I just want to play healthy basketball

Chapter 161 Both sides hurt? (big chapter)

The first round of the NBA playoffs this year is a five-game three-win system. The Bucks went to two cities first, and they won the Pacers by more than 10 points in each game. This puts pressure on the Pacers is self-evident.

Under normal circumstances, in a few days, the Pacers' season will be completely over.Then you can prepare for the next draft.

However, the Pacers are a championship team!Even if a potential rookie is selected, it takes time to develop a rookie.

The Pacers can afford to wait, but can Reggie Miller afford it?You know Reggie Miller is 36 years old!

In fact, this season the Pacers have already done all the work to prepare for the championship.

O'Neal has finally been cultivated, with both offense and defense, and can support the Pacers' offensive and defensive systems.

Reggie Miller seems to be out of the system without the ball, but he is actually recharging his energy and is ready to stand up at the critical moment to turn the tide!

Even when the team is in an unfavorable situation, Reggie Miller can still condescend to lead the unremarkable substitute players to chase points with his old body.

In addition, the trade of Brad Miller and Ron Artest from the Bulls is also the most successful trade the Pacers have made this season.

The arrival of Artest has perfectly reinforced the Pacers' flanks.

Although Brad Miller is not yet an All-Star center in the future, he is at least a top ten center in the league.

The most important thing is that these two are tough enough. One dares to play Jordan and the other dares to play O'Neal. They are indeed the players that Isiah Thomas needs.

As for point guard Jamal Tinsley, although he is still a bit immature, he is also a player with visible talent and the level of an NBA starter.

If the Pacers hadn't met the Bucks, even if they were close to the Eastern Conference finals, they wouldn't be hopeless.

This season, the Pacers have only the eighth record in the East in the regular season, mainly because of the injuries of O'Neal and Al Harrington, plus the need to train Jamal Tinsley.

Then there was the mid-season trade for Brad Miller and Artest. Because the lineup needed to be adjusted and adjusted, the Pacers struggled.

It has to be said that sometimes the regular season record does not fully reflect the strength of the team.Today's Pacers definitely have the strength of the top four in the East!
It can only be said that the Pacers were unlucky, they happened to make it to the playoffs, and they happened to meet the Bucks, who rank first in absolute strength in the Eastern Conference!
Although the Bucks' defense is average, they mainly rely on offense to win.

But the Bucks have too many stars, even if the defense is mediocre, the hope of winning in the playoffs is great.

What the Bucks need to worry about most is the first round of the playoffs, because it is a five-game three-win system, the Bucks are not lucky, and there is still a chance of being hacked.

If it is in a seven-game four-win game, the Eastern Conference really cannot find a team that can beat the Bucks head-on.

Why do you say that?Because the Bucks are all soldiers, not only the number of stars is large, but the quality of the substitutes is also better than most teams in the league.

This year's NBA games are intense, and in the eyes of fans, they are the best. This is the hot-blooded and most passionate era.

But it is not without problems, that is, role players are indeed a few grades worse than ten years later.

Role players don't have that strong offensive ability these days, but then again, on the defensive end, there are two brushes anyway.

Bucks players, even as substitutes, have offensive capabilities.

Although the level of defense varies from person to person, a role player with offensive ability will bring more variables to the game and more variables to win the game.

In the case of good quality role players, the Bucks have many stars, which is another big advantage.

In other words, even if the Bucks lose points in the starting lineup, the second lineup may win back the lost points, which makes the Bucks invincible.

The Pacers also know that the Bucks are difficult to deal with, but if it was the Bucks last year, the Pacers still have no chance to fight hard.

But now, He Li, the rookie master suddenly appeared, or Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, such an undefendable monster, what can people do?
The Pacers coach did some research.

Good guy, after two games, He Li averaged 30 points per game!
Someone pondered for a while, Jordan's law is not very effective in restricting Heli, so is there any other effective way to restrict Heli?
It's okay if you don't study, once you study...

Research shows that in the past 20 years, only Jordan has averaged 30+ points per game.

The point is that He Li doesn't take many shots, averaging 18.5 shots per game.

Of course, He Licai played two playoff games, and this data is not "reliable".

But as far as He Li's current performance is concerned, it can really surprise people.

