Yiyang didn't tell anyone about his and Kobe Bryant's encounter on the beach, and sometimes only two people know about this tranquility.

After returning to the hotel from the Venice Beach Stadium, Yiyang took a simple shower. Los Angeles is full of sunshine for at least 300 of the 365 days a year, and even if he just went out casually just now, the scorching sun still made Yiyang sweat.

When Yiyang came out of the toilet after taking a shower, Terry, who was in the same room as Yiyang, got up.

"Morning, it looks like you're in good spirits today." Terry didn't know that Yiyang had already gone out and come back, and this guy thought that Yiyang had just gotten up.

"Jett."

"Huh?" Hearing Yiyang call himself, Terry poked his head out of the toilet with a toothbrush in his mouth.

"You were snoring last night."

"Poof!" Hearing Yiyang say such a sentence coldly, Terry squirted out the toothpaste and water in his mouth. He thought that Yiyang would say some encouraging words to himself for tonight's game. Unexpectedly, he was complaining about his snoring.

Seeing Terry's predicament, Yiyang smiled happily. Only then did Terry know that he had been tricked by that stinky boy!

"Looks like you're a quick learner of everything, too. Now, they've learned to make fun of me. If you make a mistake on the field tonight, I won't spare you, let's settle the old and new accounts together. Although he was swearing on the surface, Terry had a smile on his face.

A good atmosphere in the team is also part of the decision of victory......

At noon, Carlisle led the players through recovery training and also ran a few tactical runs. In the afternoon, after a simple nutritious dinner, the Mavericks players were herded onto the team bus, where they would depart for a pregame warm-up in Staples. At this point, for everyone, the game has begun.

When I woke up in the morning and just started training, everyone was still talking and laughing. But at this moment in the car, everyone's expressions gradually became serious, and everyone knew that the most critical moment had arrived, and not many people were still in the mood to laugh and joke. Even Terry and Yiyang, the old and the young, are no exception.

The Mavericks' hotel is not far from Staples, just a 10-minute drive away. Traffic control has been implemented on the road from the hotel to the arena, and with the help of Los Angeles police officers, the Mavericks have made it to the star-studded Staples Center, the venue for tonight's game, without any obstacles!

At this time, outside the Staples Center, countless fans wearing Lakers gold T-shirts have gathered from all directions. Unlike the Mavericks' U.S. Route Center, Staples is not surrounded by a direct street, but is surrounded by a fan arena.

Therefore, the huge number of people is even more shocking in this view.

"It's so hilarious." Nowitzki stared through the window of his car as he stared at the player posters hanging outside the arena.

For Nowitzki, a 2-0 lead doesn't mean anything. At one point, they were reversed when they were 2-0 up. So, the Germans are quite serious about this game. Today, he will not be sloppy in the slightest, and he will go all out to win this third game! As long as they win the third game of the series, then most of the Mavericks will be considered to have stepped into the Western Conference finals!

"This series is far from over!" Looking at the crowd outside the window, Nowitzki suddenly shouted from his seat.

"I've had the experience of being overturned from a 2-0 lead and I've seen enough in this league. So, we have to focus and stick together and let the fans see us win again. Don't take it lightly, you must not take it lightly! Nowitzki said these words more to remind Yiyang. After all, he's the youngest person on the Mavericks' primary rotation roster in the playoffs right now.

Yiyang clenched his fists after hearing this, and playing in the playoffs at Staples, this dream is about to be realized, although not as a Lakers player. Many factors made Yiyang not anxious at the moment, but very excited. Night is coming, Bryant. This is a big scene!

The team bus stopped in the underground parking lot of the Staples Center, and reporters instantly surrounded the bus. Fortunately, the court security guards reacted in time, and they barely managed to clear a way for the Mavericks players in the crowd.

Mavericks players and coaches began to show up one after another, but the Los Angeles media didn't seem to react much. And when Yiyang, who habitually followed the back of the line, stepped out of the bus, the stadium security guards obviously felt that the pressure behind them had increased, and the group of reporters now rushed up and stuffed the topic directly into Yiyang's mouth.

"Also, what do you think of Kyle. What about Thompson's remarks on the show!? ”

"Are you really going to let Kyle shoot with his ass?"

"Today, how are you going to limit Kobe? Or will you let someone else defend Kobe Bryant today? ”

"Was your last remark a little too arrogant!?"

