The invincible kryptonite of basketball

唐天第四节单节爆砍24分，全场轰下45分6板6助攻，差一点在马刺队头上再轰下个50+。

戴维斯也有15分11板4盖帽2抢断的出色发挥，约基奇投进4个三分球，贡献季后赛新高的16分5板5助攻。

On the Spurs side, Leonard, Ginobili and Gasol all scored 20+ points, but in the end they still failed to help the Spurs win.

After the game, players from both teams shook hands.

When Popovich and Tang Tian embraced, they looked at him meaningfully.

It seems that in the next game, the old man will think of a new way to deal with the Pelicans.

After the game, the players celebrated in the locker room.

This time it was Jokic who suffered. Shy, he was pressed to the ground by his teammates to strip the towel.

Tang Tian, ​​who was watching this scene, shook his head in a daze.

I don't know when the atmosphere of the Pelicans started, and it is developing in a bad direction!

Whiteside didn't join in the celebration, having returned shortly after taking a shower.

He only played 25 minutes in this game and scored 6 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks, which is obviously not what he wanted.

But this is an unavoidable thing in competition. After all, there is only one center position, but Whiteside and Jokic are two people.

After the first two games, the Pelicans and Spurs will move to San Antonio for the next two games.

For the Pelicans, the worst outcome they can accept is two games and one win.

That way, whether they are playing Tianwangshan or a tiebreaker, they will have home court advantage.

Winning the second game is crucial and they are confident of doing that.

After two days of rest, the Pelicans flew to San Antonio with confidence.

Tang Tian is very familiar with this city, and this is also where he played the playoffs here as a member of the Pelicans and as a member of the visiting team.

That feeling is indeed somewhat different.

During the opening ceremony, when Tang Tian was introduced, the San Antonio fans stopped booing Tang Tian.

After knowing the truth, they gave Tang Tian cheers.

Tang Tian also waved to the fans.

Misunderstanding or something has long been diluted by time, and he has no hatred for the fans.

Now he is back here, as an opponent, and also as the Spurs' two consecutive champions, the former FMVP.

After the first two games were tied 1-1, this game is very critical for both sides.

At the beginning of the game, both sides went all out, and the situation on both sides was the same as the previous two games, and it was very stalemate at the beginning.

The two sides tied 21 after the first quarter, except for the low score, they were all tied.

During the second quarter as a substitute, Ginobili once again became the winner on the court. He scored 7 points and 3 assists in just a few minutes, helping the Spurs to open the point difference to double digits.

He really fully experienced the four words of veterans not dying.

Jokic's touch on the Pelicans side is obviously not as good as the previous two games.

Back in the second quarter, Tang Tian continued to show his super strength, scoring consecutive points to help the Pelicans chase points.

However, at the critical moment, Whiteside's consecutive defensive misses broke the Pelicans' momentum of chasing points.

When Tang Tian saw this, he was no longer angry, but disappointed.

The last time he went to Whiteside's house, he thought Whiteside was the kind of player who could take on big responsibilities.

But now it seems that he really found himself overestimating Whiteside.

And it was he who helped Whiteside enter the Pelicans, and then helped him gain a foothold in the Pelicans.

The feeling of disappointment is really irresistible.

In the second half, with the performance of Tang Tian and Davis, the Pelicans recovered the point difference to 10 points.

However, in the crucial last quarter, Jokic hadn't found his touch yet, and the Pelicans finally failed to catch up with the score and lost the third game.

After the game, Williams talked to Whiteside again, but this time the effect of the conversation was not good.

After two days of rest, the fourth game between the Pelicans and the Spurs continued at the ATT Arena.

In this game, Williams made adjustments to the starting lineup. He replaced the underperforming Whiteside as the team's starting center with Jokic.

This adjustment works pretty well.

Although Jokic's touch is not very good, his passing and pick-and-roll have helped the Pelicans a lot.

After the first quarter, for the first time between the two sides, the Pelicans led 26-20.

But Whiteside is really out of his mind. After being demoted to the bench, he didn't reflect on it and still played badly.

The Spurs also took advantage of the trend to tie and overtake the score.

In the second half, Williams didn't use him directly, but used McGee.

McGee was efficient in limited time, and the Pelicans were only 5 points behind the Spurs at the end of three quarters.

In the most critical fourth quarter, Tang Tian continued to score efficiently. In this quarter, he scored another 18 points, looking like the king of the last quarter.

But this time, someone from the Spurs stepped up to score with him.

Leonard, after being suppressed by Tang Tian for three consecutive games, finally ushered in an explosion. He also scored 13 points in the last quarter.

His outstanding performance helped the Spurs stabilize the situation, coupled with Jokic's touch still not found, the Spurs finally defeated the Pelicans 103 to 95.

Tang Tiantian scored 30 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

After the Spurs won the game, they have already led the Pelicans 3-1 by a big score, and have won the match point after four games.

The Pelicans failed to achieve their previously set goals and failed to win a victory in San Antonio.

Now they are only one game away from being eliminated.

After the game, fans also lamented for the Pelicans on social media.

