The Godfather of Basketball

With a score of 3 to 1 and another home game, according to ESPN's forecast, the Thunder's probability of advancing in Game 5 reached 90%.

In the eyes of most people, the promotion of the Thunder is already a certainty.

Because Swift had a stomachache, Tang Tian didn't go to the scene, but stayed at home with his two wives, and they watched the live broadcast in front of the TV.

The Chesapeake Energy Arena was overwhelming. The Thunder beat the Spurs 12-0 at the beginning of the first quarter. Popovich called two timeouts in a row, and was a little confused.

The excitement on the faces of the audience could not be concealed.

It seems that the Spurs have given up early.

Looking at the score, Tang Tian was also a little strange. It stands to reason that the old man should have more than this level of strength.

After the timeout, the scene was full of momentum, and even through the TV screen, one could feel the sky-shattering sound.

The Spurs replaced Ginobili. After attacking the frontcourt, they suddenly stopped playing the hammer tactic. Instead, they pulled away and let Ginobili attack Harden directly.

Harden was a bit unprepared, and was directly passed by Ginobili. Ibaka behind him assisted in the defense. Ginobili directly made a freehand through ball to Duncan under the basket. Duncan easily put the basket and scored.

Durant's three-pointer missed, the Spurs played a fast break, and Parker squeezed directly past Harden and scored a layup.

Harden retreated and watched all directions, except that he didn't reach out to stop Parker.

A standard eye defense.

Harden's layup caused Dior to foul and made two free throws to stop the bleeding for the team.

Looking back, the Spurs still hit Ginobili at this point, Harden deliberately took a big step back, and Ginobili directly received the ball and made a three-pointer.

"Shua!"

Just vote and enter.

There was a commotion at the scene, and the Spurs beat the Thunder 7-2 after returning from a timeout.

Tang Tian frowned slightly when he saw this. The old man still discovered Harden's defensive problem at the last moment, and now he kept grabbing him and hitting him.

Harden continued to score a layup to stop the team's bleeding, but looking back, Leonard beat him 2+1.

Compared with scoring, his defensive problems were infinitely magnified by the Spurs.

"This Harden, his defense wasn't that bad before, right?" Hathaway watched from the side with some doubts. Tang Tian always watched the video at home, and she still had some impressions in her mind.

Tang Tian didn't know what to say, Harden didn't listen to people's persuasion, and developed the habit of looking defensively, there was really nothing he could do.

If I really want to say it, I don’t know if it should be regarded as a butterfly effect. This series of honors will swell to anyone. The strong strength of the team that played against other teams covered up this point, but now it is caught by Popovich. , If you want to change it, you can't change it at once.

The game was still going on. Popovich fully explained what an old fox is. After discovering it, it was a strong point and played like Harden. Stevens had to double-team.

But the Spurs themselves are a team basketball team. A few sudden points and down balls directly broke the Thunder's defensive system.

Tang Tian pressed his hand to his head as he watched.

When he first took over the Thunder, some people questioned why he didn't let Harden, who signed a maximum salary, start.

At that time, Durant Harden was a defensive black hole, and he dared to start together when both of them improved, and then there would be the ultimate Thunder team.

But now Harden's defense has degraded to an even more unsightly level than before. After being targeted by the opponent, it is very fatal.

After being hit by the Spurs for several consecutive climaxes, and after the point difference was overtaken, he could only play Harden in advance.

But with Harden off, the Thunder appeared more passive on the scene.

The third game of last year's finals has already shown that after this team has performed its duties, Harden's influence on the team is double. Although Westbrook and Durant can also score, but the opposite side is returning The peak Spurs, where is one or two super giants can solve the team alone.

The two sides stalemate for three and a half quarters. In the last half of the quarter, Leonard began to show his talent and defended against Durant's several strong attacks in a row. The Spurs took advantage of the situation and launched a wave of decisive counterattacks.

It was also by virtue of this wave of counterattacks that the Spurs narrowly beat the Thunder 109 to 105, temporarily pulling themselves back from the cliff.

Durant and Westbrook both contributed 25+, and Harden also had 22 points and 6 assists. In fact, when he was on the court, his offensive performance was not bad, but his defense was targeted too much.

After the game, the fans put their heads in their hands and couldn't believe the result in front of them.

Looking at the result, Tang Tian also had complicated emotions. The system he worked so hard to build completely collapsed in this game, which really made him feel like a dike of thousands of miles was destroyed by an ant's nest.

Not long after the game ended, Tang Tian received a call from Stevens. In addition to talking about the game that just passed, he also talked about how to deal with it next.

"Brad, you and I both know what the key is here."

In fact, needless to say, Stevens also knows that Harden's defense is the key, but now it is not a question of whether Harden listens to persuasion. It is impossible to change the habits of the season. God, it's more like trying to find a resonance.

Two days later, the Thunder flew to San Antonio to start Game 6 of the series, which was still the Thunder's match point.

Although the Spurs have temporarily returned from the edge of the cliff, with this big score, every start of the game means that they are standing on the edge of the cliff again, and there is no way out.

Compared with the previous game, the Spurs played more thoroughly this time. The old man directly removed Diao and put Ginobili on.

The purpose of playing a purely small lineup is to catch Harden. Ginobili, Parker, and even Leonard all eat Harden after the opening.

This time, without Stevens taking the initiative to change, Harden was beaten 2 fouls in less than half a quarter.

The rhythm was once again firmly grasped by the Spurs.

Popovich still has experience, grasping the Thunder's weaknesses and hitting them to death.

However, the rest of the Thunder team played very well in this game. Westbrook's desire to win drove the team to a stalemate with the Spurs until the last moment.

In the end, completely compete for the star's singles ability.

Leonard's performance was once again shocking. This is just a third-year guy who defended against Durant's singles consecutively and helped the Spurs create opportunities. Ginobili, who was in a desperate situation, also proved that the demon is not old. A three-pointer and a breakthrough layup helped the Spurs finally accept the game.

The soul-stirring game played also made the fans call out for quick-acting heart-relief pills.

After the Spurs win the game, the two sides will usher in a tiebreaker.

1 to 3 behind to be dragged into the tie-break, the Spurs have won enough respect, and now they have the same chance as the Thunder.

The tiebreaker is a real match to determine the outcome.