There is still some time to wait before Paul George really returns.

Although the team doctor made it clear that George's injury was crisp, the treatment was quite prompt, and the recovery was good. In terms of athleticism, apart from the static strength of the lower limbs and a slight impact on the confrontation, George's running and jumping ability is not much different from before the serious injury.

But there are two problems that make George's comeback timetable have to be extended a little later.

The first is the rustiness of basketball.

Even during George's recovery, his hands can still move normally, and some simple ball control exercises on weekdays have not stopped for too long to recover, and the problem of hand work is not too big.

But those who have played know that playing standing and sitting are two completely different concepts. Sitting in a wheelchair, George couldn't really do shooting practice. Not to mention whether he has the will or not, even if he does, the coach will stop it directly.

Because if George starts to shoot in a wheelchair, then by the time he stands up, his amazing motor nerves and years of basketball experience will transform him into a player who can only shoot while sitting. It's quite detrimental for him to get back on his feet and play.

The second reason is George's psychological problems.

"To put it simply, it is a kind of psychological traumatic sequelae after a serious injury has healed."

When Gu Yu and Phil Jackson found the medical team that treated George professionally and learned about George's recovery, the attending doctor said, "Although we have been telling Paul that his running and jumping ability is not much different before he was seriously injured. But whether he thinks so in his heart is very important. ”

"Most athletes can't get back to their peak after a serious injury, not only because of the impact on their physical fitness, but also because of the psychological trauma. They can't believe in themselves, they can't be 100% brave. At the moment of take-off, Paul is likely to recall the moment of his injury, resulting in incomplete force, dodging confrontation, and finally unable to complete the technical maneuvers he had expected. ”

This point, as a professional athlete, Gu Yu, and the famous coach Phil Jackson are of course very clear.

"Doctor, I'm a rough man, I don't understand what you told me too professionally, I only have one problem." After thinking about it, Gu Yu asked, "What can I do?" ”

"Encourage him." The doctor said without hesitation: "There is a limit to what you can do, and it can be summed up in these three words, encourage him." Other than that, everything can only be determined by his own creation. ”

With this task in mind, Gu Yu really felt for the first time that he seemed to be the absolute boss of a team.

Since you want to be the boss, you have to take responsibility.

Not only their own responsibility, but also the responsibility of their teammates.

If George can't fully recover by his willpower, then Gu Yu has to make up for George!

So, while participating in the competition, Gu Yu closely followed George's recovery. As long as there is any good change, he will text or call to encourage him as soon as possible. If he was in Sacramento, he would immediately rush to George's medical recovery site, accompany George to relieve his boredom and analyze tactics.

And if there is a bad change in the situation, and the injury is repeated, Gu Yu will do the same.

Because he knows one thing very well:

"People say that basketball is not played by one person, it is played by five people, but I don't think that's right."

Looking at Phil Jackson, Gu Yu said seriously: "Basketball is a team up and down, hundreds or thousands of people, playing together. ”

Every game.

Every Sacramento Kings game, every victory, is not the credit of a few people. It's the common merit of all those who have done for the Kings.

In the same way, every loss of the Kings should be a shared responsibility.

It's just that with Gu Yu's character, he has to carry everything on his back.

"It's going to be reversed."

In the blink of an eye, the time has come to the fourth game of the first round of playoffs.

Home of the Sacramento Kings, Sleep Train.

On this day, this series, which was not paid attention to at all before the start of the game and was thought to end with a big victory for the Spurs, became the focus of fans around the world.

It's like the Mavericks, ah no, in the plane of you and me, it should be called the Mavericks vs. Lakers series a few years ago. No one could have expected that the dismount would have the opportunity to overturn the horse, and even have the opportunity to create a sweeping miracle.

And unlike the Mavericks that year, the Kings "dismounted", and the "down" was called a thorough. The Black Eight Miracle in the playoffs, how many years can it only appear once, if on the premise of the Black Eight Miracle, add a sweep, then it is really a miracle that only God can predict.

So on this day, the sleep train did not have the embarrassment of few media and low attention in some previous games. In their place, there were cameras and reporters everywhere in the stadium.

Countless flashing lights are constantly flashing, and although people sincerely refuse to accept the fact that the Spurs may be swept away, as a media person, you still have to have your own professional ethics.

What if?

In the depths of almost all journalists' hearts, there is such a voice shouting.

What if the king really completed the sweeping miracle??

Then this round of the series will surely go down in history forever!

