am i proud?

Chapter 70 Injury Invasion (Today's second update)

2001年这时期NBA季后赛首轮还施行五场三胜制，主客场安排则是2-2-1，热火与黄蜂的首场比赛于2001年4月22日晚上如期打响。

The Hornets sent out the usual starting lineup for the regular season: point guard "bearded" Baron Davis, shooting guard "Mickey Mouse" David Wesley, small forward Jamal Mashburn, power forward PJ Brown, and center Eldon Campbell.

The Heat's starting lineup has changed: point guard Hardaway, shooting guard Jones, small forward Bowen, power forward Mason, and center Grant.

Riley mentioned Bowen to the starting lineup, and it seems that he still wants to strengthen the perimeter defense, especially the defense against Mashburn.

As for the offense, apart from Bowen, which one of the Heat's starting lineup has not averaged double figures?
If you only look at the average data in the regular season, the Hornets' offensive power obviously seems to be better, because they have Mashburn, who can average 20.1 points per game.

In this era, an average of more than 20 points per game can be regarded as an All-Star scorer, and an average of more than 25 points per game can be called a "super scorer".

Except for Iverson in the regular season this season, no one averaged more than 30 points per game, and there were only 25 people who averaged more than 8 points per game.

Eddie Jones has the highest scoring average on the Heat's side. He averaged only 17.4 points per game this season, a significant drop from last season.

However, for the Heat, Jones, Mason, Grant, Hardaway, Wang Dalin, and Mourning scored in double figures per game, while the Hornets only had Mashburn, Wesley, Davis, and Campbell. In fact, the Heat's offensive power is stronger than the Hornets.

And the head coaches of the two teams are not at the same level. Although Paul Silas is a good coach, how can he compare with Pat Riley, the "magic fortune teller"?
So Wang Dalin was very surprised why the Heat lost to the Hornets in the first round in the original time and space, and were swept out 3:0.

Even if you don't have yourself in the team, the Heat's strength is firmly above the Hornets?
This is often the case. The two teams are not just competing for strength on paper. Who will win and who will lose...you will not know until you have played.

What's more, Wang Dalin didn't know that in the original history, Mason played 4 minutes against the Bucks on the night of April 18. As a result, he felt discomfort in his calf after the game. When he went to the hospital for an examination, he found that he had a hamstring strain and needed to rest for 40-2 weeks.

So in the original time and space, Mason missed the Heat's first round of the playoffs against the Hornets due to injury.

Suddenly lacking a strongman who averaged 16.1 points, 9.6 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game, the Heat are obviously not good on both the offensive and defensive ends. It is normal that they can't beat the Hornets.

……

About 6 minutes into the first quarter, the score between the two sides was 12:11, with the Heat trailing by 1 point.

After all, it was the playoffs, and both sides played more cautiously, deliberately lowering the pace of the game.However, the shooting percentages of both teams are not bad, so the scoring does not appear to be very low.

When it was the Heat's turn to attack, Hardaway called for a pick-and-roll from the outside. Mason came over to help him block it, and then quickly slid down.

Hardaway's pass was very timely. After receiving the ball, Mason immediately jumped up high and wanted to make a dunk. As a result...

"Snapped!"

"Boom!"

"what……"

Campbell immediately pulled Mason down. This was a very vicious foul. Mason fell sideways in mid-air, and let out a miserable scream after falling to the ground.

The scream was so hoarse that almost all the 19200 spectators in the American Airlines Center Arena heard it.

Grant was so furious that he stepped forward and pushed Campbell, who staggered and almost fell into the crowd of reporters behind the basket.

"Fack! You're fucking murdering!"

After pushing this, Grant was still cursing and wanted to step forward to give Campbell some color. Jones and Hardaway hurried over and hugged him.

"Brian, don't fight, do you want to be sent off?" Hardaway yelled in his ear, "Let's see how Anthony is doing!"

