Healthy basketball, starting from eating the old Lakers F4

Chapter 287 Garnett returns to the team, Duan’s fiery touch

"Brothers, I'm back!"

"Why is no one welcoming me? I, Kevin Garnett, am back!"

On the afternoon of the second day after Game 1 of the Finals, Garnett quietly returned to the United Center without notifying the Bulls management and teammates such as Duane.

It is also because both G1 and G2 are playing at home, so the daily warm-up training of Bulls players is not in the basketball court of the hotel, but in the United Center.

The security guard at the United Center noticed that the person coming was Garnett, so naturally they would not stop him.

This also leads to the fact that no one in the Bulls knows whether Garnett will return to the team at this time.

When Garnett arrived, Duan and others were actively involved in training and were more serious and focused, so no one noticed Garnett's arrival at first.

As Garnett turned up the volume, someone noticed that someone was coming.

When he turned to look at the door, he realized that the person coming was none other than Garnett. Then he walked towards Garnett with great joy, high-fiving, hugging and greeting each other.

"KG, welcome back to the team! Everyone misses you."

"KG is back, KG is back!"

"What a surprise, what a surprise, we will become perfect again."

"KG, congratulations on your discharge from the hospital, but why didn't you tell us earlier?"

"Is KG recovering from his injury? Is it time to celebrate and treat us to a big meal?"

"Just come back, we need you."

Noticing that people around him kept leaving, Du En was also a little curious and turned around to look at his surroundings.

Seeing Garnett surrounded like stars and the moon, Dunn immediately dropped the basketball in his hand and turned to face Garnett.

"Welcome back, are you okay now, KG?"

"The swelling has subsided, and it's basically gone. I came back this time just for rehabilitation training.

I haven't played for half a month. For a competition stage like the finals, I have to adapt to the intensity of the competition in advance.

Don't worry, I won't drag you down. Only after training within the team and the team allows me to play, will I fight alongside you again. "

Other Bulls players have won many championships, and most of them are relatively young. It is not clear how much Garnett desires the championship.

Therefore, it is understandable that Garnett is recuperating in the hospital and cannot help but want to return to the United Center.

And Garnett's considerations are not wrong.

Playing a game depends on your condition. After being injured for half a month and not playing or training, my physical condition must not have recovered enough to play the game.

Not to mention, the finals are the most intense, severe, and cruel competition.

Garnett made a hasty comeback without making any pre-game preparations. Not only will he not be able to help the Bulls, it may also have a negative impact on the team.

Considering this, Garnett was not in a hurry to come back. Instead, he first returned to the team to boost morale, and then slowly trained with his teammates to adjust his condition, which also showed his steady and steady side as a veteran.

Garnett was very eager to win the championship, but for himself and the team, Garnett did not take the lead, but was willing to quietly contribute to the team off the court.

"It should still hurt a little, right?"

Dunn looked at Garnett still wearing knee pads and guessed that Garnett might still be returning to the team with some risks.

"Don't worry, it's okay.

Instead of a closed shot, I have oral painkillers.

It's just a little bit of pain, like being bitten by a mosquito.

This small injury is not worth mentioning to me.

I'm a tough guy, what does this mean?

Okay, don’t delay everyone’s training just because I’m back.

Please continue to work hard for the next games, we still need to win three games!

I will start training soon, and I can't wait to fight alongside everyone.

I love the competition stage! I will come back in normal condition! "

After Du En explained the current situation, Garnett was still a little arrogant and kept explaining to Du En and others, but the more he talked, the more he felt guilty.

Obviously, Garnett's injury is not completely healed.

As Garnett said, the knee swelling has gone down, but there is still pain from the soft tissue injury.

Take painkillers and wear knee pads, and as long as you are not injured in another collision, there should be no problem in mobility.

But to play the game, Garnett must adapt to the sudden pain in his knee.

Only when he is fully adapted can Garnett return to play.

In order to win the finals without fail and win the championship trophy, Garnett's requirements for himself are not low.

Of course, the Bulls team doctor is not a freeloader. Now that Garnett has returned to the team, he will definitely have to conduct a detailed physical examination for Garnett to assess the risk of Garnett playing in the game.

