The Godfather of Basketball

The system didn't respond anymore, just like its presence.

But Tang Tian understood it himself.

This disappears, it seems right?

Otherwise, how to highlight the awesomeness of the system? How to highlight the core value of his host?

The truth is this.

And it is still slowly disappearing. This feeling is like the poem in Xu Zhimo's "Farewell to Cambridge".

lightly i go, as lightly i came?

The game on the court was still going on, and Yi Jianlian's choice was very problematic. He was replaced by Thibodeau after less than half a quarter.

Seeing that Yi Jianlian was off the field, Tang Tian took advantage of the situation and replaced O'Neal with Matthews, forming a small lineup.

Yao Ming is still difficult to stop at the basket, but after the Cavaliers play fast, his physical strength is exhausted.

The biggest difference between Thibodeau and Tang Tian is that he is very dependent on the starting lineup, almost playing the entire quarter with the main force.

At the end of the first quarter, the Rockets led the Cavaliers by 4 points 29-25.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Thibodeau finally got some substitutes.

Sun Yue, McGrady, Battier, Scola, Jordan Jr.

Cavaliers here is the normal rotation lineup: Jason Williams, Matthews, Artest, Ryan Anderson and Channing Frye.

Williams dribbles upfield, finds Ryan Anderson for a pick-and-roll, splits and returns a no-look pass to Anderson.

Anderson retreated to the three-point line and shot the ball. The ball missed some irons.

But before Jordan took off, Artest came out from the oblique side and grabbed the offensive rebound. After a fake move sent Jordan flying, he took off again and caused the latter's thug foul.

Little Jordan held his head in his hands. He was a younger brother who was badly abused by Artest last season. He made rapid progress, but when he met this older brother, he was still instinctively weak.

Artest made two free throws and the Cavaliers clung to the score.

Sun Yue dribbled the ball to the frontcourt to support Scola in a high position, and after a while of running, he got an open three-pointer.

Scola passed the ball, Sun Yue shot a three-pointer from the outside, and Artest swooped in to interfere.

The interference of the ball was limited, but Sun Yue was a little outrageous and hit the basket directly on the neck.

Tang Tian smiled wryly at this time.

Sun Yue's shot was inaccurate, and the system's previous answer seemed to be true.

Frye received the rebound, the Cavaliers pushed the defensive counterattack, and Williams dribbled forward quickly.

Although he is getting older, his speed as a guard is still there.

Matthews received the ball in the frontcourt, made a fake three-pointer and then shot after Sun Yue, who was chasing after him, flew away.

"Shua!"

The three-pointer hit the net.

The Cavaliers overtook the score.

Artest found Matthews and gave him a high-five excitedly, yelling in his mouth to make the adrenaline soar.

The expressions of the Rockets players on the field were slightly frustrated.

Sun Yue dribbled the ball to the frontcourt. McGrady caught the ball and hit Matthews with his back. He successfully deceived the opponent with continuous shaking, took the ball and rushed to the basket, and was about to dunk when he jumped up.

Artest's judgment was accurate at this time, and he slapped and stole the ball the moment he took off.

The Cavaliers quickly counterattacked, "White Chocolate" caught the ball in the fast break, jumped to the three-point line for a ballet of air, and passed the ball from the crotch to Anderson who followed up.

Anderson's catcher went up and down and scored a three-pointer.

"beep!"

At this moment, the referee's whistle came from the backcourt.

It turned out that Tracy McGrady complained that Artest's thug was too tempered just now, and was directly called a technical foul by the referee.

There was booing.

Matthews made a technical free throw, and the Cavaliers' lead has come to 4 points.

Continue the Cavaliers' possession of the ball.

Thibodeau roared from the sidelines, and the Rockets significantly strengthened their defense.

Williams' pass to Frye was almost cut off after the pick-and-roll. Fortunately, the latter reacted quickly enough, fell to the ground to grab the ball, and then gave it to Matthews in the first place.

Matthews took the ball and went straight to the basket for a layup in the chaos.

At this time, McGrady came from the sideways and jumped up to block the shot.

Matthews received the ball in the air before shooting.

"Snapped!"

This time he didn't dodge, McGrady directly covered Matthews, and then knocked the latter to the ground.

"Hey, you're just a rookie, rookie!" McGrady yelled at the fallen Matthews after blocking the shot.

After Artest saw it, he rushed over and confronted McGrady.

The two former teammates were entangled with each other at this time, and their mouths were very dirty.

The referee separated the two and gave Artest a technical foul.

The smell of gunpowder on the field is getting stronger and stronger.

Thibodeau used Moreau to replace McGrady. McGrady seemed very upset and ignored Thibodeau's high-five hands. After sitting down, he shook his hand and threw the towel handed by Hill to the ground.

Tang Tian didn't change Artest, and he even felt that the gunpowder smell on the court was very good for the Cavaliers.

For rookies to grow, in addition to skills, there is also heart, just like what Artest did to Jordan, and now Artest is also teaching these rookies of the Cavaliers.

Morrow made a technical free throw, and the two sides were still 3 points away.

Sun Yue failed to make a three-pointer from the outside. The Cavaliers counterattacked. Williams once again staged a magic pass. After changing hands, he successfully tricked the defense and gave it to Matthews who followed up. The latter took a three-pointer after receiving the ball. Take a big step and score with dunks with both hands.

After Matthews scored, he yelled and yelled at Artest who came over, and the ruffian in his heart was aroused at once.

In the next few minutes, the Cavaliers played more and more aggressively, and the rookie rushed like a stunned young man, fighting all kinds of fights.

The Cavaliers' system requires them to do just that.

In contrast, the Rockets' bench lineup without Artest is like losing their soul. Although they have a system, they are heartless.

After playing for more than four minutes, the Cavaliers played a wave of 14 to 4, overtaking the Rockets by 6 points.

Tang Tian looked at Artest at this moment.

Artest's hard work in the first game has a lot to do with the contract that the Rockets offered him in the summer. It's like if you look down on me, I will prove you wrong, a very simple logic.

This is also in line with Artest's character, simple people do simple things.

But it is this kind of hard work, that kind of mental interference, which is the most scarce treasure in this league.

Thibodeau returned to Yao Ming, and the Rockets stabilized their position.

But with too much playing time, it can be felt that Yao Ming's physical strength has dropped a bit.

In the second half, this feeling became more and more obvious.

During a defense, Yao Ming was even knocked out of the field by James. Although he was not injured, it made people feel distressed.

The two sides played until the last minute, and the tie was 105, and the Rockets had the ball.

Yao Ming played O'Neal in the low post.

The small hook after turning around continuously.

"Shua!"

Although his physical strength has bottomed out, Yao Ming's performance is still very stable.

Tang Tian stretched out his hand and called a timeout.

"Let's play a three-pointer." He took out the tactical board and said.