The invincible kryptonite of basketball

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"Stop those dirty practices for me, whoever dares to try, I will never end with him!"

Butler and Nowitzki just returned to the locker room at this time, and Butler yelled loudly after hearing the exchange between Anderson and Pachulia.

Tang Tian is his brother and role model, whoever dares to move, with whom he will fight to the end!Even his teammates!

"Ahem, I just said it casually."

Anderson said with some embarrassment.

Although Butler is in the first year of the team, his strong personality makes people dare not provoke him.

And he also talked about the close relationship between Butler and Tang Tian when Butler was not around, and everyone knew that.

"Zaza, I warn you, don't try to do something to Tang, or don't blame me for being rude."

Butler was really arrogant, and directly warned Pachulia in front of other people.

Pachulia's face turned cold. He is not a rookie like Anderson. Butler's doing this is not giving him face at all, it is too much.

And Tang Tian is their opponent now!

"You defend Don so much, why don't you go to the Pelicans?"

Pachulia sneered.

"you!"

Butler said he was about to do it.

"Jimmy, calm down."

Nowitzki reached out and grabbed Butler.

"Zaza, don't say that again, Jimmy is the hardest working and most eager to win on the team."

After Nowitzki held Butler, he spoke to Pachulia.

Nowitzki is the boss of the Mavericks. When he spoke, Butler and Pachulia stopped talking because of face.

"Guys, I know people are not happy about losing games, but the series has just begun, we still have a lot of opportunities, believe in each other, try to win the next game, that's what we should do."

Nowitzki followed up with some chicken soup.

The team members nodded one after another.

No matter how this team changes, Nowitzki is the soul of this team.

"The Mavericks are playing very well. Jimmy's defense is the best I have ever encountered. I believe they will perform better and better in the following games."

Tang Tian didn't know what happened in the Mavericks locker room, but in the post-match press conference, he praised the opponent.

And it's true.

Lack of point guards and insufficient defense are the weaknesses of the Mavericks, but the Mavericks also have his advantages, with many offensive scoring points.

Defense wins championships, but whoever scores the most wins the game.

But the reporters in the audience laughed, they took this as Tang Tian's poisonous milk.

That night, the results of the opening matches of other groups were also released one after another.

The Cavaliers beat the Nets 120 to 90.

詹姆斯三节打卡贡献22分6板5助攻，欧文21分5助攻，乐福20分7板。

Under the rule of Tyronn Lue, the offensive talents of the Big Three have been further developed.

The Heat beat the Eagles 113 to 105.

怀特塞德表现抢眼，贡献20分13板3盖帽2抢断，韦德拿到全场最高的27分。

Five Eagles scored in double figures, but no one scored more than 5. Their civilian basketball seems to be coming to an end.

The Spurs lost to the Thunder 91 to 95.

Durant scored a game-high 32 points, and Westbrook also had a quasi-triple double with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.

The two teams were evenly matched, and the game was stalemate until the last minute. Durant showed his strength at the last moment, scoring 1 points in a row to kill the game.

At the end of the first day of the playoffs, O'Neal was the happiest.

The Pelicans took the Mavericks lightly, and the Thunder defeated the Spurs with a gram.

The results of these two games were exactly as he predicted.

He can show off in front of his two partners.

Game [-] of the series is two days away.

At the end of the first day's training session, Stevens chatted with Tang Tian in private, discussing tactics behind the series.

This is the first time he has coached a team with a superstar, and the first game inspired him a lot. He will increase Tang Tian's possession ratio throughout the playoffs.

Tang Tian didn't have much opinion on this, and the two also discussed the topic of letting Jokic lead the team on the field during the transition from the bench.

The No. 2 tactic is the most used by the Pelicans this season, which can give full play to the strength of the Pelicans' bench.

"These are details. I think what we need to pay attention to most in the future is the offense of the Mavericks."

Tang Tian took the initiative to raise this question, which was also something he thought of at the press conference after the game.

Stevens listened, and the reminder was indeed timely.

In the afternoon training session and the next day's training session, Stevens focused on defensive training.

The Mavericks have a lot of scoring points, but the Pelicans are very strong in both individual defense and system defense.

This is equivalent to two forces playing a game to see who can break through the critical point of the other.

On game day, the league announced the first batch of awards of the season.

