Chapter 454: People Are Not People Anymore (Second Update!)

Adelman shook his head on the sidelines while reaching for his forehead.

The two big men of the Timberwolves are too heavy, and this kind of fast break is impossible to keep up with.

But this is the only advantage of the Timberwolves on the field. If they are removed, the Timberwolves will collapse faster.

Perhaps in order to verify that Adelman's decision not to make substitutions was correct, Pekovic received a pass from Rubio inside and forced Akinsa to take one.

10 to 22.

The Timberwolves are still 12 points behind.

The Pelicans played positional battles in the frontcourt. After Tang Tian received the ball, the Timberwolves stopped double-teaming.

Holiday's previous three-pointer was critical.

Tang Tian continued to hit Brewer in singles, and made an emergency stop after a cross step.

"boom!"

The ball missed.

It's also impossible for him to throw every ball in.

In the hand-to-hand combat under the basket, Davis used his long arms to shoot the ball out at this time.

Tang Tian reacted quickly, jumped up to catch the ball, and went straight to the basket to kill.

As soon as Le Fu turned around, he saw Tang Tian's shot to the basket.

He shot to block the shot, but his wingspan was only a little longer than Griffin's. He missed the block and directly covered Tang Tian's hand.

After Tang Tian resisted, he made a move.

"Shua!"

The ball went through a small parabola in the air and then fell into the basket.

2+1!

After Tang Tian landed, he turned around and gave Davis a high five.

The more they fight, the more they have a tacit understanding.

Steadily making additional free throws, Tang Tian raised his personal score to 18 points.

The Pelicans also took advantage of this quarter.

Adelman finally replaced Pekovic at this time and put on the defensive Cunningham.

This is not playing against the Pelicans, but starting to play defense.

Tang Tian was double-teamed so badly in the last few minutes of this quarter that he hardly had a chance to make a move.

But the rest of the Pelicans are also in good shape.

Before the final attack of the first quarter, they had led the Timberwolves by 17 points 38 to 21.

Tang Tian ran without the ball, and after catching the ball, he misplaced and hit Cunningham for the final attack.

Continuous cross-step changes, followed by an emergency stop at the buzzer.

Cunningham's defense is really good, he was not completely shaken away, and the long arm he threw interfered.

"Shua!"

But Tang Tian still threw the ball in!

With this buzzer shot, he scored 20 points in a single quarter!

The Pelicans also had a huge advantage of 19 points in the first quarter!

"I take back what I said earlier."

During the intermission, Ci Shiping laughed and said to Tang Tian.

What he said earlier turned into a wave of anti-milk. Tang Tian's hand didn't feel frozen, but it was hotter than ever before.

On the other side of the stadium, Timberwolves coach Rick Adelman was interviewed by sideline reporters on the sidelines.

"How do you rate the team's performance in the first quarter?"

The reporter asked a routine question, but Adelman's face was very ugly.

Obviously, being hit by 40 points in a quarter and trailing by nearly 20 points in a single quarter, this question is a bit uncomfortable to ask.

"A pile of shit."

After a long silence, Adelman used a very vivid adjective.

"Then what do you think the team did not do well?"

The reporter seemed a little slow to react, not realizing that Adelman was angry.

"Two o'clock."

"Which two o'clock?"

"No offense, no defense."

After Adelman answered, he gave the reporter a blank look, then turned around and went back to the bench.

The reporter froze for a moment before recovering.

But Adelman this summary is indeed in place.

The performance of the Timberwolves in the first quarter, the offensive constipation and the defensive performance were really unbearable.

Back in the second quarter, during the substitute period, Adelman put those who did not perform well on the bench and replaced them with bench players.

Mbah a Moute, Derek Williams, Shabazz Mohammad, Gorgui Dieng.

These players rarely have the chance to play, and they played very actively after playing.

Plus a thruster baria.

With several successful defenses and several offensive and defensive transitions, they quickly closed the point difference to within fifteen points.

Derek Williams had an eye-catching performance during this period of time, scoring in both mid-range and long-distance.

It was at this moment that Tang Tian noticed him.

It is also a bit embarrassing to say.

The No. 4 pick who wanted revenge on Tang Tian at the beginning was almost reduced to having no ball to play.

This is where the reality comes in.

Even Thompson, who is constantly evolving, is just trying to catch up with Tang Tian.

Timon Williams saw that something was wrong with the momentum, so he called Tang Tian and Davis up, planning to replace them in advance.

Adelman did not make substitutions, and he was preparing to give some vigilance to the team's rotation players.

Derrick Williams' frontcourt layup caused Jason Smith's thug to get two free throws.

Tang Tian and Davis came on as substitutes.

Seeing Tang Tian coming up, Williams had a complicated expression on his face.

However, after he adjusted his breathing, he made two free throws to help the Timberwolves chase the point difference to 12 points.

When Tang Tian came on the field, the Pelicans shifted their focus to him.

Holding the ball in the frontcourt, Williams is the main defense, and Mohammed waits for an opportunity to double-team from the flanks.

Tang Tian noticed it and dribbled the ball to the other side.

Williams' confrontation is good, but it is difficult to keep up with Tang Tian's speed now.

He was trying very hard to keep up.

After Tang Tian's breakthrough, he stopped suddenly.

Williams's footsteps were a little messy, and he slid on the ground.

There was an uproar at the scene, Williams, this was knocked down by Tang Tian!

Both are third graders, now it is really a heaven and an underground!

"Shua!"

Tang Tian swayed away from Williams' shot and hit.

This ball helped the Pelicans stabilize the situation on the court.

Williams clenches his hands unconsciously after getting up.

In the frontcourt, he leaned against Tang Tian and reached out for the ball.

This is to find a place for yourself.

Barea gave the ball in. Although Williams was knocked down, he was still in a good state in this quarter.

Williams hits back with the ball after receiving the ball.

This was also his advantage when he played against Tang Tian before.

But now that Tang Tian gained weight, his confrontation did not gain the upper hand like before.

"Snapped!"

On the contrary, he exerted too much force, Tang Tian made a steal after taking a step back, and directly took the ball out of his hand!

He didn't focus on exerting his strength, and once again sat on his butt and fell to the ground...

After Tang Tian steals the ball, he breaks fast with his waist.

In the two-on-one frontcourt, he and Holiday passed the ball to each other, and the ball was finally passed to him. He scored against Barea and made the latter's thugs!

Another 2+1!

Williams then slowly returned to the backcourt.

Tang Tian's opportunity for additional punishment.

Adelman changed the main force back.

Williams' eyes were full of reconciliation, and he kept looking at Tang Tian when he left the court.

But now he is no longer the team's key training target in his rookie season, and he has only a few chances.

Tang Tian noticed Williams' gaze, turned his head to look and then turned back.

Things have changed.

A sentence flashed in his mind, and then he made a steady hit and added a penalty.

After he scored 5 points in a row, the Pelicans re-opened the point difference to 17 points.