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Chapter 180 The Playoffs Begin
The regular season has just ended and the playoffs have not yet begun.

Xiao Chong threw away his crutches and joined the Warriors' daily training.

This also means-

Unless the Warriors are eliminated in the first round, Xiao Chong's comeback battle will be this year's playoffs.

The outside world is still unclear about Xiao Chong's comeback. Only within the Warriors, most of them are not optimistic about Xiao Chong's comeback.

The main reason is that the torn cruciate ligament is too harmful. In the 90s when medical technology was not so developed, none of the athletes who came back after suffering a torn cruciate ligament did not decline sharply.

Will bugs be an exception?Old Nelson, the Warriors' coaching staff, and even the medical team didn't think Xiao Chong would be an exception.

In this case, Old Nelson is even considering:

"If Tim's condition is really bad, we will hide the news of his injury and don't let him come back in the playoffs."

Speaking of his plan at the coaching staff meeting, the old Nelson's purpose was clearly revealed.

The belated Sydney Moncrief said, "Deal?"

"Regardless of his poor form, I have decided to trade him."

Old Nelson explained, "We already have Star at the point guard position, so there's no need to keep Tim. It's a waste for us and Tim."

"So, in this playoffs, I made two-handed preparations for Tim. Either he is in a hot state and I give him enough opportunities to show himself. When the transfer period comes, he can also sell for a good price."

"Either, he is in a bad state and is no longer at his peak, then I will hold him, wait for the playoffs to pass, and make a trade directly."

Sydney Moncrief shook his head. As a retired athlete, he felt the cruelty of the NBA.

But as a member of the team's uniform team, he can understand the old Nelson's approach.

If it was last season and Lin Xing hadn't proved himself at the point guard position, then Xiao Chong would still have value.

But this season, Lin Xing has taken over the point guard position and played MVP-level performance.

In this case, it is impossible for Lin Xing to return to the fourth position.

For the Warriors, the bug is indeed redundant...

If we talk about the Warriors as a whole, there is one exception who firmly believes that the bug will be a torn cruciate ligament injury.

Then this person can only be Lin Xing.

That's right, Lin Xing believed in Xiaochong, because in his previous life he had witnessed Xiaochong's journey back to the top after recovering from a torn cruciate ligament injury.

He believes that Xiao Chong can still do this even if history has shifted.

Because Xiao Chong did not rely on his body to return to his peak.

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"You look a little nervous, Tim?"

Two days before the playoffs, Old Nelson felt that Xiao Chong was in good condition to participate in the team training game.

So on this day, Xiao Chong was included for the first time in the team training list he announced.

The training match is about to start, Xiaochong is a little nervous.

Lin Xing patted him, and Xiao Chong rolled his eyes.

"Can you not be nervous? I haven't participated in a 5v5 basketball game for five or six months."

"Follow your own pace, don't think too much, you'll be fine."

Lin Xing patted Xiaochong again, which was regarded as comfort and encouragement.

In the Warriors' training games, Lin Xing usually plays soy sauce.

On the one hand, he doesn't need to prove himself in the training match anymore, no matter how he messes around, the position of the main core will not change.

On the other hand, Lin Xing is not Kobe's kind of race against time, and he doesn't know how to catch a rookie in training games.

Lin Xing didn't think it was necessary, he didn't care how others played.

Therefore, in this training match, Lin Xing, who played soy sauce, openly messed up, and he directly gave up the ball to Xiao Chong.

On the sidelines, Old Nelson also acquiesced to Lin Xing's approach.

What he wanted to see was Xiao Chong's state. As for the issues of running-in and tactical coordination, we'll talk about it later.

Soon, on the court, Xiao Chong used a skillful and light cross step to pass Cole who was defending him.

Looking at the extraordinary speed and rhythm, there is not much difference from the past.

But at the end of the middle distance, there was a bang.

The old Nelson on the sidelines began to frown, because he couldn't tell whether the bug was still warm to the touch.

Or after the cruciate ligament was torn, Xiao Chong couldn't jump high and couldn't make a shot.

This thing needs a lot of testing before it can draw a conclusion.

At the beginning of the training match, Xiao Chong lost one.

He frowned, but Lin Xing reminded him: "Don't hit the shot, can you make it?"

Emmm, let's just think Lin Xing's words are a reminder.

