Chapter 942 Achilles Tendon Tear

Cousins ​​is depressed, quite depressed, extremely depressed.

In the Xiao Hua era, he was dragged out for military training in various ways. Now in the Tatum era, he still cannot avoid this experience!

It seems that it was not Xiao Hua who made him experience this kind of experience, but the damn small ball era.

No, it’s this damn Tang Tian!

How could this guy shoot so accurately and hit so hard? He was simply a monster!

In all his years of playing, including the NCAA, he has never seen such a perverted guy.

This guy is like a dick!

In the first half of the first quarter, there were various tactical games between the two sides, and there were also various targets in the rotation.

But in the second half, it still turned into a scene of Tang Tian playing Cousins ​​​​and the Rockets playing Jokic alone.

The two traditional centers were taken out for various military trainings and enjoyed the feeling of running on the beach in summer in advance.

But it's obvious that the Pelicans' scoring efficiency is higher.

Small versus big, Tang Tian's advantage was too great.

Cousins ​​was beaten so hard that he was about to go berserk.

In this quarter, Tang Tian scored 14 points against his "cousin" alone. He really went in and out seven times, killing him all in one piece.

The Rockets also trailed the Pelicans by a double-digit margin of 22-32 in this quarter.

In the second quarter's substitute transition period, Gordon was in hot form, but the Pelicans' Williams and Bojan finally found their form.

When the main force came back, 30 to 40, there was still a 10-point difference.

After the Rockets' offense came back from the timeout, Paul continued to hit Jokic in a misplaced position.

To say that Harden is being taken care of by Tang Tian, ​​Paul has a lot of power to take action when he returns to New Orleans, but his strength obviously cannot be restored.

In the first round of offense, his hands were not yet warm, so his shot hit the front of the basket and crashed, and the rebound was collected by Davis.

Looking back, Tang Tian also continued to beat Cousins.

Cousins ​​mobilized all the cells in his body and used his strength to follow Tang Tian's pace, but in the end he was almost knocked down.

"Uh-huh!"

Tang Tian shook him off and then steadily hit the dry pull.

After going in and out seven times, the "cousin's" vigorous resistance had no effect, and Tang Tian still got everything he asked for.

Paul beat Jokic again, but his shot still didn't go in. His touch dropped slightly compared to the first quarter.

Looking back, Tang Tian continued to beat Cousins. This time he dribbled low and swayed enough times. Cousins ​​was eager to prove that he had lost control of his center of gravity and was knocked to the ground!

Tang Tian waited until Cousins ​​​​got up before taking action!

After a wave of 4-0, the point difference has reached 14 points!

Cousins' eyes were red as he stood up. He noticed D'Antoni shaking his head on the sidelines.

It was obvious that he had been made a laughing stock tonight.

In the Rockets' offense, Paul still looked for Cousins ​​​​for pick-and-rolls, but this time he walked outside and then gave Cousins ​​​​the ball.

Although Paul's offensive ability is not as good as his peak, his field control and passing skills are stronger than at his peak.

Cousins ​​got the ball, knocked Holiday away, and slammed the ball into the basket with both hands.

He was so angry that after a successful dunk, he hung from the rim for a while before landing. After landing, he beat his chest and roared.

This ball is so cool!

The crowd cheered suddenly.

This ball is much more relieving than simply scoring a two-pointer.

Looking back, Tang Tian beat Cousins ​​​​again.

The audience roared with deafening cheers.

"Defend! Defend!"

The fans are all cheering for Cousins ​​this time.

Nothing is impossible, even if it seems out of reach, there is hope as long as you work hard!

They believe Cousins ​​can do it!

Cousins ​​​​did the same thing. This time he rarely kept up with Tang Tian's rhythm.

Tang Tian's first wave of shaking failed to shake off Cousins.

Even if there is an advantage in speed, after all, low body dribbling is only a blue skill.

However, his offense is obviously more than just dazzling people. He relies on precise timing to accelerate in one step, and then make a drastic change in direction.

Cousins ​​​​couldn’t keep up even though he was furious.

Tang Tian pulled back and stopped suddenly.

Just then, an accident happened.

Cousins ​​​​really worked hard to defend. Tang Tian changed direction drastically, and he also changed direction drastically.

His head kept up, but under his huge weight, his feet failed to keep up.

That is, when he wanted to pounce on Tang Tian for the last time, he used too much force. He kicked off the ground with his left foot and fell to the ground with a painful expression on his side.

Tang Tian's shot failed to hit this time, but Cousins' vigorous defense still paid off.

But it didn't matter whether he scored or not. After Cousins ​​fell to the ground, D'Antoni immediately called a timeout.

Cousins ​​looked in pain. After holding his ankle with his hand for a while, he turned over and hit the floor hard with his right hand.

Obviously, he was twisting hard this time.

The team doctor came on the scene quickly, and after some communication, a wheelchair was brought to the scene.

Helping Cousins ​​into the wheelchair, the team doctor quickly sent him back to the locker room.

This situation came very suddenly, and no one expected it.

Including Tang Tian, ​​he just got rid of it normally.

And when Cousins ​​was injured, the two did not have any physical contact.

It can only be said that the intensity of the confrontation in this series was too great, and with the cheers of the fans on the sidelines, Cousins ​​wanted to prevent the ball too much, which led to excessive use of force.

This was an accident, completely different from Leonard being stepped on by Pachulia.

But the same thing is that Cousins' injury has greatly damaged the Rockets' strength. They can only play the immature Capela, and the Pelicans also further widened the score.

The current Capela is much weaker than the Capela at the same time in history.

Players rely on playing time and possession of the ball. Capela's playing time as a substitute for Cousins ​​is limited, and you can't expect him to wake up instantly.

In the end, the Rockets still failed to win a victory at home and lost 91-106.

After losing this game, they fell behind the Pelicans by a big score of 0-3 just like last year.

However, the statistics and big score of this game are no longer so important, because after Leonard, another superstar was injured.

This year's playoffs were a bit brutal.

And the MRI report the next day came out and Cousins' condition was much more serious than Leonard's.

Achilles tendon tear.

These four words are like nightmare words for basketball players.

For this kind of injury, the recovery time after surgery alone will take at least 8 months.

Of course, this is not the most serious thing. What is more serious is that the injured Achilles tendon cannot fully exert its force.

In other words, this is equivalent to causing athletes to directly lose most of their bounce.

In an NBA where birds and animals are everywhere, this is absolutely fatal.

Many players have suffered Achilles tendon tears in the history of the NBA. The most well-known are the "Smiling Assassin" Isaiah Thomas and "The Captain" Elton Blood.

The former's career ended prematurely, while the latter's career went from All-Star to passer-by.

This inspection result is even more of a nightmare for the Rockets, which means that their Big Three lineup is over at this moment.

Not just now, but also in the future.