The Godfather of Basketball

"He said LeBron was hurt."

Ryan's words made Tang Tian's heart tighten.

James is injured?

This is totally worse.

"Is there any injury?" Tang Tian asked.

Ryan shook his head, obviously Rich Paul didn't reveal much.

"Go down first." Tang Tian waved his hand.

After they all left, he took out his personal mobile phone and called James. After two calls, no one answered, and when he called again, it showed that the other party had turned off the phone.

Obviously, the call is through, but James doesn't seem to want to answer the phone.

He naturally thought of the matter between the Spurs and Leonard in his previous life, and faintly felt that things might not be that simple.

He tried to call Gilbert, but it showed that the other party had been on the phone.

After trying twice, it didn't work. He threw the phone away and didn't bother to care about it.

He returned to the training hall and led the team to continue training.

"If LeBron can't play, the next game will become very difficult!" During training, Casey said.

Tang Tian remained silent.

In the previous life, Leonard couldn't play, and the Spurs went directly from a first-rate team to a second-rate team, and were swept by opponents one after another in the playoffs.

This kind of inability to play is not just a matter of losing a star, but that the star actually occupies a large salary cap.

"Let them play the whole game, let Jimmy take the place of LeBron." After the basic training, Tang Tian said directly to Casey.

Casey froze for a moment, then nodded.

The full-court confrontation is a confrontation between the main group and the core substitute group, with a duration of 20 minutes.

On the main team, Paul and Green on the outside, Yao Ming and Artest on the inside, James is not there, and Butler takes his place.

On the bench side, Jeremy Lin and Stephenson on the outside, Whiteside and Varejao on the inside, and Battier at the small forward.

The main team attacked first, Paul held the ball to the frontcourt, broke through with Yao Ming after a pick-and-roll to attract double-teams, and gave the ball to Green on the outside, who made a three-pointer.

Jeremy Lin took the ball to the frontcourt, and Whiteside's pick-and-roll, the same tactic gave the ball to Stephenson, Stephenson caught the ball and shook Green to kill the basket.

Green returned to defense quickly and didn't give Stephenson too many opportunities.

Stephenson missed a layup and Yao Ming received a defensive rebound.

Then attacking the frontcourt, Paul made an emergency stop after the pick-and-roll and went in.

There is still a large gap in strength between the main force and the substitute group.

After playing for about 10 minutes, the main force led 16-6.

Casey replaced Varejao with Parsons, and also started to play a lineup of one big and four small.

Parsons' reverse run, using speed to get rid of Artest, received a pass from Jeremy Lin and made a three-pointer.

"Shua!"

Parsons made his first 3-point attempt.

Yao Ming's offense at the basket scored, and looking back, Parsons cut to receive Jeremy Lin's pass, accelerated away from Artest, and took the lead with a throw before Yao Ming's defense.

"boom!"

The ball fell into the net bag after a high hit.

Parsons felt hot and scored 5 points in a row.

"Chandler's immediate combat ability is very good." Casey turned to Tang Tian at this time and said.

Because it is just training, except for substitutions and the overall tactical thinking, they will not direct every detail like a formal game, but more about the tactical effect and the individual performance of the players.

Tang Tian nodded. According to Parsons, he entered the league at the age of 23. He is a proper older rookie, but also because he has played in college for 4 years, his immediate combat ability is very good.

Paul's jumper missed and Parsons grabbed the defensive rebound.

At this moment, a more interesting scene happened on the field.

When retreating, Butler signaled to Artest that he would defend Parsons.

Jeremy Lin took the ball in the front court and saw the defensive adjustment of the main team. He directly signaled his teammates to pull away, and then asked Parsons to turn his back to take a position.

The ball went in, because Battier and Stephenson both had three-point range, and the main team did not double-team.

Parsons turned his back on Butler.

Parsons is at position 3/4, and Butler is swinging at position 2/3. The height difference between the two is 7 centimeters. 7 centimeters is not a numerical concept, but the contrast on the court is obvious.

After Butler sank his focus to defend, the two missed by a head.

Parsons pushed twice but did not move. He is not dominant in terms of strength.

Taking a step, he chose the backward step of the jump.

Butler's height was suppressed and interference was limited.

"boom!"

The ball hit the backboard, rebounded and even scored!

Parsons felt hot in this training match!

"He should have some playing time." Casey nodded when he saw this.

The Cavaliers have James and Battier, who basically carve up all the playing time at the 3rd position, and Artest can also play the 3rd position when he is not playing a junior or a junior, so Parsons basically doesn’t play much. Chance.

But in this state, it can indeed be considered.

Paul made a jumper after the pick-and-roll.

Although the number of shots has decreased during this period, his state is still very good.

Looking back, Jeremy Lin also gave the ball to Parsons.

Parsons hit with his back against Butler, turning around and hitting a jumper.

"Snapped!"

But this time, Butler successfully predicted Parsons' shot, and when he turned around, he made a lightning shot and broke the ball.

This came very suddenly, and the players on both sides were a little unresponsive.

After Butler stole the ball, he rushed forward directly, hitting the frontcourt and scoring a layup in one breath.

"He's really good at studying," Casey said with a smile at this time.

Tang Tian nodded.

The game on the court continued. Parsons and Butler, two rookies who hadn't played much before, both performed brilliantly on the court.

Parsons is on the offensive end, with excellent ability, speed, and good passing vision. Butler is on the defensive end. Not only did he switch to defend against Parsons' steals at the beginning, but he even played against Varejao when he was misplaced. One is broken, and the posture can be used to defend from the 2nd to the 4th position.

After 20 minutes of full-court confrontation, the main team beat the substitute team 38-18.

Compared with the scores and results, the biggest gain of this training game is the team's two rookies.

After the training match, Tang Tian took out his phone and checked, but there was no call back from James or Gilbert.

"Hasn't LeBron replied yet?" Casey asked holding the playbook.

Tang Tian shook his head.

"However, for tonight's game, Chandler and Jimmy are in good condition. I will discuss the allocation of playing time with Sam later. The third position should not be a big problem." Casey continued.

Tang Tian remained silent, but after a while, he suddenly laughed.

Casey looked at him suspiciously.

"Do you think that our No. 3 position is a bit 'overcrowded'?" Tang Tian said.