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Chapter 185 Re-advancing to the Finals
The Warriors finally broke into the finals, which did not exceed everyone's expectations.

Because Yao Ming was injured again in the G6 game, his left ankle had a serious problem, and the injury was added, which was no longer enough to support him to continue to appear on the court.

With Yao Ming's injury, the Rockets' backbone was also broken.

Even if their big hearts are still functioning, they cannot support their disabled bodies.

Yao Ming refused to go to the hospital immediately. He asked to be with his teammates, even if what awaited them was failure, he would still be with them.

Billups, who forced his way into the field in a closed position, was unable to support himself. The Rockets' inside line composed of Mutombo, Hayes and David Lee had a huge disadvantage against the Warriors' inside line, and only David Lee could barely beat it. war.

Uncle Mu, the African mountain back then, is now 41 years old, and it is difficult to complete the task of guarding the basket. Hayes is too short and has a natural disadvantage. He can only be regarded as a qualified role player. Weak, it can be said that it is almost useless to the team's defense.

The Warriors have a clear tactic, relying on their athletic ability and height advantages to attack the inside line. The old Mutombo was soon troubled by fouls and went to rest. The inside lineup composed of Hayes and David Lee was completely unable to resist Millici Odd and Harrington's offense.

Yao Ming looked gloomy, and rubbed his chin with one hand, watching the Warriors insiders wreak havoc under his basket. No one knew what he was thinking right now.

In the end, the Warriors beat the Rockets 121:101, bringing the total score of the two sides back to 3:3, but everyone knows that this time the Rockets are really finished.

After the game, Yao Ming first gave his teammates high-fives one by one, and then hugged Late fiercely: "You are so young, win the championship, otherwise I will never let you go."

Late nodded vigorously. To be honest, if Yao Ming hadn't been injured and retired, he really didn't have the confidence to beat the Rockets. This year's Yao Ming is really terrible.

Not counting the fact that he only played less than half of G6 due to injury, in the first five games, Yao Ming averaged an astonishing 40.2 points, 13.4 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.7 blocks per game. He is undoubtedly the most dominant player on the court. players.

He can play such a performance. In addition to his own strength, the Warriors are restrained by him inside. The Warriors only have Biedrins who is good at defending. The other defenses are not very strong, especially the lack of top players. Blue-collar, there is no way to limit Yao Ming's singles at the basket.

But these are not important anymore, the Western Conference Finals has been declared over in advance.

Yao Ming also embraced Milicic. The Serbian center performed poorly in the series against Yao Ming, averaging only 8.9 points, 7.6 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game, which was completely suppressed by Yao Ming.

After the hug, Milicic looked at Yao Ming: "Yao, can I train with you this summer?"

Yao Ming smiled bitterly: "I don't know if Xia Tian can recover, but I can pass on some of my experience and skills to you."

This summer there will be the men's basketball Asian Championships - it is said that the men's basketball team has important games every year, but they have to make way for next year's Olympic Games, so the men's basketball team has already decided to send two teams to play. Such an important Asian Championship, so Yao Ming got a rare rest time.

In the end Yao Ming patted Milicic on the shoulder hard: "Dako, you are very talented, but your biggest shortcoming is always not confident enough. Take courage, you will be the most reliable helper by your side."

Milicic nodded vigorously, keeping Yao Ming's words in mind.

The unhappiness I encountered in the Pistons has gradually begun to fade in my heart, and Milicic has learned to look forward to the future.

Yao Ming did not attend the press conference after the game, but returned to Houston immediately for a detailed inspection.

The result was a bit unexpected. His knee injury was not very serious. Instead, it was the stress fracture of his ankle during the G6 battle that was the biggest hidden danger.

This disease may even affect a player's career. If you don't take enough rest, the follow-up will become more serious.

If it was in the past, the doctor would probably recommend Yao Ming to undergo surgery to put a few steel nails in the ankle to stabilize the bones, but this will inevitably affect Yao Ming's foot flexibility.

Fortunately, there is now a late-developed cell activity drug CDPPE, which is the most effective magic drug in the face of this kind of injury.

In the past, injuries that might have allowed people to rest for most of the season now only take one to two months to heal.

Without Yao Ming, Billups no longer insisted on playing closed games. He announced that due to injuries, he would not play in the next final G7 game, and no Houston fans blamed him for surrendering. After all, there is no real team. Backbone, Billups really can't lead this Rockets to win.

