The Spurs retreated on defense, and Popovich gestured for the zip hammer tactic.

After hitting three consecutive three-pointers, Tang Tian's personal score had reached 20.

Popovich realized he was on fire tonight and began to adjust the offensive focus.

Ridnour and Love pick-and-roll, Love receives Ridnour's pass back on the outside and hits another three-pointer. He's gone crazy tonight!

The point difference returned to 8 points again.

In the Spurs' frontcourt offense, Parker broke through on the left and passed the ball to the bottom right corner.

The Timberwolves' lineup on the court was already strong on offense and weak on defense, and they didn't react to this sudden adjustment of offensive style.

Tang Tian had a completely wide-open opportunity after receiving the ball in the bottom corner.

"Swish!"

Another three-pointer!

He's hit 3 consecutive three-pointers since coming on in the second half!

He's on fire!

"Someone stop him!"

The crowd was in an uproar, and even the home commentator couldn't help but shout.

Love was in great shape. If it weren't for Tang Tian's three consecutive three-pointers, the Timberwolves would have already caught up.

Love's low post attack caused Blair's shooting foul. He went to the free throw line and made two free throws to continue scoring for the team.

"Defense! Defense!"

The fans at the scene took the initiative to cheer for the team in unison.

With Love in hot form, the Timberwolves might have a chance to win against a stronger team tonight.

The Spurs continued the zip tactic. Tang Tian was closely watched, but he also contained a lot of the Timberwolves' defense. Parker's breakthrough layup directly scored.

It was a familiar scene. Tang Tian had shown this kind of feeling when he played against the Heat.

Accurate shooting on the outside forced the opponent to focus on defense, and then teammates had scoring opportunities.

The only difference was that this time Tang Tian was starting! His teammates were stronger than when he was playing as a substitute!

Adelman felt a little overwhelmed. He wasn't a coach who was good at defense, and the Spurs were giving him a difficult problem!

In the Timberwolves' offense, Love's strong attack finally failed, and Duncan protected the defensive rebound.

Parker dribbled to the frontcourt and continued the zip hammer tactic.

This time, Tang Tian had another pick-and-roll with Duncan after positioning himself in the bottom corner, and Parker passed the ball.

After Tang Tian's three-point shooting fake sent Williams flying, he drove to the basket and scored a layup.

Williams was eager to prove himself, but he was too anxious. He looked like he was being played around by Tang Tian at this moment.

And after scoring these two points, Tang Tian's score had reached 25 points, only 2 points away from his career scoring record.

Williams also realized this, and he defended very closely, not giving Tang Tian an easy chance to shoot.

However, with more than 7 minutes left in the third quarter, he committed an off-ball foul against Tang Tian during a forced steal.

The Timberwolves had accumulated 5 fouls in a single quarter, and Tang Tian was directly sent to the free throw line.

The fans at the scene tried their best to interfere, but Tang Tian's free throws were quite stable. After making both free throws, he had increased his personal score to 27 points.

Both sides entered rotation, and Tang Tian also came off to rest.

At this time, the point difference on the court was still around 12 points, and the Timberwolves were playing quite tenaciously at home.

But at this moment, the situation on the court suddenly changed. Ginobili hit two consecutive three-pointers, then stole the ball and assisted Anderson to score.

The Spurs instantly widened the point difference to 20 points at the end of the third quarter.

Moreover, in the first four minutes of the fourth quarter, the Timberwolves had not been able to close the score. It seemed that the Spurs' starters didn't need to come back.

Seeing that the game was about to be decided, Adelman brought Love up early to make a final effort.

Love was "Gei Li Fu" tonight. After coming up, he first singled out Splitter and scored, and then assisted Webster with a three-pointer on the outside, forcing the Spurs to stop.

Popovich made lineup adjustments after the timeout. He didn't bring up Duncan, but put Tang Tian on the court.

Tang Tian played a good role in containing the defense on the outside.

After the Timberwolves' defense expanded outward, Ginobili and Mills broke through and scored one after another, finally stabilizing the situation on the court.

Love's strong attack inside failed. He had been fighting with his 125-kilogram body all night, and his physical strength was also close to his limit.

At this moment, Tang Tian used Bonner's pick-and-roll to hit a three-pointer before Love could make up the defense, pulling the point difference back to 20+, directly ending the game early.

Adelman saw that there was no hope of chasing points and put on bench players, and Popovich also made a five-in-five-out substitution.

Tang Tian received enthusiastic cheers from his teammates when he came off the court.

The three-pointer he just made brought Tang Tian's personal score to 30 points!

This score broke his previous career record of 27 points against the Heat! It was also his first 30+ of his career!

He put on such an amazing performance in his first start. There could only be one conclusion: Popovich was wasting him by not starting him earlier!

Ginobili was already talking trash to Tang Tian when he came off the court, and Green and Blair were rushing to Tang Tian and shouting.

Tang Tian's face was full of smiles.

In this game, he had completely seized the opportunity.

Even if Jefferson returns after the All-Star Game, Popovich will likely continue to let him start.

Just as he was feeling good about himself, he suddenly felt a huge palm touching the top of his head.

He looked up and saw Duncan's harmless face.

He was stunned for a moment. What about the buzz cut that's rough and not easy to touch?

Lies!

It seemed that there was no way to stop Duncan from touching his head.

He glanced at Ginobili's hairline, which was already receding to the top, and remembered that he was once a young man with long, flowing hair!

Was this what he would look like in the future?

On the other side of the court, Derrick Williams turned his head to look at the Spurs' bench celebrating. The hand holding the towel became more and more forceful, and his eyes were almost on fire.

He scored 13 points alone in the first half, which should have been the night of his career, but everything ended after Tang Tian's consecutive steals and fouls against him.

Just like in the NCAA, Tang Tian completely ravaged him again.

This wasn't fair!

The Spurs were creating opportunities for Tang Tian in the second half, but he barely had any chances to shoot in the second half!

He was the No. 4 pick, and Tang Tian was only the No. 31 pick!

He couldn't figure it out, but that was the reality.

The Timberwolves had always done a bad job in developing rookies, while the Spurs made the most of their players. It wasn't just the difference between the head coaches, but also the difference in team culture.

Sometimes being selected with a high pick isn't necessarily a good thing.

Wayne Ellington's last super long three-pointer missed, and the score on the court was finally set at 122 to 102. The Spurs defeated the Timberwolves by 20 points on the road.

For the Timberwolves, Love had 42 points, 17 rebounds and 4 assists, and Derrick Williams had 15 points. Rubio had a double-double of 10 points and 11 assists.

For the Spurs, Duncan had 24 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, Ginobili had 16 points and 6 assists, and Parker had 11 points and 7 assists.

Tang Tian played 36 minutes in the game, making 9 of 18 shots, including 7 of 13 three-pointers, and 5 of 5 free throws. He efficiently scored a team-high 30 points, plus 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 steals and 1 block.

He created his career night again!