The online selection is getting more and more intense, and compared to the one-sided victory of the Eastern Cavaliers and the Raptors, fans are obviously more willing to pay attention to the matchup full of saliva and highlights on the Western side.

Tang Shuai is concerned about these comments on the Internet, but unlike the optimistic attitude of some local fans, he is somewhat worried.

In the home game, the Clippers will definitely play harder than on the road, but unlike the Warriors, consecutive losses will inevitably reduce the team's morale, plus he was killed by Westbrook, and it is not easy to upset with the current lineup.

After training on this day, Tang Shuai stayed in the locker room and was the last to go.

Similar to the previous situation against the Rockets, at this time, even if time is tight, he will have to consider whether there is a possibility of packing.

But after thinking about it for a while, I didn't find a suitable candidate, and the only way to improve my strength in a short period of time is to get another exclusive skill package for the offensive direction, and it has to be top-level, so as to fill the gap between the two sides that is at least one Durant.

But this is easy to think about, but it is difficult to achieve, not to mention how to pack, even if he doesn't know such a person now.

After thinking about it, he only thought of Kobe Bryant in the end.

Peter Pan packs a single package, although it can't make his offensive strength increase significantly in a short period of time, but it can make his offensive means comprehensive.

Thinking of this, he first made a phone call to Kobe, and after the text message was not replied, he then made another call.

When I called, I learned that Kobe Bryant was on vacation in Athens, vacationing with his wife and daughter.

Putting down the phone, Tang Shuai shook his head helplessly, this last method seems to be impossible, it seems that the only way is to hope that his teammates will be upset like the last game against the Warriors.

He put away his phone and walked out unwillingly.

Just as he was passing by the medical room, he suddenly spotted a familiar figure.

"CP3, why are you still here?" Tang Shuai walked in with a surprised face, and then saw that not only Paul was there, but the team doctor was also inside.

"Hey, Don, why are you still here?" Paul looked at him curiously.

"I'm moving a little slower." Tang Shuai covered up the past.

"This armor should be able to protect your fingers now, but you still need to be careful." The team doctor said to Paul with a soft armor fitted with a bayonet and about the size of a thumb.

"Yes, I know, as long as I can play." Paul turned to look at the team doctor and said with a hint of excitement.

The team doctor nodded, then snapped the brace onto Paul's injured middle finger.

Paul then tried to move his hands, and after feeling it for a while, he couldn't hide the joy on his face.

Hearing the conversation between the two of them, and seeing Paul's expression again, Tang Shuai immediately understood what it meant, but he was still a little uncertain and turned to the team doctor and asked, "Jimmy, CP3 can play with this?" ”

The team doctor nodded: "CP3's injury recovery is a little faster than expected, in fact, it will be able to fully recover in half a month, wearing this protective gear is also a protection for early comeback." ”

Hearing that the team doctor was confirmed, Tang Shuai's face suddenly burst into joy, and he couldn't help but say excitedly: "Jimmy, you are really our hero!" ”

The difference in strength, the hopelessness of packing, everything originally seemed so difficult, but if Paul can come back, it will be a great boost to the team's strength and morale.

"I just did what I could, and the main reason was that CP3's injury was a little more optimistic than expected, which was inseparable from his usual protection." The team doctor explained.

"It's all the same, it's the most exciting news I've heard today!" Tang Shuai did not hide the excitement in his heart at all.

On May 21, after a two-day break, the third game between the Thunder and the Clippers will be played at the Staples Center, the home of the Clippers, which is also the first home game of the Clippers series.

This game is crucial for the Clippers, if they lose this home court, they will be 0-3 behind, in the history of the NBA, no team has been able to achieve a 0-3 comeback, so it is no exaggeration to say that losing this game is basically equivalent to losing the series.

In such a critical game, no matter how busy Su Mei was, she appeared on the sidelines.

To Tang Shuai's surprise, Swift and Gomez also arrived at the scene, the two actresses sat in the front row, and the live camera gave one from time to time, and the door was attention-grabbing.

Tang Shuai didn't deliberately say hello, although it was just a simple friendship, but women are jealous, if Su Mei saw it, no matter whether she was jealous or not, she would feel a little uncomfortable in her heart.

The Thunder players arrived late, and Westbrook and his teammates were talking and laughing, and it could be seen that after taking a 2-0 lead, the players were quite relaxed.

