3-0, and the third game had been another big victory.
The Pelicans had treated the Thunder like Experience Babies, and as they kept grinding them, they realized they had leveled up.
From that perspective, the Thunder had actually played pretty well.
To practice tactics, they needed to find teams with strong defense like this. The results from one game were better than playing an entire series against the Cavaliers.
The Pelicans had been quite lucky.
Two days later, the fourth game between the Pelicans and Thunder continued at Chesapeake Energy Arena.
The arena was still packed to capacity. Despite trailing 0-3, Oklahoma City's fans remained highly energized.
This team had moved here during the era of the Four Young Stars, then reached the Western Conference Finals within just a few years and had remained a championship contender ever since. They had built up a solid fan base.
Amid the home fans' cheers, the Thunder performed beyond expectations on the offensive end that night, leading the Pelicans 55-45 at halftime.
But in the second half, their shooting cooled off again, and the Pelicans gradually caught up and overtook them.
In the end, the Thunder still lost 95-105 and were swept out by the Pelicans.
Davis had 23 points and 11 rebounds, Jokic had 13 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists, while Holiday and Bogdan each scored 11 points.
Tang Tian continued to take it easy, finishing with 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Westbrook delivered his best game of the series, shooting 11 of 29 for 33 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists—a huge triple-double.
After the game, the two sides held their final Handshake Ceremony.
Tang Tian and Westbrook embraced for quite a while.
Tang Tian said many encouraging things to Westbrook.
With Durant and Ibaka having left one