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Chapter 111 Comeback (First Order!)
"Hello, viewers in front of the TV. Welcome to the live broadcast of the NBA regular season brought to you by TNT. The Pacers at home tonight will face the challenge of the Spurs."

"Before the game, the Spurs officially announced that the team's rookie Yang Ke will return in tonight's game..."

"George Hill, the starting point guard for the Pacers, has played at an MVP level since being traded to the Pacers..."

On January 1th, at 10:[-] pm, the Pacers’ home stadium, Conseco Arena, was full of voices. Fans and media from all over the world were entering the arena in an orderly manner. Since Yang Ke made his comeback tonight, more than half of the media reporters were watching. It's a yellow-skinned Asian.

On the court, the players of the two teams were concentrating on warming up before the game. Due to the cold weather, Yang Ke put on a long-sleeve training shirt outside his jersey. Through continuous shooting, he regained some of his touch.

Before entering the arena, Popovich announced the starting lineup for the game: Parker, Duncan, Green, Splitter. Unexpectedly, Popovich mentioned Leonard as the starting lineup. In the forward position.

So after shooting for a while, Yang Ke, Ginobili and Jefferson retreated to the bench, leaving Bonner and Blair to pick up the ball for the starters.

Yang Ke leaned comfortably on the chair, picked up a glass of drink, took a small sip, and then asked the two teammates around him: "You said, did the old naughty boy put Leonard in the starting lineup for the sake of letting him He confronted Hill head-on?"

Groping his chin, with a thoughtful look in his eyes, Ginobili was a little uncertain, and said, "Probably not, Leonard will probably mark Danny Granger."

"Leonard's improvement is obvious. As far as defense is concerned, he is enough to deal with most small forwards in the league. Although the offense is really not good, he can still rely on physical confrontation and hit the basket again and again."

Smacking his mouth, Jefferson said it very easily. As a competitor in the same position, he knows Leonard's situation very well, so he can see it more thoroughly. As a starter.

But even so, Jefferson didn't feel any loss. He knew very well that his peak period had passed, and Leonard was only now gradually showing his potential and ability.

So Jefferson is very happy to become a role player, contribute his spare time to the team, and strive for what may be his last championship ring.

While the three of Yang Ke were chatting, all the fans and media had entered the arena. At this time, with the whistle of the referee on duty, the game finally started.Amidst the loud shouts of DJs and fans in the audience, the starting lineup of the Pacers slowly stepped onto the field.

Danny Granger, Roy Hibbert, David West, George Hill, Darren Collison, this is a starting lineup without superstars, the most famous Granger is in There is only one star player in the league.

But because of this, every player in this lineup has played very selflessly and hard-working. With their joint efforts, many strong teams in the league have suffered from them, and they have attracted countless Professionals exclaimed, a dark horse that cannot be ignored is coming!

"Yang, how long will it take you to play?"

While he was thinking, a voice with a nasal sound and a very coquettish meaning came from behind him. Yang Ke turned his head and saw that it was Jessica, and there were also a group of familiar faces around Jessica.

Yang Ke knew that Popovich invited Kim Tae-ho and his group to watch the game, and even reserved the row of seats near the bench, so it was not surprising at all.

"If there is no accident, I will play during the normal rotation." Looking at the well-dressed Jessica, who even drew a number five on her fair and tender face, Yang Ke smiled and said.

Jessica doesn't like to play basketball, but she loves to watch basketball games, so she is very clear about the normal rotation time, and she immediately expressed her dissatisfaction, saying: "Ah, so why don't you play in the second half of the first quarter? How about a debut?"

After complaining, Jessica wisely ended the conversation with Yang Ke after seeing that the players on both sides had started to scramble for the ball.

When Yang Ke turned his head and put his attention on the court again, the game had already begun. Hibbert relied on his better physical fitness to grab the ball over Splitter's head and pass the ball to Hill. In the hands, the Pacers took the lead in gaining the right to attack.

In this way, in the next 2 minutes, the game was uneventful, everything was normal, the two sides played back and forth, and the score also took the lead alternately.However, no one expected that with 9 minutes and 40 seconds left in the first quarter, the situation changed suddenly.

The Spurs' defense seemed to have been seen through. The Pacers' outside line led by Hill hit four consecutive three-pointers in just one minute, instantly pulling the scores of the two teams down by more than double digits!
Looking at all this, Popovich's face was black, and he almost wrote the words "I'm not happy" on his face. When Green made a mistake and the basketball was cut off the court by Collison.

Popovich couldn't bear it anymore, walked to the technical table a few steps, asked the technical staff for a timeout, and when the Spurs starters retreated to the bench, his furious roar was like thunder.

"Are you f*cking fucked? You beat it so badly!"

"If you fucking don't want to fight, give it all to ****!"

"Don't embarrass me!"

Sitting on a chair, facing Popovich's violent roar, the starting five headed by Duncan lowered their heads and remained silent. None of them dared to touch Popovich's bad head under such circumstances.

In this way, amidst Popovich's chattering and cursing, the timeout time ran out, and it was only after the referee's repeated urging that Popovich released it again, allowing Duncan and the other five to reappear.

This scene stunned everyone behind the Spurs bench who challenged everyone infinitely. Liu Zaishi swallowed his saliva and said with emotion from the bottom of his heart: "I thought it was scary enough for Director Kim Tae-ho to get angry, but now that I see it, it is already Very light!"

"Yeah, yeah, this coach Popovich is too scary!" Haha nodded frantically, and echoed repeatedly. Although his English is poor, he can still understand some internationally used words and sentences.

Perhaps Popovich's roar played a role. The Spurs who re-entered the field obviously did better and worked harder on the defensive end than before, and did not leave room for the Pacers to shoot outside.

But just when the situation had just improved, the Spurs' starting five offensively had problems again. The smooth rotation of the ball was still there, but they just couldn't make a goal, as if the usual touch had been stolen.

Seeing this situation, Popovich's face darkened again, he turned his head and waved to the bench: "Ginobili, Yang, come here!"

(End of this chapter)