Chapter 281: The Second Round Is Hanging?
As soon as the game ended, Thomas was immediately taken to the hospital, and the injury to his finger needed to be treated in time, otherwise the consequences would be serious. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Although the Celtics successfully entered the second round with Shangguan Yu's outstanding performance, one starter, Jack Crowder, has been reimbursed for the season. If Thomas' injury is also serious, there will be two big players missing the second round.
In addition, Bradley is also injured, once he can't play, then the strength of the Celtics will be greatly reduced, and the strength that is not strong in the first place, in front of the Cavaliers with a strong and complete lineup, there is only the share of being slaughtered.
However, the team is still very happy to be able to get close to the second round.
Coach Stevens also hid this trace of sadness, and it was fortunate that he was able to advance to the second round. What's more, a lot of problems have been exposed, which can be solved one by one in the offseason, and next year's Celtics have only one goal, that is, the championship.
For Celtic fans, as well as Shangguanyu's supporters, today is undoubtedly the happiest.
On the rookie list, Shangguan Yu reached the top strongly, and people felt that Shangguan Yu should be the best rookie this year.
Especially in the playoffs, the performance is even more eye-catching.
In an average of 28.8 minutes per game, he can get 16.8 points, 5.1 assists and 5.8 rebounds.
On top of that, after the playoffs, he improved even more.
The data of the playoffs cannot be compared with the regular season, after all, the intensity of the game is not on the same level.
Shangguan Yu, who can get such data, is not qualified to be elected as the best rookie this year?
The goal that decided the outcome of the three games was all hit by Shangguan Yu, and such a sharp performance was enough for him to replace Anthony Downs as the best rookie with the highest demand.
It's just that Shangguan Yu doesn't care about such an honor, his goal is only to keep advancing and finally win the championship trophy.
But he also knows that according to the team's current situation, let alone the Finals, maybe the floor of the Eastern Conference Finals will be difficult to touch.
Because in front of them is the "Big Three" Cavaliers led by James, one of the strongest supergiants in the league, with Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving.
The Cavaliers also have nerve knives like J.R. Smith and More-Williams, as well as defensive stalwarts like Richard Jefferson, Iman Shambaugh and Matthew de la Vedova. Their lineup is heading for the championship.
The Celtics are currently a remnant, and the latest examination report comes out, Thomas needs immediate surgery, and it will take at least 5 to 7 weeks to recover, which means that he will basically miss the next game of the Celtics this season.
As soon as such news came out, it was as if a dark cloud hung over the Celtics. If it is a complete lineup of Celtics, even if they don't have the strength to fight when they meet the Cavaliers, they won't lose too ugly, one or two games, it can be won, but the current Celtics, no one will be optimistic.
"How can this be fought? Without Crowder and the absolute core Thomas, only Shangguan Yu, a new star, supported the Celtics' offense, and it was swept again. ”
"Even if it's a complete lineup, it may not be able to wrestle with others, and now such a lineup is waiting to die, I feel sorry for me!"
"The Green Shirts have really been out of luck since the Big Three left, and this year they finally picked a good rookie, with Thomas, and had a chance to impact the Eastern Conference Finals, but I didn't expect to fall two at once, which is still a wool!"
It's just that for the Celtics, this is not the worst thing, and I thought that there was a five-day rest that could be a little reprieving.
Unexpectedly, when training in the team, Bradley's old injury recurred, and the final diagnosis was reimbursed for the season.
The Celtics' starting three positions are reimbursed for all seasons, which makes others not optimistic about the Celtics. Thomas, as the offensive core of the Celtics, is also the starting point of the tactics, and his impact is very strong, even if he is against Irving, then it may not be much worse.
In the regular season this season, he averaged 22.2 points and 6.2 assists per game, which can be said to be the offensive banner of the Celtics.
After entering the playoffs, although there are two fewer assists, they can contribute an average of 24.2 points per game, and one less of him will greatly reduce the Celtics' offense.
Although Jack Leoder entered the playoffs, the score began to decline, but the contribution on the defensive end is obvious to all, if it weren't for him to limit the opponent's forward players, Shangguan Yu, a defensive colander, didn't know what to be beaten by the opponent when he was on the court.
As a shooting guard, Bradley averaged 15.2 points per game in the playoffs, and was the third firepower support point in addition to Shangguan Yu and Thomas.
Now that I'm down two strong points at once, I really can't play this game.
It's not just that the outside world is generally not optimistic, but even the Celtics players don't think they can beat the Cavaliers and advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.
After all, his opponent is so powerful.
LeBron James is known as the strongest physical player in the league, he can defend from the No. 1 position to the No. 5 position on the defensive end, and if nothing else, Shangguan Yu will be his main target. Originally, Shangguan Yu was on the offensive end, and he could rely on his height and strength to occupy a slight advantage.
But these small advantages of his are gone when facing James, and the two are not opponents at the same level at all.
In the regular season, it wasn't all-out, but after the playoffs began, James's power began to show, and he averaged 26.3 points, 9.5 rebounds, 7.6 assists, 2.33 steals and 1.29 blocks in 39.1 minutes per game.
The little emperor with a full sense of presence is enough to make the Celts feel nerve-wracked.
What's more, in the Cavaliers' team, there is also a little prince Kyrie Irving, in the regular season, he was 19.6 points per game, but after entering the playoffs, his data increased to 25.2 points.
A big king is already very difficult to entangle, not to mention that there is a small king in the knight formation now.
In the knight formation, there is another pseudo-giant Kevin Lefu hidden, although his statistics have dropped significantly, but no one dares to ignore his existence. With a good three-point hand and the ability to play the ball, he can definitely be the X-factor that can affect the outcome of the game.
The strength of the squad is insufficient, coupled with the absence of the main team, so the Celtics can be used, which can be described as very few. Even if he barely plays, in terms of strength, it is a little worse.
No matter how you look at it, Celtic have no hope of qualifying.
This second round hangs?
It seems like this.