Chapter 333: George was injured!

"In January, the Wizards lost only two games this month. Looking at the past half of the season, they only lost four games, winning 41 wins and 4 losses. During the half schedule, can they continue to maintain their current win rate and break the Bulls' record of 72 wins in the regular season?"
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In the locker room, the Wizards players looked at the news about the Wizards broadcast in sports news, and they were all happy and excited.
At the beginning of the season, they may still be skeptical of Wang Xiao's rhetoric—a statement that broke the Bulls' record of 72 wins, but now no one will doubt it. They can really do it!
Is there anything more exciting than seeing yourself making history?
"Guys, you did a very beautiful job." Wang Xiao looked at the players in front of him and smiled. "However, don't take it lightly. There are nearly half of the regular season, and the second half of the game is definitely more difficult to deal with than the first half. If you are not careful, you will lose the game!"
Wang Xiao is not alarmist. In the second half of the schedule, those teams close to the threshold of the playoffs will fight desperately to win the playoffs.
At the same time, the first half of the schedule also consumes a lot of energy and physical strength of the players, which will also make it very difficult to play back-to-back or even continuous back-to-back in the second half of the away game.
"In the next game, I will increase the rotation as appropriate, so that each player can have enough rest time." Wang Xiao looked at the players and said very seriously and seriously. "Everyone, please be sure to protect yourself on the field, don't do dangerous actions or behaviors, as long as you can stay healthy, we are invincible!"
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Wang Xiao has always attached great importance and care to the health problems of every player. As long as someone has some discomfort in his body, he will simply arrange a holiday or a large-scale inspection.
Many young players on the team are very doubtful and puzzled by Wang Xiao’s behavior. After all, the Wizards can be regarded as one of the youngest average teams in the league, and the team is full of physical strength. Strong young people are unlikely to be injured.
Only Wang Xiao knows how many talented players in the league have ruined their entire careers due to injuries.
Derek Rose, Brandon Roy, and even Greg Oden...
The Wizards have the strongest and most luxurious lineup in the league, which also makes the Wizards only one opponent, that is injury.
As long as the health of the entire team is guaranteed, the Bulls' 72 wins are broken, and the three consecutive championships in the playoffs are all within reach.
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However, there is an unpredictable situation in the world, and people are in trouble.
This is always the case, afraid of what comes...
"Squeak--!"
A quick whistle sounded, George covered his ankles and fell to the ground in pain.
"Oh my god, Paul was injured! You can see from the slow motion replay that he accidentally stepped on the back of his teammate's instep when he broke the layup with the ball, and then twisted his ankle..."
George fell to the ground and was very painful, unable to stand up at all, and finally limped back to the dressing room with the help of the team doctor.
By the side of the court, Wang Xiao's face was ugly.
He didn't expect that he was unable to prevent it, even if it was guarded.
George just took a round off a game a few days ago, and he is full of energy, and there is no problem in itself.
auzw.com Even in this game, the Wizards’ opponent is not a strong team. Wang Xiao also arranged shooting guard Thompson to take a break, and the team has been in the lead throughout the game.
This time the injury was completely an accident, just like going out on the street and being hit by a runaway car.
After George retired from the accident, the Wizards successfully won the game, but the team did not have any joy of winning.
Because George's injury report came out, his ankle was severely sprained and he is expected to miss all games in the 13-14 season, including the playoffs.
George is reimbursed for the season!
The news was like a thunderbolt on the Wizards’ head.
As the team’s second-leading scorer, George can average nearly 23 points per game for the team this season. At the same time, his ability on the defensive end is also very dependent on the team. As a small forward, he can Swinging at any position between small forward and power forward makes the Wizards' lineup more flexible.
Such an important main player's reimbursement for the season is a huge blow to the Wizards, and it will even directly affect the team's defending.
Fortunately, the Wizards have the most abundant reserves.
Drummond Green replaced George as the Wizards' starting power forward and quickly stabilized the situation.
Green did not lose George at all on the defensive end, and even had a stronger defensive style than George when facing inside players.
On the offensive end, although his scoring ability is far inferior to that of George, his ability to assist and pass the ball is also slightly inferior to George.
Green's performance in the starting position has made the Wizards not greatly affected in the record, which is beyond the expectations of many people.
But Wang Xiao is very clear that George and Green still have a huge gap in strength. After all, one has been training for nearly four years under the training module, and the other has less than two years.
as predicted.
On February 18, the Wizards faced the Eagles at home. The Wizards fell into a scoring shortage. The game only scored 88 points, and eventually lost to the Eagles 88:92.
Immediately afterwards, on February 23, in the away game against the Cavaliers, the Wizards once again lost the game 93:96.
Although there was a home win over the Grizzlies between the two defeats, there was no two-game losing streak, but the loss of two games in such a short time was the first time the Wizards have encountered in these two years.
The Cavaliers who won the game were ecstatic, as if they had found a way to defeat the Wizards, and the Wizards’ fans were also a little panicked.
Green is not George after all. Although he is very good, he cannot score like George.
The Wizards' offensive firepower is very strong, very strong.
But this is based on the two splash brothers Curry and Thompson.
Once the Splash Brothers feel cold, the Wizards' offensive rhythm will fall into a deadlock.
In the past when facing this situation, George would come forward and use his extremely efficient mid-range shot to score for the Wizards, just like Durant of the Warriors in another space-time.
Now, without George, the Wizards have no player who can provide a stable scoring output.
Of course, on the bench of the Wizards, there are Karon Butler, Jimmy Butler and Chandler Parsons and other strikers, but their scoring efficiency is also not comparable to George.
Without George's Wizards, perhaps it is still the strongest team in the league, but there is no such invincible momentum as before.