After the timeout, the Mavericks played a match in the frontcourt, and Nowitzki finally hit a jumper after receiving a pass from Butler.

It took more than four minutes to make the first goal, and the Mavericks had a bit of a tough second half.

Back on the defensive end, after seeing Tang Tian holding the ball, the Mavericks did not wrap it up again, but used Butler to defend it alone.

Butler's defense in front of him was in place, and Carlisle was a little overreacted in front of him, and he quickly adjusted back.

Tang Tian glanced at Butler and did not attack directly.

In terms of defensive ability and defensive talent alone, Butler is much worse than Leonard.

But the problem is that they work hard together every summer, and Butler knows his skills too well.

There are chances to attack, but you can't score every goal like you did.

In other words, continuing to attack will make his scoring efficiency slip.

The Mavericks didn't mean to wrap up, and Tang Tian stretched out his hand to signal Davis to mention the high position to do the blocking.

Butler tried to get around the pick-and-roll, but Davis was big and managed to block him.

And Davis cut back to the basket after blocking it, and Butler could only switch over.

Tang Tian switched to the opposite Nowitzki.

The small-ball era has weakened the role of the center, and it has become more and more common for small men to play big and big men to be pulled out for military training by small men.

Tang Tian is now playing Nowitzki.

Nowitzki's offense is historic, and a single trick is almost unsolvable, but his defense is mediocre.

At its peak, it was very average, and now that I'm older, it's even worse.

Tang Tian grasped this point.

After a series of cross-step dribbles, Novitzki's center of gravity swinged, he took a step to the right and made a simple stop.

Nowitzki couldn't keep up with the rhythm at all, and he didn't pounce until Tang Tian made a move.

"Huh!"

Tang Tian continued the feel, dry pull and then advance.

Individually, he scored 12 points in a row!

In five minutes, Tang Tian had scored more points than in the entire first half!

The Pelicans are up by 4 points!

The fans at the scene have gone crazy.

That's MVP!

Carlisle reached out and rubbed his forehead.

He was still glad that the Pelicans didn't let Tang Tian attack much in the first half, but now it seems that Stevens has reservations in the opening.

Problems that weren't solved in the regular season are problems that can't be solved in the playoffs.

The Mavericks didn't have a chance in the positional battle, and Harris smashed out of the frame with a final shot.

Butler said that the Mavericks have run in completely, but without a good playmaker, it is not so easy for a team full of scorers to run in.

Jokic's long pass from the backcourt, but Holiday had a layup that was broken out of bounds by Butler.

The Pelicans' frontcourt ball, Jokic still sent the ball to Tang Tian.

Tang Tian hadn't missed a ball in the first half, and it was not appropriate not to hit him.

Carlisle shouted and made tactical gestures at this time.

Or Butler's single defense Tang Tian.

Davis continued to pick up pick-and-roll, but Butler still didn't get around, Davis's body was too thick and his reaction was fast.

However, Butler did not go to Davis, but reached out with Nowitzki to wrap Tang Tian.

It was Carlisle's tactical response, and it was accurate.

This sudden change in defense, if it was Tang Tian before, he could only be forced to pass the ball to the players on the outside.

But now his passing vision is much wider, and he raises his hand to get the ball straight inside from Nowitzki's right side before the bag is formed.

A beautiful ground-hitting pass, Davis just got to the three-second zone and the ball arrived.

Davis's face was delighted when he got the ball, and he experienced what it was like to play at the peak of Stoudemire.

Take the ball, jump, and dunk with both hands with ease.

The Pelicans continued to be strong, coming back in the second half with a wave of 14-2 offense!

Carlisle only shook his head.

Tang Tian now switches between scoring and passing freely, which is really too difficult to defend.

On the commentary bench, O'Neal looked at Barkley and Smith, smiling like a 300-pound child.

"Do you know what I'm trying to say now?"

O'Neill said with a smile.

Barkley and Smith both shook their heads.

"Okay, Charles, do you think the Mavericks have a chance to make the Black Eight, Kenny, you think the Pelicans are like the Hawks."

O'Neill stretched out his hand as he spoke, making a gesture that mimicked a woman's nipples.

"I just want to say that your ideals are ...... It's plump, like this, but the reality ......"

He said and let Smith stand up again.

"Reality is like Kenny's waist, it's skinny."

Barkley and Smith both burst out laughing.

O'Neill is starting to talk about the philosophy of life.

However, it has to be said that they overestimated the strength of the Mavericks and underestimated the strength of the Pelicans, or Tang Tian.

The Mavericks didn't have much to do with Tang Tianzhen, Tang Tian was either sudden or throwing or passing, and he played with ease.

In the third quarter, he had 20 points and 6 assists.

Under his leadership, the Pelicans outscored the Mavericks 40-19 in the quarter, netting a 21-point outrun in the quarter.

If it weren't for the fact that they had some advantage in the first half, they would have been carried away by the Pelicans in waves.

The game on the field was still going on, and Carlisle was sitting on the sidelines at this time, a little autistic.

He tried many ways to limit Tang Tian, but none of them worked, he thought he had strong enough coaching ability, but now he couldn't limit a player.

But it's not entirely his fault, the Mavericks' lineup is still very flawed.

Putting aside the lack of a reliable playmaker on the offensive end, they have more problems on the defensive end.

Deron and Nowitzki, two veterans, are now the colanders of the 10,000-strong defense;

Harris and Embiid, one is slow and the other is immature;

Butler alone can't hold up an entire defensive system on one wing.

If it's one-on-one, Butler's effect on Tang Tian is not bad.

But as long as the Pelicans' offense rotates and the rest of the team can't help the defense, the Mavericks' defense will become full of holes.

This is also the reason why Tang Tian seems to be playing with ease.

If the opposite side is a warrior who can change defenses indefinitely, that's another story.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Pelicans' bench group made a force, and Dinwiddie and Bojan joined hands to play a wave of 13-2 climax, directly expanding the score to 20 points.

Carlisle changed to the main force to chase the points, but the difference was too big to return.

In the end, the Pelicans defeated the Mavericks 106-91 at home to get their first playoff victory.

For the Mavericks, Nowitzki scored a team-high 26 points, Harris and Butler scored 19 points each, and Embiid scored 13 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks in his playoff debut.

On the Pelicans' side, Tang Tian had 33 points, 12 assists, 6 boards and 2 steals, Davis had 22 points, 12 boards, 3 blocks and 2 steals, and Jokic had 14 points, 10 boards and 4 assists.

Stevens is a good coach, but after all, he has a little little playoff experience.

His ideal opening goal was to get the rest of the team to find form, which proved to be undesirable.

On the contrary, it was the second half that made him understand that the playoffs are the stage for superstars, and even if it is in state, it is the superstars who are looking for it together.

Knowing that, he won more than just the game in front of him.