The invincible kryptonite of basketball

Leonard's consecutive scoring helped the Spurs stabilize their position, and the Warriors' wave of the third quarter came to an abrupt end.

At the end of the three quarters, they are still 15 points behind the Spurs!

Seeing that the game was going to be one-sided, Curry stepped forward at the critical moment.

He hit consecutive large three-pointers at the beginning of the fourth quarter, and he personally played an 8-0 offensive, closing the point difference to 7 points.

Popovich can suppress Cole in tactics, but Curry's unreasonable scoring made him a little unable to cope.

The 7-point difference lasted for half a quarter, and the two sides entered a stalemate.

At the decisive moment, Curry and Durant made continuous efforts to close the point difference to 2 points.

The Spurs still had Leonard on the other side, hitting 2+1 against the double-team, scoring his 35th point in the game, and at the same time widening the point difference to 5 points.

At this time, a controversial penalty appeared on the court.

Curry made a mistake on the return pass, and Green had a foot in the backfield when he barely caught the ball, but the referee didn't blow the whistle!

Just as the Spurs players shouted at the referee and made a return gesture, Durant took the opportunity to make a key three-pointer.

Popovich was furious, but the referee did not change the call, and after the goal will not be changed.

That's not to mention, after the two teams drew, Green moved the pick-and-roll screen and didn't blow it, and Curry directly hit a three-pointer to kill the game.

In the end, the Warriors achieved a reversal of 18 points at halftime, narrowly beating the Spurs 123 to 118, and got a good start to the season.

In the post-match interview, Popovich directly scolded the referee in front of the reporter.

"They are not as clear as a 70-year-old man like me. They are either drunk or have eyes in their asses!"

The old man was almost pissed off.

Tang Tian and Davis looked at each other after watching the game, and then they both smiled wryly at the same time.

The league obviously wants to continue to support the Warriors.

But this is also expected.

Xiao Hua was not interested in Tang Tian and the Pelicans, but now that Durant has joined the Warriors, he has even more reason to praise him.

But after laughing, Tang Tian and Davis started to practice more.

Davis knew that defending the title in the new season would be even more difficult, and Tang Tian had already made up his mind that he was going to find an opportunity to attack Xiao Hua.

Tang Tian and Davis were training, and the fans on social media were already blowing up.

"Following the fact that Yong did not go out of bounds last season, this game did not return to the field and did not foul..."

"You successfully summed up the rule of bravery! Warriors champion!"

"This kind of penalty is really fucking bad. An obviously wonderful game turned into disgusting in the end!"

"And it's really easy to work. When a strong team plays against a strong team, it may only be those few rounds that determine the outcome."

"This reminds me of last season's finals again. If it wasn't for Tang Chaoshen, the finals might be dominated by referees again!"

"I hope that tomorrow's game between the Pelicans and the Cavaliers will no longer have such factors, the league, what we need is a wonderful game!"

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Chapter 9 The Pelican's Championship Ring ([-]rd update!)

Postgame refereeing issues between the Warriors and Spurs were raging, but fans' attention was drawn to another game the next day.

Pelicans and Cavaliers, opponents in last season's finals, will usher in their respective season openers at the home of the Pelicans.

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Now that the two teams have faced each other at the beginning of the season, the league is already familiar with shaping the old enemy.

And this season, the Cavaliers also signed Whiteside, the only old player who fell out with the Pelicans.

At the beginning of the season, the league gave fans a gluttonous feast.

On the day of the game, the Cavaliers conducted open training in the training hall.

There is training on the court, and reporters are standing around the court.

In such a focus match full of topics, they have to prepare something before the game in a different way.

The mentality of the Cavaliers looks very good, the players are talking and laughing, and James also practiced one-on-one offense and defense with Whiteside with a relaxed face.

It can be seen from these that the Cavaliers are determined to win the championship in the new season, and they are also full of confidence in the upcoming game.

After the training, the reporters swarmed, and the head coach Tyronn Lue and the team's core James gathered a large number of fans.

But besides them, there was another person surrounded by reporters, not Irving or Love, but Whiteside.

Everyone knows that Whiteside has grievances with the Pelicans, but his strength is not bad, and his performance in the Heat last season was a quasi-All-Star level.

The contract he signed with the Cavaliers is also the salary of the fourth giant.

Moreover, his not-so-good personality has also become well-known as his exposure increases.

It is the easiest for a reporter to set up something for him.

"What do you think of the Pelicans against tonight? We all know you played two seasons with the Pelicans."

The reporter's first question was very straightforward.

"They're paper tigers."

Sure enough, Whiteside did not disappoint the reporter, and he was rushing to make trouble when he opened his mouth.

"Like their starting center, white and soft, I don't know when the center can play like that."

The center he said refers to Jokic. Although he has been away from the Pelicans for more than a year, he is still very unhappy with the competition with Jokic.