To a certain extent, Garnett's return is more of a spiritual support for the Bulls.

Before the start of G2, everyone in the Bulls was excited about Garnett's return.

"KG is back from injury and the Chicago Bulls are back to full health!"

"KG is back, is his participation in doubt? The Los Angeles Lakers may face the most severe test!"

“KG: I’M BACK! The Chicago Bulls are about to win their second consecutive home game!”

On June 6, the morning of the G8 game between the Bulls and the Lakers, the local Chicago media made a fuss about Garnett's return, trying to inspire Bulls fans and shake the morale of the Lakers.

After all, in G1 of the finals that had ended before, the Lakers faced the Bulls in Garnett's absence and were suppressed throughout the game, unable to fight back.

Now that Garnett is back, although it's unclear what Garnett's status is, but the shadow of a famous tree, Garnett's return is definitely a good thing for the Bulls, but it is bad news for the Lakers.

However, the Lakers have a Zen master who knows how to deal with such troubles.

Even when being interviewed before the game, Kobe and others had just heard the Chicago media talk about Garnett's return from injury. This made Kobe and others unable to accept it and were stunned for a moment.

"Our opponent is not only the Chicago Bulls, but also ourselves!

Only by defeating ourselves can we become stronger.

And only with better generals can we defeat stronger opponents!

The road to winning the championship will not be smooth sailing. Only by climbing over the high mountain of the Chicago Bulls can we enjoy the most magnificent scenery!

But before that, we need to see inner peace. "

Zen Master took the lead in meditating in the away locker room.

When the Lakers players heard the news of Garnett's return, they were immediately distraught.

However, under the guidance of Zen masters, I gradually found peace in my heart and felt the power of spiritual purification during meditation.

Maybe the news of Garnett's return still has a certain impact on them, but at least it's not as big as before.

Time passed quickly. After the pre-match warm-up session, the starting players of the two teams came to the court one after another.

Under the supervision of Garnett, Milicic's performance was still remarkable. Gasol lost to Milicic in the jump ball, and the Bulls won the ball for the first attack. The Bulls' strategy tonight is to take advantage of Garnett's return and strive to overwhelm the Lakers in momentum from the beginning of the game.

For this reason, Duan immediately asked Cassel for the ball, but instead of playing alone against Kobe, he continued to cause trouble for O'Neal in the low post.

O'Neal Jr. was troubled when he saw Duan receiving the ball.

In the last game, Duan scored 45 points, more than ten of which were scored by him.

Before the start of this game, O'Neal Jr. had already considered that Duan would definitely come to trouble him again.

For this reason, O'Neal Jr. played against Kobe before the game and simulated the actual situation of playing against Duan.

However, Kobe is half a head shorter than Duane. Although the two have similar low-post offensive methods, in actual combat, the defensive pressure faced by O'Neal is still different.

"Why so fast?"

Little O'Neal was confused by Duen's fake move with his back and shoulders, thinking that Duen was going to rush to the basket. Who would have thought that Duen would go to the middle this time.

When Du En turned his back and broke through, O'Neal was thrown off his center of gravity. When he tried to pursue him again, it was naturally too late.

And Gasol came to help defend, but he was also very helpless.

One step further, Duen came up directly to draw a foul, even a two plus one.

Without taking a step forward, Duen jumped up and threw.

With no choice, Gasol could only stand still in advance and watch Duen's extremely high throw and score two points.

"MVP, MVP, MVP!"

After Duan took the lead and helped the Bulls score, the crowd immediately heard the shouts of MVP.

This is somewhat jarring for Kobe, who just won the regular season MVP this season, because Duan is also one of the three candidates for the regular season MVP.

In terms of team record, Duan is undoubtedly better. Kobe's personal data is better than that of Duane.

Therefore, during the Western Conference Finals, Kobe's decision to win the regular season MVP was still somewhat controversial.

Of course, now is the stage of the finals. Kobe has won the regular season MVP, but does not have the finals MVP. This makes Kobe somewhat unable to hold his head high when facing Du En.

In fact, Kobe wanted to be the boss of the Lakers before, and he was also eager to win the Finals MVP. This triggered a series of controversies after Duane and O'Neal were traded one after another.

