Rebirth of Hayes Cyclone

Chapter 126 [Two Injured People]

The Rockets lost. 101 to 108, although the Rockets struggled to catch up and adopted foul tactics at the last moment, but the players felt bad and failed to catch up with the score.

Although the Rockets lost their first playoff game at home, the fans gave the Rockets the warmest applause after the game.Many fans still held up banners and shouted Hayes' name after the game.

Hayes waved to the fans with a wry smile and returned to the locker room.After packing up his things and not taking a shower, Hayes went to the nearest hospital with team doctor Lovin to check the wound.In Luo Wen's words: "You lunatic, hurry to the hospital with me, before you go blind."

To check the wound, the adhesive tape must first be removed. Hayes, who entered the hospital, did not show the courage of a tough guy.

Hayes screamed as the doctor removed the tape. "God, I knew I was going to bite something like a bone... I feel like my brains are coming out."

"When I was watching the game, I felt something was wrong. Duncan's blow really opened your wound, and you can still continue to play?" Luo Wen shouted.

Hayes knew it was Duncan's foul when he dunked under the basket.But that was when chasing points was the most intense, although he was in pain, he endured it.

The nurse stopped Hayes' bleeding with a sterile towel, and Lovin said from the side: "The stitches can only be removed and stitched again."

"Still sewing? Dude, I now suspect that you didn't sew up to standard the first time." Hayes called.Quack doctors, definitely quack doctors!
Luo Wen said: "Exercising vigorously like you, I just use the method of sewing clothes, and the thread is also opened."

"How can sewing be so light? When you sewed for me for the first time, you clearly used the shoe sole method..."

Luo Wen sweated wildly, shook his head and said: "This time, you can take anesthesia, and I didn't do it, you should lie down quickly, don't let your economic man see the joke."

Only then did Hayes realize that Gao Tongxuan had followed him to the hospital, and looked at him nervously.Hayes exhaled and lay down on the bed.He forgot to take anesthesia...

Battier, Yao Ming and Van Gundy participated in the post-game press conference together.

Van Gundy bluntly said that the Rockets lost in the downturn of the players and poor defense. "In the first quarter, we dug a big hole for ourselves. Some players didn't work hard on defense. This is the main reason for our loss. When attacking, we found a way to solve the opponent, but unfortunately, Hayes Injured in the game, otherwise we would have... I mean we would have won the game. The players on the court worked hard in the fourth quarter, played blood, we just lacked a little bit of luck."

The reporter asked: "May I ask that the person you are talking about not working hard on defense is McGrady?"

Van Gundy took a deep breath and said angrily, "Did you come here for an interview without watching the game? I don't want to say more about who doesn't work hard on this team. You can go back and watch the video yourself!"

The reporter interviewed Shane Battier, who scored 17 points. Battier said: "We lost our defense. This is not the secret to pass the playoffs. We can play fast, but when Yao Ming is on the court, we have to defend our own territory first. , we must find a way and maintain the best offensive principles, instead of letting Yao Ming chase the opponent's ass back to the defense."

The reporter asked: "Can you comment on Hayes' performance today? He left a deep impression on people when he played with an injury."

Battier said seriously: "Chuck's performance today made my blood boil, and I am proud to be a teammate with him. He is the best team player and can do anything according to the needs of the team, rebounding and scoring. , assists, defense... If he is not injured, he can definitely lead the team to turn the tide. Everyone has seen that even if he can only open one eye, he almost led the team to reverse in the fourth quarter. With him, I firmly believe that the Rockets can Eliminate the Spurs in this series and win the championship!"

Battier mentioned "leading the team" twice, and Hayes' core position has been affirmed in his words.

The reporter interviewed Yao Ming again.

After the game, the always honest Yao Ming was a little angry today.He said: "We are a very strong team, and we would have won the game. Unfortunately, Hayes' injury has changed this. In particular, we are playing at home in this game, and we are in the first place. We're slacking off, it's not right. We have to improve our concentration and show more fighting spirit."

The reporter asked: "You only scored 6 points in the first half. What do you think is the reason?"

"Good Mr." Yao Ming got a little angry when he heard the reporter's question.Said: "I hate the first half, I hate it! I only played more than a quarter, don't understand what we are playing. My touch is not bad, but I didn't catch the ball, only five shots! I just Running along. Actually, this kind of thing has happened many times this season. When the team is going well, everyone plays beautifully. When the game is not going well, we let the team go down with it. , because everyone has bad moments. But we can never forget the team!"

Losing to the Spurs means losing home court advantage in the playoffs. This is what worries Yao Ming the most and angers him the most.McGrady's performance is more like sleepwalking.As the regular season MVP, he didn't stand up when the team fell behind.He didn't feel good, he could assist, he could defend, but McGrady didn't do anything, not even say a word of encouragement off the court.In the fourth quarter, he became the quietest fan watching the Rockets beat.In order not to affect the unity, Yao Ming kept silent, but he was disgusted by McGrady's laziness in his heart.

