The Godfather of Basketball

Cole's thinking is obviously more than just a few substitutes.

Because the strength is obviously superior, no matter what lineup the Cavaliers start, the Rockets will probably get a big lead in the first round. At this time, the main force will be on the bench. .

This is tantamount to breaking Tang Tian's tactic of using the whole court to consume the main force of the Rockets.

As far as the Cavaliers are at a disadvantage, even if James plays the whole game, it will not change this.

A similar situation occurred in the fourth game.

The small lineup didn't work. Tang Tian put Frye in the starting lineup to increase the interior defense. The Cavaliers came off the bench to recover some points, but they still fell behind by about 5 points before entering the decisive stage of the fourth quarter.

At the last minute, Yao Ming's steady inside play helped the Rockets beat the Cavaliers 109-103.

The Rockets pulled 2 games in a row, chasing the big score to a 2-2 tie.

It is incredible that the Cavaliers lead 2-0, but it is even more incredible that the Rockets have won 2 games in a row.

"We were lost for a while, but now we've found our way back, and I still believe in my players."

After the fourth game, Morey returned to his smug face.

His second-round draft pick definitely earned a lot of money.

On the second day after the fourth round ended, Tang Tian did not rush to arrange training, but held an internal meeting.

The object of the meeting is not the coaching staff, but the team's bench players.

"I need each of you to play 100% in the next game. You decide whether we can win the championship in the end."

When Tang Tian said these words, the team members below showed incredible expressions.

They are just substitute players!

But judging from Tang Tian's expression and his behavior of calling them to a meeting alone, this is definitely not a joke.

Their faces were a little excited.

They feel an unprecedented sense of importance.

"Then, for every point you score, every rebound you get, or a block, or a steal, or an assist, or even a good pick-and-roll, the team will give you $10,000 a time. Additional rewards."

What Tang Tian said next completely shocked them.

Ten thousand dollars is not a lot to them, but it is not a lot!

And it's a single time, that is to say, if you score 10 points and 5 rebounds, you can get 150,000 US dollars!

A pretty decent income!

You must know that they are not superstars, they just have millions of substitute players!

"Of course, if you make a mistake in the game or miss someone in defense, you will be deducted 10,000 US dollars accordingly every time. Sam will be responsible for recording all of this until the deductions are exhausted."

After Tang Tian finished speaking, Cassel beside him nodded.

After hearing the news, the team members fell back a little, but their eyes were still excited.

This is a reward other than salary, as long as they play hard enough, they can definitely get it!

After the internal meeting ended, the substitute players looked excited and left the office after discussing with each other.

The NBA is a professional league, but also a business league. They play for honor, but also for money.

After all, most athletes' careers are very short, and how much they can earn in a short career is related to their second half of life.

"Tang, are you sure you want to pay the money yourself?" Cassel asked Tang Tian after the team members had left.

What Tang Tian said before was all true, the only thing that was false was that the money for these rewards was not given by the team, but by Tang Tian himself.

"Yes, I need them." Tang Tian said calmly.

Cole's move was actually fatal.

Previously, Xibodue was the main force and fell into Tang Tian's trap. His move can be regarded as pulling the Rockets out.

At this time, the key to whether the Cavaliers can win is not how well the main players play, but the substitutes.

To win, the Cavaliers must regain their momentum during the bench time. At least, the two sides must be on the same starting line before entering the decisive stage.

Boosting morale and rewarding brave men are all for this purpose.

As for the money, he is now worth hundreds of millions, so he really doesn't care that much about the hundreds of thousands.

This amount of money is similar to the tens of dollars he spent on a pack of cigarettes in his previous life.

After a two-day break, Game 5 of the Finals continued in Cleveland.

This is the battle of Tianwang Mountain between the two sides.

Not only Cleveland fans are paying attention to this battle, but fans all over the world are extremely excited and looking forward to it.

On the highest stage of the NBA, it has been a long time since there has been such an intense finals.

Amid thunderous cheers, the scene entered the team's opening ceremony.

The Rockets' starting lineup remained unchanged from the previous four games.

The Cavaliers have changed again.

The starting lineup is O'Neal and Frye, the small forward is James, and the outside line is Matthews and Jason Williams.

Still a small lineup, but the original starters Lou Williams and Artest returned to the bench.

"What lineup is this?" Barkley in the commentary was puzzled after seeing it.

"I don't know, some of Tang's actions are always unpredictable." Smith also shook his head, and he couldn't understand what Tang Tian was doing.

The game started quickly, and Yao Ming jumped to get the ball for the Rockets.

After the start of the game, the trend of the game remained the same as the previous two games. The Cavaliers changed their starting lineup, which had weaker offensive firepower and weaker defense. At the end of the first quarter, they trailed the Rockets by 14 points 18-32 .

Entering the second quarter, the Rockets replaced the same five substitutes as the previous two games: Jordan Jr., Luis Scola, Salmons, Morrow and Sun Yue.

The Cavaliers also replaced the bench here, Kwame Brown, Ryan Anderson, Artest, Louis Williams and Beverly.

When the Cavaliers got the ball, Williams dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, played a pick-and-roll with Brown, and swayed through Jordan for a layup.

Jordan made rapid progress and successfully blocked the block with great effort.

But at this moment, Brown rushed back and made a tip-up with a jump.

Salmons received a pass from Sun Yue in the frontcourt and singled out Beverly. Beverly pressed wildly, and the misplaced advantage turned into a disadvantage.

Salmons hastily missed the shot.

Jordan wanted to grab the offensive rebound, but Anderson stuck him hard, and Brown took the defensive rebound.

Louis Williams caught the ball and pushed the defense to counterattack, and threw himself into the air for a layup in the face of Sun Yue's block.

As a result, he was knocked out of the field directly, but the referee blew Sun Yue's defensive foul.

Williams didn't need his teammates to pull him at all. He stood up from the ground and ran to the free throw line.

One of two free throws was made, but the Cavaliers have already returned to defense quickly across the board, and there is no possibility for the Rockets to play a fast break at all.

The fans at the scene were inexplicably excited.

Although the starting lineup was at a disadvantage, the substitutes coming up from the bench seemed like they had been beaten with chicken blood, and they were all fighting desperately!

Cassel was recording the data of the players at this time, and he could finally take a break when making free throws.

At this moment, he turned his head to look at Tang Tian, ​​his eyes full of admiration.

Everyone knows that a large part of the reason for NBA players to play is money, but Tang Tian is probably the first in the NBA to use money to stimulate the performance of players.

Let’s not talk about whether the method is proper or not.

This effect is really immediate.