Tang Shuai's performance in this game is still eye-catching, and even because of the adjustment of the Warriors' defensive focus, he scored more points than in the previous game, contributing 45 points on 18-of-31 shooting, directly breaking the team history playoff rookie scoring record he just created, which also allowed him to get a new single consumption package.

But none of this matters to him anymore, and no amount of points is pointless if he can't lead the team to win the game.

At the end of the second game between the two sides, the focus of the media was no longer on Tang Shuai breaking the scoring record again, but on the praise of Cole, who was able to respond quickly in the second game after the big defeat in the first game and finally won the game, and was able to do so, he was deservedly named the best coach of the season.

And careful people also discovered the fate of the Clippers, that is, Tang Shuai was only able to play one quarter, and it was in the first quarter, and although the performance in the next three quarters was also excellent, it was obviously not a level compared to the madness of the first quarter.

The title "Mr. Section One" quickly spread online after it appeared in a media report, which was obviously more ridiculous, a bit like a man who can only hold out for three minutes.

And after this loss, the outside world's perception of the two sides has changed fundamentally, Tang Shuai changed everyone's views in a way that shocked the world, and even many people would think that Tang Shuai would play the same as Iverson in the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Raptors, relying on his own strength to lead the team to advance (when Iverson played against the Raptors in 01, he scored 50+ points in the second and fifth games), but Kerr's coaching level made them change this view instantly.

To put it bluntly, in the eyes of most people, there is still a big difference between Iverson and Tang Shuai, and the Warriors are far from being comparable to the Raptors. The most important point is that the Clippers are without Paul and Griffin, and there are too few points that they can make changes.

And shortly after the end of the second game between the two sides, the news broke that Curry was back to training. It seems that Kerr's intention is obvious, which is to further expand the advantage when he has the advantage and eliminate the Clippers in one go.

Curry's effort was definitely bad news for the Clippers, but the Clippers were still confident this time, and after winning the first game of the series, they had already snatched home-court advantage from the Warriors.

Tang Shuai didn't give up either, after getting another single consumption pack in the last game. He has every reason to believe that he is capable of winning the next game, and even if Curry returns, such a chance is very high, not to mention that Curry's comeback is still at the level of rumors.

On May 4, U.S. time, at the Staples Center, the Clippers are about to play their first home game of the series.

The Staples Center was packed, and for the Los Angelesians, they had never seen such a tough team here. Not to mention that it could be the home team's chance to win against the unbeatable Warriors.

It was before the game between the two sides that Tang Shuai privately looked for Cassel.

At this time, Kassel dared to communicate with Billups about the tactics of the game. Holding the tactical board, he was about to come over to speak to the players, but he was directly stopped by Tang Shuai.

"Don, what's the matter?" Cassel looked at Tang Shuai suspiciously, not knowing what Tang Shuai was looking for him at this time.

"Coach, I have a request for you, I want your permission." Tang Shuai said.

"Request? You just say. Kassel said without thinking about it, Tang Shuai is now the absolute core of the team. There was no reason why he shouldn't accede to the request.

"Coach, arrange for me to come off the bench in this game." Tang Shuai said bluntly.

"What? Fill someone's shoes?! Cassel was obviously stunned, he never imagined that Tang Shuai would make such an unbelievable request.

Tang Shuai nodded.

"Why?" Kassel couldn't understand it.

'Stephen is likely to be back for this game and I think it would have helped the team even more if I had been on the pitch with him at that time. Tang Shuai said. Curry is back, and he's going to have to make use of both single-drain packs, but to do that, he'll have to come off the bench, and that's the only plausible explanation he can find.

"There's no need to do that, I'll solve Stephen's problem by other means." After thinking for a while, Cassel shook his head and said, Tang Shuai's reason is too far-fetched, and he can't arrange the core of the team into the bench just because of this.

"Sam, that's the best way to deal with the team, if the team doesn't play well at the beginning, you can replace me when the time comes." Tang Shuai continued.

Seeing Tang Shuai's resolute attitude, Cassel's eyes flashed with deep doubts.

"And I think that's going to catch Cole off guard." Tang Shuai added.

"Are you really sure you want to do this?" After hesitating for a while, Cassel said, if Tang Shuai insisted repeatedly, it would be a little inappropriate for him to refuse.

"I'm sure, coach, I'm sure." Tang Shuai did not hesitate at all.

