Reboot McGrady

Chapter 51 051 Mourning
"Tracey, you got a triple-double in the first three quarters, why didn't you play a minute in the fourth quarter?"

Reporters kept asking questions, all about Tracy McGrady not playing in the fourth quarter.

"Is it because of conflicts within the Heat? I heard that Mourning is about to come back. Does it have something to do with it?"

Pat Riley frowned, trying to interrupt the reporter's question.This is something he decided, and McGrady must be angry. If he fires at the reporter, it will not end well.

He is too aware of the pissing nature of these reporters, and he is afraid that the world will not be chaotic.

McGrady has followed suit, "Isn't this obvious? The Clippers are not in good shape today and did not pose enough threats to us. Moreover, our team on the court played very well. They can get more time."

He smiled, didn't see any problems, didn't mention Pat Riley's arrangement, but attributed the result to the performance of other players.As long as the performance is good, there is really no problem staying on the court.

"The most important thing is to take a rest because I'm tired."

Maddie shrugged confidently.

The reporter exclaimed for a while, this reason is fine!Interesting enough, very pretentious.

Pat Riley was completely relieved, and McGrady said that, which is the best.

"We all look forward to Mourning's comeback. He is a very good player and an important player for the team. As long as our team stays healthy, we will go further in the future."

The reporter didn't plan to let McGrady go, "Odom sent you a challenge letter before the game. Do you have any response to this point?"

"Didn't I already respond on the field? Players' problems should be solved on the field. This is the best way, the most manly way." McGrady looked at the young Korean reporter, "I've heard that he Wanted to keep me under 10, and he did, and I was under 10 in the first and fourth quarters."

In fact... McGrady only scored more than 10 points in two quarters, and he missed one.

The audience roared with laughter, it turns out that this is also possible.Communicating with Tracy McGrady, he can really get a lot of selling points, and he has the spirit of entertaining the public, so he is very suitable to be a star.

Any team, coaches, players, and the outside world have conflicts with each other, and how to control it is the key.McGrady is also quite helpless. If he wants better results, he must take the overall situation into consideration, which is the same for everyone.

To break up with Riley at this time would only make everything go stiff.

In the next few games, Riley also controlled McGrady's playing time very well, basically maintaining it at about 30 minutes, not giving too much time, even if he lost the game, he didn't let McGrady play more.

McGrady's scoring average also remained at around 28 points, not too high, and there was no decline.

In March, Pat Riley found McGrady. "Tracey, you have been controlling your playing time during this period, including the old man in the team. I also control their playing time, but there are still some problems. PJ Brown and Mason are both injured. There is something wrong with your body."

"Thanks to the casual staff arranged by the team. After each game, they help me relax my muscles and maintain a good state." McGrady was sleepy and kept guessing Riley's abacus.

Sure enough, as McGrady expected.

"That's good. Although we lost PJ Brown and Mason, we have new good news. Mourning is coming back. After his kidney disease is under control, he will actively resume training and has reached the competition conditions."

McGrady pretended to be overjoyed, and shook his fist, "Great, Mourning is finally back. After he comes back, our strength will be improved to a higher level."

"He is the leader of the team, and coming back will definitely make the team better. Moreover, now that we are short on the inside, Mourning's return just adds enough strength. Your pressure on the offensive end will also be much less."

"By the way, this season, we plan to build momentum and let you compete for the Most Improved Player award. What do you think?"

Pat Riley saw that McGrady was going to speak several times, but he never gave him a chance, and asked directly again.

McGrady knew that Riley would not compromise on the issue of team leadership.He will not be the leader of the team, and his thoughts changed, "I have no problem, I hope the coach will give me more support. I will implement the team's tactics well."

Of course he remembered that there was no need to create a buzz for this award.Last year, he averaged just over 15 points per game. This year, he has increased by 13 points to 28 points. He is even expected to compete for the honor of scoring champion. Unfortunately, Riley will not give him this hope.

"Okay, let's prepare for Mourning's return. According to the current state, we will have a good performance in the playoffs."

McGrady nodded and left without talking nonsense.

Of course, if Mourning can return to full strength, the team remains healthy, and the role players still perform well.The Heat even have hopes of becoming a championship contender.

Mourning, Big Ben, Mason, PJ Brown and AC Green, such an inside combination, definitely has the hope of blocking O'Neal.There is also Bowen on the outside, he can pester Kobe.As for themselves, the Lakers seem to have only Kobe to defend.

At the point guard position, Tim Hardaway did not lose to Fisher.

There is a fight, the strength of the Heat is very strong.It's just that the players are aging more seriously.

However, the reality gave the Heat another slap in the face.

In the first game of Mourning's comeback, the Heat also held a grand ceremony.Congratulations to Mourning for coming back from injury.

The whole audience stood and cheered, celebrating the return of their heroes.

But the game was not easy to play.Facing the inside of the Kings led by Webber, the Heat lacked PJ Brown and Mason, and they couldn't stop the opponent at all.

Both Webber and Divac are supporting at a high position. Daben's weakness is completely magnified, and it is useless for him to defend. Weber even has the ability to break through with the ball, and he can't stop the flexible inside players at all.

McGrady supported the Heat and persisted for more than three quarters.At the last moment, the king's Peja broke out and hit consecutive three-pointers to open the score.

The Heat had no choice but to swallow the bitter fruit of failure, losing to the visiting Kings by 5 points at home.

Mourning was sleepwalking throughout the game, scoring only 10 points and 6 rebounds, unable to return to his previous state.

It can be seen that the players have been out of battle for a long time, and their reactions are much slower during the game, which is greatly affected.McGrady was secretly startled, "If you are seriously injured, it will be difficult to recover."

The Heat lost, but the enthusiasm of the fans is still very high.I started to look forward to the playoffs. In the past, at the center position, Daben had no scoring ability, and AC Green was too old. Now that Mourning is back, these are not problems.

Adelman, head coach of the Kings, said, "The Heat have become a contender for the championship, and they have hope to break through from the East, because Mourning is back, and he will recover, I'm sure."

Win the game and give your opponent a top hat.

Pat Riley is equally confident, "I believe Mourning will return to form. He is the leader of this team. We also have Tracy McGrady, Tim Hardaway, etc. They are all extremely good players."

"Entering the playoffs is not our goal, our goal is to go further."

(End of this chapter)