super point guard

Chapter 185 The Distress of the Promise

For Xu Nuo, the period of convalescence at home was really terrible.

Although the weather is getting warmer, Xu Nuo's mood has improved a little bit, but the depression that has been recuperating and unable to play has always existed in Xu Nuo's heart. Even the arrival of Ellen Paige could not dispel the depression in Xu Nuo's heart. Qi.

In the case of no commitment to play, the situation of the Indiana Pacers is still very good.After back-to-back road wins over the Atlanta Hawks and Memphis Grizzlies, the Indiana Pacers return to Indianapolis for a fifth straight home game.At this time, the Indiana Pacers team doctor Saunders Conkel still did not agree to allow Xu to play. Xu could only sit on the sidelines wearing his least favorite suit and watch his teammates compete with the Denver Nuggets kill.Such a depressed feeling made Xu Nuo's mood even more irritable.

"Now I feel that I have fully recovered and can play!" Xu Nuo explained impatiently to team doctor Saunders Conkel.

"No!" Team doctor Saunders Conkel shook his head again, "Now you can't return to the game!"

"But I hate the feeling that I can only sit on the sidelines and watch my teammates play. I've had enough!" Xu Nuo said impatiently.

"No one likes to be injured. As a player, no one wants to just sit on the court and watch the game. I know all of this." Team doctor Saunders Conkel patiently said to Xu Nuo, "But it is true that you have not fully recovered to the point where you can The level of playing games, so you just have to wait."

"But many days have passed since I was injured, and the pain in both the waist and neck has disappeared, why are you not allowed to play?" Xu Nuo asked the team doctor Saunders Conkel loudly.

"Is the pain gone?" said team doctor Saunders Conkel, frowning.

"Yes!" Xu Nuo nodded.

Team doctor Saunders Conkel smiled, and then slapped the palm of Xu Nuo's lower back extremely accurately, and Xu Nuo immediately felt a burst of soreness.

"How is it?" team doctor Saunders Conkel asked with a smile.

"Nothing?" Xu Nuo lied.

"Nothing?" Team doctor Saunders Conkel looked at Xu Xu with a smile. "You're sweating on your brow and you still say it's nothing? After all, you were thrown hard twice by two NBA big men on the hard floor." , The damage to the muscles caused by two consecutive huge shocks is not so easy to recover! At the beginning, the recovery timetable I set for you was one to two weeks, but now only four days have passed, and it is still early!"

"Okay." Xu Nuo said with a depressed face.

So, on the second day, which is February 39th, which is Valentine's Day, Xu Nuo had to continue to sit with Ellen Page and watch the team's game against the Charlotte Bobcats on the sidelines of the court.In the end, the Indiana Pacers narrowly beat the Charlotte Bobcats by one point. They have achieved four consecutive victories in the absence of promise, and their record has improved to [-] wins and [-] losses.Relying on such an excellent record, the Indiana Pacers finally squeezed out the Miami Heat with the Big Three and became the second in the Eastern Conference.Even in the entire league, such a record is second only to the Chicago Bulls in the East and the Oklahoma City Thunder in the West, ranking third in the league.The team's excellent record has also begun to make those so-called basketball experts predict how far the Indiana Pacers can go in the playoffs.

Xu Nuo, who has been unable to play, began to think carefully about the Orlando All-Star Game that will be held in a few days. He is about to participate in the two events of the All-Star Game, the Rookie Challenge and the Skills Challenge.Regarding the rookie challenge, Xu Nuo didn't think too much, as long as he can perform normally in the game, he never thought of winning the MVP trophy of the rookie challenge.But for the Skills Challenge, there is only one promised goal, and that is the championship.

If you are not injured, you can do some practice in normal times, which is very helpful for you to pass the game.But now, Xu Nuo can only hope that his injury will recover sooner. Although under normal circumstances, there is no pain in the back or neck, but when Xu Nuo starts dribbling, Xu Nuo can still feel the pain from the injury. Pain in two places.

Therefore, Xu Nuo had no choice but to anxiously wait for the injury to heal, while praying in his heart that he could recover to his best condition during the game.

