As soon as Hayes lost his balance, he threw the basketball. Fortunately, his reaction was faster than others, and he straightened his body in the air to avoid landing sideways, otherwise he would have been seriously injured if he didn't die. Trying to stabilize his body when he landed, Hayes's left leg twisted, and his knee hurt, and he knew something bad was wrong.

Bad luck! It's okay to dunk some baskets! The higher you jump, the harder you fall, and you forget such a simple truth. If God gives Hayes another chance, he will definitely choose to be honest and be a floor streamer, and he can go to the basket and never dunk, especially when there is someone behind him...... Weaver was the first to rush forward and shoved Finley, and players from both sides surrounded him, looking like they were about to fight.

Hayes rolled over, sat up and waved to his teammates, and the two finally parted.

Finley was ejected for a second-degree foul, and Weaver also received a technical foul, but was not ejected. This is the home court of the Rockets, and it is the Rockets' stars who are injured. Playing 50 boards each will not work.

"Chuck, are you alright?" David Lee and others all surrounded him.

Hayes slowly stood up, moved a little, and found that he could still walk, but his knee joint was very painful, and it was definitely impossible to talk about high-intensity exercise. Hayes clutched his knees and said depressedly, "Damn, I can't fight this one." But don't worry, it's a small injury, I can feel it. ”

"Let's check it out in the locker room." Rowan said.

The referee signaled for Hayes to complete the free throw first, and Hayes made 1 of 2 free throws, and then followed the team doctor out of the game. Novak acted as Hayes's crutch in turn.

Seeing Hayes leave the field, Van Gundy's face turned blue with anger, and the fans kept scolding!

** Vic's face is also ugly, and even if Hayes leaves, it will be difficult for them to recover the 20-point gap, losing and losing.

Maddie and Yao Ming returned to the court, and the Rockets continued to be in control. After Finley fouled maliciously, the referee on the spot blew the Spurs players more strictly, as long as they had the slightest movement in their hands, they would be whistled for a defensive foul, which was also to appease the emotions of the home fans. Yao Ming was sent to the free throw line in a row and maintained a 100% free throw shooting rate, and the Spurs were demoralized.

After Lovan examined Hayes, he shook his head and said, "Chuck, bad news for you, this injury is not serious, but it also needs to be cultivated, I think you have to rest for more than two weeks." ”

Hayes almost vomited blood when he heard this, and instantly Ma Jingtao possessed his body, and roared: "What? Can you stop talking nonsense!! Fortnight!! The season is over in two weeks!! Know no!! Know no!! Say I'm better before the finals! Can!! Can you!! You can't give me a solution! If you can't help it, you have to find a way!! Is there a way? There is wood! There is wood! ”

"Sprained knee is a common injury in the league, usually two to four weeks off, and if you go into the game with an injury, if you get injured again, it will not be worth the loss. Let's have an MRI after the game. Of course, there is also the possibility of an early comeback. Rowan wiped the foaming star that had sprayed on his face and comforted.

"Damn, that's bad luck. I cursed Finley for having a son and sharing an asshole with him! Hayes said depressedly: "Loewan, what you said also makes sense, it's not a good way to play with an injury, and Roy's knee of the Trailblazers is so useless." ”

"Isn't Roy the Rookie of the Year? I remember he wasn't hurt, huh? Lovan asked curiously.

"You don't understand, I curse him for not working!! Okay!! "Hayes has fallen into a state of madness.

Hayes counted the time. If the finals weren't for a sweep of his opponents, he should be able to come back to play. It is not known who the opponent of the Finals will be, but if it is a Cavaliers, even if he does not play, the Rockets should be able to win easily. What is this, this kind of thing happened to the first finals!

Van Gundy had already discussed it with him before. From this game onwards, he will be the core of the offense, arrange tactics for him, and strive to let him win the MVP of the finals. Hayes was happy and felt that the MVP was already in the bag. Unexpectedly, after less than a day of joy, the MVP became a floating cloud.

At halftime, the Rockets led by 23 points, 60-37. The teammates were very concerned about Hayes's injury and were a little discouraged after listening to Loewen's explanation. Hayes can't play in the finals, which has a big impact on the strength of the team. This is not only reflected in the statistics, without Hayes, the Rockets' defensive standard will drop a lot.

Hayes returned to the bench in the second half and watched his teammates play. He received a round of applause from the audience. There are still a lot of people who call his name and hope that he will play again, which of course is impossible.

Under the leadership of Yao Ming and Maddy, the Rockets defeated the Spurs by 25 points 104-79 and advanced to the finals. Yao Ming recorded a game-high 24 points and 12 rebounds, and Maddy also had 21 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, but the Rockets were not happy because it was still unknown whether Hayes would be able to play in the Finals.

At the press conference, Van Gundy scolded Finley for being despicable and shameless, deliberately hurting, and demanded that the league punish Finley severely.

** Vicky congratulated the Rockets on their advance, but did not apologize for Hayes' injury: "This is the game, the players are defensive, sometimes they move very much, and it is normal for the opponent to be injured. We don't have much to say. ”

** Vicky is still angry that Bowen is injured for the season. He believes that if Bowen is here, the Spurs' defense will definitely be stronger, and maybe it won't allow the Rockets to advance to the Finals easily.

