"A bunch of fools!" Back at the hotel, Thibodeau looked at the media reports, and he couldn't help but burst into foul language in a short temper.

Completely contrary to what the media thought, Tang Tian's performance in this game completely conquered him, making him realize Tang Tian's potential to become a top coach, and the result was good, this report was completely reversed.

"Don't be angry, anger hurts your liver." Tang Tian didn't care, in his opinion, these media had just been beaten on the left cheek, and then stretched out the right cheek to wait to be beaten.

Seeing Tang Tian's expression, Thibodeau suddenly laughed.

He found that Tang Tian didn't look like a young rookie at all, but looked much calmer than him.

He didn't say anything more, let Tang Tian rest early tonight, and then took the tactical manual back to the room to continue studying.

Tang Tian returned to the room, Hathaway had already left, he walked to the bedside to see, and the note left Hathaway's message.

"Stinky boy, I don't know how to wash my clothes!"

Seeing this message, Tang Tian was stunned for a moment, and then laughed.

Washing clothes, he really didn't expect it, but this time he skipped the change of clothes, it seems that Hathaway didn't care too much about it.

He lay down on the bed and pulled out his playbook.

The Rockets' next opponent is the Trail Blazers.

The '06 Trail Blazers already have the prototype of the future youth army, especially in this year's draft, where they selected the future duo Aldridge and Roy at one time, and they both played in this year's summer league.

This opponent is full of talent, but not as easy to deal with as the Bulls.

"Ding! Post a system quest to win the Summer League championship with 1 honor point. ”

Tang Tian was studying, and a clear voice sounded in his mind.

Following the previous interview, the system once again released a new task.

Tang Tian couldn't help but laugh.

Winning the championship is the goal he originally wanted to achieve, and the system chose to release the task at this time, obviously regarding the Trail Blazers as the biggest opponent to win the championship.

Despite the strength of the opponent, one of the biggest differences is that he will not be the same person he is tomorrow.

Summer League is packed with schedules, and the Rockets face off against the Portland Trail Blazers the next afternoon, also at the Thomas Mark Center.

Compared to the first match, the attention that this match received was not of an order of magnitude at all.

Nearly 10,000 fans poured into the Mark Center arena.

The media's continuous belittling of Tang Tian has made him and the Rocket team receive more and more attention.

As soon as the game began, the starters from both sides came on one after another.

The starting lineup on the Rockets' side is exactly the same as it was on the court.

Compared to the Rockets, the Trail Blazers' roster can be called luxurious.

Point guard, this year's No. 27 pick, Sergio Rodriguez, a top guard from Spain.

Shooting guard, this year's No. 6 pick Brandon Roy.

Small forward, last year's No. 6 pick, sophomore Martell Webster.

Power forward, this year's star show LaMarcus Aldridge.

Center, a sophomore with a height of 2.16 meters, Luke Cincher.

2 lotto shows, plus 2 sophomores, this lineup is put into the summer league, which is absolutely super luxurious.

The Trail Blazers had a sluggish record and low morale last year, and the team sent such a lineup in the apparent hope of getting a Summer League title to boost morale.

The commentary for the match was from ESPN's Jemmel Teague and his partner Trevor Mike.

"Welcome to watch the official game on the second day of our NBA Summer League, tonight's match is particularly eye-catching, in the first game of the amazing performance, the Rockets led by the first Chinese coach Tang Tian in NBA history, will usher in the superior Trail Blazers, Trevor, who are you more optimistic about?" As a professional commentator, Teague has already begun to explain the interaction before the opening.

"Hmm...... Trail Blazers. ”

"Really? Didn't you watch the Rockets game yesterday? They beat their opponents with ease. ”

"Yes, they did, but this Trail Blazers team is really not the average strong, Brandon Roy, LaMarcus Aldridge, Martell Webster, oh my God, I think this lineup is going to be the champion in any Summer League."

"Yes, this Trail Blazers team is indeed very strong, and the challenges encountered by the Rockets are far from comparable to yesterday, but do you think Tang Tian, will it become a key factor, you must know that he never got up from under the bench yesterday, and the Rockets easily abused the Bulls." Teague clearly meant something.

"Yes, that's a key factor, but to be honest, I think Tom Thibodeau has played a bigger role in the coaching staff of this Rockets, and if Tang Tian takes command of this game, they will lose more than expected."

"Haha, it seems that you think the same as those reporters." Teague laughed out loud.

Although they didn't say it too bluntly, they could feel from the words that they were not too cold to Tang Tian, who had been sitting all day yesterday.

Just then, the starters from both sides began to come on, and as the referee's whistle blew, Hincher used his height advantage to pull the ball back into the Trail Blazers half, and the Porters had the opportunity to take the lead.

Rodriguez broke through with the ball in the front court, distributed the ball to Roy on the outside, Roy took a step past Bynum, met Millsap, who was recovering the defense, and made a beautiful mid-range backward shot.

"Huh!"

With a crisp sound, "Yellow Mamba" showed the potential of a historic star, and hit it steadily on the first shot.

There was a burst of cheers at the scene, and Roy's goal was quite Kobe Bryant-style, which was quite a fan attraction.

The Rockets' offense, Barria and Millsap played blocking and dismantling, Barria shot from mid-range, but the Trail Blazers were obviously targeted, Aldridge, who changed the defense, quickly made up the defense in place, covered it with a big hand, and successfully interfered with Barria's shot, and the rebound was bagged by Hinchel.

The Trail Blazers quickly countered, and Roy sent a precise second pass on the counterattack, and Webster hit a three-pointer from the outside.

5-0, the Trail Blazers gave the Rockets a dismissal at the beginning.

The camera naturally gave Tang Tian at this time, in the face of this strongest opponent, would he still sit on the court all night like yesterday?

The Rockets were suppressed both offensively and defensively, and the game played three minutes and trailed the Trail Blazers by as many as eight points at 10-2.

Tang Tian stretched out his hand to call a timeout, and stood up from the bench with the tactical board.

"Trevor, it's time to prove what you say." Teague in the commentary seat said with a laugh when he saw this scene.