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The referee made the final decision after watching the video.

Howard, Westbrook, and Artest were all convicted of second-level malicious fouls and expelled directly. Ibaka and Blake were sentenced to first-level malicious fouls. The ball was given to the Thunder. After the penalty was offset, they had two Chance of a throw.

However, at this time, Tang Tian's focus was obviously not on the court.

After the game entered the second half of the fourth quarter, after the two sides began to send substitute players to exercise, Tang Tian let Wharton direct on the spot, and then left the stadium to go to the hospital in advance.

On the way, Tang Tian and Steven Stone talked on the phone.

The good news is that Harden's condition is not too serious, the initial diagnosis was only a slight concussion, and he is now resting in the ward.

After Tang Tian arrived, because the doctor told him that Harden was going to rest now, he didn't go in again and sat with Stevens at the door.

"No one expected this to happen," Stevens couldn't help but say.

Tang Tian nodded. He has been in the NBA for more than six years, and this is the first time that he has encountered a truly malignant brawl.

Seeing Harden was knocked down by the elbow, he also wanted to rush up, but he knew that the consequences of rushing up might be that the Thunder team was finished, so he put up with it.

"Ding!"

Just then, his cell phone rang.

He picked it up and saw it from Artest.

"Sorry, coach, how's he doing with James?"

Tang Tian hesitated for a moment, but returned with a "no big deal".

Putting down his phone, he couldn't help but take a long breath.

Artest gave Elbow Harden an elbow, and this incident has not escaped.

He turned his head to look at the ward, and wondered if Harden would return to the "eye look" of the previous life.

"Let's go back first. Sitting here is useless. James estimates he can return to the team after a two-day break at the hospital." Tang Tian said, standing up.

Stevens nodded, and the two returned to the hotel.

Because it was an away game, Tang Tian visited Harden the next day at the hospital.

Artest also arrived at the hospital, and he apologized to Harden. The tough guy couldn't change his habit of **** topping, but unlike the previous life, he was Tang Tian's old ministry after all. He was also full of guilt.

Tang Tian didn't say anything, and he couldn't make a big deal because Artest was his old ministry. How to deal with Artest's apology depends on Harden's attitude.

Harden finally accepted Artest's apology, but he can still see that he still has some jealousy. If the elbow goes up to the temple, it will not be a simple concussion.

Shortly after Tang Tian returned to Russia with the Thunder, the league finally sentenced the Thunder Lakers to a brawl.

Artest was suspended for 15 games, Howard and Westbrook were suspended for 10 games, Ibaka and Blake were suspended for 5 games, and Gasol, Kobe, Durant and Dior who participated in the fight on the other courts were punished. The suspension was punished for 2 games, and the suspended players also received different tickets.

Nine people were banned for 53 games in total, with a fine of more than 300,000, which is the second largest ticket in the history of NBA history after the Auburn Palace fight.

And the number of penalties is even more than that of Auburn Palace, which means that the Lakers and Thunder will not have a starter in at least two games.

After the ticket came down, neither the Thunder nor the Lakers appealed. Although the punishment is very serious, everyone knows that the globalization promotion is getting better and better today. There are still such bad incidents that affect the chicken and the monkeys.

What's more challenging for the Thunder is that Harden needs to rest for about a week. In the next two games, the Thunder only had 9 people to play (Turiaf was absent due to injury), and it was normal. There are only 3 left.

For Tang Tian, ​​this is definitely the biggest challenge in his coaching career.

The Thunder's opponents in the next two games are the Grizzlies and the Nets. The two teams are currently ranked four or five in the east and west, and they are definitely not the main troublers.

"The Spurs are chasing us behind us. If we lose these two games in a row, our situation will be more passive." Stevens raised concerns at the regular coaching meeting. He did not say that even if the two games passed, Ibaka Can't play with Harden, the Thunder still face great challenges in the game.

"We will win these two games." Tang Tian didn't say much, but behaved confidently.

Tang Tian's attitude has indeed given the coaching team a lot of confidence.

Then, the regular meeting discussed the tactics and rotation of the next two games.

After the regular meeting, the Thunder's coaching staff and the nine-man Thunder boarded a plane to Memphis.

This was the Thunder's first game after the brawl time, and almost all sports media focused on Memphis.

On the one hand, this is how the nine-man Thunder will play. On the other hand, they also want to know whether the Thunder will fall from a championship-like team to the bottom like the previous Pacers.

The media paid extra attention, and the fans naturally focused their attention.

"I still don't think the Thunder will be another Pacer. After all, Westbrook, who was punished the most, was banned for 10 games. This is not the same as being banned for more than 100 games when the three cores of the preliminary Walker team were suspended. It's not the one who picks things up. "

"I also don't think the Thunder will be a Pacer. They will be the champion again next month. The only thing to worry about is that they need to challenge the state before the preseason comes."

"Yes, but I'm afraid the Thunder team will not be very good these days. Don't even think about winning these two games. If you lose less than 20 points, you should win."

"This is because the Grizzlies and the Nets, including the Clippers and Nuggets they will face later, are the top four teams in the Western Conference. Lose less than 25 points to win."

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In the attention of fans and the media ~ www.readwn.com ~ The Thunder and Grizzlies game opened at the FedEx Arena.

Memphis's ball market is average, but the attendance rate of the arena has reached about 90% tonight.

Although the situation is different, it can be seen that most of the fans can see that the protagonist abuses the West first and competes for the heat.

The Grizzlies' opening ceremony was full of primitive wildness, which matched the culture of this team.

In the explosive cheers of the fans at the scene, the starting players of both sides were introduced one after another.

Over the Grizzlies, Conley and Tony Allen are on the perimeter, Prince Little and Zach Randolph are on the front line, and Mark Gasol is the center.

Prior to the trade deadline, the Grizzlies sent away Gay, in exchange for Prince and Ed Davis, and the team has entered a complete double bear era.

The Grizzlies' starting lineup is the regular lineup. In contrast, the nine-man Thunder's starting lineup is more curious.