You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 929 He Is Not Havlicek After All
Chapter 9: He Wasn't Havlicek After All
Wei Xia lay out of bounds. Although he never saw Robertson dunk with his own eyes, he knew it was done.

He was extremely happy, but he couldn't even take the initiative to turn over, if only his arms could move.

The joy of helping the team get the match point was quickly swallowed up by the inability to move the arm and the continuous pain in the shoulder.

It's like reminding him not to be happy too early, it's not over yet.

In any case, he couldn't play again for the remaining ten seconds. Fortunately, his teammates didn't let the Warriors complete a miraculous comeback within ten seconds.

This 6-point advantage was held to the end.

全场比赛，韦夏的休息时间不到半分钟，超过47分半钟的出场时间，他拿下48分18篮板8助攻5抢断4封盖以及被人忽略的7次失误。

Combined with his playing time, his ball possession rate, his value to this game, 7 turnovers, there is no need to take it seriously.

3 is better than 2
In the words of Mark Jackson: "The 76ers won the match point in a pure man's game. Now, the Warriors should feel the crisis. The 74 wins in the regular season can no longer provide them with any help. The 76ers are only one victory away from becoming the fourth team in NBA history to achieve at least three consecutive championships."

Wei Xia has not told the rest of the team about his hand injury.

He gradually realized that what he suffered was not an injury, he had this experience in the old days-yes, his injury and John Havlicek should be the same shoulder tear.

The things he has been worrying about, the things he has been praying not to happen to him, still seem to be difficult to escape the teasing of the god of fate.

He had to, like Havlicek, be stopped by injuries at the most glorious critical point of his life.

Will it end like this?

He was reimbursed for the season due to injury, and the Warriors defeated them in two consecutive games?

Or did he play with injuries, fight heroically like Havlicek until the tie-break, and then be defeated by his opponent, resulting in a glorious defeat?
Any result is not acceptable to Wei Xia.

At this time, he didn't dare to move his right arm at all, and kept a posture from the end of the game to come to the reporters on the scene.

Since his posture remains unchanged from beginning to end, he looks like a soldier who has just been discharged from the army.

Because he was concerned about his shoulder injury, when he was interviewed, he followed Kobe's advice as if he had just joined the Lakers back then, and answered a question in a few words.

The reporter expressed his understanding of his performance.

He regarded Wei Xia's sudden autism as a sign that he was too tired to talk anymore.

This is a reasonable angle, Wei Xia is indeed exhausted and has no more energy left, but the pain in his shoulder has taken away his tired consciousness, and now he just wants to know how his injury is.

After the on-site interview, Wei Xia returned to the locker room.

Here, he doesn't hide anymore.

Wesha first broke the news of his possible torn shoulder to Jay Wright.

Wright didn't say anything, but asked the team doctor to take Wei Xia to the corner for detailed examination.

The team doctor casually made a few movements on Wei Xia's right shoulder, and the intense pain made Wei Xia tremble.

"The situation is very bad." The team doctor said, "You must go to the hospital for a comprehensive examination."

Wei Xia asked: "What should I do if my shoulder is really hurt?"

The team doctor said in embarrassment: "I'm afraid you have to end the season early."

Wei Xia was speechless.

Previously, he suffered three injuries.

Once in college, he injured his foot after the Big East finals in his freshman season, and was injured again in the seventh game against the Suns in his rookie season. Then there was the well-known ACL tear in the 2008 Finals.

Injuries during his freshman year cost him March Madness that year, but it also allowed him to acquire Skywalker talent.

Injuries during his rookie season kept him from being at his best in the semifinals, and after the Lakers were eliminated, he caught glimpses of the future in his sleep.

Then, the ACL tear in 2008 made Weisha recuperate for a whole year. When the Lakers decided to let him go and did not match any offer on the market, he represented Larry Bird in Game 1987 of the [-] Finals on his way out of Los Angeles. This gave Wei Xia a sense of the finals, which is no less than the strengthening of the touch.

Is he going to give up his chance for a three-peat this time for another great talent?

No, if there is a choice, he would rather not have talent, he wants to return to the finals, he wants to win, he wants to win the championship, he no longer needs to get other talents.

However, the sharp pain from his right shoulder, and the tearing feeling that made him almost cry every time he twisted it, made him realize that he might not be as brave as he imagined.

At least compared to Havlicek, he is much worse.

In the era when sports medicine was far less developed than today, Havlicek blocked his future, endured severe pain, and forced to play three Eastern Conference finals.

Wei Xia only simulated one game in the arena and never tried it again. When the same pain came to him, he felt that he could not play with this terrible pain like Havlicek.

He was ashamed and ashamed that he hadn't put everything on his back the way Havlicek had.

He and Havlicek faced different situations.

