Chapter 907 Paul’s Flagrant Foul (Third Update!)

And after the ball was scored, the referee's whistle also sounded.

This is a 2+1!

The scene was in an uproar, with many fans holding their heads in disbelief.

With about 30 seconds left, this 2+1 almost killed the game.

D'Antoni could only helplessly shake his head back and forth on the sidelines.

Even though Tang Tian was guarding against this ball, he was still able to score it. This is really pure personal ability.

Tang Tian's extra free throw hit, and the point difference was once again widened to 6 points.

D'Antoni reached out and called another timeout.

At this time, the Rockets must score, and they can only score 3 points.

If you can't do that, the game is over.

After the timeout came back, the fans at the scene also stood up.

"Let's.go! Rockets!"

The shouts became even louder after they stood up, and the Toyota Center echoed with a flood of shouts.

Paul holds the ball to the frontcourt, and the Rockets have a pick-and-roll with or without the ball.

Harden ran out to catch the ball, but Tang Tian's defense arrived quickly and he had no chance to make a move.

He could only give the ball back to Paul.

Paul quickly threw the ball to Morris in the bottom corner, where there was an opportunity.

Morris caught the ball and Ariza flew to interfere with the ball.

The trajectory of the ball is a little outside.

"Bang!"

The ball hit the front of the basket and popped out.

There is still a gap between the key ball ability of role players and that of superstars!

At this moment, there was an episode under the basket.

Davis, who originally had a chance to grab the rebound, did not reach out. Seeing that Tang Tian was not far away from him, he blocked Tucker who was about to rush for the rebound.

Tang Tian successfully got the defensive rebound.

The fans at the scene sighed. The Rockets failed to attack this time and the game was over.

At this moment, something unexpected happened. Paul didn't seem to want to give up and rushed to Tang Tian to foul.

There is nothing wrong with this choice, but his movements were relatively large, he fouled Tang Tian from behind and pulled Tang Tian to the ground.

The players on the Pelicans team reacted and rushed over instantly. Players on both sides pushed and pushed, and the court was in chaos.

In the chaos, Paul received an elbow from someone unknown, and the corner of his eyebrow was hit with blood.

The referee calmed down the conflict. At this time, someone noticed that Tang Tian looked in pain after being helped up. It looked like he was injured.

The game entered a technical timeout.

Although there was not much suspense in the game, Paul's impulse made the game much longer.

Tang Tian sat on the sidelines and let the team doctor check his back.

The technical timeout ended and the referee issued a penalty. Paul received a first-level flagrant foul.

Tang Tian also ended his communication with the team doctor at this time. His expression still looked a little painful, and it looked like he was seriously injured.

"The back is spasming and he needs about a week or two weeks of rest."

The team doctor also gave Stevens a preliminary diagnosis.

No vertebrae or ribs were injured, which should be considered good news, but the muscle spasm was not a minor injury.

In vernacular, it is the pain that only occurs after the back muscles have been hit a thousand times.

Ordinary people would be unable to bend over due to muscle strain, let alone spasm.

As the team doctor said, even if you have NBA-level medical standards, you usually need to rest for one to two weeks.

"Don, can you still shoot free throws?"

Stevens confirmed to Tang Tian that if Tang Tian was unable to play, he would need to go to the technical desk to apply for a replacement free throw.

Tang Tian nodded to indicate that it was okay.

I was caught off guard when I was pulled down by Paul, so I was unprepared when my back landed on the ground. It was very painful at the moment of injury, but it got better after sitting for a while.

The team doctor glanced at Tang Tian in surprise, but said nothing.

Tang Tian endured the pain and walked to the court to take the free throw.

Counting flagrant fouls, there were four free throws.

He missed the first free throw.

The moment he took action, he felt as if his entire back was burning.

But he gritted his teeth and made two of three free throws.

He was replaced by Stevens after the free throw, and the game ended shortly after.

In the end, the Pelicans defeated the Rockets 104-95 on the road.

For the Rockets, Cousins ​​scored a team-high 30 points and 15 rebounds, Harden had 21 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, Paul had 16 points and 11 assists, and Gordon had 13 points and 3 assists.

For the Pelicans, Holiday scored 21 points and 5 assists, Davis had 17 points and 7 rebounds, Jokic had 9 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, and Williams had 9 points.

Tang Tian scored a quadruple-double of 38 points, 11 rebounds, 12 assists and 10 steals.

On social media after the game, the discussion about Tang Tian's quadruple-double continued, but due to the conflict at the end of the game, the quadruple-double was no longer all that was discussed.

"Losing again and again? Paul's last goal was so unprofessional!"

"Isn't Paul always like that? Otherwise, how do you think he got the nickname Dirty Cannon? Have you never seen his little moves in the game?"

"I think the two are different in nature. The little move is because he is short. I don't think it's within the rules, but this one is aimed at people!"

"This is the consequence of the change in penalty scale. Only for actions like that did the referee call a level of malice. If it had been the Xiao Hua era, he would have been expelled directly!"

"I also think there is something wrong with the referee's penalty. Tang is the best player in the league. That ball should have been directly ejected with Level 2 malicious intent!"

"Is Xiao Hua better? To put it bluntly, Tatum is a shadow of Stern, otherwise he wouldn't have been unable to defeat Xiao Hua in the first place."

"Are you going too far with this topic? I think the issue now is not who should be the president, but how serious Tang's injury is!"

"It seems we have to wait for the MRI results the next day, or wait and see if the reporter has any follow-up reports. I hope it's okay, he just scored a quadruple-double!"

"Pray for Don, nothing else matters!"

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After being replaced by Stevens, Tang Tian was helped back to the locker room by the team doctor before the game was over.

He will undergo an MRI examination tomorrow. Before that, he lies down and rests as instructed by the team doctor and reduces strenuous exercise as much as possible.

He didn't go to the post-game press conference, but Davis and Holiday went.

A reporter reluctantly wanted to interview Tang Tian privately, but was stopped by his teammates from the Pelicans.

At the post-game press conference, reporters also asked about Paul's final foul.

"I can understand that Paul wanted a foul at the last moment to put Don on the free throw line, but his actions were indeed dangerous, and I believe the league will handle it."

Stevens is relatively experienced in dealing with the media.

Moreover, the current league is in the Tatum era, not the Silver era. The league still has freedom of speech.

"AD, we found out that you gave up a rebound at the end of the game. Do you want to give that rebound to Don?"

In addition to Paul's criminal question, Tang Tian's quadruple-double was also the focus of questions. A question from a local media reporter was a bit special.

"Yes, I didn't know that Tang had already scored a quadruple-double. We hadn't secured the victory yet. My focus was on the game. My impression of Tang's data was still two minutes ago, but when that rebound appeared, We've secured the win, so I guess I have to do that."

Davis' sincerity made all the reporters in the audience laugh.

Originally, Paul's crime and Tang Tian's injury made the atmosphere of the press conference a bit dull, but this answer made the atmosphere lighter.