Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

The Pacers' next opponent was the Los Angeles Clippers. Although Granger efficiently scored 12 points on 5 of 10 shots, the Pacers were penetrated inside by Griffin and DeAndre Jordan, and finally lost the score.

In the subsequent game against the Toronto Raptors, Granger made 3 of 5 shots and scored 8 points. Just when the fans thought that Granger would gradually recover, Granger made 0 of 3 shots in the game against the Bulls.

No points were scored.

"It's okay. Boss Danny is like this. It's normal for his state to fluctuate a bit."

Granger's fans still wanted to give him some relief, but then the Pacers officially announced a news that broke their illusions:

Conservative treatment failed to relieve the soreness in Granger's knee, and Granger finally decided to undergo surgery to treat his knee injury.

Official sources claim that if all goes well, Granger can return in training camp next season.

In other words, it is certain that Granger will miss the remaining games of this season. Next season, we still need to wait and see.

"ah?"

Pacers fans were stunned.

Although Granger's absence at the beginning of the season was unexpected, they still had one thought. No matter how poorly the Pacers played in the first half, they would still have a chance to make a comeback when Granger returned;

Qitian and George stepped forward. The Pacers did not fall as expected, but stood firmly in the top half of the Eastern Conference, which gave fans room for imagination:

If Granger comes back, how strong will the Pacers be?

With this kind of imagination, even if Granger's return from injury does not kill everyone as much as expected, averaging only 5.4 points per game, fans still have expectations:

It’s okay, this is just a matter of running-in. When the running-in is in place, we will become stronger ourselves!

But the news that Granger was absent again completely shattered their illusions. The Pacers' performance in the first half of the season was already their strongest this season. Now, they must prepare for the playoffs without Granger.

Jay's playoff preparations.

In the Pacers training facility.

"coach!"

Everyone in the Pacers learned the news much earlier than the official announcement, but they still wanted to hear the head coach's announcement.

Vogel looked at the anxiously gathered team members, and of course he knew their purpose. Vogel's solemn expression revealed the seriousness of the matter, and his words shattered George's illusions:

"As officially announced, Danny will not continue fighting with us."

The team members were silent for a while.

Granger's performance was poor, and almost everyone had some speculation about Granger's status, but no one could have imagined that after only 5 games back, he would be reimbursed for the season again.

"However, our journey will continue. The second half of the game and the playoffs are waiting for us."

Vogel clumsily spread chicken soup to the players,

"We must fight harder for Danny's sake!"

Just as George was about to say something, he caught a glimpse of the door turning and a figure staggering in.

"Boss Danny!"

George rushed over immediately, his face full of joy,

"I knew you were fine. They said the news about your reimbursement was a lie, right? It's not even April Fool's Day yet and you're joking with us!"

He eagerly wanted to see the evil smile on Granger's face after the prank succeeded, and then sincerely apologize to him and say:

…

"Paul!"

Granger, who was wearing casual clothes, had a smile on his face. He patted the person in front of him on the shoulder and said,

"I'll have to rely on you from now on."

"Is this...really...?"

George desperately accepted this fact.

Granger's reaction was not as big as his.

"It's only a few months. In the second half of the year, I will definitely be able to come back and fight side by side with my brothers!"

George blinked and suddenly woke up.

"Yes, even though it's a season reimbursement, it's only the first half of the year. In the second half of the year, Boss Danny will be back!"

"Yeah, I heard from Andrew that it's only a two-month recovery period. In the summer, I might be able to resume training."

Granger came to the crowd and said calmly,

"It's just that this season, I won't be able to fight with everyone in the remaining games."

"It's okay, Boss Danny,"

Qi Tian said,

"We look forward to continuing to work alongside you."

Everyone listened to Qi Tian's words and nodded in agreement.

Putting aside Granger's strength, his responsibility and leadership have convinced everyone in the Pacers last season. Whether it is Hibbert, West, Stephenson, Qi Tian and others, they all believe in it.

, the Pacers can create better results under his leadership.

"I'm looking forward to it too."

Granger nodded happily and said,

"Next, I won't delay your training."

After completing the task of comforting his teammates, Granger left the training ground and went back to undergo examination and wait for surgery.

Vogel's words were finally heard by the players, and he distributed tasks to the coaching team:

"Let's train, warm up first, and then do physical training, Hibbert doubles it!"

"Let's play a training match at the end."

Everyone except Hibbert nodded, each found an assistant and started training.

"Let's practice shooting first."

After the warm-up, Brian Shaw came over and assigned tasks to Qitian and George.

Since Granger can't continue the campaign, the Pacers can only rely on Qi Tian and George, just like in the first half.

"no problem."

Qi Tian put down the towel, walked over and picked up the basketball.

"Paul!"

Qi Tian passed the ball to George on the other side, signaling him to take action first.

George was a little depressed. After receiving the ball, he dribbled the ball quickly without saying anything. He took two steps and dunked the basketball into the basket.

In the subsequent shooting training, George's performance was not as good as usual. Fortunately, Brian Shaw knew that George was affected by emotions, so he did not criticize him harshly.

"Lance, what's going on? Why did your shooting hand change back?"

But it was impossible to expect Brian Shaw to be a good guy, and he began to criticize Stephenson severely.

Stephenson, who was scolded for no reason, could only listen to the assistant coach's scolding without correcting himself.

"Whoosh!"

Qi Tian threw the basketball.

“Really good.”

Kent caught the dropped basketball under the basket and passed it to Qi Tian, ​​who took another shot.

"Whoosh!"

This time the basketball was almost in the same direction as it had just fallen. Kent caught it again before his hand could retract it.

"Good guy."

George failed greatly and Stephenson performed poorly as usual. Brian Shaw had to focus on Qi Tian. Seeing Qi Tian's shots becoming more and more accurate, he suddenly remembered something.

The cooperation between George and Qi Tian worked well before. Vogel also wanted to practice a strategy for them, but it was shelved because Granger came back. Now is the opportunity.