How did the Rockets' opponents evaluate the game?Spurs coach Popovich said: "We won this game very thrillingly, and luck was on our side. The Rockets had some loopholes in defense today, and we seized these loopholes. Thank God."

When the reporter asked Duncan to evaluate Hayes' performance today, Duncan said: "He is a great player and a respectable opponent. To evaluate him, how to say? He is very tough. In some respects, he is a bit like me...I I have always felt that he is a person who cannot be defeated or crossed."

When the injured "hero" Hayes was getting stitches in the hospital, McGrady also accepted the reporter's interview.

Only then did the reporters know that McGrady was also injured.

"Actually, my waist has been feeling uncomfortable for a while, about a week or so, and I went to the doctor on Monday." McGrady said.

An outspoken reporter asked, "Didn't you say you were back to your best when you played the sun?"

McGrady was a little embarrassed and said: "Uh... today's feeling is even worse. I felt my back was stiff when I woke up in the morning, so I also adopted a more cautious attitude. I didn't take the risk of playing games in the fourth quarter. This time I feel the same as before. Injury is different, it just feels a little stiff in the back. I'm not worried, and I don't think about it too much."

After a few simple explanations, McGrady and his wife left the court, and they kept saying hello to people they knew along the way. The walking posture did not look injured at all, and the diamond studs on their ears were still shining.

The next day, the media broke out that McGrady's poor state was due to injuries.

After the game, the reporter interviewed the Rockets players.When asked about Hayes, everyone gave a thumbs up to express their sincere admiration. When it comes to McGrady, the interviewed players were unwilling to comment.

The sports section of the Houston Times used a full page to analyze the current situation of the Rockets, titled "Rocket Infighting? MVP betrayal? "

At this juncture, of course, no one in the Rockets would be stupid enough to engage in internal conflicts, but they could not stop the media from exaggerating. Whether Hayes will squeeze McGrady away has become the most talked about topic in the United States.

The fans are divided into two factions. On this issue, a large part of the people in the United States support Tracy McGrady.

The New York Times said: "McGrady's poor state is really due to the recurrence of old injuries. This season's regular season MVP has already explained everything. He is the number one star of the Rockets. Hayes is just more desperate in the contract year, and his personal ability is much inferior to Maddison. .If he gets a high salary next year, can he work as hard as he did this year?"

Experts from the New Jersey Sports News said: "Hayes is just a reckless blue-collar. With the help of Yao Ming and McGrady, he can achieve today's achievements. If he has no teammates around him, he is not worthy of the maximum salary, which is the level of the full middle class. .Now if the Rockets give up the scoring title for him, they will definitely regret it. And the Rockets already have two superstars. If Hayes is renewed with a maximum salary, how much luxury tax they will have to pay has become a question.”

The Denver Evening News was even more ruthless, and directly broke the conspiracy theory that Hayes was collecting data for a big contract, and Van Gundy arranged tactics in favor of Hayes and emptied the MVP.

In short, the media supporting McGrady accounted for more than half.The funny thing is that most of these cities that support McGrady and challenge the Rockets have NBA teams, and those teams that are ready to let Hayes join with a maximum salary, this is a conspiracy.

Of the teams that have made it clear that they want Hayes to join, only McGrady's "old club" Magic said bad things about McGrady.

The two hosts of Orlando Sports Station's "Focus on the NBA" Rambis and Harman commented on the game between the Spurs and the Rockets.

Rambis said: "Today, there are a lot of news about Hayes and McGrady, and many people are evaluating who is better between the two. Do you still remember the start of the 2003-04 season when the Magic started with 1 win and 19 losses? At that time, no one I believe that the magical McGrady will save the Magic again. He is passive and only cares about performing alone. That season, the Magic finally ended with the worst record in team history of 21 wins and 61 losses, and McGrady also got into trouble with the Magic because of this. Losing The key is that McGrady's attitude aroused public outrage. At that time, he said: "This season, I just play for scoring and statistics. For future development, I must use the title of scoring champion as my goal." Bargaining chips." A person who lacks professional ethics, even if his personal ability is strong, so what?"

Harman laughed: "Do you know what McGrady's teammates in the Magic said? It's roughly like this. We think McGrady always slows down during training. In games, he won't mobilize us, don't communicate with us, and such players It’s a shame to be teammates.’ Rockets fans have always chosen to treat the so-called “excuse” of McGrady’s truce with tolerance. Sometimes a small cold can also be an excuse for McGrady to miss a game.”

Both Hayes and McGrady have seen the news, and it is impossible to be indifferent.The relationship between the two has cracked.

(End of this chapter)