Carlisle called a timeout.
After the timeout, he substituted Butler and Conley in, giving Harris and Nowitzki a rest.
Stevens also made a Substitution Adjustment, sending Tang Tian and West in for Holiday and Davis.
When play resumed, Brogdon made the and-one free throw, extending the Pelicans' lead to 11.
From 3 points to 11, the Pelicans' Bench Connection Segment had been nearly perfect this quarter.
Butler drove to the basket and muscled the ball in through contact with West, cutting the deficit back to single digits.
"Defense! Defense!"
Dallas fans in the arena began to shout as well.
The Mavericks would not surrender so easily.
Amid the fans' cheers, the Mavericks once again produced high-quality defense. The Pelicans failed to execute their set, and Brogdon gave the ball to Tang Tian.
Tang Tian used a Triple Threat fake shot and drive to deceive Butler, but the Mavericks' help defense arrived quickly. Conley from the weak side and Embiid under the basket had both already converged to double-team him.
Trapped in the double-team, Tang Tian delivered an all-time highlight Astute pass. His right hand passed the ball behind his back to his left, then his left hand sent it toward the right side.
The sequence resembled White Chocolate Williams' elbow pass, deceiving both the opponents and his teammates.
Bojan caught the ball in the corner with a completely wide-open look.
Bojan made a slight adjustment before shooting.
Swish!
He made his first Three-pointer of the game.
It had come a little late, but it had finally come!
The lead stretched to 12!
On the Mavericks' possession, Curry missed a Catch-and-shoot Three-pointer. Embiid's putback was disrupted by Jokic, and West secured the Defensive Rebound.
The Pelicans immediately launched a Defensive Counterattack. Tang Tian's push drew the defense, and Brogdon drove the