Pick Westbrook

Chapter 352

Staples Arena.

The colorful ribbons all over the sky fell.

All the Lakers team jumped up and shouted, "We made it to the finals again!"

In the direction of the entire Lakers bench, the players were clapping and celebrating.

Leonard looked at the opposite Lakers player, his eyes were lost, he muttered, but did not speak.

Beverly, who has always been called a mad dog, is the one who has the most emotional breakdown at this time.

He left the court after the series ended at the whistle, crying and red-eyed throughout.

Jimmy Butler's eyes were full of vengeance, and he said to Leonard: "This offseason, I will lock myself in the training hall."

"This is the 111th fight between Jimmy and Kawhi."

Leonard replied dully: "Okay!"

Paul, who reached the Western Conference finals for the first time in his career, did not have too many regrets, as Li said in the previous post-match press conference.

The Hornets have done an excellent job this season, whether it is the players, the coaching staff, and all the staff.

They didn't have so many regrets.

But the desire to win still made Paul care a little bit at this time, he and Kobe hugged on the court and said.

"Enjoy your winning nights, I won't let you have them again next season."

Kobe couldn't help laughing at the trash-talking Paul, and replied, "I'm waiting for you."

After greeting Paul, Corbett deliberately found Li Lai, and gave Li Lai a high-five and hug.

This was the second time he and Li Lai met in the playoffs. The two were not particularly close. In fact, Kobe had very few close people, but he just felt that Li Lai gave him a sense of intimacy.

The Hornets did not stay after the game. After Li Lai encouraged the players to fight and promised that all players would lead them to a comeback next season, he originally hoped that the players would return to New Orleans together and end the crisis together with the players in his own team. season.

But Stevens suggested: "Or let the players end the season in Los Angeles."

"The two-month trip to the playoffs, presumably these young players have already been impatient, and they want to go out and relax."

After Stevens made this suggestion, JR Smith, Jimmy Butler and others looked at Li Lai expectantly.

Li Lai scolded with a smile: "I haven't settled the score with you two about going out and messing around in the playoffs, and now I can't help it anymore?"

JR Smith chuckled. He had already figured out Li Lai's temper, and he knew that Li Lai was very talkative after the game, so he said it without hesitation at this time.

"Coach, if you don't let me out for a while, I'm going to fencing with Jimmy Butler."

Jimmy Butler looked at the bastard JR Smith, cursed at the fencing man, and hurriedly left the place without looking back.

The Hornets locker room immediately erupted in joyous laughter.

Their 2011-12 season is over.

Zhang Weiping had already been waiting in the underground parking lot. After seeing Li Lai coming out, he greeted him with a smile on his face.

"Coach Li Lai, when are we going to leave?"

The Hornets lost the game tonight, originally Zhang Weiping didn't want to make such a request at this time.

After all, Li Lai has always given people a very cautious and serious feeling when dealing with the game.

But Zhang Weiping really had no choice. The Chinese side had urged him many times. Even if Gong Luming, a high-ranking basketball player, was there to suppress him, he couldn't bear the pressure from fans and players.

So Zhang Weiping could only boldly say offensively.

Li Lai knew the intricacies involved, so he didn't think Zhang Weiping was being rude. Instead, he patted Zhang Weiping on the shoulder to signal him not to be so restrained and careful.

"The opening date of the London Olympics has been confirmed, July 7."

"It's still a month and a half from now to that time."

"Gong Luming has specifically asked the organizer about the general arrangement of the competition. If there is no accident, the men's basketball group stage will start on July 7."

Zhang Weiping said anxiously.

In other words, when Li Lai goes to China, there is not much time left to help the women's team train and adapt their tactics.

More importantly, because the Guojia team has been waiting for Li Lai's return, the entire Chinese men's basketball team did not go abroad to play Olympic warm-up matches with basketball teams from other countries.

It was only on May 5 that they rushed to the Australian city of Perth to play a warm-up match with the Australian national team.

Later, because Li Lai had already confirmed that he would come to coach the Chinese men's basketball team, the originally scheduled China-Europe match on the 22nd and 28th, a total of two stops and two warm-up games were temporarily stranded.

Li Lai learned most of the current situation of the Chinese men's basketball team from Zhang Weiping's mouth, and also felt that the time had come to the point of no delay.

He looked at Zhang Weiping and said seriously: "Book the plane immediately, we'll leave tomorrow night!"

"Wait a minute!" Just as Li Lai and Zhang Weiping were discussing, Hammond walked over with a belly full of fat.

He looked at Li Lai out of breath and said, "You won't take me with you for this kind of thing?"

Hammond came to Los Angeles with the team tonight to watch the life-and-death battle of the Hornets playoffs, so the opponent is also here at this time.

Originally, Li Lai arranged for Hammond to hand over the team's work after the end of the season and distribute the bonuses for this season.

At the same time, this season is coming to an end, and the new season will start soon.

At that time, the team will have a lot of work to do, and the Hornets also have a valuable draft pick, at least the top five picks in this year's draft.

