The Godfather of Basketball

O'Neal goes to the free throw line.

The extra penalty was missed, and the rebound was accepted by Howard.

Nelson holds the ball across half court and asks Howard for a pick-and-roll.

Howard really calmed down after sitting off the court for a while, and came out immediately when he saw the wave.

After taking it apart, Nelson gave the ball to Howard, and Howard was on fire, holding the ball across Beverly and trying to dunk.

The eyes of the fans at the scene burst into excitement.

Another dunk!

"boom!"

At this moment, O'Neill saw the timing, exerted force from the side, jumped up and slapped the fan directly out of the court.

The referee blows his whistle for a throw-in.

After finally calming down, Howard's emotions flared up again. He walked to the referee and signaled that he had just hit.

The referee ignored it and let the Magic throw the ball out of bounds.

There was booing.

Howard's protest had no effect, so he could only return to the court.

The sideline ball was sent out, Carter gave the ball in, Howard took the ball and sent it brute force, and he hit O'Neill, but he didn't push the ball, and the ball went out of the baseline without a firm grip.

Cavaliers possession of the ball.

He shook his head and walked to the backcourt, but his eyes kept shaking his head at the referee.

It doesn't feel like a home game, it's an away game!

At this moment, the live LED screen showed the replay of the ball just now.

The fans at the scene also looked up and booed at the corners of their mouths.

But the slow motion shows that O'Neill judged the ball very accurately, first the ball and then the hand, a standard block.

The referee's call was correct.

The fans were a little embarrassed, and Howard didn't shake his head.

Tang Tian couldn't help laughing at this moment.

A slam dunk and a flying block.

O'Neal is not too old to play, he just has limited physical strength and cannot play like this all the time.

What Wallace said on the plane really excited the old O'Neill.

He's still that shark.

Howard played elbows everywhere, and the more he played, the more urgent he played. In front of the old O'Neal, he looked like he was back to his rookie days.

And without Howard's dominance in the interior, it is still difficult for the Magic to play outside.

In the end, the Cavaliers beat the Magic 107 to 95 to win their first victory in the series.

James had 26 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, Louis Williams had 16 points, Artest had 13 points and 5 rebounds, and Rasheed Wallace had 12 points and 3 rebounds.

Of course, the biggest contributor to the victory in this game is O'Neal. He played the highest 29 minutes since the playoffs. Not only did he limit Howard well, he also scored 19 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocks.

At the end of the game, O'Neal Sr. was interviewed by sideline reporters after many years.

James didn't know where to find a glass of water, and poured it directly on his round bald head.

O'Neal turned around and chased James all over the court, and the scene was quite harmonious.

Tang Tian was in a good mood. If old O'Neal could suppress Howard, then the Cavaliers' advantage over the Magic would not be smaller than last year's Rockets.

The first game ended, because the team had many veterans, and the second game was two days later. Tang Tian did not arrange training in the morning of the second day, and only had a basic training in the afternoon.

He had a rare sleep, and went to the training hall after lunch. The team members had already arrived, and Casey and Cassel were chatting about something.

He walked over and patted the two of them on the shoulders, smiling.

"Shaq's ankle is swollen."

Casey's words froze his smile.

damn it!

He shouldn't have been allowed to play for so long the first time!

O'Neill insisted on playing. Seeing that the effect was good, he let him play. Unexpectedly, something went wrong.

"Let's train first, and hold a regular meeting after training." Tang Tian quickly recovered his expression.

After going through so much, this kind of thing only made him confused at first.

During training, he asked the team doctor to find out about the situation.

This time O'Neill's condition is more serious than last time, and it will take about a week of rest to recover.

A week, that is to say, miss at least 3 games.

And even if he comes back from injury, it is impossible to play like the first game.

Want to use honor points?

But this is only the semi-finals, and the system of Soso has been pretending to be dead. If there are other troubles later...

He looked at Brown in training again.

With 2 honor points, Brown's strength has improved significantly, but there is still a gap with Howard.

After the training, Tang Tian called the coaching staff for a regular meeting.

"Should we give up positional warfare and play against the Magic? Fast break is our strength. If we run, as long as we limit the number of times Dwight catches the ball, we still have an advantage on the field." Cassel gave his suggestion.

"The team has a lot of veterans and rookies, so it's easy to disrupt your rhythm when you play like this. Moreover, Dwight's athletic ability is too good, so it's difficult to restrict him from receiving the ball." Casey continued.

Casey only rejected Cassel's proposal, but did not give any suggestions. It can be seen that he has no good solution.

The other teaching assistants were also silent, and they were even less good at tactical things.

Howard's importance is self-evident before the Magic can become what it is today, and it is also a headache for other teams.

After all, there is only one Yao Ming in this league.

After the regular meeting, we still haven't found a suitable solution.

After the game started the next day, Howard had a clear advantage in the interior, and Carter ushered in an explosion. The Cavaliers finally lost the game 96-101.

Howard had 30 points, 19 rebounds and 5 blocks, and Carter had 29 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

With questions, the Cavaliers returned to Cleveland.

The 1-1 score is hardly reassuring, but the bigger problem than the score is Howard.

In fact, Carter's outburst has something to do with Howard's restraint in the paint.

Back at Cleveland's house, Hathaway had prepared meals for him to eat when he came back.

But unlike before, this is a table of Chinese food.

With more spare time, Hathaway has more energy to love her man.

"This one is a bit salty, this one has too much chili, this one has too much oil..."

Tang Tian knew that Hathaway would not give up easily, so he did not hold back his opinion.

Of course, even though the food tasted a bit poor, he still ate it all.

After dinner, the two sat on the sofa, Hathaway snuggled into Tang Tian's arms, and the two watched... the game video.

Brown did not lose to Howard in the confrontation, but his mobility and reaction speed were much worse. This cannot be changed by the improvement of basketball IQ.

"Why is that guy so bad at free throws?" Hathaway said suddenly after watching halfway through the video.

Because of Tang Tian's work relationship, he would watch videos from time to time after returning home. Hathaway, the world's supermodel, has almost become a half-basketball fan.

"What did you just say?" Tang Tian suddenly turned his head.

"Free throw, the ball almost missed the frame just now." Hathaway continued.

"That's right!" Tang Tian slapped his thigh fiercely.

"Oh, you hurt me when you patted me." Hathaway grinned.

Only then did Tang Tian realize that he was excited and slapped Hathaway's thigh.