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Chapter 297 Post-match interview

After counting down to five, Zhao Kai connected to the live broadcast room of HBC TV station on the other side.

"Hello host, everyone in the audience, I am Zhao Kai, the reporter ahead. The first series between the Spurs and the Warriors has just ended, and we are very honored to have Yang Ke here for a short interview."

After the sound in the earphones stopped, Zhao Kai picked up the topic, "First, let's ask Yang Ke to say hello."

Facing the raised microphone, Yang Ke turned his eyes to the camera lens directly in front of him, smiled and said, "Hi everyone, I'm Yang Ke."

"Yang Ke, congratulations on your victory tonight. Here I want to ask you how you feel now?"

It's almost noon in China now, and there will be noon news to be broadcast later at noon, so the schedule on the TV station is very tight, so Zhao Kai didn't chat with Yang Ke in front of the camera, but went straight to the topic.

Yang Ke nodded and replied: "Well, it's great. It can be said that the stone in my heart has finally fallen. Everyone knows that tonight is the first playoff game since my career. Winning is for me and for us. It makes sense for the team.”

Zhao Kai then asked: "As you said, this is your first playoff game. I think you must have been nervous before the game, right?"

"Of course, it would be a lie to say that I am not nervous. My nervous hands trembled before the game,"

Yang Ke smiled, maybe because the game was over and the result was good, he was very relaxed at this time, "Fortunately, the coach and teammates gave me the support to let me paddle at the beginning, otherwise I would not be so good. It's easy to adjust and adapt, which is important."

Zhao Kai commented objectively and sincerely: "Indeed, judging from the audience, the Spurs team played more balanced and comprehensive, which is also the key to your victory."

Grasping the time, Zhao Kai asked the last question immediately after finishing speaking: "Now that the first game has ended with a perfect result, what do you think of the next game?"

"The Warriors are strong, they shoot the ball well. And we're getting better, so I think the next game will be very exciting."

Regarding this question, Yang Ke was very modest, "As for the result, it depends on our impromptu performance that day."

"Okay, thank you very much Yang Ke for accepting our interview."

"Looking forward to seeing you next time."

After the interview, Yang Ke and Zhao Kai said goodbye and went back to the locker room.

He quickly took a shower, then sat in front of his locker, chatted with his teammates, and took out his phone to check.

Yang Ke received a lot of congratulatory text messages, some of them were close friends, and some of them were casual acquaintances with a little impression.

Because there were too many congratulatory text messages, Yang Ke did not reply one by one, but edited a general thank you message and sent it directly to the group.

Not long after, Popovich and Diaw, who finished the postgame interview, returned to the locker room.

After clapping his hands, Popovich began to speak with a smile on his face: "Guys, you did a good job. This game was won cleanly. I know you have a dinner party tonight, so I won't say much, wait a minute Pack your things and disband on your own."

After winning the game and the team's new lineup is slowly changing, Popovich is in a good mood.Considering the current situation in the team, he also believes that the players should relax appropriately.

But relaxation is not slack, so Popovich still emphasized: "But the dinner belongs to the dinner, and there are some rules you still don't forget. Tomorrow's training camp, if anyone is not in good condition, then he will be unlucky."

"understand!"

"It's still early in the playoffs, and we won't indulge."

The players should be again and again.

Seeing this, Popovich nodded with satisfaction, and smiled again: "Don't play too late, you still have to have a good rest at night. That's it, disband!"

"Coach, won't you go with us tonight?"

Seeing that Popovich was about to turn around and walk out of the locker room, Yang Ke, who was a little puzzled in his heart, quickly got up and walked over.

"No, I have an appointment tonight."

Popovich shook his head with a smile, raised his hand and patted Yang Ke on the shoulder, encouraging him, "Yang, you did a good job, keep working hard. Oh, by the way, you must have fun tonight, don't ask To think too much."

"I will, thank you, Coach."

"Well, you don't need to be so polite, I should also prepare for the evening appointment."

.........

Two hours later, in the coaching office of the Spurs, Popovich was leaning on a chair with a small glass of red wine in his hand, looking up at the LCD TV hanging on the right wall, which was playing the first game between the Nuggets and the Lakers video.

"squeak!"

"The Nuggets played more resiliently than we expected. If Kobe hadn't scored eight points in a row at the last moment, the outcome of this game would be hard to say."

Borrego, who pushed the door open, looked up at the sound, his face a little dignified. Obviously, he also learned about the course of the game from the channel.

"What you said seems to think that Kobe is more difficult to deal with than the Nuggets."

Popovich turned his head, sat upright, and looked at Borrego.

"Of course, compared to the Lakers, I prefer the Nuggets in the next round."

Borrego answered directly. He approached the desk, pulled out the chair, and sat down naturally, "Don't you just want the lads to face the Lakers? When Manu and the others were still there, we all won and lost. Many, if the current situation is really right."

Borrego didn't finish his sentence, but both of them knew it well.

"I always thought the Nuggets were going to lose the series."

After a moment of silence, Popovich finally spoke.

Shrugging his shoulders, Borrego said, "That's not what we should worry about right now. You called me over tonight, not for the Lakers but for the Warriors, right?"

"Well, I watched highlights from the end of the Warriors regular season."

Nodding, Popovich handed Borrego the information he had compiled and written, "There is no doubt that the investigation we did before the game made no mistakes, but the problem lies in the Warriors' style of play in this game, which is different from that in the regular season. The difference is not small."

Borrego seriously recalled: "Indeed, in this game, the Warriors didn't play much pick-and-roll and off-ball cooperation. Instead, it was more about positional warfare and individual player singles? The key to the change was when David Lee was off the field. Finally, they don't have a big man inside who can pull out?"

"Although Mark Jackson is relatively rigid in some aspects, he is not mediocre. Why can't he hold David Lee behind? You must know that David Lee is not only important to the team's tactics, but he is also a warrior. A rare veteran on the team."

Popovich always attaches great importance to opponents tactically, and never underestimates the enemy.

Hearing this, Borrego thought thoughtfully: "You mean, Mark Jackson did this on purpose, and the Warriors may change even more in the next game. Maybe that's what they showed us. sword!"

"I'm not sure how Mark Jackson will change, but we can make some adjustments and improvements to ourselves, and do better with sufficient preparation."

"That's why you called me in again, just like in the playoffs in previous years: post-game analysis and discussion, the next day's practice attempt, distribution emphasis."

"That's it."

(End of this chapter)