Clang!
The basketball bounced off the side of the rim.
Tang Tian's shooting touch still did not seem to have recovered.
But Davis muscled Love aside and scored on the putback.
He looked just as hot as he had in the previous game.
James drove and kicked it to Love, who buried a corner three-pointer. The ball swished through the net as well.
Back on their home court, Love seemed to have found his shooting touch too!
Cheers erupted from the crowd.
The Cavaliers had lost Game 2, and besides Davis's explosion, Love's poor performance had also been a major factor.
Now that Love had regained his touch, they had nothing to fear.
Even if Davis was as good as he had been last game, they could still win!
Tang Tian brought the ball up again, drove and dished to Davis, who caught it at the free-throw line and knocked it down.
Davis had indeed carried over his scorching form from the previous game.
Those opening possessions became a microcosm of the first half.
Tang Tian's shooting touch remained mediocre. He reduced his own attempts and focused more on creating opportunities for Davis.
Davis, meanwhile, continued his excellent form, scoring again and again.
But after returning home, the Cavaliers were red-hot as a team, shooting as high as 55 percent in the first half.
At the end of the half, they led the Pelicans 60-48, a full 12 points ahead.
Although social media was full of Expert Fans, their analysis had been correct.
This Cavaliers team was far stronger than last year's, and with James in such hot form, if Tang Tian kept shooting like this, the Pelicans could not possibly keep winning with Davis alone.
"Haha, I told you, Tang's injury definitely isn't just a simple muscle strain. The