The Godfather of Basketball

Before the start of the series, no one expected that it would turn into such a situation.

The Thunder swept in two rounds, while the Spurs had a tiebreaker in one round and a round to Game 6. There is a big gap in strength between the two sides.

The score of 3 to 1 also shows the strength gap between the two teams.

But Harden's defense turned out to be the winner of the series!

By this time, no one felt that the Thunder had much confidence in advancing.

On the afternoon of the second day after Game 6 of the Western Conference finals, Tang Tian's manor welcomed an uninvited visitor. It was Stevens, the Thunder's acting coach and his first assistant coach.

Stevens had a smooth journey with Tang Tian, ​​and won the best head coach in the second season, which was even more glorious than his previous life.

But now his handsome face is full of sadness, obviously leading 3 to 1 and being tied at 3 to 3, he must not be in a good mood.

Stevens' visit was considered normal. He must have tried all methods in the sixth game. The Thunder team did play their own characteristics, but they almost fell short in the end.

Yui Aragaki poured coffee for the two.

However, Stevens' attention was all on Tang Tian at the moment, and he didn't look at it at all. He took the coffee and said thank you for putting it down, and then asked Tang Tian impatiently, "Is there really no other way?"

Method? Really no more, the Thunder team is targeting Harden in this scene, forcing the Thunder team to abandon Harden, even if they don’t abandon it, half of it will be abandoned. The Thunder without Harden and the current Spurs are 50-50 It's all a bit difficult. How can the latter be the champion team that played heat in the previous life.

"It's all my fault. I should try to persuade James anyway." Stevens blamed himself a bit. Tang Tian had reminded him many times about Harden's going to the nightclub, but he had never been able to persuade Harden. .

"It's not your fault, Brad." Tang Tian comforted.

To be honest, in Harden's situation, even if he is still on the team, Harden may not necessarily listen to advice.

"I also tried to protect James with a pick-and-roll, but those guys on the Spurs team are too experienced, they can always find James." Stevens has excellent tactical ability, but this time the opponent's strength is equal to or even stronger than him. the old man.

"This is the change in basketball now." Tang Tian said with emotion.

In the past, basketball was all about singles, not targeting the opponent's weak points, but creating opportunities for one's own strengths, that's why Kobe singled Bowen so many times, Tracy McGrady singled Artest, etc. It's about bringing out your strengths as much as possible.

But now there is a very important evolution in basketball, which is to change the way, from hitting the strong point to hitting the opponent's weak point, trying to make the score as efficient as possible.

To be honest, this was the trend that Tang Tian led in the Cavaliers.

"The only way is to let go of one point." Tang Tian still gave his suggestion after feeling emotional.

In fact, since Harden was targeted, he has been trying to find a way, but it is really not suitable. As far as he said, it was also a bad idea.

"Let go of a point? Parker?" Stevens realized everything, and his reaction was quick.

"Parker is the best choice. His three-point shot is unstable. Harden will pinch when he encounters singles. If the defender who defends Parker is too far away, he will use the help defense to rotate. In the end, Parker should be released. Of course, you have to find a way to let him go. James played hard, after all, this is a bad idea, even if he does pass the conference finals, the Heat will still be there waiting for the finals." Tang Tian nodded, this is a trick to kill the enemy by one thousand and self-defeating eight hundred.

"I see." Stevens nodded, he was a bit lost in authority, and Tang Tian pointing this out was the only way out of the current situation.

Tang Tian asked Stevens to have lunch, but he declined. He hurried back, and it seemed that he was under a lot of pressure.

"You are so stupid. If you teach people not to be afraid of the Thunder winning the championship like this, the board of directors will kick you later?" Hathaway was still multi-minded. When Stevens left, she couldn't help reminding.

"What am I afraid of? Are you afraid that no one wants your husband?" Tang Tian said with a smile.

"Look at you." Hathaway patted Tang Tian's forehead with a smile, but did not refute Tang Tian's words.

In Tang Tian's case, even if he took a year off, the whole league is probably rushing to get it.

The tiebreaker was held in Oklahoma City. Tang Tian didn't plan to go to the scene, but Hathaway and Swift let him go. As wives, they knew that Tang Tian was also very concerned about this game, and there were many servants in the manor. , they will not have any problems.

The Eastern Conference finals had already been decided before. The Heat eliminated the Pacers 4-2 and advanced to the finals first. Now they are waiting for their final opponents.

And the tiebreaker of the Western Conference Finals was also the last game before the finals, which attracted a lot of attention.

Tang Tian arrived at the scene, greeted with bursts of cheers from the fans, which also encouraged the morale of the Thunder team.

In order to enhance the atmosphere, the reporter also found Tang Tian for a brief interview before the game.

"Coach, are you going to go down to the field to direct the game?" The reporter joked first.

"I would like to, but if I go down, I should be expelled from the stage." Tang Tian also responded with a joke, and there was a burst of laughter from the scene.

I haven't seen him for nearly a year, but Tang Tian is still so skinny.

However, this kind of answer made the atmosphere of the scene a lot more relaxed. In the tiebreaker, not only the players will feel pressure, but also the fans.

"Do you believe that the Thunder will eventually win the game?" The reporter then asked.

"Of course, I believe that the cheers from the fans will allow them to win the final victory." Tang Tian said with a smile.

His words naturally brought bursts of cheers, and the atmosphere at the scene was monstrous.

Shortly after this interview, the scene entered the opening ceremony.

Perhaps because of Tang Tian's warm-up, the reaction of the audience at the opening ceremony was obviously higher than that of the previous games. After feeling it, the members of the Thunder team became extremely excited.

With the end of the opening ceremony, the starting players of both sides appeared one after another.

For the Thunder, the four young players still start together, Westbrook and Harden on the outside, Durant and Tucker on the front, and Ibaka on the center.

On the Spurs side, Popovich still let the demon knife start, with Pahe and Ginobili on the outside, Danny Green and Leonard on the front line, and Duncan at the center.

Amidst the cheers of the fans at the scene, Ibaka jumped and won the old Duncan and dialed the ball back to the Thunder's half.

The much-anticipated tiebreaker of the Western Conference Finals officially kicked off.

The Thunder cooperated in the first attack. Harden scored Durant suddenly, Ibaka blocked both Duncan and Leonard, and Durant made a mid-range shot after receiving the ball.

There were cheers everywhere, and the Chesapeake Energy Arena was set ablaze right from the start.