Chapter 875 Win by Lying Down (First Update!)

Carlisle called a timeout.

After the timeout, he replaced Butler and Conley, and Harris and Nowitzki took a rest.

Stevens also made substitution adjustments, with Tang Tian and West replacing Holiday and Davis.

After the timeout, Brogdon made an extra free throw, and the Pelicans widened the point difference to 11 points.

From 3 points to 11 points, the Pelicans' substitute performance in this section was perfect.

Butler broke through the basket, fought with West and scored the ball hard, narrowing the point difference to single digits again.

"Defend! Defend!"

The cheers of Dallas fans also rang out.

The Mavericks won't throw in the towel so easily.

Amid the cheers of the fans, the Mavericks once again played high-quality defense. The Pelicans' tactics failed, and Brogdon gave the ball to Tang Tian.

Tang Tiansan threatened to fake a shot and actually deceived Butler, but the Mavericks' defense came quickly. Conley on the weak side and Embiid on the basket had already double-teamed.

During the double team, Tang Tian sent one of the top ten passes in history. His right hand passed the ball from behind to his left hand, and then his left hand passed the ball to the right.

The continuous action resembles "White Chocolate" Williams' elbow pass, deceiving his opponents and teammates.

After Bojan received the ball in the bottom corner, there was a completely open opportunity.

Bo Yang adjusted before taking action.

"Uh-huh!"

He hit the first three-pointer of the game.

Although it’s a little late, it’s finally here!

The score difference was widened to 12 points!

In the Mavericks' offense, Curry missed a three-pointer after receiving the ball, Embiid's tip-in was also destroyed by Jokic, and West protected the defensive rebound.

The Pelicans immediately pushed for a defensive counterattack. Tang Tian's advance contained the defense. Brogdon broke through to the frontcourt with the ball and passed it back to Bo Yang who followed up.

Bo Yang caught the ball and chased for a three-pointer and then shot.

A first goal made him return confidently. The shot was very decisive and had a strong sense of rhythm.

"Uh-huh!"

There was a crisp sound, and Bo Yang scored another three-pointer!

He made 0 of 5 three-pointers in the previous three quarters, but he has made 2 consecutive three-pointers in this quarter!

This is a shooter. When he doesn’t feel it, he can’t shoot no matter what, but when he feels like he can shoot continuously!

The score difference suddenly came to 15 points!

Carlisle turned around and called Nowitzki and Harris up again.

He just called a timeout, and now he can only hope that lineup adjustments can reverse the decline.

Butler cuts in to catch the ball and then goes up, still after a confrontation with West.

But the moment he took action, Tang Tian came from the weak side to help defend, and flew over with a nail-board block.

The rebound was taken by Jokic, and the Pelicans quickly broke. This time it was Brogdon who received Jokic's long pass from the backcourt and made a three-pointer.

The point difference has reached 18 points!

The fourth quarter only lasted more than six minutes!

Carlisle was forced to call another timeout.

From 3 points to 18 points, the originally evenly matched situation instantly became one-sided.

After the timeout, all the main players of the Mavericks returned. The Pelicans replaced Davis again, and Brogdon and Bojan, who performed well, were still on the court.

Butler came up and rushed to the basket, causing a defensive foul on Jokic, and made two free throws to stabilize the situation on the court.

But Tang Tian quickly stepped forward and shot the answerball.

The two teams played evenly for two minutes, and the Mavericks were unable to close the gap.

More than three minutes before the end, Carlisle replaced all the main players and announced in advance that he would give up the game.

Stevens also withdrew his main players, and the benches of both sides played the last three minutes.

Tang Tian was sitting on the sidelines, chatting with Davis and watching the game. He was in a good mood.

The anxious situation between the two sides in the first three quarters made him think that the game would reach the final countdown.

Even everyone thinks so.

But Brogdon's surprise attack, coupled with Bo Yang's recovery of touch and consecutive three-pointers, the situation on the court suddenly changed.

The Pelicans led by three points in the fourth quarter when he was on the bench, but by the time he took his first shot, the deficit was 16 points.

This is a standard lie-win.

After the last three minutes, the score on the court was fixed at 122-105.

After experiencing a stalemate for three quarters, the Pelicans started the fourth quarter with a flurry and ended the game early.

Tang Tian scored a game-high 37 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, Jokic had 20 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, Davis had 17 points, 13 rebounds and 4 blocks, and Holiday had 15 points.

On the bench, Brogdon had 11 points and 2 assists, David West had 7 points and 4 rebounds, and Bojan had 6 points and 2 rebounds.

The Mavericks' starting lineup all scored in double figures, with Butler scoring a team-high 29 points.

After winning this game, the Pelicans' record reached 9 wins and 0 losses, only one win less than the Warriors, who had one more game, and ranked second in the Western Conference.

Time is the best thing to forget everything.

The Warriors experienced running-in pains at the beginning of the season, but fortunately with the help of the league, they were able to maintain their undefeated record.

In recent games, the team has completed the allocation of shot priorities, completed the run-in, and won every game.

Especially the recent 25-point victory over the Cavaliers made fans completely forget how they won at the beginning of the season.

With 10 wins and 0 losses, TNT put the Warriors at the top of the power rankings again, and fans also called the Warriors "Cosmic Brave".

Phrases such as "Tsunami Brothers", "You may win and I can't lose", and "The Warriors are scheduled to win the championship" appear frequently.

The Warriors quickly became the favorites to win the championship again.

At the post-game press conference after the Pelicans played the Mavericks, in addition to the regular questions related to the game, a reporter mentioned this.

"Now outside public opinion is saying that the Warriors are the favorite team to win the championship. What do you think of this?"

This was a relatively sensitive topic, and the reporters in the audience all looked at Tang Tian.

"It seems like we haven't lost yet?"

Tang Tian asked directly.

The Warriors are 10 wins and 0 losses, but the Pelicans are also 9 wins and 0 losses!

If the schedule hadn't allowed the Warriors to play one more game, would the two teams' records be tied now?

"Does that make you uncomfortable? When the two teams have the same record, most people's attention is on the Warriors."

the reporter asked.

"Won't."

Tang Tian's answer was straightforward.

"The Warriors won ten consecutive games because their performance met the fans' expectations, and we just did what the defending champions should do."

The reporter smiled, then finished his questions and sat down.

Tang Tian is really good at showing off invisibly.

But there's nothing wrong with what he said.

The Pelicans won 74 games last season. While keeping the main lineup unchanged, they can only attract attention if they achieve a higher record than this.

The Warriors have newly added Durant who needs to get used to, coupled with the referee's remarks at the beginning of the season.

The reason why they have so much attention now is, as Tang Tian said, they just performed in line with expectations.

As for who is the favorite to win the championship, the final answer will naturally come when the two teams meet for the first time on Christmas Day.