The glory of the basketball gods

Chapter 84

After an interlude of conflict, the game restarted.

Just in case, the team doctor of the Cavaliers still asked Yuan Man to follow him for further examination to ensure that the bones were not affected.

In the history of the NBA, there are often situations where players are injured without knowing it. In the first game of the 2001 NBA Finals, the Philadelphia 76ers played away against the Los Angeles Lakers. After the game, Iverson found out that his finger was broken. The first injury stemmed from a block by O'Neal, but because he was too focused, Iverson didn't realize that he was injured at all. He kept playing with the injury and finished the overtime game.

The game with injuries also aggravated Iverson's finger injury, which in turn affected his shooting. In the next four games, Iverson, whose firepower declined, was no longer able to turn the tide alone. The Lakers also won 4 games in a row and won the 76ers. 4-1 won the championship that year.

Although he was extremely unwilling that year, that time was already the closest Iverson was to the championship.

The Eagles were sent off three main players, and their strength was greatly weakened. Coach Budenholzer had no choice but to send substitute players ahead of time. Jason Collins, Maurice Evans, Kirk Sinley Qi replaced debut.

Although these three can be regarded as good players on the bench, their strength is still much worse than that of the main players, especially the cooperation with Horford and Johnson, which is obviously relatively unfamiliar.

It's no wonder that Tiantian and the players on the bench have formed a tacit understanding of running tactics. Now they have to change two players at once, and they are still completely centered on these two players. Naturally, Collins and others are not playing smoothly. Lineup, Evans and Hinrich are the core of the offense.

Whenever the Eagles players got the ball, the boos of the Cavaliers at home also made these players a little at a loss, and their performance was greatly reduced.

The cheap Cavaliers took advantage of the victory to pursue the game, played the rest of the second quarter with the main lineup, and gained a 20-point advantage at the end of the first half. The game seemed to end early.

This is the case in the NBA arena. The bottom team in the league also has the ability to beat the top team in the league. In the NBA, underestimating any team may be a catastrophic level. The negative impact is far more than a simple psychological difference.

For example, if a person has done 120% of his efforts, then this person may be able to play 120%, but most of the possibilities are only about 80%, and if a person is mentally relaxed by 50%, Then the level that may be played out is only 20%-30%.

Not to mention the Eagles, even if it is a super strong team in the league, it is easy to capsize in the gutter if you underestimate the opponent too much, not to mention the strength of the opponent may exceed your imagination.

In terms of facing up to the opponent, the Spurs are the best in the league. No matter who the opponent is, they treat every game, and even every minute on the field. Sloppy, in the Spurs, Popovich will even call a timeout, reprimand the players and rearrange because a serve is not to his liking.

During the intermission, the stadium was already immersed in a sea of ​​joy.

The bearded George raised the beer in his hand and said to the middle-aged man beside him, John, "John, let's toast the beer that was spilled last time!"

"Cheers, George!" John opened his mouth wide, and drank the remaining half glass of beer in one gulp. At the same time, he didn't forget to arrange the already countless hair on his head in one direction.

Since the first home game of the Cavaliers met, the two added each other to twitter and agreed to watch the game together at each home game, and the two became good friends watching the game together.

In the VIP room, Daniel Gilbert took a sip of the red wine and shook his head, seeming somewhat complacent.

"Boss, this Cavaliers team performed much better than expected."

Gilbert frowned slightly and said, "Why, after LeBron leaves, won't other people know how to play basketball?"

Congren, who felt that he had touched the mold, immediately bent down, not daring to breathe.

"Tell Byron that if the Cavaliers can make the playoffs this season, the season bonuses of all staff will be doubled! Including the cleaning staff of the venue."

"Yes, boss!" Hearing these words, Congren's expression returned to normal.

In the second half, the Eagles desperately chased points, but the huge point difference made Horford and Johnson a little bit powerless. After all, two fists were no match for four hands, and they lost more than half of their main lineup. They had already suffered a huge psychological impact, let alone their performance on the court. up.

Yuan Man's injury was checked by the team doctor and there was no serious problem, but for the next two important games, with a big lead, Scott asked Yuan Man to rest for this game and not to play again.

Although Yuan Man really wants to continue the competition, as an athlete, he also understands the coach's thoughts very well.

In this way, Yuan Man's data in this game is fixed at 12 points, in addition to 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal.

Other members of the Cavaliers performed bravely amid the cheers of the home fans, especially Hollins, who was sent off, performed a cheer dance for his teammates in the locker room during the halftime break, without being affected at all. Influenced by being sent off for Yuan Man's appearance, the morale of the team was even higher because of that conflict.

The score gap has not narrowed to less than 15 points, even if Horford and Johnson of the Hawks scored double 30, it will not help.

Although Horford scored a large double-double with 30 points and 15 rebounds, "Eagle King" Johnson also scored 31 points, but for the Cavaliers, Varejao also scored 14 points and 14 rebounds, and Jamison scored 21 points and 10 rebounds. Rebounds, Mo Williams scored 20 points, and Moon, who replaced Yuan Man, also scored 12 points, which filled Yuan Man's vacancy very well.

The Cavaliers defeated the Eagles in a 115-100 bloodless defeat at home, further consolidating the team's No. 5 position in the Eastern Conference with a record of 1 wins and [-] loss.

At the press conference after the game, Hawks coach Budenholzer poured out bitterness to the media. He believed that it would be very difficult for any team to win when they lost three absolute main players.

But for Budenholzer's statement, Cavaliers coach Scott has a different view. Scott said in a very stern tone that regardless of whether the game is won or lost, it is very shameful for any player to make actions that harm others on the court. , disgusting!Such a player, such a team, is not worthy of any victory in the game!
"We'll be back, see you next game!" After hearing Scott's words, Josh Smith also said a harsh word.

It seems that before meeting the Heat, the Cavaliers and Eagles have formed a bridge first.

　Thank you lazy people for the triple rewards,

　　
　
(End of this chapter)