The cheers in the arena never stopped.
Tang Tian had stirred them from the depths of their souls.
After enduring two games of unfair officiating, this was exactly the kind of earth-shattering momentum they needed!
James drove for a layup, but Davis disrupted it and forced the miss.
Davis's defense had been clean, leaving the referees no chance to blow the whistle.
The Pelicans ran a set play in the frontcourt. Tang Tian drove and kicked it out with a Look-away Pass to Bojan.
Bojan's Three-point shot was slightly off and missed, but Davis fought hard to snatch the offensive rebound over Mozgov's head, then spun and flicked the ball to Tang Tian.
The Pelicans' king-tier support had come online!
After receiving the ball, Tang Tian used a Pump Fake to get Smith airborne, drove into the paint, and hit a Fadeaway Jumper over James, who had rotated over in help defense.
James's defensive contact was a little heavy, but Tang Tian's fadeaway was even deeper.
James had clearly infringed on Tang Tian's shooting cylinder, yet the referee did not blow the whistle.
But with a crisp swish, Tang Tian's Deep Fadeaway still dropped through the net!
He had made all four of his shots since the opening tip!
"Tang is playing with anger. The Cavaliers are in serious trouble tonight."
At the Commentary Booth, O'Neal spoke with a grave expression.
"This is no joke. He looks like he really wants to tear the Cavaliers apart."
Barkley chimed in from beside him.
Tonight's Tang Tian was someone they had never seen before. Even in that record-breaking game against the Warriors, he had not possessed this kind of oppressive presence.
He was practically shouting that he was going to take them all on by himself.
Irving drilled a three-pointer from outside,