Tang Shuai was practicing three points, and Christina brought the photographer to his side.

"Don, excuse me, can you answer us a few simple questions?" Christina said with a smile on her face.

Tang Shuai heard a familiar voice, turned around and saw that it was Christina, put down the ball in his hand, and nodded with a smile.

'It's a very important game for the team, do you have the confidence to win? Or can you reveal some of the special adjustments that Kassel has made? "Christina has become very professional since she started interviewing, and it has not changed because of the "accident" that happened a few days ago.

'Yes, we've always had confidence, special adjustments, and I'm sure we'll all be able to see it when we get started.' Tang Shuai said bluntly.

Paul's comeback is a trick of the Clippers, in order to maximize the effect, the Clippers officially did not announce the news, and Tang Shuai naturally could not reveal it at this time.

"Oh? That must be very interesting. Christina's pretense was intrigued, and she continued, "We all know that Russell thought the Clippers couldn't win even a single game after the last press conference, how do you feel about that? ”

"Really? Russell is saying that again? Tang Shuai pretended not to know and asked rhetorically, and after getting Christina's confirmation, he said meaningfully, "If I'm not mistaken, Russell also said at the beginning of the series that I couldn't score more than 20, so I don't have any feelings about it, his prediction is not very reliable, is it?" ”

Tang Shuai's words caused Christina to laugh, and she nodded and said, "Yes, indeed, I hope he will do the same this time." ”

After a brief interview, Tang Shuai continued to go back to training.

At this moment, Paul put on a training uniform and walked to the sidelines to start warming up.

"Hey, CP3, how do you feel?" Tang Shuai saw Paul coming over and asked with concern.

"It feels good." Paul said as he threw the ball in his hand and said with a smile, "I haven't felt better than this in more than a month." ”

"Don seems to be communicating something with CP3, and looking at the way they look, it seems that something good is there?" After noticing this scene, Mike Smith, the on-site commentator, turned to the guest Shaq O'Neal and said.

"CP3 seems to be recovering well and I'll be ready to play in the next game." O'Neill followed.

"Maybe it's really your good luck, there was no news before the game, if CP3 can really come back, it will definitely be a stimulant for the Clippers." Mike Smith laughs and says that as the home commentator, Paul's return is clearly something he wants to see.

"Hey, Mike, give you the list." At this moment, a staff member from the scene came over and handed a list to Smith.

The commentator receives a list of players from both sides before the game, as it is impossible for even the oldest commentator to know the players of each team.

Smith took the list, which had already marked the starting lineups of both sides, and he followed: "The starting lineups of both sides are still the same as before." ”

Just when Smith got the list, the starting lineups of both sides were also released on the LED screen at the scene, and as Smith said, they were the same as the previous game.

"Is this a typographical error?" Smith said with a sudden look of surprise.

"What's going on?" O'Neill asked, turning his head.

Smith was stunned for a moment and didn't speak, then said with a smile: "Shaq, you guessed wrong! ”

"Guess wrong? Guessed something wrong? O'Neal had a hellish look on his face, this was his first time partnering with the Clippers' home commentator, and the surprise performance was a headache for him.

"See for yourself." Smith put the list in front of O'Neal's table, then pointed to the Clippers' bench and said, "You see, Paul is on the Clippers' bench, and it's active!" He's going to play today?! ”

O'Neal was stunned when he saw this, then he also touched his head, and said with a smile: "Damn, these guys on the Clippers are really good at creating surprises." ”

There are 15 people on each team in the NBA team, and 12 people will be activated in the official game, which is the origin of the 12-man squad, and the remaining 3 people are in an inactive state, and injured people like Paul and Griffin are automatically classified into the inactive list, but now Paul has appeared on the active list, which means that he will definitely play!

If the list is correct.

"No, I'll have to check with Vince first." Before the game started, Smith put down the headset and directly reached out and called the staff member just now.

After confirming that Paul was indeed going to play from Kassel, the excitement on Smith's face was not to mention how strong it was.

"Toot!"

By this time, the warm-up on the sidelines had almost been underway, and the starters from both sides were coming on one after another.

"It's going to be a really good game." O'Neal looked at the Clippers' bench at this time and said meaningfully. (To be continued.) )