"Okay." Although Cassel was puzzled, he didn't ask any more questions, and after speaking, he motioned Tang Shuai to go to the locker room with him.

When he arrived at the locker room, after he gave some explanations to the players, he then announced that Tang Shuai would play as a substitute, which immediately caused an uproar among the players, and they thought that something was wrong with Tang Shuai, but fortunately, Tang Shuai quickly explained, which made the players understand.

After the announcement was made, the time for the game was almost up, and the players put on their jerseys and shoes and walked towards the field.

Walking out of the players' tunnel, the scene suddenly erupted into a tsunami of shouts, and the Clippers had already made Los Angeles fans crazy in the previous two games.

After Tang Shuai came out, he quickly noticed an acquaintance sitting on the sidelines, Taylor Swift actually came to watch him play again, and when he looked over, Swift smiled at him and waved like a little girl.

Tang Shuai's face turned slightly red, and he also waved his hand.

This is the third time that Swift has come to the scene to watch Tang Shuai's ball.

After greeting Swift, he then turned his head to the Warriors' bench, and Curry did not wear a suit or leather shoes before the game, but sat on the bench in a training uniform, staring blank and not knowing what to think.

The players of both sides had a brief warm-up on the spot, and then the starters of both sides appeared on the big LED screen on the field.

As soon as the starting lineup was announced, there was an uproar at the scene.

On the Warriors' side, although Curry wore a training uniform, he still did not appear in the starting lineup, which was enough to surprise fans, and what was even more surprising was that Tang Shuai did not appear in the starting lineup of the Clippers, which is really surprising and incomprehensible, and even many fans have looked at the Clippers' bench to see if Tang Shuai is injured or what's wrong.

When they saw that Tang Shuai had not changed as usual, the doubts in their eyes became even stronger.

In fact, not to mention the fans at the scene, even Cole was stunned to look at the LED screen at the scene, and from time to time he turned his head to say something to Wharton, as if he was wondering if the staff at the scene had made a mistake.

It wasn't until the starting list disappeared and the content was unchanged that he realized that the Clippers had indeed made changes to the roster.

In the pre-game introduction, without Tang Shuai, the cheers of the fans were obviously much less than before.

After the introduction, after a simple warm-up, the third round of the battle between the two sides was officially staged.

The first two legs were tied 1-1, which made the third game extremely crucial for both sides, and whoever won would have the initiative, and the match was not yet played, but the intensity was already conceivable.

"Toot!"

The whistle sounded on the sidelines, and in the cheers of the audience, Jordan Jr. and Bogut jumped into the air, and the game between the two sides officially began.

With the experience of the first two games, Jordan Jr. was obviously prepared this time, and blocked it with his hand in advance when Bogut was about to make a small move against him, but he directly dialed the ball back to the Clippers' half court with obvious bounce power.

The Clippers strike first!

The cheers at the scene were deafening.

"Come on!" Tang Shuai sat on the field at this time, cheering for the starters on the field with his teammates.

After Tang Shuai was adjusted to the bench, he was followed by Brewer, Kassel obviously knew that Tang Shuai's defensive ability was a weakness, and Brewer had to play with him, and they were replaced by Ismael Smith and Booker.

The Clippers' offense, Smith advanced to the frontcourt, directly reached out and made a "3" tactical gesture.

As soon as this tactical gesture came out, Booker and Pierce began to run around the three-point line to the opposite side.

Kerr was obviously prepared, standing on the sidelines and immediately greeted the players, this greeting, the Clippers blocked and changed defenses obviously stronger than a block, and a set of tactics ran down and did not get any good offensive opportunities.

At this moment, the Clippers' offense was a little stagnant, Smith was not Tang Shuai, and he couldn't say that he would rush in directly with the ball at this time.

However, Smith also has his own characteristics, as soon as he saw that there was no offensive opportunity, he directly shook his hand and made a tactical gesture to Booker.

When an outside player calls a pick-and-roll, he basically calls the inside line, because it is easy to form a breakthrough opportunity, but Smith creatively called an outside block.

Booker's block was dismantled, and he suddenly accelerated a breakthrough, but instead of going inside, he broke through to the right.

Green is in that position, and if there is another block, it may be a good offensive opportunity.

The Warriors' defensive formation was immediately pinned down.

And at this moment, Smith showed everyone his passing talent, and without looking back, he just ran and flicked the ball back.

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