The Mavericks completed a 14-point comeback to win the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers, and Yiyang and the Mavericks once again made the front page headlines of various sports websites and newspapers. And for these, Yiyang has long been surprised.

This season, the Mavericks have brought too many surprises to everyone. From a 12-game winning streak in the regular season to a stellar performance in the playoffs. People's perception of the Mavericks as a team seems to be refreshing.

Now, the Mavericks were able to walk away with the victory after Kobe Bryant scored 36 points, undoubtedly completing another feat. And Yiyang, who blocked Kobe's lore ball, has also become the object of discussion.

In the past few days, because of Yiyang's popularity, even Vignari has to quietly change a hotel. Because of the house where she originally lived, she would be surrounded by reporters every day. If Vignari wanted to go out, she had to spend more than 20 minutes walking through the "human wall" of reporters.

The Mavericks took a 1-0 lead, which was a bit of a show. But the Los Angeles Lakers, who received the most attention, were completely silent the day after the game.

Reporters gathered outside the Lakers' own rented practice gym in the hope of interviewing a Lakers player, or Kobe Bryant himself. But this time, the "Zen master" Jackson gave everyone a "gag order". Aside from the usual press conferences, neither he nor his players will say a word in front of the media.

As a result, no one knows exactly what the Lakers are in right now. In yesterday's press conference, Bryant criticized Artest by name, which undoubtedly made reporters smell gunsmoke.

Who is Artest? That's the vicious beast that fought against Kobe Bryant back then. Although he got along well with Kobe Bryant after coming to the Lakers, with Artest's character, he should be very unhappy when he was criticized by Kobe Bryant.

The reporters speculated in their minds, but they couldn't find anyone to question. As a result, all kinds of rumors spread rapidly.

What Artest and Kobe Bryant did not get along, what two fought on the training ground. Without news, journalists' ability to make up news can sometimes be more exciting than the facts.

Now, Jackson has issued a hush order across the board, which has given reporters sufficient "evidence". Inside the Lakers, there must be something wrong!

Rumors were rife outside, but Jackson and the rest of the Lakers were in no mood to heed.

In fact, after Bryant criticized Artest by name, the "beast" immediately admitted that he really didn't concentrate enough on the defensive end tonight. As for what conflicts with Kobe Bryant and a big fight with Kobe, there is no such thing.

The reason why Jackson doesn't want to be bothered by reporters now is because he has more tricky things to deal with.

"At the critical moment, injuries are coming to disrupt the situation again!" In the office of the "Zen Master" Jackson, a tired white-haired old man threw a few reports on his desk in disappointment.

Those pieces of paper are the Lakers' medical team's diagnostic report on Kobe. The examination proved that Bryant's ankle sprain worsened, and the knee injury began to spread. As for the fingers, it will be some time before they are healed.

"Our suggestion is that it's best to give him a two-week break!" This sentence is the summary of the medical team attached to the report at the end.

This season, the Lakers were in very good shape after the All-Star break, playing a wave of 8 consecutive wins, and another wave of 9 consecutive wins after losing to the Heat, when they were only 0.5 wins away from the Spurs, the first in the West, but unfortunately, in the penultimate game of the winning streak, Kobe Bryant sprained his ankle, plus the knee injury was more serious, so he was suspended. And Kobe Bryant's truce, after the winning streak, the Lakers actually experienced a 5-game losing streak.

Despite the bumps, the Lakers still squeezed out the Mavericks to second place in the West. "Zen Master" Jackson is ready to show his skills in the playoffs, but what is surprising is that Kobe Bryant sprained his ankle twice in the playoffs!

This time, the Lakers are miserable. But Bryant persevered, defeated "Queen Bee" Paul, advanced to the Western Conference semifinals, and endured pain in the last game to score 36 points.

But it is precisely because of Kobe's hard work that now, his injury has become less optimistic.

The "Zen master" took off his glasses and rubbed his tired eyes. His gaze fell on the last sentence of the medical report.

"Two weeks off......" The Zen master knows that when Kobe Bryant returns from a two-week break, the Lakers may not know if they are still in the playoffs.

It's not that Jackson doesn't trust the other players under him, but Kobe's position with the Lakers, both tactically and mentally, is just too important.

"Is your opinion a truce?" Jackson looked up at the team doctors in front of him.

"If you keep playing, your ankles and knees will be a problem in Bryant's career. From a medical point of view, we can't risk his career. The doctors replied truthfully that the truce was the result of everyone's deliberations.

"But we're in a good situation this season, and I think it's our best chance to create another dynasty......," Jackson didn't go on halfway through. He knows that in addition to winning the championship, he is also responsible for Kobe's career.

"Okay, I see, you all go and get busy." Jackson nodded and motioned for the team medic to go out.

After a few people left, only the "Zen master" was left in the unfamiliar office. The old man sighed tiredly, both he and Kobe Bryant seemed to be showing their old state......

On the training ground, Bryant and the rest of his teammates did the same. It seems that this guy is fine, but all the Lakers team doctors look at Kobe Bryant with a monster-like look, because only they know how much pain Kobe Bryant has to endure when he does these actions.

"Bryant!" Halfway through the session, Jackson suddenly walked out of the office, his shouts bursting into the ears of every player in the empty training hall.

Bryant stopped what he was doing and turned his head away with a smile. In fact, when Bryant saw several medical team members coming out of Jackson's office, he had already guessed that Jackson would come looking for him.

