Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse was already packed with fans eagerly awaiting the game.
Half an hour before tip-off, players from both teams began arriving at the arena.
Tang Tian looked around.
"Stop Them!" "34 Winning Streak? No!" "The Silencer!"...
Signs like these were everywhere.
Although James had never brought Cleveland a championship, the fans here remained as passionate as ever.
Tang Tian also spotted Xiao Hua in a prominent seat in the stands.
The League President had been rather busy lately, following the Pelicans from Oakland to Cleveland.
And the key was that he was not only suffering physically, but mentally as well.
He really had it rough.
After both teams finished warming up, the pregame ceremony soon began.
The starting lineups were announced one after another.
For the Pelicans, aside from Rose continuing to recover from injury, all fourteen other players were available.
Walker and Tang Tian on the perimeter, Butler and Davis at forward, Dedmon at center.
No one on the Cavaliers was injured, and the full roster was available.
Wade and George on the perimeter, James and Love at forward, Whiteside at center.
The game was about to begin, and the starters took the court one after another.
At that moment, the camera lens followed Tang Tian closely.
Tang Tian had thrown magnesium powder before every game since the start of the season.
But no one knew whether he would keep doing it tonight, because the originator of throwing magnesium powder was on the other side.
Tang Tian was the last to enter. He walked to the scoring table, rubbed magnesium powder over his palms, then scooped up a handful.
Amid the restless noise from the on-site fans, he viciously hurled it into the air.
He had still thrown it!
The crowd's commotion reached a peak, while Barkley,