The Pelicans' victory at Tianwangshan slapped a lot of fans in the face.

But at this moment, two completely different voices appeared on social media.

One supported the Pelicans, feeling that Tang Tian was the only one who saw the situation clearly, and no matter how the series went, the Pelicans would advance.

The other believed that the Lakers would ultimately win.

The reason was simple: no matter the reason, James couldn't possibly underperform continuously, and the next game was at the Lakers' home court.

If the Lakers won the next game, the two sides would enter a Game 7, and James' Game 7 winning percentage was very high.

Of course, except when playing Tang Tian.

But Tang Tian had already retired.

The two different voices argued endlessly on social media.

This also showed that the series had reached a white-hot stage.

What everyone could see was that after winning Tianwangshan, the Pelicans had already obtained the match point. Winning one of the next two games would send them directly to the Western Conference Finals.

So their psychological pressure would be relatively small. After all, even if they really lost Game 6, Game 7 would be played at their home court.

On the day of the game, the Pelicans arranged for daily training, and Tang Tian also appeared at the training site.

After the training, the Pelicans players declined interviews, showing that Stevens didn't want the players to be distracted before the game.

Tang Tian, on the other hand, was surrounded by reporters. Although he had become the boss, in the eyes of the reporters, he still seemed to be a member of the Pelicans.

Regarding the game that night, Tang Tian's attitude was similar to before. He was still full of confidence in the team.

"There is a saying that the players' physical strength is close to the limit, and even LeBron has underperformed. Can the Pelicans consider resting their main players or playing less, strategically giving up Game 6?"

A reporter asked such a question.

This had been raised on social media not long ago and had received a lot of response.

Game 6 was on the road, and Game 7 was at home. If they preserved their strength for Game 7, the chances of winning would definitely be better than fighting hard in Game 6 on the road.

"No, we won't do that. We will play every game well. This team will not give up any game."

Tang Tian's answer was very firm.

His answer was somewhat official, but what he was thinking in his heart was definitely not this.

If he switched positions and he was now the Lakers' owner, and the Lakers were leading 3-2, he would choose to strategically give up Game 6 if it was on the road.

This was determined by the team structure.

James was 36 years old, and Horford was also 34 years old. As core players, appropriate rest was necessary.

But he was with the Pelicans. The Pelicans' two core players, and even the rotation lineup, were all in their prime.

Fighting game after game was more beneficial to the Pelicans.

Even if they really didn't win Game 6, it would be a sure win to exhaust a lot of the Lakers' physical strength.

So the Pelicans couldn't possibly give up Game 6, and would even play more fiercely than before.

This was something he had communicated with Stevens before.

That night, the game between the Pelicans and the Lakers kicked off at the Staples Center.

Tang Tian still appeared at the scene, but the person sitting next to him was Curry.

Los Angeles was a big city, and for such an exciting game, Curry had brought his wife to watch the game as well.

The two met outside the stadium. Curry rarely saw Tang Tian, so he asked his wife to switch seats with Tang Tian, and the two sat together and chatted.

Tang Tian's life after retirement was very interesting, and Curry asked questions like an elementary school student, yearning for it.

Although Curry loved basketball, his essence was still a salted fish. Everyone would want to enjoy life.

As they chatted, the players on both sides had already entered the court to start warming up.

Durant didn't seem to have a particularly good touch during training.

"Do you think Kevin can win tonight?"

Curry brought the topic back to reality at this time, turning to Tang Tian and asking.

"What do you think?"

Tang Tian didn't answer, but smiled and threw the question back to Curry.

"I hope he can win."

Tang Tian laughed after hearing this.

Curry's answer was very interesting.

It wasn't a judgment, but an expectation.

From this, you could feel what kind of person he was, a good person.

"Don't laugh, what do you think?"

Curry looked at Tang Tian and asked.

"I think he can win."

Think and hope, two words, the meaning is completely different.

Curry was stunned for a moment, then patted Tang Tian's shoulder and laughed.

Tang Tian was really interesting sometimes.

While the two were chatting, the warm-up on the court had ended. Soon after, the opening ceremony began, and the starting lineups of the two teams came out one after another.

Both sides used the same starting lineups as the previous game.

With the series at this stage, both sides already knew each other very well. What they were competing for was their form and the details on the court.

Gasol jumped for the ball and won the first offensive opportunity for the Pelicans, but Durant's first field goal attempt missed.

Turning around, James made a layup on a drive, scoring the first points for the Lakers.

In the Pelicans' frontcourt, Durant's isolation play with a pull-up jumper still missed.

"Kevin doesn't have a very good touch today."

Curry couldn't help but say when he saw this.

Tang Tian nodded.

It could be seen from the warm-up earlier that Durant didn't have a very good touch today.

Not everyone has a system like Tang Tian. As a shooter, having a bad touch is fatal.

Especially in such a game.

James' pull-up fadeaway in the frontcourt went in again.

Exactly the opposite of Durant, James had recovered his physical strength and his entire state after getting enough rest.

Cheers erupted at the scene.

Their judgment was correct, James couldn't possibly underperform for two consecutive games!

Curry looked at the court worriedly at this time.

One ebbed and the other flowed. Although both he and Tang Tian wanted Durant to win, judging from the current trend, the Pelicans couldn't win.

"Stephen, lend your shooting package to Kevin."

Tang Tian suddenly said when he saw Curry's expression.

Curry smiled and nodded after hearing this, then made a prayer, and then made a flicking motion, as if he was really throwing the shooting package to Durant.

But before Tang Tian could react, he had already burst out laughing after finishing his action.

Tang Tian shook his head with a helpless smile. Curry was really like an elementary school student.

Durant naturally couldn't really receive Curry's shooting package. He received the ball in the frontcourt again, faked a shot, and then directly broke inside.

James knew that Durant's touch wasn't good and guarded him very closely, but Durant's big looping move was difficult to defend, and he was called for a foul when he tried to block.

Durant went to the free throw line, and the boos at the scene filled the air.

But after Durant adjusted his breathing, he made both free throws.

Simmons' breakthrough in the frontcourt was blocked directly by Davis, and the Pelicans launched a fast break.

Durant was the first to go down the fast break, catching the ball in the frontcourt and then drifting in the air to avoid Middleton and score a layup.

He missed two consecutive shots at the start, but he then scored 4 points in a row.

"You're right, he will win."

Curry nodded with a pout at this time. He found that Durant had really changed a lot after arriving at the Pelicans.