"Stop training in your hands and go to the team doctor. For the next few games, I want you to take a truce! ”

As soon as the words of "Zen Master" came out, everyone on the Lakers team was shocked. In the playoffs, let Kobe Bryant take a break? That guy is the spiritual pillar in everyone's hearts. If Kobe Bryant wasn't there, everyone would have felt distracted.

"I feel good." Kobe Bryant is still smiling, he is not willing to compromise with the injury!

"No, you sucked Bryant. We still need you later, and now, I want you to rest and then go to treatment. Jackson knew Kobe's stubborn temper, and he didn't plan to make Kobe obedient immediately.

Bryant twisted his ankles, knees, and moved his fingers. "Do you think these things can stop me, Phil? No, as long as I can play, I'm going to play! ”

"The last thing humans know is their own body...... Trust me Bryant, I'm in the same mood as you, we all want you to play early, after all, it's a critical moment and we need your ability to defend and attack. "Jackson knows that you can't just come hard with Kobe, you have to grind hard and soak hard." I don't want to ruin your career, you're not that high school kid anymore, Bryant, we can't rush it......"

"But I don't want to miss the Western Conference Semifinals, I don't want to sit on the bench in a suit and watch my brothers fight on the court and I can't do anything!"

"Nobody thinks, Bryant, that's why we need you to rest and then play in key games."

"But the Western Conference semifinals are also key games, can you guarantee that we will be able to break through the Mavericks!?" Bryant's smile faded and he became sincere, serious, and serious.

This time, "Zen Master" Jackson did not answer Bryant's question. How strong the Dallas Mavericks were, everyone on the Lakers experienced yesterday. Defeat them without Kobe? It's not impossible, but it's hard, it's really hard.

Jackson also knows that in two weeks, maybe all of the Lakers' games this season are over.

"If you get me out of the tournament because of this, that's irresponsible for my career." Bryant's last words made Jackson compromise.

The white-haired old man shook his head. "You damn fellow, I have only one request, reduce physical contact and reduce the risk of injury."

"I can add one more condition and win the game!" Bryant's smile was back on his face, didn't his ankles, knees, and fingers hurt? Hurt!

So how can this guy still laugh?

Because, he's Kobe. Bryant.

The problems faced by the Lakers are unbelievable to Carlisle and his players. Because Kobe Bryant's performance yesterday was so good, he didn't look like an injured person at all.

Carlisle looked at the players on the court practicing their tactics, and he only hoped that in the next game, the Mavericks would not be more than ten points behind and then overtake. Carlisle's heart can't stand such a test, and all he expects is the Mavericks to take control of the situation.

The academy coach's eyes fell on Yiyang, although the Mavericks had just slightly changed their offensive thinking, allowing the players to focus on jump shots. But Yiyang didn't feel uncomfortable, and he was soon able to get the ball where it should be delivered, allowing the shooters like Terry and Peja who surrounded him to score comfortably.

At this point, he was almost as fast as Kidd.

Three-pointers, that's something Carlisle will be highlighting in his next game. The Mavericks have a lot of guys on the roster who are good at long-range shooting, but for the first time in the series, that advantage didn't play out.

So in today's training, Carlisle put a lot of effort outside the three-point line, and all shooters will take turns on the court to ensure the continuity of firepower.

Judging by the performance on the training court, the Mavericks' offense has really improved.

The team's good training form allowed Carlisle to announce the end of training at 4 p.m. Everyone can go home early, get a good rest and prepare for tomorrow's second game.

Carlisle was left alone in his office, studying the footage of the game against the Lakers.

After rewatching the footage today, Carlisle realized a problem. Although Kobe Bryant scored a high score of 36 points yesterday, he did not break through many times.

Most of the time, Bryant solves problems with shots. It's just that Kobe Bryant has too many shooting tricks, stopping, retreating, back, and leaning back...... With so many means, it seems that Kobe Bryant's offensive methods are very rich, but in fact, they are all based on mid- and long-range jump shots.

Throughout the game, the number of Kobe Bryant's breakthroughs can be counted on one hand. And on one occasion, he was blocked under the combined efforts of Yiyang and Chandler.

Why did Kobe Bryant play like this? This can only show one thing, Kobe's physical condition is not as good as it seems!

He wanted to break through, but he didn't have the ability to hit the basket. So shooting became Kobe's only option.

Thinking of this, Carlisle is like finding a key, a key to victory that will defeat the defending champions!

Carlisle didn't know how long he had been watching the footage, but by the time he walked out of his office, the sun was already setting.

When this guy walked out of the stadium with his briefcase, he happened to see Yiyang passing by in his Ford pickup.

"You're practicing again?" Carlisle was no stranger to this. As long as Yiyang controls his training time, Carlisle has no opinion.

"Well, I practiced in the power room for a while...... Want a ride? Chief. ”

"No, I'll take a taxi myself. You go back early and rest, and ...... tomorrow Tomorrow, I might let you continue to play against Kobe. Carlisle had the idea when he knew Kobe Bryant's physical condition was not good. Maybe it's really not an impossible thing to contain Kobe Bryant this time.

"Oh, I'll try. Well, I'll go first, sir. Although Yiyang's expression was still cold, Carlisle vaguely saw that there was a little expectation in Yiyang's kid's eyes!

The Ford pickup truck slowly moved towards the setting sun, farther and farther away, until it disappeared.

After waving goodbye to Yiyang, Carlisle stood alone in the center arena of the American route in the sunset, looked up to the west, and admired the setting sun for a while.

"It's so beautiful...... Carlisle, who looked at the sky, suddenly sighed, and he didn't know if he was talking about the sunset or the future of the Mavericks......