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Chapter 208 Injury

After suffering two consecutive losses, the morale of the Warriors was extremely low, and the players were a little listless during daily training.

Seeing this, Nelson immediately called the players together to criticize and educate them, and then returned to the office with a straight face.

"Steve, go and call the others to the conference room. We have to hold a meeting overnight. The players are in a bad state and must be resolved as soon as possible."

After Nelson finished explaining the matter to Cole, he took the pen on the table to write and draw on the paper, then pushed the door open and walked out to the conference room.

After a while, all members of the coaching staff came to the conference room.

After Nelson explained the purpose of the meeting, the teaching assistants expressed their opinions and discussed ways to solve the problem.

A few hours later, Nelson summarized the discussed methods and concluded that the meeting had completed its task perfectly.

At the tactical meeting the next day, Nelson announced a series of adjustment measures.

First, adjust the lineup and stagger the playing time of Curry and Ellis as much as possible so that the Warriors' defense line will not be held back.

Secondly, adjust the offensive proportion and let Sun Yi and David Li play more singles.

Finally, draw a pie for the players and instill chicken soup for the soul.

Not to mention, Nelson still had a few tricks up his sleeve, and he quickly got the players back on their feet.

In the next two games, the Warriors defeated the Cavaliers and Bobcats respectively, not only ending the losing streak, but also winning two consecutive games.

Successive victories over two weak teams have greatly increased the confidence of fans who support the Warriors. They firmly believe that the Warriors have bottomed out and are on the right track again.

Of course, this is just a look.

Just when the Warriors were gaining momentum, something changed again.

In the game against the Eagles, the Warriors took a big lead and basically sealed the victory.

Just when everyone thought the game was over, something unexpected happened.

When the Warriors attacked, David Lee broke through with the ball, accidentally stepped on Zaza Pachulia's foot, and fell to the ground with a painful expression.

Sun Yi knew that Pachulia's hands and feet were dirty, so he immediately rushed forward and pushed Pachulia, trying to seek justice for David Li.

Seeing this situation, the referee quickly rushed over, stood between Sun Yi and Pachulia, and tried his best to persuade Sun Yi to calm down.

At the same time, other Warriors players arrived one after another and struggled to hold Sun Yi on top.

"Sun, calm down, violence can't solve the problem, and we can't be sure whether the guy did it intentionally. Let's take a look at David's situation," Curry advised.

After being pulled back, Sun Yi gradually calmed down and felt that what Curry said was very reasonable.

At this stage, Pachulia is not the stepping monster in the future. Only he understands how dirty this guy is, and everyone else is deceived by this guy's appearance.

If he took action rashly, Sun Yi felt that he would be involved in the whirlpool of public opinion and lose more than he gained.

"Put away your dirty tricks, and I will definitely break your legs next time you meet me."

After Sun Yi finished his harsh words, he went to check on David Li.

On the other side, Pachulia showed an innocent expression and complained to the referee that Sun Yi threatened him.

The referee ignored Pachulia. After seeing that Sun Yi had calmed down, he waved to the team doctor waiting on the sidelines to enter the court.

The Warriors' team doctor quickly entered the court, briefly checked David Lee's injury, confirmed that only the ankle was the problem, and asked Nelson to send a player to help David Lee back to the locker room for further examination.

After hearing this, Nelson breathed a sigh of relief and sent Biedrins to help David Lee back to the locker room, and then took the time to make substitution adjustments, not wanting this to happen again.

At the same time, three referees came to the technical stage to watch the replay repeatedly and made a penalty after discussion.

Pachulia was given a second level flagrant foul and sent off the court.

At the same time, Sun Yi was given a first-level technical foul as a warning.

After this episode, the game continued, and the head coaches of both teams sent out substitute players to play out the remaining game time in a tacit understanding.

The garbage time passed quickly, and the game came to an end before long.

In the end, the Warriors defeated the Eagles 108-92.

After the game, all the Warriors players quickly returned to the locker room. They all wanted to know the condition of David Lee's injury.

After a preliminary diagnosis by the team doctor, David Lee suffered a minor ankle sprain.

At this stage, David Lee has been sent to the hospital for an MRI and a full-body examination to confirm the extent of the injury.

Although they won the game, the Warriors players were not happy because they were worried about David Lee's injury.

Head coach Nelson comforted the players, then gave a brief summary after the game and sent the players to wash up and take a shower.

After Sun Yi took a shower, he said hello to his teammates, went to the parking lot with Curry, and drove back to the apartment.



Early the next morning, David Lee's injury report came out. He suffered a grade three sprain and will be absent for about 6 weeks.

For this result, it can be considered good or bad, which makes the Warriors players completely feel at ease.

At the same time, the Warriors coaching staff immediately held a meeting to discuss how to make up for David Lee's absence due to injury.

David Lee couldn't play, so he had to replace Ah Lian in the starting position.

Whether the UAE can make up for David Lee's role can only be known in the following games.

After the coaching staff discussed the results, they immediately summoned the players to the conference room for a pre-match tactical meeting.

At the meeting, Nelson announced the coaching staff's decision.

The Warriors players basically guessed it and had no opinions on it.

Old Nelson's players did not express any opinions and continued to arrange tactics.

After the tactical meeting, Nelson left Alian alone to explain some things to help him integrate into the starting lineup more quickly.

On the other side, after Sun Yi separated from his teammates, he did not leave the gym directly. Instead, he changed into training clothes and went to the training ground to practice more.

After losing David Lee, the burden on his shoulders became heavier and the pressure became greater.

Sun Yi chose to turn all of this into motivation and train hard to make himself stronger.



As time passed, the Warriors soon ushered in their next opponent, the Denver Nuggets.

After losing their main core Anthony during the offseason, the Nuggets' overall strength has dropped significantly.

The outside world unanimously believes that the Nuggets will squander the high picks in the new season to rebuild.

But after the start of the new season, the Nuggets slapped many people in the face with practical actions.

By playing team basketball, the Nuggets achieved a record of 10 wins and 5 losses, ranking sixth in the Western Conference.

Before the game started, the media and experts unanimously predicted that the Nuggets would win in an upset.

But after the game started, the media and experts shut themselves up. They did not expect that the Warriors' offense would become smoother after losing David Lee.

Although the overall strength of Ah Lian is not as good as David Lee, he has an extra three-point shot, which can open up space and does not occupy the ball.

In this game, the Nuggets deliberately let go of Ah Lian in order to double-team Sun Yi.

Ah Lian seized the opportunity and enjoyed the cake.

In the 38 minutes he played, he made 4 of 6 three-pointers and scored 18 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

With such an efficient performance, Ah Lian filled the vacancy left by David Lee's absence due to injury and completely secured his starting position.

In the end, the Warriors defeated the Nuggets 115-100 and won five consecutive games.
Chapter completed!
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