Zhiba NBA

Chapter 221 (220) Imperfect comeback

A fierce battle is not a bad thing, and the final 1-point victory after falling behind for most of the halftime helped the Rockets sound the alarm.Yuan Fei and A Shuai agreed that it is easier to ensure victory by maintaining such a state of vigilance.Even going to Dallas is the same.

But there was a problem with public opinion.Houston fans have complained that the head star McGrady has not come back, so that they have little interest.The official caliber of the Rockets has always said that McGrady may come back in the second round of the playoffs, but the fans are looking forward to the stars and the moon, but they have not yet expected McGrady.Especially when the media recently revealed that McGrady has started training with the team, the hearts of the fans are even tighter.

This time it's really not some unscrupulous media person like Jin deliberately spreading rumors to cause trouble, but McGrady really started training with the team.When he joined the training, Ashuai quickly assigned an assistant coach to take McGrady and train him separately from other players.

Adelman and Wang Yuanfei quickly reached a consensus on this issue, and McGrady should not be allowed to play casually.The reason is very simple, McGrady's recovery is not ideal.Although his spine has been repaired and his old injuries that are difficult to heal have been successfully healed, due to prolonged bed rest, his muscle level has dropped a lot, and this kind of major surgery will inevitably bring about some other injuries.McGrady lost the quick, big first step on the breakouts for which he is famous, and Rocket Medical's Jones and Clanton both said the degradation is likely to be permanent.

"If McGrady loses his explosive power, will he still be a superstar?" Adelman asked himself, and there was no answer.He has rich coaching experience, but after all, he only brought Tracy McGrady for a few games and passed this talented player, and now he can only resign himself to fate.

"What I am most worried about is, if the players know that McGrady can't reach the previous level, will they still believe that we can win the championship as now." Yuan Fei expressed his concerns: "The players have been fighting with confidence before, because we know that McGrady is the trump card. Now that the last hole card has become a blank sheet of paper, we can not only rely on the cards in our hands, but also lose a potential confidence."

However, procrastination is not the solution.After all, McGrady has almost recovered to this level, and if he is delayed, he will not suddenly return to his former peak athletic level.Yuan Fei finally made up his mind.

"Let McGrady come back. The away game is in Dallas. Let's play 10 minutes first."

"Is it really good to expose yourself like this?" Dawson also had concerns.

"Sooner or later, we can't hide it. The impact of doing it in the away game can be less, so that the home fans don't question it. The less time is spent, we can also explain that McGrady is recovering." Yuan Fei explained.

In this way, in the game on May 5, McGrady was able to start, while Reid returned to the bench, and Barrett entered the DNP list.When the Dallas Mavericks saw McGrady's name on the roster before the game, everyone was surprised.

"It may be difficult for us to defeat such a powerful opponent, but we will definitely fight to the end, for the fans who love us in Dallas." Nowitzki took the lead.

"After all, the Rockets achieved such good results without Tracy McGrady. Now that the team's style of play has changed as soon as he comes back, the distribution of ball rights will be chaotic. Maybe this is our opportunity instead." Johnson put forward a different view.

The cowboys chattered and felt that the little general's opinion was quite reasonable.Instead, he mustered up his energy to fight the rocket.

This time the Mavericks once again replaced the starting center and changed to Diop to play.However, Yao Ming still succeeded in the jump ball. This is his three consecutive jump ball games against three different opponents.Billups gave the ball to Jefferson in the bottom corner, and he missed a three-pointer.Howard also bounced a three-pointer here, and McGrady took the rebound and dribbled forward directly.

Many fans held their breath nervously, the MVP is back, will he lead the Rockets to kill their beloved Mavericks?
Howard was ready to stand in front of McGrady and handed Jefferson to Harris.Obviously the Mavericks would rather put Jefferson than McGrady.

But McGrady only looked at his opponent sleepily, turned around and passed the ball to Billups.Chauncey lobbed the ball to Yao Ming who was in a good position. At this time, the referee blew the whistle and the offensive team violated the three-second rule.

Yao Ming shook his head in embarrassment, which was considered a low-level mistake.Mavs fans breathed a sigh of relief.

Novus Fund Chicken missed an independent shot, and Yao Ming grabbed the rebound and handed it to Billups habitually.McGrady reached out to pick it up, but found that Yao Ming didn't even look in his direction.His expression fell silent for a moment.

"They've been playing like this for a season, and maybe they're more used to Redd's presence than I am?" he thought a little sadly.

Billups broke through and hit a layup, which made the first goal of the field for both sides.

Nowitzki hits.Billups moved the ball upcourt, this time in McGrady's hands.

"Go on, Tracy!" Billups thought to himself.If one of the Rockets players chooses the one who trusts McGrady the most, it is undoubtedly him.

McGrady made a jumper, and Howard immediately rushed to block it.But McGrady flicked his wrist, and the ball was handed to Jefferson in the bottom corner.Jefferson made an easy shot against Harris and scored a three-pointer!

The Mavericks fans watched the ball go into the net in despair, their hearts devastated. "The MVP of the Rockets is back, still so accurate passing, still so good vision."

The two sides fought back and forth for several more rounds. Billups made a through ball and found McGrady, who was one step inside the three-point line.

The goal scored 11:8, McGrady hit his first goal of the field!
Only Nowitzki and Wang Yuanfei frowned at the scene.As the top jumper master in the league, Nowitzki observed that McGrady's action was different from the past. "It seems that he jumped a little lower than before? The degree of stretch is also a little worse?" Nowitzki thought, "Is it my illusion?"

Howard saw that McGrady failed to attack several times after receiving the ball, and was shot by McGrady as soon as he let down his vigilance. He felt very uncomfortable.He faced Jefferson dribbled the inside and made an emergency stop and hit a jumper.

"I think it's almost there?" Yuan Fei said to Adelman, "Should McGrady come down and have a rest?"

"Well, find a chance to call timeout." Ashuai nodded in agreement.

But they overlooked one point. Billups was too obsessed with creating scoring opportunities for his friend who had just come back. He broke through and handed the ball to McGrady.

McGrady got a good shot and had to vote.This time he jumped very high, and with a very standard shooting posture, he shot a shot-three non-sticks!

There was an uproar at the scene.

(End of this chapter)