Chapter 1086 Tom Benson Dies
Rose's outburst was sudden. When Budenholzer belatedly adjusted his defense to double-team Rose, several of Rose's passes were converted into assists.
The Rose now is really different from the Rose before.
Although he also plays sudden points, in the past he mainly focused on attacking, and most of his passes were passive passes after taking off without a chance to take action.
But now, he looks at his teammates before breaking through and chooses the right pass at the right time.
After going through so many twists and turns, he finally evolved.
Moreover, he has good touch during this period, and the Bucks are somewhat unable to do anything to him.
Budenholzer paced the sidelines.
Brogdon's absence and Tang Tian's absence were originally a great opportunity for the Bucks to close the score.
But he never expected Rose to explode.
And this explosion lasted for the entire substitute transition period, from the end of the first quarter to the beginning of the second quarter.
As a result, the Pelicans' lead in this period did not decrease but increased. By the time the main players of both sides returned, the point difference had become 18 points.
When the Pelicans' main force came back, after a burst of output, at halftime, the point difference between the two teams reached 25 points again.
The eyes of the Bucks fans at the scene were full of despair.
They agreed to avenge the humiliation, but in the end they still had to watch the home team being abused!
In the second half, the Bucks' performance was obviously not as good as the first half.
The points difference behind was too big, and the players' mentality fluctuated greatly. Horford alone could not inspire them.
At the end of the third quarter, the point difference between the two teams was already 30 points.
Waiting until the substitute transition period in the third and fourth quarters, Bojan and Siakam came out and launched a 10-0 offensive, directly announcing that the game was over early.
In the end, the Pelicans defeated the Bucks 122-88 on the road, winning their first victory after the All-Star break.
Seven members of the Pelicans scored in double figures. Tang Tian scored a team-high 23 points and Rose had 14 points and 4 assists.
The Bucks' four stars all scored in double figures. Horford contributed 21 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks in his debut.
But apart from the four of them, no one on the team scored in double figures.
The performance of the substitutes has become an important factor in determining the situation of the game.
But no matter what, the Bucks, as an Eastern Conference team, were slaughtered four times by the Pelicans in one season and are destined to be the worst team in the Eastern Conference.
Fans discussed the game hotly after the game, and Rose was mentioned more than once.
With more playing time and better performance, the Windy City Rose has a chance to bloom in New Orleans.
Time flies, and it’s mid-March in a blink of an eye.
The Pelicans have continued to make great progress in more than half a month, winning all 10 games and beating their opponents by an average of 20+ per game.
Counting before the All-Star Game, after their 40-game winning streak was ended, they ushered in a wave of 29-game winning streak!
70 wins is a given.
They now have a real chance to break the 74 wins they set two years ago, and even move towards that incredible stat of 80!
And it is worth mentioning that in the past 10 games, Rose has seized the opportunity.
His playing time increased from the original 11 minutes to 22 minutes per game, averaging 12.6 points and 3.3 assists per game, with a shooting percentage of 49% and a three-point shooting percentage of 40%.
Tang Tian previously said that Rose, Caruso and Lamb would fill Brogdon's scoring gap. Now it seems that Rose alone can fill most of it.
The Pelicans' patience worked.
Their last signing of the summer was a huge profit!
The Pelicans' next opponent is the Trail Blazers.
The Pelicans lost the last time the two teams met, and they will definitely win this game at home.
Moreover, Tang Tian will fight this time, which is a qualitative difference in terms of their confidence.
After the team's daily training in the morning, Stevens gave some instructions and left the locker room.
Diaw started talking about the girl in the nightclub last night, Bojan and Walker discussed Texas Hold'em poker skills, and Siakam talked about training methods with Butler...
The players were talking and laughing, and the atmosphere in the locker room was quite relaxed.
Ten minutes later, the team members were all taking showers and changing clothes, and the door to the locker room was pushed open again.
Stevens opened the door and walked in.
The team members were wondering how Stevens came back.
It was at this time that they discovered that Stevens was followed by team general manager Demps and team president Dennis Lauscha.
This kind of battle is really rare.
"Mr. Benson, just passed away."
Lausha said after coming in.
"We will rush to the hospital now. You all get ready and come with me."
Demps continued.
Pelicans owner Tom Benson, dead.
The news was a huge shock to the Pelicans players.
Benson is very willing to invest in the team and treats his players well.
I have visited the team several times in the playoffs to encourage the players, and even if I was seriously ill, I would not forget to ask my assistants to visit the team frequently.
The team members showed sadness unconsciously.
Tang Tian also felt sad.
Although Benson is old and has been bedridden for a long time, he can feel that his time is running out after visiting him several times.
But when it comes to this day, I still feel uncomfortable inside.
And for the current Pelicans, this will be a big turmoil and impact.
Although Benson had previously asked his wife to represent the team, when it comes to this day, his children will definitely not be willing to accept it.
Family feuding is definitely a big factor off the court for this team that is aiming to make history.
Rausha took the team to the hospital on the bus.
They arrived a step too late and Benson's body had already been taken to the morgue.
Outside the ward, Gale Benson was arguing with several of Benson's sons.
Tang Tian was right to worry.
Seeing them coming, Gale and the others stopped arguing and came to greet Tang Tian.
After seizing the opportunity, Benson's daughter Renee took Tang Tian alone to chat.
"Don, I need your support. As long as you are willing to support me, I can find a way to increase the number of team shares you can buy after retirement."
Renee wants to drag Tang Tian into this power struggle.
This is also expected. The Pelicans' current prosperity is all created by Tang Tian.
Although he is not the team management, his voice is better than anyone in the management.
"I'm just a player."
Tang Tian smiled and said.
He will not get involved in such things as power struggles.
Renee was unwilling to give in and promised a lot of benefits, but Tang Tian's position did not change.
The conversation between the two ended up with no substantive results.
After Renee, Gale Benson also found Tang Tian.
But unlike Renee, because she is now in control of the team, she is more about letting Tang Tian focus on the game, and she will solve the team's problems.
For her, as long as Tang Tian didn't take sides and she had Benson's will, suppressing Renee and the others wasn't a problem.
"I'm just a player."
Tang Tian's answer was the same as before.
That night, the game between the Pelicans and Trail Blazers kicked off at the New Orleans Arena.
The impact of Benson's death on the players is obvious, not only the role players, but also the hard-working brothers' performance is not good.
On the other hand, the Trail Blazers still played with great momentum.
Lillard is wearing a watch again tonight. Anthony's performance has been average since joining the Trail Blazers, but he is also in great form tonight.
After halftime, the Trail Blazers led the Pelicans by 10 points. This was the first time this season for the Pelicans.