Super Evolution of Basketball

Chapter 567 Match Point
The Lakers have been maintaining the lead, which makes coach Walton more sure that Towns does not have to play.

Coach Wharton asked the assistant to persuade Towns to go to the team doctor for an examination immediately, but Towns refused.

In the last 3 minutes of the game, the Cavaliers trailed by 18 points. Coach Tyronn Lue had to call a timeout. Before that, Yuan Qingshan suddenly started to attack and caught Irving by surprise. He scored 9 points in a wave and suddenly widened the point difference.

In desperation, Tyronn Lue replaced the main players and announced his surrender in the fourth game.

According to the usual practice, the Lakers also replaced the main players one after another. The first thing Yuan Qingshan did when he returned to the bench was to ask Towns about the condition of his knee.

Downs said that there is no pain now, and there is nothing wrong with moving around, so Yuan Qingshan felt relieved.

O'Neal put down the lineup and said with his neck in motion: "This game is finally coming to an end. The Lakers have won the match point. The Cavaliers will not be able to handle it now."

Following his words, the whistle sounded for the end of the game.

Mark Jackson: "Should we congratulate the Lakers and Yuan Qingshan for winning the championship in advance?"

Barkley's eyes widened: "Hey, Mark, you can't have such an obvious tendency, don't you want to explain the job?"

Mark Jackson shook his headset: "I've turned off the microphone."

O'Neill: "Just now the director's notification signal has been switched back to the studio, didn't you hear it?"

Barkley did slip away.

O'Neal: "If the Lakers can win the championship this year, the summer free market will be lively. I don't know if the Cavaliers will still be around by then."

Mark Jackson: "Not very optimistic. Rumors are flying all over the sky, saying that Kyrie Irving is very dissatisfied with the current state of the team. After watching these few games, do you think he fits in well?"

O'Neill and Barkley answered "NO" at the same time.

Mark Jackson: "So Yuan Qingshan is likely to break up the Cavaliers this year."

O'Neal said with a smile: "This is a more valuable achievement than the championship. How many Eastern teams will thank him from the bottom of their hearts."

After speaking, the three of them laughed at the same time.

The next game is going back to Cleveland, which will be the Cavaliers' last chance.

In the fourth game, the Lakers finally won 121 to 108. In this game, the Cavaliers fought fiercely in the first three quarters, but it was of no use.

In this game, LeBron James once again contributed everything to himself, causing the post-match press conference to lose energy. The Cavaliers' press conference ended hastily.

Under the premise of recruiting LeBron James, the Cavaliers endured fatigue and flew back to Cleveland overnight.

The team members fell asleep on the plane, and James was the first to fall asleep, and fell asleep on Tristan's shoulders.

The entire team seems to have only one person who is the most energetic. Kyrie Irving sat at the end, wearing headphones, looking at the dark window, with a heavy heart.

When the Cavaliers flew out of Los Angeles at a kilometer altitude, the Lakers' press conference was not over yet.

At the beginning, the reporter's questions were more positive. It is a happy thing for the Lakers to get the match point.
Later, I don't know who mentioned it, asking why Walton Downs didn't play in the last quarter.

Wharton's face changed, and Yuan Qingshan took over the question: "Carl has made a lot of contributions to the team in the past few games. His physical fitness is a bit overdrawn, and our state is very good in this game, so the coach arranged for him to rest more. After all, we will rely on him next."

"Excuse me, is there something wrong with his old injury?"

"Yeah, he seemed to be rubbed on the knee by Love before he left the court."

Yuan Qingshan said in his heart that he really deserves to be a big-name reporter, and his vision is really poisonous.

Walton: "No, I think he is just tired. The inside players consume a lot in the game, which is normal. Thank you for your concern."

"Coach Walton, you will be punished for concealing your injuries!"

Walton's face turned cold: "I didn't hide it. Up to now, no one can tell me that Karl-Anthony Towns really has a problem with his knee."

Wharton is not lying, indeed no one told him the exact news, because Towns is currently undergoing examination in the medical room.

"Coach Walton..."

The knock on the door sounded just right, and the staff interrupted the reporter to remind everyone that the time for the previously arranged interview had arrived.

Wharton stood up, greeted the reporters in the audience, and then led Yuan Qingshan out of the meeting room.

Wharton: "Jenny, you are such a clever little ghost. Without your rescue, we would never leave. Judging by the appearance of those reporters, they must be planning to stay here all night."

Assistant Jenny smiled and shook the phone.

It was the distress message Wharton sent her just now. This was Wharton's usual trick, and Jenny was the most tacit partner.

Wharton walked in front, straightened his suit and said, "Qingshan, we have to hurry to the infirmary. To be honest, I'm worried."

Why not Yuan Qingshan? Now lying on the machine is not only the inside core of the Lakers, but also his best brother.

In the equipment room of the infirmary, there was the roar of machines running. The sound was not loud, but it was very dull.

The team doctor stood in front of the glass window with his shoulders crossed, looking inward worriedly.

"Well, what's the problem?" Yuan Qingshan asked.

The team doctor turned around to say hello to him and Coach Wharton, and then introduced them.

Initially, the condition of Downs' right knee is not very good. It should be caused by Kevin Love's impact. The specific situation must be analyzed after the results of the machine inspection.

After a while, the assistant came out of the equipment room, holding a list.

The team doctor looked at it, then heaved a sigh of relief and said, "Thank God, it's just a small problem."

Walton: "No suspension?"

Team doctor: "No suspension."

"Let me just say, I'm fine." At this moment, Downs came over. Obviously, he had learned about his situation from his assistant, and his brows that had been wrinkled all night finally eased a little.

The team doctor interrupted him: "However, Coach Walton, I must make a very formal suggestion to you that he must not play more than 20 minutes in the next game."

Towns yelled: "What? 20 minutes, you are kidding, we will win the championship in the end!"

The team doctor pointed at Towns' chest and said, "Carl, I don't mean to be joking at all. Listen to me, you must control your playing time in the next game. You can't joke about your health. There is no discussion, unless you can remove me from the Lakers!"

Towns immediately said to Wharton with a sad face: "Coach, you can't bear to agree, right?"

Wharton patted the team doctor's arm: "Thank you so much, old man, don't worry, I promise you!"

"Ah, my God, I'm the king of the paint on the Lakers!"

Yuan Qingshan was amused. Once Tang Si knew that he was fine, he immediately became fearless again.

(End of this chapter)