The day after returning from vacation, Carlisle completely launched his closed training plan. And the training intensity of the players has officially ushered in a real improvement.

It's just that now, everyone on the Mavericks team is full of energy and vitality. Even as the intensity of the training increased, they did not feel any discomfort.

Of course, Carlisle can't refuse the official media open day arranged by the NBA. However, at this time, the reporters who came to the U.S. Airline Center Arena for interviews definitely couldn't shoot any exciting pictures

During media hours, Carlisle arranged for all players to rest and sent a few players at the end of the rotation to send reporters. Even Mougin, who has a good personal relationship with Yiyang, does not get any privileges.

However, it can also be seen from this that the Mavericks attach great importance to the next second round of games. If the Trail Blazers have caused so much trouble for the Mavericks, then the Hornets and Lakers are indeed opponents who need the Mavericks' full attention to beat. Because against the Hornets and Lakers, the Mavericks are on the underdog.

The reporters ran into a nose at the U.S. Route Center Arena, and after a few days of training, fewer and fewer reporters came to disturb the Mavericks' practice.

No one knows what the Mavericks are working on, but for Carlisle, his closed-ended, high-intensity workouts aren't meant to be kept secret from the Hornets and Lakers.

Carlisle's serious approach to training can give the players one thing from body to mind. The next round of the series will be a series that is destined to be tough, but there is no room for failure! This is the most important reason why he is able to train in a closed manner.

"Won't the pressure on the players be too much?" Mavericks assistant coach Stotts is a little worried, sometimes the pressure is too much, and it is likely to backfire.

"Trust me, man. If you don't put a little pressure on them, they'll soon let go. Isn't that the Mavericks' loss in the playoffs in previous years? Carlisle stood on the sidelines, confidently staring at the players running around the field.

This year, you must not go home!

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At eight o'clock in the evening on April 28, although the day's training had ended, the Mavericks players had not yet "left work".

Today, Carlisle summoned everyone into the tactical conference room to watch Game 6 live from the Lakers and Hornets.

At the moment, the Lakers have achieved a series match point, which means that if the Lakers can win in New Orleans today, then they will be the Mavericks' opponent in the second round.

However, from Carlisle's heart, he hopes that "Queen Bee" Paul can keep his home field today, and then lead the Hornets out of the siege in the tiebreaker. After all, the shortcomings of the Hornets' lack of good interior defense are obvious. Compared to the Lakers, who don't have too many flaws, Carlisle prefers to play against the Hornets. At least against Paul, it's more certain than against Kobe's paranoid guy.

"I heard, you used to be a fan of Kobe?" The game hasn't started yet, and the commentator is still giving a briefing on the recent situation between the two sides. So, the Mavericks players sitting in the conference room also chatted with each other. When the TNT TV cameraman gave Kobe Bryant a close-up of his face, Nowitzki, who was next to Yiyang, asked this question.

"Yes, I used to live in Long Beach, and the Lakers can be considered my home team." Yiyang replied without hesitation, his eyes staring at the screen, just hoping for the game to start soon.

"Hey, as a fan, I'm probably going to like him too. But trust me, after playing him in the series, you're probably going to have a hard time liking him again in your life. Nowitzki tilted his head. The Germans can only pray in their hearts now, I hope it is not Kobe!

The first thing that can be seen from the start of the game is that both sides are very aggressive defensively.

But the Lakers' defense is more strategic, while the Hornets' defense relies more on the individual abilities of the players.

With the Lakers' layered defense, the Hornets struggled to score after the opening game. Even with a top-tier point guard like Paul, the Hornets struggle to get a chance.

"See!? That's the Los Angeles Lakers' defense! In addition to the twin towers guarding the basket on the inside, the Lakers' defense on the outside is no worse at all. If it's a confrontation between us and the Lakers, I hope we can show enough enthusiasm and patience! Without either of these things, we'll all be the wasps we are now, with nowhere to be found at all! As soon as Carlisle finished speaking, Paul rushed to the end of the 24-second offensive time against Fischer.

Naturally, the basketball missed the shot, and the Lakers collected the defensive rebound. This is already the third consecutive round without scoring for the Hornets.

Subsequently, Bryant personally controlled the ball and passed the half. Outside the three-point line, Bryant paused, seemingly not intending to attack.

Yiyang carefully observed, if Carlisle asked Yiyang and Kidd to play dual point guards during the next series, then Yiyang would inevitably play against Kobe. Now knowing Kobe's offensive habits will be of great help to Yiyang in the game.

