basketball kingdom

Chapter 493

Chapter 493

The league executives held an emergency meeting the next morning. At the meeting, a decision was made to issue a $25 fine to the San Antonio Spurs whose air conditioning equipment was damaged in last night's game.Then through the official Twitter, the Spurs were warned once, and they were ordered to repair the venue facilities before the start of the fourth game.

The Spurs are a small-market team, and profit is still the main purpose. They dare not use this overly obvious targeting method to quickly restore the refrigeration equipment to its original state.

Xu Tian finished a day of training and was about to go back to his hotel room when he was stopped by Kobe who had watched the video of the last game.

Kobe looked at the sky outside the corridor and asked, "Xu, are you tired?"

Xu Tian didn't understand why Kobe asked this question, and subconsciously replied: "The training is not very tiring, but the NBA's too dense schedule really makes me feel very hard."

Kobe said: "It's fine if you're not tired. Let's go for a walk in the square in front of the hotel." He has bodyguards and is not too afraid to go to public places.

Naturally, Xu Tian would not refuse, and walked out of the corridor side by side with Kobe, and came to the square outside the hotel.

The square covers a large area. Pedestrians of various identities shuttle back and forth leisurely or anxiously, forming a vivid picture of life, which is perfectly displayed in front of Xu Tian.Looking at the red-gold sunset in the distance, he moved his body, feeling indescribably comfortable.

Kobe said while walking: "I watched the video of last night's game. You did a good job breaking the double-team, but the Spurs will definitely make some adjustments in the next game. Have you thought of a way to deal with it?"

Xu Tian said frankly: "From last night to now, I have been busy except for sleeping, and I have not watched the video of last night's game, so it is difficult to judge how the Spurs will adjust. As for the countermeasures, I have not considered it. "

Kobe said: "I am a little familiar with Greg. Judging from my past experience against the Spurs, they will strengthen the defense of the rest of the players and cut off the connection between you and your teammates. If my guess is correct, you will not play in the next game. It was double-teamed the whole game."

Xu Tian felt a little weak in his leg muscles, so he sat on a bench in the middle of the square and asked, "You mean, the Spurs will let me play one-on-one? Is Popovich crazy?"

"If I were the coach, I would arrange it like this." Kobe sat next to Xu Tian and said, "In the last game, the Spurs had already focused all the players' defensive attention on you, but they failed to win Very good effect. If I were a coach, I would also shift the focus of defense, after all, the possibility of improving your personal performance is far lower than driving your teammates."

Xu Tian thought that since Kobe came to him, he must have thought of a way to deal with it, and asked, "If the Spurs are really so defensive, what should I do to deal with it?"

Kobe said the answer he had thought about for a long time: "CIC!"

Xu Tian has an offensive range that covers the entire half court, and he is very familiar with any offensive technique, but he couldn't help asking: "Why is it a mid-range shot?"

Kobe moved up the series with the Spurs in previous years, and the seventh game of the year when the Heat defeated the Spurs in a tiebreaker. Finally, he emphasized that the Spurs are not good at defending the mid-range, or they are more willing to let their opponents shoot the mid-range.And this point can just be used by the Lakers.

Xu Tian nodded and accepted Kobe's suggestion, and said, "The games these days have made me a little mentally exhausted. If there is nothing else, I want to take a rest first."

Kobe understands that any player who has just entered the NBA will feel uncomfortable with the intensive schedule, even the determined Xu Tian is no exception.He smiled and expressed that he had nothing more to say, then watched Xu Tian walk back to the hotel with his tired body.

Pedestrians in the square had already recognized Kobe, gradually making the huge square a bit crowded. To avoid causing riots, Kobe took a few more glances at the brilliant sunset and returned to the hotel with his bodyguards.He didn't need to rest, and began to exercise his upper body strength while doing nothing.

The first thing Xu Tian did when he returned to his room was to take a hot bath, then he went back to bed, and lay down to recover his body eroded by fatigue.Recently, he always felt that his knees were not as sensitive as before, but there was nothing he could do about it. This was the professional arena, and if he got a salary that ordinary people might not be able to earn in their lifetime, he had to pay a matching price.

Alice knew what time Xu Tian would finish training, so she sent a WeChat message to ask how he was recovering from his cramps.

Xu Tian lay on the soft bed and replied to the message, saying that everything was fine with him.Alice wasn't fit to worry too much, and he really didn't have any problems.

Scott didn't have time to enjoy the rare no-match day. He buried himself in various tactical arrangements and playback videos, preparing for the next game in advance.After all, the team paid millions of dollars to hire him, not to let him take a vacation.

George was too involved in the game last night and played more than 10 minutes, resulting in sore muscles all over his body today. He didn't conduct team training and slept until the afternoon.He opened his eyes and looked at the darkening sky outside the window, realized that he hadn't eaten lunch yet, struggled to get up, and wanted to go to the hotel lobby to buy something to eat.

Maples was chatting with the team staff in the corridor, when he saw George coming out wearing flip flops, he greeted him proactively, "Paul, I have the team members' standard dinner in my room, do you want to eat it?"

George slept a little too much and felt uncomfortable all over. He said, "Okay, I'll just eat something simple." As he spoke, he walked towards Maples' room.

Nick Yang heard Maples' voice, poked his head out of the room, and asked, "Paul, did you have sex last night? Why didn't you wake up until now?"

George didn't expect Nick Young to ask this question in the corridor, so he quickly said, "Nick, don't make such jokes in the corridor! I played 41 minutes last night, so I don't have the energy to do anything else."

Nick Young said: "Women in San Antonio can eat donuts as much as they want, so most of them are fat. You dodged a bullet without experience."

Maples said: "Okay, Nick. This is a corridor, and what you say may be heard by passers-by, so you still have to pay attention to the impact."

Nick Young was lively, and he was not angry with Maples' advice. He returned to his room with a smile, and continued to watch the game video.

George went into Maples' room and sat on his bed, waiting for Maples to microwave the cold meal.

Maples turned on the microwave and asked George, "How are you feeling?"

"A little tired, but it's nothing serious. It's enough for the next game." George rubbed his chin and yawned to answer Maples' question.

(End of this chapter)