Chapter 1105: Rose's Change (Part 3!) )
Timberwolves head coach Thibodeau reached out and called a timeout.
The players on the Pelicans court had already rushed to Tang Tian's side and shouted at him.
This level of dunk is just as cool as many times you come!
The pause came back and the two sides rotated further.
On the Timberwolves' side, Towns and Rubio were both substituted.
On the Pelicans' side, Butler and Dedmon also went off the break.
Come back Tang Tian's penalty hit.
At 23-8, the Pelicans have extended their lead to 15 points.
The Timberwolves' offense, Wiggins against Bojan, back-to-back shots from the baseline after consecutive turns.
Finally not having to be locked up by Butler, and he finally showed something.
The goal was beautiful, and it also attracted a burst of cheers from the scene.
Looking back, Wiggins continued to defend against Tang Tian.
He worked very hard, but he was still passed by Tang Tian.
Wiggins' defense basically relied on talent, but this was useless in front of Tang Tian.
Tang Tian suddenly went to the inner line and rose into the air, and wanted to buckle the tomahawk again.
Gibson came over to help defend and saw that he couldn't cover it and wanted to pull it directly.
Tang Tianzhong directly turned around 360°, and turned around like this!
The fans were stunned.
This is in the air, deceiving people!
But Tang Tian did just that, and after turning around, he smashed the ball into the basket with a reverse dunk in his right hand!
It's, it's literal!
On the commentary bench, Barkley and Smith also learned O'Neal's "10" gesture.
50 out of 50, no more!
The fans at the scene burst into cheers again.
They felt that the tickets were a good deal.
Being able to see Tang Tian's various dunk shows, and they are actual dunks, this is even cooler than the slam dunk contest!
But just after this goal, a short whistle sounded on the field, and Stevens replaced Tang Tian with Lamb.
There was a stirring on the sidelines.
They were looking at it energetically, and Tang Tian was replaced!
Tang Tian was also a little puzzled when he came on the field.
As he walked past Stevens, Stevens came over and patted him on the shoulder, then whispered.
"Be a man and leave a line."
This sentence directly amused Tang Tian.
Stevens: This is really waved.
But it's also talking.
It was originally a dunk duel between Tang Tian and LaVine, but this has become Tang Tian's pure solo show.
And Wiggins has already smashed all the thermos cups, if you show him like this, something will happen.
Wiggins misplaced up front to hit Kuzma and scored another goal.
Kuzma is a good player, but there is still a lot of room for improvement in defense.
Wiggins broke the thermos and scored four straight points, and the Timberwolves continued to maintain a 13-point deficit.
In this paragraph, they are in a stalemate with the Pelicans.
At the end of the first quarter, the score on the court was 31-16.
The Timberwolves are just 15 points behind.
Coming back in the second quarter, both sides were one main player with four substitutes.
The Timberwolves have Towns leading the team, plus Tyles Jones, Dunn, Bjelica and Gibson.
On the Pelicans' side, Butler leads the team, plus Rose, Lamb, Kuzma and Harrell.
The absence of Walker and Davis still has an impact on the Pelicans.
The 15-point margin is not too big, and the Timberwolves still have a chance.
Especially this bench transition, played well, and it is very likely that they and the Pelicans will stalemate at halftime.
The Pelicans attacked first, but Lamb missed an outside three-point opportunity, and the basketball smashed out of the frame.
Downs defends the defensive rebound.
Looking back, Downs took advantage of his height to receive Jones' pass on the inside and played 2+1 in the face of Harrell.
This ball shows individual talent.
After a steady free throw, the Timberwolves had narrowed the gap to 12 points.
The cheers continued.
"Stevens is a little too much."
On the commentary bench, Barkley spoke.
"The Timberwolves did a good job tonight."
Kenny Smith chimed in.
Wiggins broke the thermos cup, and with Towns' impressive performance, the Timberwolves cashed in on their talent tonight.
On the other hand, with the Pelicans side, Walker and Davis are absent, and this period of bench transition will be a little uncomfortable.
Coupled with the fact that Stevens is a bit overbearing, the Timberwolves look like they really have a chance tonight.
"Defend! Defend! ”
It wasn't just Ross Barkley who felt this way, the fans felt it too, and they cheered for the home team in unison.
With 12 points and a wave of defense, the Timberwolves have a chance to narrow the margin to single digits.
The average age of the Timberwolves is low, and the shouts of the fans are very effective.
Relying on defensive aggressiveness, they defended the Pelicans for almost 24 seconds.
Butler's ball handling is still a little worse than Tang Tian and Walker.
After being caught in the middle of the two, it was difficult for him to score.
Butler's strong shot in the bag goes wide of the basket.
But Harrell showed his ability and pulled the ball out of the line.
Rose had a three-point chance when he got the ball, and he shot it directly.
Such a choice would never have happened before, but it is not surprising that it is happening to Ross now.
Rose didn't play the regular season for the Pelicans, but he did in the preseason.
At that time, he had already shown the three-point shooting he had practiced with the Pelicans.
Although he has been out of action since then, the non-confrontational three-point shooting practice has continued.
The ball was a jumper, but the trajectory after the shot looked positive.
"Huh!"
With a crisp sound, Rose's key three-point shot went in!
Thibodeau stretched out his hand to rub his forehead, shouted at the players on the field, and finally looked at Ross with great relief.
Everyone thinks that in the first place with the Bulls, it was Thibodeau who did Rose, but only they know what happened.
The problem of playing style doomed Ross to be scrapped sooner or later, and Rose's high achievements were inseparable from Thibodeau.
The three-pointer was crucial, and the margin on the court returned to 15 points.
Coming back, Butler also began to exert strength on the defensive end, successfully preventing a wave of Bjelica's catch-and-shoot attacks.
Pelicans frontcourt tactics, Rose received a pass from Butler, and the three-point fake shot deceived Jones and accelerated to break inside.
He looked like he was heading for the basket, but after Gibson came over, he got out of the ball early and hit Harrell with a shot.
The latter was unguarded after receiving the ball, and violently dunked with both hands on the spot.
Ross has really changed.
Not only will he shoot threes, but he'll also be happy to share the ball.
Butler continued to show his defensive prowess, helping to disrupt Towns' strong attack under the basket.
The Pelicans play defensive counter-attack.
Butler reciprocated the favor and assisted Rose for a layup.
The Pelicans launched a wave of 7-0 offense in the blink of an eye, and the difference was expanded to 19 points in an instant!
Buckley's mouth is really poisonous.
It was said before that the Mavericks and the Pelicans were evenly matched, and the Mavericks were pressed to the ground when they turned their heads.
He just said that Steven Stowe is big, and the Pelicans are on the rise again!
Thibodeau called a timeout again.
Rose was greeted by his teammates when he came off the field.
In this period, he personally contributed 5 points and 1 assist, which was the key to the Pelicans opening the score.