Chapter 911 Don’t Be Afraid of Being Late for a Good Meal
This situation did not change in the third quarter. Tang Tian's touch was still not good, and the Pelicans could not exert their full strength.
Tang Tian's three quarter statistics were 17 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 6 steals and 2 blocks.
After three quarters, the score on the court was 75-75.
The Jazz have tied the score!
"The Pelicans rely too much on Don's play."
The on-site commentator sighed at the end of this section.
It's not a good thing if Tang Tian is too strong. The team usually plays too smoothly, and the pressure resistance performance of Davis, Jokic, the second and third leaders, has weakened.
Trailing by 9 points in one quarter, we caught up to 5 points at halftime, and then tied it in the third quarter.
The Jazz performed admirably against the defending champions tonight, and they have a good chance of winning an inspirational game.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, they continued this performance. Diaw and Joe Ingles came out of the bench and led the team to a 12-2 offensive, leading the Pelicans by double digits. !
Stevens even called two timeouts but failed to stop the Jazz's offensive.
It seemed like tonight was not destined to belong to the Pelicans.
"This may not be our night, but we have to perform better and we can't let ourselves have any regrets."
During the timeout, Davis rarely used words to motivate his teammates.
Tang Tian's hand was not good, and he was never able to stand up. This sentence was said to his teammates, but also to himself.
He has grown up under Tang Tian's wings for three years, he should become braver.
Tang Tian felt relieved when he heard this.
This season Davis's character, skills, and performance have all improved significantly compared to last season.
This is why many Pelicans fans now refer to Davis as Tang Tian's Pippen.
But in terms of mental level and game willpower, he is much worse than Pippen. Standing up this time is a kind of growth.
After the timeout, Stevens replaced all the main players and started the final battle in advance.
After the timeout, Davis took the initiative to hit the ball from the low post in the frontcourt. Favos's turning shot was interfered by Gobert's defense and missed. However, he struggled to grab the offensive rebound, and the second attack caused Gobert's attack. Defensive foul.
His eyes were full of ruthlessness, and he looked like he was going to fight tooth and nail.
With two free throws, Davis helped the Pelicans narrow the point difference to single digits.
Looking back, the Jazz were in position in the frontcourt. Hayward sent a second pass. Favors took the ball and turned around to dunk.
"Snapped!"
The moment he got up, the ball in his hand was gone!
Tang Tian's steal!
His 7th steal of the game!
Although his offensive performance was average due to injuries, he had a strong presence on the defensive end!
The Pelicans played a defensive counterattack, and Davis quickly ran from the backcourt to the frontcourt, receiving Tang Tian's backcourt long flyer and scoring a dunk!
Davis defends and Tang Tian scores. This is a daily match scene for the Pelicans, but tonight after Tang Tian successfully defended, he assisted Davis more than once. The roles of the two were reversed tonight!
"Kill! Cause damage!"
Snyder continued his death rant from ringside.
The Jazz fell into a scoring drought again like the opening period.
During this period, the Pelicans had already gained momentum in two consecutive waves of offense. Amid the defensive cheers of the fans at the scene, Hayward's shot was interfered with.
Gobert grabbed the offensive rebound and wanted to pass it to Hill on the outside, but Tang Tian predicted the ball and it was another steal!
And after the steal, he once again sent a long pass from the backcourt. This time it was Holiday who took the cake.
He scored a layup after receiving the ball, and the Pelicans counterattacked the Jazz with a 6-0 wave, narrowing the point difference to 4 points in an instant!
Snyder was forced to call a timeout.
When the Pelicans players came off the court, they were cheered by the fans.
When Tang Tian feels bad, others can step forward. This is the momentum that a defending champion should have!
But at this moment, a series of numbers printed on the large LED screen caused fans to whistle one after another.
Tang Tian, 17 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 8 steals and 2 blocks!
Fans had focused on Tang Tian's few points before this game, but now they discovered that Tang Tian was only 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals away from completing four consecutive double-doubles!
At this time, there are still more than 6 minutes before the end of the game. This is completely possible!
And if Tang Tian does this, he will leave the other four quadruple-double owners behind!
Two quadruple-doubles, four consecutive four-doubles, and consecutive four-doubles achieved while fighting through injuries. This will make the fans climax on the spot!
The fans were very excited, but the players from both teams did not pay attention to this because the outcome of the game was still full of suspense.
After the timeout, Hayward showed his true qualities as the team's boss and hit a pull-up jumper against Ariza's defense, helping the Jazz stabilize the situation on the court.
And back on the defensive end, the Jazz began to shrink inside.
Snyder still has a good way on defense. Since you Tang Tiandu doesn't feel good, I'll simply take a gamble!
But unfortunately his gamble failed, because Tang Tian's three-pointer from the outside went straight in!
The mood of the fans at the scene suddenly became high. Tang Tian finally opened fire, and the atmosphere at the scene was finally ignited!
The Jazz missed a three-pointer in the frontcourt, but Tang Tian successfully judged the basketball placement and got a long rebound.
From defense to offense, the Jazz guarded Tang Tian's pass, but Tang Tian decisively attacked the basket and got up, causing Hill's defensive foul.
Injured people will feel a lot of pain when they first start playing, but after playing for a long time, the blood flow speed will increase, and the pain will gradually disappear until they become numb.
Tang Tian had the passive skill on his body, which reduced most of his pain. Now at this point in the game, his back was completely numb.
He now has the same effect of being sealed and has begun to enter his own rhythm!
Tang Tian made two free throws and the point difference was narrowed to two points.
Hayward made a breakthrough layup and then scored, and he began to lead the team forward at the last moment.
But Tang Tian turned around and scored a double-team, and he immediately passed the ball to Davis for another 2 points!
When Hayward was suddenly intercepted by Tang Tian, Davis received Tang Tian's pass and scored on the break. The Pelicans had already tied the score!
And in the blink of an eye, Tang Tian's statistics have increased to 22 points, 9 rebounds, 10 assists and 9 steals!
As the saying goes, a good meal never comes late. Tang Tian's performance in the first three quarters was average, but in the last quarter he fully showed his personal strength!
The score was still even, but this time the pressure was all on the Jazz's side.
"Defense! defense!"
Amid the shouts of the home fans, the Jazz made a mistake on the court. Hood's pass to Hill was slow and passed directly out of bounds!
It looked like a missed ball, but at this moment a figure flew out of the field and saved the ball with a backhand shot.
The ball flew in front of Holiday, and Holiday quickly grabbed it with quick eyes and hands.
The turnover directly turned into a steal!
And the person who saved the ball and completed the steal was Tang Tian!
Tang Tian's 10th steal in this game!