Healthy basketball, starting from eating the old Lakers F4

Chapter 207: Injury, version darling

After Duane, Baron Davis, and Scott Skiles returned to Chicago together, the Bulls once again began to actively prepare for the next regular season.

On February 2, the Bulls faced the Bucks at home and won relatively easily.

But the next thing to arrive at the United Center was the Detroit Pistons, a strong team in the Eastern Conference.

Today's Pistons are 44-9, second only to the Bulls in the Eastern Conference.

In order to achieve their goal of winning the championship this season, the Pistons also had the courage to be the vanguard in attacking the Bulls. When they encountered the Bulls, they immediately rushed forward.

After the start of the first quarter, Duen was subjected to the treatment of one-to-four.

Duan could only give the ball to Baron Davis for a try first. The first quarter was actually okay. Although Baron Davis' efficiency was average, at least the Bulls still had a small lead.

Unexpectedly, more than four minutes into the second quarter, Baron Davis turned around and made a jump shot as if he was struck by lightning when he hit Billups with his back. He fell to the ground.

This shocked Billups!
Billups repeatedly explained: "I didn't touch him, I'm innocent."

Although Billups' defense will also make some moves, it will not use dirty methods against Baron Davis in the regular season.

Not to mention that under the coaching of Larry Brown, although the current Pistons are very tough defensively, all their actions are done openly, and they will never engage in conspiracy or dirty tricks.

Besides, in this round, Baron Davis also took the initiative to fight from behind, requiring physical confrontation. Billups exerted resistance, but did not make any more extreme moves.

But tonight we were playing at the United Center, and the referee still gave the home whistle and sympathy whistle, and gave Baron Davis two free throws.

In this case, Billups was indeed a bit unjust.

However, it is not a good thing for the Bulls.

Baron Davis was indeed injured in this round.

After the team doctor came on the stage to communicate with Baron Davis, the latter also agreed with the team doctor's suggestion and chose to lie back in the locker room for further detailed testing.

After the game, the Bulls players learned the exact news. It turned out to be back spasms.

It can only be said that the sudden excitement shook everyone's waist.

Baron Davis played very hard in the first half of the regular season and participated in the All-Star Game during the All-Star weekend. He did not get the rest he deserved. Then he overworked himself and became ill in tonight's game. He used too much force during the post-up game. , the waist flashed.

It was also because it would be embarrassing to talk about this kind of thing, so Baron Davis did not choose to take a free throw and went down for a physical examination.

After Baron Davis went down, Larry Brown designated Tyson Chandler to take a free throw. In the end, he only made one of two free throws.

The Bulls did not take much advantage in this free throw, and because they were missing a leading player, everyone was concerned about the situation of Baron Davis, and their mentality was somewhat affected by this.

Then by the time the third quarter ended, the Bulls were already 12 points behind.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Duan wanted to turn the tide and rewrite the score.

However, he couldn't catch the ball in the low post, and he shot a few three-pointers in the high post. His shooting percentage dropped due to his reduced physical strength, and he couldn't hold on to the score.

After Duan took a break, Ben Gordon suddenly broke out, but this was also a case of the child dying and being fed, and there was no way he could be saved.

In the end, 101 to 95, the Bulls lost the game by 6 points.

The sudden appearance of Baron Davis also gave the Bulls a wake-up call.

Being healthy and winning the championship, the Bulls have a chance to tie the 96-win record of the 72 Bulls this season.But if you are considering the playoffs, you may need to slow down a bit.

Because the Bulls played so well in the first half of the regular season, they have once again become the public enemy of the league and the target of public criticism.

The upcoming schedule will definitely be difficult for the Bulls.

But if we give up a few games and the whole team enters the playoffs in good health, it shouldn't be a big problem.

Of course, the specific schedule can be discussed slowly, and there is no harm in taking it step by step.

The top priority is for the entire team to participate in physical examinations to check the physical condition of the players and see if there are any potential injuries.

In fact, this season, as early as the beginning of the regular season, the Bulls also worked so hard.

However, after a few months, I started to slack off again.

It's not that the Bulls team doctors aren't diligent enough, but it's just that physical examinations can't be done every day.

Therefore, even the Suns, who have a miracle doctor, cannot ensure that no players will be injured throughout the season.

Under the current conditions, the Bulls can only try their best to arrange more scientific training time and rotation time for playing games.

Having said that, after finishing the physical examination, the Bulls players quickly arrived in Philadelphia by plane.

Although Baron Davis will have to rest for a week or two, it is not a big problem for the Bulls to let a star player play against a team like the 76ers.

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The owner and management of the 76ers, who were already in a bad situation, saw Iverson in a no handcheck version suitable for his performance, breaking into the inside and being blocked by Du En, and they also officially made up their minds to prepare for reconstruction.

No handcheck enhances the offensive capabilities of outside players who are fast or who are good at pick-and-rolls. It also gives wing players who are fast in lateral movement and good at assist defense a higher defensive value.

In other words, wing players with agile feet and integrated offense and defense are the real favorites of the current version.

On the contrary, even under the handcheck rule, small guards like Iverson can still ignore defensive players and use sharp dribbling and breakthrough abilities to penetrate opposing players.

Because of the change in rules, other outside players have become closer.

To put it simply, the difficulty of the test has been reduced. People who scored 95 points can now score 100 points, but people who could only score 80 points can suddenly score 90 or even 95 points.

On the defensive end, small guards naturally have no advantage.

This is also the fundamental reason why there are few top picks in defenders and many top picks in interiors in drafts over the years.

Unless a small guard is unlucky on the offensive end, he will always have less defensive value than a big man at the same price.

In addition, if the small guard wants to meet the expectations of the No. [-] pick, he must stay healthy, otherwise he can only play for a few seasons and the team will not make money for a few years.

As for the top pick inside, if he can be the cornerstone of the team like O'Neal and Duncan, even if he cannot win the championship, it will not be a problem to make the playoffs.

Now, like the 76ers, Iverson's maximum salary is close to 2000 million, but he can only compete for the No. [-] pick while leading the team, which is meaningless.

The lottery team cannot afford such a superstar, so it is better to trade him for more chips and rebuild in advance.

(End of this chapter)