That steal happened beyond the three-point line; no one else had time to react.

After stealing the ball, Tang Tian accelerated forward, rushing to the frontcourt and leaping up for a powerful two-handed dunk.

"Bang!"

The hoop resonated with a dull thud through the speakers.

To learn McGrady's fadeaway jumper, he had increased his training in core and arm strength under Procoppio's guidance before the season even ended.

Although the training period wasn't long, the increased arm strength had added power to his dunks.

"These two points are crucial."

Miller said from the commentary booth.

The Spurs were being chased down, and Tang Tian's steal and fast break immediately stifled the Rockets' momentum.

Lin Shuhao's drive to the basket was blocked by Tang Tian, and the Spurs scored another fast break, with Ginobili making a floater layup.

After the timeout, the Spurs went on a 4-0 run against the Rockets, reopening the gap to 7 points.

Just as Miller said, Tang Tian's steal had directly changed the situation on the court.

Parsons made a screen cut in the frontcourt, then took a pass from Lin Shuhao and shot a three.

Tang Tian jumped to contest.

The same scenario as at the start of the fourth quarter.

The difference was that Tang Tian jumped earlier, applying more defensive pressure.

Parsons raised his release point to avoid Tang Tian's block.

He had dodged Leonard's block in the same way before, hitting a bank shot three.

But this time.

Tang Tian's interference was too great. After focusing on raising his release point, the ball's arc became shorter, and after falling, it went directly…

Air ball!

There was an uproar on the sidelines.

One steal, one air ball on the defense.

Parsons had been in great form earlier, but Tang Tian had extinguished him as soon as he came on!

A real refrigerator! Double doors.

Parsons was about to explode with anger.

These two possessions had completely overshadowed his previous performance.

On the Spurs' offense, Tang Tian received the ball outside the three-point line, faked out Motiejunas, who came to help, and broke towards the basket.

Greg Smith came to help, and Tang Tian, after getting close, made a bounce pass to Diaw under the basket.

With the finger roll, his offensive threat had greatly increased.

Diaw's quick shot under the basket.

But just as he released the ball, a figure emerged from behind him.

"Bang!"

He directly swatted the ball out of bounds.

Parsons!

Parsons' talent wasn't bad; as a white guy, he could be considered an acrobat. If Tang Tian weren't so eye-catching, he would also be a shining young player in the league.

He timed this block perfectly.

The crowd cheered.

Parsons roared after the block.

After being defended by Tang Tian for two consecutive possessions, he finally vented his anger!

And just shouting wasn't enough.

He turned around, reached out to Diaw, extended his index finger, and wagged it left and right.

He vividly remembered Tang Tian wagging his finger at Harden during the regular season, and now that he had the chance, of course he would wag it back!

This time, he wanted to show off! He wanted to be the protagonist!

Diaw's expression hardened when he saw Parsons' action, and he was about to charge over and fight.

"Tweet!"

But the referee once again displayed close cooperation and agile footwork.

One blocked Diaw, and the other rushed forward and gave Parsons a T.

Parsons' attempt to show off failed again…

Parsons was stunned, and after reacting, he questioned loudly.

"He did it, why can't I? This is wrong!"

"You are referees, you must be fair!"

The referee ignored him and blew his whistle to signal him to back off.

Damn it, Tang Tian was wagging his finger at the audience, but you're wagging it at people? Causing trouble?!

Even Mutombo used to get T'd for wagging his finger at people, and it was only allowed after he changed to wagging it at the audience.

Parsons was eventually pulled back by Greg Smith, and he shook off Smith's hand unhappily.

He only calmed down a bit after Lin Shuhao came up and persuaded him for a while.

The Spurs got a free throw opportunity.

Tang Tian went to the free-throw line to take the technical free throw.

Ginobili and Parker used to do this, but his free throw percentage was over 90% this season, so it naturally fell to him.

The arena was filled with boos.

The referees wouldn't explain to them, and they wouldn't see the difference between Parsons and Tang Tian wagging their fingers.

They just felt it was unfair treatment.

"Swish!"

But the boos didn't work, and Tang Tian steadily made the technical foul free throw.

The Spurs' baseline inbound.

Tang Tian used Diaw's screen to get open and take a three.

But Parsons got around the screen quickly on this play, and pounced out with all his might when Tang Tian shot.

Tang Tian didn't have a chance, but he waited a bit before shooting.

"Slap!"

Parsons was full of anger and completely lost control of his body, hitting Tang Tian's hand directly.

Shooting foul on a three!

Parsons landed and covered his head with his hands.

There was also a commotion in the arena.

Just a technical foul, and now a shooting foul on a three.

That's a lot of presence.

But it's negative…

Tang Tian went to the free-throw line again.

He steadily made all three free throws despite the boos.

This wave of free throws didn't take much time, but the Spurs had already widened the gap to 11 points.

Sure enough, free throws are a good thing. They don't miss, they don't turn the ball over, and they don't even run the clock; they just add points.

McHale saw that the momentum was wrong at this time, and used the dead ball to replace Harden early.

On the Rockets' offense, Harden drove to the basket with the ball.

Tang Tian chased after him from behind.

This time he was extra careful, and waited for Harden before jumping.

Harden released the ball, and Tang Tian's palm swatted out.

"Bang!"

A clean block.

The referee didn't blow his whistle.

There was nothing worth calling on this play; if they called a phantom foul, the league would deduct their pay after the game.

The arena stirred.

At that moment, after landing, Tang Tian reached out and wagged his finger at the audience.

Wagging left, wagging right.

After wagging, he glanced at Parsons.

You want to wag your finger and show off?

Come, I'll teach you how to show off, no tuition fee!

The arena booed.

Parsons rushed to the referee and gesticulated wildly.

The referee glanced at Tang Tian and lowered the whistle from his mouth.

The league had already issued a statement that wagging a finger at the audience was allowed, brother.

They, the referees, strictly enforced the league rules, so the protest was invalid.

As for the one where you got called earlier, there's no way around it; who told you not to understand the rules?

Look at your teammate Harden; doesn't he understand them well?

He's got almost 20 free throws in this game.

So our calls are really fair and impartial, and they're public too. You're welcome to question them at any time.

Parsons ranted for a long time without effect, and finally he could only shake his head in frustration and walk back.

Harden was a little confused at this time. Parsons and Tang Tian were competing to wag their fingers, but why was he the one getting blocked in the end?

When the city gate catches fire, the fish in the moat suffer!

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