Five Straight Triple-Doubles

After Towns' fever subsided, Tang Tian returned to the team.

Family was life, but basketball was his profession. As a player, he needed professional dedication.

The Pelicans' next opponent was the Trail Blazers.

The Trail Blazers had fallen apart over the past summer. Four of their five starters from last season had left.

Aldridge, Matthews, Batum, and Lopez had gone to four different teams, leaving only Lillard to hold the fort.

In theory, such changes should have turned them from a Playoff Team directly into a rebuilding team.

But the result was completely different from what people had imagined. With the powerful rise of second-year player CJ McCollum, the Trail Blazers had entered the era of the two-guard duo.

And the duo had been on fire lately, carrying the team to four straight wins and seventh place in the West.

The Pelicans had enjoyed an easy schedule early in the season, winning big game after game, but as late December arrived, their schedule began to get tougher.

The Pelicans had their sights set on 26 straight wins, but beyond that, the players were also working hard to help Tang Tian continue breaking records.

Although Tang Tian had missed the previous game, if he recorded another triple-double in this one, his Consecutive Triple-Doubles streak would still continue.

The game was played in Portland. Just like Madison before it, the Moda Center was packed to the rafters. Every team now wanted to be the one to end the Pelicans' winning streak.

From the opening tip, the Pelicans, as they had in recent games, tried hard to create opportunities for Tang Tian to pad his stats.

Tang Tian had slept poorly over the past few days because he had been worried about his son's sleep quality, and he was in ordinary form. Meanwhile,