Once You Looked Down on Me

Brown really understood James. Even though it had been more than five years since he last coached James.

But he had coached James longer than any other Head Coach, and the two had worked together for a full five years.

James's skills had improved, but many things could not be changed, such as habits and his dominant hand. Only someone who had spent a long time with him would know those things.

Perhaps because of Woj's report, James was also sulking with himself. After being targeted, he kept forcing the offense.

As a result, the Cavaliers' Offensive Efficiency was not high this quarter, while the Pelicans continued to perform efficiently under Tang Tian's leadership.

The Pelicans answered with a 31-19 quarter, and after three quarters, they led the Cavaliers 81-65 by as many as 16 points.

At the start of the fourth quarter, Blatt continued using the lineup from the start of the second quarter, and it worked again.

After Young and Irving each scored a basket, the deficit suddenly shrank to 12 points.

Stevens reacted quickly this time. Before the Cavaliers could cut the deficit any further, he sent Tang Tian and Davis back onto the court.

He was preparing to take the game away in one surge.

After checking in, Tang Tian used a Triple Threat against Thaddeus Young. He got past him, then finished through Thompson for a 2+1.

Though both were abbreviated as TT, there was quite a gap between their abilities.

After Tang Tian made the and-one free throw, the lead was back to 15 points.

On the next possession, Irving showed off his individual ability. He shook Dinwiddie with a Sam Goode, stepped back, and drilled a three-pointer, cutting the deficit back to 12.

With James off the floor, Irving played like an eagle