James' departure is a huge loss for the Cavaliers' forwards, but Carter's play has made Cavaliers fans forget about this loss for the time being.

106-81, the Cavaliers defeated the Raptors on the road and got their first victory since James left.

Paul had 26 points and 12 assists, Yao Ming had 24 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks, Battier had 12 points, Jeremy Lin had 7 points and 4 assists, and Butler had 6 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals.

Carter played well in his debut with the Cavaliers, contributing 17 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals on 6-of-12 shooting.

At the press conference after the game, Tang Tian also praised Carter's performance.

"Vince's performance is really incredible, he doesn't look like 34, but 24."

"Does that mean Carter will start in the next game?" A reporter asked.

'No, we have a plan and actually this game proved that Vince can do more for us on the bench.

Tang Tian's words are well-founded, Butler still needs to grow, even if he starts, he won't play for too long, Carter whether he is on the court early, as a wing three-point shooter in the starting lineup, or the main scoring point in the bench lineup, it is a perfect fit.

And actually, in his previous life, Carter played three years with the Mavericks, and in his best second year, he was basically playing off the bench.

After the game against the Raptors, the Cavaliers immediately went back-to-back, and their opponent was the Washington Wizards.

It's still an away game.

But for the Cavaliers, what was more torturous than back-to-back was that they had to visit the White House early in the morning.

Fortunately, the mood of the team members seems to be good, and they are all talking and laughing in the bus.

This time, many players are in the palace for the second time.

As for Tang Tian, he is already extremely familiar with this place, this is the fifth consecutive year that he has appeared in the White House.

Except for some forbidden areas, he can even be a guide.

But for Jeremy Lin, Whiteside and Stephenson, who were young and first-time visitors, they were still curious.

There is also Iverson, although he has already gone to play for the Rockets, he still deliberately took a night plane to rush back.

For a player like him who came out of the slums, it was a great honor to be in the White House.

"Hey, Aaron, how was your stay in Houston?" The Rockets are more turbulent now, Iverson is there as a veteran to guide the newcomers, and he is playing well, and Tang Tian can just talk about it.

"It's not bad, but Cleveland has the best days, championship days." Iverson smashed his mouth and said that it must be as interesting as competing for the championship together in the Rockets.

After all, he still has to be a strong player in his bones.

Tang Tian smiled and didn't speak, the choice was made by Iverson himself.

"By the way, is T-Mac's injury better?" After all, Tang Tian has coached Maddie for 3 years in the Rockets, and he still has some feelings.

"It's a little bit better than last year." Iverson didn't say much.

Tang Tian also nodded after hearing this.

Maddie's injury actually has a lot to do with playing time and game intensity.

In his previous life, in fact, after leaving the Rockets, Maddie's back injury was still recovering well.

Because Maddie signed a maximum salary with the Rockets, it is unlikely that Tang Tian will coach him, but it is not bad to hear the news that he is better.

After waiting in the east room for a short time, Obama and his assistant walked in.

"Hey, champions, we're meeting again."

Obama looks a little haggard, his first term is approaching, and now in addition to dealing with daily affairs, he also has to make time to run for re-election, and the intensity of the work can be imagined.

"Hey, Don!"

When I met Tang Tian, Obama was still in a very good mood.

On the one hand, he is an old acquaintance, and on the other hand, Tang Tian's previous public welfare undertakings have brought a lot of influence, and maintaining this relationship with Tang Tian will also help him run for re-election.

"President." Tang Tian also smiled and greeted obama.

After some simple greetings, when Obama arrived at the garden, he still didn't forget about the basketball game.

"Look how I got match point today." Obama said, rolling up the sleeves on his arms.

"I'm looking forward to it." Tang Tian also said with a smile.

It was still 10 free throws, and Obama threw it first.

On the first ball, he took a deep breath, took aim and shot.

"Bang!"

The shot was visibly crooked, and it almost missed the frame.

Obama waved his hand and shouted.

"I'll let you have one first." Although he is the president, he is no different from ordinary people when he plays the game.

It's just that Obama's hand is really a bit bad, and out of 10 balls, only 3 are scored.

It can be seen that after being busy with work, his only hobby can be regarded as falling behind.

"Looks like it doesn't belong to me today." Obama could see it, smiled and put on his suit.

Tang Tian then appeared on the court, he consciously gave it a hand, and finally won the duel after 5 balls.

2 to 2, the two sides are tied, this is about to usher in Tianwang Mountain.

"It's okay president, next year's competition will be more intense." Tang Tian said with a smile.

After listening to this, Obama laughed directly.

He was very comfortable with this sentence, and the unexpected meaning was that he was able to be successfully re-elected.

After the two competed, a group of people then went to the South Courtyard, where the reporters waited early.

Congratulatory speeches and jersey giveaways are the normal process of a press conference.

It's just that unlike previous years, there was an additional special ceremony at the end of the conference.

Tang Tian also found out last night.

Obama put away the previous speech, and then took out another draft, and at that moment, several soldiers in ceremonial uniforms came up from the side.

"Peace is the wish of all of us, in 2009, I was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, which shows that I and the U.S. government behind me have been committed to world peace, but war is sometimes unavoidable, in the face of those people under the fire, especially those children, each of us retains compassion, but there is a citizen, he is not only merciful, but also has taken practical actions for it.

I saw that website, and I saw those pictures, and his work was great and respectable, and his actions, even beyond the confines of the state, were able to see these things, which is the happiness of all of us.

……

On behalf of the U.S. government, I would like to award President Tang Tian the Medal of Freedom! ”

The United States has set up many medals for American soldiers, such as crosses, silver stars, bronze stars, etc., but this medal is different.

The Presidential Medal of Freedom is a medal awarded to civilians who have made outstanding contributions in the fields of science, culture, sports, and social activities.