Davis grabbed the defensive rebound, and the Pelicans advanced to the frontcourt to play a set offense.

Snyder was shouting at his players with murderous eyes.

The Jazz put up an absolute defensive intensity, and the Pelicans' continuous tactical plays didn't create any opportunities. Tang Tian's buzzer-beating three-pointer at the arc also clanked off the rim.

Gobert grabbed the defensive rebound, and the Jazz launched a fast break. Hill's catch and layup in the frontcourt helped the team break their scoring drought.

6 to 16, the difference on the court was still 10 points.

Back on the defensive end, the Jazz continued to maintain their absolute defensive intensity. The Pelicans' tactics still weren't working, and Davis didn't have good opportunities for isolation plays.

The ball ended up in Tang Tian's hands.

Tang Tian's dribble penetration was met with a double-team, and he went for his signature turnaround fadeaway after the contact.

This shot was difficult, but he had made countless shots like this before.

However, this time, he felt a sharp pain in his back the moment he exerted force in the air, and the rhythm of his shot was clearly affected.

"Clang!"

The basketball clanked off the rim; he failed to make the shot.

Tang Tian's continuous performance at the start of the game had made everyone forget about his injury, or directly think that Tang Tian wasn't injured at all, as the commentator had said before.

But the fact was that you could see the impact of the injury on him in the past two possessions. His touch and shooting stability had decreased a lot.

Favors secured the defensive rebound, and the Jazz launched another fast break. Hood's layup drew a foul from Holiday, and he steadily made both free throws.

Relying on their bread-and-butter defense, the Jazz launched a small run, narrowing the point difference to 8 points.

Snyder looked up at the scoreboard, his eyes still full of murderous intent. Obviously, he needed the team to do more.

The Jazz players on the court continued to perform, once again thwarting two of the Pelicans' tactical plays. Hayward even knocked Davis' last-second pass out of bounds.

The possession was still the Pelicans', but they only had 3 seconds left on the shot clock.

This possession was basically defended successfully.

With the Jazz increasing their defensive intensity, the situation became unfavorable for the Pelicans.

Especially with Tang Tian's offensive threat reduced due to his injury, it gave the fans in attendance a feeling of having lost their backbone.

They had even forgotten to cheer at this point. In the past, the atmosphere of the arena was all ignited by Tang Tian, but tonight… Tang Tian himself had fizzled out!

With the final 3 seconds left, the Pelicans inbounded the ball to Tang Tian again.

Even though Tang Tian had missed two shots in a row, his Pelicans teammates still trusted him.

Tang Tian dribbled into the paint again, and the Jazz continued to double-team.

Snyder's eyes were still full of murderous intent, but also revealed a hint of excitement.

Although his tactics hadn't worked before, Tang Tian's two missed shots confirmed that Tang Tian had back spasms, as reported by the media, and that he was seriously injured.

Missing these shots in a row was beneficial to the Jazz and was also giving them a chance.

This was actually achieving the same goal as his tactics by different means.

The Jazz's double-team was very well executed. The result of Tang Tian's forced shot would most likely be the same as the last possession.

Tang Tian still chose to turn around, but instead of fading away, he made a hidden bounce pass while turning.

The ball went through Favors' legs and directly into Davis' hands under the basket.

Davis caught the ball and quickly shot, sending the ball into the basket just before the buzzer sounded.

The fans in attendance were stunned for a moment, then erupted in thunderous cheers.

Davis' shot was decisive enough!

Tang Tian's pass was even flashier!

And Tang Tian really had a big heart, still daring to play like this with only 3 seconds left!

Stevens couldn't help but clap for Tang Tian.

He knew better than Snyder the impact of Tang Tian's poor touch on the Pelicans.

But he also knew better than Snyder about Tang Tian's ability to adjust on the court.

Tang Tian's fadeaway was similar to Kobe's, but his playing style wasn't like Kobe's at all. If his touch wasn't good, he had many other ways to contribute to the team.

Hood caught a screen and hit a three-pointer in the frontcourt.

11 to 18, the Jazz narrowed the point difference to 7 points again.

After experiencing a scoring drought at the start of the game, the Jazz's offensive state gradually warmed up.

Tang Tian dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, passed it to Jokic to orchestrate the offense, and then ran off-ball, cutting towards the basket.

Jokic made the pass at the first opportunity, and Tang Tian caught the ball and drove to the basket.

Seeing the towering Gobert, he didn't force a shot, but accelerated and got close, then made a behind-the-back pass with his off hand.

The ball seemed to have eyes, delivering it to Davis' hands.

Davis had a quick burst, jumping before Gobert could turn around and heavily slamming the ball into the basket.

Gobert only completed his turn at the moment Davis dunked, becoming a gorgeous backdrop.

After the dunk, Davis excitedly pounded his chest and roared, then turned around and gave Tang Tian a hard high-five.

He had scored 4 points in a row, all from Tang Tian's wonderful passes!

Just as Stevens had thought, Tang Tian was now a quasi-hexagonal warrior. Even if his touch wasn't good, he could still help the team in other ways!

At the end of the first quarter, the Pelicans led the Jazz 29 to 20.

Although Tang Tian's touch wasn't good, only making 2 of his 7 shots, his stat line in this quarter was quite comprehensive: 5 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, and 1 block.

Although the game had only been played for one quarter, these stats once again sparked a wave of heated discussion among fans on the online forum.

This was a bit of a rhythm towards a consecutive quadruple-double!

A quadruple-double was already legendary, but if it was a consecutive quadruple-double, it would really be earth-shattering!

However, most fans remained rational.

Tang Tian's touch was too average tonight, and his offensive threat had decreased too much.

It was only because the Jazz resolutely double-teamed him in the first quarter that Tang Tian was able to deliver so many assists.

When the Jazz adjusted their defensive strategy later, it would become very difficult for Tang Tian to get other stats.

The fans' idea was quickly confirmed.

The Jazz's double-teaming in the second quarter wasn't as thorough as in the first quarter, and Tang Tian's several passes didn't directly translate into scores for his teammates like in the first quarter.

Although he regained some touch and scored 8 points in this quarter, and also contributed 2 rebounds, 1 steal, and 1 block, his assist count remained at 4.

Halftime: 12 of 5 shooting, 13 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals, and 2 blocks.

The stats were very all-around, but there was basically no possibility of getting another quadruple-double.

After all, his poor touch wasn't caused by his condition, but was troubled by injuries. It wasn't very realistic to say that he would regain his touch within one night.

Even at the end of the first half, the Jazz had already narrowed the score to 45 to 50, with the difference only 5 points.

At this time, what the fans were discussing on the online forum was no longer whether Tang Tian could get a quadruple-double, but whether the Pelicans could win the game, and whether it was worth it for Tang Tian to play with an injury like this.

After all, although a hexagonal warrior was very powerful, if he was comprehensively weakened due to injury, then the effect would be the difference between Kobe and Nick Young, James and Terrence Williams.