Everyone was surprised that He Li was not a regular season brush, but could indeed perform quite well in the playoffs.

What is even more surprising is that in the playoffs, the Bucks' overall scoring data dropped.

However, when He Li's playing time did not increase, not only did his personal scoring data not decrease significantly, but his true shooting percentage increased.

Are the playoffs more accurate than the regular season?Is this really Jordan playing on the court?
No, Jordan didn't have such an incredible three-pointer!
"He Li's three-point shooting and free throw ability are enviable!"

Obviously the Pacers have a historical three-point shooter like Reggie Miller, and Reggie Miller's foul-making ability is not weak.

But when everyone saw He Li, who was more accurate in three-pointers and more accurate in free throws, they could only feel helpless.

He Li suddenly appeared on the court, a monster who averaged 18.5 shots per game and averaged 30 points per game. Just looking at this data, you know that there is no way to deal with it.

In fact, if you want to target a powerful character like He Li, you will undoubtedly need to spend more energy.

However, time waits for no one.

After the game between the Pacers and the Bucks on April 4, the next playoff game, which may also be the last match between the two teams this season, will be held on April 22.

In other words, the Pacers only have three and a half days to play.

In such a short period of time, how can a team develop a set of practical tactics that can limit He Li's offensive ability?

Therefore, the Pacers can only take the simplest and most brutal method.

Regardless of whether it can be achieved or not, the Pacers have to give it a try, even if He Li has already enjoyed the star whistle in the playoffs.

……

Time soon came to April 4, and the Bucks arrived in Indianapolis early to prepare for tomorrow's game.

Preparing for the playoffs this year puts a lot of pressure on the players.

Because they are confined to hotels and training halls and are basically isolated from the outside world, coupled with the boring daily training and playing, the mental state of the players is not very good.

If you want to win in the playoffs, you need a certain amount of experience.

No one pointed out that many people have already "lost" since the preparations before the playoffs.

He Li is not a role player, but the boss of the team, the core of the team, He Li has a big dog, Cassel and others take good care of him, so he can naturally adapt to all this well.

In addition, there is a sleep aid set, which also saves He Li a lot of unnecessary troubles.

On the 26th, when He Li boarded the Conseco Arena, he didn't feel uncomfortable at all, but was a little excited.

"It's within your strength, let's have fun!

Today I just want to sweat, but I don't really have any other requirements.

Wish I could enjoy it! "

This is He Li's first playoff game on the road, and it is still commemorative.

He Li felt that all this could be recorded with high scores and sweat.

However, He Li can also guess that the Pacers will definitely not let him score so easily, and even have thoughts about him.

Unsurprisingly, when the starting players came on the field, the Pacers gave He Lilai a big blow.

He Li made his final appearance, and the last big player was Big Dog.

Seeing this, He Li chuckled, but when the big dog came out, his expression was quite serious.

"He Li once again won the ball for the Bucks in the jump ball."

"The reason why the Pacers didn't shoot Jermaine O'Neal was to prevent the Bucks from playing fast breaks."

"The whole court is pressing, and the Bucks are not advancing fast. The Pacers have two people following He Li at any time to prevent He Li from receiving the ball."

The Pacers' strategy is simple, go around the front to defend and avoid He Li from receiving the ball.

Even though He Li was standing on the outside line, waiting to pick and roll for Dagou and Cassel, someone was watching him closely.

However, while He Li was observing the situation of the game, Jermaine O'Neal bumped into He Li from behind.

He Li didn't stand firm, but he didn't fall, he just staggered.

If it were the regular season, maybe He Li would get the superstar call, and O'Neal would be an off-ball foul.

Indeed, there is obviously a foul action here, which can even be regarded as a malicious tactical foul.

But now it's the playoffs, and Jermaine O'Neal even has repeated reasons, saying that he is stuck with He Li, so...

Nothing happened on the field.

He Li even took the initiative to run without the ball, making an action of catching the ball from the outside and shooting a three-pointer.

"Can't be provoked, can't I hide?"

He Li avoided excessive physical contact with other Pacers players in an off-ball manner.

No matter how tough a tough guy is, he is still a body, not steel after all.Taking a step back, even a machine will wear out if it is touched too much.

