The Godfather of Basketball

McGrady walked to the free throw line, faced boos all over the sky, and made a steady hit and penalty.

He personally played a wave of 10-0 attacks, abruptly leading the Rockets to overtake the score.

And this is just the beginning of the show.

The next half of the game became McGrady's personal show.

Facing the super big lever of the defense.

The bukkake shot is three points.

After the breakthrough, there was a backhand dunk.

One-on-three high-difficulty pick basket.

The iconic slam dunk.

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In less than one quarter, he scored 26 points alone!

The fans of the Rockets went crazy, they saw Magic Mai in a trance! In a daze, I saw the man who beat the Spurs in 35 seconds and 13 minutes!

The Jazz fans were all overwhelmed by this momentum, and the interference was several dimensions smaller than the opening.

At this time, Tang Tian remembered a word from his previous life, which originated from the "Zone" in the Japanese manga "Heizi's Basketball".

This term refers to a player who will enter a super-class state, and all body reactions, feelings, and speeds will reach 100%. In the history of the NBA, only a few people such as Jordan and Kobe can enter this state. But McGrady is obviously in this state at this moment.

Relying on McGrady's outstanding performance, the Rockets, who fell behind in the opening game, led the Jazz by double digits 38 to 28 at the end of the first quarter.

And compared to scoring, the greater change comes from the momentum on the court. The Rockets have completely regained the momentum that was suppressed at the beginning.

Although the noise of the energy solution arena is still overwhelming, the Rockets players are no longer as timid as they were in the opening game. Driven by Tracy McGrady, they regained their usual sense of playing.

And this also allowed the Rockets to win the final victory of the game step by step, just like the previous two games.

106 to 96, the tenacious Jazz played their style at home, but still lost to the Rockets.

McGrady ushered in a big explosion in this campaign. He made 18 of 28 shots and scored 48 points, setting a new record for his career in the playoffs.

After winning this game, the Rockets have already led their opponents 3-0 in a big score.

Although at the press conference after the game, Tang Tian still kept a low-key statement that the series is far from over, but everyone knows that the Rockets' advancement is only a matter of time. You must know that there has never been a 3-0 lead in NBA history. A precedent for a comeback.

This day just ended the regular meeting of the coaching staff, and a staff member of the team came.

"Don, Boss Alexander wants to see you."

Leslie Alexander, the owner of the Rockets, bought the Rockets for $85 million in 1993 and has maintained it to this day. He is one of the few veteran owners in the NBA.

When Tang Tian officially became the head coach of the Rockets, Dawson took him to meet him once, a very gentle and refined old man.

Alexander spent most of his time in Houston, but he didn't expect to come to Salt Lake City. I don't know what happened.

"okay, I get it."

Tang Tian nodded in agreement, and asked Thibodeau and Cole to go to the training hall to lead the team for training, then got up and walked out.

In the visiting team's coach's office, Tang Tian saw Alexander, but unlike last time, he was alone, and Dawson was not by his side.

"Mr. Alexander, why are you here?" After entering, Tang Tian greeted politely.

"Come on, sit down." Alexander smiled and motioned Tang Tian to sit down.

"Your performance so far is very exciting, but I came today because I hope you can do one thing." Alexander said, his face slowly becoming serious.

Tang Tian looked at Alexander suspiciously.

"I hope you can end the series in the next game." There was a hint of ruthlessness in Alexander's eyes.

The next game to end the series?

Tang Tian didn't expect that Alexander came to Salt Lake City specifically because of this matter, but he understood after a little thought.

Since winning the championship in the first two years of buying the Rockets, the Rockets have never passed the first round of the playoffs, not to mention the championship, in the past ten years. Now Tang Tian has given him hope. Can't help but get excited.

Originally, saying these things at this time were all insulting words, but Tang Tian knew that sometimes, arrogance is more important than character.

"Mr. Alexander, don't worry, maybe we can prepare three thousand brooms in advance." Tang Tian said with a smile.

The broom means to sweep, that is, the meaning of sweeping.

Hearing what Tang Tian said, after Alexander paused, he couldn't help but burst out laughing.

What he wants is this momentum.

"I'm waiting for your good news." Alexander said with a smile when he came out of the office.

Tang Tian also nodded with a smile.

After sending Alexander away, his expression changed.

Despite the rhetoric, a team like the Jazz will not be willing to be swept away. The fourth game of the series between the two sides will only be more difficult than the third game.

He had to vaccinate the players in advance.

Walking outside the training hall, there was fierce confrontation and shouting inside. After the experience of the previous game, the players trained more seriously and harder.

Tang Tian went in, watched from the sidelines for a while, and then signaled Thibodeau to wake up all the players.

When the team members stood up, Tang Tian was about to speak.

"Coach, we have a 3-0 lead. Has no team comeback this time?" Alston said with a smile.

"Yes." Tang Tian nodded after a pause.

"yeah!"

Hearing Tang Tian's answer, the team members were all happy, and many of them screamed.

"But there is a first time for everything, and neither of you and I want to be the first." Tang Tian continued.

When the basin of cold water was poured down, the team members quickly quieted down.

Tang Tian's expression became serious: "The Jazz are a team known for their toughness, not only on the court, but also off the court. They will definitely try their best in the next game, and once they are given a chance to breathe Chances are, the whole series will be extremely difficult, and you definitely don't want this series to be dragged down to Game 6 or even Game 7."

After Tang Tian finished speaking, the team members nodded one after another. If they were really dragged so far behind by the Jazz, even if they could win, they would lose a layer of skin. When the time comes for the second round, they may be directly regarded as The soft persimmon was pinched.

"We must have the confidence to win the game, but we must also be prepared for difficulties. We must despise the opponent in terms of momentum, but at the same time, we must also value the opponent in our hearts. This is the way to win and ours. way." Tang Tian said his volume increased.

The team members felt the momentum between the words, and the excitement on their faces reappeared.

"So, let's win the fourth game. This is a mission, a mission that we must and will definitely complete!" Tang Tian shouted.

"Yeah! Yay!"

After listening to it, the team members shouted excitedly one by one as if they had been beaten with chicken blood.