The Godfather of Basketball

After hugging the Eagles players, the players couldn't help shouting excitedly when they faced each other.

Killing the number one in the eighth place is exciting for everyone.

Even Tang Tian, ​​who was standing on the sidelines right now, clenched his fist with his right hand, couldn't hide the excitement on his face.

It was also the first time for him to experience Hei Ba. Although he had been instilling confidence in the players before and during the series, he did not have the confidence to win.

The entire series has been full of twists and turns. When the two sides are close in strength, being able to advance to the next level really depends on a bit of luck in addition to strength.

Fortunately, they were the ones who won in the end, and this moment was the moment to enjoy the excitement.

At the press conference after the game, Tang Tian took Deron, Jokic and Yi Jianlian to attend.

Deron played the core strength of the team this time, scoring 29 points and 9 assists. Yi Jianlian scored 21 points and 8 rebounds. Jokic also played steadily this time, contributing 17 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists. Quasi-triple-double data.

"Coach, an incredible series, how are you feeling now?"

"Excited, to be honest, I have to praise my team members. They have achieved incredible achievements. They won the game without being favored by everyone. No one deserves more praise." Tang Tian put all the praises together to his players.

"You mentioned the performance of the players, can you comment on the performance of the three players next to you in the series?" the reporter asked.

"Yes." Tang Tian smiled and turned his head to look, obviously the reporter's question was in his heart.

"I want to describe them with the present and the future. Deron and Yi represent the present of the team. You see their games. Deron averaged 25 points and 8 assists per game. You can't find 5 players in the league better than him. Point guard, Yi has grown a lot in the past few years. He has grown into a reliable guy with 17 points and 9 rebounds. You can’t find many power forwards like this in the playoffs, and he can play Center."

After talking about Deron and Yi Jianlian, he then turned his head to look at Jokic on the left, and reached out to pat him on the shoulder.

"This is the future. He's the new hope for the Nets and even New York. He can pass, he can shoot, he can dunk, he can defend, he can do everything, but this is his rookie season. Honestly, I don't know." Knowing what his limits are, but my expectations for him are equally limitless."

Tang Tian's praise made everyone below open their mouths.

For so many years, they knew that Tang Tian was good at complimenting others, but it was the first time he praised so thoroughly.

"He's an incredible big guy."

"Playing with him will make the game a lot easier."

Delong and Yi Jianlian also praised one after another at this time.

Jokic blushed from being praised.

"Nicolas, you played a very good series, averaging 15.6 points, 10.3 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game. This is really too good for a rookie. How did you do it?" The reporter naturally said The subject of the question is facing Jokic.

"No, I still have a lot to learn, stability, defense, and field choices. I will work hard in the following games and summer." Jokic is quite humble.

This kind of answer also attracted the reporters below to take pictures for a while.

New York is a big place, and the stars here are known for being villains and ruffians. It has been a long time since such a humble future star has appeared.

Tang Tian also nodded in satisfaction. New York is a place of right and wrong. Anything that is said will be reported by the media and magnified infinitely. Humility will be very useful here.

"Coach, the opponent in the next round is the Washington Wizards. They swept the Raptors in the upper half. Will there be pressure to play against such an opponent?" The reporter finally turned the question back to Tang Tian here.

Tang Tian smiled. He felt that the press conference tonight was a bit too peaceful. After laughing, he said, "I rested for a year and a half. This is a very long time. I think it should be enough for them to build up some confidence. Bar."

The reporter who asked the question was stunned, and the other reporters did not react at once.

After figuring out the subject and predicate in Tang Tian's words and their meanings, they all became shocked and wanted to laugh.

Before the break, Tang Tian had won 7 championships in 7 years. The situation gave people the feeling that the season had just begun, and the championship had already been taken by Tang Tian in advance.

Now that he has rested for a year, people have indeed forgotten about it a little bit, but when he brought it up again, it was like a fading dark cloud gathered over everyone's heads again.

Tang Tian, ​​he did come back, and he came back as a black eight.

In contrast, it should indeed be the Wizards who feel the pressure.

Delong and Jokic looked at Tang Tian for a long time before turning their heads. They were completely caught off guard by this pretense.

Only Yi Jianlian was smiling and shaking his head at the moment, but he knew Tang Tian's character quite well.

After finishing the press conference, Tang Tian gave the team members a day off.

Two days after the game, their opponents, the Wizards, have rested for four or five days. They have a lot of advantages in physical fitness. He must also allow his players to get enough rest.

The players were resting, but he didn't.

The words said at the press conference were just to cheer the team up.

Prior to this, there were 5 black eights in the NBA, but except for the Knicks who reached the finals in the 98-99 season, the other 4 times without exception, all fell in the second round.

Black eight is like a breath, basically unloaded at the moment of completion.

At this time, either the motivation for the game will be found again, or it will be picked up by the opponent.

The Nets are dominated by young players, and morale is very important. This is also his original intention for what he said.

However, morale alone is definitely not enough. After the Wizards supplemented Pierce this season, their strength in the playoffs has greatly increased. Their strength is not weaker than the Eagles.

Although Tang Tian didn't expect to win the championship with the current lineup, but if he took one more step forward, this team would bring more hope to people.

In order to achieve this goal, in addition to the players, he must also use all his strength.

For this Wizards team, Wall and Beal are relatively mature on the outside, and the combination of Gortat and Nene on the inside is also tough. Adding Pierce is a match made in heaven.

And in addition to the starting five, there are potential new stars like Otto Porter and powerful players like Sessions and Gooden on the bench.

If the game is fierce, it is not impossible to reach the tiebreaker.

Speaking of old Pierce, in the Wizards playoffs, he directly turned into a thigh, and completed 2 lore in the first round. It is a pity that he did not stay in the Nets.

This is probably fate. Pierce has fought against him in the East for so many years, and finally faced him in the playoffs.