The online selection is getting more and more intense. Compared with the one-sided victory of the Eastern Cavaliers Raptors, fans are obviously more willing to pay attention to the duels full of saliva and highlights in the West.

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

In the home game, the Clippers will definitely play harder than away games, but unlike the Warriors, the continuous losses inevitably make the team's morale decline. In addition, he was defended by Westbrook, so it is quite difficult to get upset based on his current lineup.

After training on this day, Tang Shuai stayed in the locker room and left the last one.

The situation is similar to when he played against the Rockets before. Even if time is tight, he still needs to consider whether there is a possibility of packing.

But after thinking about it, I didn't find a suitable candidate. If I want to improve my strength in a short period of time, the only way is to obtain another offensive exclusive skill package, and it must be top-notch, so that I can fill the gap between the two sides with at least one Durant gap.

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

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

Although Pan's singles cannot greatly increase his offensive strength in a short period of time, it can make his offensive methods comprehensive.

Thinking of this, he first called Kobe, but after he did not reply to the text message, he then called again.

I called and found out that Kobe was on vacation in Athens and was on vacation with his wife and daughter.

Putting down his phone, Tang Shuai shook his head helplessly. This last method seemed to be impossible. It seemed that the only way was to hope that his teammates would be as upset as the last game as the Warriors.

He put away his cell phone and walked out with reluctance.

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

"p3, why are you still here?" Tang Shuai walked in with a look of surprise, and then he saw that not only Paul was there, but also the team doctor was there.

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

"I'm slowing down." Tang Shuai covered up.

"This protective gear should be able to protect your current fingers, but you still need to pay more attention." The team doctor said to Paul at this time, holding a soft protective gear with a locket that is about the size of a thumb.

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

The team doctor nodded, then stuck his protective gear on Paul's injured middle finger.

Paul then tried to move his hands, and after a while, he felt the joy that could not be hidden on his face.

Hearing the conversation between the two people and seeing Paul's expression, Tang Shuai immediately understood what this means, but he still turned to the team doctor with some uncertainty and asked, "Jimmy, can you play with this p3?"

The team doctor nodded: "The injury recovery of p3 is faster than expected. In fact, you can basically recover in half a month. Wearing this protective gear is also a protection for a comeback in advance."

Hearing that the team doctor was sure, a sudden burst of joy appeared on Tang Shuai's face, and he couldn't help but say excitedly: "Jimmy, you are really our hero!"

The strength gap is hopeless, and everything seems so difficult, but if Paul can make a comeback, it will greatly improve both the strength and morale of the team.

"I just did what I could do. The main reason was that the P3 injury was a little more optimistic than expected, which was inseparable from his usual protection." The team doctor explained.

"It's all the same. This is the most exciting news I heard today!" Tang Shuai did not hide his inner excitement at all.

On May 21, US time, after two days of rest, the third game between the Thunder and the Clippers will be staged at the Clippers' home Staples Center, which is also the first home game in the Clippers' series.

This game is crucial for the Clippers. If they lose this home game, they will fall behind 0-3. In NBA history, no team has ever been able to make a comeback 0-3, so it is no exaggeration to say that losing this game basically means losing the series.

In such a critical game, Su Mei appeared on the sidelines even if she was busy.

What surprised Tang Shuai was that Swift and Gomez also arrived at the scene, with two actresses sitting in the front row, and the scene shots were given from time to time, and the door was attracted by people.

Tang Shuai did not say hello deliberately. Although it was just a simple relationship with friends, women were jealous. If Su Mei saw it, no matter whether she was jealous or not, she would feel a little uncomfortable.

The Thunder team members were late, and Westbrook and his teammates were talking and laughing. It can be seen that after taking a 2-0 lead, the players were in a very relaxed mood.

Tang Shuai was practicing three-pointers, and Christina brought the photographer to him.

"Don, let me disturb you, can you answer a few simple questions for us?" Christina said with a smile.

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

"This game is very important to the team. Do you have the confidence to win? Or can you reveal whether Cassel has made some special adjustments?" Christina became very professional after starting the interview, and did not change because of the "accident" that happened a few days ago.

"Yes, we have always had confidence and special adjustments. I believe we will see them all by the beginning." Tang Shuai said bluntly.

Paul's comeback was a magic trick of the Clippers. In order to maximize the effect, the Clippers' official announcement did not make the public, so Tang Shuai naturally could not disclose it at this time.

"Oh? That must be very interesting." Tang Shuai's pretending to be mysterious made Christina very interested. She continued, "We all know that Russell thought the Clippers could not win even a game after the last press conference. What do you think of this statement?"

"Is that so? Russell said this again?" Tang Shuai asked back with pretending not to know. After getting confirmation from Christina, he said meaningfully, "I remember correctly. Russell said at the beginning of the series that I couldn't score 20, so I don't have any thoughts about it. His predictions are not very reliable, right?"

Tang Shuai's words made Christina laugh, and she nodded and said, "Yes, indeed, I hope he will do this this time."

After the brief interview, Tang Shuai continued to go back to train.

At this moment, Paul wore a training suit and walked to the sidelines to start warming up.

"Hey, p3, how do you feel?" Tang Shuai asked with concern when he saw Paul coming.

"It feels good." Paul said, throwing the ball in his hand and said with a smile. "There is no better time than this in the past month."

"Don seems to be communicating with P3. Judging from their appearance, it seems that something is good?" After the live commentator Mike Smith noticed this scene, he turned to the guest Shaq O'Neal and said.

"P3 seems to have recovered well, I can play in the next game." O'Neal said.

"Maybe I really have your words. No news was released before the game. If P3 really can make a comeback, it would definitely be a stimulant for the Clippers." Mike Smith said with a smile. As the home commentator, Paul's return is obviously what he hopes to see.

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

The commentator will receive a list of players against both sides before the game. After all, even the oldest commentator cannot understand the players of each team clearly.

Smith took over the roster, and the lineup of both sides was marked. He then said: "The lineup of both sides is still the same as before."

Just when Smith got the roster, the lineups of both sides were released on the LED screen at the same time. As Smith said, they were the same as in the previous game.

"Is this the wrong printing?" Smith said suddenly with a look of surprise.

"What happened?" O'Neal asked, turning his head.

Smith was stunned for a while and didn't say anything, then smiled and said, "Shake, you guessed it wrong!"

"Guess wrong? What was wrong?" O'Neal looked like a ghost. This was his first time partnering with the Clippers home commentator. This shocking performance made him feel very troubled.

"You see it yourself." Smith put the roster at O'Neal's table, then pointed to the Clippers' bench list, "Look, Paul appears on the Clippers' bench lineup, and it's activated!"

O'Neal was stunned when he saw this, then he touched his head and said with a smile: "Damn it, these guys from the Clippers will really create surprises."

Each team of the NBA team has 15 people, and 12 people will be activated for the official game. This is the origin of the 12-man roster. The remaining 3 people are in an inactive state. People who are injured like Paul and Griffin are automatically included in the inactive list. But now Paul appears on the activation list, which means he will definitely play!

If this list is correct.

"No, I have to confirm with Vince first." Before the game started, Smith put down the headset and reached out to call the staff member just now.

After confirming, after getting information from Kassel that Paul was indeed going to play, Smith's face was so excited.

"beep!"

At this time, the warm-up on the sidelines had almost gone through, and players from both sides appeared one after another.
Chapter completed!