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Chapter 677 Chapter 675: Make the defending champion tremble?

On January 2018, 1, at the last moment of the Pelicans' home game against the Rockets, Cousins, who had just been selected to the All-Star starting lineup, was accidentally injured when he was grabbing an offensive rebound after missing a free throw!

With 9 seconds left in the game, the Pelicans were 113 to 109, leading the Rockets away by 4 points.In order to keep the victory of the game, Cousins ​​played desperately to grab the ball.But this time, his huge body of 122 kilograms crashed to the ground.
With the support of his teammates, Cousins ​​with a face full of pain left the field.Immediately there was unfortunate news from the Pelicans locker room-Cousins ​​ruptured his Achilles tendon, was reimbursed for the season, and the recovery period was expected to take about a year.

Now, one year later, on January 2019, 1, at Staples in Los Angeles.

DeMarcus Cousins ​​has finally returned to the court, and his return has attracted the attention of everyone who likes basketball in the world.

After all, he is now a member of the Golden State Warriors.Last season, the Golden State Warriors narrowly lost the Pacers in the tiebreaker and lost the championship.But they are actually only one breath away from victory.

And this season, people believe.As long as DeMarcus Cousins ​​can play [-]% of his previous strength, the Warriors will have no problem counterattacking the Pacers.After all, the Pacers lost Chris Paul this summer.

Moreover, without Cousins, the Warriors' lineup is already luxurious enough.And now there is another All-Star center, who just fills the Warriors' inner weakness, which allows the Warriors to easily defeat most opponents.

According to statistics, the last time in NBA history that a team had 5 All-Stars at the same time was the 43-1975 season 76 years ago!

The Celtics' starting five were Dave Cowens, Jojo White, Charlie Scott, John Havlicek and Paul Silas, all of whom had been All-Stars the previous season.

And that season, the Boston Celtics finally defeated the Phoenix Suns 1975-76 in the finals of the 4-2 season to win the championship.

And the lineup of the Warriors appeared in the Clippers when none of the players on the team had ever been selected as an All-Star, it would make people feel a little unfair!
But competitive sports itself is not absolutely fair. Whether the NBA will usher in the finale ahead of schedule, this game will be very telling.

At first, some fans who didn't like the Warriors still had a chance.They thought it was impossible for Cousins ​​to maintain his previous form after rupturing his Achilles tendon.

After all, a ruptured Achilles tendon is no small injury.Even the omnipotent Kobe once knelt down in front of a ruptured Achilles tendon.

However, Cousins ​​showed great aggression as soon as he came on the court.You can't tell that he is a person who has been away from the game for a year, but more like a beast that hasn't eaten meat for a long time!
From the very beginning, Cousins' desire to attack was extremely strong.He was not afraid of confrontation in the penalty area and beat the Clippers high Tagottt.Although the storm ended in failure, this attack was enough to show Cousins' determination.

Sure enough, on the second offense, Cousins' efforts paid off.

After receiving a wonderful pass from Durant, he cut directly to the basket, and then staged a dunk!
This dunk was so powerful that it seemed to vent out all the grievances he had suffered in the past year.

In his own contract year, he suffered serious injuries, lost the All-Star starter, and had no news about his next job. All kinds of troubles came one after another, which must make Cousins, who has the body of the first center but has the "schoolboy brain", even more clueless.

Cousins ​​has been like a drowning man in the past year. At this time, as long as someone lends a helping hand, he will definitely hold on to it.

The Warriors reached out that hand, and Cousins ​​now used a dunk to hold the Warriors' extended hand even tighter!
The moment Cousins ​​completed the dunk, the Warriors' bench went crazy.All the team members almost jumped up, and everyone's expressions were full of bright spots!The showman Iguodala jumped directly near the bottom line and danced solo... Seeing this evening, the Clippers fans at home even burst into cheers for the opponent player!
Cousins ​​started his Warriors career in his favorite way.

Subsequently, Cousins ​​​​still maintained a good performance.The rest of the Warriors are also very face-saving, frequently feeding Cousins ​​​​the ball.

It can be seen that the system collocation between Cousins ​​and the Warriors is still unfamiliar.However, considering that this is Cousins' first game after his comeback, his performance can be considered very good.

