The Godfather of Basketball

If this was Carter in the Raptors period ten years ago, or even Carter in the Nets five years ago, no one would think that such a dunk is so strange, but this is 2012, Carter is already 34 and immediately 35 up!

At such an age, he can still dunk the best defensive player. The explosive power of this dunk is really second to none!

Carter was also quite excited after the dunk, and when he landed, he waved his hands and yelled twice at the baseline.

That feeling is like dreaming back to the peak!

Tang Tian also silently praised Carter at this time.

In fact, Carter wasn't recruited by Tang Tian on his own initiative. After all, he still has a one-year contract of more than 18 million yuan, which is bigger than James' contract.

But old Carter actually has no other problems except that he is older. His personal ability is still 70% to 80% of his peak period. When he is in good condition, he is also an All-Star player.

It can even be said that on the familiar stage of the playoffs, his performance will be better than the average All-Star player.

In a wave of personal 5-0 attacks, Carter scored his ninth point in a single quarter, and the Cavaliers also established a 5-point lead.

After halftime, the Cavaliers led the Knicks 57 to 51.

Anthony made 12 of 23 shots in the half, 3 of 8 three-pointers, 7 of 10 free throws, and scored 34 points in the half.

But the Knicks are still 6 points behind the Cavaliers.

As Tang Tian had expected before, there was an obvious gap in strength between the two teams. Anthony's outburst only made the scene more anxious.

Back in the second half, Anthony's touch finally fell back under the raging double-teaming of the Cavaliers' forward line. The Knicks also collapsed in the third quarter and were beaten 16 to 31 in a single quarter.

After three quarters, the point difference came to 21 points.

The Knicks' counterattack in the fourth quarter was also contained, and the score between the two sides was finally fixed at 109 to 98. The Knicks finally lost by 11 points.

Anthony made 17 of 37 shots, 4 of 10 three-pointers, and 15 of 17 free throws. He scored a game-high 53 points and broke his single-game scoring record at Madison Square Garden (also a personal postseason score record. New scoring record in the game), but still failed to help the Knicks win the next game.

JR Smith continued to hit the iron steadily. He made 4 of 16 shots and scored 12 points and 3 rebounds. Stoudemire made 6 of 9 shots and scored 14 points and 12 rebounds.

For the Cavaliers, Paul steadily contributed 22 points, 12 assists and 3 steals, and Yao Ming also scored 23 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 blocks.

In terms of role players, Jeremy Lin scored 12 points and 3 assists, Butler and Shane Battier each scored 9 points, Artest also scored 8 points.

Of course, the most amazing performance in this game is the old Carter. He scored 13 points in the first half and 15 points in the second half. All-star stats.

At the press conference after the game, Carter attended with Tang Tian and became the focus of the conference.

"Vince, you scored 28 points. This is your highest scoring playoff game in the past two years. How did you do it?" The reporter asked immediately.

"Well, of course, I didn't make the playoffs last year." Carter said and nodded.

The reporters below froze for a moment, then all of them smiled in unison.

Carter has a great sense of humor.

"Okay, just kidding." Carter said and put away his smile. "Maybe I didn't realize that I was 34, but I thought I was only 24."

The reporters below thought that Carter would be serious, but they didn't expect that what happened next was still a joke.

The whole venue burst into laughter.

This time without Tang Tian speaking, the atmosphere at the press conference was already made extremely relaxed by Carter.

"Don is the most incredible coach I've ever seen. To be honest, it's also the first time I realized that I can play on the bench with more energy, more shots, and lower defensive intensity than when I was a starter. This feeling It's really good." After the reporters finished laughing, he said seriously.

The reporters all nodded in unison.

The low position of NBA players is mostly linked to salary, because it involves the team's salary structure, the team gives you a maximum salary, just to let you play the core, no matter how bad you are, you will start.

Carter's contract of more than 18 million yuan, Tang Tian directly put him on the bench, which is also impossible for ordinary coaches.

"Coach, what do you think of Vince's performance?" The reporter then asked Tang Tian.

"This is Madison Square Garden. He was very excited. It's not surprising that he played like this." Tang Tian said.

The holy land of basketball has a blue buff bonus for Anthony, and it is the same for Carter. Even as a superstar of the last century, such a bonus will only be greater.

"Of course, more importantly, as he said, he looks only 24 years old." Tang Tian still couldn't hold back his skin after speaking.

The reporters shook their heads with a smile.

It seems that the Cavaliers' post-game press conference will be full of laughter and laughter.

After the skin was finished, he began to make serious comments.

"I admire Vince very much. To be honest, it is not a reasonable request for an All-Star player to play as a substitute, so when I asked Vince this request, I also had a try attitude. , but I didn’t expect him to agree without hesitation.”

"Really? Coach, if you said you were just asking, maybe I would have wanted to start." Just as Tang Tian finished speaking, Carter asked back with a smile.

The reporters below only had a wry smile, and Tang Tian also smiled and shook his head.

Well now, there will be no shortage of echoes for his humor in the future.

"Anthony scored 53 points in this game, but he still failed to help the team win the game. Do you have any suggestions for him?" After talking about Carter, the reporter then turned to Anthony.

Anthony.

Tang Tian still liked Anthony in his previous life. At his peak, all kinds of offensive methods had no dead ends, he was handsome enough to play, and his scoring ability at critical moments was strong enough. He was very fan-absorbing.

If it was changed before, he would definitely praise Anthony, or like Kobe commented on Jeremy Lin before: He almost scored 60 points, what else can I suggest?

But he still chose Congxin at this moment.

"He must learn to trust his teammates and learn how to pass the ball. Great stars in the league, their abilities are all based on the team. Individual scoring can win some games, but basketball is always a five-person game." Tang Tian said.

All the great stars in history, whether it is a scorer like Jordan or Kobe, or an inside player like Chamberlain or Russell, or a forward like James or Bird, they all choose to attack according to the situation on the court. , although the number of assists varies, but the skill of passing the ball with one hand is absolutely indispensable.

Anthony is good at everything, but when he takes the ball, basically only the basket is left in his eyes. This is also the reason that restricts him from further becoming a historical super giant.

His suggestion hit the nail on the head.