"Oh hoo, it feels so cool, who would have thought that we were already 3-1 up in the series?" After the fourth game between the two sides, Knoll said excitedly to Grant next to him while changing shoes in the locker room. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

'It's a really fantastic feeling that one more game and we're going to get to the second round.' Grant kept shaking his head as he spoke.

"Don, Paul, you come with me to the press conference." At this moment, Billups appeared at the door of the locker room and greeted Tang Shuai and Gasol directly.

Tang Shuai scored 32 points and 11 assists in this game, and Gasol scored 20 points and 10 rebounds, and the two were the top contributors to the victory.

They nodded, got up and walked out.

When they left, Stephenson suddenly said, "Hey, guys, I'm going to take you there in the evening, is anyone going?" ”

"Where are you going?" Knorr looked at him curiously.

"Lance, don't mess around, be careful that Coach Chauncy will cut you." Batum reminded at this time.

Stephenson, you glanced back at the door of the locker room at this time, turned around and closed the door, then lowered his voice and said with a smile: "If you don't say it, he doesn't say it, I don't say it, how can Coach Chauncey coach?" ”

"Ahem......" Deng coughed twice at this time, and said, "Lance, it's good to talk about it, the coach said that we haven't won the series yet, it's far from the time to relax, and the playoff schedule is tight, a little slack, maybe ......"

"Alright, Ruhl, I'm just kidding, you see you're serious." Stephenson interrupted Deng and said with a smile.

Press room at the Staples Center.

"Coach Chauncey, after winning this game, the Lakers have a 3-1 lead, do you think the team will end the series in the next game?"

After asking a few innocuous questions at the beginning, the reporter finally opened his mouth to ask about some sensitive topics.

"Well, you have that question...... It's hard to answer. Billups said bluntly.

The reporter laughed awkwardly.

'As a coach, I will ask the players to work hard to play the next game, but we will be patient no matter what the result is. Billups did not answer reporters' questions head-on.

"Do you think the team has a good chance of winning?" The reporter was obviously a little unwilling, and asked in a different way.

Billups didn't answer immediately, but looked up at the reporter for a while, and after seeing that he was a little unnatural, he said: "Our team's performance in these games is very good, but the next game is in Minnesota, I have enough reason to believe that the Timberwolves will not give up easily, the next game will be difficult, as for the victory or defeat, it still depends on the team's on-court performance." ”

The reporter nodded vigorously, and then sat down, Billups's answer was already in place.

"Don, last year you were with the Clippers and led the team to the Western Conference Finals, and this year you are with the Lakers, are you confident that you can lead the team to that point?" The next reporter to be named asked directly at Tang Shuai.

"Well, I haven't thought about those issues yet, obviously the Clippers and Lakers have different rosters and strengths, and we're still in the first round of the playoffs, and like Coach Chauncey said, I'm focused on the finish line in this round of the series." Tang Shuai nodded and said.

When answering this question, he felt a little helpless, and these reporters always asked these sensitive and meaningless questions.

"According to the practice of previous years, after the first round of the playoffs, the regular season MVP selection will also be released, your performance this season is quite good, I checked the data, 30.1 points and 8.6 assists per game, 50.6% shooting, 49.9% three-point shooting, quite luxurious statistics, do you hope that you can finally win the MVP award?" The reporter then asked.

Hearing the reporter suddenly mention the issue of MVP, Tang Shuai couldn't help but smile: "This question should be the most relaxing topic today." ”

His opening immediately caused a burst of laughter from the people at the press conference.

"In fact, there is no basketball player who doesn't want this award." Tang Shuai said bluntly, "This is the biggest affirmation of a player, it identifies a player's performance in 82 regular season games, it represents too many things, but ......"

He said as he suddenly changed his words: "There are many factors in the selection of this award, such as the team's ranking, playoff performance, etc., so as a player, all I can do is try my best to perform on the court, and as for whether I can win the award, this question is still left to the judges of the league." ”

After Tang Shuai finished speaking, the reporter nodded with satisfaction, and at the same time, other reporters also wrote down what he said, and they could clearly feel that the reporters were very satisfied with this answer.

After the press conference, Billups went back to the coach's office to sort out the materials for the next game, while Tang Shuai and Gasol walked from the players' tunnel to the dressing room.

