Thanos

Chapter 119 Return of the "King"

In the player tunnel, general manager Kupchak and the team doctor accompanied Ye Heping back to the locker room.

Halfway through, Ye Heping stopped suddenly.

"I want to go back!"

Kupchak was overjoyed, and then became serious again: "It's just a regular season. It's not worthwhile to play with injuries. If you get injured, it's not good for you, and it's a huge loss for the entire team."

No one said it clearly, but everyone with a discerning eye knows that Ye Heping is now the core of the Lakers' defense.

Besides, he is only 19 years old, and in a few years, he will become the best helper around Kobe.

Ye Heping was also signed by Kupchak himself. He is equivalent to Kupchak, so Kupchak naturally has to take care of him.

What's more, in terms of commercial value, Ye Heping is already indispensable to the Lakers.

His sales of jerseys and peripherals are second only to Kobe, and have already surpassed Odom in third place by a large margin.

Moreover, Old Bass is also planning to rely on Ye Heping's identity to open up the Chinese market. At this time, Ye Heping must not be seriously injured.

"I can!"

Ye Heping said firmly.

Kupchak was a little helpless and looked at the team doctor.

Ye Heping is easy to speak, but once he becomes stubborn, he is the same as that guy Kobe.

If the team doctor agrees, he will acquiesce.If the team doctor said no, he would never let Ye Heping go back tonight.

Gary Vitti, the legendary team doctor of the Lakers, joined the Lakers in October 1984. This is his 10st year of service for the Lakers players.

In many cases, his words are more authoritative than the head coach.

He dared to confront Pat Riley, dared to glare at Ervin Johnson, and once persuaded Shaquille O'Neal...

In the past 21 years, the Lakers have changed the core several times, but every core player respects him extremely.

"Gary, I'm fine, you know, it's not the first time."

Facing this legend, Ye Heping took the initiative to match his smiling face, he is worthy of respect.

This is not the first time that Ye Heping has asked to play. He has played against the Jazz and the Suns.

"Don't make a hippie smile, please be quiet, I have the final say on this matter, if you want to play, just obey me."

But the 50-year-old Vitti doesn't give any face. This is not the time to be close. He is responsible for the health of the Lakers players.

"Follow me and do these moves!"

Vitti said seriously, and began to demonstrate from the sidelines.

Ye Heping was helpless and could only follow suit, even though he knew he had nothing to do.

……

On the other hand, the game continues.

The NBA is like this, unless there is an earthquake, it is impossible for the game to end early.

During the rotation stage, Ginobili re-entered the court to lead the team, showing a fiery touch as soon as he came on the court, and he also passed the ball miraculously.

In a short period of time, the Spurs regained the lead and widened the point difference.

At the end of the first quarter, 29:22, the Spurs led by 7 points.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Ginobili scored a three-pointer at the beginning of the game, 32:22, and the Spurs' lead reached double digits.

The Staples Center was silent, and the Los Angeles fans were a little helpless.

Ye Heping is just a 10+6 rookie, and his statistics are not irreplaceable, but when he stepped off the court, the Lakers' defense instantly fell apart, and Ginobili beat him to pieces.

Without Kobe, and without Ye Heping, the Lakers' defense is really weaker than paper.

Tonight, the Lakers are afraid that they will be massacred by the Spurs.

At this moment, a tall figure appeared at the exit of the player tunnel.

Golden battle suit, number 24.

Ye Heping, he is back!

"Roar!"

"Ye is back."

"Our tough guy is back."

"The iron walls of Los Angeles will never fall down!"

……

The silent Staples Center was exploded in an instant, and nearly [-] fans stood up, cheered and applauded.

The drama of the return of the king is always the most eye-catching.

Ye Heping raised his hands to salute the fans, and then ran to the field, still limping a bit.

"Why did you come back?"

Tang Shuai asked dissatisfiedly that he was afraid that his disciple would try to be brave and his injuries would worsen.

"Gary Vitti said yes."

Ye Heping smiled.

Tang Shuai was taken aback, then nodded, Vitti is professional in this area.Since Vitti agreed, it means that Ye Heping can fight, and Tang Shuai can't say anything.

Taking advantage of the dead ball, Tang Shuai re-appointed Ye Heping.

Lakers: Medvedenko, Cook, Ye Heping, Butler, Vujacic.

Spurs: Massenberg, Rose, Barry, Ginobili, Udrih.

The Lakers attack.

Vujacic and Cook's pick-and-roll, Vujacic broke through and immediately passed back to Cook who was guarding outside the three-point line.

Cook shot the ball as soon as he caught it, but his strength was a little weaker, and the ball hit the front frame and popped out.

But Ye Heping jumped up from the crowd and grabbed the offensive rebound steadily.

Massenberg is 206 centimeters and Rose is 201 centimeters. The protection of rebounds is really limited.

In the main rotation of the Spurs, only Duncan and Rasutrovich are over 210 centimeters.Rasu was injured, Duncan rested, and Huo Li was kicked away by Ye Heping at the third height, so he could only use these two guys to protect the frame.

Ye Heping still suffers a bit when he usually grabs rebounds with big guys.

But with these two guys replaced, relying on Dinghaishenzhen's positioning, rebound prediction and prediction, coupled with super bullet speed and wingspan, Ye Heping is really easy to grab rebounds.

Without hesitation, Ye Heping passed it to Cook immediately.

Cook made another shot, but still didn't make it.

But Ye Heping grabbed the offensive rebound again and threw it to Cook again.

Cook froze for a moment, made some adjustments, and took the third shot. He would feel embarrassed if he couldn't make the shot again.

Swish!
Finally hit.

32: 25.

Popovich was furious, standing on the sidelines and yelling: "Are you here to watch the show? Help me defend! Massenberg, Rose, push that guy No. 24 out of the basket and protect the backboard."

If it weren't for no one to replace, Popovich would have let the two of them sit on the bench.

Duncan can definitely increase the protection of rebounds when he goes up, but after the serious injury in 2000, Duncan can no longer play casually for more than 40 minutes like when he first entered the league.

Popovich didn't dare to gamble with Duncan's health.

Spurs attack.

Ginobili mastered the rhythm and directly called Rose to pick and roll.

Butler is hesitating whether to keep up with Ginobili or switch defenses with Cook.

Then I heard someone shouting from behind: "Don't worry about Ross, all attack the bald man on the 20th..."

The one who can shout that is naturally Ye Heping.

To put it bluntly, now Ginobili still has long hair fluttering, not bald.

Although Ye Heping is just a rookie, his teammates trust him quite a lot.

Butler and Cook didn't even think about it, and immediately flanked Ginobili, ignoring Rose.

Tang Shuai heard Ye Heping's command from the sidelines and nodded. This is the responsibility of a defensive core.

Keep a clear mind and remind your teammates at any time that Ye Heping has begun to evolve again, and he knows how to take on more responsibilities.

Ye Heping's choice is also very wise. Malik Rose is a coolie striker. He has almost no offensive ability when he is away from the basket, and he can't make mid-range shots or three-pointers.

Once this kind of player reaches the mid-to-long distance, he can go straight to the air.

Ginobili, who broke through, was suddenly double-teamed and almost lost the ball. Fortunately, he was born to be flamboyant. He dribbled the ball behind the two and dodged to one side.

But at this moment, a big hand stretched out.

Snapped!
Ye Heping also approached at some point, taking advantage of the moment when Ginobili escaped the double-team, Ginobili had no power to resist.

The Lakers made a fast break, and Ye Heping's high throw in the frontcourt helped Medvedenko dunk with an alley-oop.

Bang!
32: 27.

(End of this chapter)