Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

The 2012 playoffs are destined to be unforgettable for Bulls fans.

In contrast, becoming the fifth team to be hacked doesn't even bring them much humiliation, because after an MRI examination, Rose was officially reimbursed for the season due to torn anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament in his knee.

, the return date for next season has not yet been determined.

Cruciate ligament injuries, or knee injuries, are almost as damaging to the athletic ability of NBA players as Achilles tendon injuries. This is obviously very fatal for Rose, who focuses on breakthrough play.

Thibodeau, who led by 12 points in the fourth quarter and still kept Rose on the court, naturally faced the biggest doubts. After all, the outcome of the first game was basically determined at that time. It was obviously the head coach's fault to keep Rose on the court at this time.

question.

But Luol Deng, another core member of the team, spoke out to support the coach. Deng said: "He (Rose) is playing well, and we all hope that he can find the rhythm of the game. I don't understand why you would question this (Xin

Perdue's decision to keep Rose on the court)."

Of course, the team's future still needs to rely on Rose. Stability is the team's top priority right now, so the fans quickly stopped playing.

Some fans with long memories have already thought of the left navicular bone injury suffered by Jordan in the second year of his career. At that time, Jordan missed 64 regular games because of this, but fortunately, he recovered from the injury and caught up with the regular season.

The last game of the game, and scored 63 points in a single game in the playoffs, which made Bird exclaim that "God is wearing the No. 23 jersey and playing basketball."

Now, Bulls fans can only pray that Rose can resurrect from injury like Jordan.

But when their eyes returned to the ongoing playoffs, fans of other teams breathed a long sigh of relief.

The West is better, but the top team in the East suddenly loses one strong team. Almost all fans feel that their home team's chances of winning have greatly increased.

The most excited among them are obviously the Celtics fans.

Although the 76ers completed the black eight, they are still eighth in the Eastern Conference after all. Wanting to beat the Celtics is basically wishful thinking.

The other two teams, although the Heat are strong, failed last year after all. If the Pacers work hard and use some of their opponents' special skills to press the opponent, it's really not certain who will win in the Eastern Conference finals.

"It seems that Lady Luck is really on the side of our Green Army this year. I am now reviewing the playoff games and I deeply feel this."

"Now I just hope that the Pacers can bring something out of the Heat and clear some obstacles for us. Of course, it would be better if they win."

"If the Pacers lose and we win the championship, I can only say that the Pacers have one-third of the credit for this championship."

"The Western half is just left to chance. I believe that when it comes to the finals, we will definitely not be afraid of any team, even the Thunder and Spurs. It would be even better if it is the Lakers. Let us avenge our shame!"

"To be honest, I just want to laugh when I see the Magic. It was KG's injury in 2009 that allowed the so-called No. 1 center to reach the finals for the only time in his career. They were so happy. Now Howard is also injured. Isn't this...

Revealed his true form?"

As the second round of the match, in theory, the difference in strength is the largest among the two teams. Celtic fans are preparing to watch the second round of the playoffs with the mentality of sitting on the mountain and watching the fight between tigers and tigers.

Although Pacers fans are happy that the team has reached the second round again after 7 years, they also feel tremendous pressure.

The Heat are led by 28-year-old James, Bosh and 30-year-old Wade. This alone is enough to make fans excited.

"Don't be nervous. The game is played one by one. Before the result is announced, everyone is 0-0."

Granger once again played the role of calming the sea. He said to his teammates in a relaxed tone during training,

"Besides, when we play against each other in the regular season, everyone can see that the gap between us and our opponents is very small. As long as we implement the coach's tactics, our chances of winning are not low."

"That's right, they also lost at Dior last year. This year, we will let them fail for the second time!"

George immediately became more motivated,

"We are not necessarily worse than them!"

"Returning without success? Our goal is to win the championship!"

Stephenson shouted immediately.

This is the characteristic of many rookies. They never think that their opponents are any better than themselves. It can be said that they are arrogant, and it is also true that they are young and energetic.

As a result, the atmosphere in the Pacers immediately became intense and they were ready for the next game.

The Pacers' record is not as good as the Heat, so the first two games will be played at the Heat's home court, the American Airlines Center.

Amid the cheers of white T-shirt supporters at home, the Heat players took the stage one after another.

"Chris~~Bosh!!"

"LeBron~~~~~James!!"

"Dwayne~~~~~~~~Wade!!!!"

Just the continuous cheering sounds put a lot of pressure on the visiting team players.

"Listen, we have to be 100 percent focused for today's game."

Vogel made preparations before the game as usual,

"Whether it's offense or defense, I hope to see you go all out. Any slack will make you sit on the bench, understand?"

"clear!"

Vogel looked around, surrounded by faces filled with fighting spirit. He nodded and said:

"Okay, come on stage!"

The starting lineups of the two teams came up at the referee's signal.

The Heat's starting lineup is: Haslem, Bosh, James, Wade and Chalmers;

The Pacers are Hibbert, West, Granger, George and Hill.

"The focus of today's game is whether the starters and substitutes can withstand the pressure of the opponent."

Vogel turned to look at the bench, a little worried.

The Heat, like the Celtics who previously formed the Big Three, have had a small amount of salary space that has been completely compressed by the big contracts of the Big Three. Except for rookies, they can only provide basic salaries and mid-level contracts to other players in the team. They cannot

Effectively make up for the team's shortcomings.

Battier, who was signed by the mid-level exception, is indeed a good addition to the Heat.

But Vogel is very happy in his heart. If they sign Glen Davis, who has a similar salary to Battier but can effectively fill their urgent need for inside players, the Heat will probably be even more terrifying.

By the way, let’s learn about the special case of the middle class.

The mid-level exception is a way for the league to give teams flexibility to retain the flexibility to sign a "mid-level" player in the league.

Since it is at a medium level, the contract amount is naturally also medium. It can be regarded as the average salary in the league, which will increase with the increase in the total salary of the players.

The mid-level exception can directly sign a player, or it can be split into multiple parts and signed with multiple players, but it cannot be superimposed, and it will be void if not used.

The special cases of the middle class are divided into full middle class, mini middle class and space middle class. The contract amount and available contract years decrease in descending order, corresponding to the teams whose salary reaches the salary cap stipulated by the league but does not break through the wealthy line (the luxury tax line is about 6 million higher).

Hard salary cap), exceeding the wealthy line and the team's salary being lower than the prescribed salary cap. These three situations mean that the team has only one chance to use the mid-level exception.

This is a way for the league to control the salary of all teams within a stable range. Those above the luxury tax line will pay more luxury taxes, while those below the poverty line will also have to pay fines. In between

Yes, we have mid-level exceptions to strengthen the team.