The rest is just noise

No matter how many people praise the Celtics' performance in Game 2, for them, this night must be over.

Yao Yueban said: "We haven't achieved our goal yet, we still have to win two more games."

Lu Wuxia accepted the praise from the outside world with a relaxed expression, "I like this kind of game. This is playoff basketball. You have to love and embrace this kind of competition. Not many people have the opportunity to do what we are doing.

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As for the Suns, they naturally accepted the result of two consecutive away games.

Mike D'Antoni told reporters: "When have you ever seen a team shoot 60% in the Finals? This game proved Boston's strength, but I believe their good form will not last forever.

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Garnett is also confident about returning to home games.

"Boston did what they were supposed to do, and now it's our turn."

Then, there is the much-loved continuation of Louis' exaggerated winning streak in the playoffs.

The victory in the second game of the finals brought the winning streak to 68 games.

"It's not a big deal." Louis said calmly, "It's just that a record that cannot be broken continues and it will eventually be ended."

The question is, can the sun end it?

This is a question to which only time can answer.

One day later, Louis arrived at the Waltham Training Center.

The next game will be played in Phoenix, and Louis hopes that the players on the team will not let down their guard because of two consecutive wins.

Today is special. Those injured players who don't usually show up, such as Allen Houston, Brandon Roy, and Dwyane Wade, are here.

They are not coming back, they are just here to cheer up their teammates and show their presence.

Roy did bring bad news.

After five months of recuperation, the originally planned conservative treatment was basically confirmed to have failed.

According to the latest examination results, according to NBA standards, Roy's knee has not recovered.

So many days have passed, and although it cannot be said that I have not recovered at all, the speed of recovery is much slower than expected.

According to this momentum, even if it is given another five months, it may be able to return to playing condition, but it is very likely that if it continues to play like this year, the old injury will recur again.

So, even if Louis is very reluctant to make this decision, even if this decision is so unfortunate for Roy, he still needs to undergo minimally invasive knee surgery at great risk after a five-month layoff.

Normally, minimally invasive knee surgery takes 6 months to recover.

Athletes usually take longer.

If Roy undergoes surgery, it may be difficult for Roy to play basketball next season.

For a young player who is in the period of rapid rise, such a blow is too cruel, but it is also a level that must be faced.

"Coach, can I still play?"

Roy asked with red eyes in Louis' office.

Louis is not a doctor, he can't give Roy an answer.

However, he has contacted the most authoritative doctors in the relevant industries for multiple consultations for Roy, and the doctor who performed his surgery is also a famous doctor with a high reputation in the industry.

Although the postoperative recovery of minimally invasive surgery in this era is not as good as ten years later, it is not a scourge. As early as the 1990s, Kidd underwent minimally invasive surgery and recovered smoothly. Now more than ten years have passed, and we can grasp the situation

Sex will be higher.

"Brandon, I remember you almost missed the opportunity to go to college?"

Roy nodded, "I have dyslexia."

"But you finally got admitted to college." Louis said, "If dyslexia is a test of your will given by God, then this difficulty is your final test. You will be absent for a long time.

It is a mental test; after the operation is completed, you need to invest more energy in postoperative rehabilitation. This is a test of execution ability; you have to believe that these things will not trouble you, and you have to believe that these setbacks you have experienced will eventually

It will allow you to shine even more brightly in the professional arena. This is the biggest test, your enemy is yourself."

"So, I can't answer the question you just asked. I'm not you, Brandon. It's you who is suffering from injuries and therefore frustrated and frustrated. It's you who need surgery and need to be healed by this catastrophic injury.

It’s you who got back on your feet. So, you should ask yourself.”

"Can I still go out there and play? Can I still go out there and play well? Do I believe in myself?"

"Don't ask others, you should have the answer."

Roy is gone.

Later, Louis heard someone say that after Roy walked out of the office, he went to the field to shoot a few balls.

"He probably didn't say anything, right?" Louis looked at Pachulia who came to report.

Pachulia raised her eyebrows, "Yes, he asked Wish if we win the championship, he should have a ring, right?"

Louis didn't say much.

The Celtics' injured numbers almost all have their own problems.

Roy will be out for a long time, so it's not a problem for now.

Houston looks to be having a hard time getting back on its feet from injuries.

Houston is well aware of this, so he is already preparing a retirement plan.

This is a contract year for Houston, so even if he retires, it will not leave a burden on the Celtics' salary space.

Wade is in visible trouble.

He was selected over Kirk Hinrich in the hope that he would be a second-in-command with both offense and defense beside Wu Xia. However, Louis underestimated the different impacts of different environments on people's psychology.

The reason why Wade was willing to help James during the Big Three period was that on the one hand it was Waterloo in the 2011 Finals, on the other hand it was the impact of injuries that caused him to decline significantly after 2011, and on the other hand it was Wade's decline after 2007.

Having tasted the pain of single-core, I understand very well how rare it is for a player of James's level to come to join forces with shamelessness. The opponent proved in the 2011 Finals that they can only play the absolute core, and the Heat seem to be unable to do so.

To win the championship without James as the core, and being affected by age and injuries, giving up the ball, developing without the ball, and supporting James as the team leader was the best choice at the time.

In this life, Wade has not had so much experience. He does not feel that he is inferior to anyone else, so he does not have the consciousness to be the second boss with peace of mind.

According to Louis' expectations, in the best case scenario, Wade will refuse to renew his contract with the Celtics, finish the 2007-08 season, try his best to help the team win the championship, and then devote himself to the free market in the offseason to do something big.

The most undesirable situation is that as soon as he comes back, he will compete with Wu Xia for the top spot, and in the end the team will have to trade him during the season.

Regardless of the outcome, Wade's time with the Celtics has begun to count down.

It’s not like Louis didn’t expect that his son’s charisma would overwhelm Wade in one fell swoop.

But according to Pachulia, Wade came to the training ground today without saying a word to Wu Xia.

"Then who was he talking to?" Louis asked.

Pachulia smiled and said, "Me."

"What did you say?"

"Nothing, just some polite words. Dwayne and I are not familiar with each other."

It seems that after the big battle at the 2006 World Championships, the relationship between Wu Xia and Wade will never go back to the past.

Thinking of how good they were once, Louis could only shake his head now.

He has seen too many similar things. Some people who once had a warm relationship always drift away from each other inadvertently⑴.

⑴Before "I laughed so hard", how many FPX fans didn't believe in Jin Yu's breakup, they just thought it was a feud in the fan circle.