The Godfather of Basketball

After returning in the second quarter, after finishing the substitute period, Tang Tian adjusted the lineup specifically, replaced Brown with Dior, increased the flexibility on the field, and underperformed Westbrook was replaced by Harden in the second quarter. .

Ibaka's muscle building effect is obvious, while Bogut is not an offensive inside, he kept the basket alone.

The inside line formed by him and Dior was not very disadvantaged after the change of defense. The Warriors' offense was quickly suppressed.

Durant continued to maintain fierce fire on the offensive end, and the Warriors could not stop him at all.

The Thunder played the Warriors a 30-12 in the second quarter, and the momentum was completely reversed.

108 to 87. With Durant's 37-point season high, the Thunder finally beat the Warriors on the road and won their 13th victory of the season.

In addition to Durant, Harden played 37 minutes off the bench and scored the next highest 22 points and 6 assists, and his performance was quite eye-catching.

Ibaka's outstanding performance of 10 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks also shows that he is ready to meet the challenge of the center position.

It's just that Westbrook was not applicable in the first game of changing the game. After 25 minutes, it only scored 12 points and 3 assists on 4 of 15 shots, and there were up to 4 turnovers.

Such a performance, naturally, can not escape the reporter's questioning after the game.

"Westbrook's playing time is a season low, does this mean Harden will replace him as the team's new starter?"

"Kidd and Harden's combination is significantly better. Will Westbrook play better with the second team?"

"From holding the ball to playing without it, Westbrook's role is obviously not good. Is the team ready to trade him out?"

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"I have said countless times that Russell is one of the core of the team. We are trying to find his new position in the team. It will take a process, but the confidence of the coaching staff will never change." Tang Tian didn't answer too much.

After the press conference, Tang Tian and Stevens left the venue and were ready to return to the hotel.

"Don't this be a little unfair to Russell and make him change his way of playing for so many years?" Listening to the media's skyrocketing questions, Stevens couldn't help saying.

"It will be painful to change, but it won't change. The pain will be greater. I believe he can do it." Tang Tian said affirmatively.

After listening to Westbrook's past stories, he was very confident in Westbrook.

Stevens wanted to say if he wanted Westbrook to take the second team, but when he saw Tang Tian's so confident expression, he didn't speak again.

Two people walked across the aisle, preparing to exit the arena.

But just then, they heard a muffled noise coming from across the playing field.

After the game is over, there is a series of work such as cleaning and subsequent floor removal. This process will last an hour or two.

But at this time there was a strange sound of playing. After all, the players left a long time ago, and the staff was generally not allowed to play there on the match day.

Two people walked out from the aisle on the second floor and went out to be the second floor auditorium.

Just then, they saw a figure on the court, running non-stop to train three-pointers along the three-point line.

Slightly stiff posture, jerseys soaked in water, and sweaty cheeks.

Turns out it was Westbrook.

He didn't seem to go back to the locker room with his teammates after the game, but went directly to practice on the road.

Stevens picked up his watch at this time and looked at it. It has been an hour and a half from the end of the game to the end of the press conference. It seems that Westbrook has been practicing here for an hour and a half.

Tang Tian saw a smile on his mouth.

"I believe it now," Stevens put down his hand and turned to Tang Tian.

The Thunder's game is still going on, and their performance is not much different than before.

Westbrook's progress and adaptability are much slower than expected, and his three-pointer is still unstable.

The external evaluation of him is getting worse and worse.

"Look at Westbrook without the ball! He has become incapable of playing, the stiff three-pointer is disgusting!"

"He is now a third-rate point guard. The Thunder didn't trade him. It was the worst decision!"

"It turns out that Elvin Johnson and Oscar Robertson are incompatible, and Tang Tian's decision really failed!"

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However, no matter how the outside world evaluates, the Thunder coaching team's positioning on Westbrook has not changed, and even his playing time is going back a little bit.

Tang Tian is very clear that change is a gradual accumulation process. Westbrook's talents determine that he will not change too quickly, but continuous accumulation will definitely usher in an explosion at some point.

Time flies fast, and in a blink of an eye has come to Christmas in the new year.

The Thunder team had another Christmas Day battle the next day. Tang Tian gave the team members a day off and let them go back in advance to spend the holiday with their families.

Tang Tian did not spend Christmas in Russia this time, but went back to Cleveland with Hathaway and Swift.

The statues outside the Quick Credit Arena are finally finished, and there is a ribbon-cutting ceremony before Christmas. On this day, Tang Tian will naturally come to the scene.

As a result, they spent Christmas this time directly in Cleveland.

The Cavaliers' current record is the same as the Heat's record, because the playing record temporarily ranks second in the East.

While supporting the team, the fans also paid more respect to Tang Tian. After all, this team's team was all created by Tang Tian.

Because of this, many fans came to the scene on the day of the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

The tailoring ceremony was very successful ~ www.readwn.com ~ The fans who came to take a group photo of the statue were endless.

On the sixth Christmas after Cleveland's crossing, Hathaway and Swift remained in Cleveland. Tang Tian had already returned to Oklahoma City on the early morning flight.

The Thunder are at home for Christmas, and their opponent is the Miami Heat.

The Heat's record is 2 wins less than the Thunder's, but that's more because of the running-in at the beginning of the season. With the running-in completely, they have just played a longest 10-game winning streak in the league. The focus of the war, they are naturally bound to get.

The hot fight between the two champions naturally attracted the attention of all the fans in the league.

In addition to the two teams themselves, James and Tang Tian met again, which is also the focus of everyone's attention.

James returned to heat, and the Knight of Vengeance was the best script ever, but Tang Tian ’s westward journey changed the subject. Now he needs the object of revenge, and naturally becomes Thunder.