"Coach, I was wrong, I won't do it again." Harden felt Tang Tian's panting breath and raised his head to reassure.

Tang Tian didn't speak, and only spoke after a while: "Do you remember what I said before?" That's not a joke. ”

Harden was recalling what Tang Tian said.

'You won't start the next game and if you're on the bench and you're still in that form, I won't give you a lot of minutes. Tang Tian didn't play dumb riddles, and said directly.

Harden was visibly stunned for a moment, but nodded quickly.

Tang Tian didn't ban him, which was already very face-saving.

"James, prove to me that you're not the kind of player to let me down." Tang Tian looked at Harden and said earnestly.

Harden nodded, this was the first time he had heard Tang Tian speak to Jean like this.

From the sixth man to the starter, to the tactical core, Tang Tian's trust in him is getting bigger and bigger, and what he did really disappointed Tang Tian.

When Harden closed the door and walked out of the office, Tang Tiancai withdrew his gaze.

Harden is important to this Thunder team because he functionalizes the Thunder's players and maximizes their role, but the disadvantage is that just like a machine, if a key component fails, the whole machine may not work.

It seems that next season will have to take care of the improvement.

Although he is a traverser, has a wealth of tactical reserves, and has accumulated enough coaching experience in recent years, in fact, every time he is groping and experimenting, and none of them are perfect from the beginning.

The Thunder's surprise loss of Game 3 ushered in a new wave of media and fan buzz.

"We all forget that the Thunder are still a team of young people, and the core of this team has grown together, they have a tacit understanding with each other, and they are full of talent, but they are all young players after all, and in addition to the lack of experience, it is the problem of playing consistently, which cannot be escaped."

"Yes, Harden's loss in one game is very revealing, maybe the next game Westbrook, or Ibaka, or even Durant, will fluctuate, after all, this is the Finals, and you make them play their best every game, and it's just embarrassing for them."

"To be honest, this Thunder team is good enough, and Tang Tian has also made them a monolith, but whether they can really win the series depends on the psychological adjustment of the players, after all, it is the players who play on the court."

……

After the third game of the series, not only the fans, but also the media, began to re-examine the series.

Playing with consistency is one thing, and on the other hand, the Heat's small lineup has once again played a role.

"I've got to take back what I said, it's going to be a tie-break series final." Barkley reacted quickly and quickly said this on the show.

In the latest odds on the spinach website, the Heat's odds have also dropped a lot compared to before.

All signs are on the surface, and the finals will be full of suspense again.

There was a two-day break between the fourth and third games, which was quite a grueling two days for the fans of the city.

There was an accident with the championship trophy that was already in hand, and no one could be happy.

You must know that if you lose another home court, the Heat will regain their home-court advantage, and losing the fourth game will also mean that the big score will become a 2-2 draw, and then the life-and-death battle will definitely be played in Miami, which is not only a challenge for the Thunder players, but also an absolute test for their hearts.

In the anxious wait of fans, the much-anticipated fourth game of the finals continues to be played in Oklahoma City.

The fans' attention is still the same, the score of 1 to 2, the situation of you coming and going, is more attractive to them.

Not to mention the fans in the Russian City, the Chesapeake Energy Arena was already full, and the fans were on the KT board, with the Thunder logo on their hands and faces, and they were ready to give the home team the most powerful support in the most crucial games.

The scene of this pinnacle battle also came to the scene of many league stars, Irving and Griffin, the twin stars of the Clippers, attracted a lot of attention, and Anthony and Paul also came to the scene.

Amid the deafening cheers of the fans, the starters of both sides appeared one after another.

On the Heat's side, Spoelstra continued to play well in the last game, with Chammos and Wade on the outside, Ray Allen and James on the front, and Bosh at center.

The Thunder also made changes to the lineup, Harden did not appear in the starting lineup, the outside is a combination of Westbrook and Kidd, Durant and Tucker on the front, and Ibaka at center.

It's also a small lineup, but compared to this, Harden's absence from the starting lineup is still more puzzling, and even on the Heat side, Spoelstra seems to be surprised.

Withdrawing the starter because of a poor performance in a game, Tang Tian, the coach, was too harsh, which is not a good thing.

However, the players of the Thunder team did not react, although it was not made public, Tang Tian still explained the punishment results of Harden to the players.

This also gave another signal to the Thunder team members, Tang Tian really dares to do anything, no one is thunderous, if you want to have stable playing time, you have to play in shape.

It was still a jump ball from Serge Ibaka and Bosh, with Serge Ibaka putting the ball back into the Thunder's half, and the home team had the first chance to attack.

“OKC! OKC!”

Although the fans were confused, their hearts to cheer for the home team did not change, and they shouted in unison at this time, and the sound was amazing.

Kidd carries the ball to the frontcourt, and the Thunder block off the ball.

The Heat changed defenses quickly, and with the experience of the last game, they have quite a knack for dealing with the Thunder's offense.

The continuous running did not have a chance, seeing that Durant was misplaced against Ray Allen, Kidd motioned for the others to pull away, and after the ball went in, as soon as the defender was taken away, Durant was given space to play alone.

The Heat prepare to wrap the clip, and Durant turns and leans straight back to the mid-range.

"Huh!"

Durant's performance was solid, and he still put the ball in the basket steadily.

As the eldest brother of Si Shao, his strength is really good enough.

The Heat's offense, James' layup, also scored, and in retrospect, they significantly strengthened their defense of Durant.

To say that Kidd's organization is weaker than Harden is here, he can only stand on the outside to organize now, and the Thunder's offense is relatively static.

Westbrook's back-to-back runs didn't get a chance, and Kidd called for Ibaka to block and burst inside.

However, just when he broke through to the basket, he collided with James, who assisted in the defense, and hugged his ankle with a painful expression when he landed.

The Thunder players quickly got on the court and helped Kidd off the court.

Slow motion at the scene showed that Kidd accidentally stepped on James' foot as he fell, which was a broken foot.

Seeing the almost 45-degree shot in the slow motion, there was an uproar at the scene.

This is really, to make matters worse!