The arena stirred with commotion.
This was already Durant's 12th point of the quarter.
That scoring explosion was a little terrifying.
Tang Tian had not expected Durant to still score after being defended like this.
It seemed that his stretch of consecutive scoring after entering the Fourth Quarter had warmed Durant's shooting touch back up.
And after so long, Durant had finally found the trick to matching up against him.
In terms of physical talent alone, Durant was absolutely all-time level, far superior to him.
It looked like he had to find a way to cool Durant's shooting touch down first.
The Pelicans' possession was stopped, and Green secured the defensive rebound.
The Warriors had a chance to continue cutting into the deficit.
Durant came to the frontcourt and prepared to call for the ball again. With his hand hot and Tang Tian unable to stop him, he had to score more.
But the moment he raised his hand, he noticed a change in Tang Tian's defense.
It was no longer passive defense from behind. Tang Tian had chosen denial defense!
Tang Tian's height and wingspan were inferior to Durant's, but he was stronger physically, and having him pressed in front of him was extremely uncomfortable.
And wary of Tang Tian's steals, Curry did not dare make a direct pass.
Durant shoved Tang Tian hard but could not move him, then turned and ran off the ball.
But Tang Tian turned and chased after him immediately.
No matter how Durant ran through screens, he simply could not get an easy catch.
Curry launched a three-pointer that missed, and Davis grabbed the rebound.
Holiday brought the ball into the frontcourt and gave it to Tang Tian.
Tang Tian drove through the double-team and drew a shooting foul from Thompson.
Both free