"Can't play at all, bro! Tang's ball control used to be his weakness, but now it's so strong! How can anyone defend against that! Tell me, how!"

"Tang's strength has risen to another dimension. I think it's unmatched in NBA history!"

"What's even more terrifying is that he's on the four-star Pelicans! They have Ku's gravity, but it will never be Tang's gravity!"

"It's like you see a 36D bombshell with a butt that could break a railing, a goddess you'd love to get with, but Jason Statham, Dwayne Johnson, and Vin Diesel are standing next to her. You wouldn't dare go near!"

"Bro, that's the perfect analogy!"

"Carlisle probably lost a lot of hair tonight. Facing a Tang like that, a Pelicans like that, unless you pull out an All-Star team, what's the point of playing!"

"Adam Silver, come out and take the beating. You can't get out of this, you ruined this season!"

"Damn Adam Silver, quickly switch back to Tatum! What's the point of a game like this!"

"It's very meaningful! As a Pelicans fan, isn't it great to crush people every night!"

"Get lost!"

"Ahhh! I'm going to kill you!"

"I've decided, I'll become a Pelicans fan tomorrow."

...

The game had just ended, and the fans on the hotline were already chatting non-stop.

The Mavericks played completely normally in this game, but they still suffered a crushing defeat, which really made them despair.

After the game, Tang Tian and Butler attended the post-match press conference together.

"What do you think of Butler and Embiid's performance?"

After asking Stevens, the FOX reporter turned to Tang Tian.

The media is living up to their reputation, finding new ways to stir up trouble for the Pelicans.

"Embiid played well, he played to his strengths tonight.

But Jimmy, out of 10, I'd give him a 10. He got 6 steals, but he defended at least 16 possessions in the game, those aren't counted in the statistics. He was key to our win tonight."

Tang Tian didn't deliberately belittle Embiid, but compared like that, anyone could feel the huge difference in their performances.

"Looking back now, Embiid tweeted before the game that the Pelicans would be their next opponent to beat. What do you think of that?"

This reporter was still stirring things up, and the other reporters stirred, all looking at Tang Tian, eager to hear his answer.

Tang Tian smiled, this question wasn't so easy to answer.

Answer too lightly, and you seem uninspired; answer too strongly, and you seem petty.

"I can only say that compared to the Mavericks' strength, Embiid's mouth is more impressive."

Tang Tian paused before saying that.

As soon as he finished speaking, the stage was filled with flashing lights.

This answer, combined with that bland expression, was definitely the perfect material for post-game news reports.

After the FOX reporter finished, it was TNT and ESPN's turn.

Compared to the previous questions, the later ones were much milder.

The TNT reporter asked Tang Tian about his breakthroughs during the game.

"During the game, I heard someone in the commentary booth say that your breakthroughs tonight were like Kyrie Irving, and someone else said like Allen Iverson. Who do you think you're more like?"

After the reporter finished asking, Tang Tian shook his head.

The reporter looked puzzled.

It was a multiple-choice question, but Tang Tian treated it as a true-or-false question.

"In fact, I knew Kyrie very early when I was in college, just like I knew Kemba. It's not that my dribbling is like his, it's that his is like mine."

After Tang Tian finished answering, the reporters in the audience couldn't help but laugh.

This answer was like "Walker's dribbling is most like mine" before, very Tang Tian.

You can be like me, but I will never be like you.

However, it's predictable that when Irving hears or sees Tang Tian's answer, his first reaction will definitely be.

I didn't know we knew each other so early!

By defeating the Mavericks, the Pelicans achieved an 18-game winning streak, and they also became the only team in the league to remain undefeated.

Theoretically, the Pelicans' next opponents' goal will definitely be to break the Pelicans' undefeated record.

But even the Mavericks couldn't do it, they really wanted to shout, "This concubine cannot do it!"

At this time, it had been more than a month since the NBA season began.

NBA2K officials made the first update to player ratings.

This timing wasn't much different from the past, and wouldn't attract too much attention.

But this time, because of Tang Tian and the Pelicans, it became the focus of fan discussions.

In this ratings update, the Pelicans were all red, and many players' ratings were increased.

The biggest increase was Siakam.

When 2K17 first came out during the offseason, his rating was only 71, but this time, he soared to 81!

A full 10 rating points increase!

This increase was quite amazing, but it also reflected his progress, which was not only recognized by the fans, but also by 2K officials.

Besides Siakam, Brogdon's rating on the Pelicans' bench also increased from 78 to 83.

Plus Bojan, whose rating remained unchanged at 80.

The Pelicans' bench had three players with a rating of 80 or higher!

With 3 players rated 80+ just on the bench, the Pelicans' strong performance this season really made 2K make an exception.

Of course, what attracted even more attention than the bench was the starting lineup.

Dedmon's rating increased from 73 to 77.

It's worth mentioning that he had the biggest increase in three-point ability of all players.

Directly from 0 to 76!

This was quite fitting with his 39.2% three-point shooting percentage this season.

Of course, neither Siakam, the Big Three on the bench, nor Dedmon, were the fundamental reason for such a big reaction from the fans.

In this update, Walker's rating increased from 88 to 90, Davis from 91 to 93, and Butler from 93 to 94!

After the update, the Pelicans had 4 players with a rating of 90+ at once!

This was also the only team out of the league's 30 teams to have 4 players rated 90+!

"I only took a few minutes to teach my grandma how to win games with the Pelicans! And eventually win the championship!"

A fan's status on Twitter quickly became a trending topic.

4 players rated 90+, 3 players rated 80+, plus a number of players rated 70+!

"My grandma could win the championship with this team."

This sentiment expressed by O'Neal was finally fulfilled in the 2K game!

The Pelicans really not only ended the real 2017-2018 season, but also the 2K game!

Of course, these were not the main reasons for the fans' excitement.

What really made them climax was Tang's 2K rating after this update!

His rating, from the original 99, became 100!