One Guard

Yiyang didn't tell others about the encounter between himself and Kobe on the beach. Sometimes it's better for only two people to know about the tranquility.

After returning to the hotel where he stayed at the Venice Beach Stadium, Yi Yang simply took a shower. There are at least 300 days of sunshine in Los Angeles out of 365 days a year. Just now, even if he just went out for a while, the scorching sun made Yiyang sweat all over his body.

After Yiyang had showered and came out of the toilet, Terry, who was in the same room as Yiyang, just got up.

"Morning Yi, it looks like you're in a good state of mind today." Terry didn't know that Yiyang had already gone out for a trip, and this guy thought that Yiyang had just woken up.

"Jett."

"Huh?" Hearing Yiyang call himself, Terry poked his head out of the toilet with a toothbrush in his mouth.

"You snored so loudly last night."

"Pfft!" After hearing Yiyang's cold words, Terry sprayed out the toothpaste and water from his mouth. He originally thought that Yiyang would say some encouraging words to himself for tonight's game. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be complaining about snoring.

Seeing Terry's predicament, Yiyang smiled happily. Only then did Terry realize that he was tricked by that brat!

"It seems that you really learn everything very quickly, too. Now, you have learned to make fun of me. If you make a mistake on the court tonight, I will not forgive you. Let's settle the old and new scores together." Although on the surface Cursing, but Terry had a smile on his face.

A good team atmosphere is also a part of deciding the outcome...

At noon, Carlisle led the players to carry out recovery training and ran a few tactics. In the afternoon, after a simple nutritious dinner, the Mavericks players were rushed to the team bus, and they will depart for Staples for warm-up before the game. At this point, for everyone, the game has already begun.

When waking up in the morning and just training, everyone was still talking and laughing. But at this moment in the car, everyone's expressions gradually became serious. Everyone knew that the most critical moment had arrived, and not many people were still in the mood to laugh and joke. Even Terry and Yiyang, the old and the young, are no exception.

?? The hotel where the Mavericks stayed is not far from Staples, it only takes ten minutes by car. Traffic control has been implemented on the road from the hotel to the arena. With the help of the Los Angeles police officers, the Mavericks did not encounter any obstacles along the way. They arrived at the venue for tonight's game on time - the star-studded Staples S Center!

At this time, outside the Staples Center, countless fans wearing golden T-shirts of the Lakers have gathered from all directions. Unlike the Mavericks' American Airlines Center arena, Staples is not directly facing the street, but is surrounded by fan plazas.

Therefore, in this view, the large number of people is even more shocking.

"It's so lively." Nowitzki looked through the car window, frowning and staring at the player posters hanging outside the arena.

For Nowitzki, a 2-0 lead doesn't mean anything. Once, they were reversed with a 2-0 lead. Therefore, the Germans attach great importance to this game. Today, he will not be sloppy in the slightest, and will go all out to win this third game! As long as they win the third game of the series, then most of the Mavericks will enter the Western Conference Finals!

"This series is far from over!" Looking at the crowded scene outside the window, Nowitzki suddenly shouted from his seat.

"I've had the experience of coming back from a 2-0 lead,

I've seen enough in this league. So, we have to focus, stick together and let the fans see us win again. Don't take it lightly, you must not take it lightly! Nowitzki said these words more to remind Yiyang. After all, he is the youngest player in the main rotation lineup of the Mavericks playoffs.

After hearing this, Yiyang clenched his fists, playing in the playoffs at Staples, this dream of Yiyang is about to come true, although not as a Lakers player. Many factors made Yiyang not anxious at the moment, but very excited. The night is coming, Kobe. This is a big scene!

The team bus stopped in the underground parking lot of the Staples Center, and the reporters immediately surrounded the bus. Fortunately, the stadium security responded in a timely manner, which barely opened a path for the Mavericks players through the crowd.

Mavericks players and coaches began to appear in turn, but the Los Angeles media didn't seem to have much reaction. And when Yiyang, who was habitually at the end of the team, got out of the bus, the stadium security obviously felt that the pressure behind them had increased. Now this group of reporters couldn't help rushing forward and put the topic directly into Yiyang's mouth.

"Also, what do you think of Kyle Thompson's remarks on the show!?"

"Are you really going to let Kyle shoot a basketball with his ass?"

"Today, how will you limit Kobe? Or, will you let other people guard Kobe today?"

"Are you a little too arrogant in your last statement!?"

