basketball player

Chapter 482: Chapter 480

Has Paul George really returned to full health?Until Paul George started the game and stood in front of LeBron, he still had doubts about it.

As a basketball player, LeBron James knows what it is like to twist his foot.This kind of injury may not be fatal to basketball players, but it is definitely not something that can be survived by biting one's teeth.

James believes that Paul George only "had to" play, so he returned to the court the day after spraining his ankle.In other words, LeBron doesn't think George is coming back from injury, but playing with an injury!

How much strength can a Paul George with a foot injury show?

Hold on, tall, lanky guy from Los Angeles!
"Paul George is undoubtedly the focus of today's game, and it is also the X factor of this game. As we all know, it is true that George sprained his foot in yesterday's training, but George returned to the court today. Before today's game, no reporter could get George's situation. So we speculate that he played with an injury!"

Not only James, but even Mike Breen, the commentator of the game, thought George's comeback was a bit reluctant.

Everyone knows the Pacers are eager to build a dynasty, and everyone knows they need to win every game.Therefore, it is understandable that Henson let George play with an injury.After all, in the playoffs, it is not uncommon to play with injuries.

The most familiar to Chinese fans is undoubtedly the 2009 Western Conference semifinals.The NBA playoffs that year were full of blood and collisions, especially in the Western Conference semifinals. Both the Lakers and the Rockets showed their true skills and played head-to-head. Therefore, in that round of the series, the Rockets also dragged the championship Lakers to the tiebreaker.

In the first game, the two sides started a bloody battle. First, the Rockets' defensive champion Shane Battier was beaten badly. After that, Yao Ming had no choice but to return to the locker room because of a sprained knee.But what people didn't expect was that Yao Ming only did some simple activities in the player tunnel, and then returned to the court again.At that moment, even the fans at the Staples Center applauded Yao Ming, who was the number one tough guy on the court at that time.

In the 2011 NBA Finals, Nowitzki led the aging Dallas Mavericks to face the Heat, which had just formed the Big Three, and it was one of the eternal pains of the Heat.

In the previous three games, the Heat scored 2-1, so for the Mavericks, they cannot lose in the fourth game, otherwise it will be very difficult to come back.

But there was an unexpected situation. Before the start of the fourth game, Nowitzki, the core of the Mavericks team, had a sudden flu, but he still participated in the game with a high fever. It is said that Nowitzki had a fever of 41 degrees Celsius during the intermission of that game, which also affected Nowitzki's performance in that game.

But what Wanwan didn't expect was that under such circumstances, Nowitzki, who had been playing poorly for the whole game, actually broke through to kill the game at the last moment.As we all know, the Mavericks also had a big upset that year, defeated the Heat and became the championship.

Kobe Bryant dislocated his finger and then broke it back to continue playing. This is a clichéd topic.But what people don't know is that Kobe once sprained his ankle on the first day like George, and then threw away his crutches and returned to the court the next day.

All these in the history of the NBA show that it is not uncommon to play with injuries.That's the way the playoffs are, you have to give it your all to win every matchup.

However, playing with an injury can only prove that you are strong enough, but it does not necessarily guarantee that you will still be able to perform well.

So today, the Miami Heat's strategy is also very clear, that is to go to George to make a big fuss!
"George's injury really healed? I think we should not let him play for too long today." After the game started, the Pacers launched their first offense, but Frank Vogel was still worried about George's injury.

"Don't worry, I'm not Tom Thibodeau." Henson replied lightly, and Thibodeau, who had already started his vacation, sneezed in his living room.

On the first offense, the basketball was not handed over to George.Paul pretended to be organizing an offense, but suddenly accelerated the breakthrough, and used a mid-range pull-up jumper to score the goal for the Pacers.

Paul's performance is undoubtedly commendable, but what people see more is-could it be because George is injured, so Paul provoked the burden of scoring?
And Wade's successful breakthrough score in the next round strengthened people's guess about George.

This time, Wade accelerated decisively after borrowing Bosh's screen.He knew very well that George was playing with an injury, and it was impossible for him to move laterally as fast as before, so he made a sudden move very resolutely.

In the end, Wade evaded George's block with a beautiful aerial change and successfully scored.

At that moment, the few Heat fans in the Bankers Life Arena cheered.They believe that the Pacers have lost an important weapon!

