Timberwolves Head Coach Thibodeau raised his hand and called a timeout.
The Pelicans players on the court had already rushed over to Tang Tian, shouting excitedly around him.
A dunk of that caliber was thrilling no matter how many times you saw it!
After the timeout, both teams made further substitutions.
Towns and Rubio were both taken out for the Timberwolves.
Butler and Dedmon also went to the bench for the Pelicans.
Tang Tian made the and-one free throw after play resumed.
23-8. The Pelicans had extended their lead to 15 points.
On the Timberwolves' possession, Wiggins faced Bojan and hit a fading shot from the baseline after a series of spins.
Finally free from Butler's lockdown defense, he was finally able to show something.
It was a beautiful basket and drew a burst of cheers from the crowd.
On the other end, Wiggins continued guarding Tang Tian.
He worked hard, but Tang Tian still got past him.
Wiggins' defense relied mostly on talent, but that was useless against Tang Tian.
Tang Tian drove into the paint, rose into the air, and went for another Tomahawk Dunk.
Gibson rotated over to help, and when he saw he could not block it, he tried to grab him directly.
Tang Tian spun 360 degrees in midair and somehow turned right past him!
The on-site fans were dumbfounded.
That hang time had to be fake, right?!
But Tang Tian really did it. After spinning past him, he smashed the ball through the hoop with a right-handed reverse dunk!
This was simply unbelievable!
At the Commentary Booth, Barkley and Smith copied O'Neal and held up "10" signs.
A perfect 50 points. There was no higher score possible!
The crowd erupted in cheers once again.
They felt their tickets had been absolutely worth it.
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