There is no need for He Li to go head-to-head with the losers like the Pacers, just like He Li was bitten by a mosquito, and it is impossible to get back from the mosquito bite.

Even if it bites back, isn't it still a mouthful of blood?There is no need for He Li to disgust himself like this.

He Li ran outside, O'Neal did not continue to chase, the Pacers began to switch defenses, let Artest follow up.

Seeing this, Cassell was very decisive, and immediately passed the ball to the big dog, letting the big dog fight the big, and challenge O'Neal.

The big dog has sharp feet and good handwork. He dribbles the ball twice, pulls back with an emergency stop, shakes O'Neal away, and gets a good shot.

It's just that, although it was a good shot this time, the big dog shot from a two-point distance, and the ball hit the iron with a duang.

He Li had no idea about the rebound, but by coincidence, the ball landed not far in front of He Li.

At this time, He Li didn't think much about it, and subconsciously followed what George Karl had ordered in the past - rushing to grab the rebound, and then complete the second attack.

"He Li grabbed the rebound, and He Li made a mid-range skyhook!"

"This is He Li, this is He Li under Jordan's rules! He Li completed the shot in the double-team of three people, successfully hit the ball, and scored two points for the Bucks first."

"That's right, not only two points, but also a free throw. He Li's attack should be able to score three points for the Bucks!"

He Li's Skyhook was really tough this day, and what he got in was also soul-stirring.

That is, after He Li voted, he was a little uncomfortable because of the confrontation before and after.

There is no vertical jump rule these days, and defensive players jump directly at offensive players.

Someone in front of He Li stretched out his hand to block the cover, and someone behind him chased the cap. Although none of them stopped He Li's shot, they all hit He Li mercilessly.

Think about it carefully, as a competitor, there is nothing to show mercy.

The playoffs are not a dinner party!
From the Pacers' point of view, He Li, that bastard, is going to bloodbath us three times. Is it possible that we still have to be polite to He Li, and then happily send He Li away?

Not cheap!

Obviously, the Pacers chose to stand and die, even if they died, they would have to drag them into the water.

Only half a minute after the start of the game, He Li suffered a lot of confrontation.

If this intensity continues, even if He Li puts on the protective gear and goes on the field, it is inevitable that he will be injured.

He Li had to be more careful about this.

"If it's not a last resort, find an opportunity to pass the ball to your teammates!"

When he shot the free throw, He Li had already thought about what to do next.

He Li is a star, and a star who has just emerged this season. He is highly praised by the league and has more or less star whistle in the playoffs.

It is impossible for the Pacers to blatantly foul He Li without the ball.

He Li runs without the ball on the outside and supports in a high position. It is impossible for someone to find He Li to fight against him all the time, right?

As He Li thought, the Pacers really have nothing to do with He Li.

Reasonable not to provide them with a chance to confront, they tried again. After eating a few whistles, they didn't feel wronged anymore.

The number of off-ball fouls is counted first, and the team has enough fouls. Only one off-ball foul will result in free throws.

The Bucks are good at starting free throws. Although the Pacers' purpose is to get rid of He Li through unfair competition, there is no need to send the Bucks free throws to earn points.

As long as He Li is on the field, they can always find opportunities to target He Li.

As the saying goes, there is only a thousand days to be a thief, but there is no thousand days to guard against a thief.

Although He Li was already very careful, he still got hit in the end.

With 4 minutes left in the first quarter, He Li made a jump shot from beyond the three-point line.

Obviously He Li had already taken a step back, but when Artest came to defend, he still resolutely rushed towards He Lifei.

Although He Li has already shot a three-pointer, his knee collided with Artest's knee in the end.

In the end, He Li made a three-pointer, but he also fell down.

Before he fell to the ground, He Li felt a sharp pain in his knee, which was so painful that he almost cried out.

When it reached the ground, He Li fell again, and the situation became even worse.

Coincidentally, Artest also fell to the ground, covering his knees with a painful face.

After the referee and other players came around, Artest still clenched his fist and slammed the floor hard, perhaps this would offset some of the pain.

He Li acted relatively calm, but everyone saw that He Li was still lying on the ground with knee pads on, his forehead was sweating from pain, and he opened his mouth wide to inhale one mouthful after another, so everyone knew that the situation on He Li's side was not optimistic.

