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There was silence in the locker room after the game, and the atmosphere was eerily quiet. Losing the ball is a different matter. The scene of Yiyang yelling at Gobert just now was seen by everyone in the team.

The Mavericks are a team with a good locker room atmosphere. With the exception of Odom, Delonte Williams and O.J. Mayo in the early years, other players on the Mavericks will basically not cause any conflicts.

This time Yiyang yelled at Gobert, catching everyone off guard. It is not easy for them to stand up and speak for anyone, because whoever they speak for will be suspected of "taking sides." If they are misunderstood, the atmosphere in the locker room will only become more disrupted.

In fact, Yiyang feels a little regretful now, but he just worked so hard to score, and in the end Gobert let others chase him back easily, which made Yiyang very annoyed. And with his personality, it is difficult to communicate effectively with Gobert so quickly. Therefore, silence has become everyone's only choice now.

When Carlisle opened the door and walked into the locker room after being pestered by reporters, he thought he was in the wrong place. The Mavericks' locker room has never been quieter, not even when they're going through big losses.

The academic coach subconsciously looked at Yiyang and Gobert. The two people were clearly next to each other in the locker room, but now they didn't even dare to look at each other.

Gobert felt guilty because he had let down Yiyang, who trusted him so much. But Yiyang felt regretful in his heart, how could he do such a childish thing.

"Yi, Dirk, come with me to the press conference." Carlisle had no choice but to wave Yiyang and Dirk out. After dealing with those damn media first, let's think about the next plan.

The Mavericks lost today, and the scene in the media reception room was quite lively. It's not that the Mavericks can't lose, but that no one expected that the Mavericks would lose in this way.

"Yi, how do you evaluate Glenn Davis' flagrant foul?" As soon as it came up, the reporters threw a heavy topic to Yiyang.

Everyone stared at Yiyang expectantly, expecting him to give some exciting answers. For example: "I will destroy him with my own hands just like I did with Pachulia!"

If it was twenty minutes ago, Yiyang might have really said that, but after calming down, Yiyang was not so aggressive.

"There is no doubt that Glen Davis's actions were extremely dirty. His actions, which were obviously towards people but not the ball, actually only received a flagrant foul penalty. I find it a bit incredible. I hope the league We can study it carefully and issue fines that are more in line with the regulations in the future. If the league allows such malicious and hurtful things to happen, it will not be long before there are not many people left to play on this field." Yiyang's answer was still sharp. , but also very sensible.

"Coach Carlisle, will Dalembert's injury have any impact on your formation?"

"There is no doubt that there will be an impact. Samuel has always been an indispensable and important part of our team. But we will try our best to adjust and solve the problems."

"Dirk..."

The subsequent press conference went on step by step. Yiyang looked at the door again and again. His most urgent thing now was to go out and rush to the hospital to check the condition of the Haitians.

Fortunately, this was the home court of the Mavericks. Their female press officer clearly saw Yiyang's thoughts, so she ended the press conference early and let the three of them leave.

Walking out of the tunnel, Carlisle felt his head hurt. The reporters' questions made him even more irritated as he already had a lot of shit to deal with.

But at the moment, what he needs most is to confirm one thing. So the bald coach walked up to Yiyang and patted him on the shoulder.

"Also, you and Rudy..."

"Don't worry, boss, he and I have nothing to do. I will talk to him when I have time..." Yiyang lowered his head in shame, his impulsiveness was indeed the devil.

After a while, Gobert, who had already changed into casual clothes, took the initiative to find Carlisle and Yiyang.

He didn't come close at first until Carlisle waved to him. "It's okay, come here."

Gobert walked slowly and glanced at Yiyang. After realizing that Yiyang was also looking at him, the Frenchman quickly withdrew his gaze. "Boss, when are we going to see Samuel?"

"Come on, let's leave now."

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When Carlisle, Yiyang, Gobert and Nowitzki arrived at the hospital, a dark crowd of reporters had gathered at the entrance of the hospital. If the hospital security had not been maintained with all their strength, the reporters might have "captured" the hospital.

The four of them trudged through the crowd, pushed away the reporters' microphones that almost stuck in your mouth, and finally entered the hospital lobby. Under the leadership of the hospital security, they successfully found the floor and ward where Dalembert was located.

However, when the four people pushed the door open and entered, they were very surprised. Because at this time, Dalembert looked... he seemed to be extremely energetic!

"Rudy, you brat! How did I teach you on the training ground? You really embarrassed me!" After seeing everyone, Dalembert was the first to scold Gobert. .

"Damn it, old guy, you obviously fell down first!"

"I'm not 34 years old yet, so don't call me an old guy all day long. I bet that even if I were on the court just now, I could beat you, who is more than ten years younger! Remember, basketball is A sport that won’t give up an inch! If you want to give up, pick me up now! Let me fight them!”