One by one, the reporters were like hungry wolves that had seen their prey, and they rushed towards Yiyang. The "fence", which is made up of stadium security guards, seems to be breached soon.

Yiyang ignored any reporters, and even if others shouted his name, Yiyang would not look back. The best way to deal with such a thing out of nothing is not to explain, but to remain silent.

Reporters like to say anything, but Yiyang himself will not be affected by these things.

Walking into the players' tunnel, the Mavericks players made a beeline for the visiting locker room at Staples Center.

The locker room door was closed, and the shouts of the fans outside could still be faintly heard. It's not because the soundproofing of the locker room at the Staples Center is not good, it can only be said that the fans in Los Angeles are too enthusiastic and enthusiastic about this life-and-death game for the Lakers.

They all want their voices to be transformed into the power of the team, and then use that power to win the game.

Carlisle didn't rush to speak, but waited for the players to get their own things done first. Yiyang is the fastest to change clothes, because he doesn't need to wear any protective gear all over his body, he just needs to put the jersey on.

Terry was the most troublesome of the group, and after this guy sat down, he didn't immediately change his clothes, but took out the chicken feet that he had prepared and gnawed on them.

In Terry's own words, it will add to the excitement of his race.

"One?" Terry took out a chicken paw and shook it in front of Yiyang's eyes. Normally, Yiyang would wave his hand and refuse. But today, Yiyang accepted it.

Everyone was stunned for a second, and all eyes fell on Yiyang.

"I just...... Just want to see Kyle's ass shot. ”

Seeing Yiyang's hesitant answer, everyone laughed. The overly tense atmosphere in the locker room was swept away in an instant.

After that, Terry began to put socks on his feet. Thunderous socks are the standard for Terry every game. Of course, everyone else has their own quirks, except for Terry.

Looking at all this in front of him, at least Carlisle can rest assured that the mentality of the players is completely ok!

After everyone was done tossing, Carlisle clapped his hands, which brought everyone's attention to himself.

He didn't draw anything on the tactical whiteboard, because tactical things are now familiar to everyone. It doesn't make much sense to repeat it before the game.

"I know we've not played well in the playoffs over the past few seasons, and I know that until now, there are still a lot of people who are optimistic that the Lakers can complete the comeback! But what I'm going to tell you is......" Carlisle paused, whetting the appetite of the players.

"Fuck history, those failures belong only to the past, not to the present! There are a lot of people who want to see our jokes, but we can't give them that chance. Never give! Go on the pitch and drag the defending champion off the horse like I did in the first two games! As long as we win this one, we will have basically no problem getting to the Western Conference Finals! Carlisle's agitation caused his blood pressure to soar, causing his face to flush.

The players yelled in unison with Carlisle's passionate remarks, then rose to their feet and pushed open the locker room door. It's like a bunch of bandits going to ransack the palatial Staples.

Although today is not the last game of the series, although it is not a life-or-death tie-break. But everyone also knows what it means if the score becomes 3-0. So for the Mavericks players, today is the most important day of the entire Western Conference semifinals! Today, they are bound to win the defending title in Staples!

The excited Mavericks players lined up and ran out of the court, greeted by an overwhelming chorus of boos and abuse from Los Angeles fans.

Especially Yiyang, in the stands, the fans in Los Angeles even held up a lot of badges insulting him, some of which were very ugly. As an Asian player, you don't expect the American fans to have any lower limit when it comes to humiliating you.

But for these, Yiyang doesn't care. As long as you can win, does it really matter what you say?

A year of hard work in professional basketball has made the boy who beat his teammates in high school and the boy who had a conflict with the captain on the first day of the college locker room, long gone.

Kobe Bryant looked at the Mavericks' warm-up half, and he was looking for Yiyang. Yiyang also saw Kobe, and both of them remembered the scene when they met at the Venice Beach Court in the morning.

The line between friend and foe is sometimes so blurred.

The two guys gave each other a nod and then threw themselves into their warm-ups. It's like being on the beach in the morning, the two don't interfere with each other, just to do their best.

The commentator was excitedly briefing the TV audience on the game, and the Lakers were commentating on Kyle. Thompson is in the spotlight.

"I believe that God is on my side today! Both starters were in their assigned positions and the game was about to begin. Don't blink! ”

The referee throws the basketball into the air, and on the commentary stand, Kyle. Thompson's heart seems to float with basketball.

The defending champion's fight to the death, Kyle. Thompson's mind is now full of an official NBA slogan.

Miracles happen here!