Chapter 450 Participate in the Dunk Contest! (Second Update!)

The game in the first quarter became the epitome of this night's game.

Allen's defense against Tang Tian was very effective, but his physical fitness was limited.

Regardless of whether it was Li or Prince, the defensive effect on Tang Tian was very poor.

Tang Tian really had too much energy tonight.

However, the Grizzlies do have a great advantage in the interior, and Davis was severely suppressed.

The two teams remained deadlocked until the second half of the fourth quarter.

At the critical moment, Gasol received his sixth personal foul and left the field.

The Pelicans took the opportunity to storm the inside, established a 5-point lead, and finally successfully won the game 83-77.

Tang Tian didn't feel good in the comeback battle. He took 25 shots and scored 11 goals.

But he still scored a game-high 31 points and 7 assists, leading the team to win the Grizzlies for the first time this season, and ended the team's five-game losing streak!

Davis was suppressed on the defensive end, but played well on the offensive end, and also recorded a large double-double of 20 points and 15 rebounds.

This is the first time since the season, the two played the feeling of a twin star.

Of course, apart from the outcome of the game itself, the 3 wonderful dunks contributed by Tang Tian tonight are also very eye-catching.

After the game, the media even reported Tang Tianchao's dunk in the frame as a news picture, and added the words "The all-star game ticket champion made a strong comeback and led the team to end the losing streak".

Ushering in Tang Tian's comeback, winning an opponent he had never defeated before this season, and ending the losing streak, it was an extremely good night for the Pelicans.

Fans were buzzing on social media after the game.

"Why, I have a feeling that Tang is more comfortable than before after recovering from his injury? Is it my illusion?"

"Actually, Tang is still the same Tang. It's just that during his absence, his teammates have had the opportunity to train and become stronger. That's why you feel this way."

"It seems to make sense, especially AD, he can shoot now, and Holiday, he also scored 2 three-pointers tonight, it seems that Tang's absence before is not a bad thing!"

"However, Tang's role is still very obvious. Although he doesn't seem to have a high shooting percentage tonight, but he can beat Allen like that. He is already in the same gear as Kobe."

"Are you talking about hit rate? Manual dog head"

"Haha, in fact, what amazed me the most tonight were those dunks, especially the over-the-frame dunk, it just exploded!"

"Yeah, after watching that ball, I suddenly look forward to Tang appearing in the All-Star Slam Dunk Contest!"

"Really, if it wasn't for him dunking the ball, I wouldn't have realized how good Don's jumping is! He's always been underestimated!"

"This is the first time I look forward to someone appearing in the dunk contest after watching Carter, Kobe and Tracy McGrady!"

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The day after the game between the Pelicans and the Grizzlies, someone from the league office contacted Tang Tian and asked him if he would like to participate in this year's dunk contest.

This speed, on the one hand, was because Tang Tian's super frame dunk was really amazing.

On the other hand, the league's slam dunk contests in recent years have indeed been too few to watch and topical.

Basically, some newcomers are playing, and there are not too amazing newcomers.

If things go on like this, this originally most exciting single event will become dispensable.

Tang Tian.

Of course I agreed.

This was originally what he planned, but it was delayed due to injuries.

Now the alliance's response is faster than expected, which is a good thing!

After winning the Grizzlies, the Pelicans followed up with back-to-back games against the Jazz and Kings.

Both teams were rebuilding, and the Pelicans ended up winning.

Tang Tian scored 25 points in a game and 27 points in a game. He still scored a lot, but his shooting percentage was not very high.

In addition to the impact of the shoulder injury, it is also related to the opponent's poor control of the ball and the targeted defense against him one after another.

Time came to January 31 without knowing it.

On the last day of January, the league successively announced the All-Star substitute lineup, as well as the entry list for each individual event.

The East's bench lineup, inside, Noah, Roy Hibbert, Bosh, Millsap four selected;

Because the center position was canceled in the starting lineup, there will be more people on the bench as substitutes.

On the front line, DeRozan was selected;

For the back line, Wall and Joe Johnson are selected.

The list was the same as Tang Tian remembered, but it surprised him a little.

Because Walker was not selected.

The Bobcats introduced Jefferson this season and are now ranked sixth in the Eastern Conference. Walker also averaged 20 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists per game.

The team's record and his statistics are completely worthy of a substitute spot.

After all, Irving has already become an All-Star starter.

It can only be said that in the hands of those coaches, they still feel that this kind of player with a simple style of play is not suitable for the All-Star Game.

On the west side, Anthony Davis, Aldridge, and Howard were selected as insiders;

Harden on the front line was selected;

Parker, Westbrook and Paul on the back line were selected.

In the East, basically all those who performed well were selected, and there was not much controversy.

But on the west side, there are quite a few leftovers, including Lillard, Duncan, Nowitzki, Jordan and others.

The selection of Davis has attracted quite a lot of complaints.

Although Davis has performed well recently, his average of 17.3 points, 13.5 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game does not have much advantage over Love, Cousins, or even Nowitzki.

And the Pelicans are now ranked outside the top eight in the West.

"They (the coaches and the media) love AD so much, but he's really overrated right now."

This is a comment made by an anonymous general manager of a Western Conference team.

This is also the focus of many fans' complaints.

"Don't worry about it. It's not that you forced them to choose you. It's a good thing to be favored by others. If you perform better than they expect, just tell them to shut up."

Tang Tian saw that Davis was not in a particularly high mood during the training class, so he patted his head and said at the end.

He was also questioned before being selected as the starter, and he can be regarded as someone who has experienced it.

Davis nodded.

Now, as long as Tang Tian said it, he could listen to it.

Shortly after the announcement of the East and West All-Star bench lineups, the league immediately announced the list of individual events.

Rookie Challenge: Skip, don't count the words.

Shooting Star: Ditto.

Skills Challenge: Antetokounmpo, McAway, Oladipo, DeRozan; Trey Burke, Reggie Jackson, Lillard, Dragic.

Three-point shootout: Afflalo, Irving, Belinelli, Anthony Morrow, Curry, Lillard and Love.

Slam Dunk Contest: Paul George, Wall, Terrence Ross, Lillard, Harrison Barnes, Tang Tian!

After the list of individual competitions came out, the two names were very eye-catching.

One is Lillard. As a sophomore, he will participate in four events except the All-Star Game!

As a result, he became the player who participated in the most non-main game events in the history of the All-Star Game!

Another person is Tang Tian.

In addition to participating in the All-Star Game, as the fans expected, he will also participate in this year's All-Star Slam Dunk Contest!

Thanks to Xingfeng Xiaoye for the reward.