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Benjamin, the chief doctor of the Mavericks, took the temperature gun in his hand and pressed it on Yiyang's forehead. Yiyang's temperature data immediately appeared on the small electronic screen.

"Holy shit, it's so high-tech?" Rudy Gobert came up to take a look. This pistol-like thing can measure body temperature by just "shooting" it to the head? He still remembered that when he was sick and went to the hospital when he was a child, the nurse sister still used the kind of mercury thermometer that needs to be held under the arm.

This kid has really not been to the hospital for many years...

37.1℃, this is the number measured on the small electronic screen. Benjamin let out a big breath. Although he had a low fever, it was still under control.

"How is it?" Carlisle held his forehead and looked away from the window. The snowy world outside did not make Carlisle feel beautiful at all, but rather irritating.

Extreme cold temperatures be damned!

"He has a low fever. I'll get him some medicine. Cover him with quilt tonight and turn up the air conditioner. If everything goes well, he should be much better tomorrow." Benjamin answered in a straightforward manner. After that, he looked at what he was holding. Gobert playing with a thermometer. "And you, Rudy, I'm afraid you have to live in a room by yourself. If you are with Yi, you are very likely to be infected."

"Me? I won't be infected, don't worry!"

"Okay Rudy, I'm going to open a new room for you. Let Yi have a good rest tonight." Carlisle is not in the mood to fight with Gobert now. The team is winning a record 20 consecutive games. At the crossroads, I encountered such a fucking thing.

The Toronto Raptors this season are not easy to mess with. Under the leadership of DeRozan and Kyle Lowry, the Raptors have performed very well this season. They are undoubtedly the strongest team in the Eastern Conference, and they play at home. It's not as easy as people think for the Mavericks to win at the Air Canada Centre.

As a result, Yiyang is now suffering from the flu. This is undoubtedly a huge blow to Carlisle.

Carlisle tossed and turned throughout the night and couldn't sleep well. All he could think about was what he would do if Yiyang couldn't play tomorrow, how to arrange tactics, how to restrict Lowry, and who would be the first scoring point...

But these complicated things cannot be thought of casually just lying in bed. Otherwise, the bowl of rice of an NBA head coach would be too delicious.

Carlisle didn't come up with anything, and it was still bright. When I woke up the next day and looked in the mirror, Carlisle's "classic" dark circle look appeared again.

After washing up, the first thing Carlisle did was to check on Yiyang's condition. When he and the sleepy Benjamin knocked on the door of Yiyang's room, Yiyang who came to open the door looked like a typical sick person.

The dull eyes, the weak limbs, the red nose. Looking through Yiyang's shoulder into the room, sure enough, there were small paper balls everywhere on the floor. God knows if Yiyang still had time to sleep after wiping his nose so many times yesterday.

"Oh God, you can support an entire paper mill by yourself!" Benjamin shook his head in disbelief. Logically speaking, Yiyang shouldn't be so serious.

He subconsciously reached out and touched Yiyang's forehead, and immediately frowned, it was hot!

"Boss, it's so early." When Carlisle and Benjamin walked into the room, Yiyang fell on the bed again. This guy has no strength at all now, and it's hard for him to even get up and open the door, let alone play basketball.

"It seems the situation is more serious than we thought. This morning the temperature reached 37.6°C." Benjamin took Yiyang's temperature and curled his lips.

"Okay, okay, take him to the hospital for an IV drip."

"An IV drip? What about training and competition?" Hearing what Carlisle said, Yiyang suddenly "bounced" from the bed.

"Take a day off and leave the game to us." Carlisle tried his best to smile at Yiyang and looked like he was confident of winning.

"How can this be done!?" But his smile did not move Yiyang.

Yiyang retorted loudly. You want this guy to call it quits? Unless the league gives him a suspension ticket!

Yiyang has had the experience of playing with injuries before. His eyebrow bone was bruised, his finger was sprained, etc., but these did not make Yiyang give up. He once wore a mask to play and continued to shoot with protective gear on his fingers.

But the flu is different. You don’t have protective gear to wear with this thing. Moreover, the symptoms of fatigue and dizziness cannot be reduced by just focusing on the game and enduring it.

"Flu is a big or small thing, so don't argue with me. If the illness lingers, it won't be worth the loss!" Carlisle did not accept Yiyang's rebuttal. He is still suffering from Yiyang's illness this season. If it is delayed all the time, it will have a greater impact on the team.

"Hey, just let me go to the training ground and try! If it doesn't work, I'll listen to you!" Yiyang knew that nothing could convince a person more than direct action. If he can maintain good condition in today's training, then Carlisle will have nothing to say.

Carlisle couldn't convince Yiyang, so he nodded and agreed to him. Yiyang smiled, and then fell limply onto the bed again...

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Darren Collison felt very nervous when he saw Yiyang controlling the ball and coming towards him. Logically speaking, having been teammates with Yiyang for two seasons and having played against each other countless times on the training ground, Collison shouldn't have such a mentality.

But today he was nervous not because Yiyang was strong, but because he was afraid that he would push Yiyang down if he used any force.

When Yiyang controlled the ball for half the game, his pace was messy. It seemed as if the slightest breeze would blow him down.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, why is he playing like this!" Carlisle held his forehead. This guy can't even carry the ball steadily now. It's simply impossible to play on the court.

Now Yiyang is fighting against Collison. As a teammate, Collison protects him at every turn. But when it comes to the official game, will Lowry show mercy to Yiyang because he has the flu? ? If so, then Lori must have had a fever too, and her brain had burned out!

