But there was nothing he could do about it, it was his fault for not asking the Lakers management to get Anthony.

Now Anthony's performances are just as they should be.

All he could do was bite his nails.

Fortunately, Vogel wasn't Tyronn Lue.

His reaction speed was very fast, and he walked to the sideline and made tactical gestures to Wade.

The Lakers would look for Anthony to attack on the next possession.

Stephenson got past Anthony and scored two points with a layup.

Anthony's current defense is really like a morning road.

Stevens turned around and called Danny Green up.

Before he had time to set up a special defensive tactic for Anthony, the Lakers seized on this point, and he had no choice but to take Anthony off.

"Good job."

Anthony was substituted, and Stevens praised him.

Five points in one minute, that's some scoring efficiency. If it weren't for the defensive issues, no head coach would have taken him off.

Anthony was a little unhappy about being taken off, but he felt a lot better after hearing Stevens' words.

Even Crowder could be temporarily appeased, Stevens' ability to handle relationships with players was S-class.

The game on the court continued. Tang Tian was having fun. He dribbled a couple of times in the frontcourt, shook off Pope, and shot a three-pointer directly.

"Swish!"

And when he shot, he scored!

He scored 20 points in the third quarter, and the Pelicans were still 10 points behind. He was ready to increase his efforts in this quarter.

Anyway, the third quarter was just a warm-up, and he already knew that his touch had returned.

And with the Lakers' interior double-teaming him like crazy, and his touch online, he would launch more attacks from the outside.

91 to 93!

Tang Tian's three-pointer helped the Pelicans narrow the point difference to 2 points again.

In this battle of connecting substitutes, the Pelicans brought the score back again with the performance of Anthony and Tang Tian.

Vogel turned around and called James up. This was entering the final battle ahead of schedule.

James did not disappoint Vogel. He used the Soma step to get past Siakam and dunked to score.

These two points were crucial, drawing cheers from the Lakers' bench.

But this cheer had just subsided when Tang Tian, again, threw an ultra-long three-pointer from a meter away from the three-point line.

He was on fire!

"Swish!"

The key was, it went in!

Only four minutes had passed in this quarter, but Tang Tian had already scored 11 points!

This ultra-long shot ignited the atmosphere at the scene, and the fans on the sidelines once again cheered for the Pelicans' defense.

Moreover, after Tang Tian made the ultra-long shot, the elementary school student's carnival was activated, and the Pelicans defended the Lakers' attack!

Siakam got the ball and passed it to Tang Tian.

Tang Tian dribbled behind his back to get past Pope and accelerated to the frontcourt in one go.

This time, he didn't choose to stop suddenly for a three-pointer, but rushed to the frontcourt and slammed the ball into the basket with a signature windmill dunk.

96 to 95!

With five minutes played in the fourth quarter, the Pelicans finally overtook the score!

Vogel reached out and called another timeout.

When the timeout returned, he replaced Lopez, Middleton, and Simmons.

He was bringing all the main players on ahead of schedule.

Stevens also brought Davis and the others on.

The two sides entered the final battle ahead of schedule.

Durant came back and connected with James, nailing a three-pointer from the outside.

But Tang Tian immediately responded with a three-point answerball!

He had already made 3 three-pointers in this quarter!

After realizing that his outside touch was good, he started to increase his outside shot attempts!

But the Lakers were really able to withstand it. Simmons helped the Lakers continue to score with a breakthrough layup!

100 to 99!

The Lakers took the lead again!

The fans at the scene shouted that they couldn't take it.

In three games between the two teams, all three were such anxious situations.

People with weak hearts really couldn't stand this.

The ball was still in Tang Tian's hands.

His touch was ice-cold in the first half, he found it again in the third quarter, and now his touch was red-hot.

He made a stopping motion outside the three-point line, and Middleton pounced directly.

Tang Tian had already made 3 three-pointers, so he had to pounce.

Tang Tian accelerated past him, and the Lakers' wings immediately contracted.

But this time Tang Tian didn't decelerate, using "Wu Chu Qi You" (beyond compare) to get past Durant. After rushing to the basket and being helped by James and Lopez, he did a signature turnaround fadeaway.

Tang Tian's touch was good, and Lopez went all out on this play, hitting Tang Tian's hand.

"Swish!"

But even doing this, he still couldn't stop Tang Tian from scoring!

The ball went in, and the referee's whistle sounded.

Another 2+1 for Tang Tian!

"God!"

In the commentary box, Breen was already stunned.

The Pelicans had scored 24 points in less than half a quarter of the fourth quarter. Apart from Anthony's 5 points, the remaining 19 points were all scored by Tang Tian!

If the opponent wasn't the Lakers, the game would have been decided long ago.

"MVP! MVP!"

When Tang Tian took the free throw, cheers of MVP began to sound at the scene.

Tang Tian had unknowingly increased his personal score to 63 points!

With half a quarter left in the game, Tang Tian not only had a chance to break his own record of 82 points, but he also had a chance to break the single-quarter scoring record of 33 points!

Amid the cheers, Tang Tian's extra free throw hit the mark, bringing his personal score in this quarter to 20 points, and his personal score had soared to 64 points!

Vogel rubbed his face hard again.

Tang Tian's current state was no longer a question of how to defend, but that he couldn't be defended no matter what.

His only remaining option was the box-1, but the other players on the Pelicans were not weak, and choosing that tactic would be tantamount to suicide.

Fortunately, the Lakers' offensive firepower continued unabated, and he had not yet reached the point of burning his boats.

The Lakers did not adjust their defensive strategy, and Tang Tian's score continued to rise.

The two sides were engaged in a shootout, and the game had become completely white-hot.

When the two teams played until there was only 1 minute left in the game, the score on the court was tied at 123.

The fans at the scene were having a great time.

The Pelicans had possession.

"Godfather! Godfather!"

The fans at the scene rarely didn't cheer for the Pelicans, but instead chanted Tang Tian's nickname.

Tang Tian had scored 33 points in this quarter, tying the NBA's single-quarter scoring record.

And the holder of this record was none other than Anthony, who was sitting on the Pelicans' bench, who set the record in a game against the Timberwolves in 2008.

Now Tang Tian had a chance to break this record that had lasted for 11 years.

Amid the cheers, Tang Tian shot directly from a meter away from the three-point line.

His choice was very purposeful. If this shot could go in, it would trigger the elementary school student's carnival, which would be very beneficial to the Pelicans.

If it didn't go in, the score was tied now, so at worst they would just retreat to defend.

The ball spun in the air towards the basket, drawing long parabolas in the air.

"Swish!"

Amid the cheers of the fans at the scene, the ball went into the net.

126 to 123!

Tang Tian scored 36 points in this quarter, breaking Anthony's NBA regular season single-quarter scoring record!

Moreover, after he made this three-pointer, his personal score came to 80 points, only one basket away from his single-game scoring record of 82 points set this season!