One Guard

The first day of the fierce playoffs has passed. There were a total of 4 games in the nba that day, and almost every game was soul-stirring.

The Chicago Bulls, led by mvp candidate Derrick Rose, defeated the Pacers as expected. Rose's all-around data of 39 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists made the 22-year-old guy proud.

People are eager for this No. 1 to become the next Michael Jordan belonging to Chicago. Looking at it now, Chicago fans may not be disappointed.

On the same day, the Heat with the Super Big Three easily defeated the 76ers. Evan. Turner's performance continued to decline, scoring only 2 points. However, Yiyang, who was selected after him, scored a double-double.

In another game, "Warcraft" Howard, who scored 46 points and 19 rebounds, lost to the Atlanta Hawks in the absence of helpers. The loss of this game may make it more difficult for the Magic to re-sign Howard.

Of course, if you want to say that the most eye-catching game in the first game day, it has to be the battle between the Trail Blazers and the Mavericks.

Until the last minute before the end of the game, no one dared to predict who would be the final winner. The two sides played very fiercely, the game was ups and downs, and suspense abounded. Aldridge's stable performance, Yiyang's perseverance in the first three quarters and Nowitzki's miracle of 18 points in the final quarter all made this game full of endless topics.

Of course, the most distinctive feature of this game is the verbal battle between the two sides at the press conference after the game. Although the two teams did not attend at the same time, the words of McMillan and Carlisle made the headlines of the major sports newspapers the next day.

"Nate McMillan: Losing to Mavericks was just bad luck."

"Rick Carlisle: The Trail Blazers won the upset!"

The extremely aggressive language of these two coaches naturally drew the attention of the entire series.

So, the day after the game, when Mavericks assistant coach Stotts knocked on the door of Carlisle's office, he saw a very strange scene.

"Rick, what are you doing?" Carlisle's desk was full of newspapers, and Carlisle was reading one of them with relish.

"As you can see, read the newspaper." Carlisle continued to read the text in the newspaper without turning his head.

"You ain't used to it, man."

"Take a copy too? I just discovered today that the writing in these newspapers is more exciting than novels! With just a few words between McMillan and me, the reporters can stretch out a whole page of text!" It turned out that this was the reason why Carlisle was so keen on reading newspapers today. He never knew that the ability of reporters to make up news is so powerful.

In the writings of various newspaper reporters, Carlisle and McMillan almost became a pair of sworn enemies. But actually? There was no personal grievance between the two, they said those words just to win the victory.

"How is the mood of the players?" After reading the newspaper in his hand about the verbal battle between himself and McMillan, Carlisle stood up from behind the desk and walked to the floor-to-ceiling windows where he could observe the training ground. While watching the players on the training ground, he chatted with Stotts.

"It's all good. The few veterans who didn't perform well in the last game were not affected psychologically." Stotts, who was standing next to Carlisle, replied.

"Yeah,

Is he in good health? "

"The team doctor has conducted a comprehensive examination, and there is no potential injury at present. Hey, Rick, those words at the press conference yesterday are not your style." Stotts is still puzzled. Never took the initiative to choke others. But yesterday, he responded so strongly to McMillan's remarks.

"I just hope that the media can focus on me, and then leave some space for the players. Especially also, he is only a rookie and is easily disturbed by external factors. It seems that I have done a good job. After Carlisle finished speaking, he turned his head and showed his white teeth. Stotts shook his head. Sure enough, Carlisle, this guy, would never do something for no reason.

anger? No, Carlisle would never make a decision because of his emotions. Even if McMillan's words really made Carlisle angry, he wouldn't do that.

"Let's go buddy, it's time for us to go to the training ground." Just as Stotts was thinking, Carlisle patted his assistant coach on the shoulder.

The two guys come out of the office, and the only way to really understand what the players are doing is to be with the players.

After yesterday's fierce battle, the Mavericks have two days to adjust, until April 19th, will start the contest of the second game between the two sides.

Due to the relatively abundant time, the players consumed too much yesterday. So today, Carlisle did not arrange any high-intensity training. Everyone is mainly doing some restorative exercises. After noon, the players can move freely.

Although it is now during the playoffs, it stands to reason that the training should be tighter. But Carlisle didn't think so, and being nervous was not conducive to the game. Excessive training will make the players perform abnormally on the court.

So after simply eating the nutritious lunch provided by the team, the players all left the arena separately, and it was enough to come back to train on time the next morning.

Yiyang didn't go home directly today, but went to Mudiay's house in person, and handed over the package ticket for the playoffs to his "little" friend.

Originally, Yiyang wanted to send the ball tickets to Mudiay from the very beginning, but at that time, Mudiay was also playing in his own continental final and was not in Dallas. Therefore, in order to allow Mudiay to prepare for the game with peace of mind, and also to allow Mudiay to receive the tickets in person. Yiyang chose today to give the ticket to this guy who is very similar to himself.

Mudiay led his team to win the state championship yesterday, and today he received such a perfect gift, this guy couldn't express how happy he is.

Yiyang is also very happy, because Mudiay seems to have grown a lot taller and stronger than when they met at Christmas. Although the body is not the whole of basketball, it is definitely the foundation of the foundation.

Judging from the current growth rate of Mudiay, in the future, Mudiay will at least have a physique capable of playing professional basketball.

Naturally, the Mudiay family was very enthusiastic to persuade Yiyang to finish the meal, but Yiyang still politely refused. Because today, Mudiay's house is not Yiyang's last stop...

