Chapter 181 He Just Poke My Eyes

Tang Tian's condition after returning was as if he had a cheat code activated.

But people who really knew Tang Tian knew that it wasn't a cheat code at all, but that Tang Tian was enraged after being eye-poked.

Holding back in the first quarter, playing seriously in the second, and now playing with anger!

The best player in history with both offense and defense, this was what he looked like when he was giving it his all!

At the end of the first half, the score was 65 to 45.

In the half-quarter after Tang Tian returned, he exploded for 17 points and limited the Warriors to only 5 points, extending the lead to 20 points in one fell swoop.

The Warriors failed to close the gap during his absence, and were directly taken down by his individual surge when he returned!

"What are you doing? Tell me, what are you doing?!"

In the Warriors' locker room, Kerr was furious, shouting at his players.

No one spoke. Curry and Thompson both lowered their heads, and the others remained silent.

This was the first time Kerr had lost his temper so badly in the locker room.

Durant's expression at this time was quite interesting; although he wasn't very happy, he wasn't very depressed either.

After all, he had scored 22 points in the first half, almost half of the team's total. He had done everything he could.

"Stephen, Klay, shoot your threes, don't worry about anything else, just shoot!"

"Kevin, keep up your form, we need it."

"Everyone else, do something! Do something!"

Kerr was uncharacteristically naming names.

No one else knew, but he himself knew how much pressure he had been under for the past two years, especially this year.

The Warriors' two owners had talked to him privately many times!

Still no one spoke. It wasn't that they were all cowards, but Tang Tian's performance was too imba; they didn't know what to do.

Even among superstars, there was a gap in strength.

"Increase the physicality, both on offense and defense. Basketball is a contact sport, guys. Intensity! We need intensity against the Pelicans!"

Kerr saw the confused looks on everyone's faces and continued to shout.

"We can't afford to lose!"

He shouted, as if to his players, but also to himself.

Pelicans' locker room.

"Kemba, AD, good job."

Tang Tian returned to the locker room and patted both of them on the head.

During the time he was out, the team relied entirely on their outstanding performances to maintain the point difference.

In other words, if not for them, the team would have been behind when he returned, and it wouldn't have been as easy to catch up.

Davis was used to Tang Tian patting his head and smiled with an expression of enjoyment.

Walker moved his head away; he had been patted twice in a row, and he felt like he was losing his hair.

"Sorry."

Butler hadn't left the arena after being ejected, and was still in the locker room. At this moment, he stood up and apologized to Tang Tian.

His impulsiveness meant that Tang Tian had to exert more energy on the defensive end.

"No, you did the right thing. Despite the cost, it was necessary to show them our attitude. We're not to be trifled with."

Tang Tian patted Butler's head to comfort him.

He suddenly felt like he should exchange for a Stone Buddha skill; that way, patting heads would be more meaningful.

"I think they'll keep at it in the second half."

Butler didn't dodge, but continued to say with concern.

"Yeah, I can feel their determination to win. And the referees, they'll definitely keep at it in the second half."

Walker nodded in agreement.

"Especially Draymond, his tricks are endless."

Davis also chimed in.

The three brothers were on the same page; it seemed it wasn't just one person's feeling.

Tang Tian also nodded.

"He poked my eyes."

He simply said it, but the tone was chilling.

As brothers, they all knew that Tang Tian always took revenge overnight.

In the first half, the team needed to regain the lead, and Tang Tian didn't have time to deal with Green.

Now that the score was stretched out, it was time to settle the score.

After the halftime break, the two teams' starters came onto the court one after another.

Except for Butler, who was ejected and replaced by Siakam, the two teams' starting lineups remained largely unchanged.

The Warriors attacked first in the second half, and Durant continued his excellent form, hitting a shot over Siakam's defense.

But no one expected that this would be the Warriors' only basket in the first three minutes of the second half.

With Tang Tian's brilliant performance, the Pelicans continued their strong showing, starting the second half with an 8-2 run against the Warriors, extending the lead to more than 25 points.

Kerr was already sighing and shaking his head on the sidelines.

Green failed to take down Tang Tian, but instead provoked an even stronger Tang Tian; the Warriors were destined to lose tonight.

Curry's offense was once again defended by Tang Tian; he was being limited to a very low level tonight.

On the Pelicans' offense, Tang Tian used a butterfly step to dribble past Thompson and Durant, followed by a beautiful turnaround fadeaway.

Just then, a hand came towards him, blocking his shot and aiming directly at his right eye.

Tang Tian was prepared this time, dodging out of the way. Green's hand hit his ear instead.

A burning pain.

The referee blew his whistle, signaling Green's foul.

Walker and Davis rushed forward.

Their prediction in the locker room at halftime was right; Green really did have more moves!

It wasn't enough to ruin Tang Tian's left eye; he wanted to ruin his right eye too!

But unexpectedly, Tang Tian used one hand on each side to hold back Walker and Davis.

Even the belated Siakam and Dedmon were called back by him.

Butler had already been taken out like this; there was no point in getting anyone else ejected.

"Having contact is normal in basketball."

And to the stunned expressions of Green, the referee, and even the Pelicans' players, Tang Tian then said such a sentence.

"But..."

Walker wanted to say something, but Tang Tian pulled him back to their half of the court.

"I have my own way."

Tang Tian continued.

Green was stunned for a while. When he saw that Tang Tian wasn't angry at all, but instead pulled Walker and the others back, he suddenly smiled.

Was Tang Tian scared of him?

Yes, that must be it!

Yellow people were cowardly to the core.

Just like Jeremy Lin, who was maliciously fouled by Kobe and Anthony, but could only silently endure it in the end.

So what if Tang Tian became the league's number one player? For the sake of so-called victory, he could only silently endure it!

He felt his confidence soar to the top.

Although he didn't succeed just now, he was confident that he would succeed next time.

Without Tang Tian, the Warriors would definitely be able to turn the game around, just like in the second quarter.

Even if Walker and Davis were still there, it would only take them a little longer!

The game continued, and Tang Tian made both free throws to extend the lead to 28 points.

But Curry finally seized an opportunity, breaking through for an and-one to reduce the deficit to 25 points again.

The fierce look in Green's eyes grew stronger; the next round would be his sure kill.