The Godfather of Basketball

112 to 97, the Thunder finally held the lead and did not repeat the mistakes of the third game.

James scored 32 points again, but was powerless.

For the Thunder, Durant had 21 points and 9 rebounds, Westbrook had 17 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Ibaka had 12 points, 11 rebounds and 3 shots, Tucker had 9 points and 6 rebounds, and Livingston had 8 points and 4 assists.

However, it was Harden who played the best. He made 11 of 23 shots and 13 of 14 free throws. He scored a playoff high of 37 points, plus 7 assists and 4 turnovers, completely hitting MVP-level data.

"He deserves all the praise." At the press conference after the game, Tang Tian used these words to describe it.

Not only because of the 37 points, but more importantly, every performance of Harden at critical moments is a key factor for the Thunder to win the fourth game.

After winning the fourth game, the Thunder has achieved a 3-1 lead by a large score. After experiencing twists and turns, the situation of winning the championship is very good.

What they have to do now is to win the last home game and end the series in Oklahoma City.

But this is definitely not an easy task.

The Heat are now really driven to a desperate situation, win or go home, they will definitely put all their eggs in one basket and try their best to bring the game back to Miami.

There were two days of rest in the fifth game, but with Harden's lesson before, Tang Tian did not let the players rest, but arranged daily basic training, and doubled the instructions to the players.

On the day before the fifth match, the daily training ended, Tang Tian and Wharton chatted and left the locker room.

"They don't have any plans tonight, do they?" Tang Tian confirmed to Wharton again. In addition to verbal instructions, Tang Tian also arranged for Wharton to communicate with the team members in private to make sure everything was safe.

"Yes, no problem, you can rest assured." Wharton reached out and made an "OK" gesture.

"However, I'm a little worried about the next game." Walking to the office, Wharton said suddenly.

"The next game? What are you worried about? Worrying about their unstable performance in key games?" Tang Tian said with a smile.

3 to 1 is a challenge for the team behind, and it is the same for the team in the lead. After all, if you win another game, you will win the championship. Unconsciously, you will become conservative in your style of play, and it is easy to play a passive situation.

"This is not bad." Wharton shook his head.

"Then what are you worried about?" Tang Tian looked at Wharton suspiciously.

"Punishment scale." Wharton lowered his volume as he spoke.

Unlike Tang Tian, ​​or even Stevens, Walton is a player who has played in the playoffs for many years. He will be more sensitive and experienced in this aspect than others.

What Wharton said reminded Tang Tian.

Although the president of the league is still Stern, this is the last year, and Xiao Hua is basically in charge now.

Every game played in this year's finals has brought incomparably rich income to the league, and almost every game is constantly refreshing history.

In other words, if the two teams play an extra game in the finals, it means that they will earn hundreds or even tens of millions more. No matter from what point of view, the league definitely hopes to play more games.

But the league can't really directly control the game. What they can do is definitely the penalty scale.

When the strength of the two teams is equal, even if the whistle is slightly deflected, the effect may be decisive.

"The only good news now is that the next game will be played at home, and even if the referee intends to do so, he won't make it too obvious." Walton continued.

"I see. Next year's regular meeting of the coaching staff will discuss this issue additionally, and remind the players in place." Tang Tian said, just like what Wharton said, the home referee doesn't dare to say anything, but the away game is hard to say up.

When the time comes to tiebreaker, the two sides are on the same starting line, and it is an away game, the odds of the Thunder team are definitely not as good as the Heat team.

In other words, although it looks like a 3-1 lead, the last home game is the Thunder's biggest chance to win the series.

After sending Wharton away, Tang Tian played the video of the fourth scene that just ended, and studied to see if there was anything that could be improved in the details.

"Ding! Release the system task, win the series at home, and win the championship, reward: a girl, a servant."

At this moment, a voice suddenly exploded in Tang Tian's mind.

He was so engrossed in watching the game that he was almost taken aback.

However, the feeling imprinted in his mind made him quickly realize that the system had issued another task.

His eyes were full of disbelief.

It has been two or three years since the last mission was released, right? This interval is so long that he has really forgotten about the system.

Could it be that the system feels that it has no sense of existence, and hastened to swipe?

You can just swipe, but what the hell is rewarding a female servant? !

Female, servant, the word, he saw before that it was in the lucky draw link of the task reward, but this time, he did not expect the system to directly regard it as a task reward.

He doesn't want it!

It's better to give him a few honor points, this woman, servant is useful.

He now has Hathaway's plump buttocks in his left hand and Swift's slender waist in his right hand, even if he gave it to a maid, he would have no place.

Shaking his head, Tang Tian didn't care about this matter anymore.

The system is estimated to be just scratching the surface.

However, after the previous exchange with Wharton, the system actually does not issue missions, and he will try his best to win the fifth battle.

On the day of the game, Tang Tian did not arrange training, but he organized the players to take a psychological class. The lecture was given by the team's psychological assistant Will McConton. The main purpose was to keep the players in a positive state before the game. mentality.

After the class was over, Tang Tian chatted with the team members about keeping rational during the game.

"...No matter what situation we encounter, no matter what kind of penalty scale we encounter, we can question our opponents and referees, but we will never allow violence and anger to solve the problem. This is the closest you can get to a championship This time, you will never want to lose that coveted trophy because of a moment of anger, understand what I mean?"

What Tang Tian said was straightforward enough. Although he didn't point it out, most players already knew it in their hearts.

After everything was over, Tang Tian chatted with Westbrook alone for a while. Among this group of players, Westbrook was the most worried about him.

"Coach, I will try my best to control it. If you really can't do it, you can put me on the bench." Westbrook said seriously. From his eyes, it can be seen that his desire for the championship is absolutely everything. The strongest among people.

"I will." Tang Tian also said seriously.

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