The reporters all rushed towards Yiyang like hungry wolves who saw their prey. The "fence" formed by the stadium security guards seems to be breached soon.

Yiyang ignored any reporters, even if someone shouted his name loudly, Yiyang would not look back. The best way to deal with such out-of-the-box things is not to explain, but to remain silent.

The reporters can say whatever they like, but Yiyang himself will not be affected by these things.

Walking into the tunnel, the Mavericks players made a beeline for the visiting locker room at the Staples Center.

After closing the locker room door, the shouts of the fans outside could still be faintly heard. This is not because the sound insulation effect of the Staples Center locker room is not good. It can only be said that the fans in Los Angeles are too enthusiastic and enthusiastic for this game that determines the life and death of the Lakers.

They all hope that their voices can be transformed into the power of the team, and then use this power to win the game.

Carlisle didn't rush to speak, but waited for the players to get their stuff done first. Yiyang is the fastest to change clothes, because he doesn't need to wear any protective gear all over his body, he only needs to put his jersey on.

Terry was the most troublesome among the group of people. This guy didn't change his clothes immediately after sitting down, but took out the chicken feet that had been prepared and gnawed on it.

According to Terry's own words, this will increase his excitement during the game.

"One?" Terry took out a chicken foot and waved it in front of Yiyang's eyes. Normally, Yiyang would wave his hand and refuse. But today, Yiyang accepted it.

Everyone was stunned for a second, and their eyes all fell on Yiyang.

"I just...wanted to see Kyle's ass shot."

Seeing Yiyang's faltering answer, everyone burst into laughter. The overly tense atmosphere in the locker room was swept away in an instant.

After that, Terry started putting socks on his feet. The unshakable Wushuang socks are standard for Terry in every game. Of course, in addition to Terry, everyone else has their own little idiosyncrasies.

Looking at all this, at least Carlisle can rest assured that the mentality of the players is completely ok!

After everyone finished tossing, Carlisle clapped his hands, and then let everyone focus on himself.

He didn't draw anything on the tactical whiteboard, because everyone knows tactical things by heart now. It doesn't make much sense to repeat it before the game.

"I know that our performance in the playoffs in the past few seasons has not been good, and I also know that until now, many people are still optimistic that the Lakers can complete the reversal! But what I want to tell you is... ..." Carleigh paused, whetted the appetite of the players.

"Fuck history, those failures belong to the past, not the present! There are a lot of people who want to see our jokes, but we can't give them that chance. Never! Go on the field, like the first two games Drag the defending champion to me! As long as we win this game, we will have no problem entering the Western Conference Finals!" Carlisle's excitement caused his blood pressure to soar, and his face flushed.

The players roared in agreement with Carlisle's passionate words, then stood up one after another and pushed open the locker room door. It's like a gang of bandits going to rob the magnificent Staples.

Although today is not the last game of the series, although this is not a life-and-death tiebreaker. But everyone also knows what it means if the score becomes 3-0. So for the players of the Mavericks, today is the most important day of the entire Western Conference semifinals! Today, they are bound to win the defending champion at Staples!

Excited Mavericks players lined up and ran out of the stadium, and they were greeted by boos and abuse from Los Angeles fans.

Especially Yiyang, in the stands, the fans in Los Angeles even held up a lot of cards insulting him, some of which were very ugly. As an Asian player, don't expect American fans to have any lower limit when humiliating you,

But Yiyang doesn't care about these. As long as you can win, does it really matter what you say?

A year of hard work in the professional basketball world has made the boy who beat up his teammates in high school and the boy who had a conflict with the captain on the first day in the college locker room have long been different.

Kobe looked towards the Mavericks' warm-up half, looking for Yiyang. Yiyang also saw Kobe, and both of them recalled the scene when they met at the Venice Beach Stadium in the morning.

Sometimes the line between friend and foe is so blurred.

The two guys gave each other a nod, and then they each threw themselves into their warm-ups. Just like at the beach in the morning, the two of them do not interfere with each other, just to do their best.

??The commentator is excitedly introducing the situation of the game to the TV audience, and the team commentator Kyle Thompson of the Lakers is even more concerned.

"I believe that God is on my side today! Players from both sides have stood at the designated positions, and the game is about to start. Audience friends, don't blink!"

The referee threw the basketball into the sky, and on the commentary stage, Kyle Thompson's heart seemed to float along with the basketball.

The defending champion's life-and-death battle, Kyle Thompson's mind is now full of an official nba slogan.

A miracle happens here! 8)