Chapter 1 The Warriors Gave the Pelicans a Disagreeable Surprise to Start, and the Atmosphere in Oracle Arena Was Driven Up.

"Defense! Defense!"

The fans at the scene cheered for the home team in unison.

"Swish!"

However, in the shouting, Tang Tian's sudden stop jump shot after getting past Thompson went into the net, directly silencing the shouts.

And back on the defensive end, Butler forced Durant to make a mistake, stealing the ball!

Turning around, Tang Tian assisted Walker on a catch-and-shoot three-pointer.

The Pelicans fought back with a 5-0 run, immediately narrowing the score difference to 3 points.

Green's presence greatly boosted the Warriors' morale, but the gap in strength between the two teams was also obvious.

With Tang Tian and Davis there, Curry and Durant found it difficult to exert their full strength.

Not only was Tang Tian still comfortable on the offensive end while doing a good job on defense, but the Pelicans also had Walker and Butler!

Even without considering the tacit understanding of the hard-training brothers, the Pelicans were too superior on paper.

Not to mention that Green couldn't play in this game, and the tacit understanding of the hard-training brothers was actually a key factor that couldn't be ignored.

Thompson's contested three-pointer continued the Warriors' scoring, which was already his second three-pointer of the game.

Thompson's bravery wasn't only reflected in Game 6; it referred to his performance in key games.

However, Tang Tian immediately broke through and scored 2+1 on McGee.

McGee was familiar with the Pelicans' tactical system, but obviously, the Tang Tian he was familiar with wasn't the one in front of him.

Curry's floater didn't go in, and turning around, Tang Tian passed the ball to Davis in a split second, and the latter's follow-up bank shot also opened up.

The game had only been going on for five minutes, and the Pelicans had already reversed the score to 14 to 10.

By the time they had played for seven minutes, the score had become 19 to 10!

The Pelicans were only one step away from a sweep, and the defensive intensity they showed was quite terrifying.

Durant was unwilling to fail, and his turnaround jumper over the double-team broke the Warriors' scoring drought.

After scoring, he roared loudly, which was rare.

What Kerr had said to him, "Why did you come here?" revealed the deepest scar in his heart.

If he still couldn't win a championship after coming to the Warriors, then playing in the NBA would be really depressing!

Not to mention being constantly defeated by Tang Tian, even swept!

So he had to respond, not for anything else, just for that breath!

Tang Tian broke through Thompson and slammed the ball into the basket over him.

Turning around, Durant shot past Butler, also continuing to score for the Warriors.

The Tang-Durant duel that fans hadn't seen for a long time was staged again at Oracle Arena!

Durant scored 16 points in a single quarter. Under his leadership, the score at the end of the first quarter was 31 to 37, with the Warriors only trailing the Pelicans by 6 points.

The fans at the scene cheered.

Durant's condition in these two games was really good.

However, front-row fans noticed a detail on the court.

At the end of the first quarter, when the Warriors players on the court went off the court, Green got up and gave them each a high-five.

But he was the only one who didn't give Durant a high-five.

It could be seen from this detail that the conflict between Durant and Green was even more tense than the outside world reported.

In the second quarter, during the substitute transition, Durant and Curry were off the court resting for the Warriors, while Tang Tian and Butler were also sitting on the bench for the Pelicans.

Both sides were starting with substitutes.

But it was during this period that the Pelicans played a wave.

Walker and Davis worked together to create a 10-2 scoring wave in just three minutes, instantly widening the score to 14 points.

Kerr was forced to call a timeout, and after the timeout, he substituted Durant back into the game.

It could be seen that he was going to overuse Durant tonight.

This method did work tonight.

Durant scored another 14 points in this quarter, scoring 30 points in the first half! The highest in the game!

At the end of the first half, the Warriors only trailed the Pelicans by 14 points, 43 to 57.

Before the game, I'm afraid no one would have thought that without Green, the Warriors would have played the smallest halftime score difference of the series.

Back in the second half, Stevens didn't let Tang Tian defend Durant, and Durant continued to be brave, scoring another 12 points in a single quarter.

After three quarters, his personal score had soared to 42 points.

However, after three quarters, the Warriors were already trailing the Pelicans by as much as 20 points, 78 to 98.

He worked very hard, but it didn't seem to work.

The gap in strength between the two teams was not something he could fill alone.

But his performance in this game still won him some things.

At the end of the third quarter, supportive voices for Durant rarely appeared on the heat map.

In competitive sports, being bad is the original sin. If you play well, naturally someone will praise you.

The fourth quarter began with the substitute transition.

Tang Tian and Butler, like in the second quarter, were sitting off the court at the beginning.

However, on the Warriors' side, Durant, who had played the entire third quarter, was substituted on at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

Tang Tian couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion when he saw this.

Although Green wasn't playing, someone had to share his playing time, and Durant was in good condition.

But Kerr's method of using people was really a bit ruthless.

It's no wonder that Durant suffered such a serious Achilles tendon rupture in the Warriors in history.

Kerr really didn't treat Durant as one of his own from the bottom of his heart.

This was also the main reason for his emotion.

Although Durant defected and had a very bad relationship with him, his current situation was really a bit miserable.

But that was life.

When you choose a path at the crossroads, no matter what you encounter on this path, no matter where you go, you can only bite the bullet and walk down.

Durant chose a path even more difficult than James, and now he can only endure this situation silently.

Walker and Davis were still in good condition. Although Kerr had never substituted Durant off the court, the Warriors were only maintaining the score difference.

When both sides' main players returned, the Pelicans advanced step by step and continued to widen the score.

With two minutes left in the game, the score difference on the court was still 20 points, and the Warriors' sweep was a foregone conclusion.

However, Kerr didn't substitute the main players off the court. He seemed to be in a daze, or perhaps he felt that it didn't matter whether he substituted them or not.

"Beep!"

The final whistle sounded, and the score on the court was finally fixed at 121 to 101.

The Pelicans defeated the Warriors by 20 points on the road, thereby sweeping the Warriors 4-0 and advancing strongly to the Finals!

The Pelicans players rushed onto the court to celebrate their victory.

Tang Tian's pre-match sweep remarks were finally successful, and they were only one step away from winning the championship with a complete victory in the Finals!

The fans at the scene could not hide their disappointment. Tang Tian put on a big show in front of them, and in the end they could only accept it silently.

In the cheers, no one noticed the Warriors' bench. Durant, who had just left the court, vomited directly.

He scored 50 points in this game, becoming the 9th NBA player after Lillard to score 50+ in the playoffs.

It's just that the Warriors were still defeated, and he was exhausted.

This time's vomiting was different from the previous two times. Physical reaction, loss, sadness... There were too many emotions working together.