basketball hero

Chapter 726 The Familiar Feeling

But for Cavaliers fans, just reaching the Eastern Conference Finals still can't satisfy their appetite.Although this team hasn't won a championship yet, it's not like they haven't seen the Eastern Conference Finals.You must know that as early as 2007, James led the team to the finals.

If there's one thing that really gets fans here excited, it's a championship.Cleveland is a "Cursed City", where it has not won a championship trophy for 50 years.The Cavaliers, as the pride of the city, are the most likely to break this spell.

Unfortunately, the sudden birth of Ying Xiong brought about a huge change in the situation in the entire east.Even if James chooses to return and join forces with Irving and Love, judging from the first two games of the two teams, they still cannot pose a real threat to the Raptors.

Wanting to enter the Finals again after 8 years and win the first championship trophy in team history, Ying Xiong and his Raptors must cross over!

On May 5, Game 23 of the Raptors VS Cavaliers series will begin at the Quicken Loans Arena.

The players of the Cavaliers still seem to be very relaxed. Even though the big score is already 0:2 behind, for them, it seems that they have not reached the point of no return.

As soon as the game started, the Cavaliers launched an onslaught.Love changed his "soft-footed shrimp" performance in the away game in the first two games, and he just scored two 3-pointers.

In this game, not only Love felt hot, but James and Irving were also in good shape.

The Cavaliers responded to Xiong's defense, and switched from flanking to man-marking, allowing Shumpert to defend one-on-one.

Ying Xiong was still unstoppable, scoring 15 points in the first quarter.However, the other players of the Raptors were not in good condition, making them 5 points behind the Cavaliers in the first quarter.

In the second quarter of the game, Ying Xiong played early to help Jeremy Lin lead the second team.But an unfortunate scene appeared. When he was fighting for a rebound, he grabbed a piece with the opponent's Dellavedova. When he fell, his left foot stepped on the opponent's instep, and then twisted.

At the moment of the sprain, Ying Xiong felt the pain and couldn't stand for a while, so he sat on the floor.

Immediately, the referee called to stop the game, and the team doctor of the Raptors came up to check Ying Xiong.

Raptors fans and players who watched the game at the Quicken Loans Center were worried about Yingxiong's injury.Everyone knows how important Ying Xiong is to this team.

If there is no Yingxiong in the next game, let alone win the championship, the possibility of defeating the Cavaliers and reaching the finals is not very high.

The team doctor's initial diagnosis didn't tell much. If the ankle sprain was serious, if it was a torn ligament, it would be enough to be reimbursed for the season; if it was not serious, a simple sprain would recover after a few days of rest.

Supported by his teammates, Ying Xiong left slowly through the player aisle.He was arranged by the team doctor to go to the locker room for further examination.

No matter how good Ying Xiong's mentality was, when he encountered such a situation, he couldn't help showing some frustrated expressions on his face.Why does he want to get hurt at this time, but sometimes, injuries really can't be completely avoided if you don't want to.The pace of the game is too fast, changing rapidly, and there are too many uncertain factors.

After Ying Xiong left the court, the Raptors players panicked.The Cavaliers seized the opportunity and took the opportunity to widen the point difference.They will not show mercy to each other because of this situation. The NBA is a competitive sport, and injuries often occur, and no one will be soft-hearted to the other just because of an injury.

Ying Xiong was further examined by the team doctor in the locker room, and a feeling of deja vu suddenly struck.Back then, in the CBA, he was injured and almost affected his career.

I hope this injury is not too serious.

After simple treatment by the team doctor, Ying Xiong felt that his ankle was not as uncomfortable as before. Under the guidance of the team doctor, he got out of bed and tried it, and found that there was not much pain.This relieved his high-hanging heart a lot, which showed that his ankle injury was not that serious.You must know that at the beginning, my sprain was much more serious than this time.

However, the team still rejected Yingxiong's request to play in the second half. For the sake of long-term consideration, they were unwilling to take the risk of letting the ace of the team play this game with an unlikely reversal.The opponent definitely cannot lose in this game, and will definitely fight to the end. In this case, it is not a very wise decision to let the injured ace of one's own side fight the opponent.

Without Ying Xiong, the Raptors faced the Cavaliers, who were united as one, and lost to the opponent by a big score.

After losing this game, the big score of the series between the two teams was rewritten to 1:2.

After the game, the news about Ying Xiong's injury and retirement occupied most of the pages, and various media reported on the matter.And there is no lack of condemnation of the "perpetrator" Dellavedova.Especially fans of the Raptors, Ying Xiong's fans, "greet" Dellavedova and his family in various ways, which immediately plunged this tough Australian defender into a vortex of public opinion.

As for Ying Xiong, the team arranged for him to undergo an MRI examination. The good news is that the test result was negative.After expert consultation, his ankle was a common sprain without structural damage.

As soon as the news came out, the fans of the Raptors breathed a sigh of relief. For this team, as long as Ying Xiong is there, the hope of winning the championship will not be shattered.

Ying Xiong soon stated in a public interview that his injury was not Matthew Dellavedova's fault.Matthew is a very active and tough player, and he definitely does not intend to hurt others maliciously.

As soon as the news came out, Dellavedova was immediately freed from the vortex of public opinion.Now that the parties have come out to clarify, it seems unreasonable for the media to hold on to it.

The matter came to an end soon, and everyone stopped holding on to Dellavedova.

However, on May 5, the Raptors broke the news before the game that Yingxiong, the core of the team, will miss the G25 series with the Cavaliers.Starting in his place is James Johnson.

The absence of Yingxiong made the media start to speculate again, whether his injury is not optimistic, or is it because the team would rather give up G4 in order to ensure that he can fully recover?

There are all kinds of guesses, but neither the Raptors nor Ying Xiong, who is the person involved, have come forward to explain or clarify the matter.

With Ying Xiong absent, the Raptors faced the Cavaliers of the Big Three in an away game, which naturally ushered in a failure.

After losing two games in a row at the Quicken Loans Center, the big score of the series came to 2:2. The two sides will return to the Air Canada Center, the home of the Toronto Raptors, on May 5 to compete in the battle of Tianwangshan.

(End of this chapter)