"If the Pelicans hadn't been reversed in the first game, if Whiteside wouldn't have played so obsessively, the Pelicans are now leading 3-1!"

"Popovich is really ruthless. He grabbed the Pelicans and made the game like this. It can only be said that Williams is still too tender!"

"Yeah, Williams was late for several timeouts, and his coaching level is indeed relatively poor on the stage of the playoffs."

"It's really a pity for Tang. He has played very well in these few games. What a pity!"

"However, I don't think the Pelicans should be discouraged. They lost to the Grizzlies last year and have revenge this year. Even if they lose to the Spurs this year, they will still have a chance to get revenge next year."

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Chapter 683 Holt's Interview (Second Update!) (Revised)

After falling behind 1 to 3 and finally successfully reversing, there are only nine teams in NBA history, including the Rockets in the first round of this year.

This success rate is frighteningly low, not to mention the experienced Spurs on the opposite side.

Although the series has not yet ended, the fans' judgment is not wrong.

The Pelicans have one foot off the cliff, and it's only a matter of time before they're eliminated.

But the consolation is that even if the Pelicans are eliminated in the next game, they will not be the first to be eliminated in the conference semifinals.

In the remaining three groups of games, the Bulls 3-1 the Eagles, the Cavaliers 2-2 the Knicks, there are still some games.

But it's game over again on the Warriors' side.

The Rockets did not cause any trouble to the Warriors, and were directly swept out 0-4.

Not only the Clippers next door, this rocket has also missed the Western Conference Finals for years.

The three dark polo teams, the Pelicans and the Eagles are now 1 to 3 behind their opponents, but the Warriors showed their dominance, sweeping two rounds to the Western Conference Finals.

Before the start of the season, fans and the media believed that after James returned to his hometown, he would bring Yu Wei to achieve his two consecutive championships.

Even before the start of the playoffs, they felt that the fully run-in Cavaliers were the favorites to win the championship.

But now it seems that the Warriors are the more competitive team in the playoffs.

Game [-] between the Pelicans and Spurs will be played in three days, with the Pelicans returning to New Orleans the day after Game [-].

Although the situation is very unfavorable, the good news is that they have enough time to adjust, and the next game will also be played at their home court.

At this time, the league announced the second batch of season awards.

在最快进步奖的评选中，吉米·巴特勒凭借场均22.9分6.3篮板4.8助攻的表现，以50%得票率的绝对优势，力压德雷蒙德·格林（17%）和怀特塞德（16%）当选。

In the selection of the best defensive player, Kawhi Leonard, with an average of 2.3 steals and 1.1 blocks per game, and excellent defensive ability, got 30% of the votes, beating Draymond Green (26%) And Jordan (20%) were elected.

With his hard work, Leonard finally won the first gold-rich award in his career.

After the award was announced, Tang Tian immediately sent a congratulatory message to Leonard.

Leonard also responded immediately.

"Thank you for your guidance and help, I will remember it forever."

Although Tang Tian left the Spurs for two years, Leonard knew very well that his growth would not be possible without Tang Tian's help.

Although he is now an opponent, he still respects Tang Tian very much.

If there is a sixth game in the series, then Leonard's award ceremony will be held in the sixth game.

If not, the award ceremony will take place in the opener of the next round against the Warriors.

But no matter what time it is, it will be a great bonus to the morale of the Spurs.

After Leonard won the award, he remained as low-key as before, neither posting on social media nor accepting interviews with reporters.

However, the Spurs' management seems to be a little restless.

Not long after the results came out, the team's official Twitter posted a message.

"Time for us to take back what we lost last season @KawhiLeonard."

This lost thing obviously refers to the team's dynasty and championship last season.

The Spurs this time can be described as unprecedented high-profile.

However, considering the doubts they encountered after their failure to defend their title last year, and the instructions given by the team owner Holt, it seems not difficult to understand.

It's just a little embarrassing that although Leonard has opened social media at the beginning of last season, he has not posted a status so far.

And he didn't respond to the Spurs' official Aite.

But it doesn't seem to matter, because the purpose of the Spurs' tweet is to tell everyone that they have the next core.

Such a high-profile way naturally attracted the attention of the media and fans.

At this moment, a reporter from FOX Sports approached Spurs owner Holt for an exclusive interview.

There are many questions mentioned here, including about Leonard being selected as the best defensive player, and about the official tweet just released, and even mentioned for the first time such a sensitive topic as whether he regrets letting Tang Tian go.

Holt answered all these questions one by one.

"Do you regret letting Don go? He's now a top-five superstar in the league."

"No, no regrets, after we made that decision, we have never regretted it."

In the interview, Holt made a clear answer to this question for the first time.

"You said he was a superstar, that was now, but at that time he was just a role player in the team, no one could have predicted that he would grow so fast, so looking back at the decision at that time with the current situation, in itself It's just wrong."

"But at that point he was the Finals MVP."

The reporter reminded.

"Yes, he is."

Holt laughed when he said this.

"But you also know that that may be the most unconvincing FMVP. I don't mean to belittle Tang, but because we are absolutely team basketball, so that is a fact that has to be admitted."

"Even if he is a superstar now, don't you regret it?"