The Timberwolves' head coach Thibodeau reached out and called a timeout.

The Pelicans players on the court rushed to Tang Tian and shouted at him.

Dunks of this level are just as awesome no matter how many times you see them!

After the timeout, both sides made further substitutions.

For the Timberwolves, Towns and Rubio were both taken off the court.

For the Pelicans, Butler and Dedmon also went off to rest.

Tang Tian made the extra free throw.

23 to 8, the Pelicans had extended their lead to 15 points.

In the Timberwolves' offense, Wiggins faced off against Bojan, and after a series of turns, he hit a fadeaway shot from the baseline.

Finally free from Butler's lockdown defense, he was finally able to show something.

The shot was beautiful and drew cheers from the crowd.

Wiggins continued to defend Tang Tian on the next possession.

He tried hard, but Tang Tian still got past him.

Wiggins' defense relies mainly on talent, but that's useless in front of Tang Tian.

Tang Tian broke through to the inside, took off, and was about to throw down another tomahawk dunk.

Gibson came over to help defend, and seeing that he couldn't block it, he wanted to pull him down directly.

Tang Tian did a 360° turn in the air, and actually turned past him like that!

The fans in the stadium were dumbfounded.

That hang time, is that for real!

But Tang Tian just did it, and after turning around, he slammed the ball into the basket with a reverse dunk with his right hand!

This is just incredible!

In the commentary box, Barkley and Smith imitated O'Neal and made a "10" point gesture.

50 points out of 50, can't give any more!

The fans in the stadium erupted in cheers again.

They felt that this ticket was worth it.

Being able to see Tang Tian's various dunk shows, and in a real game, is even more awesome than a dunk contest!

But right after this basket, a short whistle sounded on the court, and Stevens subbed Tang Tian off with Lamb.

There was a commotion on the sidelines.

They were enjoying the show, and Tang Tian was subbed off!

Tang Tian was also a little puzzled when he came off the court.

When he walked past Stevens, Stevens came over, patted him on the shoulder, and whispered a sentence.

"Leave a little something for others."

This sentence directly amused Tang Tian.

Stevens is really becoming like Popovich.

But it's true when you think about it.

Originally it was a dunk contest between Tang Tian and LaVine, but it had already turned into a purely personal show for Tang Tian.

And Wiggins had already smashed his thermos, so if you keep showing off like this, something might happen.

Wiggins scored another basket in the frontcourt, mismatching against Kuzma.

Kuzma's immediate impact is good, but there's still a lot of room for improvement in his defense.

Wiggins scored 4 consecutive points after smashing his thermos, and the Timberwolves continued to maintain a 13-point difference.

For this period, they could be considered to be stalemated with the Pelicans.

At the end of the first quarter, the score on the court was 31 to 16.

The Timberwolves were only 15 points behind.

At the start of the second quarter, both sides had one main player with four substitutes.

On the Timberwolves side, it was Towns leading the team, along with Tyus Jones, Dunn, Bjelica, and Gibson.

On the Pelicans side, it was Butler leading the team, along with Rose, Lamb, Kuzma, and Harrell.

Walker and Davis' absence still had an impact on the Pelicans.

A 15-point difference is not that big, the Timberwolves still have a chance.

Especially during this transition period for the substitutes, if they play well, there is a high possibility that they will be able to stalemate with the Pelicans for half the game.

The Pelicans attacked first, and Lamb didn't take advantage of an outside three-point opportunity, and the basketball bounced off the rim.

Towns secured the defensive rebound.

On the next possession, Towns used his height advantage, received a pass from Jones inside, and scored 2+1 against Harrell.

This basket showed his personal talent.

After steadily making the extra free throw, the Timberwolves had already reduced the point difference to 12 points.

There were constant cheers from the crowd.

"Stevens is a bit overconfident."

Barkley said in the commentary box.

"The Timberwolves are indeed playing well tonight."

Kenny Smith echoed from the side.

Wiggins broke the thermos, coupled with Towns' outstanding performance, the Timberwolves are realizing their talent tonight.

On the other hand, with Walker and Davis absent from the Pelicans, this transition period for the substitutes will be a bit uncomfortable.

In addition, Stevens is a bit overconfident, it looks like the Timberwolves really have a chance tonight.

"Defense! Defense!"

It wasn't just Barkley and the others who felt this way, the fans in the stadium also felt it, and they cheered for their home team in unison.

12 points, defend one possession and then score another, the Timberwolves have a chance to reduce the point difference to single digits.

The Timberwolves' average age is low, and the fans' cheers are very effective.

Relying on their defensive aggressiveness, they defended the Pelicans until almost 24 seconds.

Butler's ball-handling is still a bit lacking compared to Tang Tian and Walker.

After being double-teamed, it was difficult for him to score.

Butler's forced shot under pressure went wide of the rim.

However, Harrell showed his ability and flicked the ball out from the inside.

Rose got the ball and had a three-point opportunity, and he shot it directly.

Such a choice would have been impossible in the past, but now it is not surprising to see it happen to Rose.

Rose has not played in a regular season game for the Pelicans, but he has played in preseason games.

At that time, he had already shown the three-pointers he had practiced with the Pelicans.

Although he has been out of action since then, the non-contact three-point training has been continuous.

This shot was a jump shot, but the trajectory after the shot looked very straight.

"Swish!"

With a crisp sound, Rose's key three-pointer went in!

Thibodeau rubbed his forehead, shouted at the players on the court, and when he finally looked at Rose, he was very gratified.

Everyone thinks that Thibodeau ruined Rose when they were on the Bulls, but only they themselves know what happened.

Playing style issues meant that Rose was bound to be scrapped sooner or later, and Rose's high achievements at the beginning were inseparable from Thibodeau.

This three-pointer was very important, and the point difference on the court returned to 15 points.

On the next possession, Butler also began to exert his strength on the defensive end, successfully preventing Bjelica's catch-and-shoot offense.

Pelicans frontcourt tactic, Rose received a pass from Butler, faked a three-pointer to trick Jones, and accelerated to break through to the inside.

He looked like he was rushing straight to the basket, but after Gibson came over to help defend, he passed the ball early, bouncing a pass to Harrell under the basket.

The latter received the ball with no one defending him, and dunked violently with both hands.

Rose has really changed.

He can not only shoot three-pointers, but he is also very willing to share the ball.

Butler continued to show his defensive skills, helping to defend and disrupt Towns' strong attack under the basket.

The Pelicans played a defensive counterattack.

Butler returned the favor, assisting Rose to score a layup.

In the blink of an eye, the Pelicans launched a 7-0 run, instantly widening the point difference to 19 points!

Barkley's mouth is really poisonous.

He said that the Mavericks and the Pelicans were evenly matched before, and the Mavericks were turned around and rubbed on the ground.

He just said that Stevens was overconfident, and the Pelicans turned around and started to gain momentum again!

Thibodeau called another timeout.

Rose was warmly welcomed by his teammates when he came off the court.

He personally contributed 5 points and 1 assist in this period, which was the key to the Pelicans widening the score.