Tang Shuai looked up at Walton, with a hint of worry in his eyes.

Although he scored a high score, it was really bad to lose his energy. It would be fine if you let him play like this in one or two games. If it lasts for a month, his career will probably be reimbursed in advance.

In fact, the Lakers' shooting percentage in this game is quite low, with 9 players playing time in the whole game, but except for Tang Shuai, only Gasol scored 10 points, and the others' scores are single digits. Barnes made 2 of 9 shots and Batum made 3 of 12 shots. Compared with the previous games, their shooting percentage can be said to be terrible.

"Everyone performed very well today, was able to reverse the game, everyone put in a hard work, go back tonight and have a good rest, tomorrow's training will be cancelled." Walton said to the players with a smile after coming in.

The players echoed a few times, and could clearly feel that although they won the game, Walton's stubbornness reduced his prestige among the players a lot.

Walton smiled awkwardly, and then said to Shuai Tang and Gasol, "Tang, Paul, come out with me."

When Tang Shuai heard Walton calling him, he stood up without hesitation. He was originally going to communicate with Walton well.

The two followed Walton into the office next door. Although it was a away game, the away team also had an office specially used by the coach.

"You guys played very well today, even better than I expected." After entering the office, Walton praised with a smile.

Both Shuai Tang and Gasol smiled awkwardly and nodded.

"I know you must have something to say to me, say it, I won't blame you anything." Walton continued.

Tang Shuai and Gasol looked at each other and said, "Coach, I think the small lineup has its benefits. There is no doubt about this, but it is not suitable for our current team. Harrison's assisting defense is a bit slow, and more importantly, we do not have a stable three-point output. It is entirely luck to win today, so..."

"Yeah." Walton nodded, then turned to look at Gasol, "Paul, do you have anything to say?"

"I agree with Don't have the conditions to play a small lineup now." Gasol nodded and said.

Walton sighed and said helplessly: "I know what you said, but you should also see that small balls are now in the league style. We can start earlier and we can embark on the road of revival sooner."

"When we didn't play small balls in the past few games, our record was not bad, right?" Tang Shuai asked back.

"The first few games? Don..." Walton suddenly laughed and said, "You should also know that it is the relationship between the arena and the opponent. If the schedule is denser and the opponent is stronger, how many more games can we win? Perhaps, we are now on the old path of the Lakers last season."

"We are a new team, and we still need games to improve our understanding. Coach, the previous victory was a great encouragement to us." Tang Shuai said.

"Yes, victory is of course an encouragement, but this does not conflict with the small ball tactics we are going to play. Now there are fewer and fewer inside the league. Paul, sorry, I don't mean to target you." Walton said, throwing a slight apologetic look at Gasol, then turned back and continued, "This is a reality. If we don't speed up and keep up with the current game style, we will be eliminated sooner or later. This process may be long, but I hope you can understand and support my ideas."

Tang Shuai's eyes showed a hint of helplessness. There are many ways to play basketball. You cannot follow the top small ball tactics just because the Warriors won a championship, right? Teaching according to their aptitude is what a good coach should do.

There was not before Walton forcibly believed that a set of tactics was a necessary tactic. Phil Jackson was extremely obsessed with triangular tactics. In his first season in New York, he formed a coaching team with Fisher as the head coach, and then retrieved old Lakers players like Vujasic who had not played against the NBA for several years. The final result proved that it would not work.

The success of the Warriors lies more in the growth of Curry's players and the discovery of Green's genius. In fact, the best way to prove this is that the league cannot find a second Warriors, even if it is Qiu Feng, there is no such thing as Qiu Feng.

He really wants to say that the Cavaliers won the championship this year, and the Clippers he led also eliminated the Warriors, but thinking that this kind of words was too hurtful. He changed his words to his lips and said, "Coach, we will stay with the Lakers for a long time. I think it will be a long process as you said, and we don't need to rush for a while. Maybe when the opportunity comes, the team has a three-pointer pitcher. At that time, it may be a good time. Now, I still think it would be better to play as before. It proves this very well for the Bulls in the second quarter. Paul, what do you think?"

He said, turning to look at Gasol.

"Yes, I think what Tang said makes sense. We can take it slowly. Things are always changing. I have experienced many things. The conditions may not be so suitable now. Maybe the time will be ripe one day." Gasol nodded and said.

