The Godfather of Basketball

Martin couldn't beat Millsap in front of him. He already knew that the short insider was very powerful, but he didn't expect it to be so strong.

After being pushed two steps in a row, he directly took a step back, trying to use his experience to deceive Millsap.

However, he obviously underestimated Millsap. As a short insider known for his excellent golf quotient, the latter has long been prepared.

Just as Martin retreated, Millsap turned around and jumped, holding the ball high with both hands, and directly pressed the ball towards the basket.

"boom!"

With a muffled sound, Millsap slammed the ball into the basket with both hands.

Martin became the backdrop for dunks.

In an instant, whistles rang out and cheers shook the sky.

Wells was blown up by Martin in the front, and Millsap beat them all back!

Millsap was extraordinarily calm at this time, and he gave Martin a cold look.

As a player with excellent golf quotient, although he scored the goal just now, he knew that it was not within the plan of head coach Van Gundy and would cause resentment.

But he has reasons worth it.

Tang Tian was chatting with Van Gundy at this moment.

Millsap played very tough, but as a stubborn and old-fashioned coach, Van Gundy felt that Millsap's choice just now was very bad. It was just luck to score, and it hurt morale if he failed to score.

Martin is the kind of master who bullies the weak and fears the hard. Before Wells was cowardly, he was tough. Now that Millsap is hard, he has become cowardly. Changed defense.

Nene's defensive ability is excellent, but his footwork is slow. Millsap found an opportunity to receive a pass from Hyde and made another half-stop.

This person scored 4 points in a row, and the emotions of the fans on the scene were completely aroused.

Carl saw that the home team was trying to show momentum, so he hurriedly called another timeout.

After the timeout, both sides made personnel adjustments. The Nuggets replaced Martin, and the Rockets replaced Millsap with Uncle Huo!

The fans at the scene didn't understand, but this is Van Gundy's coaching style, and everyone who didn't obey the coach's arrangements sat off the court.

After Hayes came on the court, he also started to support the ball from the free throw line. Although Yao Ming did not do as well, the Rockets played well.

The two sides fell into a stalemate.

Tang Tian saw Millsap sitting on the bench at this time, got up and walked over.

"Paul, you have to play according to the arrangement on the court. This not only represents a kind of coach's prestige, but also a way for you to win playing time." Tang Tian squatted down and said earnestly. He most hoped that Millsap would play well. that person.

"Hmm." Millsap nodded, but clenched his fists unconsciously.

Seeing Millsap's reaction, Tang Tian knew there was probably a reason for it, since he didn't usually play like this.

"Can you tell me why?" Tang Tian didn't get up in a hurry, and continued to ask.

Millsap was a little hesitant, but seeing Tang Tian staring at him, he finally opened his mouth.

"That Kenyon Martin, he insulted you before the game, said you are a fart for winning the summer league, and said that the yellow race..."

Halfway through, he probably realized that he was on the field with his teammates sitting next to him, so he stopped.

Although he stopped, the anger on his face did not disappear.

Few people know what Martin said in the interview before the game, especially the sentence that yellow people get out of this league, but he heard it.

Tang Tian was kind to him, how could he see others belittle Tang Tian like this?

The moment he came off the bench and saw Martin on the field, he tried his best to find opportunities.

Although he was substituted, at least he did.

After listening to what Millsap said, Tang Tian was surprised and moved at the same time.

He cultivated Millsap because he knew that Millsap would become a big player in the future, but he seemed to forget that this is not playing the 2K manager mode. Players are real people with emotions.

He patted Millsap on the shoulder, and said in a serious tone: "No matter what the reason is, play according to the tactics next time, it's for your own good."

Seeing Tang Tian's eyes, Millsap nodded vigorously.

Tang Tian then stood up, ready to walk back, but after getting up, he squatted down again, and said in a low voice: "Actually, I really like your performance just now."

When Millsap heard Tang Tian's "whispering words", his face suddenly became happy.

Tang Tian's praise is his greatest affirmation.

Seeing his expression, Tang Tian smiled and patted his shoulder, then walked back to the bench.

The Rockets' substitutes stalemate the situation. When the main players come back, the Nuggets still have nothing to do with Yao Ming.

In the end, Yao Ming scored 22 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists. McGrady also scored 30 points and 6 rebounds. The MM combination scored 52 points in the first regular season game of the new season, leading the Rockets to a 101-92 victory over the Nuggets. , made a good start to the season.

In addition to the excellent dual-core performance, the biggest highlight of the Rockets is the three-pointer. They made 28 three-pointers and hit 12 of them. The three-pointer alone scored 36 points. is a very good performance.

The second-round pick Millsap also got 8 minutes of playing time in the first game of his career, making 2 of 4 shots, scoring 6 points and 3 rebounds.

At the end of the game, the Rockets held a post-match press conference. Tang Tian, ​​as the first assistant coach, sat on the sidelines.

In addition to Van Gundy and Tang Tian, ​​the team's general manager Dawson was present at the press conference.

"A wonderful victory, Coach Jeff, we have seen the changes in the Rockets' offensive system. I am very curious about the reasons for these changes. We all know that the Rockets were not like this in the preseason." The first reporter to stand up asked the question that everyone was curious about.

"It's all thanks to Tang." Van Gundy turned his head and looked at Tang Tian.

It's an obvious answer, and with Dawson sitting here, there's no way Van Gundy could be lying.

When Van Gundy opened his mouth, there was a sudden commotion among the reporters. Although Barkley and Smith had speculations during the game, and the fans had suspicions, the real answer was not revealed until this moment.

Sure enough, the person who caused the Rockets to undergo a qualitative change was Tang Tian who was sitting in the corner right now!