At the post-match press conference.
A blonde female reporter asked,"
"Kobe, we all know that tonight's game is your comeback. Tonight's game can be said to be quite exciting.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, you were trailing the Raptors by more than ten points. How did you turn the game around?”
"Is there a need to say that? It's very simple. We managed to defend against the Raptors 'offense while scoring!”
Kobe said calmly.
He paused and continued,
"Well, the truth is that our Chinese player, Xue Feng, helped us win the game!”
Then, the reporter turned his gaze to Xue Feng and said,
"Xue, you were able to put on a magical performance of scoring 20 points on 9 out of 10 shots tonight, but why did you only get an average of 1.2 points, 1.1 rickets, and 0.8 assists in the previous game?
Did the coaching staff deliberately use you as a trump card or do you have other unspeakable secrets?”
To Xue Feng, this was a very sharp topic.
Indeed, it was quite puzzling that his previous mediocre performance had suddenly become so outstanding.
"I'm waiting for a suitable opportunity!”
Xue Feng said casually. Although his heart was already in chaos, he still looked very calm on the surface.
"A suitable opportunity? Does that mean you were just hiding your strength?”
The reporter was obviously not satisfied with Xue Feng's answer. He continued to ask, hoping to dig out some big news from Xue Feng's mouth.
"Alright, I'll lay my cards on the table!
Xue is the secret weapon of our team. I told him to hide his strength, so I let him stay on the bench and only play during garbage time.
However, you know what tonight's game means. We can't lose in Kobe's comeback!
So in the fourth quarter, I sent Xue up and showed my strength!
That's all."
D'Antoni replied.
Xue Feng was also quite surprised by D'Antoni's answer.
He had been thinking about how to make up an excuse to fool the reporters 'questions. He did not expect the manager to take the initiative to take over the topic. Xue Feng was now relieved.
However, after thinking about it carefully, he finally understood why the coach answered him like that.
Combined with his previous treatment in the team, he could only play during garbage time, and the time was very short.
Under such circumstances, it was naturally impossible for him to produce any spectacular performance.
But today, he scored 20 points in the first 10 minutes of the fourth quarter.
He had such a performance as soon as he had enough time to play, combined with what he had said earlier.
It was very easy to think that he had the ability, but he did not have the time to play to prove himself, so there was no suitable opportunity.
The time a player played was decided by the coach.
Presumably, the wily coach D'Antoni had also thought of this, so he took the initiative to take over the topic.
His words just now could explain the reason for Xue Feng's outburst, so that people would not doubt his coaching ability as a manager.
After the reporter who had asked the question heard D'Antoni's words, he did not have any doubts. He did not continue to ask questions. Instead, he stopped to record something.
Immediately after, other reporters began to ask questions.
The reporters present naturally wouldn't miss out on the hot topic of Kobe's comeback match. They asked one question after another, constantly throwing them out.
Although their focus was on Kobe, they asked Xue Feng a lot of questions.
Kobe was supposed to be the star of the press conference, but it was obvious that Xue Feng was now one of the stars.
After all, the media, who had always liked to ride on the waves, would not miss any hot topic.
"Xue Feng scored 20 points on 9 of 10 shots in the fourth quarter of Kobe's comeback game, helping the Los Angeles Clippers complete a 17-point comeback!”
Just this sentence alone was already worthy of their special mention.
Therefore, they asked Xue Feng a lot of questions, hoping to write more explosive news.
In this press conference, the reporters 'questions were almost all centered around Kobe and Xue Feng. The head coach would interrupt from time to time, and Gasol's speech was relatively small.
The press conference arranged by the Los Angeles Clippers was 30 minutes long, and the time passed quickly with questions.
Kobe patted the microphone and said,"
"Alright, I'll answer the last question now. Whoever wants to ask, hurry up!”
At this moment, a young reporter immediately asked,"
"Xue played well in this game. Kobe, do you have any suggestions for this young Chinese player?”
Kobe spread his hands and smiled."
“f**k! What question did you ask?
He has already scored 20 points in a single quarter. What advice can I give him?”
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