Chapter 333 They're in Trouble

The Cavaliers had tied the score, and the fans on the hotline started buzzing again.

"Where are all those people who were saying My Emperor wasn't doing anything when the team was losing points? Now that the Pelicans are losing points, is Tang doing anything?"

"The Pelicans are only catching up because everyone else is feeling good. If you ask me, Jokic's presence on the court is the key to the Pelicans catching up, it has nothing to do with Tang!"

"Speaking of which, wasn't it Irving who was scoring for the Cavaliers just now?"

"You think every team's core is as selfless as My Emperor? Him passing the ball is the key!"

"If you're so good, go find a teammate like Irving!"

...

Williams stood up and called a timeout.

The timeout was a little late.

Borrego offered Williams a suggestion from the sidelines.

"Al, get ready to go in."

Williams nodded, then turned and called Aminu over.

"Tang, you're in. Everyone else, spread out. If they double-team on the outside, be ready to catch and shoot a three-pointer. If they double-team inside, cut to the basket."

Williams said quickly.

Now that Jokic couldn't play and Biyombo was being targeted, he followed Borrego's suggestion to move Davis to the center position.

Mozgov's interior offensive ability was average, which was different from the situation against the Knicks before.

"They're in trouble."

During the timeout, the three commentators started chatting again.

"Yes, Jokic's injury, Whiteside's fouls, Biyombo's finishing ability is a bit lacking, their rotation is having problems now."

Smith said, analyzing the situation.

"They seem to have a 14-man roster right now?"

Barkley suddenly said.

"Yes, they cut Reggie Evans and haven't signed anyone yet. There were rumors that they wanted to sign McGee, but there hasn't been any news."

Smith nodded.

"Ooooh, JaVale McGee, my boy."

Barkley laughed and looked at O'Neal.

He originally wanted to say that the Pelicans could consider signing an offensive big man, as there should be some available on the buyout market or in free agency.

But the mention of McGee completely distracted him.

O'Neal frequently put McGee on "Shaqtin' a Fool" and gave him the nickname "my boy," which was definitely memorable.

O'Neal couldn't help but laugh.

McGee carried half of "Shaqtin' a Fool," it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the show relied on McGee to survive.

"McGee's finishing ability under the basket is good, and he can also block shots. He's quite suitable, and the Pelicans were right to pursue him before."

Smith analyzed with a professional eye.

Barkley nodded, but his gaze was still on O'Neal.

"Shaq, what do you think about the Pelicans signing McGee?"

He asked.

"Yeah, they'll need him, he can still play in the NBA."

O'Neal nodded with a smile.

"Are you sure it's not your show that needs him?"

Barkley pressed.

O'Neal burst into laughter.

Of course, that was part of it too.

When the timeout ended, both sides made substitutions.

For the Pelicans, Aminu and Gordon replaced Biyombo and Ariza. For the Cavaliers, Marion and Miller replaced James and Waiters.

Holiday dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and Tang Tian posted up Marion in the high post, calling for the ball.

Holiday passed the ball inside.

After receiving the ball, Tang Tian leaned in once and then turned around for a fadeaway jumper.

"Swish!"

The basketball went through the net cleanly.

Tang Tian's clutch ability was still very consistent.

The Pelicans regained the lead.

On the Cavaliers' offense, Irving continued to drive into the paint after using a pick-and-roll.

Davis' help defense in the paint was effective, and Irving's layup was contested.

Mozgov grabbed the offensive rebound, but his strong drive was also blocked by Davis.

Davis was afraid of playing against burly centers at the five, but Mozgov was a slow, heavy center, and Davis wasn't afraid of him because of his speed advantage.

The Cavaliers' offense failed, and Tang Tian continued to post up Marion in the frontcourt.

At this moment, Love double-teamed from the inside.

Tang Tian faked a pass to the basket with a spin, tricking Love into backing off, then he stopped slightly and shot a fadeaway jumper from the spot.

Marion didn't have time to react.

"Swish!"

The basketball went through the net again.

When he played against the Lakers before, his fadeaway wasn't very consistent because he had just exchanged for the skill, but as he played more games, his consistency was constantly improving.

On the Cavaliers' offense, Irving's three-pointer from the outside still missed.

His hot streak, which had lasted for nearly a quarter, finally cooled down.

However, it was already incredible that he had scored so many points against Holiday's full-court high-pressure defense.

Davis used his long arms to secure the defensive rebound.

Tang Tian continued to call for position in the high post in the frontcourt.

Hearing Blatt's shouts, the Cavaliers immediately double-teamed him early.

The ball couldn't be passed in, Holiday dribbled towards the basket and broke through, then passed to Davis.

The Cavaliers quickly contracted, and Davis didn't have a chance, so he passed the ball back to Holiday to organize.

At this time, the offensive time was already halfway gone, and Holiday flicked the ball to the open Aminu.

Love rushed back.

Aminu then passed the ball to Tang Tian.

There were less than 5 seconds left on the shot clock.

Tang Tian had no choice but to fade away from the baseline.

Marion was experienced and judged the play accurately, anticipating the move and rushing out.

Tang Tian didn't have room to shoot, so he increased the degree of his fadeaway.

After getting enough space, he shot the ball at the last second of the 24-second clock.

His body was almost at a sixty-degree angle to the basket in the air.

Moreover, when he shot the ball, he was leaning out of bounds, it was a negative-angle shot.

An absolutely high-difficulty shot.

The fans in the arena felt like they were holding their breath.

The entire New Orleans Arena was silent.

"Swish!"

A crisp sound.

Like the most beautiful sound in the world, Tang Tian's buzzer-beating, high-difficulty fadeaway shot went in cleanly!

He had scored 6 consecutive points!

When he landed, Tang Tian excitedly raised his hand, drawing cheers from the fans in the arena.

Marion shook his head helplessly.

The shot just now was very similar to the scenes he used to face when guarding Kobe.

Knowing that he wasn't feeling good, Irving passed to Mozgov under the basket.

However, Mozgov didn't catch the ball securely and fumbled it out of bounds.

During the dead ball, Blatt replaced Mozgov with Thompson.

The Pelicans attacked to the frontcourt, and Tang Tian was double-teamed as soon as he received the ball.

He faked a fadeaway from the baseline.

Love and Marion both pounced out.

They were already intimidated by his fadeaway.

Tang Tian turned around and dribbled straight to the basket.

Davis tried his best to hold off Thompson, and Tang Tian accelerated with three steps.

Thompson was strong and forcibly squeezed past Davis and rushed over.

Tang Tian jumped up at close range and couldn't pass the ball because the space was too small, Thompson was going for the block.

Tang Tian didn't plan to pass either, he just slammed the ball into the basket.

Although Davis was squeezed away, he was still holding Thompson back, and Thompson couldn't exert his full strength.

"Boom!"

"Beep!"

Tang Tian slammed the ball into the basket over Thompson, and the referee's whistle sounded at the same time.

It was an and-one!

ps: Another day full of energy, asking for monthly tickets!