Chapter 418 Tony Allen is injured, and the Rockets are angry!
Then...something unexpected happened.
Two minutes before the end, the Rockets completed an excellent defense.
Tony Allen stalked Grizzlies backup forward Darrell Arthur to complete the steal.
Then, he ran a long distance and fought all the way to the enemy's restricted area.
Just when people thought they could see another wonderful dunk...
Arthur, who was following closely, pounced from behind on Tony Allen, who was about to dunk.
Teacher Tony was already in the air and staring at the basket.
The next moment, he felt a huge force coming from his waist, and then he lost his center of gravity and flew across the bottom line.
In order to protect himself, Tony Allen subconsciously stretched his hands to the ground when he landed, and finally landed with his right hand on the ground.
"knock..."
A slight crunching sound.
Tony Allen clutched his wrist in pain and rolled on the ground.
Arthur knew he was in trouble and quickly stepped forward to check the situation.
At the same time, other Rockets players also rushed over as fast as they could.
Birdman Anderson bore the brunt.
He ran all the way, rushed directly behind Arthur, pushed out with both hands, and pushed Arthur to the ground.
The Grizzlies players saw this and ran over quickly.
For a moment, players from the two teams were entangled and the scene fell into chaos.
Rockets fans at Toyota Center quit.
Originally, a big victory was a time when everyone was happy.
Who would have thought that such malicious and hurtful things would happen at the last moment of the game.
The instigator of the incident, Darrell Arthur, also stood silently on the sidelines after being pushed down by Anderson.
He looked at Tony Allen who was still lying on the ground from a distance, but he didn't dare to go and take a look.
One meter away, Anderson looked like an angry rooster. If the Grizzlies players hadn't stopped him, he might have rushed up and started to attack!
Equally angry were the players on the Rockets bench.
At this moment, Mark Jackson and all the Rockets assistant coaches stood up and stopped in front of the players.
After all, in NBA games, substitute players will be suspended once they leave their seats during a conflict.
"Next time, I will make him pay the price."
Ben Wallace has a low voice and is not angry or intimidating.
As early as the first half, he couldn't stand the Grizzlies' rough defense against Curry.
Later, the Rockets completely dominated the game. They didn't want to cause trouble, so they held back.
I never thought that a teammate would be injured like this.
Based on Ben's many years of experience, he was almost certain that Tony Allen's wrist was broken.
Generally speaking, it takes at least two months to recover from a fracture and play a game.
This means that Tony Allen directly bids farewell to the playoffs.
"fxxk!"
Thinking of this, Da Ben couldn't help but uttered the quintessence of the Chinese nation.
As an undrafted player, Ben Wallace got to where he is today step by step.
He knows only too well how difficult it is to get a chance to compete for the championship!
It not only requires players to have excellent strength, but also has a certain amount of luck.
Generally speaking, if you can follow a championship team from the first round to the final championship, this player's reputation and strength will undergo a qualitative change.
And Tony Allen was originally in such an opportunity.
This is his golden opportunity to become famous in one fell swoop!
But now, because of a foul that doesn't change the game at all, Tony Allen will lose this opportunity.
Thinking of this, Ben silently clenched his fists and stared straight at Arthur in the distance.
While the players from the two teams were entangled, Lowry walked up to Tony Allen and squatted on the ground to observe the latter's situation.
"Are you okay Tony?"
Lori's face was full of sorrow, and his brows were furrowed into the character "Chuan".
Before Tony Allen could reply, he turned to look at the sidelines and shouted: "Team doctor! Come up here, team doctor!"
Teacher Tony was sweating profusely in pain, but even so, he still gritted his teeth and remained silent.
"Don't get excited, Kyle, it's not a big problem."
Tony Allen forced a smile and persuaded.
"Darrell is simply poisonous. There is no suspense in this game for a long time. What's wrong with asking you to dunk?"
Lowry is still fighting for his teammates.
"Forget it, maybe he's on top... Players always get on top of things like this."
"It's just that I may not be able to help you in the next game."
Tony Allen said with a wry smile.
After the labor pain period just now, he now feels more "numbness" rather than "pain".
The team doctor quickly arrived at the scene and performed a simple fix on Tony Allen.