It's useless to say anything at this time, the Spurs' season is over. What can the Coalition do to punish Finley? At best, it's a fine. If you want to say ban, you have to wait until next season. The NBA has no precedent for this.

After this game, the Texans got bigger.

Hayes underwent an MRI and confirmed a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee and missed two weeks. He will be put on the team's injury list and will miss at least four games.

As soon as the news was announced, Finley became Houston's number one public enemy, and Chinese fans also hated Finley to the core. A phrase quickly spread on the Internet - "You can't be too Finley!" ”

In addition, another Eastern Conference Finals was also played on the same day. 96-97, the Cavaliers beat the Pistons the road to take a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals. Game 6 between the two sides will be played on June 3 at the Cavaliers' home court.

James contributed 36 points, seven rebounds and six assists, Hughes had 12 points, five assists and four steals, Ilgoskas had 14 points and six rebounds, and Gooden had seven points and 14 rebounds.

The Pistons started four double-doubles, with Hamilton scoring 22 points, Billups 16, Rasheed Wallace 12 and Prince 10 points and nine rebounds.

The Pistons started the game with a 10-2 offensive run**, and after Hughes and Pavlovic hit three-pointers, the Cavaliers chased the score to just two points.

The scores alternated, and with 2:11 left in the first quarter, Billups hit a three-pointer to give the Pistons a 25-18 lead.

The Cavaliers attacked, James hit the ground and passed to Marshall, who cut inside in the air, and when the latter was about to dunk, he was caught between McDyce and Prince, and McDyes's aerial move "mixed thunderbolt" slapped Marshall out of the air, which was completely against the ball.

Poor Marshall, it is estimated that his horoscope today reads "If you dunk inside, you will definitely die", but unfortunately he didn't see these when he went out, so he just came off the bench for less than 1 minute, and went down to rest.

This action almost caused a group fight, James was unwilling to be bullied by his teammates, and angrily came up to McDyce to theorize, but fortunately was pulled by his teammates. McDyce was whistled for a second-degree malicious foul and was directly ejected from the game, and James also ate a technical foul.

The Pistons ended the first quarter 29-23, but McDyes' departure made the Pistons' interior weaker.

James led the team in pursuit. With 4:11 left in the second quarter, he made a "crab step" breakthrough across the league, scored a basketball and caused a foul, and scored three points with free throws. The Pistons then missed the shot, James dribbled to the frontcourt and then made a long pass to Vallejo, who scored on a dunk to put the Cavaliers up 47-46. James then grabbed an offensive rebound and scored on a layup, and the Cavaliers extended their advantage to three points. However, the Cavaliers only hit two free throws in the final 1:32 of the quarter, and the Pistons ended the first half with a 52-51 lead.

In the second half, the Pistons started the third quarter with a 9-2 offensive lead, opening up the gap 61-53. With 6:22 left in the quarter, the Pistons still led 65-58, but Pavlovic still had a three-pointer and James and Vallejo also hit back-to-back shots to tie the score at 65-65. After that, the two sides began to strike iron frantically. The Cavaliers substitute Gibson played a "brave heart" under the tight defense of Birubis, and hit a three-pointer to put the Cavaliers ahead of 71-74.

In the fourth quarter, the Pistons were like a divine help, and Prince fouled James from the outside, who actually missed three free throws, and his achievements were comparable to O'Neal...... The Cavaliers didn't score a point in three minutes, and the Pistons seized the opportunity to go on a 12-0 run to take an 83-74 lead.

After that, James finally found his touch, continuously broke into the inside, or threw or passed, and slowly recovered the score.

With 1:40 left in the quarter, James assisted on a mid-range shot from Ilgoskas. James then hit a three-pointer from distance, then made a steal and made a quick break, and scored with a one-handed dunk. With 36.4 seconds left, the Cavaliers tied the score at 92-92. Billups immediately added a three-pointer and the Pistons put the score up again, 95-92, with 18.8 seconds left for the Cavaliers.

James showed the strength of a superstar at the critical moment, he received the ball from the outside, shook Prince, burst into the basket, and scored a dunk! At 95-94, the Cavaliers were just one point aside.

After that, the Cavaliers fouled Hamilton to the free-throw line with 7.5 seconds left. The mid-range king hit 1 of 2 free throws at a critical moment, 96-94, giving the Cavaliers a chance.

The Cavaliers gave the final shot to James, who began to dribble the ball in the backcourt, dribbled to the frontcourt and hit a three-pointer at the top of the arc. 96 to 97. The Cavaliers went beyond the score again. With just 2.4 seconds left for the Pistons, Billups missed a shot in the final minute and the Cavaliers struggled to get through.

James was divine, single-handedly beating the Pistons.

However, James was not happy, because he knew that the Spurs were down 1-3, and the Rockets were playing at home in Game 5 and would almost certainly enter the Finals. He didn't have the confidence to win the championship against the Rockets.

At the press conference, reporters mentioned that the Rockets had qualified, and James' expression was solemn. But as soon as he heard the reporter say that Hayes was injured and was expected to miss the finals, James immediately burst into joy. His biggest headache was that Hayes was on top in front and Battier coming up from the side to wrap it up.

Now without Hayes, James sees hope of "ascending the throne".

(To be continued)