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Chapter 647 …Tang Tian! (Third Update!)
After the timeout, Tang Tian and Holiday came on to replace Ariza and Davis.
On the Pelicans' offense, Tang Tian contained the defense, and Gordon received a pass from Holiday and flew to the basket for a layup.
Diop returned to help defend and interfere.
Gordon's shot spun around the rim and then rolled out.
Diop took the defensive rebound.
The Spurs launched a fast break, Diop threw a long pass to Ginobili in the backcourt, Ginobili used a flashy behind-the-back fake pass and shot to deceive Holiday, and made the layup.
His 11th point in a single quarter!
The Spurs had widened the gap to 14 points.
The scene was restless, and many fans covered their faces, unable to bear to watch.
Playing the Spurs, down 14 points in the fourth quarter.
Combined together, Ginobili's outburst was not in desperation, but the Pelicans' current situation was really desperate.
0 to 2, eliminated, stopping in the Western Conference Semifinals for the second consecutive year...
These images had already begun to uncontrollably appear in their minds.
Holiday dribbled forward, and just as he reached the frontcourt, Tang Tian reached out to him for the ball outside the three-point line.
The home fans' eyes were all focused on Tang Tian.
In this situation, all they could expect was Tang Tian.
"Double-team! Double-team!"
Popovich shouted from the sidelines.
He didn't hold back against Jokic, and he wouldn't hold back against Tang Tian, his former disciple.
Ginobili on the weak side immediately flew over to help defend.
However, at this moment, Tang Tian made a leg-retracting motion, facing Belinelli and directly pulling up for a three-pointer.
This pull-up came too suddenly, Belinelli's defense wasn't particularly good, and his reaction and defensive movements were obviously slow.
"Swish!"
A crisp sound.
Tang Tian's three-pointer went in clean.
A key shot!
Cheers erupted in the arena.
In desperation, the first person to step forward was still Tang Tian!
This three-pointer was crucial and greatly boosted the Pelicans' morale.
Back on the defensive end, Holiday worked hard to defend Ginobili's layup.
Aminu flew and fought with Diop for the rebound, successfully protecting the ball.
Holiday advanced to the frontcourt, and Tang Tian continued to ask for the ball outside the three-point line.
This time Ginobili immediately came to help defend.
Tang Tian lowered his body to dribble, suddenly changed direction to the left, stopped abruptly outside the three-point line and shot again.
Belinelli followed this time, pouncing up to interfere.
However, his defensive ability was limited, and the interference given to this ball was not significant.
Tang Tian took consecutive three-point shots against Belinelli.
The hearts of the fans in the arena tensed up again.
Tang Tian's three-pointer was a bit unreasonable, if it went in, it would be a great boost to the team's morale, but if it didn't, then the team's morale…
"Swish!"
With a crisp sound, Tang Tian hit consecutive three-pointers!
The point difference was instantly narrowed to 8 points!
The cheers in the arena exploded instantly, the worries in the fans' hearts were swept away, and many people excitedly raised their hands.
It was really unreasonable.
But it really went in.
Popovich turned around and called Green and Leonard up, telling them to replace Belinelli and Mills.
His reaction speed was very fast, and he immediately replaced them with two top wingers.
On the Spurs' offense, the hammer tactic in the frontcourt, Green received a pass from Leonard and missed a three-pointer.
Green wasn't Tang Tian, he needed time to find his touch after coming on the court.
Jokic jumped up hard in the paint to protect the defensive rebound.
In the frontcourt, Tang Tian continued to get the ball.
Green defended closely.
Tang Tian put on a triple threat offensive posture, a three-point sudden stop fake move.
Green lunged forward, Tang Tian accelerated and changed direction to get past him.
It wasn't that Green's defensive awareness was poor, but Tang Tian had hit two unreasonable three-pointers in a row, and no one knew if he would shoot a third.
Leonard on the weak side came to help defend at the first time.
Tang Tian suddenly slowed down, and before Leonard could come up to help defend, he made a sudden stop and fadeaway near the free throw line.
Leonard's speed was fast enough, but he still couldn't interfere with this kind of fadeaway shot.
The ball flew over Leonard's head and towards the basket.
"Swish!"
A crisp sound.
Tang Tian hit his third consecutive shot!
He scored 8 points in a row!
The Pelicans narrowed the point difference to 6 points!
Popovich stood on the sidelines without moving, just stunned.
This Tang Tian guy, he was cheating a bit!
Duncan was sitting off the court, and couldn't help but laugh when he saw this.
This guy, he's bullying Leonard and Green again.
But he immediately covered his mouth.
It wasn't that he was afraid of being called for a technical foul, but at that moment, he almost forgot that Tang Tian was now an opponent.
Ginobili drew a foul on Jokic while making a layup, and he stepped onto the free throw line and made both free throws, finally continuing the scoring for the Spurs.
On the Pelicans' offense, Tang Tian still held the ball, and this time he squeezed past Green by virtue of his absolute speed on the first step.
This time Leonard and Baynes were both shrinking towards the basket.
This was a triple-team on Tang Tian!
Tang Tian broke into the free throw line and passed the ball to Jokic at the top of the arc in the double-team.
Jokic had an opportunity.
He had already hit two three-pointers before this game and was feeling good.
The ball was released, still a high arc.
"Swish!"
Accompanied by a crisp sound, the basketball fell heavily into the net.
Jokic made his third three-pointer of the game!
The point difference was narrowed to 5 points!
The cheers of the fans in the arena had completely stopped.
Popovich shook his head helplessly on the sidelines.
He put on the team's two strongest wingers, double-teamed in advance, triple-teamed, the Spurs had done their best on the defensive end.
But Tang Tian showed his technical characteristics of shooting, penetration, and passing in turn, and this segment really made the Spurs a little temperless.
"Defense! Defense!"
The emotions of the fans in the arena were also driven by the Pelicans' performance in this period, and the cheers resounded throughout the arena.
Leonard's low post attack was defended by Tang Tian.
In the frontcourt, Tang Tian assisted Holiday with a cut to score a goal, and the point difference was only 3 points!
With this goal, many fans couldn't control their emotions and stood up from their seats.
This kind of counterattack frenzy made people's emotions completely uncontrollable!
Ginobili's signature step-back three-pointer, the trajectory of the ball was very straight, and the strength was just right.
But this ball was a bit unlucky, the ball went into the hoop and then bounced out.
Jokic worked hard to grab the defensive rebound and threw a long pass to Tang Tian.
Tang Tian accelerated to get rid of Green to the frontcourt, he didn't enter the three-point line, and directly made a sudden stop and pull-up three-pointer at the top of the arc.
This ball was even more unreasonable than the previous two balls.
Green didn't even brake, and after stopping, he could only watch Tang Tian shoot.
"Clang!"
The ball was thrown a little too hard and hit the back of the rim.
But after the ball bounced several times on the back rim, it still fell in!
The Pelicans tied the score!
The fans in the arena had gone crazy.
The Spurs looked to Ginobili in desperation, and the Pelicans had Tang Tian in desperation!