The Godfather of Basketball

For an old player of McGrady's age, it is difficult to maintain his state. Whether he can play well depends on the feeling of the night.

Fortunately, McGrady's state tonight can no longer be described as good, but so good that it explodes.

In addition to his state, he could also see a hint of arrogance in his eyes.

Nine years ago, against the Cavaliers, also under Tang Tian's command, he and Yao Ming swept the Cavaliers in the finals, won the first championship trophy of his career, and started the Rockets Dynasty.

Time flies, and many things have changed, but what remains the same is the opponent, who is also facing James, making him dream back to the Rockets.

Because of his age, McGrady has no way to take James on the defensive end, but on the offensive end, whether it is containment or personal offense, he has played the feeling of his peak.

And it was under his leadership that the Nets stalemate the situation, and the two sides tied at 62 in the first half.

McGrady played the entire second quarter and contributed 12 points and 2 assists in a single quarter on 5 of 7 shots. His performance was quite eye-catching.

Encouraged by him, the Nets midfielders were quite excited in the locker room, shouting and screaming, and their mental state was quite excited.

The performance of young players is greatly affected by their mental state, especially rookies like Booker and Jefferson Jr.

Back in the second half, the Nets resolutely double-teamed James, even if it was a low singles.

On the one hand, Tang Tian was betting on the feel of other Cavaliers players, and on the other hand, he also wanted to use this method to take advantage of the team's rotation speed.

JR Smith and Thompson are in good form this season. The Nets' strategic adjustments have played a role, but they have not been able to really suppress the Cavaliers. However, encouraged by Tracy McGrady in the first half, they are fully open on the offensive end. .

With more than 2 minutes left in the third quarter, the score was still deadlocked.

The two sides entered the rotation again. On the Cavaliers side, Blatter still let James lead the team. On the Nets side, Tang Tian changed Yi Jianlian to lead the team this time. Livingston, Gordon, Booker and David Wayne Sturt's rotation.

"Defend! Defend!"

The stalemate gave the fans hope. They all cheered loudly for the home team without being driven by the DJ.

James' frontcourt organization, Dellavedova didn't seize the opportunity, the shot from outside the three-point line missed, and Yi Jianlian took off the defensive rebound.

West was surrounded by Frye in the frontcourt, and he directly put it up for Gordon to pick and roll. Gordon's running attracted a lot of attention from the Cavaliers. On the other side, Booker took the opportunity to run out. Livingston shook his hand after seeing it. Passed, Booker catches the ball and shoots.

"Shua!"

Vote for it!

After Booker made the shot, he yelled several times excitedly, and the excitement couldn't be hidden on his always gentle face.

There were cheers everywhere.

James dropped low in the frontcourt, and demanded after the frontcourt was set up, and rushed to grab the shot before the Nets' help defense came up.

"boom!"

Neither does this ball.

Thompson grabbed the offensive rebound, but the second attack was interfered by Yi Jianlian, and Yi Jianlian received another rebound.

The Nets played a fast break, and Gordon missed a three-pointer. Yi Jianlian used his speed to the extreme and rushed to grab the offensive rebound.

After grabbing rebounds, he has turned into a rebounding idiot.

Yi Jianlian was not in a hurry to attack, and threw his hands to Livingston's outside line to organize.

It's still Gordon, come out and catch the ball for a three-pointer before shooting.

"boom!"

The three-pointer is still close.

But Yi Jianlian pressed Thompson and grabbed the offensive rebound again!

The fans at the scene were completely excited, Yi Jianlian's continuous frontcourt was too tough!

Blatt was about to go berserk on the sidelines. This continuous rebounding was a big blow to the team. James also yelled at Thompson a few times on the court. Consecutive rebounding is not a matter of ability, but a problem of concentration.

Gordon and Booker ran on both wings at the same time. This time it was Booker who caught the ball.

"Shua!"

Booker shot a touch, and scored a three-pointer against the defense!

The Cavaliers missed the final three-pointer in the backcourt, and the Nets established a 6-point lead at the end of the quarter.

When they left the court, the players of the Nets clapped hands, and the players became more and more excited.

Tang Tian was overjoyed when he saw this scene. The Nets' momentum was like a tiger descending the mountain, and it was already unstoppable.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Tang Tian sent McGrady on the field again, and McGrady did not disappoint. He scored consecutive points on the offensive end again, forcing James to attack.

James is really a physical monster, and he can still attack without writing for a minute.

However, he is still human after all, so attacking from the bench, his efficiency dropped significantly at the decisive moment.

The Nets played steadily and kept their lead to the end.

In the end, the Nets defeated the Cavaliers 124 to 116 at home, and had the last laugh in this offensive battle.

James made 16 of 36 shots and scored a game-high 40 points, plus 13 rebounds and 5 assists, but he only made 2 of 8 shots in the last quarter.

Irving scored 22 points on 9-of-20 shooting, while Love and JR Smith each had 16 points.

The Nets are all soldiers. McGrady played well in the second and fourth quarters. He scored a team-high 21 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists on 9 of 13 shots. Deron, Gordon, Yi Jianlian, Jokic, Booker and Butler scored All doubles.

After winning this home game, the Nets won two consecutive cities. Under the incredible eyes of the fans and the media, they abruptly tied the big score at 3-3.

"Defense and offense, the Nets win games in two different ways, and their potential is underestimated."

"Last year, the Hawks showed us how a group system can bring about changes to a team. It's a pity that they didn't play out under the intensity of the playoffs, but Tang Tian and the Nets have now shown us. Playoff-level team basketball, they're really underrated."

"Deron has returned to the peak state of the Jazz, Gordon has played the performance of the Clippers, Butler is an All-Star defender, plus Yi Jianlian, who has exploded this season, and Jokic who has entered the All-Star Odd, as well as David West who is a starter at the bench level, Oden who finally got rid of his injury, and T-mac who went berserk on the court, we all say that this Nets team is a civilian team, but if you really look at them But it’s not commonplace at all.”

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The Nets won the recognition of many fans with their performance of pulling two cities in a row.

But despite this, most fans and the media are still pessimistic about the Nets for the upcoming tiebreaker.

In history, the winning rate of the team playing at home in the tiebreaker is more than 80%, let alone this team is the Cavaliers.

The Nets have done their best to play the game to this level.

"Dreams are always necessary, what if they come true?"

Tang Tian also knew that not all stories had happy endings, but he was optimistic.

The Nets have completed many incredible games, who can guarantee that they will not do it again?