"Paul, does your injury have a big impact? If it's big, it's okay to have a truce. Tang Shuai looked at Gasol and said with concern, Gasol's poor state after his comeback has a lot to do with the injury, in fact, at his age, this injury is difficult to heal, although this game is the best performance in the playoffs, but at the last moment Gasol obviously gave people a feeling of gritting his teeth and insisting.

"It's okay, Chauncy said, the next game will be difficult, I don't want to be a deserter at the most critical time, and you don't want me to be a deserter." Gasol said with a smile.

Tang Shuai sighed helplessly.

By this time, they had reached the door of the locker room, and the two of them followed in.

After entering, I found that the locker room was calmer, and when I looked at it, I found that there were a lot of people missing, and Stephenson, Mozgov, Bynum, and Deng didn't seem to be there.

And the rinse room is quiet, and it doesn't look like you're taking a shower inside.

A look of doubt flashed in Tang Shuai's eyes, and then he asked Batum, who was changing clothes, "Nicholas, what about the others?" ”

Batum put on his shorts, pointed to the shower room and said, "Ruhr is taking a shower inside, Lance and Nolens they finished showering earlier and have already left early." ”

"Leaving early?" Tang Shuai's eyes flashed with doubt, but he didn't ask much, just muttered to himself, "This kid ran so fast today." ”

After muttering, I didn't think much about it, and took my clothes and went into the shower.

When the Lakers came back to make it 3-1 after falling behind 0-1, the rest of the playoffs were also in a white-hot stage.

In the West, on top of that, the Warriors have swept the Jazz 4-0 and are ready to start the second round.

And their opponents, the Rockets and Clippers, have entered the white-hot stage, the Clippers after a shocking loss of two home games, actually miraculously won two consecutive games in Houston to tie the score 2-2.

The rest of the group is a bit similar to the Lakers and Timberwolves, the Thunder won one game on the road, and then the Spurs played with all their might, relying on Westbrook to fight alone, and finally lost three games in a row, and now they are 1-3 behind, and they are on the verge of elimination.

In the East, the Cavaliers also swept the Pistons 4-0, suffering this fate for the second year in a row, and the Detroit people seemed somewhat helpless.

In addition, what is surprising is that the Celtics, who are also young troops, have fallen behind 1-3 in the face of the Hawks, and if the Hawks finally win the game, it will complete the "Black Seven" feat.

The Pacers continue to play the role of a mature dark horse, and now they have a 3-1 lead over the Raptors, winning an average of 15+ points per game in the three winning games, and the promotion is already a sure thing.

The Knicks and Bulls in the final group played the most intensely, and the two superstars Wade and Anthony made a big splash in the playoffs, which made the game between the two sides more anxious than ever, and the current score of 2-2 best illustrates this situation.

On the morning of April 27, U.S. time, after finishing the previous night's game, the Lakers players boarded a plane to Minnesota.

There, the two sides will face off in the fifth round, which is also the match point of the Lakers' first round of the playoffs, and a win will advance to the second round, while a loss will see the sixth round of the game in Los Angeles.

got on the plane, Tang Shuai noticed that Stephenson, Knoll and others were in a bit wrong, their eyes were hazy, they fell asleep when they got on the plane, and they didn't know what they were doing last night.

Usually Stephenson is always the most noisy person on the plane, but now that he is sleeping, the plane is quieter than ever, he is bored, and he simply sleeps on his stomach.

When he felt some inexplicable chill in his body, he woke up and looked out the window, and the faint red vegetation was supposed to be the Korean pine, the state tree of Minnesota, which should have almost arrived.

At this time, Stephenson and Knoll also woke up one after another, and the plane suddenly became lively again.

"Don." At this moment, Batum's voice came from beside him.

"Huh?" He turned his head in confusion.

"When I got on the plane earlier, I saw news that Kevin was likely to play this game."

"Kevin? Which Kevin? Tang Shuai just woke up, and he didn't react at this time.

"The Wolf King, Kevin Garnett." Batum followed.

"Kevin......" Tang Shuai was stunned for a moment, and then came back to his senses.

Garnett, the former Wolves, was traded back to the Timberwolves from the Nets last season, and then played a season as a pseudo-starter for the team, and then this season, he has rarely been seen playing.

Why are you going to play all of a sudden? (To be continued.) )