The five-game winning streak was ended, but the Pelicans weren't too frustrated.

After all, they are missing Davis, and the Celtics are playing really well this game.

After the game, players from both sides gave a final handshake on the field.

Tang Tian shook hands one by one, and when it was his turn to shake hands with Stevens, he also hugged each other.

As a former godfather, Stevens' coaching in this game is more important to Tang Tian than the performance of the Celtics players.

It was as if he had seen a young version of Popovich, and his understanding and reaction to the game was really beyond imagination, except that he might have been a little less experienced.

There was even a moment when he felt that Stevens had traveled back in time like himself.

This is not an exaggeration, you must know that the Celtics recruited young Stevens, and the plan was rotten.

But Stevens' performance is really impressive, and in his second season, he has already shown extraordinary coaching ability.

Now that they're seventh in the East, they're likely to make the playoffs!

This scene is rare in history.

"Do you have time?"

When hugging, Tang Tian couldn't help but ask more.

Although he is no longer a coach, he still has some primitive instincts for coaches with excellent abilities.

A little more elegant is called high mountains and flowing water, and an ordinary point is sympathy.

"What?"

Stevens didn't expect Tang Tian to suddenly ask this.

"We can go and have some coffee, it's just a normal exchange between the players and the coach."

Tang Tian also came out of that sentence for no reason, but the words had already been spoken, and he continued to explain.

Stevens nodded.

He agreed.

Tang Tian didn't expect him to agree so simply, but maybe it had something to do with him.

Although his status in the league is not as good as James', he is also close to Durant, and it is unlikely that such a player will be rejected if he makes an offer.

After attending the press conference, Tang Tian walked to the door of the arena and saw that Stevens was already waiting for him there.

The two said hello and went to a nearby café.

"How did you know that I would choose to pass the ball in the last attack of the regular season?"

Tang Tian asked about the last attack of the regular season.

The tactic of that attack was suggested to Williams, but it was successfully predicted by Stevens, which led to Smart's fatal steal.

"I guess."

Stevens said with a smile.

"Guess?"

Tang Tian was surprised by this answer.

"Yes, from a general coach's point of view, there is a high probability that the final attack will be handed to the core of the team, but I have studied some of your game videos this season before the game, and Coach Williams' tactical set-up seems to like to do the opposite."

Stevens said it was a guess, but judging from the pre-game footage mentioned in his words, it should be more than just a guess, a judgment.

"Aren't you afraid that we'll end up throwing the ball to me?"

Tang Tian asked rhetorically.

"So I said I guessed."

Stevens replied.

Tang Tian glanced at him, and then both of them laughed tacitly.

As a coach, the tactical setup on the basketball court, especially the key ball, is inherently a gamble.

And the way to make the stakes bigger is to do more pre-match preparation, as Stevens did.

Look at the coaching habits of the opposing coach, look at the personality of the opposing players, etc.

Although Stevens is only in his second year in the NBA, after a few words, he is really strong, not by luck.

Speaking of which, although Stevens is still an NBA rookie, his coaching in the NCAA is open-ended.

He was the head coach of Butler University, a civilian university, from 2007 until his departure in 2013, with a win rate of 77.2% in five years.

In 2010 and 2011, he led the team to the NCAA Finals twice.

It was also the only time in Butler's history to reach the finals twice.

As a result, he became the youngest head coach to lead the team to the NCAA Final Four since Bob Knight in 1973 and the youngest head coach to lead the team to the Finals since 1940.

That's right, although Tang Tian and Stevens didn't know each other before, they didn't see each other before.

In the 2011 NCAA finals, UConn's opponent was Butler University, and the head coach of Butler University at the time was Stevens.

Three years ago, the two glanced at each other in a hurry, and then sat in a coffee house and chatted, and they were still opponents, and that feeling was actually very subtle.

The two of them spent a lot of time talking, mostly about tactics and basketball understanding.

Chatting and chatting, Tang Tian's favor for Stevens increased exponentially, because he found that Stevens was a coach other than Popovich who could really talk to him.

And Stevens seems humble and gentle, much better than that bad old man from Popovich.

Stevens also has a lot of affection for Tang Tian, and among the players he coaches, the most proud is Gordon Hayward.

The latter, on the other hand, is known for its ball business.

It also says a lot about the style of player he likes.

Tang Tian's understanding of tactics and basketball, the kind of high-ball quotient that is displayed, is really rare.

The first time the two chatted was the result of their mutual appreciation.

"One last question, you?"

At the end of the conversation, Tang Tian couldn't help but ask Stevens.

“？ Yes, I've seen some, Harry Potter, half-bloods, yes, I've seen some. ”

Judging by this answer from Stevens, he should not have seen much.

"Do you know what a crossing is?"

Tang Tian then asked.

"One person dies, and then the soul travels to another?"

Stevens said tentatively, it seems that although he has not seen much, he still knows the word traversal.

After all, crossing is not an exclusive name, and it is also available in film and television dramas.

"Yes, did you cross over?"

Tang Tian looked at Stevens and asked.

Stevens was stunned for a moment, then immediately laughed.

"I wish I could be like that, it would make a lot of things easier."

Stevens laughed and said with a hint of anticipation.

Tang Tian saw his reaction and knew that he definitely wasn't crossing over.

But it can't be crossed, how can there be so many people in this world.

One of them has already brought about such a big butterfly effect, and one more world will be completely chaotic.

He dismissed the unrealistic ideas and looked at Stevens one last time.

"Well, let's hope that one day we can make it to the finals together."

Finally, Tang Tian spoke.

He knows that Stevens' Celtics haven't made it to the Finals in history, but his journey has changed a lot of history.

The Pelicans have a chance to make it out of the West, and it's not out of the question for the Celtics.

When history changes, the future is always full of unknowns, isn't it?

ps: Today's fifth watch, everyone votes for the monthly ticket support, thank you.