The Godfather of Basketball

Due to the investment of foreign capital, the actual proportion of Ali shares held by Boss Ma is constantly decreasing. He is now focusing on buying back. Tang Tian’s 2% does not seem like much, but if it is counted in the amount of personal holdings, it is already a proportion It's very big, no wonder Boss Ma has been thinking about it all the time.

However, Boss Ma's words really touched his heart. There will be no second Ballmer, and if the team in a big city is to be sold, he will definitely not be able to buy it by himself.

Laughing, he already had an idea.

"1%, you have to save some for me." Tang Tian continued.

Boss Ma was a little surprised, maybe he was just talking casually, but he didn't expect Tang Tian to actually agree.

"1% is fine." Boss Ma agreed after thinking about it.

"But if you buy, I have to be the big boss of your team." Boss Ma is very strong.

"Deal." Tang Tian stretched out his hand.

If it is really a big city team, his little money is not enough to be the big boss.

And looking at Boss Ma's ignorance of the ball, he basically used it as an investment, and he was still in charge of the team.

Boss Ma reached out to shake Tang Tian's hand.

The unexpected encounter between the two, and a few casual words, actually made a bet.

"What are you talking about?" John asked after seeing Boss Ma and Tang Tian chatting so happily when he came back from smoking his cigar.

"We said that the Spurs will win the next game." Boss Ma said with a smile.

"Really?" John looked at Tang Tian suspiciously, he naturally knew Tang Tian's identity.

Tang Tian lamented Boss Ma's reaction, but quickly said with a smile, "Yes, I know the Spurs are not such an easy opponent."

John was all smiles after hearing this, and his mood improved a lot.

After chatting for a while, Boss Ma secretly gave Tang Tian a thumbs up, thanking him for his cooperation.

The Thunder finally defended their home court in the first game of the Western Conference Finals, beating the Spurs 113 to 87 and winning the first victory of the series.

Just like the strong state they showed in the previous playoffs, it seems that they will not only win the championship this year, but also likely to sweep the championship just like the "Magic Shark" Cavaliers team.

"It seems that you are really going to lose your job." Hathaway said seriously this time.

"It's good to be unemployed." Tang Tian said with a smile.

This unexpected bet with Boss Ma made him look forward to it.

If he really planned to buy a team in the summer, then according to the rules, he would definitely leave the Thunder as well.

In fact, during the rest of the year, he was trying to buy more shares in the Thunder. After all, this four-middle team that he built himself is the most promising team to establish a dynasty and even eight consecutive championships.

But most of the shareholders of the Thunder are from Oklahoma City. People in small towns see the team's prosperity, and with Ballmer's 2 billion acquisition of the Clippers, they know that their holdings will only become more and more valuable. , do not want to sell at all.

So Tang Tian worked hard for a year, but he got nothing out of his lips. The shares were still exactly the same as before, and there was no room for further improvement.

In this case, if there is a chance, change may not be too bad a thing.

The Western Conference finals continued. As Tang Tian expected, the Spurs quickly made adjustments in the second game. Popovich transferred Diao to the starting lineup, and also played with the Thunder in a lineup similar to one big and four small.

Diaw's tandem ball had an unexpected effect. The Spurs' classic car played a flood of offense, and the Thunder team, which used offense instead of defense, couldn't stand it.

118 to 111, the Spurs turned away from the away game, stole a victory, avoided falling into a 0-2 predicament, and also took away the Thunder's home court advantage.

Losing home-court advantage is a surprise, but no one thinks the Spurs can really knock the Thunder off their horses.

After two games in the Western Conference Finals, the Eastern Conference Finals also drew 1-1, and the Pacers and Heat played extremely fiercely.

To be able to come to the stage of the division finals, every team worked hard.

Tang Tian didn't go to the Thunder's away game. For him, until his child was born, he would try his best to stay in Oklahoma City.

After the two games at home, the Thunder started their away game. Tang Tian also watched the live broadcast in front of the TV.

After the Thunder team lost the second game, the whole team was obviously suffocating. They played like a rainbow at the beginning of the game. The three young players took turns to attack the Spurs inside. , They have achieved a 15-point lead in the away game.

Although the Spurs launched several strong counterattacks amid the cheers of the audience in the second half, they were helplessly exhausted and could not regain their momentum.

In the end, the Thunder overturned the Spurs 98-91 on the road and took a 2-1 lead in the series.

In the first three games of the series, Harden averaged 26.6 points and 7.3 assists per game. The tactical core is slowly transforming into the core of the team.

"We just took a nap, now it's time to end the game." Harden was also full of pride after the game.

Tang Tian frowned slightly after hearing this kind of remarks, such words are very degrading.

He called Stevens and told him to be patient with Harden.

Stevens also looked helpless on the phone.

The current Harden basically can't listen to other people's words, and the continuous honors make him a little uncontrollably swollen.

When he called Harden again, he was also slapped and dealt with by the latter.

Game 4 of the series continued in San Antonio.

The Spurs are still playing hard, and they don't want to fall into a 1-3 situation, because that basically declares the game over early.

But the Thunder are obviously stronger on paper, and the continuous impact has made them tired of coping.

At the last moment of the game, they were stunned and failed to catch up with the score.

103 to 96, the Thunder made another victory and took a 3-1 lead on a big score.

Harden continued to play efficiently, scoring 22 points and 10 assists. Durant and Westbrook also both scored 20+, and the three players were fierce.

Now it is only one step away from being promoted.

After the game, Tang Tian received a call from Harden.

"Coach, we're about to win. I've said it all. You are worrying for nothing." Harden's words were full of confidence.

Tang Tian didn't know how to answer Harden's words, and actually couldn't answer them.

Just after the end of the fourth game, the fans and the media were also unanimously lamenting the strength of the Thunder team, and "cosmic thunder" became the most used word.

The Thunder's management's excellent draft picks in the past few years, coupled with Tang Tian's perfect system for the team last season, made the Thunder and other teams look completely different.

In other words, other teams can challenge, but how can they win against opponents who are not in the same dimension.