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Chapter 599 Picking up Soap Injured (Third Update!)

The Pelicans' next opponent is the Eagles.

The Eagles now rank first in the East, and this is a direct dialogue between the two top teams.

And everyone is a dark horse, this game is also a game to verify the quality of the dark horses of both sides.

Williams had previously given his players a day off to relax, and the day before the game, he was preparing to lead the team to Atlanta.

But just as the teams were meeting, a bad news came.

Davis, injured.

After Tang Tian took over the Pelicans, he suggested that Williams let him play the fourth position.

Williams also accepted his advice, from Jason Smith at the beginning, to Akinsa, Evans later, and now Whiteside.

The Pelicans' starter at the five has been changing, but Davis has been playing at the four.

This change, which is different from the history, allows Davis to not go inside to fight the big man before the muscle gain is completed, and get rid of the title of glass man.

In the past season, there were only a handful of missed games, and this season has been full attendance so far.

But no one expected that he was injured during the offseason.

And the reason for the injury is even more dumbfounding.

Davis has a preference. He also likes to use soap when taking a bath. According to him, he can enjoy the fun of taking a bath more.

As a result, he accidentally dropped the soap while he was taking a shower, and then slipped and fell when he bent over to pick it up.

The moment he slipped and fell, he instinctively went to support the wall next to him, and had an intimate contact with the window sill, directly breaking his hand bone.

According to the inspection report given by the team doctor, he will be absent for 4 to 6 weeks.

The team members were stunned when they heard the news from Williams, and they didn't react for a long time.

"Don't look at me with that expression, I was more speechless than you guys when I knew this."

Williams was still very grounded and spoke directly.

The expressions of the players are very exciting at this time, and the reason for the injury is really funny.

But Davis will miss a month due to injury, and it is still before the game against the Hawks, which makes people laugh.

Tang Tian's reaction was the most normal of all.

The reason for Davis' injury is outrageous, but he is not unheard of, and there are even more outrageous ones.

Rondo also missed due to a shower fall, and he rested for nearly two months.

Somewhat outrageous, Wilkins stomped his feet because the jokes his teammates told were too funny, which resulted in a muscle strain;

Barkley went to a rock concert, rubbed his eyes because the lights were too harsh, and burned his cornea with the hand lotion he had just applied;

Miles celebrated his teammate Raheem's three-pointer and jumped excitedly on the spot, only to sprain his ankle.

These are outrageous enough, what is even more outrageous is that Perkins fell asleep halfway through the bed and injured his foot;

Iverson was slapped on the butt by his teammates, and was directly hit on the tail keel, causing the injury to worsen...

Even putting that aside, the Spurs have often had players miss games with hip discomfort.

To put it bluntly, these injuries are all predestined injuries, which are beyond control.

It's your turn when it's your turn, the kind you can't hide from.

When his teammates regained their composure and began laughing and complaining, Tang Tian had already taken out his mobile phone and sent Davis a text message.

Davis has improved a lot this season. This injury looks funny, but it must be a blow to Davis.

Therefore, calming down is the most important thing.

"...Remember Westbrook? He got stronger after the injury, put your mind down, and you can too."

At the end of the text message, Tang Tian encouraged his partner like this.

"I will, thanks, (*^▽^*)."

Davis quickly replied to the text message and attached an emoji. It can be seen that he is in a good mood.

This is good news.

After the players finished chatting, Williams then announced that Aminu would start instead of Davis, and also said some words of encouragement.

"Guys, let AD experience the feeling of lying and winning!"

At this time, Tang Tian also encouraged with a humorous tone.

The team members burst into laughter, this kind of encouragement is very useful.

The matchup between the East and the West, coupled with the hot Tang Tian, ​​the game between the Eagles and the Pelicans has attracted much attention from the outside world.

The pre-match betting website gave odds, and the odds of the Eagles were significantly lower than those of the Pelicans.

This is obviously related to Davis' sudden injury.

The day before the game, the Eagles had a public practice before the game.

After practice, the team's starting point guard Jeff Teague was interviewed by reporters on the sidelines.

When asked if he wanted to win the game, the Eagles brain said yes.

"Of course, we need to play against an opponent like this, we need a victory like this to prove ourselves."

Teague's words are not without reason.

Although the Eagles are now No. [-] in the Eastern Conference, they have suffered greater doubts than the Pelicans.

Not playing against teams of the same level as the Cavaliers, Spurs, Warriors and Pelicans is the reason most mentioned by questioners.

There are endless rumors that the current record is all due to the schedule, that they can't play against strong teams, and that even if they make it to the playoffs, they will be the first to be eliminated.