As expected, these two guys became "excessive of energy" as soon as they met.

"Old Bones, stop looking down on others!" Gobert clenched his fists and said nothing more. Seeing that Dalembert was still so energetic actually made the Frenchman feel relieved.

"Samuel, has a specific diagnosis been made?" It was Carlisle's question again, and it got to the point.

"I haven't gone for a checkup yet, but Benjamin said that my knee should have structural damage. I'm afraid I won't be able to play the rest of the season!" Dalembert shook his head helplessly. He is getting old. , it just doesn’t work.

"But I believe Rudy can be the starting center. Right? Boy."

Gobert looked at the Haitian on the hospital bed in surprise. He didn't expect this guy to say that suddenly.

"Of course, that's what we asked him to do." Carlisle also smiled, and now, it seemed that Yiyang was the only one to express his stance.

But everyone knows Yiyang's character, and it is impossible for him to say nice things to Gobert in front of so many people. It is estimated that what he and Rudy need is some time alone.

"Although you were hammered by DeAndre today, it's really miserable. But it doesn't matter. Just come back in the next game. Be tough! Let those bastards on the Clippers know who is in the three-second zone. Territory!" Dalembert clenched his fist forcefully and waved it. Seeing an injured veteran being so passionate, Gobert had no reason to escape.

Gobert nodded vigorously, and he swore secretly in his heart that in his entire career, he would never let something like this happen again!

After that, the four of them sat down again, but since they were all very tired after just playing the game, Dalembert urged them to go back early.

After the other three people walked out of the ward first, Dalembert stopped Yiyang.

"Huh?" Yiyang turned around in surprise. "What's the matter, Samuel?"

"I watched today's game, and Rudy's performance was really bad at the last moment. But, he is a good guy. Really, I can see that he really wants to work hard, give him another chance, and trust him again Him once. Even if you don't believe him, you have to believe me. I promise, he will turn the tide." At this time, Dalembert was like a parent of a child who made a mistake, and Yiyang became a parent. That head teacher.

"I trust all my teammates, Samuel. Just rest and recover. Rudy and I will beat the Clippers bastards away." After Yiyang finished speaking, he was about to leave. But as soon as he took a step, he stopped again, turned his head, and revealed half of his face.

"You are a good teacher, Samuel. Thank you."

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The Mavericks lost the first game of the Western Conference semifinals at home. This news undoubtedly made the Los Angeles media cheer. The Clippers finally broke the curse of not being able to beat the Mavericks in the playoffs, and they did not let the fate of being swept happen again.

"Although they have passed the Warriors stage, it seems that the Mavericks' playoff run will end here."

"The Clippers completely suppressed the Mavericks. If they hadn't played well, they wouldn't have been able to close the score so tightly."

"The strength of the Clippers has been fully demonstrated. Griffin is right, they are coming to Dallas for revenge!"

The media is overwhelmingly "hyping" the Clippers, as if they win one game as if they have won four games.

The Mavericks players don't need to make any response. Anyway, tomorrow, they will get the opportunity to prove themselves again.

Everyone on the training ground is still serious and does not seem to be affected by the loss and Dalembert's injury. But what worries Carlisle is that Yiyang and Gobert are still speechless to each other.

After the training, the old guys packed up and went home. Carlisle thought that either Yiyang or Gobert would not practice extra today. As everyone knows, these two guys still stayed.

Carlisle originally wanted to stay in the office for a while today, but now it seems that it is better to leave the basketball court to the two of them.

On the training ground, Yiyang is still practicing shooting to maintain his touch before the game starts. And Gobert is practicing free throws, trying to score all the points he can.

They practiced like this for half an hour, during which the two of them still didn't speak. It wasn't until they had to sit down together during a break that Yiyang finally spoke.

"What happened yesterday... was my fault, don't take it to heart." Sure enough, Yiyang, this guy, could only say these words when he was alone with Gobert.

Gobert was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the hottest superstar in the league would take the initiative to apologize to a rookie. Moreover, this is still the case when one really does not do well enough.

"I did play badly. It's all my fault." Gobert hurried back, otherwise he felt that he would not be able to bear it.

"Actually, we are very similar, Rudy. We don't care about the pick, the outside voice, or who the opponent is. We only care about whether we can win. I know that you are also such a guy. From the first time I saw you Since then, I've known it since you tried to block me in that exhibition game." Yiyang said, stood up and picked up the basketball again. "That's why I hope you can join the Mavericks, because I think we can do something together."

Yiyang turned around and threw the basketball to Gobert, who was still sitting on the floor. "Let us win tomorrow's game!"

"Don't worry, Yi, I won't give up an inch of ground tomorrow!" Gobert took Yiyang's forearm and stood up. He seemed to have regained his confidence.

The two nodded to each other and continued practicing.

The Los Angeles Clippers, who are still complacent, don't even know what terrible things await them tomorrow...