Tang Tian was in heroic form after returning, as if he had activated cheats.
But those who truly knew Tang Tian understood that this was no cheat at all. He had been provoked after the eye poke.
He had held back in the first quarter, gotten serious in the second, and was now playing with anger!
The Number One Player in History, a two-way player—this was what he looked like when going all out!
At the end of the half, the score was 65 to 45.
In half a quarter after returning, Tang Tian had exploded for 17 points while holding the Warriors to just 5. In an instant, he had extended the lead to 20 points.
The Warriors had failed to close the score while he was gone, and the moment he returned, they had been crushed by a one-man run!
"What are you doing? Tell me, what are you doing?!"
In the Warriors' locker room, Cole was furious and roared directly at his players.
No one spoke. Curry and Thompson both had their heads lowered, while the others remained silent as well.
This was the first time Cole had lost his temper so badly in the locker room.
Durant's expression was rather interesting at the moment. He was not exactly happy, but neither was he particularly dejected.
After all, he had scored 22 points in the half, nearly half of the team's total. He had already done everything he could.
"Stephen, Klay, shoot your threes. Stop hesitating. Just shoot!"
"Kevin, keep up your form. We need you playing like this."
"Everyone else, do something! Do something!"
Cole was acting unlike himself, calling them out by name.
No one else knew it, but he himself knew how much pressure he had carried over the past two years, especially this