The Godfather of Basketball

Tang Tian also laughed.

Harden has a superstar embryo, but he is still a bit worse than an old fritter like Carter.

And Carter's waving is a bit skinny!

Brooks saw that the momentum was wrong, so he reached out and called a timeout.

"Good job!" Tang Tian reached out to give Carter a high five when he was off the field, and also praised him generously.

"Coach, I am now possessed by the 24-year-old me." Carter said with a smile, still funny.

Harden's calm handling of the ball prevented the Cavaliers from double-teaming. At this time, single defense is very critical.

In the first two games, I actually tried to let Butler defend, but the effect was not good.

Removing Carter from the starting lineup, on the one hand, is to increase the strength of the starting lineup, and on the other hand, it is also like what he did before, allowing Carter to match up with Harden.

Harden's skills are mature, unlike a third-year student, and only an old fritter like Carter can handle it.

Unexpectedly, the old Carter completed even better than expected.

This is absolutely good news for the Cavaliers.

After the timeout, the two sides still played on the bench.

Carter played very hard, as if returning to his rookie period, Harden was obviously very uncomfortable, and his offensive and defensive performance plummeted.

Even accidentally, he was directly intercepted by Carter one-on-one.

After Carter made the steal, he rushed directly to the frontcourt, and amidst the cheers of the fans, he staged another two-handed dunk.

The old Carter who ran back made a flying gesture with his hands.

As far as he is concerned, this is his chance to prove to Tang Tian that he is not old, and at the same time, it is also all his efforts for the career championship.

The main players were double-teamed and couldn't handle the ball, and the substitutes were pressed and played.

In Game 1 in Cleveland, the Thunder were completely lost.

103 to 89, the Cavaliers pulled one back at home, rewriting the big score to 1 to 2, and avoiding the desperate situation of 0 to 3.

Durant only took 17 shots, scored 19 points and 7 rebounds on 7 of 17 shots, Westbrook made 12 of 26 shots, scored 32 points and 5 rebounds, but also made as many as 6 turnovers, Harden made 13 shots In 3, the scoring was also limited to 10 points and only 3 assists.

Just like Tang Tian predicted, when the Thunder team is restricted to only one person scoring, and this person is still a point guard, the opponent's offense is basically locked.

For the Cavaliers, Paul and Yao Ming contributed 20+ steadily. It is worth mentioning that Carter played 29 minutes off the bench and scored a team-high 26 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists on 10 of 14 shots. Performed quite well.

Tang Tian attended the post-match press conference with Carter.

After winning the crucial game, everyone including Tang Tian was in a very good mood.

"Vince, you didn't start today, how does it feel to be back on the bench?"

"Wow, cool, look I just scored 26 points, which is my new playoff high this year."

Carter is always funny, and he amused the reporters below as soon as he opened his mouth.

"We saw you working hard against James Harden. Is it because of doubts from the media? We all know that many people think that the best sixth man of the season should be awarded to Harden."

This question was not so friendly, but Carter didn't care about it, and said with a smile: "Hey, man, it's not good for you to say that in front of my coach. It makes me look like I didn't play hard in the first two games."

The reporters were taken aback for a moment, and then, including the reporter who asked the question, all laughed.

A Tai Chi, directly resolved the embarrassment.

Tang Tian also gave old Carter a thumbs up.

"The last question, the next game is critical for the Cavaliers, can you continue this state to the next game?"

This is another sensitive issue.

"Of course." Carter's answer was straightforward.

After answering, he put his hands on his mouth, as if deliberately avoiding Tang Tian.

"I still want to compete for this year's FMVP." Carter said solemnly.

After speaking, the reporter below immediately laughed again.

Tang Tian also shook his head, Old Carter is really a treasure at the press conference.

"Don, you said Brooks, will he make adjustments like Spoelstra?" After the press conference, Casey couldn't help but asked Tang Tian again.

After experiencing the series with the Heat, he had an obvious admiration, or a sense of dependence on Tang Tian.

"Brooks is good at training and uniting young players. He is a good coach, but his tactics are his weakness." Tang Tian didn't answer directly, but he had already given the answer.

Casey nodded after listening to all the thoughts, this comment is in place.

The tactics of the Thunder team are a bit similar to the Knicks. They are all superstar singles. The difference is that the Thunder team has more people who can play, and they also have organizers like Westbrook and Harden, which is unmatched by the Knicks. .

"Speaking of which, I'm suddenly a little curious. If you coach the Thunder, how terrifying will they become? Will they be more terrifying than our Big Three last season?" Casey muttered at this time.

Coaching the Thunder?

Tang Tian was stunned for a moment, obviously he didn't expect Casey to say that suddenly.

The few on the Thunder team all have unique personalities. Putting aside tactics, it is not easy to knead them together.

That's why he said Brooks is a good coach.

"I won't leave Cleveland." Tang Tian didn't answer directly.

Gilbert gave him so much power, and even handed over matters such as trading James to him, and he really had no reason to leave here.

"I'm just thinking about it." Casey also suddenly realized that this issue is a bit sensitive. Speaking of several members of their coaching staff, this summer, including Tang Tiannei, their contracts have expired.

Two days later, Game 4 of the series continued in Cleveland.

Exactly as Tang Tian said, Brooks did not make any adjustments. The coach who studied under George Karl seemed to have only learned Karl's fixed rotation at the tactical level.

In the end, the Thunder were still completely overwhelmed by the Cavaliers.

Durant's touch has recovered, and he scored 34 points and 7 rebounds on 12 of 21 shots. However, Westbrook played very hard this time and seemed hesitant in the face of double teams. In the end, he only scored 9 of 3 of 14 shots. Scored 4 assists and made as many as 6 turnovers.

Harden was still taught by the old Carter to be a man. He scored 12 points, 4 assists and 3 turnovers on 5 of 15 shots.

On the Cavaliers side, Carter continued to explode, making 8 of 17 shots and scoring a team-high 24 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.

After the game, Tang Tian suddenly felt that what Carter said at the press conference was a joke, was he really aiming for the FMVP?