The Godfather of Basketball

Three years later, the team coached by Tang Tian finally made it to the finals again.

However, unlike all the teams he has coached before, his team does not have a superstar in the true sense, and their opponent is the first unanimous MVP Curry in NBA history. Warriors.

Before the start of the finals, fans and the media had completely two-sided views on the finals.

"Although the process became a bit ups and downs because of Curry's injury, this team defeated the Thunder, the biggest enemy in the West, and after the opponent in the finals changed from the Cavaliers to the Nets, they are only a few minutes away from the final championship. Only 4 games left!"

"Who in the Nets can guard Curry? Who can keep up with Thompson, or when Kerr puts out the death five, the Nets have a way to deal with it? They don't even have a superstar! Take the lead and the Warriors fight?"

"To be honest, if I were Xiao Hua, I might as well adjust the penalty scale early and let the Cavaliers enter the finals. Although I don't think the Cavaliers can win the game in the end, the Nets have no chance. The stars dimmed."

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This is the fans who support the Warriors. In their opinion, the difference in strength between the Nets and the Warriors is too great. The Warriors will easily defeat the Nets and win two consecutive championships.

"The Nets have a sufficiently competitive starting lineup, a deep bench, and a perfect team system. Of course, they also have Tang Tian. It is not entirely accidental that they reversed the Cavaliers, and the reversal of the Cavaliers provides this team. With a lot of experience, they really have a chance to win the Finals."

"When people are still talking about how the paper strength of this team is not enough, they ignore the most basic state problem. The paper strength of the Mavericks led by Nowitzki in 2011 was much worse than this, but they finally They also made it to the finals. One year before, the Cavaliers led by James even won the single-core championship in 10 years. He has the capital to fight the Warriors."

"Deron, Jimmy Butler, Eric Gordon, Yi Jianlian, Jokic, David West, Tracy McGrady, Oden, really look at the Nets, they really are what you say Is it that vulnerable? Or maybe you all have selective amnesia, and the Nets are the only team that swept the Warriors in the regular season?"

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These are the opinions of fans and media who support and are optimistic about the Nets. After watching the performance of the Nets in the Eastern Conference Finals, they are relatively optimistic about the Nets.

The views of the two sides are completely opposite. The former is the view of most people. In their view, the Nets’ victory over the Cavaliers has a lot to do with the Cavaliers’ own problems, while the Warriors’ desperation by the Thunder is more due to the state caused by Curry’s injury. problem, and now Curry has almost recovered.

Even like the starlight problem mentioned by some fans, they compared the Western Conference Finals to the finals, and the upcoming finals are not so attractive.

But regardless of the degree of attention from the outside world, the views of the media and fans, the finals will kick off, and the Nets will fly to Oakland to challenge the defending champion Warriors at Oracle Arena.

The gilded team, because it is adjacent to San Francisco, is how many people describe this team.

After collecting the golden championship trophy last year, they will now pick up their second.

And what's interesting is that the current head coach of the Warriors, Steve Kerr, was Tang Tian's former first assistant coach.

If you think about it, the more interesting thing is that Cole, like Tang Tian, ​​made his debut and reached the peak. He won the championship trophy in the first season of coaching, and now he has the opportunity to build a dynasty in the early stage of coaching like Tang Tian.

To accomplish this goal, the first thing he needs to do is to defeat Tang Tian's Nets team and successfully complete two consecutive championships.

Such a script is also gimmick enough. The first assistant coach stepped on the head coach's team to reach the top, which is a kind of "inheritance".

"This will be the most difficult round of the playoffs. I know Don's coaching ability, and the Nets have defeated the Cavaliers. It will be very difficult to play against them." Kerr was asked about the Nets in an interview. Say it when you have a view.

"Yes, the Nets beat the Warriors twice in the regular season. They are the only team to sweep the Warriors. Will the Warriors have a psychological problem?"

"No, the playoffs and the regular season are different levels of competition. As I said just now, the game will be difficult, but my players are prepared and they can handle all situations." Cole originally said I wanted to be humble, but his smiling expression and what he said next gave him away.

Unlike Kerr, Tang Tian didn't open the Nets' training to the outside world. Even before the finals, he didn't allow the players to accept interviews and asked them to put all their energy into training.

In the previous life, the Cavaliers reversed the Warriors and won the championship after falling behind 1 to 3 in the finals, but anyone who has watched the game knows that it has a lot to do with Bogut’s injury. It is not an exaggeration to say that even the Cavaliers, There is also a lot of luck in winning the championship.

Now, it is more difficult for the Nets to play against the Warriors than to play against the Cavaliers.

There is no certainty of victory, but what Tang Tian wants the players to do is to go all out.

Regardless of the outcome, please have no regrets.

The Nets' low-key and closeness also caused a heated discussion in the media. Many people regarded this as a sign of weakness, just like when two lions meet on the grassland, the weaker side will make a detour wisely.

The Nets' closed training before the game is similar in nature to the detour.

On June 2, US time, three days after the end of the regional finals, the finals officially kicked off in Oakland.

The Oracle Arena is a piece of golden yellow, and the fans are wearing T-shirts in the same color as the trophy. The entire arena is covered in gold.

This season, the Warriors have almost no defeat at home. The enthusiasm of the Bay Area fans makes the Warriors play bravely at home.

The Nets will be the Warriors' last opponent this season.

The Nets' starting lineup was first introduced. Tang Tian switched back to the team's regular rotation lineup, with Deron and Gordon on the outside, Butler and Yi Jianlian on the striker, and Jokic at the center.

The Warriors, who followed closely on the stage, ushered in loud cheers from the scene.

This cheer also represents their love for this team.

Bogut was introduced first.

Followed by Harrison Barnes, Draymond Green and Thompson.

Curry made his finale.

Cole also sent the team's regular lineup.

In the first game of the series, both sides were still in the trial stage, and did not make any changes to the lineup.

At the end of the opening ceremony, Tang Tian and Cole shook hands in front of the technical stage. When they shook hands, they smiled at each other, tacit understanding.

Although Cole is Tang Tian's number one assistant coach, the relationship between the two has been mediocre since he gave Angie a draft pick in 2010, and they are completely rivals at the moment.

"Keep patience, stabilize the rhythm, and absolutely not speed up, and pull the opponent into a positional battle."

"Play in the usual way, the only thing that needs to be changed is the defensive intensity, don't give them a chance to score, believe in yourself, we are stronger."

Before the game started, Tang Tian and Cole also finished their final explanations with the players one after another.

The players of the two teams clapped their hands, touched their shoes, and rubbed their fists. Yi Jianlian and Bogut came to the middle circle to prepare for the jump ball. The finals were about to start.