Chapter 262: 90 Years of Igan Wine (5/5)

After Harden scored, Westbrook went straight over and hit him in the chest, and Durant yelled at him.

A 15-point difference, plus a penalty!

Harden's three three-pointers directly changed the entire situation on the court.

His three three-pointers also proved that he can not only play with the ball, play with playmaking, but also play without the ball!

Popovich was forced to get ahead of Ginobili and Duncan.

But Ginobili was clearly overpowered by Harden tonight, and the Spurs couldn't catch up in the end.

112-102, the Thunder finally defeated the Spurs at home, bringing the series to 1-2.

Harden had a game-high 30 points and seven assists.

Westbrook had 17 points, 11 assists and six rebounds, Durant also had 27 points and Ibaka had 10 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks.

The four young ones all played their own style.

And more important than winning is that they found a way to beat the Spurs!

As long as the four young people are on the court at the same time and keep pushing and counterattacking through defense, they can run the Spurs to death!

Although the score of 1-2 is still behind, the momentum has fallen to the side of the Thunder.

After the game, Thunder fans were also very excited and climaxed collectively.

"That's the Thunder we want to see, we're going to be the champions!"

"Let's win the next home game and let's become the 15th team to come back from a 2-0 comeback in the playoffs!"

"Big love James Harden, I don't mean to disrespect Ginobili, but Harden blew up Ginobili!"

"The back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, and the front waves crash to death on the beach, this is the NBA, and Harden will be a better sixth man than Ginobili!"

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With three days to go until the next match, Popovich went on his daily training routine.

It's just that he stood on the sidelines and kept frowning.

The Spurs' performance in the last game was not too much of a problem, and the fundamental problem was that they could not limit the four at the same time.

Especially Durant and Harden.

At the end of the training, the players went back to the hotel to rest.

Popovich was still in his office discussing tactical things with Budenholzer.

"Don, aren't you leaving?"

Leonard was the last to clean up, and seeing that Tang Tian was still sitting in the locker room, he couldn't help but ask.

"I'll wait a minute, you can go first."

Tang Tian didn't say much.

Leonard nodded, put his bag on his back and left.

After waiting for a while, Budenholzer also came out, and when he saw Tang Tian, he also asked a few words with concern.

Tang Tian didn't say much.

When Budenholzer was also gone, Tang Tian turned around and opened his closet and took out the prepared red wine.

Knock on the door and enter.

"Why haven't you left yet?"

Popovich was surprised to see Tang Tian.

At this point, Budenholzer is gone, and Tang Tian is still in the arena.

"Old man, I'm here to thank you, thank you for helping me pay the fine last time."

Tang Tian said as he walked to Popovich's table, and then took out the prepared red wine from behind him.

"1990, red wine from Château Egan Igan."

Popovich originally wanted to be polite, but when he heard Tang Tian finish speaking, the words that came to his lips immediately became.

"Really?"

Tang Tian put the red wine on the table, and then said with a smile.

"Genuine."

Popovich took the bottle and looked at it, and when he was sure it was true, he opened the drawer below and took out two glasses.

"You have to try this good thing."

Seeing Popovich's move, Tang Tian couldn't help but want to laugh in his heart.

How can this still have the image of the handsome man on weekdays, and he is a drunkard.

"Where did you get that?"

Popovich said as he moved the playbook to the corner of the table.

"I like to drink red wine, too."

Tang Tian is not a lie, it is normal for elderly people to drink some red wine.

Popovich nodded, already pouring on.

"I was going to look for the Jefferson from 1874, but unfortunately I don't know who it is now."

Tang Tian continued.

Jefferson's wine, also produced by Egan Winery, was valued at $80,000 when it was auctioned in the 19th century, and is now almost priceless.

"Bragging."

Popovich only said two words, and then smothered his half of the glass.

Others drink red wine with one shake, two smells and three sips, but he directly saves all the processes and drinks the red wine as plain water.

Sure enough, it's a real drunkard.

"Sour, fruity, and a little sweet, but not so sweet."

Popovich was quick to give his professional assessment.

"After all, it's not a long year."

Tang Tian opened his mouth and said.

"It's already very good, it's been a long time since I've drunk this level of red wine, and your value is much higher than the $25,000 I paid you before."

Popovich looked at Tang Tian with a satisfied expression.

Tang Tian smiled and nodded.

"It's a pity that there is no dried fruit or anything like that, this dry drink is a bit astringent."

Popovich said with a little pity.

Tang Tian took out a bag of things from the other side like a trick at this time.

Isn't it exactly what Popovich said about dried fruits?

Popovich was stunned for a moment, then pointed at Tang Tian and laughed.

It's a drunkard meeting a drunkard.

The two of them chatted while eating.

After most of the bottle of wine, Tang Tian's face was a little red, but Popovich didn't have anything to do.

It's not that Tang Tian can't drink, it's that his body, not to mention it soon, is so weak in his alcohol resistance.

Popovich saw Tang Tian's reaction, because there was still a game in two days, and he also put down his wine glass.

"I think you're definitely not just trying to repay my favor, let's say, what's the matter?"

"When I was at UCn's, I was one of Cahon's assistant coaches, and I gave him a lot of tactical advice, including how to defend against Derrick Williams, including the defensive counterattack against North Carolina, including the tactical ideas for the final against Butler."

Tang Tian said calmly.

Popovich stared at Tang Tian for a while.

This guy, did you come to him to pretend to be forced?

However, he had also watched the game between UConn and North Carolina, and he was surprised that Cajon's old stubbornness suddenly opened up.

I didn't expect Tang Tian to be a ghost inside.

"So you want to give me some tactical ideas too?"

Popovich is also a person who has been coaching for more than 20 years, and he can hear Tang Tian's outdoor voice at once.

Tang Tian nodded.

Popovich couldn't help but laugh.

He didn't think that a rookie like Tang Tian could give him any useful tactical advice.

However, after drinking Tang Tian's half bottle of wine, it was impossible for him not to even give Tang Tian a chance to speak.

He stretched out his hand and motioned for Tang Tian to continue.

"When we played the Clippers before, we used a lineup in the second quarter, me, Danny, Kawai on the three wings, Gamanu and Boris."

Popovich nodded, this three-wing lineup was key to beating the Clippers.

"This lineup is most afraid of interior players who have the ability to attack in the low post and can pass the ball."

Popovich was already thinking about this when he heard this.

The Thunder team does not have such an inside line!

"The advantage of the Thunder team in playing us is defensive counterattacks, and the three-wing lineup can suppress their counterattack speed, while the Thunder team, let alone the ability to respond, does not even have players with low-post offensive ability."

Popovich raised his eyes and looked at Tang Tian for a long time.

He hadn't thought of it before!

Tang Tian, a rookie, said more than he thought......

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