But Xiao Chong felt that Lin Xing's words were provoking him.

He really didn't believe in evil, turned around and attacked, passed Cole again, and threw a mid-range shot.

With a bang, it was lost again.

Lin Xing's words were really all right, Xiao Chong really couldn't make the mid-range shot.

But Lin Xing knew that it wasn't caused by his inability to jump after a serious injury.

It's because I haven't found the feeling after the serious injury and need to adjust.

And the best way to adjust is to first use other offensive methods to open your own scoring book.

Then, unlock the medium and long-range shots step by step.

What Lin Xing said was really a reminder, not to irritate Xiao Chong.

On the sidelines, Old Nelson's frown slowly relaxed.

Regardless of this investment or not, at least he can be sure of one thing——

"Tim's breakthrough is still as sharp as before..."

Sidney Moncrief on the side shook his head: "Don't you think Steve's defense is too stretched?"

"There may be reasons for this, but now Tim passing Steve is like crossing the main road in the early morning. It's too easy."

Moncrief rubbed his chin and suggested, "Should we put Star on the bench and let him guard Tim?"

Old Nelson was stunned for a moment: "Do you want Tim to die, or do you want Tim to die?"

But after a while, he still made an adjustment. He changed the madman to the substitute team and asked the madman to guard Xiao Chong.

In the Warriors, if you want to find a second single point of defense, it must be a madman.

Soon, the madman was in front of Xiao Chong.

Xiao Chong still didn't beep more, a cross step, followed by a cross step with a rapid change of direction.

In two steps, he passed the madman directly.

On the sidelines, Old Nelson clapped his hands: "It can be confirmed now, Tim's breakthrough is still as sharp as ever!"

On the court, Lin Xing was stunned.

Just this ball made him realize that Xiao Chong was still different from his previous life.

In the previous life, Xiao Chong's cruciate ligament was torn because he used too many large changes of direction, which caused too much wear and damage to the knee.

But in this life, Xiao Chong was crippled by an assassin.

Just looking at this ball, he seems to have not realized:
The assassin's kick was only the direct cause of his torn cruciate ligament.

All kinds of sharp changes of direction are the root cause of Xiao Chong's torn cruciate ligament.

and so……

"I have to find a chance to remind Tim."

With this ball, Xiao Chong passed the madman, and he didn't hit the ball again.

He went straight to the rim for a layup over Chris Gatlin.

"No problem, Tim's condition is absolutely fine."

"But he's 2 for 0?"

"2 for 0 is no problem. Believe me, Sydney, for small things like CIC, all it takes is time and adjustments."

"..."

Until the day of the playoffs, Xiao Chong participated in three team training games, proving that his strength and state are all right.

The only problem is, after five or six months, the Warriors will be a new team for the bug.

If he wants to blend in, he needs more time, more changes, and more effort.

But these are not big problems, Old Nelson thinks:

If it really doesn't work, letting him play as the sixth man is better than not playing.

At this time, Old Nelson was already planning which game would make Xiao Chong officially come back.

……

In this year's playoffs, as the league's first, the Warriors have full home court advantage.

As the No. [-] in the Western Conference, their opponent in the first round of the playoffs will be the No. [-] Trail Blazers in the Western Conference.

拓荒已经没了滑翔机，现在的当家球星，是常规赛场均21.3分5.6个篮板2.6个助攻1.1个抢断1.1个盖帽的前锋克利福德·罗宾逊。

As a representative of no-nonsense forwards these days, Clifford Robinson mainly plays the third position. He can shoot and defend suddenly, and he can be regarded as a representative of all-around forwards.

But Pioneer's winning rate against the Warriors has not been high, mainly because of Clifford Robinson.

Every time the Warriors faced the Blazers, the old Nelson would let Lin Xing switch to defend Clifford Robinson, one defense and one accuracy.

To put it bluntly, although this guy can shoot, he is not so accurate, and his three-point shooting percentage is only 37.1%, which is very accurate in this era.

But in the small ball era in the future, the three-point shooting rate is just so-so.

Although it can break through, it also belongs to Erxian Bridge, and the power of breaking through is very small.

As far as this guy's shooting is concerned, it is enough to abuse ordinary defensive players.

But against Shang Lin Xing, pure is not enough.

Not to mention, Lin Xing's defense is actually afraid of scorers like Dan Zi and Barkley with backs.