"Do you think the team can win tonight?"

The reporter asked.

"Of course!"

Whiteside replied without hesitation.

"Before I was here, this team had played them to the tie-break, and now that I'm here, we're going to win, and it's going to be easy."

Whiteside's confidence overflowed.

If you weren't a fan who watched the finals, you would really think what he said made sense.

Whiteside's interview was reported, and Cavaliers fans were excited.

The strength of the Cavaliers is enough. They always felt that there was something missing before, but now they realize that it is this kind of domineering.

James is domineering on the court, but he is low-key and humble in front of the media, as are Irving and Love. Now that Whiteside is here, he just makes up for it!

Pelicans fans were quite angry after seeing it.

How the Cavaliers reached the tiebreaker last season had no idea, and Whiteside made trouble on his own, and turned around and attacked Jokic.

This is really bad brains!

And the hatred value is completely full!

It's not a big deal for other fans to watch the excitement. Whiteside's remarks just make the game that has attracted much attention even more exciting.

On game night, the New Orleans Arena was packed.

Not only because the opponent in the opening game is the Cavaliers, but also because as the defending champion, there will be a championship ring award ceremony in the season opening game at home.

The ring belongs to the team, but the honor belongs to the fans, who will also witness the team's first championship banner being hung in the arena.

No Pelicans fan would want to miss an occasion like this.

There is still an hour before the game, and the players of both teams entered the field early for warm-up training.

Tang Tian sat on the sidelines to rest after practicing for a while.

Soon a reporter found him.

"What do you think of Whiteside's remarks?"

After Whiteside's words were reported, there was a lot of speculation, and now everyone knows it.

"that's not important."

Tang Tian answered very casually, with an expression of indifference.

The reporter was stunned for a moment, he obviously didn't expect Tang Tian to give such an answer.

But looking at Tang Tian's expression, he was definitely not pretending. He really didn't take Whiteside's words or Whiteside seriously.

After the reporter came to his senses, he also understood that Whiteside was taught by Tang Tian, ​​and his attitude towards the younger brother was completely fine.

After the warm-up of the two sides, the on-site staff quickly began to set up the stage, and the players of both teams returned to halftime to wait for the awarding ceremony of the championship ring.

Except for Tang Tian and Ariza, the rest of the Pelicans looked excited.

This is the first championship ring of their career.

At this time, Deron and West had very special expressions. Looking at the glittering championship ring placed in the center of the court, their eyes were full of envy.

The two veterans were also All-Stars in the league at their peak, but they have not been able to win the championship ring so far.

Tang Tian saw it and went over to pat them on the shoulder.

The meaning is very clear, not now, but soon there will be.

Kenny Smith hosted the ceremony, which was attended by league commissioner Adam Silver and Pelicans owner's wife Gail Benson.

Tom Benson is unwell and can't go out, and now the Pelicans' affairs have been taken care of by his wife.

"Hello, Champions fans in New Orleans!"

Smith is a professional commentator and knows how to shape the atmosphere of the scene. He can drive the emotions of the New Orleans Arena as soon as he speaks.

"Charles envies you, because you, like me, will have championship rings immediately."

He then said, looking toward the Pelicans' bench, revealing his plastic friendship with Barkley.

There were bursts of cheers and whistles at the scene, and the atmosphere was completely brought up.

Xiao Hua smiled, no one knew what he was thinking.

But just like at the end of the tiebreaker last season, the championship ring is there waiting for him to be awarded, whether he wants to or not, and whether he is in a good mood or not.

When Smith completed the warm-up and announced the start of the championship ring presentation ceremony, the lights and cameras were all aimed at the ring in the center of the stage.

The top of the ring is the player's jersey number, surrounded by 74 sapphires, representing the Pelicans' record-breaking 74 wins last season!

On both sides of the ring, there are 14 diamonds on each side, representing the team's 14-year history (including the former Hornets),

The player's name is engraved on one side of the ring, with the words 4-0 and 4-3 below the name, representing their scores in the Western Conference Finals and Finals, respectively.

This ring full of honor and history, not only has a large number of white gold and diamond combinations, but also each ring is unique!

According to news before the game, the cost of this ring is only 100 million US dollars!

For the Pelicans' first championship ring, the team's top management really paid for it!

The 9 million signings in Chapter 9800 are abolished? (Fourth update!)

Of course, not everyone receives a ring with their own name.

Only players who have made contributions in the finals can get exclusive rings. This is a customary rule.

The championship rings began to be presented at the scene, and every time Kenny Smith read out a person's name, that person would come to the stage to receive his ring.

First the team management, then the coaching staff, and finally the players.

Tang Tian was the first player to appear on the stage.

When his name was drawn out by Smith, the entire New Orleans arena erupted.