Before the series began, no one expected this to happen.

The Thunder swept in two rounds, while the Spurs grabbed seven in one round and played the sixth game in one round, and there was a big gap in strength between the two sides.

The 3-1 score also illustrates the difference in quality between the two teams.

But Harden's defense turned out to be the winner of the series!

By this time, no one felt that the Thunder team was too sure of the promotion.

On the afternoon of the second day after the sixth game of the Western Finals, Tang Tian's manor ushered in an uninvited guest, who was now the acting coach of the Thunder and his first assistant coach Stevens.

Stevens also had a smooth journey with Tang Tian, and won the best head coach in his second season, which was even more beautiful than his previous life.

But now that his handsome face is full of sadness, it is obvious that the 3-1 lead was tied 3-3, and his mood will definitely not be too good.

Stevens' visit was normal, he must have tried everything in Game 6, and the Thunder did play with characteristics, but they fell short in the end.

Yui Aragaki poured coffee for the two.

However, Stevens's focus at this time was all on Tang Tian, he didn't look at it at all, took the coffee and said thank you and put it down, and then couldn't wait to ask Tang Tian: "Is there really no way?" ”

Way? There is really no more, the Thunder team is targeting the point of playing Harden, forcing the Thunder to abandon Harden, even if it is not abandoned, half of it will be wasted, and the Thunder without Harden and the current Spurs are a little difficult, how to say that the latter was also a champion team in the previous life.

"It's all my fault, I should have persuaded James anyway." Stevens blamed himself a little, Tang Tian had reminded him many times about Harden going to the nightclub, but he had never been able to convince Harden.

"It's not your fault, Brad." Tang Tian comforted.

Really speaking, in Harden's situation, even if he is still on the team, Harden may not be able to listen to persuasion.

"I've tried to protect James with pick-and-rolls, but the Spurs guys are so experienced that they always find James." Stevens has excellent tactical ability, but this time the opposite side is an old man whose strength is not lost or even stronger than him.

"That's how basketball is changing right now." Tang Tian sighed.

In the past, basketball was based on singles as the core, not to play for the opponent's weak points, but to create opportunities for their own strong points, so Kobe Bryant singled Bowen so many times, Maddie singled Artest, etc., that is, to play their own strengths as much as possible.

But now there is a very important evolution in basketball, which is to change the way, from playing strong points to playing the weak points of opponents, and try to make scoring as efficient as possible.

Really speaking, this is still the trend that Tang Tian led in the Cavaliers at the beginning.

"The only way is to let go of a point." After Tang Tian sighed, he still gave his advice.

In fact, since Harden was targeted, he has been thinking of a way, but it really doesn't fit too well, and what he said is also a good idea.

"Let go of a point? Parker? "Stevens understood everything, and he reacted quickly.

"Parker is the best choice, his three-point shot is unstable, Harden is caught when he encounters a single, if the person who guards Parker is too far away, he will use the help defense rotation, and finally let Parker go, of course, you have to find a way to make James play hard, this is the next strategy after all, even if it really passes the division finals, there is still the Heat waiting there in the finals." Tang Tian nodded, this was a move to kill a thousand enemies and lose eight hundred.

"I see." Stevens nodded, he was a little confused, Tang Tian pointed this out, and it was the only way out of the current situation.

Tang Tian left Stevens for lunch, but he politely refused, and he rushed back in a hurry, it seemed that the pressure was really not small.

"You're so stupid, you're not afraid of the Thunder winning the championship like this, and the board of directors kicked you back?" Hathaway still had a lot of eyes, and when Stevens was gone, she couldn't help but remind.

"What am I afraid of? Are you still afraid that your husband will not be wanted? Tang Tian said with a smile.

"Look at you." Hathaway smiled and patted Tang Tian's forehead, but did not refute Tang Tian's words.

Tang Tian's words, even if he took a year off, it is estimated that the whole alliance will rush to ask for it.

The Battle of the Seven Battles was held in Russia, Tang Tian didn't plan to go to the scene, but Hathaway and Swift still let him go, as wives, they knew that Tang Tian was also very concerned about this game, and there were many servants in the manor, so they wouldn't have any problems.

The Eastern Conference side has already decided the winner before, the Heat eliminated the Pacers 4-2 to advance to the Finals, and now they are waiting for their final opponent.

And the tie-break in the West Finals was also the last game before the finals, which attracted everyone's attention.

When Tang Tian arrived at the scene, he ushered in bursts of cheers from the fans, which also boosted the morale of the Thunder team.

In order to enhance the atmosphere, the reporter also found Tang Tian to do a brief interview before the game.

"Coach, are you going down to the field to direct the game?" The reporter came up and made a joke first.

"I think so, but if I go down, I'll be expelled from the game." Tang Tian also responded with a joke, ushering in a burst of laughter at the scene.

I haven't seen him for nearly a year, and Tang Tian is still so skinny.

However, such an answer made the atmosphere of the scene a lot more relaxed, and if you grab the seven battles, not only the players are under pressure, but also the fans.

"Do you believe the Thunder will win the game in the end?" The reporter then asked.

"Of course, I believe that the cheers of the fans will make them win the final victory." Tang Tian said with a smile.

His words naturally brought bursts of cheers, and the atmosphere was monstrous.

Shortly after this interview, the scene entered the opening ceremony.

Perhaps because of the warm-up of Tang Tian's words, the audience's reaction at the opening ceremony was obviously higher than that of the previous games, and the players of the Thunder team also became extremely excited after feeling it.

As the opening ceremony ended, the starters from both sides appeared one after another.

On the Thunder's side, the four young players still started together, Westbrook and Harden on the outside, Durant and Tucker on the outside, and Ibaka at center.

On the Spurs' side, Popovich also still started the Demon Knife, with Pahe and Ginobili on the outside, Danny Green and Leonard on the front, and Duncan at center.

To the cheers of the fans in the stadium, Ibaka jumped to win Duncan Sr. and put the ball back in the Thunder's half.

The long-awaited West Final Grab Seven officially kicked off.

The Thunder's first offense played a combination, Harden broke through Durant, Ibaka blocked Duncan and Leonard, and Durant received the ball and threw it in from mid-range.

The scene was full of cheers, and the Chesapeake Energy Arena was directly ignited as soon as it opened.