Although Li Lai had identified several candidates, it was inevitable and someone had to do these tedious tasks on the rookie side.

Moreover, the Hornets still have some shortcomings in terms of background, and they also need to find some capable players in the free market.

In addition, the Hornets have to complete the name change in the off-season. Although this matter has already been determined, there will still be a lot of cumbersome things to do, such as documents and procedures.

Hammond is very good at doing these things, so how can he leave at this time?

Seeing Li Lai's frowned and puzzled eyes, Hammond held his stomach and laughed, "I've heard that China is one of the four ancient civilizations in ancient times."

"Culture, economy, and beauties are all on top of each other, so I am also curious and want to take a look."

Li Lai saw through the other party's small thoughts and said, "You are probably the last one who is curious. Want to eat chicken?"

Hammond patted Li Lai's butt and then glanced at Zhang Weiping, indicating that he should not speak so directly in front of strangers.

Zhang Weiping really wanted to spit out a mouthful of old phlegm, and said directly: "China is not the United States, and you can't eat chicken, so Mr. Hammond may be disappointed."

Hammond waved his hands repeatedly and said, "That's okay, no matter how many times you've been there, you've seen exotic customs."

Hammond turned his head to look at Li Lai again and said, "God knows when the Lakers and Heat will play. There is still a lot of time before the off-season."

"I went to see the world and come back, so I shouldn't delay the team's affairs."

Li Lai nodded, feeling that what the other party said was reasonable.

After all, not everyone controls time as tightly as he does. Even Jimmy Butler, who is determined to hone himself in the off-season, plans to take his mother out for a week tomorrow.

After Li Lai nodded in agreement, he looked at Hammond and said, "Then hurry up and buy 5 air tickets to China, and then buy me 1 round-trip air ticket to Milwaukee."

Hammond was stunned and extremely puzzled. He glanced at Li Lai, then at Zhang Weiping, then at himself, and said, "Why do you need four tickets?"

"Why do I need a round-trip ticket to Milwaukee?"

Li Lai did not explain why he needed one round-trip ticket to Milwaukee, but he was willing to explain the four tickets to China.

"Five of us went to China," he said.

Milwaukee Hospital.

Li Lai rushed here in a hurry, and after seeing that the old man looked thinner than last year, he quickly calmed down.

The bent over nurse tried hard to find the old man's blood vessels, but failed to find it accurately after several times of searching. Instead, he pricked a few needle holes on the back of the man's hand.

The old man looked at the two Qiao Fengs bent over by the nurse and enjoyed it very much. He opened his mouth with few teeth left and said, "Xiaobai, did you do it on purpose? Just because I took a few extra glances, you stabbed me more. few times?"

"You are avenging your own personal revenge. If you can't get in like this, you can only get your legs stuck."

The nurse named Xiaobai bit her lower lip and gave the old man a vicious look, finally inserted the needle and said, "It's already like this, and I'm still poor."

"Without your granddaughter by your side, you are getting more and more presumptuous."

After the nurse left, the old man looked at Li Lai and waved, and said, "Boy, are you watching there too?"

"It's immoral, you're watching me too, but I'm the only one being scolded."

Li Lai didn't argue with the old man, but slowly raised the other's hospital bed, and then fed and wiped the other's body.

"I'm going to China tonight."

Li Lai seemed to be talking about an unimportant thing, but he clearly felt that the old man's body paused after hearing this sentence.

Both of them knew the meaning of this sentence.

The old man said: "It's okay, she has been away for a year, if she can come back, she will be back sooner."

"She can't leave me alone, I know that."

After finishing speaking, the old man looked out of the ward with some anxiety.

In the aisle outside the ward, doctors, nurses, and pedestrians, there is nothing special going back and forth.

"I will bring her back, and I will ask her carefully what happened, and I will bring her to you."

"What you were when you left, what you will be when you come back."

Li Lai said seriously.

The old man grinned and said, "Boy, if you really do this, why don't I just marry her to you?"

"Don't worry, my words are very useful, that little girl will never dare to disobey me."

"Then you use your ability to fight against Eighteen King Kong to conquer her, hehehe."

When the old man said this, he laughed as lewdly as he could. He didn't look like an old man who was terminally ill.

The nurse Xiaobai who turned back couldn't help but smile knowingly when she saw the scene of the two of them, and she said to another nurse beside her.

"Every time Mr. Li Lai comes here, the old hooligan will be very happy. The two of them are like grandparents."

Another nurse nodded in agreement and said, "No, the old man's condition has improved a lot since he came here last time."

After a while, Maroli Edens, who learned that Li Lai had arrived at the hospital, excitedly put down her work and rushed towards the old man's ward.

But when they arrived here, there was no sign of Li Lai, and the other party had already left due to time constraints.

Ma Luoli pouted and stomped her feet a few times in anger.

The old man turned his back and grinned secretly, "Just because you little loli still wants to grab a man from my granddaughter?"

"A, I'm sorry!"

(End of this chapter)