If this was Carter during the Raptors ten years ago, or even Carter with the Nets five years ago, no one thought it was strange to have such a dunk, but this was 2012, and Carter was already 34 and 35 years old!

At such an age, he can still dunk the best defensive player, and the explosive power of this dunk is really no one!

Carter was also quite excited after the dunk, waving his hands and yelling twice at the bottom line when he landed.

It's like dreaming back to the top!

Tang Tian also silently praised Carter at this time.

Carter actually didn't take the initiative to recruit him, after all, he still has a one-year contract of more than 18 million, which is bigger than James's contract.

But in addition to being older, Carter Sr. actually has no other problems, and his personal ability is still seventy or eighty percent of his peak, and when he is in good shape, he is also an All-Star level player.

It can even be said that on the familiar stage of the playoffs, his performance will be even better than that of the average All-Star player.

With a 5-0 attack, Carter scored his ninth point in the quarter, and the Cavaliers also built a five-point lead.

At halftime, the Cavaliers led the Knicks 57-51.

Anthony shot 12-of-23 from the half, 3-of-8 from three-point range and 7-of-10 from the free-throw line to score 34 points in the half.

But the Knicks are still six points behind the Cavaliers.

As Tang Tian expected, the gap between the strength of the two teams was obvious, and Anthony's outburst only made the scene a little more anxious.

Coming back in the second half, Anthony's touch finally fell back under the raging bag of the Cavaliers' front, and the Knicks also collapsed in the third quarter, being beaten 16-31 in the first quarter.

At the end of the third quarter, the difference came to 21 points.

The Knicks' comeback in the fourth quarter was also contained, and the score was finally fixed at 109-98, and the Knicks lost by 11 points.

Anthony scored a game-high 53 points on 17-of-37 shooting, 4-of-10 three-pointers and 15-of-17 free throws, setting a new single-game scoring record at Madison Square Square (and a new personal playoff scoring record), but still couldn't help the Knicks win a game.

J.R. Smith continued to play steadily, finishing with 12 points and three rebounds on 4-of-16 shooting, while Stoudemire had 14 points and 12 rebounds on 6-of-9 shooting.

On the Cavaliers' side, Paul steadily contributed 22 points, 12 assists and 3 steals, and Yao Ming also got 23 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 blocks.

In terms of role players, Jeremy Lin had 12 points and three assists, Butler and Battier each had nine points, and Artest also had eight points.

Of course, the most amazing performance in this game was Carter Sr., who scored 13 points in the first half and another 15 points in the second half, scoring a Cavaliers-high 28 points, plus 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals, playing All-Star level statistics.

At the press conference after the game, Carter attended with Tang Tian and became the focus of the press conference.

"Vince, you scored 28 points, which is your most scoring playoff game in almost two years, how did you do that?" The reporter came up and asked.

"Well, of course, I didn't make the playoffs last year." Carter said and nodded.

The reporters below were stunned for a moment, and suddenly they all smiled in unison.

Carter has a lot of humor.

"Okay, just kidding." Carter said, putting away his smile, "Maybe I didn't realize I was 34 and I thought I was only 24." ”

The reporter below thought that Carter would be serious, but he didn't expect that the next thing was a joke.

The whole venue laughed completely.

This time, without Tang Tian opening his mouth, the atmosphere at the press conference was already extremely relaxed by Carter.

"Don is the most incredible coach I've ever seen, and to be honest, it's the first time I've found out that I can play more energy on the bench than I did when I was a starter, with more shots and less defensive intensity, which is a really good feeling." When the reporters finished laughing, he said in earnest.

The reporters all nodded in unison.

The low position of NBA players is linked to salary most of the time, because when it comes to the salary structure of the team, the team gives you the maximum salary, that is, you are allowed to play the core, and no matter how bad it is, you will be the starter.

Carter's contract of more than 18 million, Tang Tian directly pressed him on the bench, which is also something that ordinary coaches can't do.

"Coach, what do you think of Vince's performance?" The reporter then asked Tang Tian.

"It's Madison Square Garden, he's got excited all over the room, so it's not surprising at all." Tang Tian opened his mouth and said.

The basketball mecca has a blue buff bonus for Anthony, and the same is true for Carter, and even as a superstar of the last century, this bonus will only be greater.

"Of course, more importantly, like he said, he looks like he's only 24 years old." After Tang Tian finished speaking, he still couldn't hold back his skin.

The reporters laughed and shook their heads.

It seems that in the future, the Cavaliers' post-game press conference will be full of laughter.

When the skin was finished, he made a serious evaluation.

"I have a lot of admiration for Vince, and to be honest, it's not a reasonable request to let an All-Star caliber player play off the bench, so when I asked Vince to make this request, I also had the attitude of giving it a try, but I didn't expect him to agree without hesitation."

"Really? Coach, if you just asked, I might want to start. As soon as Tang Tian finished speaking, Carter asked with a smile.

The reporters below only smiled bitterly, and Tang Tian also shook his head with a smile.

Well, now that his humor will be echoed in the future.

"Anthony scored 53 points in this game but still couldn't help the team win the game, do you have any advice for him?" With Carter finished, the reporter then turned the subject to Anthony.

Anthony.

Tang Tian still liked Anthony in his previous life, all kinds of offensive methods at his peak had no dead ends, he was handsome enough to play, his scoring ability at critical moments was strong enough, and he had a very fan-attracting style of play.

If he had done it before, he would have praised Anthony, or like Kobe Bryant had said about Jeremy Lin: He's almost 60 points, what else can I suggest?

But he still chose to follow his heart at this moment.

"He's got to learn to trust his teammates, he's got to learn how to pass the ball, the great stars in the league, their ability is built on the team, and individual scoring can win some games, but basketball is always a five-man game." Tang Tian opened his mouth and said.

All the great stars in history, whether it is a scorer like Jordan and Kobe, or an interior player like Chamberlain and Russell, or a forward like James and Bird, they all choose to attack according to the situation on the court.

Anthony is good at everything, but when he gets the ball, he basically only has the basket in his eyes, which is also the reason why he further becomes a supergiant in history.

His suggestion hit the nail on the head.