Tang Shuai was relieved when he heard it, it was obviously impossible to recover from the loss of his loved ones, it would take time to slowly dilute it, but it would not be a big deal if he could eat.

When he arrived at the training hall at the Toyota Center, he did not train immediately, but pulled Pierce to talk about the team's morale alone.

Paul and Griffin are not on the team, and the only one who can talk at this time is Pierce.

The two chatted for a while, and both felt the need to hold a meeting of the players in response to the current low morale.

After a brief warm-up session, Pierce quickly gathered the team and went to the video conference room next door.

Unlike before, this time the players who participated in the players' meeting were not just the core, but everyone.

In fact, after Moba Motte, Paul and Griffin were injured one after another, the remaining 11 people were all activated, and there was no longer a question of who could not play.

Fringe people like Brandon Dawson and CJ Wilcox are all attending a player meeting for the first time, and their faces can't contain the excitement.

However, because of Paul and Griffin's absence, most people have a hint of frustration and worry on their faces.

"Today, I brought everyone together for the evening game." Pierce sat in line and was the first to speak.

Pierce said the first sentence, but did not continue, but stretched out his finger and pointed at Tang Shuai and said, "Tang." ”

Players' meetings are different from the dressing room, where the dressing room leaders speak the most, but in the players' meetings, it is the most important person on the team who speaks.

After the absence of Paul and Griffin. Tang Shuai and Jordan Jr. are the people with the second highest status in the team now, and Jordan Jr. is not the kind of person who is good at speaking. And Tang Shuai showed this ability in the previous player meeting, so this time it naturally fell on his head.

My teammates didn't dispute that. If nothing else, it is the performance of the last game, Tang Shuai has won everyone's respect.

"Right now, almost everybody feels like we're going to be out, including well-known commentators like Reggie Miller, Rick Barry, Charles Barkley, big magazines like Sports Illustrated, and even ourselves." As soon as Tang Shuai opened his mouth, he was red. Bare. If you are naked, you will immediately attract the attention of other teammates.

"A team that lacks an outside core. Without the core of the interior, yes, what hope does he have for such a team to continue to play in the playoffs? Even if they still have faith and courage, all they can fight is the battle of honor and dignity, and the word victory will no longer be associated with them. Tang Shuai followed.

The team members didn't speak, Tang Shuai said. It's also what most of them think in their hearts, what's the use of them trying their best without Paul and Griffin?

"But is that really the case?" Tang Shuai suddenly asked rhetorically.

"Look at the Warriors, they're missing Stephen. They still swept the Mavericks, they were so high in morale that Stephen couldn't play. Draymond, Clay, and Harrison all stepped up to share the pressure, and they didn't stop moving forward because of anyone's downfall. ”

"They are the defending champions." Wilcox muttered quietly at this time.

Tang Shuai heard it. However, he did not immediately refute it, and continued: "Maybe someone will say. That's because they're the defending champions and they're the team that made history. ”

When Tang Shuai said this, the team members all looked at him with straight eyes, and Wilcox nodded unconsciously.

"yes, they are, they're the Warriors, but guys, have you forgotten that we're the only team in the league to beat them twice!" Tang Shuai's next sentence was very lethal, and it woke up the team members at once.

That's right! The Warriors have lost a total of nine games this season, two of which have been to the Clippers, one at the beginning of the season and one at the end of the season.

"Yes, we're missing CP3, but we won the last game, we're missing Blake, but when we had the regular season, we had almost fifteen games that we won without Griffin, are we weak? Do we really have them, or are we as weak as we think we are? ”

The players were silent, what Tang Shuai said was all the truth, and many people couldn't help but ask themselves at this time, can they really not win?

"Can't we really win? Why can't we win? Tang Shuai then asked two questions in a row.

"Don't think about the next round, don't worry about the Golden State, let's put all our attention on tonight's game! Guys! Tang Shuai followed.

"For CP3, who has been sitting on the sidelines for two whole games, for Blake who is going to sit with us at night, for the sake of those who look down on us, for our own sake, I will do everything I can and I will win this game." Tang Shuai swept around his teammates and said in a firm tone.

"Bang!"

