The Godfather of Basketball

The All-Star game came to an end, and Tang Tian also returned to Cleveland.

The league was in turmoil on the trade deadline, but because of Tang Tian's intervention, Kevin Martin remained with the Kings, and Antawn Jamison also remained with the Wizards. Most of the trades were minor.

To say that the only big deal is that the Rockets used Dragic and future first-round picks to make a three-way deal with the Suns and Bulls, and got John Salmons. The strength has been greatly supplemented.

The Cavaliers also passed the day peacefully.

For the first time after Tang Tian joined the alliance, he had a good night's sleep.

and Hathaway.

After participating in the Victoria's Secret show, Hathaway officially entered the ranks of first-line supermodels, and her net worth soared. Basically, she only participated in a few catwalk shows a year.

Most of the time, she was with Tang Tian.

A woman is a flower, self-care alone is not enough, it must be nourished by dew to bloom more beautifully.

Hathaway is getting more charming every day.

Thanks to Tang Tian being the coach and not the player, otherwise his performance on the court would be greatly affected.

The Cavaliers are also playing steadily. As of the beginning of March, the record of 41 wins and 23 losses is not particularly impressive, but it has always remained at the forefront of the Eastern Conference.

Everything is moving in a favorable direction.

The only slot is Novak.

The Cavaliers traded Novak to the team before the All-Star Game, but because of the small forward depth problem, he has not played so far.

This has attracted complaints from many fans.

"We are not big cities like New York and Los Angeles. 3 million is a lot of money for the team. This transaction is completely unnecessary."

"I can't understand what this deal is for. We have so many three-point shooters, and Novak's defense is very average. Just because he is a former student, he has to be traded?"

"Novak is no longer the Novak of the Rockets. He couldn't get playing time in a garbage team like the Kings. Now he can't play at the NBA level at all."

"The goal of the Cavaliers is the championship. We don't need a junk contract, and we don't need a junk."

...

These rumors spread more or less to the Cavaliers.

Because Novak was traded not long ago, his teammates were not familiar with him. When asked similar questions, most people chose to avoid them.

"No one is trash."

When finally one day, a reporter asked Tang Tian a question, he directly gave the other party a cold face.

Cleveland is a small city. If Gilbert asked him such a question, he might analyze it to the other party. But for reporters and fans, this is just boring and causing trouble for the team.

This night the Cavaliers sit at home to usher in a game against the Atlanta Hawks.

The reputation of the Eagles is much worse than that of the Magic and Celtics, but in fact, from the 07-08 season, the team traded Mike Bibby, and after selecting Al Horford, they were promoted to the Eastern Conference. Hao Qiang, his record is getting better every year, and this year it has reached a peak.

With a record of 43 wins and 21 losses, it ranks third in the Eastern Conference, better than the Cavaliers.

In other words, this game is a card battle for both sides.

Although everyone has to play in the playoffs, no one wants to fight to the death with the No. 1 Celtics in the Eastern Conference in the semifinals. In that case, the other team is completely reaping the benefits.

So this game is very critical for both sides.

The game will be played at Quicken Loans Arena, home of the Cavaliers.

After the game started, the two sides fell into anxiety.

The hard power of this Cavaliers team is still much worse than that of the Rockets in the previous two years. If they play against a strong team like the Eagles, if they play normally, they will be six or four at most.

The Eagles are very excited to play tonight. Horford and Smith are not high inside, but their athletic ability is quite good. Old O'Neill and Rasheed Wallace can't run, and Frye and Anderson are all strong on the inside. Upper Brown was also suppressed by a technical insider like Horford.

The Cavaliers suffered a disadvantage inside, but fortunately, there are also James and outside shooters. The two sides have been deadlocked from the first quarter to the fourth quarter.

With the last minute before the end of the game, "Eagle King" Joe Johnson succeeded in hitting Matthews in the low post, helping the Eagles lead 110 to 108 by 2 points.

The Cavaliers called a timeout.

"Let's make a three-pointer." Tang Tian pointed to Rasheed Wallace and said.

After the timeout, the Cavaliers put up a small lineup, with Rasheed Wallace on the inside and Artest, Greena Matthews on the outside, and James on the outside.

James dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, asked Artest to pick and roll, and after breaking apart, Artest went to the top three-point line.

At the same time, Matthews asked Rasheed Wallace to do an off-ball pick-and-roll. After splitting, one moved to forty-five degrees and the other moved to the corner three-point line.

And Green also fell to the bottom corner on the other side early.

Four three-point opportunities, the Cavaliers' excellent execution, played a perfect tactic.

James gave the ball to a 45-degree angle on the right wing, and Wallace had an open three-pointer after receiving the ball.

The shot was spot on.

"boom!"

However, the strength was stronger, and the ball went in and then bounced out of the frame.

Horford pressed James to receive the defensive rebound.

Wallace slapped his thigh in frustration.

There was a commotion at the scene.

The tactics of this ball were completely played out, but Wallace was almost lucky in his last shot.

After all, three-pointers are not slam dunks. Even for a veteran like Wallace, the key open three-pointers cannot be guaranteed.

Bibby dribbled the ball to the frontcourt. After the others pulled away, the ball was in the hands of Joe Johnson.

In 10 years, Johnson was the "Eagle King", and his back hit was almost unsolvable. Even Matthews was difficult to defend.

Chisel, turn around, turn again, chisel again, turn around and walk to the baseline, Matthews has such a hard body, he didn't keep up.

However, at the moment when Johnson made a layup, James rushed out from the sideways, and the flying block made Johnson choose a difficult layup in the air.

"boom!"

The ball went out of the basket, and James took off for the second time to receive the defensive rebound.

Tang Tian called the Cavaliers' last timeout.

With the last 20 seconds left in the game, James pulled the Cavaliers back from the edge of the cliff at a critical moment.

The fans at the scene were restless.

Trailing by 2 points, the Cavaliers have several options.

Either score 2 points, and then both sides play overtime.

Either press the time to hit 3 points and kill the opponent directly.

Of course, there is another way to play fast 2 points, then defend the opponent's lore, and find opportunities to counter the lore.

It depends on how Tang Tian chooses.

Calling the players together, he looked at Wallace, who was out of breath, and Artest and Matthews, who were wiping away their sweat. Tang Tian knew that this game was very exhausting for the players.

Playing overtime is not necessarily a good thing for the Cavaliers.

But if you want to hit 3 points, you must ensure that you hit a hit.

But Wallace's shot just now has already explained the problem.

The veteran is still like this at the critical moment, Matthews and Green are rookies, and they must not be fully sure.

3 points.

Complete grasp.

Thinking about it, Tang Tian suddenly turned his gaze to the team's bench.

"We hit a three."

he went on.