The Godfather of Basketball

"Coach, I made a mistake, and I won't do it again." Harden felt Tang Tian's heavy breathing and raised his head to promise.

Tang Tian didn't speak, and it took a while before he spoke: "Do you still remember what I said before? That was not a joke."

Harden was recalling what Tang Tian said.

"You will not start the next game. If you are still in this state as a substitute, I will not give you too much playing time." Tang Tian said directly without playing charades.

Harden was obviously taken aback for a moment, but nodded quickly.

Tang Tian didn't suspend him, which is already a great deal of face.

"James, prove to me that you are not the kind of player who disappoints me." Tang Tian looked at Harden and said earnestly.

Harden nodded, this was the first time he heard Tang Tian speak so congenially.

From the sixth man to the starter, to the tactical core, Tang Tian trusted him more and more, and what he did really disappointed Tang Tian.

After Harden closed the door and left the office, Tang Tian looked away.

Harden is very important to this Thunder team because he has functionalized the players of the Thunder team and maximized their role, but the disadvantage is also, just like a machine, if a key component fails, the whole machine may It won't work anymore.

It seems that next season still has to take into account the improvement.

Although he is a traverser, has a wealth of tactical reserves, and has accumulated enough coaching experience in the past few years, in fact, he is fumbling and experimenting every time, and no one is perfect from the beginning.

The Thunder unexpectedly lost the third game, which ushered in a new wave of discussions from the media and fans.

"We all forget that the Thunder is still a team of young people. The core of this team has grown together, they have a good understanding of each other, and their talents are overflowing, but they are all young players after all. In addition, there is the problem of performance stability, which cannot be escaped.”

"Yes, Harden's loss in the game is very illustrative. Maybe Westbrook, or Ibaka, or even Durant will fluctuate in the next game. After all, this is the finals, you To make them play their best game every game, it's just going to make it difficult for them."

"Honestly speaking, this Thunder team is already good enough. Tang Tian also made them a monolith, but whether they can really win the series still depends on the players' psychological adjustment. After all, it is the players who play."

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After experiencing the third game of the series, not only the fans, but also the media began to re-examine the series.

The stability of young play is one aspect, and on the other hand, the Heat's small lineup once again played a role.

"I have to take back what I said before, this will be a tie-break series finals." Barkley reacted quickly, and soon said on the show.

In the latest odds on the spinach website, the Heat's odds have also dropped a lot compared to before.

All indications are that the finals will become full of suspense again.

There are two days of rest between the fourth game and the third game. For the fans of Oklahoma City, this is quite a tormented two days.

The championship trophy that was already in hand had an accident, and no one was happy.

You must know that if you lose another home court, the Heat will regain their home court advantage, and losing the fourth game also means that the big score will become a 2-2 tie. At that time, the life-and-death game will definitely be played in Miami, not only It is a challenge for the Thunder players, and it is definitely a test for their hearts.

While the fans waited anxiously, the much-anticipated fourth game of the Finals continued in Oklahoma City.

The fans are still concerned, the score of 1 to 2, the situation where you come and go, is more attractive to them.

Not to mention the fans in Oklahoma City, the Chesapeake Energy Arena is already full of seats. To send the strongest support to the home team.

At the scene of this pinnacle battle, many league stars also came. Irving and Griffin, the Clippers twin stars, attracted a lot of attention. Anthony and Paul also came to the scene.

Amidst the deafening cheers of the fans, the starters of both sides appeared one after another.

For the Heat, Spoelstra followed the small lineup that worked well in the previous game, with Chalmers and Wade on the outside, Ray Allen and James on the front, and Bosh at center.

The Thunder also made adjustments to the lineup. Harden did not appear in the starting lineup. The outside line is a combination of Westbrook and Kidd, the front line is Durant and Tucker, and center Ibaka.

It is also a small lineup, but compared to this, it is more confusing that Harden did not appear in the starting lineup. Even Spoelstra seemed very surprised on the Heat's side.

Removing the starting lineup because of a poor performance in a game, Tang Tian is too harsh a coach, this is not a good thing.

However, the members of the Thunder team did not respond. Although they did not disclose it to the public, Tang Tian explained the result of Harden's punishment to the members.

This also gave another signal to the Thunder team members. Tang Tian really dared to do anything. No one was unshakable. If he wanted to have a stable playing time, he had to play well.

It was still Ibaka and Bosh's jump ball. Ibaka dialed the ball back to the Thunder's half, and the home team got the first chance to attack.

"OKC! OKC!"

Although the fans were puzzled, their hearts of cheering for the home team remained unchanged. Now they shouted in unison, and the sound was amazing.

Kidd's organization of holding the ball to the frontcourt, and the Thunder's off-ball pick-and-roll.

The Heat switched defenses very quickly. With the experience of playing games, they already have a lot of experience in dealing with the Thunder's offense.

Continuous running did not give a chance. Seeing that Durant was out of position against Ray Allen, after Kidd signaled the others to pull away, the ball went in, took the defender away, and gave Durant a single space.

The Heat were about to double-team, and Durant turned around and leaned back directly in the middle distance.

"Shua!"

Durant's performance was stable, and he still sent the ball steadily to the basket.

As the eldest brother of the Fourth Young Master, his strength is really good enough.

The Heat's offense and James also scored a layup. Looking back, they obviously strengthened their defense against Durant.

To say that Kidd's organization is weaker than Harden's is here. He can only stand on the outside to organize. The Thunder's offense is relatively static.

Westbrook didn't get a chance for consecutive counter-runs. Kidd called Ibaka to pick and roll and then rushed in.

However, when he broke through to the basket, he collided with James, who was helping to defend, and hugged his ankle with a painful expression when he landed.

The Thunder team quickly came on the field and helped Kidd off the field.

The slow motion of the scene showed that Kidd accidentally stepped on James' foot when he was falling, which was a sprained ankle.

Seeing the nearly forty-five-degree shot in slow motion, there was an uproar at the scene.

This is really, worse!