After hearing what Tang Shuai and Gasol said, Walton couldn't help but sigh. He could feel that neither of the core members in the team supported him, which made him feel very disappointed.

Shuai Tang and Gasol looked at each other, not knowing what to say next. After all, it is not a joke about the team's record and their personal honors.

"Okay, I know what you think. Let's go back first, I will consider this matter again." Walton thought for a while, stood up and said.

Shuai Tang and Gasol stood up and prepared to go out.

"By the way, call Harrison, Nicholas, and Norance to me." Walton suddenly said to them when they were about to go out.

"I understand." Tang Shuai turned around and responded, then left the office with Gasol.

After closing the door, Tang Shuai couldn't help but shake his head. Although Walton didn't understand, he could clearly feel that he was unstoppable about the small ball tactics. Perhaps in order to achieve what he wanted, he would be willing to trade.

"Don't think too much. If you use it too much, people will age faster, just like me." Gasol said when he saw Tang Shuai's frowning, pointing to the little white hair on his temples.

Tang Shuai was amused by Gasol and simply didn't think about this anymore. The two of them entered the locker room with a chat and laugh.

After taking a shower, Tang Shuai and Stephenson came out of the locker room with their arms around each other. The two were discussing where to relax. As soon as they walked out of the door, they saw an acquaintance.

Selena Gomez, holding her hands in her sunglasses, looked at him with a smirk.

"Don, Lance and I have gone back in advance, remember to come back early." Brewer's reaction was still fast, and he pulled Stephenson, who looked curious, and walked directly to the other side.

"Hey, Tang, long time no see." Gomez walked towards Tang Shuai directly, the naked and possessiveness in his eyes was unconcealed.

"Hey, long time no see." Tang Shuai said embarrassedly. Because of the previous one-night stand, he always felt like he was being grabbed by Gomez in his hand.

"Are you free? Come out for a walk with me?" Gomez said bluntly.

Tang Shuai nodded, and the two walked out of the aisle side by side.

"Why are you alone when you come to Staples Center this time? I remember seeing you before, I was always with Taylor." Tang Shuai found a topic and said.

"Taylor has...had some trouble recently." Gomes paused and said.

"Trouble?" Tang Shuai's eyes flashed with worry, and then asked, "Is it a big trouble?"

"What? Are you worried about Taylor?" Gomez said meaningfully.

"Isn't it normal to care? Between friends." Tang Shuai looked at Gomez.

Gomez stopped, stared at Tang Shuai and asked, "Is it really just a friend?"

"Otherwise?" Tang Shuai looked at Gomez without dodging, "If you have any trouble, I will do my best to help, and we are also friends."

After Tang Shuai said this, Gomez laughed out loud, and a sweet smile appeared on his face.

"What's wrong? Did I wipe the breadcrumbs on my face? Or did I not wipe the soap bubbles clean when I was taking a shower?" Tang Shuai said as he was about to take out his phone to see.

Gomez laughed louder and bent over directly.

The laughter attracted a look of passers-by.

Tang Shuai coughed twice and then said, "If you laugh again, the headlines of the Los Angeles Entertainment News tomorrow will be your scandal with me."

When Tang Shuai said this, Gomez couldn't stop laughing. He covered his mouth with his hands, and then lay directly in Tang Shuai's arms. His chest was trembling and rubbing against his chest. He always felt strange.

After a few seconds, Gomez stopped laughing, stood up straight, tidied up his clothes, and said, "I found that you are actually good at making people happy too."

"Is that so? It shouldn't be done, but... your laughter is relatively low, right?" Tang Shuai said disapprovingly.

Gomez's smile closed and he looked at him angrily.

"I'm just kidding." Tang Shuai continued.

After hearing what Tang Shuai said, Gomez's face gradually improved, and then said, "I am very happy that you can treat me as a friend. In fact, what Taylor encountered was not a very troublesome thing. It was just that a Hollywood male star chased him very tightly. She wanted to avoid the limelight, so she didn't come out to play."

"That's a good thing. Women always need a man to rely on." Tang Shuai said with a smile, but his face was a little bad. Although he regarded Swift as a friend, he always felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

"Yes, then you guys will always be so quarrels." Gomez said as he suddenly pushed Tang Shuai to the corner of the stadium on the side of the road, pressing his chest against his chest, a look of desire appeared in his eyes, and said softly in an extremely ambiguous tone, "How about I be your woman tonight?" (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!