"I really don't know if it's lucky or unlucky!"

On the side of the commentary stage, members of the commentary team from ESPN, Reggie Miller and Chris Webb, sat on the sidelines, both with a look of disbelief at what was in front of them.

"At this time, I will remember what my Chinese friend told me - create people and make people." Miller said: "In this round of the series, we ESPN and the catwalk were in a state of prevarication with each other, and no one was willing to take responsibility for the live broadcast. No, the first game was not even broadcast live in the United States, it was completely broadcast by the local TV station itself. ”

"yes." Webber nodded and said: "Who would have thought that this round of the series has actually become the most fragrant in the first round of this year's playoffs, if it weren't for the two of us insisting, the commentator who came to the scene today would not be as famous as the two of us!" Ha ha! ”

"If you want to say it, just say yourself, don't take me!" Miller waved his hand in disgust and said, "What do you mean that the two of us are not as famous as 'yet'?" You're also a king, so you don't have confidence?? I'm more famous than you, don't take me with you! ”

"you, where is your fame bigger than mine? Tell me about it? Webber has been in the TV industry for a long time, and he knows how to adjust the atmosphere better than when he was a player, and responds with a smile.

"Yo, raise the bar, huh?" Miller raised his eyebrows and said, "Okay, I'll tell you why I'm more famous than you!" Have you won Jordan in the playoffs?! ”

"No, you've won the same thing." Webb was dismissive.

"I've struck him on top of him!" Miller was on his toes.

"In the end, the series didn't still lose." Webb shrugged his shoulders and said, "Then I still have seven playoff games with the OK Lakers, what about you?" Did you Pacers make it to Game 7 under the Lakers? Have you ever pushed the Lakers into a corner? ”

"No, no, but your aggressiveness doesn't make any sense." Miller shook his head and said, "Didn't you lose in the end??" ”

"Okay, okay, we almost won!" Webb was powerless to refute.

"Also, I've played on a team all my life, loyalty, I'm the symbol of Indiana basketball! Do you have one? Yes? Three surnames of domestic slaves?? Miller didn't know what Oriental friends he had made, and what kind of nonsense he had learned was complaining.

"Damn, I can't help myself! You think I want to leave the king! Webb fought back.

"Then you explain to me, why did you go to the Pistons in the last few years, do you want to rub the championship ring?" Miller hits the nail on the head.

"you, for the specific situation, you go to Twitter Aite Xiao Chen Okay, he knows that I don't want to rub the ring at all!" Compared with trash talk, Weber is still slightly inferior, after all, he is still an honest man in his bones.

"Hahaha, okay, okay, I won't bury you, they're all people without rings, why hurt each other." Miller patted Webb on the shoulder "graciously".

"You picked up the topic, okay!" Webber rolled his eyes, then looked at the court and said, "Okay, the players on both sides have started to warm up, and here we will also read to you the follow-up predictions of various experts for this round of the series." ”

Then, in front of the audience, the audience in front of the TV appeared a prediction content from experts from all over the United States and even the world.

This detailed list of predictions makes Kings fans angry.

"The Spurs are napping, and the Kings will be overturned." —Bill Simmons.

"There's never been a 3-0 comeback in the playoffs in history, but this year, we're going to see it." - Brother Holinger.

"The king plays very well, the offense is super gorgeous, and my cousin is invincible in the world! So I'm rooting for Spurs. —Charles Barkley.

"Let's see, the spirit of the spur will never be extinguished, the king will be pressed to the ground by the spur and beaten violently, the end is already doomed, the process is just a passing cloud." - Spurs legend David Robinson.

There are many similar remarks, but Weber did not read them one by one, and only gave a statistic in the end.

"In our expert prediction team with a total of 17 players in ESPN, all 17 predicted that the Spurs would advance before the series began, and the total number of games would be within six. And now in Game 3, the Kings lead 3-0, and 16 of the 17 still predict that the Spurs will turn the tables. ”

This is the reality.

The strength of the San Antonio Spurs has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and after three games, the tactics that Phil Jackson can use have long been exhausted.

Next, what the two sides want to compare is hard power!

But Gu Yu, who was shooting on the court, knew that in the world, in addition to the king's die-hard fans, there was also a person who firmly believed that the king would win.

"Jiang Hengyu, don't worry."

Looking at the sidelines, the dog pounce staff made a special trip to the scene, and Gu Yu's eyes were full of murder.

"Before you knock you down, Lao Tzu, you won't lose a series ......!"