Chapter 940 Paul's Malicious Foul
And after the ball entered, the referee's whistle also rang.
This is a 2+1!
The scene was in an uproar, and many fans were in disbelief.
With about 30 seconds left, this 2+1 almost kills the game.
D'Antoni was left with helplessness and shook his head back and forth on the sidelines.
Tang Tian can still throw the ball in if he is deterred. This is really a pure personal ability.
Tang Tian made a free throw, and the score difference was once again widened to 6 points.
D'Antoni reached out and called for another pause.
At this time, the Rockets must score points, and they can only score 3 points.
If it cannot be done, the game is over.
After the suspension, the fans at the scene also stood up at this time.
“let'!rokets!”
The shouts of their shouts after they got up were even louder, and the tide-like shouts echoed in the center of Toyota.
Paul held the ball to the frontcourt, and the Rockets had a pick-and-roll cooperation without the ball.
Harden ran out to catch the ball, but Tang Tian defended quickly and he didn't know how to use his phone.
He had to give the ball back to Paul.
Paul quickly threw the ball to Morris at the bottom corner, and that was an opportunity.
Morris caught the ball and Ariza flew into the interfering ball.
The ball's trajectory is a bit outward.
"Bang!"
The ball pops up at the front of the basket.
The key ball ability of a character player is still far from that of a superstar!
At this moment, there was a small episode under the basket.
Davis, who had the chance to win the rebound, did not reach out. Seeing that Tang Tian was not far from him, he stuck Tucker, who was about to grab the rebound.
Tang Tian successfully got the defensive rebound.
The fans at the scene sighed, the Rockets missed this time and the game was over.
At this moment, something unexpected happened. Paul seemed to not want to give up and rushed to Tang Tian to commit a foul.
There is nothing wrong with this choice, but he is quite active, and he fouled Tang Tian from behind and knocked Tang Tian to the ground.
The Pelicans players reacted and rushed over in an instant. The players on both sides pushed and the field was in chaos.
In the chaos, Paul didn't know who was hit by an elbow, and his eyebrows were bleeding.
The referee calmed the conflict. At this time, someone noticed that Tang Tian looked painful after being helped up, and it seemed that he was injured.
The game enters a technical pause.
Although there is no suspense in the game, Paul's impulse made the game much longer.
Tang Tian sat on the sidelines and asked the team doctor to check his back.
The technical suspension ended, the referee gave a penalty, and Paul received a first-level malicious foul.
Tang Tian also ended his communication with the team doctor at this time. His expression still looked a little painful, and he seemed to be very injured.
"Back spasms, he needs about one to two weeks to rest."
The team doctor also gave Stevens a preliminary diagnosis.
The vertebrae and ribs were not injured, which should be considered good news, but muscle spasms are not minor injuries.
In plain words, it is the pain that only occurs after the back muscles are hit a thousand times.
Ordinary people will be unable to bend their waists if they are muscle strained, let alone spasms.
As the team doctor said, even if you have an NBA-level medical level, you usually need to rest for one to two weeks.
"Don, can you still get a free throw?"
Stevens confirmed to Tang Tian that if Tang Tian is unable to play, he needs to go to the technical station to apply for a replacement free throw.
Tang Tian nodded and indicated that there was no problem.
The moment he was pulled down by Paul was caught off guard, which caused him to be unprepared when his back hit the ground. The injury hurt so much, but after sitting for a while, he was getting better.
The team doctor glanced at Tang Tian in surprise, but said nothing.
Tang Tian endured the pain and walked to the field to execute the free throw.
There are four free throws in total that include malicious fouls.
He lost the first penalty.
The moment he took action, he felt his entire back burning.
But he gritted his teeth and made two free throws in the back.
After the penalty kick, he was replaced by Stevens and the game ended soon.
In the end, the Pelicans defeated the Rockets 104-95 away.
On the Rockets, Cousins scored the team's highest 30 points and 15 rebounds, Harden scored 21 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, Paul scored 16 points and 11 assists, and Gordon scored 13 points and 3 assists.
On the Pelicans, Holiday scored 21 points and 5 assists, Davis scored 17 points and 7 rebounds, Jokic scored 9 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, and Williams scored 9 points.
Tang Tian scored 38 points, 11 rebounds, 12 assists and 10 steals.
After the game, the discussion about Tang Tian Sishuang has not stopped, but because of the final conflict in the game, Sishuang is no longer the entire content of the discussion.
"Lost the ball and lose someone? Paul's last ball is really unprofessional!"
"Didn't Paul always be like that? Otherwise, how did you think the nickname of Dirty Cannon come from? You haven't seen his little moves in the game?"
"I think these two are different in nature. The small move is because he is short. I don't think it's anything under the rules, but this one is rushing to someone!"
"This is the consequence of the change in the judgment scale. Such an action referee blew a level of malicious intention. If it were the Xiaohua era, he would definitely be expelled directly!"
"I also think there is something wrong with the referee's penalty. Tang is the first person in the league. That ball should be expelled directly by level 2 maliciously!"
"It's better to Xiao Hua? To put it bluntly, Tatum is just a shadow of Stern, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to beat Xiao Hua at the beginning."
"You guys have a biased discussion on the topic? I think the problem is not who is the president now, but how serious is Tang's injury?"
"It seems like I have to wait for the next day's MRI test results, or wait to see if the reporter has any follow-up reports. I hope it's okay, he just cut a four-double!"
"Pray for Tang, nothing else matters!"
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After being replaced by Stevens, before the game was over, Tang Tian was supported by the team doctor and returned to the locker room first.
He will undergo an MRI tomorrow. Before that, he will lie down and rest as the team doctor said, and minimize strenuous exercise as much as possible.
He didn't go to the post-match press conference, and Davis and Holiday went there.
Some reporters were unwilling to come and interview Tang Tian privately, but were also stopped by their Pelicans teammates.
At the post-match press conference, the reporter also asked about Paul's last foul.
"I can understand that Paul wanted a foul at the end of the day to get Don to the free throw line, but his moves are indeed dangerous, and I believe the league will handle it."
Stevens is quite experienced in dealing with the media.
Moreover, the current alliance is in the Tatum era, not the Xiaohua era, and there is still freedom of speech in the alliance.
"ad, we found out that you gave up the rebound at the last moment of the game. Are you trying to give that rebound to Don?"
In addition to the question of Paul's evil offender, Tang Tian's four-pair is also the focus of the question. A question from a local media reporter was a bit special.
"Yes, I don't know that Don has already got a four-double, we haven't secured a victory yet, my focus is on the game, my impression of Don's data is still two minutes ago, but when that rebound came out, we've secured a victory, so I think I have to do that."
Davis's honesty made all the reporters in the audience laugh.
Chapter completed!