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Guidance Zhang: "All the members of the Rockets broke out, and the series finally won a round."

Mr. Xu: "Today the Lakers' offense was misfired, and the role players played unsatisfactorily. I look forward to the adjustment of the next game."

Teacher Su: "The next game will determine the trend of the entire series. Its importance is self-evident. Both teams will go all out. We will wait and see who can make it to the end!"

Fan a: "The combination of Yao and McGregor fought against the Big Three of the Lakers. The key to determining the outcome of the game is the performance of the role players. Whoever performs well in the role players will have a high probability of winning."

Fan b: "Congratulations to the Rockets for winning the game. The series has successfully won a game. Keep going in the next game!"

Fan c: "This game feels that the entire Lakers team is out of shape, and Zen Master has no intention of actively adjusting. I hope that the next game can change and play a wonderful game."

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After the game, Li Kang returned to the hotel where the Lakers were staying, and received a call from Yao Ming as soon as he arrived at the door.

Yao Ming: "Xiao Kang, let's go to Yao Restaurant for dinner tonight!"

Li Kang: "Okay, Brother Yao, thank you for your invitation! I just want to visit Yao's restaurant. I haven't eaten Chinese food for a long time. Today I can improve the food!"

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Yao Restaurant is located at 9755 Westheimer Street, the most prosperous high-end food street in West Houston. There are also many local specialty restaurants nearby, and the business is very hot.

It is very close to the hotel where the Lakers stayed, only about 20 minutes by car. The location is unique and the environment is beautiful.

The idea of ​​Yao Restaurant was planned by Yu Di, one of the four shareholders and the deputy general manager in charge of market development.

She introduced: "At the beginning, I thought that Yao Ming had such a great influence. The dishes that Yao's mother made were very popular in the media. Reports often mentioned that Yao's mother stewed chicken soup for Yao Ming, cooked wontons and other food. Everyone must be thinking, Yao Ming is Eat these dishes to grow so big, if the Yao family opens a restaurant, it will represent authenticity, and it should be very attractive to Chinese and Americans."

The main recipes of Yao Restaurant are based on Shanghai cuisine and Sichuan cuisine. What makes Yao Restaurant even more exciting is that some home-cooked dishes that Yao’s mother usually cooks for Yao Ming will also appear on the table, such as “Yao’s mother’s wonton soup” and “Yao’s mother’s chicken soup” etc.

Yao Restaurant creates a special restaurant integrating "Yao Ming, basketball and American Chinese food", where fans can enjoy delicious food while watching the game.

Now not only the Rockets players often gather here, but also players from other teams come to Yao Restaurant when they come to challenge the Rockets away. Some local celebrities and NBA legends also often dine here, which has become a beautiful scenery in Houston Food Street.

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Li Kang took a taxi and arrived at Yao Restaurant in about 20 minutes. Yao Ming and his family came to the door to welcome Li Kang.

Li Kang: "Hello Uncle and Auntie, Hello Brother Yao!"

Mother Yao: "Xiaokang, you are welcome, don't be too polite, treat this place as your own home!"

The Yao restaurant is decorated in Chinese style, full of Chinese elements, and there are photos of Yao Ming's career moments on the background wall, and the tables, chairs and benches are also Chinese characteristics.

Li Kang: "Brother Yao, the environment here is really good, it feels like returning to China."

Yao Ming: "Xiaokang, treat this place as your own home."

Li Kang: "Brother Yao, do you have any expectations for this year's Olympic Games?"

Yao Ming: "China is hosting the Olympic Games for the first time. As the host team, the men's basketball team needs to show better results. Otherwise, I am sorry for the fans who support us."

Then Yao's mother cooked a sumptuous dinner, and Li Kang hadn't eaten Chinese food for a long time.

Li Kang: "It's a great honor to come to Yao's restaurant today to taste Auntie's handicrafts. The taste is really good. I haven't eaten authentic Chinese food for a long time."

Mother Yao: "Eat more if you like it. It's not easy to eat local food in a foreign country. I will often come to my house for dinner in the future."

Li Kang: "Okay, thank you Auntie! I will often come to my house with Brother Yao for dinner in the future."

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There was no game on the second day, but Kobe and Li Kang came to the Toyota Center training hall early to practice. They both attacked and defended each other in the team training.

Kobe attacked with the ball, Li Kang defended close to him, took a tentative step, made a false jump to the right, changed direction in front of his body, made a sudden stop and stepped back to shoot a jumper, ignoring the interference of Li Kang's long arm, it was picturesque and made a steady hit.

In the next round, Li Kang advanced with the ball, and Kobe stepped forward to defend. Li Kang swayed from side to side, turned over and shot a jumper, ignoring Kobe's defense, and went into the net hollowly.

Kobe: "Brat, you have learned all my skills one by one, and improved them according to your own characteristics. Great job!"

Li Kang: "Without you, I would not be where I am now. Thank you for your generous teaching. I will definitely help you revive the Lakers country!"

Bryant nodded, and after a while Gasol and Zen Master also came to the training ground one after another.

Zen master: "Think about it, everyone, what adjustments do we need to make in the next game to reverse the situation?"

Kobe Bryant: "We should expand our defense beyond the three-point line. In the last game, the Rockets frequently succeeded in the outside line. The team did not switch defenses in time, which gave the Rockets a good shooting space."

Gasol: "Maybe we can change our defensive strategy, stop double-teaming Yao Ming, let him play alone, it's better than the whole team bursting out."

Li Kang: "The start of the last game was slow. I think we should do a good job in the first quarter. Let the boss first attack, followed by my sister-in-law to attack more with the ball. Finally, I will lead the bench to play hard and set the tone of the game."

Zen master: "What everyone said is good. On the defensive end, we still choose to switch defenses infinitely, and don't let the Rockets shoot from the outside at will.

Enter the rotation stage, speed up the push and counterattack, don't hesitate to shoot open shots, and shoot decisively. The rest will remain unchanged for the time being. It depends on the situation on the field and adapts accordingly. "

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Then the three of them practiced shooting together, especially the three-pointers. Li Kang suggested that Gasol could shoot some three-pointers appropriately.

If the inside players have a stable three-pointer, this can not only enrich the team's offensive system, open up the offensive space, but also change the opponent's defensive strategy.

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After the training, Li Kang invited everyone to eat at Yao Restaurant and taste the authentic Chinese food.

Immediately, Li Kang called Yao's mother and said that he would take the Lakers teammates to Yao's restaurant for dinner.

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Li Kang and his entourage came to Yao restaurant and saw the Rockets players were also eating. Everyone greeted each other. They were opponents on the court, brothers and friends off the court.

Kobe and McGrady were joking with each other, but what everyone was interested in was the one-on-one duel between the two. Who won and who lost has always been a mystery, but the media loved it!

The two sides tacitly did not talk about the game, and talked about their lives together, recommending Chinese food to each other, and enjoyed themselves!

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