The fans, media and reporters are arguing hotly, but since the league has made the selection, it will not change anymore. Tang Shuai lost the Best Rookie in a seemingly "incredible" way.

On the second day after the selection results were released, that is, the day when Tang Shuai returned from Miami, the Clippers conducted daily training, local reporters from Los Angeles conducted an exclusive interview with him.

"Don, Carl won the Best Rookie, do you think?" reporter Chris Wright asked Tang Shuai.

"Congratulations to Carl, his performance is excellent and he deserves this award." Tang Shuai said with a smile.

"Do you really think so? Now on the Internet, the debate about who you and Carl should be the best rookie is already in full swing, because your outstanding performance in the sixth game against the Warriors and the Rockets, more than 80% of fans think that you should be the winner of the best rookie. Do you think you are not worthy of the title of Best Rookie?" As a local reporter in Los Angeles, Wright also seemed very dissatisfied with Tang Shuai's defeat in the best rookie.

"No, but hasn't the selection result been released? Is there any better way to deal with it besides accepting it?" Tang Shuai asked back.

When Wright heard Tang Shuai's words, he also understood his attitude and said apologetically: "Sorry, I'm a little excited."

"It's okay, I understand your mood, but as a player, I have no better choice except to perform better on the court." Tang Shuai said.

"Yes." After hearing Tang Shuai's words, Wright was convinced, "You are right, and you are a very rational person. If it were me, it would definitely not be so easy to accept. After all, this is clearly unfair."

"Fair? Unfair? Actually, I don't think it's very meaningful. I'm out of the election now. I will perform more excitingly until next year, the year after, or later. Will these people who used to be unfair to me regret their past choices?" Tang Shuai said with a smile and looked at Wright.

Wright was stunned for a moment, and then he soon felt the confidence in Tang Shuai's heart, and said excitedly: "Yes, you will. By that day, I will definitely write a long report. I believe that it will definitely be a very meaningful thing."

"Yes, it will definitely be." Tang Shuai said with a smile.

Yesterday, when he was on vacation with Su Mei in Miami, he saw the selection of Best Rookie. When he saw the news, he was shocked like most fans. He could not imagine that he had already performed almost miraculously and was eventually defeated, but soon he felt relieved. He is a yellow man, which was already obvious in the All-Star vote. If he was elected, it would be a bit abnormal.

After understanding this, he naturally had nothing to complain about, but not complaining does not mean that he did not have any dissatisfaction. The way he chose to treat this dissatisfaction was the same as before. He wanted to play on the court, just as he said to Wright just now. He wanted to use iron facts to make the doubters feel regretful. This is the way he chose.

On May 17, US time, the Thunder played against the Clippers at home.

Like the Clippers, facing the Spurs, which set a record in team history, the Thunder fell 1-2 after three games, and the inside could not limit Aldridge and Durant was locked by Leonard. As experts and reporters predicted, they would become the eliminated side in the series. However, when the Thunder two young men rushed to win the game in the fourth game, the situation was reversed. The Thunder won three consecutive games and directly eliminated the Spurs to advance to the division finals.

This is also the second time in the history of the Thunder team reaching the division final. Interestingly, the last time they reached the division final, their opponent was also the Cavaliers led by James.

This time history seems to be a magical repeat, because this time their opponent is full of wounded soldiers and "lucky" to win the Warriors' Clippers.

Such a match obviously satisfied the Thunder players. Westbrook seemed to be full of confidence before the game. When facing a local Oklahoma City reporter, he said bluntly: "We are confident that we will win this round of series. The series against the Spurs is very difficult, but it has allowed us to grow a lot and we have been 'upgraded'."

When the reporter asked how to deal with Tang Shuai, he seemed more confident: "Yes, yes, Tang performed well in the series with the Warriors, but the fact is that the Golden State people did not limit him well, but this time the person he was facing was me, and I would lock him up and not let him score more than 20 points, even if I didn't take action in the whole game."

Westbrook spoke exactly the same way he played, fierce and direct.

However, these remarks made the Clippers' assistant coach Billups find a flaw. When the reporter threw this problem to Cassel, he took the sentence from the side and said: "This is a meaningless sentence. Do you think Russell will not take action all the game? Obviously not, so his so-called limit on Don't score is no longer valid."