The media that followed the wind immediately lowered their evaluation of Thibodeau. Before he coached for the first time, he led the team to the Western Conference finals. The media believed that he might become the most capable head coach in the league.

But Yao Ming's stress fracture was actually caused by too long playing time and too much fatigue, which shows that Thibodeau's team leadership performance is too dependent on Yao Ming's performance.

To use a popular saying in American, with Yao Ming like this, even O'Neal's grandma can make it to the Western Conference Finals.

Fans also believe that Thibodeau used Yao Ming too much. He actually played nearly 40 minutes in the regular season and more than 40 minutes in the playoffs. This is a bet on Yao Ming's future career.

Thibodeau also has troubles that he can't tell. The Rockets' bench is just three melons and two dates. He is a clever woman who can't cook without rice.

Especially the inside of the Rockets, in the opinion of Thibodeau, who values ​​defense, except for Yao Ming, who is undoubtedly the real pillar of the team, all other players are useless-well, David Lee is very capable of scoring , and sometimes can be used to chase points.

But the old bones like Mutombo who can't run at all, and the little guy like Hayes who has no offensive ability at all, are useless at all!

The boss is too stingy, those of us who are subordinates really have no choice.

Despite the lack of two major cores, the Rockets did not raise their hands to surrender, and Thibodeau still dispatched troops.

Thibodeau unexpectedly chose to give up defense and fight the Warriors, but failed.

The Rockets usually focus on the defensive end. The scoring ability of the players is not strong. Last season, they were able to run and bomb because they were late.

In the end, the Warriors gave the Rockets a little face in the away game and easily defeated the Rockets 131:112. The difference between the two sides once exceeded 40 points, and the Rockets didn't get any chance from the beginning to the end.

The Warriors unexpectedly reached the finals, which aroused the amazement of many professionals.

At the beginning of this season, the Warriors experienced a period of turmoil. Several core players of last season were all swept out. Others thought that even if they got late, it would take at least one or two seasons to complete the reconstruction.

But late this season, he quickly quelled the chaos in the locker room and led the team to come back. His ability to lead the team has also been affirmed by everyone.

In the East, the Cavaliers defeated the Bulls 4:2. James finally led the team to the finals for the first time, launching an impact on his first championship.

The media immediately publicized that the almighty fighter LeBron James was late for the match, and both sides were single-core leaders. The direct confrontation between the American super giants and the Chinese super giants, who can win the championship?

Professional analysis believes that the strength of the two sides should be [-]-[-].

The disadvantage of the Warriors is that they are not good at defense, especially when facing a super small forward like LeBron James who has reached the historical level of physical fitness. They lack a defensive gate that can cope with James. In the finals, he played amazing data and completed his first show in the finals.

However, compared to the Cavaliers, which are all players who have not entered the finals, the advantage of the Warriors is that their core is late, they are the most stable super scorers in the league, and they have two championship experience. The right to speak in the Warriors should be able to stabilize the morale of the army.

The analysis is well-founded, but fans don't buy it very much because they think the Warriors are more likely to win the championship.

why?

Because the west is strong and the east is weak, the Warriors have eliminated strong opponents all the way in the playoffs. Now is the time when morale is the strongest, and underestimating their opponents will pay the price.

It can be seen from the handicap opened by the peripheral gambling company that the odds of the Warriors winning the championship are obviously lower than that of the Cavaliers, which shows that they are also optimistic about the Warriors winning the championship.

The Warriors players who reached the finals for the first time were excited, and they didn't need to be encouraged, and their morale was already full.

In an interview before the game, Jackson said in a high-profile manner: We want to win the championship because we are late, he is omnipotent, he is a superman on the basketball court!

It's really dog-licking style as always.

Milicic also said: In the series against the Rockets, I realized the huge gap between myself and a super center like Yao Ming. It just so happens that the Cavaliers also have an inside player from China, and he is eager to compete with Wang Zhizhi. , to prove that he is qualified to play on the late side.

Don Nelson is also very excited. The Qiansheng coach feels that he is so close to the championship. With this championship, his coaching career will be perfect.

However, when the whole Warriors team was going all out to prepare for the finals, the late arrival began to be disturbed by some off-court factors.

First of all, someone reported the late tax issue, and then the media brought up Tian Ying's wounding incident again. The Immigration Bureau began to investigate Tian Ying's qualifications to stay in American.

(End of this chapter)