Only George himself knew, however, that there was nothing wrong with his ankle or his movement.Wade was able to score just now, not because he didn't keep up, but just because Wade's aerial change of hands was so beautiful.

After all, Wade is a man with work in his hands. Although he mostly won with speed and explosive power when he was young, this does not mean that Wade can only rely on speed and explosive power to score goals.

"It seems that the Pacers are in big trouble today! As we all know, George is the top scorer of the Pacers this season. This season, George has almost played like a superstar. If the Pacers lose a superstar, their combat effectiveness will definitely be greatly reduced!"

After Wade scored, Leonard's three-pointer hit the iron under the interference of James.The Pacers failed to attack, and the basketball still didn't pass George's hands.At this time, "George is not in good shape because of injury" seems to have become the tacit fact of everyone.

After Leonard hit the iron, James grabbed the defensive rebound and pushed the ball quickly.This is the purpose of the Heat's first and fourth juniors. Spoelstra hopes that the team's offensive rhythm can be played fast.

James used the momentum of playing football to drive into the penalty area with the ball. George actively assisted in the defense, but was pushed away by the tank-like No. 6.

James went all out, and after pushing George away, he smashed the dunk vigorously with one hand!The quality of the NBA basketball stand today is not comparable to that of the past, but James' dunk still made the solid basketball stand shake for a while.

The Pacers fans were very worried. It was really brave for George to play with an injury.But the opponent will not let you go just because you are playing with an injury.

The camera was shown to Henson, and the on-site director originally wanted to capture Henson's frowning face.However, the Chinese coach still just stood on the sidelines with a blank face, and seemed to have no reaction to the past few rounds.

But this time, Spoelstra is sure that this guy Henson Joe is just trying to hold on!
If Henson knew what everyone was thinking now, he would feel very strange.Obviously the Pacers have not issued any official statement, so why do you think that George played with an injury?
"Chris Paul's ball control is very stable, but we don't know how much George can play. Eh? This time, Paul let George hold the ball!"

Since being scored by Wade and James in a row, George, who has been tepid, finally took the initiative to ask for the ball.

The moment George received the ball, Wade immediately stuck it up firmly.He knows very well that if George's ankle is injured, a breakthrough will definitely not be his first choice.So Wade's strategy is not to give this guy any shooting space.

But when Wade was just sticking to George, George bowed his waist and took a big step, quickly passing by "The Flash".

No, George is more of a "Flash" now.Wade was surprised to find that this guy's speed was not slow at all compared to the previous game!

George's sudden breakthrough caught the Heat's defense off guard. He quickly jumped into the crowd, then stretched out his long arms and picked it lightly, and the basketball obediently entered the net.The top scorer of the Pacers seemed to come alive in an instant!
"Wade's defense was a little too careless. Even if George played with an injury, he couldn't let that No. 24 break through the penalty area like this!" Mike Breen really blamed Wade this time. Wade was careless. He obviously tried his best but still couldn't keep up with George's starting speed!

But the Heat, whose morale has been boosted, can't control that much. They didn't even think about why George was so fast just now, so they attacked again.

James became extremely excited after just pushing George to complete the dunk.This time, he even took possession of the ball past half court and took control of the offense himself.

Bosh understood what James meant, so he didn't go up to cover, but asked for a position in the three-second zone.James attracted the Pacers' defensive attention from beyond the three-point line, and Bosh was able to get singles inside.

"Dragon King" is very clear that he must stand up and shoulder the heavy responsibility now, and can no longer push all the pressure on James.

So, Bosh turned around Horford with a beautiful back, ready to master the layup.

Horford didn't expect Bosh to be so decisive, so the defense was a little slower.However, this half beat is enough to tell the winner.

At the moment when Bosh was about to release the basketball, a black shadow suddenly appeared, and abruptly slapped the basketball in Bosh's hand out of the baseline!

Bosh was taken aback, and then saw the big "24" number on the back of the Pacers jersey.

"Paul George, he completed the flying cap! Have you seen his defensive speed and projectile speed? I really doubt whether there is any problem with his ankle!"

Not only Bosh, but Mike Breen was also taken aback by George's flying cap.It can be said that he abruptly lost the two points that Bosh got.

After the block was blocked, George looked up to the sky and shouted to the stands behind the rebound.Henson was the legendary coach, and he was Henson's passer.How well George remembers this oath!
Is this guy coming back from injury or playing with an injury?Henson believes that during the game, everything will be answered.

(End of this chapter)