The two possessions on the court were a microcosm of both sides’ second-quarter rotation.

Jokic continued his excellent form from the series, while Brogdon played exceptionally bravely under the halo of being named Best Rookie.

The two of them unleashed an 8-0 run in just over three minutes, immediately widening the point difference to eight points.

Kerr reached out and called a timeout.

“Kevin.”

After calling the timeout, he turned and called Durant to get up. The Warriors weren't doing well on either end of the court, and he needed Durant to come on early to make a change.

As the players came down one after another, he quickly arranged a new offensive tactic centered around Durant.

After finishing the arrangement, he suddenly had another idea, signaling Clark to prepare to play a small-ball lineup.

“Coach, I can do it.”

However, at this moment, Pachulia spoke.

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

But with just that one glance, he saw something different in Pachulia's eyes.

It wasn't just a desire for the game.

He nodded, signaling Clark to sit back down.

He should trust his players.

When the timeout returned, both teams made substitution adjustments.

On the Pelicans' side, Holiday came on to replace Williams, while on the Warriors' side, Durant came on to replace Iguodala.

On the first offensive possession after the timeout, Durant posted up against Bojan.

Bojan defended very hard, but Durant still turned around and jumped, sending the ball into the basket.

However, in return, Jokic showed his strength in the low post, posting up against Pachulia and sending the ball into the basket after a series of turns.

Durant was double-teamed on his next attack, and he passed the ball to McCaw, who scored 2 points with a layup.

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

Williams' layup after a breakthrough didn't go in, but Jokic got up and put the ball in with a tip-in!

His condition tonight was exceptionally good!

Kerr shook his head after seeing this.

He trusted Pachulia, so he kept him on the court, but now it seemed he had no way to deal with Jokic at all.

He got up and directly called Thompson to get up, preparing to use the small-ball lineup.

Durant's shot in the double-team failed to hit, and Jokic grabbed the defensive rebound, directly throwing it long to Brogdon for a fast break.

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

Just then, Jokic arrived late, and he passed the ball directly.

Jokic received the ball and turned around at the three-point line, squeezing past Green and killing towards the basket. His sense of rhythm was really good.

However, Green's off-ball retreat speed was very fast, and he retreated back to the basket again.

Seeing that there was no direct scoring opportunity, Jokic took a big step and turned towards the free-throw line.

This time, he used his size advantage to shake off Green. As long as the ball was shot, it would definitely go in.

However, at this moment, he caught a glimpse of a figure appearing beside him.

His attention was all on Green, and it wasn't until he turned around that he realized it was Pachulia, who had rushed back and was reaching out to try and block him.

He exerted force and wanted to retract the ball to dodge, but at the moment his right foot landed, he felt like he had stepped on something.

Although he reacted quickly and retracted his strength, he felt a burst of pain in his foot, and his whole body lost its balance and fell to the ground.

This happened very suddenly. After the ball went out of bounds and the referee blew his whistle, they noticed that Jokic was on the ground, looking in pain.

The fans in the arena unconsciously covered their heads. In that flash of lightning, they didn't know what had happened.

But what could be seen with the naked eye was that Jokic was holding his ankle, and he should have been injured in the confrontation just now.

Jokic had been performing valiantly, but his sudden injury was undoubtedly bad news for the Pelicans.

The team doctor quickly came on the court and, after communicating with him, helped him back to the Pelicans' bench.

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

At this moment, the LED screen in the arena showed a replay of Jokic's injury.

Jokic was injured by stepping on Pachulia's foot!

Similar to Leonard's injury, Pachulia looked like he was going to block Jokic, but his left foot just happened to be on Jokic's right foot's landing point.

The arena was filled with boos.

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

"fxck! fxck!"

Davis slammed the bench beside him at this time. If he were on the court, he would definitely beat Pachulia up right now.

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

Now Pachulia continued to use this move on Jokic!

Tang Tian also clenched his fists secretly.

His emotions were now more complex.

There was anger, but also regret.

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

The reason he didn't do that at the time was, on the one hand, Leonard wasn't a member of the Pelicans, and it wasn't appropriate for him to come forward, and on the other hand, he subconsciously felt that Pachulia had been beaten by him, and wouldn't dare to do that again when facing the Pelicans.

But facts proved that he was wrong.

He also remembered Olsen's reminder.

Pachulia didn't dare to do it to him, but he dared to do it to the other members of the Pelicans!

He clenched his fists tighter and tighter. He had already decided that this time, he would make Pachulia never forget it, just like Green.

Jokic was finally helped back to the locker room by the team doctor. He definitely couldn't play in this game, but he didn't need a wheelchair, so it looked like the situation wasn't too serious.

This could be considered a blessing in disguise.

When the technical timeout returned, the referee announced that Pachulia had not committed a foul, and the ball was awarded to the Warriors.

Pachulia was really experienced.

"Black whistle! Black whistle!"

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

When the timeout returned, both sides successively replaced their main players, and Kerr also replaced Pachulia in time at this time.

There was no verbal communication, but Kerr and his players had a great understanding.

When the timeout returned, Tang Tian played quite fiercely, charging around and directly breaking down the Warriors' inside line. Green was called for his fourth foul early and left the court.

But the Warriors' offense also played well, and even after Green left the court, Kerr used Speights instead of Pachulia.

At the end of the first half, the Pelicans led the Warriors 60-50.

A double-digit lead was very good, but this was only the first half. Jokic couldn't play, and the situation would be very unfavorable for them in the second half.

During the halftime break, the Pelicans' locker room was a bit dull.

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

At this moment, Stevens, who had just discussed tactics with Gentry and was walking from the coach's office to the locker room, met Tang Tian in the hallway.

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

Tang Tian said something like this directly to him.