Kobe himself was noncommittal about this, also because he did have this ambition.

If O'Neal, that damn fat guy, dared to mess up his team, Kobe would be ruthless enough not to talk about his former closeness with his teammates and let the team trade O'Neal.

However, the team corrected him, but he failed to bring a new championship to the Lakers. This also made Kobe less confident to speak, especially when facing Duan.

Kobe wouldn't hold out four fingers against Duane, who already had three championship rings.

Having said that, after Duan scored, Kobe was not in a hurry to attack with the ball, and still followed the tactics to restrain other teammates from running without the ball.

From this point of view, Jackson has used Kobe as Jordan in the last three consecutive games.

As for Pippen and Rodman, Hinrich's organization and Gasol's support, as well as the defense and rebounding of O'Neal and Gasol, are certainly not much worse than Pippen and Rodman.

The scoring ability of the three combined is definitely better than Pippen and Rodman.

Just looking at the quality of the stars, this year's Lakers are undoubtedly championship-level.

It's just that the Lakers met the Bulls, who had won their second consecutive championship, in the finals, which seemed particularly difficult to beat.

As the saying goes, when two tigers compete, there will be an injury. When two championship-level teams meet in the finals, one team will always become the biggest loser and become the backdrop for the other team.

Kobe didn't want to lose again, and he couldn't bring the team a championship last year, so he had to listen to the Zen Master with the most experience in winning championships.

In the past, Kobe's pursuit was to be the best player on the court and lead the team to win games in this way.

Now Kobe strives to become a better team boss and use his influence on the court to help other teammates become better.

This time, Hinrich and Gasol's efforts did not disappoint Kobe's sweat, turning Kobe's off-ball running into a meaningless marathon.

The Lakers relied on Hinrich and Gasol's pick-and-roll, and the latter made a downward throw to get two points.

Duen scored 2 points with a throw, and Gasol immediately recovered 2 points with a throw. This wave of response was very exciting and very powerful.

However, the Bulls are not afraid of the Lakers scoring.

After Gasol scored, the Bulls' inside players immediately took the ball and slipped out of the baseline to grab time to serve.

The Lakers defended in time, but Duan unreasonably shot a chasing three-pointer.

In the finals of this era, only Du En dares to shoot this kind of ball!

Duen came forward and hit every shot, scoring 5 points in a row. The cheers of the MVP on the scene were deafening, as if they were about to overturn the dome.

Lakers players will inevitably be affected by such momentum.

In addition, Hinrich had a hand injury. This time he continued to play pick-and-roll with Gasol. Because the breakthrough route was not right and the passing space was relatively small, he accidentally passed the ball too fast and the angle was a bit off. , directly passed the bottom line.

The Bulls got the ball in vain because of Hinrich's mistake. Although the Lakers retreated immediately, Dunn ran to the frontcourt again and caused trouble for O'Neal in the low post.

O'Neal knew that Duan was difficult to defend, but he did not immediately call Gasol to help.

Kobe, on the other hand, intentionally came to help defend. The moment Duen caught the ball, he immediately stepped forward to attack.

Du En didn't panic when he saw this, he turned around and stepped back to start pulling out.

In the past, Duen would basically find an open teammate to pass the ball to this kind of ball.

Kobe and O'Neal thought the same way. They didn't expect Duan to play so cleanly.

Just because Duan is not Kobe, suddenly attacking in Kobe's way will make people feel uncomfortable.

Even if Kobe personally came to guard Duen, he did not immediately jump to block Duen's shot.

Du En is also known for his fast shooting speed.

Kobe and O'Neal were half a beat slower, which meant they had no defense and were sitting back and watching Duane shoot.

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Enter again!

"It's crazy. Duan's hand felt even more on fire tonight! Is it because KG is back?"

"We have Duane, no one can stop the Chicago Bulls from winning the championship!"

"Oh my god, we're in again! Duen, you are my god!"

"KG is the strongest shield, and Duen is the sharpest spear! Now that the shield is back, the spear will also attack and drink blood!"

"We are unstoppable!"

After Duan scored the superstar ball, the cheers became even louder, and the Lakers players' mood suddenly sank to the bottom of the sea.

(End of this chapter)