It is no exaggeration to describe Yiyang's performance in the afternoon as horrific. It's impossible to score a shot, not even a three-pointer. Yiyang felt weak even when he stood up, and when he had to jump up to shoot, he couldn't find his balance at all. Each ball he threw floated more and more, and in the end his physical strength dropped, so much so that he couldn't even touch the basket.

What about breakthroughs? If it hadn't been for Collison's failure, Yiyang might not have been able to make even one breakthrough. After breaking into the inside line, Gobert also rewarded Yiyang with several big risks. The French raised their hands and swore to God that I had tried my best to release the water.

During the entire 20-minute confrontation training, Yiyang was unable to score or organize, and even his running tactics were slow. How omnipotent he is in normal times, he is incompetent today.

Faced with his own performance, Yiyang was also very helpless. After sweating, the runny nose was relieved, but the symptoms of dizziness and fatigue were not relieved but worsened.

"How's it going? Do you still want to fight?" Carlisle stared at Yiyang. There was no need for him to force the arrangement now. Yiyang should also know what he should do.

Playing in his state will not only not help the team, but will actually hinder it. Not everyone is Jordan and can endure the high temperature of 38℃ and go down in history. Not everyone is like Dirk, who can lead the team to the championship despite a 40°C fever.

These two greatest flu battles in NBA history are great precisely because not everyone can replicate them.

Yiyang smirked at Carlisle, and he compromised. Besides, even if I don't play in this game, the Mavericks won't necessarily lose.

With this thought in mind, Yiyang put on his training clothes and "watched the fire" from the sidelines. During the Rockets' 22-game winning streak, Yao Ming was injured midway. Maybe without him today, the Mavericks can continue their winning streak?

It is very dangerous to have such a lucky mentality...

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How long has it been since the Toronto Raptors made it to the playoffs? As of last year, there have been four seasons.

For four seasons, this NBA team outside the United States has been a weak team that has been slaughtered by everyone. As long as they meet the Toronto Raptors, no matter how desperate the team is, it seems that they can see hope in them.

"Team XXX slayed the dragon with a big score and ended the losing streak!" Such news has appeared one after another in the past four seasons, and reporters are even tired of writing it! Of course, the experience of these four seasons was equally uncomfortable for the Raptors players.

Especially with DeRozan and Lowry.

When he first entered the NBA, DeRozan's locker was arranged next to the boss Bosh. DeRozan was still dreaming that he could learn from the All-Star power forward, become his best partner, and then lead the Raptors to rise again!

But after just one season, Bosh turned around and went to Miami. For DeRozan, who was new to the league, he had no idea what was happening at that time. Overnight, the Raptors lost their Dragon King.

Then, Lori arrived. The stocky guard was assigned to use Bosh's locker, yes, still next to DeRozan.

Lowry didn't have a good impression of Toronto in the ice and snow. The Rockets sent him to this ghost place that no one cares about just for a first-round pick, which made Lowry very angry. What he was thinking about at that time was how to escape from this frozen northern land as quickly as possible.

So, Lowry doesn’t have much interaction with DeRozan or anyone else on the Raptors. Go to the arena, say hello politely, train, finish, say goodbye politely, that's it, an ordinary colleague relationship.

Then last season, the Raptors "lived up to expectations" and were once again shut out of the playoffs. On the 9th of last month, Rudy Gay was also traded to Sacramento by the management.

At this time, looking at the entire locker room, the Raptors are really leaderless. Tired of losing, Lowry looked at the thin, dark guard next to him who was taller than him. He knew that they could only rely on themselves now.

"It's up to us now, either we do a good job or we have to get out!" Lowry said to DeRozan the night Gay left Toronto.

It was only then that DeRozan and Lowry truly established a "teammate" relationship.

So, these two guys started fighting against the entire East! This season, their performance has been staggering. Looking at the entire Eastern Conference, apart from the two top teams in the league, the Heat and Pacers, the Raptors have the best performance.

Lowry and DeRozan started winning and loving the feeling of winning. Their relationship is getting better and better, and their understanding on the field is getting better and better. At this point, the Raptors' record of 20 wins and 20 losses puts them firmly in the top five in the Eastern Conference. But just a few days ago, the Raptors unexpectedly lost to the declining Lakers and the missing Bobcats, experiencing two consecutive losses.

In the past, two consecutive losses would have been no surprise to the Raptors. But this season, Lowry and DeRozan will not let their losing streak develop.

So today we meet the Dallas Mavericks at home. Even if the opponent is very strong, they must fight for a victory to stop the losing streak!

"DeMar, you are in good shape today." Seeing DeRozan hit a shot again despite the interference of John Salmons on the training field, Lowry couldn't help but give him a thumbs up.

DeRozan scratched his head in embarrassment and then quickly retreated. Off the court, the experienced black Raptors coach Dwayne Casey was also very pleased. With DeRozan in excellent form, it seems that it is not an impossible task to defeat the Mavericks at home today.

Now DeRozan and Lowry have a high desire to win, and they will not surrender easily!

At this moment, the Raptors assistant coach leaned into Casey's ear and whispered a few words.

Casey's originally expressionless face was suddenly startled, and he turned to look at his assistant.

"Can you say that again?"

"I just received reliable news that I won't be able to play in tonight's game because I have the flu!" the assistant coach answered truthfully under Casey's questioning.