108–107. The Pelicans narrowly escaped danger and secured their first win of the season.
For the Lakers, James put up an empty 37 points, 6 Rebounds, and 5 Assists. Simmons had 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 8 Assists, while Horford added 14 points, 7 Rebounds, and 7 Assists.
For the Pelicans, Durant posted 30 Points, 7 Rebounds, and 6 assists. Davis had 28 points, 12 rebounds, 4 blocks, 3 Assists, and 2 steals.
With their First Win in hand, the Pelicans were overjoyed.
At the postgame press conference, Stevens also gave Davis and Durant high praise for their performances.
"They are the twin-turbo engines driving this team forward."
Stevens even used a particularly vivid metaphor.
When asked about James's potential game-winner at the end, Stevens was quite candid.
"We were lucky, but luck is part of the game too."
As Stevens said that, memories of the past surfaced in Durant's mind without him realizing it.
Whether he had been with the Thunder, the Warriors, the Lakers, or even the national team, whenever he faced Tang Tian, he had always been on the receiving end of a game-winner.
Now that he was on Tang Tian's team, even when others tried to hit a game-winner against him, they could not pull it off.
Was this the legendary mystical force of fate?
After the press conference ended, Durant and Stevens left the venue.
Tang Tian had been waiting by the corridor entrance not far away.
When they arrived, Tang Tian hugged each of them in turn.
"Great job. This is only the beginning."
Tang Tian said that as he embraced Durant.
Durant nodded with a bitter smile. The fans calling him the Successor to Tang Tian still echoed in his head, and he was also thinking about that strange mystical force.
"Keep working.