The fans on the hotline hoped Kerr could enjoy the game and not work so hard.

But obviously, Kerr didn't see it that way, nor would he do that.

He did the same in the second half as he did in the first.

The third quarter belonged to the 73-win Warriors. This season, Curry had a similar performance to his peak 73-win season, so he naturally hoped the Warriors could launch a counterattack in the third quarter.

But reality didn't go as he wished.

The Pelicans' overall strength suppressed the Warriors, and with Tang Tian in the critical moments, they wouldn't fall into a situation where they couldn't score.

The key to chasing points was successful defense, followed by a counterattack climax.

But they obviously failed to do that.

Instead, in the second half of the quarter, they were hit by an offensive wave from the Pelicans, and the point difference was widened to more than 25 points.

The game was thus settled.

The Pelicans suppressed the Warriors from the start and ultimately suppressed them to the end, easily defeating their opponents 121-96 to win the first game of the playoff series.

Curry scored 28 points in three quarters, but could only sit on the bench in the final quarter.

Tang Tian scored 30 points, 6 rebounds, and 10 assists in three quarters, Davis had 18 points and 8 rebounds, Brogdon 15 points, and Kuzma and Harrell each had 13 points.

After the opening game, fans naturally had a lot of discussions about the game.

In addition to sympathy for Green's tragic experience, more fans discussed the game itself.

Curry's regular season performance this season had the style of the 73-win season, and his 28 points in three quarters in this game was already very good.

Although the Warriors were ranked sixth, their 54 wins were not bad.

However, the game was still decided in three quarters.

Just like the experts said before the playoffs started, although Pelicans fans were chanting for a four-peat, more people were optimistic about the Lakers and Spurs winning the championship.

But after this game, some fans changed their minds.

Even the Warriors were crushed like this; the Pelicans' strength in the playoffs was no less than that of the Lakers and Spurs.

However, it was only one game, and only a minority of fans had that idea.

After two days of rest, the Pelicans sat at home and welcomed the second game against the Warriors.

It is worth mentioning that after the first game's big loss, the Warriors' training was no longer open to the public.

Obviously, Kerr didn't want to hear any more dejected words like Green's last game, admitting that they were not as good.

This was also a kind of self-adjustment for the Warriors.

That night, the second game of the Pelicans and Warriors series continued at the New Orleans Arena.

In this game, Kerr made a lineup adjustment, directly replacing Green with Gay to start at the power forward position.

This adjustment also had an effect at the start. With quick联动 (liandong) help defense, they played very good defensive quality.

In addition, the Pelicans' outside shooting touch declined in this game, and they were tied with the Pelicans in the first half of the first quarter.

But the game underwent a fundamental change in the second half of the quarter.

And the person who changed everything was Tang Tian.

Stevens, after seeing that the team's outside shooting touch was not good, adjusted his tactics and let Tang Tian play freely.

This unleashed, like a flood that had been unleashed, was like a widow who hadn't met a man in more than ten years, and it was out of control.

Tang Tian had a hot shooting touch in this game, with ultra-long shots, three-pointers, pull-ups, and dunks, whatever was available he did.

As a result, he scored 20 points in half a quarter, single-handedly helping the Pelicans widen the point difference to more than 15 points.

The tone of the game was basically set.

Throughout the game, Tang Tian only played three quarters, but he scored a season-high 50 points in the playoffs, directly deciding the game in three quarters with his own strength.

The Pelicans ultimately won again by a large margin with a score of 130-108, taking a 2-0 lead in the series.

Curry still played steadily and scored 30 points in three quarters, but in the end, he could not escape the fate of sitting on the bench in the final quarter.

After two games, there were more voices saying that the Pelicans were in the same tier as the Lakers and Spurs.

And this time it was even stronger than before.

The Warriors' wings, Thompson, Iguodala, Gay, Green, such a configuration is not bad.

But the fact proves that such a configuration is completely not enough in front of the current Tang Tian.

The first game proved the Pelicans' strength, and the second game showed that with Tang Tian, everything can be solved.

"We will not give up, we will forget the past two games, and then start again at home."

But Kerr really didn't want to enjoy life like the fans on social media, he only wanted to win.

Or for the sake of final dignity, the Warriors must win at least one game.

After all, last year they had an excuse when facing the 80-win Pelicans, but this year's Pelicans only have two stars.

Two days later, the two teams 仪师奥克兰 (Yi Shi Auckland) welcomed the coaching for the third game of the series.

The Warriors did a lot of work to mobilize fans before the game, and the basketball atmosphere at Oracle Arena was also extremely high.

Curry's signature player tunnel three-pointer before the game made the atmosphere reach a climax early.

However, after the game started, the fans' emotions quickly disappeared.

Tang Tian secretly touched his teammates' heads before the game, and as a result, after the Pelicans started, from Tang Tian to Davis, and from Davis to others, everyone's state was like they had taken stimulants.

The Warriors were full of confidence and wanted to avenge themselves at home. They made full preparations before the game and tried their best in the game, but they were defeated by the Pelicans in the first quarter.

As a result, this game didn't even last three quarters, and the game was decided by halftime.

In the end, the Pelicans massacred the Warriors by 40 points with a score of 140-100.

Oracle Arena started off lively, but by the end it was silent and as cold as an ice cellar.

After this game, it wasn't just some, but most fans felt that the Pelicans were underestimated, and they were a team in the same tier as the Lakers and Spurs!

Amid the fans' heated discussions, two days later, the fourth game of the Pelicans and Warriors series continued to be played at Oracle Arena.

After being massacred in the third game, the Warriors had completely lost their morale.

Kerr finally sat on the bench and silently enjoyed life as the fans on social media said.

The Pelicans quickly widened the score after the start and led all the way to the end, easily winning with a score of 113-93.

One somewhat speechless fact for Warriors fans was that the Warriors lost nearly 30 points in every game they played seriously, but they only lost 20 points after disarming.

It was as if the score was not determined by them, but completely by the Pelicans.

After four games, the Pelicans' first round ended, with an average net win of 26.75 points per game in 4 games, and they easily advanced to the second round with a 4-0 sweep of the Warriors.

Such a result, probably no one would have thought of before the playoffs started.

After recognizing the Pelicans' strength, the fans finally ushered in the showdown they were looking forward to.

When the Pelicans finished the series, the Bucks in the East, and the Lakers and Spurs in the West also swept their opponents and ended their respective series.

The Pelicans also ushered in their second-round opponent, also one of the most popular teams to win the championship this season, the super Spurs led by Popovich.