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Chapter 181 The Return of the King

美国当地时间5月30日晚上11点，火箭队坐镇主场对阵金州勇士的G5战已经打到了第四节，双方比分72:73，分差几乎可以忽略不计。

"We can clearly see that Yao Ming is already very tired, and his condition today is obviously not as good as in previous games." Van Gundy spoke in a regretful tone.

As he explained, Yao Ming was indeed very tired, which caused his state in today's game to be far less dominant than in previous games.

Fortunately, the Warriors were also in poor form today. In addition to being late and still maintaining a shooting rate of more than 50%, the other players of the Warriors took a total of 18 shots from the outside in the first half and only hit 3 goals!
This is the team with the highest number and percentage of three-pointers made in the regular season in the league. Today, the shooting percentage is less than 20%.

It was an iron fight, and the Warriors were almost entirely supported by late scoring.

The situation of the Rockets is also similar. Thibodeau still insists on adopting a strategy of focusing on defense, but he began to try to get Yao Ming to rest more, but the effect is not very obvious. When the score is still stalemate, Thibodeau will inevitably He made a mistake that young coaches would make. He was a little too anxious, which caused Yao Ming to play a long time today. He played almost 10 minutes in the first three quarters.

The injured Billups is also in poor form today. His injury is much more serious than the team announced, and he was forced to play after playing a closed game.

The current Rockets team has really become a single-core team of Yao Ming. He played very hard at the basket. Even if his lack of physical strength affected his state, he still played very strongly. Milicic and Milicic have already committed four fouls, which led to the Warriors having to use Biedrins, who is not strong in top defense, to play.

With about 5 minutes left in the game, he was late to break through Billups with the ball on the outside, and suddenly stopped and turned to open up space for a shot.

But because he lacked the support of his teammates today, he was late and tired from playing. The ball was slightly stronger, and the ball hit the basket.

Biedrins worked hard. He and Jackson, who played as a guest power forward, rushed to the Rockets' basket to grab offensive rebounds.

Yao Ming turned around and opened his arms and failed to completely block the two. Jackson and Chuck Hayes both tried their best and collided directly in the air and lost their balance.

Hayes hit Yao Ming's knee with his calf, and stepped on Yao Ming after landing. This caused Yao Ming to fall to the ground immediately, and Jackson lost his balance and fell directly on Yao Ming's body.

At that time, Jackson's entire face was pale, and he immediately turned over and got up from Yao Ming. With his hands on his knees, he looked at Yao Ming who was lying on the ground and screaming with a very remorseful look.

He was really afraid and blamed himself.

With Late as a teammate for a year, Jackson already knows Late's character very well.

If someone used shady and dirty means to deal with him, he didn't mind returning it in the same way, but he hated the people on his side taking the initiative to hurt the opponent with malicious hurtful actions.

The TV broadcast camera specially showed Jackson's expression, and Van Gundy was a little disbelieving: "Stephen Jackson was one of the participants in the brawl at the Palace of Auburn Hills that year, which made him labeled a villain, but since he was late, he began to control the Warriors. After the locker room, Jackson began to make changes to his image, and I don't think he would intentionally hurt Yao Ming..."

The subtext didn't say anything, if Jackson dared to do this, he might be late to get him out.

Yao Ming lay on the ground for more than ten seconds before the Rockets players helped him up and sent him to the bench. The Rockets "team doctor" Keith Jones immediately stepped forward to inquire about the situation.

Speaking of team doctors, the Trail Blazers veterinarians are world-renowned, and the sun doctor is another extreme, but in fact the Rockets team doctors are also underestimated.

In fact, Keith Jones is only responsible for team equipment management, player strength training and state adjustment. The real attending physician of the Rockets is someone else, and he is Thomas Clanton.

Doctors in the United States are super awesome-I mean their social status, they are all in the upper class, and they go to high-end clubs, and they are really as good as the doctors in China who have low wages and have no medical ethics. one on the ground.

In the United States, it is normal not to be able to call an ambulance, because once an ambulance is called, the average low-level family may go bankrupt directly, and the middle-class family will also bleed profusely.

The most annoying thing is that if you want to see a doctor, sorry, please make an appointment first!

Why do I need your doctor if I can know when I'm sick?
Then again, in such a big environment, those famous doctors are more trustworthy, and this Clanton is quite an amazing guy.

Although he is not proficient in sports medicine, he is ranked among the top 5 players in the world in terms of ankle and knee sports injuries. Kings of the local tyrants in the Middle East often ask Clanton to see a doctor by name. Even Bush, the former commander of American, is also Clanton If you want to put this in the country, you will be a big hand as a health consultant to the country's leaders.

