basketball kingdom

Chapter 536 Pain
The seemingly smooth game of neutral fans has a completely different feeling in the eyes of Lakers fans and Warriors fans.

Whenever the Lakers players perform, the Lakers fans will unconsciously feel excited, and the Warriors players feel extremely nervous when they attack.Since the Lakers fell behind 0-2, this feeling was more obvious than in the first and second games.

In the first half of the game, neither of them played enough to suppress the opponent's performance, and the two sides still played an inextricable situation.

Xu Tian played 19 minutes in the first half, far exceeding his usual playing time. Otherwise, he couldn't stop the Warriors' stronger overall offense.

At the end of the second quarter, the Lakers 53-50 the Warriors, temporarily leading by 3 points.

Xu Tian performed quite well, scoring 19 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in the first half.However, such data just reflect how dependent the Lakers are on him.

During the halftime break, Kobe called all the outside players around except Xu Tian, ​​told them what he saw in the first half, and asked them to do better in details.

George also played very well in the first half, but after hearing the details from Kobe, he knew better how to deal with the game.This is the experience of top players in major competitions, and it is difficult for ordinary players to have experience similar to Kobe's.

Xu Tian sat in the corner of the locker room, did not make any tactical adjustments, replenished water and applied ice to minimize physical fatigue, and strived to maintain his performance in the second half.This game is of great significance to the series, and there is basically no room for loss.

Gary Vitti briefly dealt with Tyson Chandler's neck injury, walked over to Xu Tian, ​​and helped him deal with the accumulated sprain of his ankle.

In the first half, Xu Tian stepped on the foot of the Warriors' backup center Aizeli and sprained his right ankle again. At this time, his ankle was slightly red and swollen, and whenever he walked, he felt a tingling sensation.

Gary Vitti asked Xu Tian to take off his shoes and check his injuries.He saw a bulge the size of a pigeon egg on Xu Tian's ankle, and he knew it was a sprained lump. He asked, "Xu, do you want to check it first and make sure there is no serious problem before playing the game."

Xu Tian said with a relaxed expression, "No need! Help me wrap my ankle and try to tighten it as tight as possible. There shouldn't be any problems."

Gary Vitti didn't agree with Xu Tian's hasty proposal. He went over to discuss with the coaching staff and decided to ask the team doctor to check temporarily to see if there were any fractures.

Xu Tian encountered three step-ups in this round of the series, all of which were on his right foot, otherwise he would not have any problems with his physique.

The members of the coaching staff knew that Xu Tian had a sprained ankle, but felt that Xu Tian was moving as usual, thinking that there was no problem. It was not until they heard Gary Vitti's description that he was playing forcibly with a sprained ankle.

Scott and Mark Madsen put down their work and walked to where Xu Tian was sitting to check on his sprained ankle.Since Xu Tian's ankle was covered with an ice pack, the lump could not be seen clearly.

When Kobe saw Gary Vitti leading the team doctor to where Xu Tian was sitting, he instinctively thought that something might have happened, so he temporarily stopped the guidance process, and went to see what would affect so many people.

Xu Tian didn't expect Gary Vitti to be so cautious, but his career has just begun, and he can confirm that there is no fracture in his ankle, which will benefit his future career, so he quietly waits for the diagnosis result.

The team doctor has worked with Xu Tian for a season, and he knows how strong his body is, and he has some complaints about the Warriors' style of play.However, he knows that this kind of phenomenon in the playoffs happens from time to time, and only by making it through can it be possible to win the final championship.

He checked Xu Tian's ankle with his right hand, and he was slightly relieved that he didn't feel any bone dislocation.

After Xu Tian heard the team doctor's diagnosis and knew that he could continue to play, he was relieved and asked Gary Vitti to help him fix his ankle with a bandage.

After listening to the team doctor's words, Kobe walked to the equipment manager Maples, talked with his ear, and asked for two more protective ankle braces.The Warriors' goal against Xu Tian is not only defensive tactics, but also has many uncertain factors, and precautions must be strengthened.

Because Xu Tian took a little time to check the ankle injury, he could not return to the field in time.

In order to prevent the news of Xu Tian's ankle sprain from being released, the Lakers officials communicated with the technical station and extended the intermission by 3 minutes.This short extension has a greater impact on the commentator, but Barkley and Kenny Smith are active in front of the screen all year round, and they know how to kill this time.

After Gary Vitti helped Xu Tian fix his ankle, Xu Tian added two thick ankle braces to avoid further injuries.Now the Lakers need him to be able to play, and be careful to sail for thousands of years.

Xu Tian put on his shoes, touched the bracelet on his right hand with his left hand, stood up, and followed his teammates back to the court to continue the game.

Barkley's eyesight is very good, and he immediately noticed that Xu Tian had two extra ankle braces, but he knew that Xu Tian's sprain must not have occurred in this game. Since the choice was not announced, he did not mention it.

The fans focused on the outcome of the game, and almost no one noticed Xu Tian's changes.

The game goes on!

The two sides were evenly matched and continued to match up on the field. It was originally very stable, but at the end of the third quarter, another unexpected situation occurred.

When Xu Tian was fighting for a rebound under the basket, Draymond Green hit his arm. His outstretched left hand collided head-on with the bounced basketball, and his ring finger, middle finger, and little finger immediately felt severe pain.

Kobe didn't expect that there would be a leak in the house and it rained overnight, so he called a timeout so that Xu Tian could go back to the locker room to check his finger injury.

As the saying goes, ten fingers connect to the heart, and the three fingers of the left hand are tingling, which makes Xu Tian feel a very bad feeling.

After hearing Xu Tian's description of the pain, Gary Vitti and the team doctor knew that he was likely to suffer from a torn ligament in his finger, and they asked him if he would give up his reappearance.

Although Xu Tian was only 20 years old, he was definitely a man with a burst of male hormones. Without any hesitation, he asked Gary Vitti to help him fix his fingers, and continued to play the ongoing game.

Seeing Xu Tian walking back to the locker room, the Lakers fans were basically not in the mood to watch the game anymore, but focused their attention on the player tunnel to see when Xu Tian would return to the court.

Xu Tian is the offensive and defensive core of the Lakers, and the rest of the teammates can hardly fill his vacancy. They can't resist the explosion of the Splash Brothers at all. After only 5 minutes, the Warriors widened the point difference to 11 points.During the period, the Lakers called two timeouts, but they had no effect at all.

When Gary Vitti was fixing his fingers, Xu Tian didn't notice the sound in the arena. It wasn't until the fixing was completed that he realized that there was no cheers coming into the locker room for a while, and asked, "Is the team behind?"

Gary Vitti did not watch the live broadcast, but past experience told him that it was likely to be just as Xu Tian said.

(End of this chapter)