Then, amid the applause of the fans in the audience, Teacher Tony's figure gradually disappeared into the player tunnel.
After stabilizing the players on both sides, the referee went to the technical table to check the video replay.
In the box, Shen Fei frowned slightly.
Tony Allen's injury was unplanned.
Even though he is only a substitute, he does not play much playing time in the regular season.
But some players just play high-end games!
Whether facing the Thunder or the Heat in the future, Tony Allen's defensive ability will undoubtedly be very useful.
Especially since the Rockets are very likely to face the Thunder in the next round.
By then, Durant's defense will definitely be the top priority.
Tony Allen is definitely the most suitable defensive candidate, and his priority is much higher than George.
After all, in the original time and space, Tony Allen had restricted KD very well, allowing the latter to play an extremely inefficient series!
But now, this arduous task can only be left to others.
Shen Fei naturally believes that the Rockets can still successfully pass the test, but without such a strong player, he always feels uncomfortable.
"Sure enough, winning the championship is never smooth sailing."
Shen Fei muttered to himself.
Sun Yue could see that his boss was in a bad mood, so he just listened quietly.
............
Two minutes later, the referee finished watching the replay and began to make gestures to the technical table.
In the end, Darrell Arthur was sentenced to a second-level flagrant foul and was directly ejected from the game.
After hearing the penalty result, Arthur just shook his head and then walked directly to the players' tunnel.
Naturally, he was greeted by boos all over the sky.
When Arthur was about to step out of the locker room, a mineral water bottle fell from the sky and landed directly on the shed above his head.
The shed was not completely airtight, so after the water bottle broke, the water poured directly on Arthur's head.
Arthur's face darkened instantly, and he subconsciously wanted to turn his head to find the water bottle who had thrown it.
But just as he was about to turn around, the home court security guards moved to the left and right, firmly controlling Arthur.
Arthur struggled twice and found that he couldn't break free, so he gave up, turned around and continued walking towards the locker room.
He knows he did something wrong, but he doesn't feel like he's a dirty player.
In Arthur's opinion, the hurtful action just now was the body's stress response.
He regrets it and will apologize to Tony Allen.
But just now the fans threw water bottles at him, which has already crossed the line!
"well..."
Arthur sighed and walked into the visiting team's locker room.
After that, the game ended quickly.
In the end, the Rockets sat at home and beat the Grizzlies by 28 points 135:107, winning their second victory in the series.
Three days later, they will go to Memphis to play the third game with a 2:0 advantage!
Unfortunately, due to Tony Allen's injury, the players were in a very low mood at this moment that should have been a joyful celebration.
Especially George.
Since the second half of the season, he has focused his training on defense.
It can be said that Tony Allen is half of his master.
The two often train together and sit together during games to communicate at any time.
Currently, George is rumored to have a high probability of being selected for the All-Defensive Team.
Among them, Tony Allen's contribution is absolutely indispensable.
Therefore, after returning to the locker room, George lowered his head and said nothing, looking lost.
Mark Jackson walked into the locker room, saw everyone looking unhappy, and shook his head helplessly.
At this time, he didn't want to forcefully say some comforting words.
Not long after, Mark Jackson received a text message from the team doctor.
"Tony has been sent to the hospital. He has just taken an X-ray and it is confirmed that his wrist is broken."
"He will undergo surgery soon. Maybe he won't be able to continue participating in the playoffs. He should be back with us soon, cheering us on the bench."
Mark Jackson said with a smile.
After hearing this, the Rockets generals felt a little better.
At least, the situation isn't too bad.
A fracture is a hard injury and will not affect your ability to exercise after recovery.
In other words, Tony Allen can return to the game with full blood next season.
"Brothers, let's fight for the championship this year so that Tony can receive a championship ring next season!"
Lori said.
Everyone nodded.
"Next time, I'll kick the grizzly bear's ass!"
Maddie added.
"Yeah, kick their butts!"
Griffin responded immediately.
Immediately, other players began to respond.
The atmosphere in the locker room finally warmed up.
............
The next day, NBA officials announced additional penalties for Arthur - he would be suspended for an additional two games and fined $10,000.
This kind of processing result is quite reasonable.
