Braised Eggplant with Minced Pork
Chapter 1103 The Most Miserable NBA President in History (4/5!)
They, who were originally in hot form, didn't score a single point in the next three minutes.
The atmosphere at the New Orleans Arena was explosive.
This is momentum.
Also 6 points, various dunks or high-difficulty goals will hit the opponent's defensive mentality.
Defensive collapse will also affect the offense.
Moreover, this was only Tang Tian's three offenses after returning in the second quarter.
He struck while the iron was hot, and his breakthrough and shooting forced the Trail Blazers to shrink their defense early.
But in this way, Bojan and Brogdon successively hit three-pointers on the outside, and the situation on the court completely collapsed.
Lillard still made the plays, scoring points for the Trail Blazers under high-pressure defense.
But two fists are hard to beat four hands, and a mantis arm cannot stop a chariot.
Tang Tian went all out and scored 25 points in a single quarter, and the Pelicans also won 40 to 15 in a single quarter.
At the end of the half, 71 to 51, the Pelicans' lead had reached as much as 20 points.
Stotts replaced the main players early to defend against a wave from the Pelicans, but in the end he was given a personal wave by Tang Tian.
This is really releasing nuclear weapons, unreasonable.
New York headquarters.
Xiao Hua, whose face had been distorted with anger, finally eased his breathing.
A 20-point difference is big, but not insurmountable.
With the referees online in the second half, the Trail Blazers still have a chance.
"What if the referees don't work? Then the external evaluation..."
Sork hesitated.
The referees are very useful in a stalemate, but now the Trail Blazers haven't held on, and it's not easy to catch up with the Pelicans with this point difference.
If the referees are used and the Trail Blazers still lose in the end, then they will really lose more than they gain.
"Shut up!"
Xiao Hua directly scolded Sork before he could finish his words.
Raven's mouth!
What do you mean if it doesn't work? It will definitely work!
Sork shut up. Unlike Borgia, he knew how to read people's expressions.
Returning from halftime, neither side adjusted their lineup.
The Trail Blazers attacked first.
Nurkic continued to organize at the free throw line in the frontcourt.
Lillard was heavily defended by the Pelicans, but Anthony stole a chance, cut into the basket and caught the ball for a layup.
The Trail Blazers' starting lineup is really good on offense.
On the Pelicans' offense, Tang Tian's breakthrough was double-teamed. Butler received a screen from Dedmon, and hit a three-pointer in the face of Aminu's catch to return the color.
However, just after the ball went in, the referee's whistle sounded from the sidelines.
Just when everyone thought it was 3+1, the referee pointed his finger and made a moving screen gesture!
In other words, the ball was called for Dedmon's screening foul, and the three-pointer was invalid!
There was booing from the audience.
Putting aside whether Dedmon was moving the screen or not, the whistle was blown too late!
However, the referee did not change the penalty.
The second half had just started, and Stevens didn't apply for a video replay.
The Trail Blazers' wave of offense in the frontcourt failed to score, and Walker turned around and scored 2 points with a breakthrough floater.
McCollum was not to be outdone, breaking through with a layup to continue scoring for the Trail Blazers.
The scores of both sides rose alternately, and the point difference fluctuated around 20 points.
Tang Tian changed direction and passed McCollum, rushing to the free throw line to make a dunk.
The referee's whistle sounded again from the sidelines.
After Tang Tian finished the dunk, he frowned and turned his head, seeing that the referee was calling for Davis' off-ball screen foul for Walker.
These continuous calls were completely unreasonable.
The boos from the audience were overwhelming.
Viewers in front of the TV also began to greet the referee's parents.
Even many fans have begun to bypass the referees and greet Xiao Hua.
This kind of penalty scale and method made them return to the game two years ago, before Xiao Hua stepped down for the first time.
Whoever the league wants to win, they will give home and away whistles one after another. The most classic example is when the Pelicans were blown to Game 7 after leading the Cavaliers 3-1.
I thought this kind of penalty would never happen again, but it still came!
Davis went to complain to the referee, but Tang Tian pulled him back at this time.
"They can't sit still anymore."
Tang Tian said, reaching out and pointing upwards.
As soon as Tang Tian made this gesture, Davis understood instantly.
The top refers to the league's senior management, referring to Xiao Hua and them.
They had fought with Xiao Hua in various ways before, and this season they have been pressing Xiao Hua on the ground and rubbing him frantically. It is already a miracle that Xiao Hua can endure until now.
On the Trail Blazers' offense, Lillard performed the play-making moment, making a 3+1 in the face of Walker's defense when the team was about to be defended for 24 seconds.
