line.

4-4 tie.

The Clippers' offense in the frontcourt didn't succeed. The Pelicans launched a fast break, and Davis followed quickly.

After Tang Tian received the ball, he attacked Redick on the fast break. Barnes on the weak side didn't come over to help defend, but went to defend Davis receiving the ball.

Seeing that, Tang Tian turned his head, accelerated, and charged at Redick.

Redick's small frame couldn't withstand it at all, and he flew out of bounds in the collision.

Tang Tian scored a layup after the contact.

6-4!

Tang Tian had all kinds of one-on-one opportunities after the opening, and this happiness came so suddenly!

When Redick flew out of bounds, he bumped into a photographer. When he got up, he signaled to the referee that Tang Tian had committed an offensive foul.

The referee ignored him. The collision was outside the restricted area, and Tang Tian didn't use his elbow or anything like that.

After the third game between the Pelicans and the Clippers, the fans had been cursing the referee, and the league had also been scolded badly. They had to restrain themselves a bit at this critical moment.

Seeing Redick's complaints were fruitless, the crowd cheered.

It's hard to play 5 against 8, but we're not afraid of playing 5 against 5, are we?

Griffin cut to the frontcourt, received the ball, and made a layup. The Clippers were indeed in good shape tonight.

Turning around, Tang Tian continued to attack Barnes.

After Tang Tian made three consecutive shots, Barnes' small movements in defense started to increase.

Tang Tian used continuous crossovers to shake him open and pulled up for a jump shot.

Barnes was slow on defense and didn't have time to jump, so he reached out towards Tang Tian's lower body.

This was imitating Kobe's move against Anthony back then.

Tang Tian felt it, and tucked in his abdomen in the air to avoid it, and shot the ball in his hand.

"Swish!"

The basketball went into the net.

After missing the first shot of the game, he then made 4 consecutive one-on-one shots!

But just as the ball went in, Evans under the basket had already charged at Barnes, giving him a hard shove and starting to swear.

Tang Tian turned around after landing and looked for Barnes, also looking very angry.

After the outbreak of conflict in the last game, the referee reacted quickly and joined the fray in time to separate the two teams.

Evans was still yelling at Barnes across the referee.

The move just now happened in an instant. Evans reacted so strongly because he had done similar things when he was young.

Nene had a big fight with him at the time, and afterwards he knew how dirty that kind of move was, and he never did it again, and he especially hated others doing it.

What's more, it was done to Tang Tian.

After the referee persuaded the players back to the technical table, he watched the game replay.

The slow-motion shot appeared on the LED screen, and the crowd booed continuously.

Barnes' move was very excessive.

The referee gave Barnes a technical foul.

Tang Tian made both free throws. In less than five minutes, he had scored 10 points!

Rivers rubbed his face on the bench at this time, then turned to look at Tyronn Lue next to him.

Lue's suggestion seemed a bit of a pitfall.

Lue saw Rivers looking at him and smiled awkwardly.

Tactical genius, as the name implies, is a coach who doesn't take the usual path. When this thing works, it doesn't work at times.

If it worked every time, that would be a tactical master, not some kind of genius.

The technical foul resulted in two free throws and possession, and the Pelicans still had the ball.

Tang Tian held the ball again, and the Clippers immediately double-teamed.

After this passage of play, Rivers had already abandoned Lue's tactics.

With Tang Tian in this form, if you don't focus on defense, he won't just get twenty or thirty points, but will be heading for forty or fifty!

Tang Tian's 70+ points in the regular season finale hadn't been that long ago.

When the Clippers double-teamed, Tang Tian passed the ball out immediately. Davis received the ball at the free throw line and was double-teamed, passing it to Morrow in the corner.

Morrow had an open three-point opportunity.

"Swish!"

Clean and decisive!

13-6!

The Clippers were in good shape at the start, but tactical errors put them at a disadvantage at the very beginning of the game!

The crowd cheered continuously. This rhythm was really heading for a 3-1 lead!

"What did I say?"

In the commentary booth, McGrady smiled and turned to look at Breen.

Breen laughed and gave McGrady a thumbs up.

The meaning was obvious: you're awesome.