The Godfather of Basketball

Tang Tian's threat took effect, the referee was no longer so obviously biased in the judgment, but the Heat had already started, and the Thunder only had the second young man on the court. By the end of halftime, the Heat had already taken advantage of the momentum The advantage expanded to 18 points.

This is a very dangerous point difference. If the Thunder can't respond in the second half, and the point difference is less than 20 points, then the game will be explained in advance.

"Don, your threats like that will bring you trouble." When the midfielder returned to the locker room, Walton kindly reminded him that he had played in the NBA for so many years, and it was the first time a head coach said such a thing. .

Tang Tian didn't speak.

That kind of words are indeed inappropriate, but he doesn't want to be someone else's puppet. What he wants to do is to ensure that the city brings a championship trophy, not to cater to the league to make more money.

"Bring the players together, I have something to say," he continued.

Wharton froze for a moment, but nodded.

Tang Tian went back to the office to rest for a while. After adjusting his mood, he went to the locker room.

The players were all sitting scattered in the locker room, all of them had bad expressions on their faces. They were seriously deflected and trailed by nearly 20 points at halftime. If they were allowed, they would definitely yell in the locker room now.

"guys."

When Tang Tian spoke, the team members stood up one after another, and then got up and surrounded Tang Tian.

"I know you guys are in a bad mood right now. To be honest, I really want to pick up the referees one by one and beat them up."

Tang Tian's words caught the eyes of all the team members. After hearing Tang Tian's threatening words at halftime, they really didn't think it was empty talk.

"But like an injury, it's part of the game and what's better than an injury is that we're still playing and we've got a full half-time left."

Tang Tian's words made the team members feel better, and to be honest, after Tang Tian's abnormal protest method, the referee's whistle was obviously normal. Compared with the penalty, what was in front of them was only 18 points. The points difference is not easy to chase.

"18 points is not impossible to chase. From a mathematical point of view, we only need to recover 9 points in a quarter. A single-digit point difference is really not a point difference in the NBA."

When Stevens heard this, he turned his head and looked at Tang Tian. What he said was amazing, but it was impossible to refute.

"So, let's set a small goal for ourselves first. In the third quarter, reduce the point difference to 9 points. Don't have too much burden in your heart. As long as you work hard, I can accept any result." Tang Tian said with a smile stand up.

With his smile, the team members relaxed a lot.

Before Tang Tian kept talking about winning or going home, their nerves were tense, but the pressure was also not small. Now that they are behind by so many points, they are a little out of breath under this kind of pressure. These words of Tang Tian can be regarded as putting those The overload of pressure was relieved.

Return from halftime, the crucial third quarter.

Neither side has made lineup adjustments.

The Heat attacked first, James' breakthrough in the middle was missed by Ibaka's help defense, Tucker received the defensive rebound, the Thunder pushed back, Harden followed up and received a pass from Westbrook for a layup.

The Thunder came back to take the lead in the second half.

"Stay focused, stay patient, that's it!" Tang Xia stood on the sidelines at the beginning of halftime, reaching out to applaud the players.

The Heat's offense, Wade's breakthrough layup was blocked by Harden's help defense, but Bosh followed up with a tip-up to score the ball.

Even without the referee's help, their opponents, the Heat, are strong.

"Believe in yourself!" Westbrook yelled at this time.

These words sound very secondary, but on the field, they greatly boosted the morale of the team.

Attacking the frontcourt, Durant made a three-pointer, and the Thunder continued to increase points.

Tang Tian's midfield relieved the players' psychological pressure. Coupled with the change in the referee's penalty scale, although the scene was stalemate, the Thunder team still narrowed the point difference little by little. When it was only two minutes before the end of the third quarter, they put The point difference caught up to 11 points.

However, due to the problem of the halftime penalty scale, Ibaka received his fifth personal foul, and Harden and Westbrook also received four fouls.

The last two minutes of the third quarter, plus the opening minutes of the fourth quarter, were the toughest for the Thunder.

On the Thunder's side, Westbrook and Durant played with three substitutes, while on the Heat's side, James and Bosh led the team.

Westbrook's break through the middle caused Haslem's thug to foul the free throw line.

Taking two deep breaths, he scored two consecutive free throws, narrowing the point difference to 9 points.

When he scored the second free throw, he made a cheering gesture. With these two points, the Thunder team finally reached the small goal that Tang Tian mentioned in halftime.

"Defend! Defend!"

The point difference was narrowed to single digits, and the emotions of the fans on the scene rose again, cheering for the home team in unison.

Cole took the initiative to pick and roll James, and James faced Westbrook and rushed in directly.

Westbrook is very tough and chooses to resist hard.

James didn't make a shot when he had a chance at the basket, but took the initiative to find a confrontation before making a shot.

"boom!"

The ball bounced out of the frame, but the referee whistled, indicating Westbrook's defensive foul.

There was an uproar at the scene.

Tang Tian also clenched his fists. Westbrook and Harden both committed 4 fouls. No matter who leads the team in this period, there are risks. He is also ready for someone to be sent off, but he did not expect the fouls to come so soon. .

He turned to look at the team bench.

During the period of the suspension, the Thunder's substitutes appeared one after another, giving people the feeling that the team's depth is extremely thick, but with successive injuries (Bazemore was reimbursed for the season, Kidd's foot), the Thunder now has a total of There are only four people, Westbrook, Harden, Livingston and Maggette.

The last game was basically a three-player rotation. Middleton also swayed and played for a while, but his movement speed was slow, and his wife suffered a disadvantage when defending. The effect was not good. At this time, he did not dare to risk Harden.

Judging from James' choice in the previous round, the little emperor obviously also knows the current troubles of the Thunder team and intends to take the initiative to find a foul.

"Corey," he called Maggette over his shoulder.

At this time, I can only take a risk and try, and if it really doesn't work, I will go to Harden in advance.

Maggette was stunned for a moment. After he came to the Thunder, he didn't have much chance to play. Basically, he helped Harden build muscle and impart some foul-making skills and experience. In the playoffs, he only played against the Grizzlies in the second round. I used to go to garbage time when I was there, but I didn't expect Tang Tian to call him at such a critical moment.

But after all, he is an old Jianghu. After reacting, he took off his training clothes and immediately ran to the technical stage.

"beep!"

With the sideline whistle, Maggette came on to replace Westbrook.

Seeing Maggette on the field, Miller was stunned for a moment, and then smiled subconsciously: "This game is the most difficult game for the Thunder. They have been cornered."