Swish!
But just as that thought arose, Tang Tian buried a pull-up three-pointer from beyond the arc to stop the Pelicans' bleeding.
Walker and Davis had both missed several straight shots, so Tang Tian began taking over the scoring load.
Back on the defensive end, Butler also increased his defensive intensity against Harden.
Walker and Davis were off their game, but the Pelicans still had Tang Tian and Butler.
Harden's driving step-back was disrupted by Butler and missed, while Dedmon secured the Defensive Rebound.
The Pelicans launched a Defensive Counterattack. Tang Tian caught the ball, blew past two defenders in succession, and finished with a smooth floater.
After his 5-0 Personal Scoring Run, the score became 9-12.
The Pelicans were down by only 3 Points!
Walker and Davis's pick-and-roll was not working, so the Pelicans began revealing their strongest Trump Card!
Tang Tian hit a Fadeaway Jumper while trapped in a Double Team;
Tang Tian used a Low Dribble, a Crossover step, and then a Stop and Pop Pull-up Jumper for another make;
Tang Tian drove to the basket, absorbed contact, and completed a 2+1;
Around the ten-minute mark of the quarter, the Pelicans turned the tables and took a 21-16 lead over the Rockets.
Tang Tian poured in 12 points in just five minutes, fully displaying the style of the Number One Player in the League.
Both sides gradually went into their rotations at that point.
Stevens's rotation was very different from the previous game. He subbed Walker and Tang Tian out to rest, leaving Davis and Butler on the court.
Since Walker and Davis's pick-and-roll had failed to work, he decisively split them up.
Butler and Davis brought more energy on the defensive end, repeatedly converting Defensive Counterattacks.
However, Bojan was a little unlucky, getting called for