Kassel also smiled and said, "The fact seems to be true, but the fact is that even if Russell has this confidence, it will be difficult for him to do it. We all have confidence in Don."

It can be felt from the mouths of the two head coaches of the Clippers that after two rounds of the series, they were full of confidence in Tang Shuai.

In the locker room of the Clippers, Tang Shuai was listening to some exciting music with headphones. He was not sure about Westbrook without a single consumption pack. With his current strength, he needed music to mobilize his state.

"Hey, Tang!" As he was listening, someone suddenly took a photo of him.

He turned his head, saw that it was Smith, took off his headphones and said, "Josh, you scared me. I was just listening to music!"

"What song do you listen to?" Smith pulled the stool next to him, sat down and said, "When I was in the stadium just now, I saw coach Sam and Coach Chauncey being interviewed by reporters."

"Pre-match interview? Isn't this a normal thing?" Tang Shuai put his headphones on the table and said in confusion.

"Yes, it's normal, but I just heard something very interesting. Russell said that you would not be able to score 20, even if you don't take action at all." Smith said with a sneer.

"Russell said this?" Tang Shuai said in surprise. Although Westbrook had not liked him very much in the previous game, this was the first time he had encountered such provocative words before the game.

"Yes, I heard it with my own ears. Coach Changxi is smart. You said that with Russell's personality, how could he not take action at once? Then what he said is nonsense?" Smith said with a smile.

Shuai Tang didn't laugh at this time. Since Westbrook said this before the game, he would definitely be ready to defend him with all his might.

"What? What are you worried about?" Seeing that Tang Shuai didn't laugh, Smith looked at him in confusion.

"Nothing." A fighting spirit suddenly ignited in Tang Shuai's eyes, "I don't care whether Russell will take action, but I must have disappointed him. I want to get more than 20 points!"

"Okay! You just need this kind of momentum, fuck him. Damn, you can lose the ball, but you definitely can't lose the momentum!" Smith slapped the table suddenly.

"What's wrong?" Pierce asked when he heard the voice and glanced at him.

"It's nothing! The time is over, let's go over these arrogant guys!" Smith said, and walked out with big strides.

Tang Shuai looked at Smith's back, smiled bitterly, and then stood up.

Pierce looked at the time and it was almost done. He then urged: "Everyone hurry up, let's warm up first when we go out."

Oklahoma City is a well-known small city team in the league. Because of the market, the team's boss was reluctant to renew Harden's contract at the beginning, which also led to the Thunder being a little bit far from the championship team. It is hard to imagine what a terrifying team this would be if Kanter from the team was replaced with Harden.

But even for such a small city team, Oklahoma City fans are the most enthusiastic in the league because of the existence of the Thunder Double Nervous. To put it in the words of many stars playing games here, they have to tinnitus for a long time after playing a game here. From this point of view, the enthusiasm of the fans can be seen, and it can even be called crazy.

The fans of the Thunder all sent out blue T-shirts. When Tang Shuai first came out, he didn't react much when he saw the blue ocean. After all, in the Staples Center, the home team's red ocean was the same. However, when time passed and when the home team started introducing the Thunder Double Young Master, he was a little shocked.

This is not the same level as the decibels when the two teams in the regular season. When DJ read Kevin Durant on the spot, the cheers in the entire arena exploded, and the harsh sound made people feel a headache. When Westbrook appeared, the fans were crazy and completely different from the individual. The hoarse voice and ferocious expression made people feel deeply shocked from the heart.

This is Ford Center Arena, an extremely crazy home court.

The Thunder team has not changed much like the regular season, with the lead of the double-young team, supplemented by powerful players like Robertson, Ibaka and Adams.

The biggest change is Robertson, the 13-year rookie showed rapid defensive ability in the previous series with the Spurs, and his defense against Danny Green and Ginobili was impressive.

On the Clippers' side, Kassel also made adjustments to the lineup, replacing Pierce and Jeff Green with Josh Smith and Booker.

The lineup adjustment is quite targeted. After all, whether facing Durant with excellent offensive ability or Robertson who is young and good at robbing, Pierce is at a disadvantage on the defensive end. Replacing Green can fill in the problem of lack of firepower on the bench after Booker's upward adjustment to a certain extent. Booker's three-point shooting ability can even reduce the pressure of double-teaming for Tang Shuai, which can be said to be a kill of three shots.
Chapter completed!