This goal was very beautiful, and the Trail Blazers' bench was in a frenzy, but Lillard's emotions didn't seem very high.
He walked to the free throw line and steadily hit the extra free throw.
59 to 73.
This 3+1 helped the Trail Blazers narrow the point difference to 14 points at once.
The situation on the court became confusing again.
But at this moment, careful fans discovered that the Pelicans' on-court tactics had changed again.
Including Dedmon, everyone was pulled to the three-point line.
Only the forty-five-degree angle position on the right side was left for Tang Tian to hold the ball and play one-on-one.
This is a very thorough Pelicans No. 1 one-on-one tactic.
Tang Tian's movements were also very fast. When his teammates opened up the space, a signature butterfly step connected to a breakthrough on the right, directly passing McCollum.
He then made a steady jump shot in the open position before Aminu's help defense was in place.
There was a burst of cheers from the audience.
Now the Pelicans' weak side has no tactical running, and Tang Tian has no physical contact with McCollum at all when he breaks through.
Even if the referee wanted to call a foul, they couldn't find an entry point!
McCollum was as tough as Lillard. After being passed by Tang Tian, he ran an off-ball play, and his mid-range shot after catching the ball was also steady.
The score difference between the two sides is still 14 points.
The Pelicans played the same tactic again in the frontcourt, and McCollum stood further back when defending.
Tang Tian took a butterfly step to close the distance, and then another butterfly step. When he pulled the ball to the right, he passed McCollum again.
McCollum's defense was very active, but as a result, his whole body lunged too much to the left, and he was completely fooled.
Tang Tian took off to dunk.
Nurkic squeezed past Davis this time and rushed over to help defend.
He saw that Tang Tian had already risen, and went straight for a sideways block.
Tang Tian was hit and the ball didn't go in, and he was almost knocked to the ground.
The referee blew his whistle and called Nurkic for a defensive foul.
But Davis was the first to rush up, followed by Dedmon.
The two of them were very close to Tang Tian, and they could see how dirty Nurkic's actions were just now.
If it were someone else with a poorer ability to adjust in the air, this sideways collision could have directly slammed the person horizontally to the ground.
But the referee only called an ordinary defensive foul!
The two rushed to Nurkic and questioned and pushed him.
Nurkic wanted to retort angrily, but was stopped by Lillard.
Walker also pulled Davis and Dedmon back over there.
Stevens applied for a video replay.
When it comes to Tang Tian, there is no question of whether to be reluctant or not.
The video replay showed that Nurkic's movements were very deliberate.
During the slow motion, the boos from the audience were unstoppable.
The referee finally changed the penalty.
Although Xiao Hua had instructed them, they still had to consider who the target was. Tang Tian is now a genuine No. 1 player in the league.
If they deliberately don't call fouls on his malicious fouls, then they will have a very miserable end, not just unemployment.
The ordinary foul was changed to a Flagrant Foul 1, and the boos from the audience subsided.
"What are they doing?! What are they doing!"
Xiao Hua became even angrier when he saw this penalty, and questioned Sork loudly.
Sork didn't know what to say at this time.
In fact, he and Xiao Hua both knew that the referees didn't dare to call fouls on Tang Tian randomly. Xiao Hua was just venting his anger.
After Xiao Hua finished questioning, he slumped back in his chair.
Even the referees don't listen to him anymore. He feels like he is the most miserable president in NBA history.
A Flagrant Foul 1 entails two free throws and possession.
Tang Tian made both free throws steadily, and the Pelicans still had possession.
After the sideline ball was thrown out, Tang Tian still signaled for a one-on-one after pulling away.
McCollum defended even harder than before, but he still couldn't escape the fate of being faked out.
Tang Tian is not an ankle terminator now, he really gets past you no matter what.
Nurkic squeezed past Davis again and came over to help defend.
But after just being called for a Flagrant Foul 1, he didn't dare to make any more moves with his hands, he just stretched out his hand to provide interference.
However, Tang Tian's momentum did not diminish. After taking the ball, he rose into the air over Nurkic.
The eyes of the audience widened instantly.
Could it be that...
After seeing Tang Tian's intention, Nurkic pressed down with both hands, wanting to push Tang Tian.
But it was too late, Tang Tian's dunking speed was very fast, he simply didn't have time.
He only felt a huge force pushing him out of the baseline.
"Bang!"
In the widened eyes of the audience, Tang Tian slammed the ball heavily into the basket over Nurkic!
A dunk over a big center!
First there was Vucevic, but he was, after all, a technical center.
Now there is Nurkic, who are both "Qi", but he is a well-known white, burly, big guy!
But what is the same is that they have all become the background for Tang Tian's dunks, and Nurkic is the brighter one!