Zhiba NBA

Chapter 189 (180) Recurrence

There was no suspense in the game on November 11. The Magic were a young team, and the "Warcraft" Howard, who had not yet grown up, was no match for Yao Ming at all. He won an economical double-double of 8+12 and then lost.Bosh continued his excellent form and scored a game-high 11 points. 27:76 The Rockets won three consecutive victories at home.

The outcome was completely within the expectations of the media, and they focused on a more important issue - McGrady did not play again.

This time the Rockets are really not looking for an excuse to rest, but McGrady's back injury has recurred.McGrady is very strong, and he was annoyed that he missed the finals due to injury. This offseason, he started training vigorously as soon as he recovered.Due to excessive training, his back injury had a faint tendency to recur, but he didn't take it to heart.But after the two games at the beginning of the season, it hurts a lot.He had no choice but to report the matter to Wang Yuanfei.

As soon as Yuan Fei felt bad, he immediately called Jones, the team doctor and vice president of the team, and asked Jones to invite several medical experts.After diagnosis by several experts, they felt that McGrady must not be able to play in the short term, and gave two treatment options.

One is to perform surgery, but due to the sensitive location of the knife, the risk of surgery is high, and the recovery will take at least 6 months, and half of the playoffs will be played by then.And McGrady, who has just recovered, can hardly guarantee his condition, and it is not too far from being reimbursed for the season; the second is conservative treatment, temporarily giving up the game and recuperating at home.Receive physical traction and electrical shock stimulation therapy.This therapy has very little risk and can treat symptoms rather than the root cause.I don't know when it will come back again.

Yuan Fei immediately stated that no matter which treatment option McGrady chooses, the team will fully support him in his treatment.Even if McGrady wants to have surgery, the Rockets are strong enough to wait for his comeback in the second half of the playoffs.

After serious consideration, McGrady made a decision that most people opposed, and he insisted on the operation.

"Are you crazy?" Jones immediately objected: "This operation is very risky. If something goes wrong, you may never be able to play basketball again! Even if it succeeds, it does not guarantee that you will come back before the finals."

"I believe in my teammates. They have already won a championship without me." McGrady smiled: "I believe they will persist until I come back next year. And I will definitely come back healthy!"

Yuan Fei also smiled, "Although Tracy is an employee of the team, the operation is his personal matter after all. We can't force it. Since Mr. Jones has made a suggestion, it is his own business whether to listen or not."

Now that the small owner of the team and McGrady himself have agreed, the surgery has been settled.Yuan Fei thinks that since the decision is made, it must be done immediately.Recovery time after surgery is a race against time.One day earlier, one day earlier in the playoffs.

On November 11, McGrady was sent to the operating room. While the operation was in progress, the game between the Rockets and the Heat also started.

The Rockets are without McGrady, and the Heat are without O'Neal.The Sharks missed the rest of the game due to a sprained right ankle in the first game, and he is expected to miss another 2 weeks or so.

The Heat in the summer reinforcements are also very deep. They sent a combination of Alonzo Mourning, Udonis Haslem, Antoine Walker, Dwyane Wade, and Jason Williams. On the bench, there are old Payton, James Posey, future three-pointer Jason Kapono, and veteran Rockets player Shanton Anderson.

But the Rockets suffered because of the matchup at the second position. Reid's defense was not effective, and he was completely restrained when he encountered an explosive player like Wade who started the first step super fast.Wade kept attacking the inside, except for layups and free throws. He scored 13 points in the first quarter.The poor defensive end also hit Reed's shooting confidence, and he felt cold and missed consecutive shots.

Adelman, who has always been inaction, was also alert, and immediately arranged for Reid and Jefferson to switch defenses.But this time Reid met one of the strongest players in the 3rd position-Fat Toutuo Walker.Walker is 206cm tall and weighs 111kg. In terms of stature, only Artest and Turkoglu are among the few small forwards in the league who can match him.And Walker's skills are also very comprehensive. Seeing that the defensive player is a circle smaller, he immediately fell to the low post and asked for the ball in singles, which made Reed complain again and again.

Adelman made adjustments, rookies Roy and Span duo replaced debut.Although Roy's stature is not superior to Reed's, his defense is much more correct.It is not in vain to fight Wade head-to-head in a well-organized way.

When the two sides fought to the last 2 minutes, the Heat led by 84 points at 88:4.Williams missed a three-pointer and Bosh got the rebound.Roy controlled the ball to the frontcourt, faced Wade without giving in and hit a three-pointer.

"This ball really looks like McGrady!" Adelman couldn't help but clenched his fists and applauded.

Walker wanted to return a three-pointer, but unfortunately his shooting ability was mediocre and he missed the shot.But Wade got out from the crowd and grabbed the priceless rebound.Pass to Mourning again, and the latter makes a mid-range shot! 87:90!

Yao Ming's singles missed at the critical moment, but fortunately Wade's breakthrough layup also missed.With only 29 seconds left in the game, Bosh hit the basket and caused Haslem to foul.He shot steadily and made 2 free throws, only 1 point away!
But at this time, the remaining time was less than 24 seconds, and the Rockets had to foul.Wade made two free throws to widen the gap again.

The Rockets used up the last timeout and had to replace all the players with accurate shots to fight for the last three-pointer.In the end, the ball was handed over to Reid. He stopped to catch the ball and turned around for a jumper while sprinting. The ball flew high in the air, very far, and hit!This recalled three-pointer brought the Rockets back from the death line.

It's a pity that things are often not perfect. After replaying the video, the referee determined that Reed's foot stepped on the three-point line just before the shot, and the ball was changed to a 2-pointer. 91:92 The Rockets are still one point behind.

With the old Payton making two free throws, the Rockets had no chance in the final attack and ended in a narrow defeat.It was also their first loss of the season.Although Yao Ming played well and scored a team-high 24+14, he was no match for Wade's quasi-triple-double of 32+10+8.

However, the Rockets players did not feel the loss of losing. As soon as the game was over, they immediately asked the team staff how McGrady's surgery was.

At this time Adelman's cell phone rang, and it was Yuanfei's call.Ashuai immediately informed the players of the news—the operation was very successful, and McGrady is expected to return in May next year.

(End of this chapter)