The Godfather of Basketball

At the press conference after the game, team general manager Cole, coach Gentry, core James and Nash attended the press conference.

"A failed season, will the team make any reinforcements in the offseason?" A reporter asked Cole.

"A failed season? No, we're just getting started. The first-round loss had a lot of external factors. T-mac's injury. The break-in time. Reinforcement in the period." Cole said with a smile.

"Steve, your contract will expire this summer, will you continue to stay in Phoenix?" The reporter asked Nash.

"This is my home." Nash said with a smile, and then glanced at James.

"LeBron, you have a player option in the summer, will you implement it, and then stay in Phoenix? Stay here and be with those fans who are crazy about you." The reporter finally asked James.

"Yes, the fans here are crazy. I love Phoenix and I would like to be a member of the Suns again, but that's all about the summer. We will have an answer then." James did not give an affirmative answer, but gave a positive signal.

...

The Suns' first-round exit caused a heated discussion among fans, but there will never be a shortage of topics in the fierce playoffs.

The day after that, Game 6 of the series between the Celtics and Pacers kicked off in Boston.

This is the last home game for the Celtics, and if they lose, they will have a tiebreaker against the Pacers in Indiana.

There are countless tie-break games in the history of the NBA. There are more than 20 times in the finals alone, but the home team wins as high as 70%. If there is a choice, no team will want to play the tie-break in an away game.

So for the Celtics, this is the best time for them to win the series.

And for the Pacers, who are third in the regular season and have nowhere to go, they are even more so.

From the very beginning of the match between the two sides, it was full of physical confrontation, and the field was also full of gunpowder. Both teams defended with all their strength, and the scene was always stalemate.

Playing until the fourth quarter, the Celtics showed their experience in the playoffs, and began to break through the inside to make kills, and slowly established a lead.

86 to 81. In the end, the Celtics won the defensive battle and eliminated the Pacers 4-2 to advance to the second round, successfully achieving the "black six".

Garnett and Pierce both contributed 20+, and Rondo also had a quasi-triple-double of 9 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists.

Just after this game, the second round of matchups between the East and the West were all released.

West: Thunder VS Lakers, the duel between old and new nobles; Spurs VS Grizzlies, last season's black eight grievances, this time continued to the second round;

East: Bulls VS Heat, two newly promoted teams meet on a narrow road; Cavaliers VS Celtics, Tang Tian launched an impact towards his sixth championship trophy in his career, and his opponent was the last Celtics.

TNT's latest program also conducted a final analysis of the four matchups.

When talking about the match between the Cavaliers and the Celtics, Barkley thought for a long time before saying: "This is the least suspenseful matchup, and the playoff experience is the only advantage of the Bostonians."

"Is the Cavaliers inexperienced?" O'Neill asked with a smile.

Barkley raised his hand in mid-air, didn't hold back a word for a long time, and finally looked at O'Neill a little speechlessly: "You have to give them a chance!"

"Well guys, although it's a little smaller, Boston still has a chance to win." Smith said at this time.

"Look, Kenny still understands football, he has always supported me." Barkley opened his mouth wide.

"But the advantage of the Bostonians is not their experience, but their striker. The combination of Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce is stronger and more mature than the Knicks' striker combination. The New Yorkers are better," Smith continued.

Barkley's face was a bit swollen, but he did have a thick skin, and immediately went on to say: "That's what I haven't had time to say."

After he finished speaking, O'Neill and Smith burst into laughter.

...

"This is a game. Whether our striker can hold or not will determine the direction of the entire series." At the regular meeting of the Cavaliers' coaching staff, Casey was the first to speak.

"I think Dwyane is right. This round of the series will be a defensive battle, hand-to-hand combat, and our striker will play a decisive role." Cassell also said.

The other teaching assistants nodded in agreement one after another.

What Barkley and Smith saw, the Cavaliers' coaching staff could also see.

The combination of Anthony and Stoudemire, one who can't pass the ball and the other who is not reused, looks gorgeous, but flashy.

But Garnett and Pierce are both old partners, and both of them are in excellent form in this year's playoffs. This is a combination of 1+1\u003e2.

When the Cavaliers have James, the front line does not suffer or even has an advantage, but without James, everything is reversed.

Tang Tian has never expressed his opinion. He can see all these things, but he has some ideas of his own, even though they may not be very mature.

After the regular meeting, Tang Tian called Kassel to his office alone.

"What do you think of the Celtics' interior configuration?" Tang Tian asked after sitting down.

"In the regular season and the first round, they used the combination of Bass and Garnett, but I think if they play against us, they may use the two big men of Stiensma and Hollins. A standard tank-type inside line." Cassel analyzed.

"Did you watch the first-round game between the Thunder and the Mavericks?" Tang Tian continued to ask.

"Look, they..." Cassel's reaction was not slow, and he quickly realized something, "Are you trying to defeat the Celtics from the inside?"

He seemed a little surprised. This line of thinking was different from the previous regular meeting, or the mainstream view of most people.

Tang Tian nodded: "Inside singles, as well as outside breakthroughs."

Cassell is different from Casey. The latter is an old-school coach who emphasizes defense, but Cassell's tactical ideas and thinking are more active, so Tang only approached him alone.

"This is a very novel idea." Cassell said excitedly, he realized that Tang Tian asked him what the Celtics' interior configuration meant.

Garnett is one year older, and his ability has deteriorated significantly. In the past two years, he could handle Yao Ming. Now it is difficult, so as he said before, the Celtics will definitely use Steen more. Smart and Hollins are two insiders, but that is just two meat shields. If the Cavaliers really want to fight against them, it will be difficult for them to stand on the inside, and they will probably be beaten in a few rounds.

"However, there may be risks." Excited, Cassel continued.

Tang Tian looked at him curiously.