Martin used a pick and roll with Love at the frontcourt, and after the separation, he broke through for a layup, drawing a shooting foul from Ajinca.

After he made both free throws, the Timberwolves finally scored.

During the Pelicans' offense, Tang Tian continued to hold the ball.

Brewer had been beaten before, so he didn't dare to stick too close on defense this time.

This is also the biggest difference between having stable ball control and not having it.

After seeing this, Tang Tian did a crossover, took a step to the left, and directly pulled up for a shot.

Because Brewer was a bit far away, and his center of gravity shifted before lunging forward, he was obviously a bit unable to keep up with the rhythm.

That's how a pull-up jumper is, it requires strong core strength, but the fast release speed is its biggest difference from ordinary jump shots.

The pose after pulling up was picturesque.

"Swish!"

The basketball went through the net cleanly.

Tang Tian scored 6 points in a row to start the game!

And he was 3 for 3!

The touch he had lost after his comeback was finally coming back!

Love continued to post up Davis in the low post, and this time he used his size to completely knock Davis away before scoring.

After gaining weight, his offensive power in the low post was still very strong.

4 to 6, the Timberwolves' offense was able to keep up.

Holiday continued to pass the ball to Tang Tian at the frontcourt, but Tang Tian didn't force another attack, instead directly calling Davis out for a pick and roll.

Playing basketball, in the end, is still about efficiency.

He could go head-to-head with Anthony, but most of the time he still had to maximize efficiency.

Especially as the core, it was necessary to learn how to rationally distribute stamina.

The Timberwolves' defense was actually similar to the Rockets, also a lineup of 2 twos and 3 threes.

Brewer and Rubio were solid on defense, but Martin was a well-known defensive liability, and Love and Pekovic were slow and white.

So the most efficient way to play them was to create mismatches.

Davis' pick was solid, completely blocking Brewer.

Tang Tian switched to Love and directly signaled to spread out.

Love's current weight was around 120 kilograms, which allowed him to rely on his weight and excellent basketball IQ, even with average height and wingspan, to still be a low-post killer.

But the price he paid was that he was very slow, and couldn't defend smaller players at all.

This was what Tang Tian wanted, and it was also the most crucial part of modern basketball, creating mismatch advantages to maximize scoring efficiency.

A fake breakthrough forced Love to take a step back, and Tang Tian stopped abruptly and pulled up for a shot.

Love couldn't get out to contest at this time.

Whether he made the shot or not completely depended on Tang Tian's own touch.

"Swish!"

His touch was very on tonight.

4 for 4!

The air conditioning at Target Center was really good!

The Timberwolves' offense was defended, and on the return, Tang Tian continued to mismatch against Love.

This time Love lunged out early, and Tang Tian directly used a change of direction to accelerate past him and into the paint.

Ajinca pinned Pekovic at this time, and Tang Tian easily scored with a layup.

He was 5 for 5 after the start, scoring 10 points in a row!

And the figure of him charging straight in just now was very much like Zhao Zilong charging in and out of Changban Slope seven times.

A white horse and a long spear.

Plus his handsome figure when he pulled up earlier, this really wasn't just playing ball, it was playing popularity!

10 to 4.

Tang Tian was basically playing one-on-five to start the game!

Adelman made a tactical gesture on the sideline at this time, it seemed he was adjusting the defensive strategy.

Martin made a smooth bank shot at the frontcourt, his competitive state this season was really good.

Back on offense, Tang Tian held the ball again, and Rubio on the weak side directly double-teamed him.

Tang Tian had quick eyes and hands, and passed the ball to Holiday.

Holiday caught the ball and shot a three-pointer.

"Swish!"

It went in too!

His three-pointer wasn't consistent, but he still had a shooting percentage of over 30%.

After accepting Tang Tian's suggestion, he had been practicing hard, and his consistency had obviously improved!

13 to 6!

Adelman on the sideline was having a headache at this moment.

Tang Tian's current feeling was really like peak Tracy McGrady, able to control the ball, and integrate scoring, penetrating, and passing.

The key difference between him and peak McGrady was that he played especially rationally!

The Timberwolves' offense didn't score, and this time Tang Tian held the ball outside the three-point line, and before Rubio could double-team, he used a change of direction to slam into Brewer and head inside.

His shot after contact in the restricted area directly caused Brewer's foul.

The explosive pack skill was very destructive.

He adjusted his breathing and made both free throws.

In less than half a quarter, he had frantically scored 12 points, and the key was that he had swept away his previous slump and made all his shots!

The Timberwolves were in an extremely cold place, and they really knew how to help in a crisis!

Brewer's three-pointer outside didn't go in, Love grabbed the offensive rebound and scored a putback, finally helping the Timberwolves continue their scoring.

8 to 15, the single-digit point difference was still manageable.

Tang Tian continued to seize the rhythm after receiving the ball at the frontcourt, breaking through a step to deal with Brewer and head to the basket.

Love came out to help defend this time.

After seeing this, Tang Tian gave Davis a look and directly threw the ball into the air above the basket.

Before, when playing against the Grizzlies, Davis passed Tang Tian an alley-oop, allowing him to put on a dunk that shocked the audience.

This time he was returning the favor to Davis.

Davis jumped up to catch the ball and dunked directly.

"Boom!"

The ball was easily slammed into the basket.

Long arms working at high altitude, talent that was visible to the naked eye!

There was a burst of commotion on the sideline, first Tang Tian, then Davis, consecutive dunks, the Pelicans were showing off!

The Timberwolves' offense didn't score, and on the return it was Tang Tian again, directly hitting a pull-up three-pointer after a pick and roll with Davis outside the three-point line.

His 15th point of the quarter!

20 to 8!

The Pelicans widened the point difference to double digits!

They were going to crush the Timberwolves!

Adelman quickly called a timeout.

The Pelicans' bench was excited.

The Pelicans' record had fluctuated this season, and their ranking had also gone up and down.

But after Tang Tian's comeback, the team had a three-game winning streak, and if they could win tonight, they would usher in their longest four-game winning streak of the season!

Completing this before the All-Star Game would allow them to welcome All-Star Weekend with an extremely happy attitude.

"Their two big guys are very slow, we'll have an advantage if we speed up."

When leaving the court, Tang Tian suggested to Williams in a low voice.

Williams nodded, Tang Tian's reminder was indeed spot on.

From suggesting Jason Smith to now suggesting speeding up, he had actually slowly realized Tang Tian's excellent vision and tactical ability.

Although this was a bit strange to appear on a player, it wasn't impossible, like Rondo of the Celtics was also this type of player.

It's just that Tang Tian looked more humble than Rondo, and the suggestions he gave were all given privately, not wanting the limelight at all.

After the timeout, the Timberwolves replaced Martin with Budinger, a signal that they wanted to strengthen their defense.

The Pelicans also replaced Morrow with Aminu.

Love attacked strongly under the basket, and Davis successfully defended this time, passing the ball to Holiday after grabbing the rebound.

The Pelicans made a fast break to the three-point line, directly speeding up.

In the three-on-two at the frontcourt, Tang Tian attracted the defense before passing straight to Aminu in the middle.

Aminu dribbled the ball and dunked heavily with both hands!

After dunking, his body was still swinging around on the basket.

Target Center was in an uproar.

Tang Tian, Davis, Aminu, these were the Pelicans' three shows!

ps: Thank you for your previous suggestions, Little Eggplant has been drinking breast milk, and is trying according to everyone's suggestions, I hope it works, it's really heartbreaking to hear him cry so desperately