Campbell may have known he was in the wrong, so he didn't fight back. He retreated behind Mashburn and Brown and became a turtle.

Mason was lying on the ground, with his left hand stroking his right shoulder, with a painful expression on his face.The sweat all over his face, I don't know whether it was from sweating or from the pain.

The team doctor came up to check and shook his head at Riley.

Mason's right shoulder is seriously injured and needs to be sent to the hospital for further examination immediately. It is not known whether he has injured any bones.

However, the team doctor has already made a rough judgment based on naked eye observation. Mason's right shoulder is probably broken...

When Mason was carried off the field on a stretcher, the audience stood up and gave him warm applause. When the stretcher passed by the bench, Mason endured the pain and said to his teammates, "Don't worry about me, promise me...you must kill them!"

There was a hint of ferocity on Riley's face, and he held his hand and said in a deep voice: "Anthony, you rest at ease, we will definitely defeat them...for you!"

Mourning gritted his teeth and said angrily, "Anthony, don't worry!"

Hardaway also came over and said, "We will definitely win!"

Although the usual relationship between Wang Dalin and Mason is not as "iron porcelain" as that of House, they get along pretty well.

He played a lot of games in his previous life, and there were also cases of injuries and withdrawals during games, but he didn't feel it, after all, it was just a game.

Now seeing his teammate injured and leaving the field, he naturally has mixed feelings in his heart, wishing to go up and beat Campbell up.

But he knew that this would definitely not work, no matter what, since this is a basketball court, anything that happens on the court... must be resolved with basketball!

……

The referee called Campbell such a bad foul that he only called a common foul, and Grant got a T for pushing him just now.

After a commotion, Grant was replaced, and Wang Dalin and Mourning appeared.

Seeing Mourning enter the court with a murderous look on his face, Davis, Brown, Mashburn and Wesley couldn't help feeling a chill behind their backs.

What the hell!

Campbell, you are so weak!
Who the hell are you doing wrong, but why did you overturn Mourning's teammates?

Don't you know that this guy is a famous "iron blood"?

Did you forget that he dragged Baldy Fan across the floor for more than 20 meters that year?

Could it be that you thought he would become weak after a kidney replacement?
Can't lift the knife anymore?
Or... are you so drifting?

……

No matter how false the Hornets players are, the game still has to continue. Since the fouled Mason has already left the field, Hardaway will take the two free throws instead of him.

Hardaway lived up to expectations and made two free throws. The score came to 12:13, and the Heat led by 1 point.

When it was the Hornets' turn to attack, Davis dribbled the ball steadily to the frontcourt. Facing Hardaway's defense, he wanted to use his height and weight to directly crush him into the three-second zone. As soon as he entered the three-second zone, he saw a towering man standing upright.

Mourning just moved one step and blocked Davis' path to the basket.

Facing the best defensive player and block leader last season, Davis dared not make a mistake, and quickly hit the ground and passed the ball to Campbell on the right.

Campbell is more than three meters away from the basket, and because Mourning is going to defend Davis, he is in the open at the moment...

Facing this kind of opportunity, Campbell didn't dare to hesitate at all, and immediately made a layup, but as soon as he made the shot, he felt that the light above his head was much darker...

"Snapped!"

What an iron-blooded hot pot!
Mourning took off immediately with a sliding step. Although he is slightly shorter than Campbell, his shot-blocking ability is historical.He blocked the ball very "cruelly". Not only did he push the ball down, but he also pushed Campbell on his back.

Wang Dalin followed Campbell to grab the second spot, and then passed the ball to Hardaway.

After passing the ball, Wang Dalin ran forward quickly, looked back while running, and saw Mourning running forward slowly, looking around while running, no one in the Hornets dared to look at him.

Wang Dalin couldn't help feeling a little proud: "It seems that Mourning is really angry this time, Hornets, are you ready to meet the wrath of 'Iron Man'?"

……

(Lao Wang: There will be a third update at 10 o'clock tonight!)

(End of this chapter)