basketball kingdom

Chapter 511 Return to San Antonio

The morning after the end of the fifth game of the Lake Horse series, the Lakers players took the team airliner and flew to distant San Antonio.

Xu Tian looked at the game video played back on the laptop in front of him, and concentrated on finding where he could improve again.He was very unconvinced when he heard the reporter's question about him being the third active player last night.He has already won three MVPs (all-star rookie game, main game and regular season MVP), and he is not suitable to be ranked third, but he knows that if he wants to change the opinions of the outside world, he cannot use words, but must Do it through performance.

The game between the Warriors and the Thunder has been continuously promoted on major media platforms to create momentum for tonight's live broadcast.The tiebreaker is a game of winning or going home, which has attracted a lot of attention. In addition, the two teams are evenly matched, and it has a very high degree of attention.

The Lakers players didn't have time to pay attention to that round of the series, focusing on resting or watching videos, striving to improve a little bit in a very short time.But they are not Xu Tian, ​​who cannot accomplish his feat.

Scott is the head coach, and more responsibilities are to grasp the player rotation time and on-the-spot response, so he handed over the tactical arrangement to Kobe.He is now equivalent to idle work, very relaxed and comfortable.

George once felt desperate when the team fell behind 0-2. Unexpectedly, in less than a week, the situation of the entire series was reversed.This was something he had never dared to think about. He didn't expect it to happen, so he couldn't help but feel a little excited.

Nick Young performed quite well in this round of the series, regaining his optimism in the past, and excitedly talking about some anecdotes he heard with Clarkson sitting next to him.The two were not on the same channel, but they still chatted happily.

Tyson Chandler, McGee, Thackeray, and Black sat relatively close to each other, discussing the strengths and weaknesses of each player's offensive and defensive ends, and trying to help each other improve.They always thought that their level might not change again, but after seeing Xu Tian's performance in the final stage of the fifth game, they somewhat changed their minds.

The Spurs team returned to San Antonio last night and organized team training in the morning.

Duncan came early and practiced for a few hours by himself. By the time Popovich walked into the arena, his training clothes were completely soaked in sweat.

Popovich, who had coached Duncan for more than a decade, knew his usual habits and immediately realized that something might happen.But Duncan didn't say anything, and he didn't pick through the window paper.

The Spurs players were very frustrated with the results of last night's game, and they had little energy during the joint training, which made Popovich lose his temper several times before finally getting the training back on track.Fortunately, the Spurs have the championship background, so they will not be knocked down by three consecutive games.

A new poster was once again posted at the main entrance of the Spurs' home court, with players from the Lakers and Spurs on both sides.On this huge poster, each player occupies about the same amount of space, a bit emphasizing that basketball is a team sport.

The Spurs fans in San Antonio no longer had the excitement they had a few days ago, and they were very worried about the team's prospects.They don't know where this series will go.

When the Lakers passenger plane arrived at the airport, the coach hired by the team picked up the players and went to the away hotel without stopping.They also want to conduct in-team training and must hurry up to catch up with the schedule.

Kobe looked at Xu Tian who was letting himself go, and asked, "Xu, do you feel tired?"

Xu Tian looked at a white pigeon flying past outside the car window, and said, "NBA games are too intensive, and I am indeed a little tired, but I have already run three quarters of the marathon, which is not bad."

Kobe said: "It's right to think so. There are many jobs among ordinary people that are much harder than us, but their salaries are pitifully low. Thinking of this, you may not feel tired."

Xu Tian said with a smile: "Chicken soup for the soul is useless to me, I still feel tired. This is a feeling of physical and mental fatigue, which cannot be eliminated through psychological suggestion."

George sat in the seat behind Xu Tian and Kobe, listening to the two chatting, and occasionally looking out the car window to pass the boring time.

Nick Yang sat in a seat far away from Xu Tian and Kobe, and then had a lively discussion with Clarkson, but the topic had shifted to women.This is a relatively common topic among men, and it can sometimes be used to avoid embarrassment.

The bus driver drove to the parking lot of the away hotel and honked the horn to remind the players to reach their destination.

Xu Tian was the closest to the open car door, got up and got off the bus, and walked towards the main entrance of the away hotel first.They lived here a few days ago, and they are basically familiar with the road.

The Lakers players got off the bus one after another, walked into unfamiliar but familiar hotels, and returned to the room they stayed in a few days ago.Their rooms have never been returned, and they still belong to the players.

Xu Tian opened the door, lay on the soft Simmons bed, looked at the chandelier on the ceiling, and tried to let himself go.He has already forgotten the performance of the previous few games, and will think about the sixth game tomorrow night as the last game.

After the Lakers coaching staff arrived at the hotel, they put their luggage in their rooms, gathered the players, took a bus, and went to the reserved university stadium for closed training.

The media in San Antonio were not idle either, running around trying to get more inside information.This is the case with news reports. Whoever can seize the opportunity can survive in this industry.

After the team training, Popovich accepted a brief interview and talked about his views on yesterday's game.The content of his interview basically has nothing to do with the game, which caused embarrassment to the reporters who interviewed him, but this is the consistent style of the Spurs, and both parties can accept it.

All the major sports media sent journalists to San Antonio to guard the main entrance of the training hall reserved by the Lakers in advance. When the Lakers training starts, they can enter the training hall and learn some of the latest news.

The Lakers team is located in Los Angeles, which is too close to Hollywood. Coupled with the influence of Kobe and Xu Tian, ​​there are an unusually large number of media reporters who want to interview them, and the number far exceeds that of the home team, the Spurs.

Craig sent a thank you letter to Xu Tian, ​​who was sent to Taoyuanju by Boss Jin.

Alice took a picture of the letter with her mobile phone and sent it to Xu Tian through WeChat, so that he could get the information as soon as possible.

Xu Tian was too busy to write back to Little Craig, and asked Alice to do it for him to express his encouragement to Little Craig.

Kobe organized the team's training, which was even more intense than the playoffs, which made Nick Young joke several times, saying that if Kobe were to be a coach, he would definitely be a devil coach.

(End of this chapter)