Bryant made a couple of triple threat moves with the ball, and the Italian defender Belinelli, who defended Kobe, was nervous, and he didn't know which direction the "Black Mamba" would attack.

However, just when everyone thought Kobe Bryant was about to break through. The number 24, who was wearing a purple vest, threw the ball into the air at will.

The camera follows the trajectory of the basketball, and when the basketball begins to fall, the tower of Bynum suddenly rises into the air!

This guy completely suppressed Okafor, who was defending himself, who couldn't even jump.

Bynum grabbed the basketball in the air with one hand and jerked it into the hoop! A crushing aerial relay dunk, Bynum pulled out the mountain and beat the 04 NCAA Final 4 MOP Okafor is no temper.

"This is the Hornets' interior defense......" Carlisle couldn't help but shake his head when he saw this. If the Hornets had one or two interior players who could defend and carry it, maybe the situation wouldn't be so passive.

As soon as the game opened today, the Lakers completely controlled the game with powerful dunks and tough and fierce defense.

In the following games, the defending champion Lakers were completely pressing the Hornets. Paul struggled to support himself, but with those role players on the Hornets, he couldn't stop the defending champions on his own.

Peja, who played for the Hornets, felt the same way when he saw this scene, and he thought that maybe it would be difficult for the Hornets to keep Paul in New Orleans this summer.

The last time the Hornets closed the gap was with 9:14 left in the third quarter, when Belinelli scored a dunk to tie the score at 40-42. And this is the moment when the Hornets are closest to overtaking today.

After that, Gasol and Kobe's consecutive goals widened the difference. And after Paul was rested, the score on the field was quickly pulled away.

"If this continues, it will be the Los Angeles Lakers who will go to Dallas!" Even many of the on-site commentators sweated for the wasps.

The Hornets failed to shoot in the last two minutes of the third quarter, and Kobe Bryant caused Okafor to foul maliciously in the final moments, making two free throws and two free throws, and the Lakers entered the final quarter with a 12-point deficit of 69-57.

Carlisle, who watched the live broadcast of the game, gritted his teeth, the Hornets must hold on! After watching the Lakers' performance today, Carlisle didn't want to meet the Lakers anymore!

However, God is not standing by Carlyle's side today, nor is he standing with Chris. Paul's side. Shortly after the start of the fourth quarter, the Lakers' bench lineup hit consecutive three-pointers to widen the gap. You know, in the Lakers bench, there is an "all-round warrior" Odom who ranks second only to Yiyang in the best sixth man selection!

Kobe, Gasol and Bynum have not yet played, and the difference has been widened to 20 points. At that moment, Carlisle knew that the game had completely collapsed, and the Hornets and their "queen bee" would not be able to come to Dallas.

"Guys!" Before the game was over, Carlisle, who was sitting in the first row of the tactical room, suddenly stood up and turned to face his players.

"You've all seen the way the Lakers played, crushing, absolutely crushing! Maybe they'll get distracted once in a while, maybe the Hornets can steal a game or two. But if we want to completely defeat this Purple and Gold Army, what we need is persistence and courage! Prepare for the next few days and throw all the mess out of my head. I can tell you with certainty that the next round will be a tough battle! ”

As soon as Carlisle finished speaking, the loud roar of the narrator in the live broadcast was heard from the stereo.

"In! Kobe Bryant scored a three-pointer as soon as he came up! The Hornets made a substitution, and they replaced Chris. Paul! It's over, the Hornets give up, the Los Angeles Lakers, and they're in the Western Conference semifinals! ”

After the narrator finished yelling, Carlisle pointed to the huge curtain behind him. "I think you all know what to do."

The boos of the Hornets fans lingered inside the Smoothie King Center, and what happened today was exactly the opposite of what Carlisle expected. The powerful Purple Gold Army is still coming after all......

After the game, Carlisle gave some tactical summary of the players before announcing the disbandment. The players went home to rest and prepare for the tougher training and tougher games in the coming days.

Yiyang drove on the way home, and the performance of Kobe Bryant and the Lakers crushing the Hornets to advance made a deep impression on the Chinese rookie. Yiyang doesn't want to be the next Paul, to be exact, he doesn't want to be another victim under the iron hooves of the Purple and Gold Army.

At this time, Yiyang's mobile phone vibrated a little. While waiting for the red light, Yiyang picked up his phone and looked at it.

is a text message from Kobe. Bryant's private number. The content of the text message is simple, just one sentence.

"Are you ready, boy? Next, it's your turn! ”