After being chased one after another, Duncan began to exert his strength on the inside, and the bench group was forced to shrink inside.

Duncan's passing was also excellent, and Green hit consecutive catches and hits from the outside, and after a wave of offense, the group still won 20-0.

However, the loss could not hide Tang Tian's excellent performance, he contributed 3 steals and blocks alone.

There are fifteen people in a team, but there are only 8~9 people who can play in the general game, and Vicky is a little special, but at most 0~2 people are used, and there will definitely be people who sit on the cold bench for the whole game.

(Note: NBA 5-man squad, but a maximum of 2 players in a game, that is, 2 people activate the roster, this year is an exception to the shortened season, because the game interval is short, back-to-back games, and a team can play a maximum of 3 players.) ）

In other words, if you want to play, you have to squeeze into the coach's rotation list, and to squeeze into this list, it depends on the performance of the training match, because in addition to the individual strength, the training match also has the state.

Superstars are indispensable, and they have to play no matter how good or bad they are, but because the defensive pressure on the role players is relatively small, the work is simple, and the coach must want them to play a role as soon as they get on the court, so they will naturally choose the good form.

Tang Tian's competitive form in this game is the result of his hard training all summer, and Vicky has put him on his list.

Training camp kicks off on Feb. 9, and the Spurs' first preseason game is Feb. 8, with only nine days in between.

In the past 9 days, the team has been training basically every day, and the veteran players are looking for the feeling and tacit understanding of the game, because the time is short and the difficulty is not small.

For Tang Tian and the three rookies, they still have to learn team tactics, which is even more difficult.

However, in the process, Tang Tian's performance continued to amaze Vicky and the Spurs' coaching staff.

The rookie, who has just turned 9 years old, has mastered tactics with incredible speed, and he doesn't look like a rookie at all, but like Duncan and Ginobili, who have been on the team for more than ten years.

"We've really picked a genius." Budenholzer has said something similar in front of Vicky more than once.

Vicky is still relatively stable, after all, he has been coaching in the league for a long time, and it is not uncommon for players who have performed well in training but are not good as soon as they get on the field, so he just has a bullish attitude.

Fast forward to Feb. 8, and the Spurs are on a plane to Oklahoma City, where they will play their first preseason game of the new season against the Thunder.

The Thunder have drafted talented rookies such as Durant, Westbrook, Ibaka and Harden for several years in a row, and last season's record has reached fourth in the West.

Because each team has only two preseason games in the shortened season, it is foreseeable that the intensity of this game will definitely not be like the usual season to play a half-time to let go and examine the newcomers, this will definitely be a fierce battle.

When he arrived in Oklahoma City, Vicky arranged daily training, which shows that he also takes this preseason game seriously.

"Our goal for the new season is a championship, and the Thunder will be our main rival this year, and we need a morale-boosting victory, and that's this game." Vicky's pre-match mobilization was a testament to his vision.

After the training session, he also announced the team's lineup and three-man activation list.

: Parker, Green, Jefferson, Duncan, Blair.

The lineup is the same as in the training match, although Tang Tian's outstanding performance in the first training match made Vicky have the idea of putting him in the lineup for a while, but it was just a fleeting idea, because of the importance of the game, he still put the safest lineup.

The remaining eight substitutes: Neil, Ginobili, Leonard, Bonner, Split, Joseph, Don Tian, Malcolm Thomas.

Oklahoma City is a notoriously small town, but one of the characteristics of the town is that the locals have relatively few entertainment options, so it is natural that the game has become a popular object.

Especially in the past two years, the rapid rise of the Thunder team, coupled with the fact that it has just experienced a shutdown season, this preseason game, the attendance rate on the scene exceeded eighty percent, and the hot scene on the scene is really different from the ordinary season.

It is said to be a preseason, but whether it is the attention of both sides or the attendance rate on the spot, it is no less than the regular season.

With more than half an hour to go, players from both sides came to the pitch to start their final warm-up.

When Tang Tian came out, there was a little surprise, he saw that there were fans holding the "Godfather" sign in the front row of the stands, although the number was not large, but this away game was really quite rare.

It seems that the influence of the "godfather" is even greater than many people expected.

But it's also an invisible pressure, and if he doesn't do well in official matches, that popularity will quickly fade.

"Don't be nervous, don't worry, I've got you covered." Ginobili also saw the sign, came over and put his arm on his shoulder.

Tang Tian turned his head and glanced at Ginobili.

Ginobili looked at him with a smile.

"Manu, I've played 70,000 live matches."

"......" Ginobili was stunned for a moment.

"I've hit the winner in two games, so don't worry about me."

“……”

"Haha~" Parker was next to him at this time, and couldn't help but laugh out loud when he heard the conversation between the two, this was the first time he had seen Ginobili deflated.

Ginobili laughed as well, reaching for his head, touching it for a moment and realizing something, then putting his hand down again.

On the other side of the court, Kevin Durant, the core of the Thunder, sat on the sidelines to rest.

He looked around the stadium and noticed the fans and the signs they were holding.

His face suddenly turned ugly.

In the offseason, because of the trumpet incident, his image became very bad, and now seeing this again, it is like revealing the scar that has just healed in the wound.

"Boss." At this time, the team's rookie Reggie Jackson finished his warm-up and sat on the sidelines.

Durant glanced at Jackson and then said, "I heard you challenged 'The Godfather' in the summer?" ”

Jackson heard Durant say this, nodded with an embarrassed face, he originally wanted to step on Tang Tian to increase popularity, but he failed, but he didn't expect Durant to know about it.

But Durant's next words made him happy.

"Wait a minute, if you're on the court with him, blow him up, Coach Brooks needs to see this, and I believe you have what it takes."