At that time, Havlicek just wanted to prove that he could succeed without Bill Russell, and Wei Xia had already proved his success. All he had to do was to keep the future, or block the future to chase the three consecutive championships that may only be possible for the rest of his life.

Of course he wants to keep playing, but he's not sure how much he can perform in this physical condition.

Both Wesha and Curry were absent from the press conference that night.

Curry needs to go to the hospital to check his ankle, and Wei Xia also needs to go to the hospital to check his shoulder.

The main players of the two teams were injured at the same time, but it made the Golden State media whim.

Although Curry is the unanimous MVP, he and the entire team have achieved each other. Without this team to help him lay a foundation, he may not be able to lead the team to 70 wins even in the universe.

Although the 76ers have always been regarded as the inheritance of the traditional Big Three in the East, Weixia's priority and grade are obviously higher than Cousins ​​and Hayward.

Take the Finals as an example, without Wei Xia, the 76ers would be swept by the Warriors.

With Wei Xia, they can fight the Warriors until they are unconscious, and then win.

The changes brought about by Wei Xia cannot be represented by data alone.

If Wei Xia's injury is serious, then the Warriors are likely to turn defeat into victory in the remaining two games.

This is a disaster for the 76ers, who are only one step away from success.

Wei Xia and the team doctor came to the hospital for an emergency examination.

The local doctors are very professional, after all, they are organizations that have business dealings with the Warriors.

Wei Xia's attending doctor is a Chinese named Li Daoping. After examining Wei Xia, he said directly: "Although your shoulder axis is damaged, the key problem lies in the shoulder. It has been dislocated. I will help you reset it now."

Wei Xia bent over, grasping the right forearm with his left hand, with a painful expression.

At this time, Li Daoping immediately moved a chair, let Wei Xia sit down, and helped him reset his shoulder, and then the team doctor who accompanied him fixed the ice pack on the injured part with plastic wrap.

"Your shoulder is very fragile now and cannot withstand impact. Once it encounters external pressure, it is very likely to dislocate again. Of course, this is not fatal. If you encounter this problem in life, you can reset it yourself with the help of others, but this will cause you to dislocate. Only surgery can cure this problem."

Li Daoping told Wei Xia in detail.

Wei Xia was already pale with pain, "Can I play the game?"

"If I remember correctly, your right hand is your dominant hand?" Li Daoping asked.

Wei Xia said stubbornly, "My left hand is just as good."

"But you can't play with only one hand." Li Daoping said, "I said that if your right shoulder is oppressed by external forces, even if you raise your hand to grab the ball, it may cause shoulder dislocation. Although the reset is not difficult, the pain it will cause you is unimaginable. I don't think anyone can play through a finals with such pain."

Wei Xia's heart is as uncertain as Li Daoping's.

But he must not give up here: "Do you know John Havlicek? He once encountered a more serious injury than me, but he still played three games with a shoulder that could not move!"

"I'm not trying to convince you, Wish. I've just never seen anyone play a game with this kind of pain." Li Daoping wanted Wei Xia to recall the pain during the reset. "You may dislocate more than a dozen times in a game. Considering the intensity of the finals, this number may be slightly conservative."

"Moreover, once a more serious tear occurs, it will have an irreversible impact on your future career."

Li Daoping did his duty and told Wei Xia everything he needed to know.

The confidence and self-confidence that Wei Xia borrowed from Havlicek are gone. He is not Havlicek. Although he has been chasing the opponent's footsteps, perhaps his current achievements have more or less surpassed the latter, but he is always himself, not Havlicek.

At least for now, he doesn't have the courage to tell Wright solemnly while sitting in the locker room and putting on thick shoulder pads: "I want to come back!"

The team doctor saw that Wei Xia was engaged in a fierce ideological struggle.

He didn't expect that Wei Xia was still hesitating.

What is there to hesitate about?It's about the future, even if the chance of three consecutive championships is irreversible, is it possible to take risks for it?
Wei Xia is only 32 years old. This is the age when Michael Jordan started his second three consecutive championships. If he misses this opportunity, can't he start all over again?
"Wish"

"Stop it, CJ," Wei Xia said with a smile, "I haven't made a decision yet."

That's what I said, but for a strong person like him, if he didn't make up his mind on the spot and was tortured by this injury for a day or two, would he still have the courage to come back?
The team doctor believes that Wei Xia may go through a difficult ideological struggle, but he will eventually succumb to reality.

Playing with injuries is naturally a noble quality, and it is also a reserved item for casting hero legends, but today's players are much more expensive than in the past.

Players at the same level as Wei Xia, no matter who encounters his injury, it is impossible to think of coming back.

Losing the game is only temporary, if the injury worsens and bury the future, you will have to regret it for the rest of your life.

(End of this chapter)