Battle of the Gods

Jokic's dunk sent the Pelicans' morale soaring, and they continued to put on a dominant performance in the latter half of the second quarter.

At the end of the first half, the score was 62-47. The Pelicans had built a full 15-point lead over the Warriors.

The on-site fans were more excited than ever.

The grudge from last season's elimination, coupled with Green's pregame trash talk, had left them all holding back a breath of frustration.

With the score like this, more than half of that frustration had already been vented.

After the half-time break, the Warriors changed their starting lineup. Bogut replaced Iguodala.

Cole was stubborn, but there was a limit to his stubbornness, and half-time was that limit.

That was also an important reason why the Warriors' half-time adjustments this season were considered the best in the league.

On the first possession of the second half, Curry hit a Pull-up Three-Pointer after running a pick-and-roll with Bogut.

The Warriors had been even more ferocious in the third quarter this season than last season. They had ended many games with a single third quarter run.

That was how the constant scenes of teams clocking out after three quarters had come about.

The biggest reason behind it was Curry.

Experts had calculated that Curry's Shooting Percentage in the third quarter was a full five percentage points higher than in the other three quarters.

That almost mystical difference meant the Warriors never worried about how many points they trailed by in the first half.

Davis missed a Mid Range shot off Tang Tian's pass, and Bogut secured the Defensive Rebound.

At the other end, Curry ran off the ball, took Green's pass, and launched another three.

This time, Davis's help defense completely blocked Curry's view, but Curry still let the ball