Smith slammed the table at this time, and then said angrily, "Damn, isn't it just to win a game?" How can it be so difficult, I will fight to the point of collapse today, and I will fight with all my strength and never admit defeat. ”

Smith's sudden action startled everyone else, but it also made their emotions agitated, people are emotional animals, and emotions are contagious.

"Damn, it's just, these guys in Houston lost more than 30 points to us the first two times, what can't we win!" Brewer also shouted.

"That's it, these guys in Houston!" Little Jordan said angrily.

The conference room became a little cluttered for a while.

However, the chaos is chaotic, and the faces of the team members are full of excitement, and they have long since lost the frustration they had before.

It's clear that the morale of the team is back.

The players' meeting lasted for a short time, and after making up their minds to take down the Rockets, the players were all eager to make a big splash in the evening's game.

On the evening of April 28, U.S. time, at the Toyota Center in Houston, the Clippers and Rockets ushered in Game 6 of their playoffs, which was also a match point for the Clippers to end the series.

The Toyota Center was packed, and for the Houstonians, this could be their last game of the season, and in fact, in the minds of most people, they are convinced that the Rockets will win this game and then go into the tiebreaker, so most people are in the mindset of watching the home team win.

The commentators for the game are T.N.T's aces Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith.

"Kenny, it's all so much fun, I remember at the beginning of the season, the first game we played together was with the Clippers, and we didn't expect to be on the commentary table again in such a pivotal game as the playoffs." Barkley looked at the warm-up players on the field and said with a smile.

"yes, Charles, I remember the way you dunk in that sexy bikini." Smith laughed.

"Don't do that, Kenny, let's focus on the game!" Barkley hurriedly changed the subject.

"Haha, okay, let's talk about tonight's game, Charles, who do you think will be the winner in this game?"

"Rockets, although I could have expected the Clippers to play hard in this game, Blake's season reimbursement is too deadly for them." Barkley said with a hint of regret that he was optimistic that the Clippers would advance to the second round, but reality forced him to give in.

"I think so too, but I believe the Clippers are going to play a battle of honor, and they're not the kind of team that throws in easily." Smith chimed in.

At this time, the players on both sides of the court have begun to warm up before the game, Tang Shuai is on the outside to contact the three-point shot, and he looks like an empty version of Stephen Curry.

"Well, actually......" Barkley glanced at the court and continued, "The Clippers are not without a chance of winning, although they are missing CP3 and Blake, but they still have Don, and he has shown us some possibility in the last game." ”

As the season continues to go on, Ross Barkley, who once also questioned Don Shuai, is changing his opinion little by little.

"Charles, your remarks are interesting, are you saying that a rookie will lead the Clippers to victory? Don't do that, that's not LeBron. Smith shook his head.

"You have to believe in the vision of an emperor who understands the ball, and Tang has been breaking the doubts of the outside world, this is a guy who has made amazing progress." Barkley said with a smile.

"Okay, then let's see how we understand the vision of the Emperor of the Ball tonight." Smith followed.

"Toot!" At this time, the whistle sounded on the sidelines, the warm-up of both sides ended, and the starters all appeared.

Once again, the Rockets made changes to their starting lineup, with Morris returning to the starting lineup after two games off the bench, a change that clearly had a lot to do with Griffin's absence.

On the Clippers' side, Green replaced Griffin as the team's starter, and the rest of the position remained the same as in the last game.

When he was on the field, Tang Shuai noticed a touching scene.

The main color of the Rockets' home court is red, and almost all the spectators at the scene are wearing red T-shirts, and there is a sea of red on the scene.

But in the middle of this red, there is a small blue ocean that stands out.

It was a bunch of fans wearing the Clippers' blue T-shirts.

White with yellow complexion, most of this group are of Chinese descent.

Tang Shuai recognized them, this group of guys was his fans, often held his big head KT board at home, and he also met him in Chinatown during the last Swift Los Angeles concert.

When he came on the field, he stretched out his hand and waved to them, which immediately drew cheers from them.

When he withdrew his hand, he tapped his hand on his chest, and now he had one more responsibility to win this game.

To the cheers of the crowd, Howard pressed Jordan Jr. to return the ball to the Rockets' half.

The Rockets attack first.

“Let’s.go！ rockets！ ”

The cheers of the fans at the scene were deafening, and the Toyota Center was full of momentum.

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