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A large white monument lay in front of Vignali's eyes. The girl took out her mobile phone and took a selfie with the monument. The monument is designed to be suspended up and down and surrounded by four sides. There is only one piece of black marble on the ground inside the monument, and the name of former US President Kennedy is engraved in gold on it.

That's right, the monument in front of Vignali is the famous Kennedy monument in Dallas. At this time, Vignali was waiting for Yiyang's arrival in the crowded Kennedy Memorial Plaza.

When Yiyang saw Vignali, she was dressed like an ordinary girl. A simple black T-shirt, ordinary skinny jeans. The most distinctive thing is that, apart from high heels, this girl wears basketball shoes the most.

Vignali only put on light makeup today, with long hair and shawls. Perhaps the only thing she used to conceal her identity was a pair of large sunglasses.

"It's not good to make ladies wait every time." Vignali found Yiyang who was staring at her not far away, so she walked up generously.

Yiyang raised his hand and was about to say "Hi" to Vignali, however, he felt two balls of meat suddenly sticking to him. Looking down, the Italian girl didn't say hello to Yiyang, but directly gave him a big hug warmly.

In the crowded JFK Memorial Plaza, the embrace of a man and a woman is unobtrusive. What's more, no one would have guessed that celebrities like Yiyang and Vignali would date in such a "down-to-earth" place.

The date was decided by Yiyang. At the beginning, he gave the name of Memorial Plaza on the phone without hesitation, because for Yiyang who was training every day, this was the only date he could think of in Dallas. Place.

Now during the playoffs, Dallas naturally attracts a lot of foreign tourists. And this square does not charge any tickets, it is famous and affordable, so there will always be a large number of people here.

But it is precisely because too many people come here to visit, so this place has nothing to do with "romantic" at all. It may be okay to look at it from a distance, but when you get closer, you will find that it is full of people, noisy and bustling. But the good thing is that in the crowd, no one will find out who the man and woman wearing sunglasses are. Yiyang and Vignali don't have to worry about being disturbed.

"I can feel your heart beating, what are you nervous about?" Seeing Yiyang's face turn red slightly, Vignali hugged her even tighter.

"No, we... let's go!"

The two walked around the square arm in arm, and Vignali was always easily attracted by some small things on the side of the road.

Buying an ice cream, or seeing a handicraft stand, this Italian girl will go over excitedly to have a look.

Whenever Vignali left Yiyang's side, Yiyang always took out his mobile phone to take pictures everywhere.

Vignali couldn't believe that Yiyang had lived in Dallas for more than half a year, seeing him taking pictures everywhere, he looked like a Chinese who came to Dallas for the first time.

The two chatted like this while shopping hand in hand. Stopped every now and then, then moved on again.

When the two reached a place surrounded by crowds, they both stopped their steps.

Due to the start of the playoffs and the victory of the Mavericks, the basketball atmosphere in the city of Dallas is also quite strong at this time.

And this place surrounded by crowds is a street court with only half a field and a basketball hoop.

Inside the venue, the famous NBA star "The Glove" Gary Payton is hosting with a microphone. This seems to be a street basketball game sponsored by Sprite, and at this time, the game enters halftime. During the halftime performance, Payton was holding the microphone and was about to choose a guy who could dunk from the crowd to perform for everyone.

Interacting with the audience on the sidelines is a very important part of the good basketball atmosphere in the United States. Moreover, the basketball talent in this part of the United States is Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Maybe among this audience, there are really some guys who can perform beautiful dunks.

"Which one of you can surprise me? You can come up! I can cooperate with you, but you must come up with a dunk that will make everyone's eyes shine!" Payton, as a former NBA superstar, must appear here. eye-catching. There are also many people who want to dunk in front of Payton and countless cameras, but not everyone has such courage.

"Yeah, go try it!" Vignali suddenly shouted excitedly in Yiyang's ear.

"Ah? I'll be recognized!" Yiyang hurriedly waved his hands.

Vignali looked around, borrowed a Mavericks baseball cap from a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy, and put it on Yiyang's head.

"Baseball cap and sunglasses, they won't recognize you! Go, I want to see Peyton's surprised expression!"

Before Yiyang could react, Vignali grabbed Yiyang's hand and raised it high.

"Oh, it looks like we have volunteers!" Peyton saw the raised arm in the crowd, and when he said this, everyone's eyes also focused on Yiyang.

"Come on buddy! Now that you have raised your hand, don't be afraid!" Peyton in the field waved to Yiyang with a microphone, and the people around him also started shouting, and made way for Yiyang.

"If I'm recognized, none of us will leave this place." Yiyang shook his head, and then handed the phone and other belongings to Vignali.

Under the yelling and pushing of the crowd, a yellow-skinned "masked man" walked onto the court.

Vignali found that Yiyang's phone screen was still on, and wanted to turn it off for him. But when the Italian girl saw the contents of the unexited photo album on Yiyang's phone, her smile froze.

It turned out that Yiyang raised his mobile phone to take a picture, but what he took was not a scene. The subject of Yiyang's shooting today is only one protagonist, Valentina Vignari.

She wears sunglasses and looks around, she frowns and speaks, she happily licks ice cream, she brushes her hair, she smiles... What about the street scene in Dallas? I can't find it, and there is no shadow of the city in a single photo. It's all her, in Yiyang's eyes, it's all her...

Looking at it, Vignali smiled, very happily. This cold boy turned out to have such a side.

"Can you do it? Dude." At the same time, Peyton on the field started holding the painting to mobilize the atmosphere of the scene, and Yiyang was about to start dunking...