After the regular meeting of the coaching staff, Tang Tian called Carter to his office alone.

"Vince, I'm going to put you back on the bench because there's a more important mission for you." Tang Tian was still outspoken.

Carter nodded, and he didn't show a complaining look as he went in and out between starting and coming off the bench.

"I need you to go directly to James Harden, to fight with him defensively, to play with him." Tang Tian continued.

"Coach, are you trying for me to prove that I'm more worthy of the Sixth Man of the Year trophy?" Carter laughed and joked.

"Nope." Tang Tian shook his head.

"Prove you're not old."

Carter smiled when he heard this, and then nodded very seriously.

"I will."

……

After a three-day break, Game 3 of the Finals moved to Cleveland.

On this day, the whole town was in a frenzy.

The outside world is commenting on the Thunder's championship, but only those in Cleveland know what the remaining Finals games mean for the Cavaliers.

If they lose, they will directly lose the third consecutive championship, and they will lose the biggest and probably the only chance for a dynasty.

Before the Rockets, few people included them when discussing Haoqiang, just because they only won two consecutive championships.

So for the Cleveland fans, these three home games, they're willing to do everything they can.

On the streets of Cleveland, you can see many small groups marching, holding up signs of the Cavaliers dynasty, calling on fans to cheer for the Cavaliers, and you can see fans everywhere with the Cavaliers logo tattooed on their faces and arms.

The city is crazy beyond your imagination.

At the Quick Loan Arena that night, the fans filled the entire stadium with unbearable excitement on their faces.

You can tell from their faces what a crazy night it is going to be.

In the deep voice of the host on the spot, the opening ceremony of the Cavaliers officially kicked off.

The Thunder's starters were introduced first.

The team is in good shape, Brooks has no need to adjust, and the Thunder's starting five are the same as before, with Westbrook and Sofrosa on the outside, Durant and Ibaka on the front, and Perkins at center.

After the host introduced the Thunder team, his voice suddenly turned high, and the half-roar from the depths of his throat ignited the atmosphere of the scene.

In the explosive cheers of the audience, the Cavaliers' starters were introduced one after another.

The Cavaliers made another change to the starters.

The backcourt is still Paul and Green, and the center is still Yao Ming, but on the front line, the Cavaliers directly sent two veterans this time, a combination of Battier and Artest.

I don't know exactly what I'm going to do, but one of the signals is that the Cavaliers will be on defense and will be more aggressive on the defensive end.

After the introduction of the two starters, the coach shook hands, and the much-anticipated third game of the finals finally kicked off.

Serge Ibaka jumped to win over Yao Ming to give the visitors the right to attack first.

Westbrook carries the ball to the front court and organizes the attack at the top of the circle.

At this moment, the audience suddenly let out a burst of agitation.

The main defense against Durant is Artest, he is different from Carter and Battier before, and after he came up, he went directly to the body to fight, all kinds of muscles collided with various impacts, and Durant was very angry.

And what is even more uncomfortable than the nest fire is that it can't be shaken off.

Two consecutive off-ball blocks, Artest is full of experience and always squeezes in advance, and in the end, when he saw that he had no chance to receive the ball more than half of the offensive time, he could only spread his hands and signal Westbrook to play by himself.

Westbrook beckoned to Ibaka's pick-and-roll, and the moment the pick-and-roll was ready to burst inside.

But at this moment, Battier and Paul directly put Ibaka over to wrap him up!

He was a little unprepared and stopped the dead ball.

"Smack!"

Paul was quick and slapped the ball off his hand.

The Cavaliers' fast break, Paul hit the front court to assist Green for a layup.

The Cavaliers take the lead!

The Thunder's offense, Durant still couldn't get rid of Artest, so he simply retreated to the other side of the court to open up space.

Westbrook suffered the loss last time and didn't call for blocking again, but it seemed that he couldn't choose, so Green directly put Sofrosa in the bag!

Westbrook dribbled the ball and took two steps back, and the Cavaliers' bag took a step forward.

His passing ability is mediocre and he obviously doesn't have a lot of experience in dealing with this situation.

"Smack!"

His pass was directly slapped away by Artest, and it was almost another steal.

The ball came out of the sideline, Westbrook held the ball again, and the Cavaliers wrapped it up again.

This time he learned to be good and threw the ball to Sofrosa early.

Sofrosa received the ball, but was a little confused.

He's just a functional player, and he basically doesn't have much to do in the Thunder's starting lineup.

"Vote! Voted! It wasn't until Durant yelled there that he realized he was already in an empty seat.

Turn around and shoot.

"Bang!"

The shot was a little unconfident, and it bounced high on the front line, and the rebound was accepted by Yao Ming.

The fans burst into cheers.

The Cavaliers' defensive strategy, and the effect it showed, were similar to the first two games.

Full of aggressive defense, the people watching are boiling with enthusiasm.

"Come on! Cavaliers! ”

The fans began to cheer for the Cavaliers.

Paul carried the ball to the front court, and Battier and Green fell to either side of the court to continue to open up the space.

However, Paul did not attack on his own as before, but waited until Artest ran over, handed the ball over, and drove Westbrook to the other side of the half.

Yao Ming also pulled Perkins to the high post at this time, and there was a large space on the right side to the basket for Artest, who was holding the ball, and Durant who was defending him.

It turned out to be a 1-on-1 tactic!

Artest is not very good at attacking with the ball, and he is also old, and many fans do not understand what this tactic is about.

Artest began to attack with the ball, and his change of direction was very stiff, basically after two changes of direction, he pressed Durant to burst in without getting rid of it.

However, Artest's physical confrontation is comparable to James's not blowing, and Durant feels like a kite with a broken string, being pushed all the way to the basket.

Artest went to the basket and hit Durant's reluctant layup.

Durant wanted to make a move to block and hit him directly.

"Bang!"

The ball was lucky, the ball hit the rebound, bounced into the net pocket, and went in.

The referee also blew the whistle immediately after the bottom line, indicating that this was a 2+1 goal!

Durant held his head in his hands, and the fans cheered.

That's fine, too!