The Godfather of Basketball

Before the fourth game against the Celtics, Tang Tian called Casey and Cassel to his hotel room.

Although leading by 2 to 1, the fourth game will still be played in Boston. If they lose this game, the Cavaliers will be forced to Tianwang Mountain. If they really get there, the outcome will become uncertain.

So before the game, Tang Tian made a decision, but whether this decision is really going to be carried out still needs to be discussed with his two assistant coaches.

"I think Durant should win this MVP. His scoring efficiency on the court is obviously much higher." As soon as the two entered the room, Cassel chatted with Casey about the MVP.

"Ross' low efficiency has a lot to do with the Bulls' tactical system. They play defensively. If you check the data, you will find that the Bulls' opponents generally have low scoring efficiency. Getting so many points, on the contrary, shows that Rose is outstanding." Casey said different opinions.

"What are you talking about?" Tang Tian asked without hearing clearly.

"I think Kevin Durant is more worthy of the MVP, and Dwyane said that Rose deserves this result." Cassell said.

"MVP..." Tang Tian murmured.

In fact, this result should be the least unexpected one for him. After experiencing a series of previous events, he knows that history will be corrected as much as possible.

The change of the champion can no longer be modified, but things like MVP are still very easy.

And to be honest, Rose's core position in the Bulls is obvious, and the Bulls' record is the first in the league. According to the selection habits of previous years, it is actually no problem to award him.

As for controversy, the MVP of most seasons is controversial.

"Listen to what you said, in fact, if we win three or four more games, there will be no controversy whether it is MVP or not?" Tang Tian said with a smile.

Casey and Cassel were taken aback for a moment, and then realized that Tang Tian had misunderstood.

In fact, the Cavaliers won 3 games less than the Bulls. If they are the first in the league, then whether it is scoring efficiency or stats, Paul is an undisputed candidate.

This is something that people cannot refute.

However, what has happened is not if. To be honest, the Cavaliers lost more games, which is the period when James was absent.

There are causes and effects, and if we go deeper, I am afraid that even Tang Tian will start to doubt life.

Casey and Kassel stopped discussing the matter of MVP, and Tang Tian also started to get straight to the point.

"I am going to adjust the team's tactical system in the series."

When Tang Tian opened his mouth, Casey and Cassel became serious. This was no small matter.

"I'm going to focus on attacking the Celtics' inside line, reducing the number of outside shots and making more inside shots."

"Have you decided?" Cassel was a little surprised and excited, he was always more interested in new things.

Casey looked at the two of them suspiciously, obviously he didn't know about this in advance.

"Devine, tell me what you think." Tang Tian asked him directly.

"I think this is relatively risky." Casey said after thinking for a while.

"Tell me."

"In the first few games, the Celtics did a good job of shrinking. Yao's advantage in the interior is not as obvious as we expected. If he can't hit the success rate, it is easy to be counterattacked by the Celtics. Rondo, Pierce and Garnett all made great first passes," Casey added.

Cassel nodded, Casey's defensive coach, this analysis from a defensive point of view is not unreasonable.

After all, basketball games are all about space. If the Celtics keep shrinking and the Cavaliers keep killing inside, the offensive efficiency will definitely plummet.

"So I decided to put Vince and Ron back in the starting lineup. Not only Yao, we also need to attack the basket from the outside. With impact and space, we can definitely hit the kill."

After listening to what Tang Tian said, Casey nodded thoughtfully.

Relying solely on Yao Ming is indeed prone to the problems he mentioned before, but if Paul, Carter, and even Artest keep hitting the basket on the outside, this tactic is indeed feasible.

Because a very critical point is that the Cavaliers have the ability to open up the offensive space on the court. When there is space, the outside line can break through and kill faster than the inside line, and it is easier to break through the opponent's defense and create damage.

"Although there are still certain risks, I think it is worth a try." Cassel said at this time, he was actually eager to try.

"I think we can also try. If we still play the same way as before in the fourth game, the Bostonians playing at home are obviously more beneficial." Although he is also a defensive coach, Casey is not as rigid as Van Gundy or Thibodeau before. .

"Okay, then tomorrow morning's basic training will be cancelled, and we will focus on combining inside and outside to create damage. By the way, tomorrow's training will not be open to the public." Tang Tian flattered and decided.

The Cavaliers-Celtics game is played on the second night.

During the day, several interesting things happened.

The Celtics still have some daily training, and the training is also open to the media.

But the Cavaliers have refused media interviews since the morning, and it is also different from usual. They are training in the morning and training in the afternoon.

The Cavaliers seem to be waiting for some big move CD.

But because of the good secrecy work before the game, no one knows what this big move is.

For the Celtics, in this case, they can't make any adjustments.

At the end of the day's training, of course, the fourth game of the series between the Cavaliers and the Celtics continued at the North Shore Garden Arena in Boston.

The victory in Game 3 gave Boston fans confidence, and they all poured into the North Shore Garden Arena, which has the same historical accumulation as Madison Square Garden, to cheer for the home team.

The Big Three have been combined for 3 years and failed to win the championship for 3 years. This is a pity for the players and also for the fans.

In what may be the final year of the Big Three, they do their best to cheer for the home team, as well as themselves.

During the opening ceremony, the scene gave a lot of shots of the championship banner, which detonated the North Shore Garden Arena directly before the game.

Amidst the cheers of the fans, the starters of both sides appeared one after another.

On the Celtics side, they maintained the starting lineup from the previous game, with Rondo and Ray Allen on the outside, Pierce and Garnett on the front line, and Steen Sima at the center.

On the Cavaliers side, there has been a big change. Paul and Green are on the outside, Carter and Artest are on the front line, and Yao Ming is the center.

Such a big change made Reeves on the opposite side look puzzled, obviously he hadn't expected it at all before the game.

"Go! Go and ravage the opponent's inside line!" On the Cavaliers side, Tang Tian yelled at his team members.

The crucial fourth battle has finally started!