However, Ben Wallace updated a tweet shortly afterwards, which was somewhat intriguing.
The content of the tweet only has two words: "you.lucky (count you lucky)."
As soon as this statement came out, many fans speculated that Ben wanted to teach Arthur a lesson. But if the Rockets win two more games, the Grizzlies will be eliminated. If he wants to teach Arthur a lesson, he will have to wait until next season.
Time flies, and two more days have passed in the blink of an eye.
On April 21, Beijing time, Rockets players arrived in Memphis on a special plane.
The third game of the series has arrived as promised!
Before the game, fans of the two teams had intense verbal exchanges on major social platforms.
Rockets fans are still criticizing Arthur for his hurtful behavior.
Grizzlies fans said that Arthur had been punished as he deserved and it was time to turn the story over!
The scolding war between the two sides started at the end of the second game and continued until the start of the game.
This also makes the atmosphere of this competition even more intense!
For this game, the Grizzlies’ home court, FedEx Arena, was packed with seats!
The fans wore uniform uniforms, turning the entire stadium into a sea of blue and gray.
As the referee throws the ball high, the game officially begins!
Yao Ming jumped up hard and won the ball.
Rockets attack first!
In this game, the starting lineups of both sides were exactly the same as in the previous game.
After Curry dribbled the ball through half court, he was greeted by Conley's personal defense.
Meng Shen calmly and calmly waved to the insider.
Soon, Griffin came up and set a cover for him.
With the help of the pick-and-roll, Curry successfully got rid of Conley's defense.
Randolph, who came out with Griffin, worked hard to guard Curry.
I have to say that it is still difficult for the Big Black Bear to defend at the three-point line.
His huge tonnage inevitably limits his lateral speed.
Curry's slight change of direction left Randolph in a panic.
The big black bear finally kept up with the pace, but Curry suddenly took a step back and opened his position instantly.
Randolph still wanted to defend, but suddenly there was pain in his ankle...
Yes, Big Black Bear actually had his ankle broken in the first round.
Fortunately, his step was not very solid, so the injury was not serious, but it was impossible to continue to defend.
Curry bounced outside the three-point line and took the shot calmly.
The basketball left his fingertips and spun at high speed, drawing a beautiful arc in the air...
"Shua~"
Hollow into the net!
3:0, the Rockets took the lead!
After scoring the goal, there was no smile on Curry's face.
The other four Rockets players also had serious expressions on their faces.
Obviously, they are here to "revenge" Tony Allen today.
In the transition from offense to defense, Conley passed the ball to Mayo.
Facing George's defense, Mayo was very cautious.
He didn't dare to dribble rashly, but instead called on Kevin Garfield and started a pick-and-roll tactic.
But just when Mayo dropped the ball and was about to go around the screen, George suddenly reached out with his hand and slapped the ball away with one palm!
Mayo was shocked and turned around quickly, trying to fight back.
But George had already stepped up his long legs and dribbled towards the Grizzlies half court.
Conley immediately retreated and rushed towards Pickle at full speed.
Running without the ball is always faster than running with the ball.
Conley quickly caught up with George and interfered with him.
But Paojiao was extremely determined this time. She took three strong steps and stepped forward to meet the man.
During the layup process, the two people inevitably came into physical contact.
After all, Conley is just a defender and is far inferior to George in strength. He has no choice but to take the initiative to fight.
"Beep!"
The whistle sounded and Conley committed a defensive foul.
After George was hit, he still used his excellent core strength to complete the shot.
The ball bounced off the backboard, bounced around the basket a few times, and finally luckily fell into the basket.
"and.one!"
After seeing the ball go in, George shouted excitedly.
Then, under the boos of Grizzlies fans, he steadily hit the extra free throw.
6:0.
The Rockets' start was as smooth as the first two games.
The difference is that after taking the lead in the first two games, the Rockets will relax their mentality and not attack too hard.
But today, they were serious throughout the whole process and obviously had no intention of letting anything go.
On the next possession, Curry passed the ball to Yao Ming in the low post.
After the little giant got the ball, he started to hit the back with all his strength.
There was no extra feint. Yao Ming chose the simplest and crudest way this time and launched an attack into the Grizzlies' three-second zone!