The team took a three-day break in Indianapolis after an 88-96 home loss to the New York Knicks, snapping a seven-game winning streak.After resting for three days, Xu Nuo also felt that his injury had completely healed.After the team doctor Saunders Conkel checked Xu Nuo's body twice in a row, he had to admit that Xu Nuo had recovered to the point where he could participate in the game.Xu Nuo, who has missed five consecutive games, was so excited that he almost jumped when he heard that Saunders Conkel, the team doctor, agreed to let him return to the game.

"I've really had enough!" Xu Nuo said.

But after the joy of returning to the game, what greeted the promise was even greater distress.

Because Xu Nuo has not conducted systematic training in the past ten days, when Xu Nuo stood on the court again, Xu Nuo suddenly found that his good state before the injury was far, far away from him.

In the first game after Xu Nuo's comeback, that is, in the home game against the New Orleans Hornets, Xu Nuo, who came off the bench, only scored 85 points and 81 assists on [-] of [-] shots.Although the team finally defeated the New Orleans Hornets [-]:[-], Xu Nuo began to feel distressed for his poor state.

"I have already got rid of the trouble of the rookie wall, but now the state has begun to decline again!" Xu Nuo said distressedly.

"In the NBA, no player can maintain a good state throughout the long season, even superstars like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James." Coach Larry Brown patiently He said to Xu Nuo, "There are 82 games in a season, and it is very normal for the state to go up and down."

"But I hate my current state." Xu Nuo said impatiently.

"The reason why you are in such a situation, I think it has a lot to do with your current mentality." Coach Larry Brown looked at the promise and said.

"My state of mind?" Xu Nuo frowned.

"Now you are a little too eager for success," Coach Larry Brown said slowly, "Sometimes, you are eager to get something, but you will not get it; and if you adjust your mentality, You will get what you want by fighting for the area step by step. Although you are not in a good state now, we still have time, and you can slowly find your best state."

"But the Orlando All-Star Game is coming soon. I want to perform well in the All-Star Game and win the Skills Challenge." Xu Nuo said with a frown.

"Of course it's great that you can win the Skills Challenge Championship, but don't forget that the All-Star Game is just an entertainment game, and we don't need to put too much energy on the All-Star Game." Coach Larry Brown said to the promise , "Now we are about to enter the final sprint stage of the playoffs. Although we are still among the top three in the Eastern Conference, we still cannot be careless. You know, if you are not careful, you will lose everything. Now, we You have to focus on the regular season games."

"Yes, Coach Brown." Xu Nuo nodded.

"Also, don't be impatient about your current state, and take everything slowly." Coach Larry Brown continued, "Relax and your mentality, it will definitely be good for you!"

Xu Nuo nodded, remembering this.

Peace of mind is indeed very useful for promises, at least promises to play much better in the next game than in the game against the New Orleans Hornets.In the Indiana Pacers' 81-74 victory over the Sacramento Kings, Promise had [-] assists and [-] assists, and his performance against the New Orleans Hornets was already better than his performance against the New Orleans Hornets.

On the second night, Xu Nuo scored 84 points and 83 assists in an away game against the New Jersey Nets, helping the team beat the New Jersey Nets by one point [-]:[-].After these two games, Xu Nuo finally feels like he's starting to find his groove.

And next, promised to usher in the Orlando All-Star Game.Although Xu Nuo was not selected for the main match of the All-Star Game, Xu Nuo was already very excited to be able to participate in the Rookie Challenge and Skills Challenge of the All-Star Game.

Promise and Page flew to Orlando shortly after the Indiana Pacers-New Jersey Nets game because Page had always wanted to visit Disneyland in Orlando.Although Xu Nuo always wanted to go to Orlando with his teammate Danny Granger, who was selected for the All-Star Game, Danny Granger returned to Indianapolis with the team.

When Nuo boarded the flight to Orlando with Ellen Page, Xu's whole body relaxed.For a long time, Xu Nuo has always felt a tight string in his body, and now he can finally relax it, and Xu Nuo can also enjoy this rare all-star vacation.Xu Nuo looked at Ellen Paige, who was sleeping beside her, and thought to herself: Is there anything more comfortable than this?

(End of this chapter)