Barkley really wanted to punch O'Neal in his smug face, but unfortunately, he was no match.

He could only pray that Curry would explode again in the third quarter and win him back a city.

"We're ahead, but we absolutely can't relax. Our opponent is the defending champion. We can't underestimate them at any time, let alone when we're only 13 points ahead."

During the halftime break, Stevens gave the Pelicans a shot of preventive medicine.

Tang Tian's 40 points in the first half set a new record for the highest score in a playoff half, but as he said, the Pelicans were only 13 points ahead.

Not to mention Curry's 28 points in the first half, Thompson, Green, Iguodala, and even Bogut off the bench all had eye-catching performances.

The Warriors, who completed a 1-3逆转 (nìzhuǎn, reverse), were really in good shape.

The Thunder forced the Warriors into a desperate situation, exhausting them, but at the same time, they also forced out the strongest side of this Warriors team.

Facing such an opponent, they really couldn't relax for a moment.

"Yes, we need to stay focused for 48 minutes."

Tang Tian took the lead in expressing his stance, and the rest of the Pelicans echoed him.

Just like the championship trophy tattooed on Tang Tian and Davis' arms, their goal this season was only the championship.

Before winning the championship, they couldn't relax!

Back from halftime, the players on both teams were still high-spirited.

Curry came up and hit a long three-pointer, raising his score to 30+ and announcing that the touch he lost in the second quarter had returned.

Tang Tian broke through the three-second zone, and his sudden stop jump shot before the double-team went wide.

Turning around, Curry shook Holiday with a three-pointer, broke through to the basket, and made a floater against Jokic.

He scored 5 points in a row after coming up in the second half!

After he scored these 5 points, the Warriors successfully narrowed the point difference to single digits.

Kerr smiled on the bench.

Curry's touch declined in the second quarter, but Tang Tian's scoring continued.

What goes around comes around; it was time for the reverse this quarter.

But his smile disappeared before long.

Turning around, Tang Tian leaned back and scored 2+1 in the double-team of Green and Thompson.

The difficulty of this ball was not small, and Tang Tian's ability to score only meant one thing: his touch was still very good!

As for the previous ball, it was just a normal fluctuation in the shooting percentage; no matter how strong a person is, it is impossible to score every ball!

With both players' touch returning, this quarter once again became a scoring battle between the two sides.

Although both players didn't play the full quarter due to physical problems, they still scored 18 and 16 points respectively.

Curry scored 44 points in three quarters, while Tang Tian's score had reached 58 points!

The emotions of the fans at the scene, including the three giants on the sidelines, began to stir.

After this quarter, the Pelicans led the Warriors 100-85.

A 15-point difference was not much for the Warriors, and both sides still had a fight in the final quarter.

That is to say, Tang Tian was likely to break the playoff single-game scoring record!

And that record was the 63 points jointly held by Tang Tian and Jordan.

The distance was really close!

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, both sides had two main players with three substitutes.

The fans were focused on this period, paying attention to the outcome of the game while also paying attention to whether Tang Tian could break the record.

Davis' low post fadeaway went wide, but McGee grabbed the offensive rebound and scored.

Barnes' breakthrough layup was blocked by Davis' help defense, and Davis took the defensive rebound and launched a counterattack.

Dinwiddie sent a precise pass in the fast break, a jumping back pass under the basket giving the ball to McGee who was breaking fast.

McGee jumped up and dunked over Livingston, drawing a shooting foul in the process.

He seized the opportunity to make the extra free throw, and after scoring 5 consecutive points, he widened the point difference to 20 points!

During the previous first round against the Rockets, because the Rockets' starting lineup had Cousins and the bench had Capela, both of whom were the rough and tough type, he didn't have much playing time.

When it came to playing the Warriors, Kerr liked to use small lineups, and he finally seized the opportunity to put on a highlight performance.

Some fans at the scene were cheering, but they were scattered.

It wasn't that they didn't like McGee putting on this kind of performance, but because at this particular moment, they didn't want the Pelicans to widen the point difference too early!

Because that would mean that Tang Tian wouldn't have to play in the rest of the game!

And if Tang Tian didn't have to play, the chance to break the record would naturally disappear!

Victory was important, but there could always be victory, while the opportunity to break a record didn't come often.

It should be known that even last season, when Tang Tian put on a crazy performance of 28 points in a single quarter in the final quarter, he only tied Jordan's 63-point record.

This was a playoffs with bare-knuckle brawling!

Just when the fans were worried, Kerr became their confidant, replacing Barnes and Speights with Thompson and Bogut.

Thompson hadn't performed much in this game, and finally rebounded when he was ordered to take on the responsibility in the face of danger.

He first defended Dinwiddie's breakthrough, then received Bogut's handoff pass and hit a three-pointer.

After Ariza made one of two free throws, he received Bogut's precise pass and drew a three-point foul on Stephenson!

After swaying his body and making 3 consecutive free throws, he personally launched a 6-1 offensive, narrowing the point difference to 15 points and bringing the game back!

So, when Thompson was shooting free throws, an incredible scene appeared at the scene.

Many fans actually cheered for him after Thompson made the free throw!

This was a playoff road game! And New Orleans fans were known for their loyalty this season!

This reaction only meant one thing: they really wanted to see Tang Tian break this record!

In the next few minutes, the two sides had offensive and defensive exchanges, and when there were 7 minutes left in the game, the score on the field was 114 to 102.

The 12-point difference meant that the outcome was not yet decided.

Both sides successively brought all the main players back.

When Tang Tian came on the court, the cheers from the fans were even more enthusiastic than at the beginning of the game.

Tang Tian dribbled into the basket, and cheers rang out at the scene.

When he passed the ball to Ariza, who was in an open position, there was a commotion on the sidelines.

This was really crazy.

Ariza's three-pointer went in, but Thompson continued his hot performance and immediately returned a three-pointer in response.

Tang Tian's sudden stop jump shot in the three-second zone, this time his shot brushed the net and went in.

The cheers at the scene instantly erupted.

60th point!

The Warriors obviously realized that Tang Tian was getting closer and closer to the scoring record, and their defense became more and more fierce.

Tang Tian didn't have a chance to shoot in several consecutive waves of offense, and the fans were as anxious as ants on a hot pot.

Curry's super long three-pointer went wide; his touch tonight was very regular, accurate in the first and third quarters, and not good in the second and fourth quarters.

It was also in the next round after this that Tang Tian, who hadn't shot for a while, suddenly fired from the outside, a contested three-pointer over Iguodala's long arms.

Iguodala hit Tang Tian's hand, but failed to stop him from shooting.

"Swish!"

"Beep!"

Accompanied by a whistle, Tang Tian's three-point cold arrow pierced the heart of the net.

3+1!

The three-pointer went in, and there was also a free throw!

When Tang Tian walked to the free throw line, the fans felt their heartbeats coming out.

After making this three-pointer, Tang Tian's score had reached 63 points, tying the playoff single-game scoring record jointly held by him and Jordan.

"Swish!"

And when Tang Tian steadily made the extra free throw, their hearts instantly jumped out of their throats.

The cheers at the scene were like a tsunami!

Tang Tian, scored his 64th point.

A new playoff single-game scoring record was born!