Jokic is a candidate for the Most Improved Award, but in the final selection, he regrettably lost to CJ McCollum of the Trail Blazers with 5% of the votes.

But he was not wronged. McCollum scored 16 more points this season than last season, not to mention the improvement in rebounds and assists.

This can slap everyone in any selection. Jokic only lost 5% of the votes, which is already a success.

The Pelicans missed the most improved award, but they got another award with more weight.

Chapter 8 Eleven I am coaching Michael Jordan (the third one!)

史蒂文斯以42%的得票率力压科尔（19%）和波波维奇（10%），成功当选2015~2016赛季的最佳主教练。

This result is expected.

The two most amazing teams this season are the Pelicans and the Warriors. Both teams broke the regular season win record.

But the Warriors had 67 wins last season, and the increase in wins is actually not that big.

Of course, under normal circumstances, 73 wins are enough for Kerr to be the best head coach.

It's a pity that there are still 74-win Pelicans this season.

In such a comparison, Cole has no chance of winning. With 19% of the votes, it is considered that the media has favored him.

But in this way, Cole is a bit unlucky. Last season, he was robbed by Budenholzer of the league's first record of 67 wins. This season, he can't compete with Stevens with 73 wins.

This is a big ugly word.

"Stevens is a very good coach. He deserves this honor. For me, that's not that important. What I want to do is lead this team to defend the championship."

Cole seemed unconcerned.

On the day of the game, the players finished their morning training.

They already knew that Stevens won the best head coach before the practice started, and now a group of people stood behind the door with champagne.

Tang Tian casually found an excuse and led Stevens to the door of the locker room.

This scene seems familiar.

Stevens pushed the door open and entered, Tang Tian stepped aside.

"Champagne!"

The sky filled with champagne sprayed towards Stevens.

Stevens was wet from head to toe in an instant.

"Cough cough!"

He was also sprayed in the mouth, choked and wiped his face, and then saw the players cheering and screaming.

"Best Head Coach! Best Head Coach!"

Stevens laughed too.

For this group of guys, his suit was specially chosen for today's game, so being sprayed like this is a no-brainer.

But the smile on his face was real.

The team members celebrated him in this way, which shows that there is no barrier between everyone.

Just like he said at the beginning, everyone on this team can call him Brad instead of Stevens.

Tang Tian laughed loudly at the door.

When he was in the Spurs, he sprayed Popovich with Duncan and the others, and now he sprays Stevens in the Pelicans.

This can be regarded as the continuation of his NCAA tradition.

The New Orleans Arena was still full that night.

The Jedi counterattack in the second half of the opening game made the fans full of confidence in the Pelicans again. They expected the team to pursue the victory and rewrite the big score to 2-0.

Before the opening ceremony, the award ceremony for the best head coach of the season was held on the spot.

Stevens took the trophy from Xiao Hua, and there were deafening cheers at the scene.

Brad Stevens, 40 years old, won the best head coach in the third season of NBA coaching, coaching the team, the Pelicans.

This resume belongs to Stevens' personal honor, and it also belongs to New Orleans as a whole.

Just like the glorious 74 wins, what the Pelicans didn't get last season, they will get back everything this season!

Following the awards ceremony, Stevens delivered a personal acceptance speech.

"Thank you to my wife Trish, thank you Mr. Benson, thank you Demps, thank you to the team management, my coaching staff, my players and all the fans. This honor cannot be obtained by myself. It's the result of everyone working together, and it belongs to the city of New Orleans."

The reason why I chose to receive the award before the game is obviously to boost the morale of the team.

Stevens' acceptance speech was aimed at that goal.

Sure enough, before he finished speaking, the scene was already full of cheers.

In the following time, Stevens talked about the difficulties the team encountered during the season and the efforts of the players.

"...they're fighting for the city."

There is nothing to say about Stevens' eloquence, which is close to Tang Tian's level, and the fans' emotions were completely aroused by him.

So far, his speech has basically been finished.

"Finally, I have to thank one of my team members, Don."

When Tang Tian's name was mentioned alone, the decibels on the scene reached a peak.

Tang Tian's popularity in New Orleans is unparalleled now.

"It was him who gave me a chance to coach Michael Jordan."

Stevens' words were very concise, but everyone was stunned after speaking.