20+20 in Three Quarters! (Fourth Update!)

Tang Tian smiled along from the bench.

Stephenson and McGee were very similar, but the reasons were completely different.

McGee suffered from attention deficit, while Stephenson was more the type to act on whatever whim struck him on the court.

Sometimes what he did was creative; sometimes it just looked stupid.

But Stevens handled him very well, reducing the amount he had the ball, hiding his foolish side, and letting him bring out his creative side.

Even so, Stephenson was not the Pelicans' focal point on the court during the bench unit.

After Bojan entered the starting lineup, Dinwiddie had become the team's Sixth Man.

As a Disciple of Nash, he had done an excellent job. Not only did he control the situation well, but he could also occasionally use his own ability to drive in and score.

After the Bench Connection Segment passed, the Rockets did not close the gap like they had last time. The difference remained at 13 points.

Once that bench segment ended and Tang Tian returned, the game went back to the rhythm of the first quarter.

Whether they double-teamed him or not, they could not stop him.

At the end of the half, the Pelicans held a commanding 60-42 lead over the Rockets.

Breen and Miller nearly praised Tang Tian to the heavens at the Commentary Booth.

The Rockets had been red-hot since the All-Star Game, and the opponents they had beaten carried even more weight than the Pelicans' opponents.

Just as they had said before the game, this was supposed to be an evenly matched contest.

But Tang Tian had changed the game all by himself.

16 points, 4 rebounds, and 12 assists in the half.

Tang Tian had taken fewer shots than in his previous games, but the entire Pelicans team had