The Cavaliers missed a super long three-pointer in the last two seconds, and the third quarter ended.

As Tang Tian went off the court, he leaned on McGee and Ariza, gasping for breath.

He had entered the zone continuously, and his physical strength was almost at its limit.

He now felt that his legs were trembling slightly uncontrollably, and his arms were aching unspeakably.

The feeling of fatigue only subsided a little when he sat down on the bench.

99 to 77, the Pelicans entered the final quarter with a 22-point lead.

The 22-point advantage was big enough that Stevens let Tang Tian rest on the bench, letting Davis lead the team on the court.

On the Cavaliers side, Lue didn't let James rest, letting him and Love stay on the court together.

With such a big point difference, there weren't many opportunities left for the Cavaliers. If they couldn't launch a big counter-attack, the game would end early.

At this time, the emotions of some fans at the scene began to become a little complicated.

Winning the game and getting the championship was naturally the most important thing in their eyes.

But besides that, they also hoped that Tang Tian could play and continue to score points.

After all, Tang Tian had already scored 62 points, only 4 points away from his previous playoff single-game scoring record of 66 points.

With a whole quarter left in the game, breaking the record was basically a certainty.

The prerequisite for Tang Tian to play was that the Cavaliers could catch up in points, but if the points were caught up, the championship would once again become uncertain.

So these were two contradictory things, and the fans' emotions were naturally complicated.

James led the team to try hard to catch up, but Davis's performance on the Pelicans' side was also very strong.

Tang Tian had already carried them for more than three quarters, and with the championship within reach, Davis definitely wouldn't let the Cavaliers try to steal it!

Smith made an elbowing motion against Davis on offense, and Davis was even called for a defensive foul.

But Davis just grunted and turned around to play defense again.

He really wanted to win, just like he had said to Tang Tian before, he could ignore everything in order to win!

The point difference on the court fluctuated around 20 points. As time passed, the Cavaliers' hopes were dwindling little by little.

With five minutes left in the game, the Pelicans still led by 20 points, and there was no suspense about the outcome.

The fans had all stood up, waiting for the final whistle to sound and celebrating the championship moment.

Although it was a bit of a pity that Tang Tian couldn't play again to break the record, having a championship was enough, that was more important than anything else!

Tang Tian had also put on his jacket at this time, waiting for the final end of the game.

James and Irving were still working hard on the court to chase points, but Davis was active on both offense and defense, just allowing the Pelicans to maintain their score.

This scene became very interesting.

James was doing his best to help the Cavaliers chase points, but Tang Tian was leisurely waiting for the end of the game in his jacket.

Such a scene was probably something no one could have imagined before the game.

Lue crossed his arms at this time, with a very complicated expression.

Back then, he was on the Clippers, as Rivers's first assistant coach, and was continuously crushed by the Spurs by 58 points in the regular season and playoffs.

Tang Tian was playing for the Spurs at that time.

Now he had come to the Cavaliers to become the head coach, and fate had played another joke on him, with Tang Tian's Pelicans beating the Cavaliers again in Game 7.

Was he like James, with his bazi (destiny) clashing with Tang Tian?

Until one minute before the end of the game, the Cavaliers were still trailing by as many as 15 points. Lue finally gave up and replaced all the starters.

This was a signal of surrender.

The cheers from the scene rose and fell, lasting for a long time.

You're awesome, you have the league's whistle helping you, right?

You're awesome, you came back from 1-3 to tie it 3-3, right?

You're awesome, you have 50+ free throws in a single game, right?

None of that works!

I can beat you even playing 5 against 8!

The championship is mine, you can't steal it no matter how much you help!

Angry? Hold it in!

Very unhappy, hold it in too!

Unwilling? Hold it in even more!

The fans' cheers didn't stop, continuing until the final whistle sounded.

"We won the championship! Tang Tian won the championship!"

Zhang Weiping shouted excitedly in the broadcast booth, almost jumping up directly.

This was the first time a Chinese person had won a championship as the core of an NBA team, this was a historic moment!

"They are the champions! The Pelicans have won the first NBA championship in team history!"

O'Neal jumped up and shouted in the commentary booth. He had been a Tang Tian hype man for three years, and finally saw the moment when Tang Tian won the championship!

The cheers of the fans at the scene reached a peak.

Many fans burst into tears with excitement, turning around and embracing their relatives and friends tightly!

Pelicans champions!

This was no longer just a slogan, but had really become a reality!

Now they were the champions!

The Pelicans players rushed onto the court from the sidelines to celebrate wildly.

Tang Tian had also recovered from his fatigue at this time, and hugged Davis, who was already crying with excitement, tightly.

Three years of hard work, they had finally reached the last step.

Growing year by year, one step at a time, they had finally ushered in the first championship belonging to this team!

Bojan and Stephenson were as happy as children, running wildly on the court.

Jokic was more shy, but he also laughed heartily with Holiday beside him.

Harrell and Forbes, the team's rookies, also ran wildly behind them.

Only veterans like Metta World Peace, and other players, embraced the team's staff one by one.

He had basically not played in the Pelicans this season, and was basically welcoming the last season of his career.

Being able to get a championship ring in the end, for him, his entire career was already complete.

Confetti was flying at the scene, and the fans were cheering non-stop.

After Tang Tian and Davis hugged, they called Ariza, who had been crying with a towel in his arms after winning the championship, to get up.

The Pelicans players gathered together, reaching out to greet the nearly 20,000 New Orleans fans at the scene.

What responded to them was a tsunami-like roar.

This was the Pelicans' championship moment!

After three years of hard work, they had finally achieved perfection.

This was the second championship they had won in the four major sports leagues since the Saints!

This was the first championship they had won since experiencing the hurricane disaster last summer!

This was the first NBA championship won by the Pelicans, including their predecessor, the Hornets!

The significance and gold content of this championship was unparalleled!

Pelicans champions!

Just then, the well-prepared staff at the scene suddenly put a CD into the tape recorder.

A song that was very familiar to the Pelicans players sounded at the scene.

"My dominance is comparable to Allen Iverson"

"Even if I went to Major League Baseball"

"Barry Bonds would be three points worse than me"

……

That was clearly Metta World Peace's "Champion"!

This music was very familiar to the fans at the scene, and even more familiar to the Pelicans players.

Metta World Peace had already started humming along with the music.

Then it was the Pelicans players, then the fans in the entire stadium, humming and twisting their bodies.

This song belonging to Metta World Peace was the best possible song for them at this moment, the best possible resonance.

"People say we are warriors"

"Raise your hands, welcome the champions"

"We are invincible"

"We were born to win"

"Stand up and greet the champions"

"Ay.yo.ay.yo.ay.yo"

"Because we are the champions"

"Yes, we are the champions"

"Because we are the champions"

"We are invincible"

"They admit defeat"

……

"We are the champions!"