The Godfather of Basketball

The Cavaliers beat the Magic 108-91 for their 44th victory of the season.

On the second day after that, Tang Tian met Iverson in the arena.

Compared with the previous meeting, although the look is still a little haggard, but the mental state is much better than before.

"Allen, welcome to the Cavaliers, Sam, come and say hello to your old opponent." Tang Tian greeted Cassel with a smile.

"Hey, Allen!" Cassell entered the league three years earlier than Iverson. The two have played as opponents for more than ten years and are quite familiar with each other. Although they have different identities, they chatted quickly.

"Sam, take Allen to familiarize yourself with the team environment."

After Tang Tian finished his instructions, he called Casey over.

Iverson has not played for a while, so he has to ask the coaching staff to arrange special recovery training for him.

Although Iverson has many problems, one thing that is better than other veterans is that Iverson is more tolerant. Even now, general injuries will not affect him.

The next day, the Cavaliers ushered in a game against the rival Bulls.

After the Bulls signed Boozer, Korver, and Brewer this season, their strength has improved by leaps and bounds. Under Rose's leadership, the current record of 39 wins and 9 losses is second only to the Cavaliers, ranking second in the league.

After the start of the game, it was very anxious. Although the Big Three played well, it was difficult for Rose to defend after he practiced a good three-pointer. The Bulls also clung to the score under his leadership.

At the end of the game, Yao Ming stood up. He received a pass from James and scored 2+1 against Noah at the basket, finally taking the game away.

Yao Ming was the MVP of the game, scoring 30 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks, James 26 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, and Paul 16 points and 12 assists.

The performance of the Big Three is still stable.

Iverson didn't play.

After winning the Bulls, the Cavaliers ushered in back-to-back games against the Eagles non-stop.

Because it was a continuous match, Tang Tian appropriately reduced the playing time of the Big Three, and the match was therefore more intense.

The two sides did not finally decide the winner until the second half of the fourth quarter.

The Cavaliers eventually defeated their opponents 107 to 101, winning 46 games of the season, and also the second 12-game winning streak of the season.

Iverson still didn't play.

After three days of rest, the Cavaliers ushered in a game against the Raptors.

Although the Raptors kept Bosh, their overall strength was weak, and the Cavaliers led by 20 points in three quarters.

Iverson finally made his debut in the fourth quarter, played 8 minutes, scored 4 points, 1 assist and 2 turnovers.

Performance, Tang Tian thinks it's not bad.

It seems that Casey still has a skill. If he continues to practice like this, Iverson will really help in the playoffs.

Just like Tang Tian's judgment, after two days of rest, the Cavaliers faced the Nets.

The Nets were underwhelming, and the Cavaliers led their opponents by 25 points at halftime, entering garbage time early.

Iverson also got 12 minutes of playing time in the second half, scored 8 points, 2 assists, 1 steal and 3 turnovers, and his performance went further.

The Cavaliers' streak continues, and the All-Star Game is approaching.

In a blink of an eye, there are still three days left before the All-Star Game, and the Cavaliers also ushered in the Thunder, their last opponent before the All-Star Game.

After the Thunder selected Harden, they rose strongly under the leadership of Durant, Westbrook, Harden, Jeff Green and Ibaka's "five young men", and now rank fourth in the Western Conference.

A group of young calves are not afraid of tigers, and the Cavaliers have been winning all the time, so the players behaved a little casually on the field.

In the end, the Cavaliers lost to their opponents 102 to 110, swallowing their fourth loss of the season.

In the locker room after the game, Tang Tian lost his temper in the locker room and asked the players to go back and reflect.

He is really a little angry, he takes vaccinations every day, and loses because he underestimates the enemy. If he plays in the playoffs with this mentality, if he becomes the same as the previous Warriors "73 wins and runner-up", then he will really "live forever". .

Back in the office, after thinking about it, Tang Tiansi still felt that he should go back and talk to Wallace.

For this kind of thing, it is not enough to rely on him as a coach to get vaccinated, and it is still necessary to rely on the players to remind each other.

Just as he was about to ask Cassel to call Wallace, there was a knock on the office door.

"It's me, Sam."

This means that when Cao Cao arrived, Cassel knocked on the door.

"Come in."

The door was opened, but Cassel was not the only one who came in, followed by Iverson.

"Don, Allen said he wanted to chat with you alone." Cassel said after entering the door.

"Well, when I'm done talking here, you can call Rasheed over here." Tang Tian said.

After Kassel nodded, he went out and closed the door by the way.

"Allen, what do you need from me?" Tang Tian looked at Iverson suspiciously.

Iverson walked to the table and sat down, hesitating for a while, as if he didn't know how to speak.

"Just talk about it, it's not like your character."

"Coach, it's like this. I feel that I'm in a good state recently. Can the team arrange more playing time for me?"

"Playing time?" Tang Tian looked at Iverson suspiciously, no wonder he hesitated, it turned out to be an old matter being brought up again.

"Yes, my team hopes that I can get more playing time. To tell you the truth, I lied to them before that the team promised to give me playing time, but now I can't hide it."

Hearing Iverson talk about the team, Tang Tian suddenly remembered some things that Cassel had talked with him in his previous life.

In his previous life, Iverson was so miserable in the later period, and even broke the news of bankruptcy, which has a lot to do with his lack of financial management and being cheated by the economic team. From the information provided by Kassel, Iverson's agent The person in charge of the team turned out to be his uncle.

This is simply a model of nepotism and cheating oneself.

"Allen, I don't think it's necessary to talk about this matter at all. I told you a long time ago that this is a championship team. Playing time needs to be competed for. It's not something that can be decided by me or the coaching staff. , this point will never change." Tang Tian said bluntly.

Iverson looked hesitant.

He has talked a lot with Moore, from concealment to evasion at the beginning, and now Moore says he wants to give the Cavaliers an ultimatum, and he will not play if he does not guarantee playing time.

But he still has a semblance of reason, and the most likely result of saying such a thing is for the Cavaliers to fire him directly.

Seeing that Iverson was hesitating, Tang Tian continued, "In your current situation, I can give you a suggestion."

"What suggestion?" Iverson looked at Tang Tian suspiciously.

"Tell your manager to leave, no matter who he is." Tang Tian said directly.