The Godfather of Basketball

"A group of idiots!" Back at the hotel, Thibodeau looked at the media reports, and he couldn't help but swear directly because of his bad temper.

Contrary to what the media thought, Tang Tian's performance in this game completely conquered him and made him realize Tang Tian's potential to become a top coach. The result turned out to be good, and the report was completely against it.

"Don't be angry, anger hurts the liver." Tang Tian looked indifferent, in his opinion, these media had just been beaten on the left cheek, and then stretched out the right cheek to wait to be beaten.

Seeing Tang Tian's expression, Xibodu suddenly laughed.

He found that Tang Tian didn't look like a young rookie at all, on the contrary he looked much calmer than him.

He didn't say anything else, and asked Tang Tian to rest early tonight, and then went back to his room with the tactical manual to continue his research.

When Tang Tian returned to the room, Hathaway had already left. He went to the bedside to look. There was a message from Hathaway on the note.

"Stinky boy, I don't know how to wash the clothes!"

Seeing this message, Tang Tian was taken aback for a moment, then laughed.

He really didn't expect to do laundry, but he just skipped the matter of changing clothes. It seems that Hathaway didn't pay much attention to it.

He lay down on the bed, and then took out the tactical manual as well.

The Rockets' next opponent is the Trail Blazers.

The Trail Blazers in 2006 already had the prototype of the future youth team. Especially in this year's draft, they selected the future dual-core Aldridge and Roy at one time. They both played in this year's summer league.

This opponent is full of talent, but not as easy to deal with as the Bulls.

"Ding! Release the system task, win the summer league championship, reward: 1 honor point."

Tang Tian was studying, when a clear voice sounded in his mind.

After the previous interview, the system released a new task again.

Tang Tian couldn't help laughing.

Winning the championship was his goal. The system chose to release the task at this time, obviously considering the Trail Blazers as the biggest opponent to win the championship.

Although the opponent is very strong, but one of the biggest differences is that tomorrow's him is no longer today's him.

The summer league schedule is dense, and the Rockets ushered in a contest with the Portland Trail Blazers on the second afternoon, also at the Thomas \u0026 Mack Center.

Compared with the first game, the attention received by this game is not of the same order at all.

Nearly 10,000 fans poured into the Mark Center arena.

The media's constant belittling of Tang Tian actually brought him and the Rockets more and more attention.

The game is about to start, and the starting players of both sides have appeared one after another.

The Rockets' starting lineup is exactly the same as on the field.

Compared with the Rockets, the Trail Blazers have a luxurious lineup.

Point guard, this year's No. 27 pick, from Spain's top guard Sergio Rodriguez.

Shooting guard, this year's No. 6 pick Brandon Roy.

Small forward, last year's No. 6 pick, sophomore Martell Webster.

Power forward, this year's No. 2 pick LaMarcus Aldridge.

Center, a sophomore with a height of 2.16 meters, Luke Hinchel.

2 lottery picks, plus 2 sophomores, this lineup is definitely super luxurious in the summer league.

The Trail Blazers had a decadent record and low morale last year. The team sent such a lineup, obviously hoping to win a summer league championship to boost morale.

The commentary for the game is Jemal Teague from ESPN, and his partner Trevor Mike.

"Welcome everyone to watch the official game on the second day of our NBA Summer League. Tonight's matchup was particularly eye-catching. The first game was amazing. The Rockets, led by Tang Tian, ​​the first Chinese coach in NBA history, will welcome Come to the outstanding Trail Blazers, Trevor, who do you prefer?" As a professional commentator, Teague had already started explaining and interacting before the opening.

"Well...the Trail Blazers."

"Really? Didn't you watch the Rockets game yesterday? They beat their opponents with ease."

"Yes, they did, but this Trail Blazers team is really strong, Brandon Roy, LaMarcus Aldridge, Martell Webster, oh my god, this lineup is amazing. I feel like they would be champions in any summer league."

"Yes, this Trail Blazers team is indeed very strong. The challenges the Rockets encountered are far from what they encountered yesterday, but do you think Tang Tian will become a key factor? You must know that he didn't get off the bench yesterday. After standing up, the Rockets easily abused the Bulls." Teague obviously meant something.

"Yes, this is a very critical factor, but to be honest, I think Tom Thibodeau has played a bigger role in the Rockets' coaching staff. If Tang Tian takes over the command in this game, they will It will be worse than expected."

"Haha, it seems that you have the same idea as those reporters." Teague laughed out loud.

Although they didn't say it too bluntly, they could feel from the words that they didn't feel too cold about Tang Tian, ​​who sat for the whole game yesterday.

At this moment, the starting players from both sides began to appear on the field. With the whistle of the referee, Hinchel took advantage of his height and turned the ball back to the Trail Blazers half. The Porters got the chance to attack first.

Rodriguez went to the frontcourt to break through with the ball, and gave the ball to Roy on the outside. Roy passed Bynum with one step, and faced Millsap who was defending, he made a beautiful mid-range back shot.

"Shua!"

With a crisp sound, "Yellow Mamba" showed the potential of a historical star, and he made a steady hit with his first shot.

There was a burst of cheers at the scene. Roy's goal was quite Kobe-like, and it was quite popular.

The Rockets' offense, Barea and Millsap played a pick-and-roll, Barea made a mid-range shot, but the Trail Blazers obviously had a target. Aldridge, who switched defenses, quickly made up the defense, and successfully interfered with Barea's shot. , The rebound was pocketed by Hinchel.

The Blazers quickly counterattacked. Roy sent a precise second pass in the counterattack, and Webster hit a three-pointer with an open hand from the outside.

5 to 0, the Trail Blazers gave the Rockets a disarm at the beginning.

At this time, the camera was naturally shown on Tang Tian. Facing this strongest opponent, would he still sit outside the court all night like yesterday?

The Rockets were suppressed both offensively and defensively. After three minutes of the game, they trailed the Trail Blazers 2-10 by as much as 8 points.

Tang Tian stretched out his hand to call a timeout, and stood up from the bench holding the tactical board.

"Trevor, now it's time to prove what you said." Teague at the commentary seat saw this scene and said with a big smile.