When Zheng Long was the last one to walk into the locker room, he saw his teammates looking at him ambiguously.

Especially Butler, who had a lewd smile on his face.

Butler said: "You can teach me, Long. We all saw it just now. You specifically asked a female reporter for her contact information."

"The business card she gave me."

"What's the difference?"

Seeing the more ambiguous expressions on everyone's face, Zheng Long knew that he couldn't explain clearly and silently walked to his locker.

As a result, Butler wasn't done yet and continued: "Didn't you get together with that Jenna?"

At this point, Zheng Long couldn't help but retort: ​​"We broke up."

In fact, Zheng Long felt that he didn't need to explain at all. The fact that he accepted a business card from a female reporter had nothing to do with his love life.

The locker room has always been a fan of gossip.

After all, gossip is human nature.

"How are they divided? For what reason!"

"I'll go, Brother Long is awesome. Didn't Jenna come to the last game against the Clippers?"

"Long, I didn't expect you to be such a bad man, so ruthless!"

Zheng Long turned back coldly and said: "If anyone wants to do this again, just go to the court and challenge him to an 11-pointer."

Faced with Zheng Long's "effective" threat, the players wisely shut up. After all, no one wanted to be severely humiliated by Zheng Long in front of everyone.

Only Butler looked unconcerned and looked at the others with disdain, saying, "What's there to be afraid of in a one-on-one fight!"

Zheng Long had a little headache.

Against Butler, this trick was really difficult to use. After Butler came to the team, the two had already played one-on-one no less than ten times.

Although Butler was beaten to death every time, this kid was full of fighting spirit and could not be defeated!

The stronger you are, the more excited he is.

In the end, Zheng Long had to solemnly explain what happened between him and Jenna in the locker room.

Originally, it was a relationship that had no emotional basis and relied purely on the physical body.

The two have broken up amicably since their last game against the Clippers.

Just when the players were chatting and gossiping in the locker room.

Walton has arrived at the pre-game press conference.

This game between the Lakers and the Spurs in an away game is naturally full of highlights, and the media don't mind once again carrying out overwhelming publicity.

The Lakers' 9-game winning streak at the start of the season is indeed surprising.

But wanting to beat the Spurs is a bit wishful thinking.

Take a look at the Lakers' first nine games. It's a sweet schedule. The Clippers do sound good, but they haven't even touched the floor of the Western Conference Finals.

As for the Rockets, they are all supported by the big beard.

And these two teams couldn't beat the Warriors in the past two years.

Before the game, ESPN gave a winning rate prediction of 28-80.

This pre-match prediction has naturally become a topic of questions from reporters.

"Twenty-eight? Thank you for the support of 20% of the fans. The Spurs are very strong. They have a legendary head coach. Today the Lakers are here to learn."

If you say 28, then it's 28. Walton simply boasted to the Spurs.

The old man Popovich next to him raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect Walton to start breastfeeding before the game started.

When it comes to being anti-breasted, Popovich has really never been afraid of anyone.

"The Lakers in the new season are refreshing. They now have the league's first record. I have 100% respect for the Lakers. Regarding the 28 prediction, it is worth your behind-the-scenes investigation. I have reason to suspect that it is

It wasn't one of our players who hacked into ESPN's computers."

There was a lot of laughter at the scene.

Popovich has never been a head coach who likes to speak harshly. Whether before or after the game, he almost never hesitates to respect and praise the opponent's team.

Of course, on the court, the old man always hits hard.

In the Spurs locker room, the players were doing simple warm-up exercises nervously.

A familiar figure walked into the locker room.

It's Tim Duncan.

Duncan's arrival caused the players to stop what they were doing.

Manu Ginobili walked up to him in surprise and patted his good brother on the shoulder, "TD, why are you here!"

Duncan put on a serious expression and said: "Please pay attention to your title, Manu. I am now the reserve assistant coach of the team. Please call me Mr. Duncan."

Ginobili was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "Come on."

Duncan took out a stack of documents from his back and waved them in front of Ginobili as if to show off.

Ginobili believed it now, but he suppressed his smile, but could not hide his excitement.

"I thought you would leave the team after retiring, but I didn't expect you to return in this capacity."

Tony Parker also came over, and the three of them stood in the locker room, as if time had returned not long ago.

The arrival of Tim Duncan has undoubtedly given the Spurs players a shot in the arm.

Except for Gasol, all other Spurs players have been teammates with Duncan.

For the players, Duncan is the leader of the locker room and a spiritual totem.

"Today, we will defeat the Lakers, end their winning streak, and let them feel the magic of the Holy City's home court!"

At the stadium, players from both sides have already taken the field, and the seats are packed.

"The San Antonio Spurs vs. Los Angeles Lakers home game is about to begin!"

"Look what the cameras found?"

"Tim Duncan came to the home court today to cheer for his former teammates!"

On the big screen, Duncan waved shyly and said hello, causing fans to cheer.

Fans in the front row joked with Duncan.

"Are you going to play today? Duncan!"

"Yes, brother, I'll change my jersey later."

"Okay, remember not to laugh on the bench."

Duncan: "."

It’s been nine years, can you let me go?

Explanation.

"Here are the starting lineups of both sides."

"Home, San Antonio Spurs, Tony Parker, Kawhi Leonard, Kyle Anderson, Aldridge, Gasol!"

"Away, Los Angeles Lakers, Oladipo, Zheng Long, Butler, Nance Jr., Jokic."

On the court, Jokic and Gasol, a pair of players who represent new and old European centers, ushered in a jump ball competition.

Even though Gasol is no longer young, the little fat guy Jokic still failed to win this jump ball.

To outsiders, Jokic seemed to just tiptoe perfunctorily, slightly dangling in the air.

But this is already Jokic’s largest bounce amount

The Spurs took the lead in the first quarter.

Tony Parker, the French sports car who received the pass, was not in a hurry to start a fast break. Although he was fast, his teammates were not fast.

Compared with fast breaks and bombardments, the Spurs, under the guidance of Popovich, mainly focus on defense and traditional positional warfare to score.

During Duncan's peak period, the Spurs had almost only one regular core tactic, which was to give the ball to Duncan and let him play in isolation.

Finish the scoring with Duncan's unpretentious offense, or draw double teams and pass the ball to outside shooters.

Of course, this has also led to the fact that the Spurs have maintained a winning rate of more than 50% in the past ten years.

But it doesn't attract fans.

It is worth mentioning that when the Spurs won the NBA championship in 2003, 2005, and 2007, they also set a record for the lowest ratings of the NBA Finals in thirty years.

It wasn't until the French sports cars and demon knives came out that the Spurs' offensive tactics changed and became slightly more diverse.

This is also Popovich's coaching philosophy, making the best use of everything and relying on the players' personal abilities to change and execute tactics.

With the retirement of Duncan and the rise of Kawhi, the Spurs' offensive style is very different from before.
To be continued...