Crawford Robinson happens to be a forward with no back, which is embarrassing.

In other words, Lin Xing can win when he plays point guard.

But if you play forward, it's easier to win.

Because of this, Old Nelson felt that the most suitable opponent for Xiao Chong's comeback was the current Blazers.

After the Trail Blazers, in the second round of the playoffs, the Warriors' opponent will be the winner between the fourth-ranked Sonics in the Western Conference and the fifth-ranked Suns in the Western Conference.

The strength of these two opponents should not be underestimated.

The Sonics are the double star of Payton + Kemp, with the same tactics and an extra layer of defense.

As for the Suns, they fell to fifth in the regular season only because of too many main injuries.

The main players in the playoffs have all returned from injury. Without the injury problem, the Suns would not be simply fifth.

These two opponents are trying too hard to find status for Xiao Chong who has just come back.

As for the Western Conference finals after the semifinals, let alone.

That was the penultimate step before success, and it was impossible to let Xiao Chong wait until that time to come back.

So old Nelson made up his mind—

"Let Tim play as a substitute in the first game to adapt to the atmosphere of the game..."

……

On the day of the playoffs, the Warriors handed over an activation list.

After a few months, Xiao Chong appeared on this list.

This subtle change did not arouse the attention of public opinion.

Mainly during the regular season, Xiao Chong would appear on the activation list from time to time, and the Brick reporters were no strangers to it.

And, is it just a bug, is it important to the current warriors?
Still the same as last season, the Warriors did not play on the first day of the playoffs.

For the West, the first to play is the second-ranked Spurs in the West vs. the seventh-ranked Lakers in the West, and the third-ranked Jazz in the West vs. the sixth-ranked Rockets in the West.

In these two games, the former received very little attention, mainly because the Lakers are weak. Everyone knows that they entered the playoffs to deliver food.

Another set of duels, the heat is full.

It's not that the public opinion at this time can see that the Jazz will be the overlord of the Western Conference in the future. It is really that there are too many uncertainties about the Rockets that will explode later this season.

Lin Xing is concerned about the Jazz vs Rockets.

If he saw it, the game was intense and intense.

Ma Long and Dameng teamed up with Horry to defend well, but Stockton broke out unexpectedly on the outside.

With 28 points, 5 personal rebounds, 10 assists and 2 steals, Stockton blasted the Rockets' back line.

Coupled with the excellent performance of substitutes Adam Keefey, Tom Chambers and Antoine Kyle, the Jazz finally won by 2 points.

In Oakland, the old Nelson, who was also paying attention to the game, frowned: "The Rockets are not in the same state as they were last year?"

Lin Xing shook his head secretly, the Rockets looked worse than last year, just because their opponents were also very strong.

With the blessing of Shuangsha, and the Jazz whose father-in-law sits on the three-point line, he actually has the foundation to become the hegemony of the Western Conference.

It's only one big Pyrene Bear, Greg Ostertag...

In another game, the Spurs took the Lakers lightly, which was indeed very easy.

In the Eastern Conference, the Magic ranked first in the Eastern Conference vs. the Celtics ranked eighth in the Eastern Conference, and the Bulls ranked fifth in the Eastern Conference vs. the Hornets ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference.

There is no suspense about the Magic vs. Celtics. The Celtics struggled to make it to the playoffs, so they came to deliver food.

It can even be said that they are better than the Lakers.

It means that the Eastern Conference has been weak in the past two years, otherwise, based on their strength, they would not be able to make it to the playoffs.

The Bulls vs. Hornets in another game was quite exciting.

It wasn't that the game was too intense, it was Danzi who broke out.

In the first playoff game after his comeback, Dan Zi broke out.

He faced the Hornets with a back line composed of 1 meters Boggs, the dunk king's father Dell Curry and 6 meters Jose Hawkins.

32投18中，直接掠下48分，还有9个篮板8个助攻入账。

Therefore, leading the Bulls to win the first game of the playoffs.

But the reason why he abused so fiercely was also because the inside line was blown up by the Hornets.

莫宁32分13个篮板2个助攻2个抢断，还有7个大帽。

It can be said that if Danzi does not break out, this victory will really be taken away by the Hornets.

Although Buck Williams was added, the Bulls' inside line is still a bit weak.

After finishing the four games on the first day, it's time for the Warriors to come on stage...

(End of this chapter)