Playing the Pelicans is the first time they have played against a team of the same level, so they want to win no less than the Pelicans.

"Anthony Davis can't play due to injury, will this give you more confidence?"

The reporter asked.

"Yes, but we will not underestimate the Pelicans because of this. Even without AD, they are still a very capable team."

Although Teague made no secret of his desire to win the Pelicans, his mentality was very good.

Perhaps this is one of the reasons why they were able to overwhelm the Cavaliers and Bulls to top the Eastern Conference.

On the day of the game, the Pelicans also arranged in-team training, but it was closed.

During training, Tang Tian chatted with Williams for a while.

When the training was over, Williams pulled the players to talk about the key points of the evening game.

"Defense, we're going to play the best defense we can, not just cut their passing lanes, but keep fighting with our bodies, grab every rebound, and treat this game like a playoff game. Fighting, that is our advantage."

This was what Tang Tian said to him, and it was also the key to the Pelicans winning the game tonight.

Tang Tian was a time traveler, and he knew that the biggest problem with this eagle team was the fear of confrontation.

In history, they reached the Eastern Conference finals this season, but were swept out by the Cavaliers without Love.

In addition to Korver's injury, the more important reason is that the ball transfer they relied on for survival in the regular season failed under high-intensity defense.

This is also the bottleneck of team basketball, or civilian basketball.

The Nuggets scored the best 12 wins in team history in the 13-57 season, but were upset in the first round.

Popovich's ability to play team basketball to the extreme is inseparable from GDP and All-Stars like Leonard.

Because of Budenholzer, the Eagles are known as the "Western Spurs" this season.

But only Millsap and Horford were All-Stars among them.

The Spurs look like civilians, and the Eagles are really civilians.

Chapter 600 The Eagle Turns into a Chicken ([-]th update!)

Atlanta is one of the three highland cities in the United States and the capital city of Georgia.

It is one of the most well-known cities in the United States.

If Dallas is the most racist place, this is the most racist place.

Because this is the birthplace and main activity place of Martin Luther King, and it is a new city rebuilt after the Civil War.

With the popularity of the American TV series "The Walking Dead", its popularity around the world has also risen rapidly.

Although the ball market here is not big because of the small population, the strong performance of the Eagles this season has greatly improved all of this.

According to the official statistics of the league, the attendance rate of the arena this season has exceeded 7%, which is the highest in the past ten years.

In this focus match, the Liverpool Arena was packed.

Such attendance has a direct relationship with the Pelicans.

In addition to the strong strength of the Pelicans, Tang Tian's violent play style in the new season is also an important reason.

Before the game started, Tang Tian went over to say hello to Budenholzer and congratulate him on being the head coach of the Eagles.

When he was in the Spurs, the humble and kind Budenholzer was the team's first assistant coach and had a good relationship with Tang Tian.

After a simple greeting, the opening ceremony entered before the game, and the starting lineups of both sides appeared one after another.

The Pelicans took the lead, and Davis couldn't play. Aminu, who replaced him in the starting game, remained unchanged in other positions.

The Eagles have the regular starting five, with Teague and Korver on the outside, Carroll and Millsap on the front, and center Horford.

Horford and Whiteside's jump ball in the center circle.

Horford was born as a power forward, but since being selected by the Eagles, he has been coaxed by the management and coaching staff to play center, and has been playing until now.

Whiteside easily beat Horford and gave the Pelicans the first chance to attack.

The Pelicans attacked the frontcourt, and Tang Tian was double-teamed after holding the ball at the top of the arc. He split the ball to Ariza, who made a quick three-pointer.

The Eagles' help defense came quickly.

Although it is a civilian team, Budenholzer instilled in this team not only offense, but also defense.

It is impossible to achieve such a good record in November by attacking them alone.

"Dangdang!"

Ariza's three-point strike.

Horford blocked Whiteside to collect the defensive rebound.

At this moment, a figure quickly cut into the basket from the outside.

Ariza!

After the ball was shot, he knew that it was probably going to be iron.

He used to play a lot of irons in the Rockets, and he predicted where he would shoot the ball.

At this time, he rushed to the basket. When Horford and Whiteside were fighting at the basket, he jumped high and grabbed the offensive rebound.

After grabbing the rebound, he threw it to Tang Tian, ​​who caught the ball and pulled it out.

"Shh!"

Basketball hit the net.

The Pelicans go first!

In the Eagles' offense, Teague organized the offense from the outside.

Korver and Millsap are running continuously around the pick-and-roll.

The Spurs' hammer tactic is essentially a pick-and-roll tactic built on the basis of GDP capabilities with wing players as the end point.