Soon, the team doctors of the two teams came up. After some understanding and preliminary diagnosis, both He Li and Artest will be carried off the field for further physical examination.

On the way, the team doctor continued to ask He Li: "How do you feel?"

At this time, He Li was observing the system panel to confirm his injury.

After a cursory look, He Li did not find any indication of injury in the status bar, but the problem was that He Li clearly felt the pain on his knees was still very strong.

In this regard, He Li didn't know what to do, so he could only answer his teammates honestly: "It hurts."

"Oh, it's a pity too. I think I missed a free throw."

He Li wants to be like Klay Thompson, even if he is injured, he still has to shoot free throws, so as to inspire his teammates and boost morale.

But the team doctor immediately frowned and stopped He Li and said, "Don't do this, you are still young, let's think more about the future!
Let's go for a physical examination first, and it may be confirmed by the testing of medical equipment that there is nothing wrong with your condition.

what do you think?Just like you did four days ago, just get some sleep! "

He Li was silent for a moment, actually looking at the status bar of the system panel, and found that the status bar was still the same as before, and no other status was updated.

Therefore, He Li felt that maybe what the team doctor said made sense.

Ever since, He Li smiled at the team doctor: "I would like to borrow your good words."

Not long after He Li was taken back, someone brought his sleep aid suit.

Soon, He Li was fully assembled, and he was unconscionably at the mercy of others, but he fell asleep first.

Speaking of falling asleep, He Li's knees still hurt a lot, and He Li had to prepare for tens of seconds before officially falling asleep.

But after waking up, He Li felt that there was nothing wrong with him.

There must be nothing wrong with the knee, and I didn't even listen to the advice of the team doctor, so I went down to the ground and tried it.

Sure enough, it didn't hurt at all.

It seems that as the system status bar shows, He Li is not injured, but was bumped at the beginning, and it really hurts.

Perhaps the skin and soft tissues of He Li's knee were damaged, but under the protection of the knee pads, there was nothing serious, it was not considered an injury, and after a high-quality sleep, it healed itself.

In short, He Li thinks so.

However, He Li heard the team doctor say: "He Li doesn't have to hold on anymore, I know you really want to play, but you can't, absolutely not!

This time your injury was serious, not only the soft tissue on the knee was damaged, but also the cartilage of the knee joint was damaged to a certain extent.

Fortunately, the meniscus and cruciate ligament did not find any problems.

But it is conservatively estimated that it will take at least a week to recuperate. "

The team doctor had plausible words, but He Li was stunned for a while.

But He Li had preconceived that he was fine, so he tried a little more.

After that, He Li didn't notice any discomfort, whether it was the inaction of touching the pain before, the insufficient take-off from the spot, or the sideways movement of small steps.

The team doctor was speechless as he watched He Li do such a test.

"My medical report should be fine, right?"

He Li tested the way of the team doctor, the team doctor was silent for a while before saying: "You have to believe in science and doctors."

"I believe you are a ghost! You are a bad old man!" He Li thought to himself.

At this time, He Li somewhat guessed why the team doctor tried to convince him that he had an injury.

After all, you have to do a full set of acting!
Acting, how can there be a real acting effect?

If He Li hadn't read Uncle Zhao's "Selling Abductees" trilogy, He Li would have believed what the team doctor said.

It's like believing in Kobe's Los Angeles at four o'clock in the morning, but Mrs. Ke personally said that Kobe seldom gets up at four o'clock in the morning.

It's like believing in James' brother basketball, but often the former Britney became Mrs. Niu after being abandoned.

It can only be said that a man's mouth is a deceiving ghost.

Compared with trusting others, He Li still believes more in himself.

"Okay, I believe you. It's just that the game is not over yet? I'm going to play, so what should I do next?"

Hearing what He Li said, the team doctor was also very helpless.

In fact, seeing the medical report, the team doctor knew that He Li would not be able to hide it for too long.

Who would have thought that as soon as He Li woke up, he knew that there was no problem with his knee, and he was not fooled at all.

There is no way, everyone can only continue to perform embarrassing tricks.

"Wait a minute, I'll put you on a crash knee pad. I think you need this."

"Yes, I think I need it too."

Team doctor: "..."

(End of this chapter)