The Warriors could not possibly stop using Pachulia; that was a certainty.
Cole had not put Pachulia back in during the first half because Pachulia had already played his allotted minutes.
Pachulia would definitely return in the second half.
So as long as Tang Tian played the entire second half, he would definitely get a chance to share the court with Pachulia.
Even if Cole truly never put Pachulia back in, that would still be good news for the Pelicans.
Without Pachulia, they could only use the aging Speights or keep playing small ball, both of which favored the Pelicans.
That was why Tang Tian had said this to Stevens.
Stevens and Tang Tian had a tacit understanding, but Stevens was not inside Tang Tian's head and did not know what Tang Tian was really thinking.
Stevens understood it more as Jokic being unable to play, leaving Tang Tian to stabilize the situation on the court.
After all, even if Tang Tian just strolled around while on the court, he was still a threat.
Not to mention Tang Tian's current stamina. Even at Playoffs intensity, playing an entire half would not be much of a problem.
When the second half began, neither side changed its starting lineup.
The two teams remained equally matched in this quarter, with the margin holding at around ten points.
Once they entered the Bench Connection Segment, both sides went into their bench rotations again.
It was then that the fans noticed a detail on the court.
Tang Tian, who had played the entire third quarter, did not head to the bench to rest and stayed on the court instead!
This had not happened in any of the previous four games.
Cole was somewhat surprised as well, but he did not make a Roster Adjustment.
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