Versatile Point Forward

Chapter 210 The Toughest Playoffs
In fact, Roy's injuries have been around for a long time. If you take a careful inventory, you will find that he has been struggling with injuries in the past few seasons.In the first season, Roy missed a lot of games due to the pain caused by the congenital bone abnormality of his left foot. What is even more striking is that in the latter part of his rookie season, Roy had a problem with swelling in his knees. Before making his first All-Star appearance in 2008, Roy sprained his ankle; in the summer of 2008 he had surgery to remove broken cartilage on his left foot.

This time Roy's right knee bone contusion looked very serious. The team doctor informed McMillan that Roy would not play in the next two games, and how long the truce would have to wait until after surgery to see how he recovered.After hearing this news, the whole team was very depressed, especially Ye Feng.He is not the kind of person who is greedy for the ball. The existence of Roy can reduce his burden, and although he has secured the position of the team's starting small forward, he is still a junior in terms of age. To better coordinate the relationship in the locker room, even if everyone is not satisfied with his possession of the ball, it is not easy to say anything.

The Portland Trail Blazers, who had been hit a little sluggishly, had one win and one loss. The game against the Thunder still relied on Camby's extraordinary performance. Ye Feng and Aldridge only contributed 27 points.If it weren't for Miller's 22 points and 7 assists and Camby's 30 points and 13 rebounds, the Blazers would have almost lost this game.This can’t be blamed on Ye Feng and the others. After all, they haven’t played for a long time. They are more or less unaccustomed to the injuries of their teammates at critical moments, and it will even affect the state of the game. Camby and Miller are different. After all They are all veterans over [-] years old. What situation have you not encountered in your long career?These are just trivial matters for them, no matter how good the relationship is, it will not affect their state in the game.

But in the last game, it wasn't that they didn't want to win. It was because the opponent broke out. Curry, the No. 7 pick this year, made 25 of 13 shots and made 12 free throws. His backcourt partner Ellis also scored 42 points on 9 of 8 shots, and the Blazers were directly sieved under the merger of the two guns.If Ye Feng and Miller hadn't scored 24 points together, the Blazers might have been overwhelmed in the first half, but in the end the two sides still scored a high score, and the Warriors narrowly beat the Blazers 14-34 in the away game.In the end, the Trail Blazers had a record of 57 wins and 122 losses this season. With their record advantage, they beat the Spurs and Thunder, who also won 116 wins, and ranked sixth. The top five were the Lakers, Mavericks, Suns, Nuggets and Jazz. In other words, the Blazers' opponents in the first round of the playoffs are the Suns led by Nash and Stoudemire.

The Suns are indeed a formidable enemy. Nash and Stoudemire alone are enough to cause headaches for the head coaches of the remaining 29 teams in the league, let alone Richardson, Hill and Frye. Scored in double figures.Ye Feng also thought of this tall shooter who he had only worked with for one season. Last summer, the Blazers did not renew Frye's contract, but let him become a free agent, and was eventually acquired by the Suns.I have to say that Frye is very suitable for the Suns' fast-break shooting system, and Gentry also gave him enough opportunities. Compared with the Blazers in the last season, he averaged 11.8 points and 4.2 rebounds in 2.2 minutes per game. He averaged 27 minutes per game, contributed 11.2 points and 5.3 rebounds, was the Suns' fifth-leading scorer, and also started 41 games.

After the end of the regular season, the Blazers got a four-day break, and the first game against the Suns will be held at the American Airlines Center in Phoenix on April 4, local time.McMillan did not gather the players for high-dose training, but arranged for them to undergo some low-intensity recovery training, which can not only relieve the fatigue caused by long-term combat, but also ensure that they maintain a good performance in the playoffs. competitive state.However, he paid more attention to Roy's situation. In order to ensure the recovery of the injury after the operation, he did not let Roy return to Portland, but still stayed in Los Angeles.

The doctor who operated on Roy said that Roy's postoperative recovery is much more optimistic than expected, which makes McMillan very happy, because now the Blazers really can't be short of people, otherwise, there is no chance of winning the first round hope.But right now it’s just a routine checkup after surgery, and most of the time it’s not just a check-up that’s okay, professional teams have their own way. Wave the towel when a teammate scores.If Roy can fight for a comeback in the playoffs, the help to the Blazers will be immeasurable.

But McMillan didn't want Roy to come back so soon, and he still felt a little sorry for the player.The Trail Blazers knew Roy had potential injuries when they first chose him, but they resolutely brought him to Portland because of his super high IQ and mature personality. However, from the rookie season to the Now, Roy averages no less than 35 minutes per game in every season, and even has exceeded 2007 minutes for three consecutive seasons since the 08-37 season, which is a huge pressure on him.But Roy never complained. Even though he was plagued by injuries, he continued to fight on the field like a normal person after his comeback. McMillan knew that he was very useful, but he still felt a little sorry.

Ye Feng really wanted to know what was going on with Roy and what other thoughts he had in mind, so he asked the coach for a leave of absence and flew to Los Angeles, where he found Roy's ward with ease.From the expression on his face, it can be seen that Roy is indeed recovering well, and he can still walk around in the room. Seeing Ye Feng push the door in, he widened his eyes, then smiled, and asked Ye Feng to sit on the chair beside him. Down.Before his butt touched the chair, Ye Feng asked: "Brandon, how is your injury? Can you make it to the playoffs? I heard that you are recovering well."

Roy smiled and said, "If you can stand it, it doesn't matter if I rest for a while in the playoffs."

Ye Feng shook his head: "There is too much pressure, I can only say that I will do my best, I don't know if I can pass the first round."

Roy's eyes flashed brightly, and he said slowly: "Let's take a look first, maybe I can help."

(End of this chapter)