Closer to home, although Case is only a part-time "team doctor" and is only responsible for some emergency response, he has already accumulated quite a lot of experience. He just asked Yao Ming a few words and immediately deduced that his injury may not be serious!

The timeout continued. Case greeted David Lee and Spanoulis, and helped Yao Ming limped into the player tunnel. He needed to go back to the locker room for a preliminary inspection. If the situation was not optimistic, Yao Ming would He was sent to the prestigious Memorial Hermann Hospital, a designated hospital.

The moment he walked into the player tunnel, Yao Ming felt as if the lights around him were dimmed, and the noisy voices instantly calmed down. He only had the brightly lit arena in his sight.

The veteran Billups, who has always been moody and angry, put his hands on his hips and looked at the Rockets' bench in confusion, as if he was looking for the man who could bring support to the team.

Hayes, who had been confirmed to be the "culprit" of Yao Ming's injury in the slow-motion replay, was so anxious that he nearly cried, closing his eyes and making the sign of the sign of the cross.

Most of the time, Prince is a paralyzed face, and it's hard to hide his loneliness at this time.

Alston patted the basketball with one hand, staring at the Rockets basket in a daze.

Our hearts are gone!
Seeing this scene, Yao Ming was startled, and his limping footsteps stopped suddenly.

Yao Ming refused the support of his teammates. As a professional player, he felt the change in the atmosphere of the team.

David Lee and Spanoulis, who supported Yao Ming, also looked depressed. They knew very well that the Rockets were finished!

Billups is the engine of the team, while Yao Ming is the real pillar of the team. Without him, no matter how strong the engine is, the team cannot run.

On the court, the whistle sounded again, and the game started again.

Late and gracefully gave the ball to the Rockets, but without Yao Ming, the Rockets have really become another team completely, and even Billups seemed a little at a loss, with the ball Walking up and down, he didn't mean to break through or pass the ball at all. He seemed to be deliberately delaying time, waiting for death like a terminally ill patient.

Just relying on the Warriors' poor defensive lineup, the Rockets are completely helpless.

Yao Ming's injury had a huge impact on the morale of the Rockets.

This is different from when he rests off the court, because everyone knows that this time Yao Ming will probably not appear on the court again.

Yao Ming frowned, seeing his teammates' poor performance, a strong desire to win surged in his heart.

Under the watchful eye of David Lee and Spanoulis, Yao Ming stood by the side of the player tunnel, leaning his hands on the wall and doing a few stretching movements, and then said to the worried Case, "Case, I'm fine." ,I want to go back."

Keith Jones immediately said in surprise: "Yao, are you crazy? You hurt your knee! This is a serious injury that can destroy a player's career. Even if you have the help of late-developed drugs, such an injury may It will affect your future achievements, this is just a game, even if we lose this game, we still have a chance."

Yao Ming looked down at Case, like a king who was interrogating his courtiers: "Case, maybe this is just an unimportant game for you, but for me, this is the ultimate opportunity to build a dynasty. The best chance, our biggest opponents, the Suns and Spurs, were eliminated by the Warriors. As long as we beat the Warriors, we can reach the Western Conference Finals. It’s not that I look down on the Cavaliers. As long as there are no accidents, we will definitely be able to beat them. I believe in such an opportunity Once you miss it, there will be no more in the future, do you want my dynasty to slip through my fingers like this?"

Case fell silent.

In fact, he is also very aware of his boss's urgency. Alexander, that miser, will never add more configuration to the Rockets. Maybe this is really the last chance for the Rockets to stabilize the championship, and it is also a chance to create a dynasty.

Just as the two were talking, the Rockets, who had completely lost their spirits, had a huge loophole on the defensive end. The old Mutombo failed to keep up with Milicic, and he easily broke into the basket and dunked successfully. The Warriors The team overtook the score.

Seeing this scene, Keith nodded solemnly to Yao Ming without hesitation: "Yao, I will not prevent you from creating a dynasty, but I am more concerned about the health of the players. If I find that you are really unable to continue the game, I will Ask the head coach to replace you."

"Thank you."

Yao Ming thanked him, and walked towards the exit of the player tunnel with big strides.

When his tall figure passed through the entrance, the Toyota Center immediately boiled.

All the fans shouted in unison: "MVP! MVP! MVP!"

The players on the Rockets also noticed Yao Ming who was surrounded by the crowd and returned to the sidelines, and the atmosphere of the entire arena suddenly changed.

Alston broke through with the ball, rushed into the middle of the Warriors crowd desperately, threw himself out of the air, and made a one-handed layup.

Go in!

The Rockets overtook the score again and requested a timeout at the same time. Yao Ming returned as king.

(End of this chapter)