Barkley really wanted to punch that smug look off O'Neal's face, but unfortunately, he was no match for him.
All he could do was pray that Curry would explode again in the third quarter and win one back for him.
"We're ahead, but we absolutely can't let up. Our opponents are the Defending Champions. We can't underestimate them at any point, especially when we're only up by 13."
During the half-time break, Stevens made sure to drill that warning into the Pelicans players.
Tang Tian's 40 points in the first half set a new Playoffs record for most points in a half, but just as he had said, the Pelicans were only leading by 13.
Curry had 28 points in the first half, while Thompson, Green, Iguodala, and even Bogut off the bench had all been eye-catching.
The Warriors, who had completed a 1-3 comeback, were truly in excellent form.
The Thunder had pushed the Warriors into a desperate situation and worn them down, but they had also forced out the strongest side of this Warriors team.
Against an opponent like this, they truly could not relax for even a moment.
"Yes, we need to maintain our focus for all 48 minutes."
Tang Tian took the lead in stating his position, and the rest of the Pelicans players echoed him one after another.
Just like the Championship Trophy tattooed on Tang Tian and Davis's arms, they had only one goal this season: the championship.
Before winning it all, none of them could relax!
When the second half began, both teams were still brimming with fighting spirit.
Curry immediately buried a Deep three-pointer, raising his score past 30 while declaring that the touch he had lost in the second quarter had returned.
Tang Tian drove into the Three-second zone, but his