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Yang Rui acted very calmly at the press conference. When questioned by reporters, he easily answered: "Is it possible that a 226cm super center and the league's leading scorer, who mainly attacks the basket and breaks through, only made 3 free throws in the game? Do you think it is reasonable? The Lakers took a lot of free throws, but this is determined by the style of play. Look at the proportion of low-post offenses by both sides. It is difficult for the Spurs to score in the penalty area."

Yang Rui made it clear in a few words that the Lakers were the victims, and that the third game was the black whistle. The Lakers did have more low-post offense than the Spurs in this game, and they are not afraid of fans to verify it.

Crawford's whistle was already very low-key. Popovich pinched his old waist and roared again and again on the sidelines, and he was not ejected until the third quarter. Duncan didn't get a technical foul when he showed an indescribable expression.

After the game, Popovich did not publicly question Crawford, which would only get him fined. During the press conference, he kept putting on a bad face to express his displeasure.

He is one of the most fiery coaches in the league. Since becoming the head coach of the Spurs in 1996, he has played in the league for 9 seasons without losing his temper. Counting this time, Popovich has reached 11 in total. was expelled.

This number will increase in the future. In Yang Rui's previous life, Popovich was ejected 25 times, and was ejected 15 times at home. He is the king of technical fouls for the Spurs.

Some people also suspected that Popovich would deliberately send himself off to motivate the team. Some reporters discovered that Popovich specifically called a timeout before being sent off.

Popovich's expulsion made the matter worse. The next game will be played at the Lakers' home court. The referee does not dare to blow too many home whistles. The Spurs' situation will be slightly better.

In fact, even if he didn't do this, David Stern would not interfere in the fifth game between the two sides. There are many fans paying attention to this game. If the call is obviously biased, it will ruin the entire series.

On June 1, the fifth game started at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

After Yang Rui arrived at the arena, he found that the locker room was extremely quiet. Even Damon Jones, who usually likes to tell jokes, was silent. Everyone was quietly waiting for the game to start.

In fact, the Lakers' biggest problem is the lack of a locker room leader. Kobe's character determines that he is not a qualified locker room leader. He likes to be alone. This kind of person does not need to have high skills, but he must convince the players, allow everyone to increase communication, and act as a glue.

Yang Rui found many people to talk to alone.

"Yao, how was your shooting practice this morning?"

"not bad."

"Boldly take a shot from beyond the three-point line. You are the easiest person on the team to get a shot. Even if Duncan wants to cover you, it will not be easy. When you cover, try to be as far away from the three-point line as possible, so that Duncan can be further away. At the basket, if you are out of position against a defender, take bold shots without hesitation. In the second half of the regular season, the proportion of your low-post offense will increase. I don’t care how Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Divac instruct you, but you cannot copy the playing style of your predecessors. To carve out your own path, you can be more well-rounded.”

Yang Rui and Yao Ming communicated in Chinese and were not afraid to listen.

Yao Ming entered the playoffs and his three-point shooting rate was as high as 40%, but he took fewer shots and made a total of 2 goals. This is not what Yang Rui wants to see. Fewer shots means that his ability to escape is weakened.

When the opponent's inside line is relatively soft, Yao Ming can hit the basket and have a high hit rate when shooting close to the basket. But when encountering a team like the Spurs that is good at defending in the penalty area, Yao Ming's pulling out to shoot and organize makes it even more uncomfortable for the opponent, because it is much harder for the Spurs to defend against Kobe than against him.

Yang Rui said to Mo Williams: "I will make you a substitute today, not because you did not play well, but because you are becoming more and more confident in holding the ball and attacking. I think it would be a waste not to give you the ball. When you're on the bench, you have to be decisive when catching the ball. If Malone switches defense, pass him!"

The more Mo Williams plays, the more confident he becomes. He usually learns a few tricks from Kobe on the team and has excellent offense. If Yang Rui gives him enough ball rights, he can average more than 15 points per game.

The person Yang Rui talks about the most is Iguodala. He played very poorly in this series.

Ginobili struggled every game and became a little impatient.

Ginobili shined in the 2004 Olympics. Facing the Dream Team, a group of stars led the team to win and won the Olympic MVP. This season he is even better. It is normal for him to have the upper hand in a one-on-one challenge with Iguodala. .

"Andre, you don't have to do too much on the offensive end. You just wait for opportunities to shoot. On defense, I hope you can do better. Before, you kept Ginobili at a distance and it didn't work well. Today you try to fight as closely as possible. Prevent him from catching the ball, focus on off-ball defense, and use strength to disrupt his rhythm. If he relies on a screen to escape, and it's someone like Duncan or Malone who can shoot the ball, you can directly switch defense and hand Ginobili to his teammates. . If Muhammad is covering, you chase the double team."

Iguodala said seriously: "I will definitely do it well."

"I believe in you. Relax and fight bravely. Today is our home court. The referee cannot blow you off in a few minutes."

The offensive end is simple. If he fails to defend well, Iguodala will be embarrassed. In the future, when he gets older, he likes to "play dead" with the Warriors and only go all out in key games. Now he is still a good young man who wants to make progress.

Several veterans Yang Rui didn't need to communicate much, they just said hello casually. People like Hoiberg, Rasheed, Odom and others knew how to play when they came on the court.

The players came out on time, and Yao Ming and Kobe Bryant got the finale and received warm applause.

Yang Rui was also very popular with the fans when he came out. He waved to the fans around him and then greeted movie stars such as Jack Nicholson, Adam Sandler, Leonardo and others who were sitting in the front row.

Yu Jia said: "Yang Rui looks like a star now. He wears an unusual outfit. The casual suits he wears are all custom-made. Today, his good buddies and girlfriend did not come to watch the game. My friend is the CEO of Facebook and is very busy. Stana I went to film a movie."

Zhang Liji said: "In this way, he will focus more on the court, and the Lakers will be more sure of winning. This game is very crucial. The winning team will have a better chance of advancing to the finals."

Stana has become a hot new actress in Hollywood through the Resident Evil series and "Lost in Translation". She has followed the commercial action film route from the very beginning, with a heroic image. She has been cast in many commercial films, and they are relatively large productions. Her starting point is not comparable to that of ordinary actors.

Thomas is even busier. As the boss of Facebook, he has to be responsible for some decisions in the company and has a lot of entertainment. A successful career has to pay a lot of price. Thomas needs to bring more bodyguards when he goes out, and his personal time has become less.

In the past, Thomas changed girlfriends frequently, but now he is no longer a fool and has become career-focused. There was no other way, he didn't dare to get involved with women easily anymore, for fear of running into flesh and blood who wanted to extort money. There were too many such people in the United States.

Too much is too little, and successful people cannot experience the easy life of ordinary people.

Thomas paid a lot for Facebook and happily accepted a large number of shares. He was no longer polite to Yang Rui. The two had similar shareholding ratios. Moreover, Yang Rui has no real power in the company. Everyone knows that Thomas is the big boss. He is not as famous as Yang Rui, but he is more famous in the business circle.

Yang Rui had no objections, even if he held a smaller share, he could accept it. Because of his character of being indifferent to money, Thomas and he had never had conflicts on issues of interest, and they were as happy getting along with each other as they were when they were poor.

After the players warmed up, the game began.

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