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Chapter 127

BallerMenu, which translates as a special menu for golfers, is specially ordered by KD and launched by the restaurant. It is specially prepared for basketball players or other athletes.

The menu is full of such types of meals as the $52 steak. After careful cooking, this series of meals has removed a lot of fat while retaining most of the protein.

This made Yang Ke and Leonard, even in the pursuit of eating and leaving quickly, couldn't help but order several dishes. They were so satisfied that they ate with their hearts full, and the two of them followed the Ke who offered to give them away. Reese leaves.

"Yang, Leonard, what's your impression of Johnny Simmons?"

Chris skillfully drove the car. After walking onto the broad street, he couldn't help asking when he thought of his real purpose for organizing this dinner.

"very bad."

Hearing Chris's proactive inquiry, Leonard in the back seat spoke first, his tone stiff and somewhat dissatisfied.

"It's not really good."

Hearing Leonard's unfavorable return, Yang Ke, who was sitting in the co-pilot seat, nodded, expressing his agreement, although in his eyes Johnny Simmons is a young handsome guy .

But through the dinner, he could see that Johnny Simmons was too one-sided in his thinking. When choosing a restaurant, he didn't consider his and Leonard's personal situation at all.

So much so that Yang Ke and Leonard were pushed into thorny and troublesome matters, not to mention whether it was intentional, just for this behavior, Yang Ke and Leonard's first impression of him was definitely not good.

"Ah."

After receiving positive answers from the two, and the result was exactly what he wanted, Chris nodded in satisfaction, changed his mind, and then said, "Yang, when Emma faced you today, there seemed to be some Deliberate silence."

"This is normal."

He replied calmly, but did not continue the topic. Yang Ke turned his head and looked out of the car window, with an expressionless face, he didn't know what he was thinking.

After a while, they arrived at the entrance of the hotel where the Spurs were staying. After Yang Ke said goodbye to Leonard and Chris, they hurried out of the car.

The two did not return to their room immediately, but found the head coach Popovich, and told him the ins and outs of having dinner at the KD Nan restaurant at noon today. Povich wasn't offended by it.

Then Yang Ke informed Elvers about this matter, and asked him to prepare for it. After dealing with these matters, Yang Ke and Leonard first went to the field to practice for a while, until the afternoon At about four o'clock, I returned to the hotel to rest.

Around six o'clock, accompanied by a photo of KD, Yang Ke and Leonard entering the KD Southern Restaurant in no particular order.Against the background of the direct confrontation between the Thunder and the Spurs, the news about this incident on the Internet and the media immediately sparked lively discussions.

Not long after, the news that Emma and Johnny Simmons invited Yang Ke and Leonard was dug up, and the entertainment media also joined in, and the discussion started in full swing. As for Chris, completely ignored by them.

In the face of the menacing media reporters, the Spurs management and Elvers, who had already made sufficient preparations, were not caught off guard. They blocked everything with ease and did not let the disturbance outside the field affect the normal training of the team.

However, under the endless discussion of media reporters, the Spurs fans were still affected a lot. They had a lot to say about Yang Ke's off-court affairs.

Under all circumstances, the time came quickly, an hour before the start of the game the next day...

"Guys, be quiet, the Thunder's starting lineup has been announced, KD, Westbrook, Thabo Sefolosha, Perkins, Ibaka."

In the locker room of the visiting team, Popovich walked in with a tactical drawing board, pulled a small bench, and sat in the center of the players with a very serious face.

"In this lineup, Perkins and Sefolosha have stiff hands, a single offensive method, and insufficient threat. Those who play against them can give them a step and help defend KD and Westbrook more. .”

There are not many players in the Thunder team who can pose a threat, so their starting lineup is completely within Popovich's expectations. Picking up a paintbrush, he pointed at the crowd and emphasized,
"You have to remember that even if you let Perkins and Sefolosha score, you can't let KD and Westbrook score. Once they open up, this game will be difficult, understand?"

"Understood, coach!" The players responded confidently.

Looking at the active players, Popovich groped his chin with his right hand, and after careful consideration, he suddenly said: "Well, let's make a change."

After tying his shoelaces in his hands, Leonard was taken aback, and asked blankly, "Coach, our starting lineup has been handed in, how can we change it?"

Smiling, Popovich said without even thinking about it: "At the beginning of the first quarter, if any of you make a tactical foul, then just make a substitution."

Ginobili's expression froze, and Ginobili was quite speechless: "Forget it, just wait for a dead ball. There is no need to risk a foul."

After thinking about it, this seems to be acceptable. Popovich quickly said: "Alright, it depends on the situation. If there is no dead ball after 2 minutes of the first quarter, Parker, you will make a foul."

Parker nodded. He doesn't usually have many fouls. Even if he adds one, it won't affect him. Then he asked, "No problem, but coach, how do you want to change?"

"The inside line remains the same, it's still Duncan plus Blair." After a flash of light in his eyes, Popovich is very sure, "The outside line will become Young, Green, and Leonard."

As Popovich's words fell, everyone in the locker room showed surprised expressions. They never thought that it would be Parker who was replaced from the main lineup.Among all the players, Parker was the calmest one. He just nodded lightly and didn't raise any objections.

Seeing that there was no objection, Popovich immediately said again: "After changing the lineup, Yang, you replace Parker and switch to the point guard position."

Turning his head quickly, Yang Ke found that once he replaced Parker, although the team's offensive end would be significantly degraded, the team's perimeter defensive formation would be more consolidated, and there would be no obvious weakness. ring.

His eyes swept over Ginobili who was slightly raised at the corner of his mouth. Yang Ke's eyes lit up and he asked, "Coach, do you want Parker and Ginobili to kill the game with a substitute lineup?"

"Haha, you guessed right."

Popovich nodded with a smile and was very satisfied with Yang Ke's level of golf quotient. Looking at Ginobili, he found that he could see it too, so he said directly, "The Thunder substitute is too weak to win. , Only Harden is enough to threaten the offense, and the defense is even more unbearable."

"Of course, let Parker and Ginobili lead the team to rush forward for a while. Even if we can't widen the score, we can let the Thunder's main players play early and exhaust their energy! By then, we will have the chance to win. !"

"Of course, the premise is that the main players of the game don't get beaten by the Thunder in the first quarter."

(End of this chapter)