NBA Legends Manager

Chapter 89
Presti sat down with the microphone, looked at the reporter who asked the question, and said, "A reporter from Portland?"

"No," the reporter replied immediately.

"Then you are sick, I recommend you go to Los Angeles for treatment," Presti said lightly.

The reporter's face turned red instantly, and just about to fight back,
Presti added: "I understand the Portland reporter. After all, it might be beneficial to provoke our relationship, but you are not a Portland reporter, so you are sick?"

Presti glanced at every reporter, and then said: "I have clearly said that Harden can be used as a core training in any team. The current statistics are not good because of tactical needs. If this is the case, let you see Harden's strength in the next game."

Speaking of this, Presti stood up and continued: "Whether you are a Portland reporter or not, anyway, I have charged this debt to the Blazers, and I will pay it back in the next game."

This incident also became the reason why all the away teams would warn reporters not to ask provocative questions during the press conference when they faced Presti's team.

Leaving the press conference, Harden followed Presti and looked at Presti's figure. Although he was shorter and not as strong as himself, he really felt that his back was so tall, sheltering him from the wind and rain.

Sensing Harden's gaze, Presti turned around and said, "Go back today and have a good rest. Tomorrow I will tell you the tactics for the next game. You will be a blockbuster in the next game!"

Harden nodded heavily, and said, "Coach, I won't let you down."

The next day, Presti came to the arena early in the morning and saw Harden practicing long-range shots. Seeing Presti coming, Harden stopped practicing and ran over quickly. Presti and Harden found a place to sit down and said: "I am not polite in front of the media. You may not even know your potential. Let me tell you clearly that you will become the league's No. [-] shooting guard in the future."

Harden opened his eyes and looked at Presti. At first he thought that when Presti said he was the core of the team, he thought he was the core of a weak team at most, but he didn't expect him to have such a high status in Presti's heart. He didn't know what to say for a while.

Presti went on to say: "You will still play as a substitute in the next game, but I will let you play and give you wireless shooting rights as a substitute. No matter how many pick-and-rolls, you can switch to Camby, Aldridge or Batum. You have to be confident in your little big play!"

Harden nodded, since Presti believed in him, then why worry about him.

On April 4, the Thunder Trail Blazers ushered in the fourth game of the playoffs. Before the game, Presti accepted an interview and said: "I remembered the reporter's incident last time on the Trail Blazers. Since he looked down on Harden so much, after this game, I hope he can still be like this."

Although the number of Blazers fans in the stadium is still large, there are still unoccupied seats. It seems that the last game did not give them a clear blow, but it also shows that the Blazers’ team culture construction was not successful. He remembers that the Thunder was reversed by the Warriors 2015:2016 in the 3-1 season.

The game started soon, and the starting lineups of both sides remained unchanged.

This jump ball, Jordan won again!

Curry holds the ball at the top of the arc, and Jordan screens!Go inside under cover!

Little Jordan down!
Throw the ball up!

Catch the ball and dunk!Cooperate tacitly!
Here, Miller was transported to the frontcourt and transferred to Aldridge. Aldridge leaned back, turned and leaned back!

Go in!

Both sides felt good at the beginning, there were back and forth, but it was obvious that the Thunder were more comfortable, while the Blazers were more aggressive. There was no way for one to be full of confidence and the other to face elimination!
With less than 1 minute left in the first quarter, Presti replaced Westbrook, Curry, and Durant, and put Harden, Livingston and Jeff Green on the court!

After seeing the Thunder change to a rotation lineup, the coach of the Blazers also quickly changed to a rotation lineup to let the main players rest. At this time, the Thunder temporarily fell behind the Blazers by 21 points at 24:3.

Harden holds the ball to the top of the arc, Jordan steps forward to cover, and Camby follows.

Harden lowered his center of gravity and walked in, while Jordan walked in!Camby and Roy actually switched defenses!

Harden singles Camby!

Dribble continuously, change direction and shake!
Flash out of space!Speed ​​up and go inside!Camby chased hard,

To the basket, instead of layup, toss the ball up!

Jordan dunks with the ball!This cake is comfortable to feed!

Here, after Bayless took the ball to the frontcourt, he handed the ball to Roy!

Roy took Harden on the ball, moved a step sideways, and pulled directly!

bang!iron!

Harden took the ball and sprinted!

Go to the basket to face the fast-returning Bayless and Camby at the basket!
European step up!

Go to the basket and easily pass Bayless and Camby and score the ball!

Beep!The Blazers are suspended!

Presti looked at the players who walked off and applauded vigorously. At the same time, Ibaka and Jordan were replaced, and Mbah a Moute and Gibson were replaced!

Soon, the game continues!
The fans at the scene were relieved to see Ibaka and Jordan winning, but

When Harden faced Roy with a step-back three-pointer!

When breaking through 2+1, the breath of relief turned into a breath of cool air!
There is no doubt that the Blazers' bench has been blown up!After rotating the lineup, in just a few minutes, Harden led the Thunder to a 13:5 data.

For a while, the Blazers fans were already yelling at the reporter in their hearts, why were they laughing at Harden! , I lost until the fourth quarter before, why do I feel like I can't hold on to the third quarter this time?
The Blazers urgently switched to the starting lineup!But Presti only replaced Mbah a Moute and Gibson with Ibaka and Jordan.

This time the Blazers fans did not breathe a sigh of relief, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment!
Sure enough, the Blazers who started the game did not follow McMillan's script to stop the Thunder. Instead, the Thunder played more vigorously under Harden's series!Ibaka and Jordan took turns to abuse the frame!

And Harden himself will make a step-back three-pointer for a while, break through the inside and make a foul for a while, and make a European step for a while!Leng was back and forth with all the main pioneers!

There was an uproar in the media for a while!This...how is this different from what we imagined, when did Harden become so strong!
In the second half, a few minutes after the news of the Blazers' main force, Presti changed into the starting lineup again, and the result was that the Blazers collapsed instantly!
There was no way for the Blazers to switch to the starting lineup in an emergency, but at this time the starting lineup was a bit exhausted, and facing the vigorous Thunder starting lineup, it really became impossible to attack and defend. By the fourth quarter, the game had completely turned into garbage time!

The Thunder Blazers' fourth playoff game eventually turned into a three-quarter clock-out for the Thunder players!
(End of this chapter)