最终，兴奋过头的考辛斯6犯离场。虽然全场比赛只打了15分钟，但却交出了14分6个篮板3次助攻1次抢断1次盖帽的全能数据，填满了数据表。

Cousins ​​is still the same Cousins, he is still the familiar all-round insider, and he is still the "first center below the neck".

Out of shape?Unable to integrate into the Warriors system?None of these problems appeared on Cousins.

In the end, the Warriors also defeated the Clippers with a more civilian lineup at Staples.After the game, the commentators exclaimed, "The finale of the NBA has arrived!"

At the same time, the game between the Pacers and the Mavericks at the American Airlines Center in Dallas has also ended.

99 to 111, although the old Pacers player Wesley Matthews scored 17 points in one fell swoop in order to show an outstanding performance in front of Henson.But when Doncic was defended to only 8 points and there was indeed a big gap in the lineup strength of the two sides, the Mavericks finally lost the game at home.

After the game, Henson and Dirk hugged each other friendly.These two people who will retire after this season blessed each other respectively.

Afterwards, Henson chatted with Wesley Matthews for a few more words.Although it has been many years since he left the Pacers, Matthews' respect for Henson has not changed.This undrafted pick is very clear. If there is no Henson, maybe there will be no career.

After parting ways with both of them, the reporters finally arrived.Henson looked at the cameras in front of him, and he already knew why the reporters were so excited.

Because of what happened at Staples, Henson already knew about it!

"Coach Henson, congratulations to your team for winning this game. But at Staples, the Golden State Warriors also won the game. Moreover, Cousins, who just returned from injury, scored 14 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block in one fell swoop. What do you think of this game?"

Sure enough, when the reporter opened his mouth, he asked questions related to the Warriors.

"I'm very happy that Cousins ​​is back to health, congratulations to him." Henson smiled, but he was not so calm in his heart.

"After the game, Cousins ​​claimed that he would help the Warriors get what belongs to them. There is no doubt that this is alluding to the championship. Do you think this is his provocation to you?"

"Provocation? No, he's just cheering himself up."

"Coach Henson, on January 1th, you will face the Warriors with an extremely five-star lineup. Do you think your team can win that game?"

At the beginning of the two questions, Henson answered very decisively.But only when faced with this question, Henson froze for a moment.

It's not that he's scared, but because he really doesn't know how much a five-star warrior weighs.After all, the victory of a game cannot explain anything.

So, Henson answered truthfully, "I don't know."

However, such an answer was misunderstood by the reporters to make Henson feel scared!
In the next few days, the momentum of the Warriors and Cousins ​​remained fierce. On January 1, the Warriors beat the Lakers 21-130. Cousins ​​scored 111 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists, still all-around.

1月24日，勇士126比118力克奇才，考辛斯17分6个篮板3次助攻1个封盖，继续强势！

On the 26th, the Warriors defeated the powerful Celtics in the East 115 to 111.

The two sides played to the last moment of the game, and Cousins ​​even hit a key shot.In the end, Cousins' data was 15 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, as comprehensive as ever!
So far, since Cousins ​​returned, the Golden State Warriors have not yet lost, and they have always maintained the comprehensiveness of the data.If Steve Kerr hadn't deliberately limited his playing time, his stats would have been even better!

After the game between the Warriors and the Celtics, their next opponent is the Pacers!This game is also the most important game in the entire NBA in January!

And so desperately, the Pacers just lost before this game. On January 1, the Pacers were upset by the Grizzlies. They were killed by a three-pointer from Mike Conley at the last moment.The Memphis Grizzlies have also become the fourth team to defeat the defending champion this season.

The Pacers' loss, coupled with Henson's uncertain answer to the question "Can they beat the Warriors?"

So, on January 1, the day before the battle between the Warriors and the Pacers, ESPN published a preview of the battle between the two sides.

The bold and bold headline of this article is very eye-catching-"Golden State Warriors will make Indiana Pacers tremble!"

Henson shook his head. At the beginning, he just said that he didn't know if he could defeat the Warriors, but he didn't say that he was afraid of the Warriors.

Who makes someone tremble, but it's not certain.

(End of this chapter)