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Chapter 305 The Embarrassing Debut
After discussing with McHale, Xu Hao went to Sulfoss accompanied by the team staff the next day. The other party easily knew Xu Hao's status, and not everyone who was sent down would be accompanied by someone.Although Xu Hao can't play a few games here, the management of Sky Force still arranges accommodation for him as much as possible, which is also the request of the Timberwolves.

As a subordinate team, the players of Sky Force are very familiar with the players of Timberwolves. The arrival of Xu Hao this time made them even more excited. As if they were seeing a superstar, they openly asked for autographs in the locker room.Xu Hao is also a good person. Although it is difficult for players in the Development League to get the opportunity to play for NBA teams, he still patiently signed autographs for everyone. He quickly became involved with these Sky Force players and created a good environment for his short stay. environment of.

According to McHale's request, Sky Force will only allow Xu Hao to play for about 25 minutes per game. Xu Hao has no objection to this. After all, after his official comeback, he may play less time.Although the confrontation intensity of the Development League is not enough, 25 minutes is considered the peak for a player who has just recovered from injury.

When Xu Hao was sent to the Development League, the outside media caught wind of it. They all knew that this meant that Xu Hao would soon return to the NBA.Therefore, Sky Force welcomed a large number of sideline reporters in these games. Everyone wanted to see what level Xu Hao had recovered from after recovering from injury, which also facilitated their subsequent reporting.

However, to their disappointment, Xu Hao's performance in these few games can be said to be tepid, averaging 17.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 6 assists per game. His always steady three-pointers actually only hit just over [-]% of them.This made reporters in Minnesota start to worry about the Timberwolves.

Xu Hao also felt very puzzled, he didn't know why his condition was so bad.Perhaps for other players, it is not bad to be able to play such a statistic after just coming out of a serious injury, but Xu Hao is not satisfied with this.You must know that this is only in the development league, who knows what kind of performance he can perform after returning to the NBA.

In an interview after the game, Xu Hao's expression was very solemn. He said bluntly: "The fact is that I played like shit. There is no excuse. But this is not my true level. It may take me some time to find it." Condition. It is not easy to recover from injuries. I will adapt to the rhythm of the game as soon as possible and try to help the team."

At this time, McHale also stood up to support his favorite general. He said to reporters: "I am very puzzled. Why do you all think that Chris will play his previous performance immediately after his comeback? This makes me doubt your professionalism. Any Everyone knows that players have a period of adaptation after an injury, and I'm not surprised how he plays during this period. And Chris is still an important part of us, and we have enough time to wait for him to recover normal level."

However, the statements of both sides failed to suppress public opinion. Except for the local Minnesota media still expressing a cautiously optimistic attitude, other media began to write articles questioning Xu Hao's status in order to attract attention.Although it is not enough to give him a "genius ruined by injuries" immediately, he still has more or less doubts about Xu Hao's future.

In order to avoid problems with Xu Hao, the Timberwolves deliberately chose the game against the Cavaliers at home as his comeback battle.After losing James, the Cavaliers have become a small team again. Although Jamison and Baron Davis are in charge, they still become the team with the lowest record in the league. The overall strength can be imagined. Hao Jiqi is also good.

Xu Hao did not refuse the team's good intentions. He is not the kind of foolish young man who just wants to fight hard.Even if winning a tough battle will make his comeback more dazzling, tough battles also mean an increase in competition intensity, and the risk of injury recurrence is very high.The team may be a little weak in winning, but for Xu Hao himself, there is no more suitable opponent for his comeback.

However, Xu Hao's name did not appear in the starting list released by the Timberwolves before the game. No matter how confident McHale is in him, it is impossible for him to start the first game after his comeback. This is also for the sake of protecting him.

When the Timberwolves players entered the field, there was huge applause and cheers in the target center, and when Xu Hao appeared at the entrance of the players' tunnel, the cheers that were originally roaring and tsunami became louder.Fans standing near the entrance of the passage stretched out their hands and gave Xu Hao a high-five to express their joy for Xu Hao's return.

With 5 minutes and 21 seconds left in the first quarter, Xu Hao replaced Sessions. The target center suddenly shouted "MVP! MVP!". Many Timberwolves fans also held signs that read " Chris, welcome home!”

Xu Hao was deeply moved by the fans' support, and he also hoped to repay everyone with a wonderful game.But what he didn't expect was that when he touched the ball for the first time in the game, he was intercepted by Cavaliers point guard Mo Williams, and then turned into a transition attack.Looking back, Xu Hao's mid-range shot also missed the basket. Fortunately, Jordan struggled to grab the rebound and dunked successfully.

With the strength of the Timberwolves, it is normal to suppress the Cavaliers, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that Xu Hao is still a little at a loss on the court. He simply let Love continue to play center forward and try to find his status through offense without the ball.However, his hand feeling was indeed a bit bad, and he failed to make a few shots. It was not until the end of the first quarter that he used Jordan's cover to break through for a layup and scored his first point since his comeback. However, his situation remained the same. A little embarrassing.

In this game, McHale has been trying to control Xu Hao's playing time. In the end, he played 18 minutes and only scored 12 points, 3 rebounds and 11 assists on 2 of 4 shots. He also made as many as 5 turnovers. Some of them were intercepted by the opponent when passing the ball.Although the Timberwolves still defeated their opponent 100-89, Xu Hao felt at a loss.

There is no doubt that this is not his usual style of play, nor is it his role in the team, but he is obviously more than capable, and his poor state has greatly dragged down his performance.For the Timberwolves, defeating the bottom team in the league like the Cavaliers is nothing to brag about, but Xu Hao has become a big problem that has to be solved.After the game, McHale looked at Xu Hao, who was frowning, and his brows were frowned: If this continues, the situation will not be good!
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