Spanoulis was quickly taken away by the Rockets' team doctors. His injury was not serious. Although there was a bloody cut on his eye socket, it could be seen that his consciousness was still clear, but he was already unconscious.
He was obviously unfit to stay on the court because of the blood hemorrhage. The team doctor signaled to Jeff Van Gundy and then helped Spanoulis back to the locker room to treat the wound.
Spanoulis is gone, but things don't end there.
The situation under the basket was chaotic just now, and no one could say that they clearly saw what just happened. But the fans were very idealistic and instinctively believed that this must be the work of the Lakers players, so they booed mercilessly at this moment.
Most of the other players who were crowded under the basket just now looked confused. Things happened too fast and the scene was too chaotic. No one could see clearly what happened just now.
Even the referee couldn't figure out who was responsible for everything just now. Out of caution, he stopped the game and at the same time looked at the big screen above the court where the replay had started. Since he couldn't make a judgment, then...
Let’s watch the replay first.
There are only two people with different complexions.
Adrian and Mutombo!
Adrian stared at Mutombo with fire in his eyes at this moment.
What Mutombo did just now was serious. If Adrian hadn't reacted quickly enough to avoid it, he would be the one lying on the ground covering his face now!
Seeing Spanoulis' miserable look, Adrian knew that Mutombo had no energy left in his elbow.
And Mutombo also looked embarrassed and helpless. He didn't feel embarrassed about his deliberate attempt to hurt Adrian. As a four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year, he has come all the way from the bloody 1990s.
As a center forward, he has done many similar things for the team's ultimate victory.
But he was the one responsible after all, and he knew exactly who was responsible for the condition of Spanoulis lying on the ground. The boos from the Toyota Center fans made him feel even more embarrassed.
At this moment, the boos at the Toyota Center stopped. The Rockets fans couldn't help but look at each other and started whispering. The buzzing sound was like a swarm of bees flying by, which also made Mutombo's face even more embarrassing.
, that dark old face was almost turning red from suppressing it.
Uncle Mu's invincible black elbow hurt someone again, and it was his own teammate.
In response to this, McGrady off the court couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. He still remembered Uncle Mu's iron elbow. After all, it happened in the past few days. At that time, he almost thought he had gone to heaven.
Juwan Howard, who was resting off the court, instinctively touched his waist, and he felt a dull pain in his waist again. Even Yao Ming couldn't help but touch his throat. He was also under Mutombo's elbow.
One of the dead souls.
The big screen above the Toyota Center faithfully reflected the scene that had just happened, and clearly pointed out that Mutombo was the culprit that caused all this. And through the replay, everyone can see that Mutombo’s
The initial target was Adrian, but Adrian nimbly dodged it. At this time, Spanoulis rushed forward with the intention of stealing the basketball from Adrian's hand.
Accident……
Completely unexpected...
In front of the Rockets bench, Jeff Van Gundy waved his arm fiercely and whispered incomprehensible words starting with f. Everyone can understand the entanglement in Jeff Van Gundy's heart at this moment.
However, the referee will not let Mutombo go just because Spanoulis' injury was a complete accident. After all, Mutombo did make an action with the intention of hurting someone, and he did hurt someone, although this person did not
Not the original target, but also Mutombo’s teammate
Just like attempted murder is definitely still guilty, attempted flagrant foul is also impossible to escape punishment, not to mention that Mutombo did hurt someone.
Without saying a word, the referee gestured for a first-level flagrant foul. Finally, the referee left a way out and did not directly expel Mutombo. But Jeff Van Gundy did not dare to let this old guy
If he continues to stay on the court, who knows what else he can do on the court!
So Mutombo left the game again, and it is estimated that he will not have another chance to play in today's game. As for whether he will be banned from the league after the game, we will have to wait until after the game to find out.
Jeff Van Gundy looked at Yao Ming with great confusion, who had not rested for a few minutes, and had to wave to him to play again. At the same time, Spanoulis' unexpected injury also forced him to replace John Lucas.
III.
The Rockets signed John Lucas III before the start of the season, mainly to solve the Rockets' current situation of being stretched at the point guard position. This contract was originally decided by Van Gundy, but after signing him, Van Gundy
He is rarely given a chance to play.
This is also a big shortcoming of Jeff Van Gundy. He is too cautious. He doesn't like to use new players at all. He always uses a lineup until it can no longer be used, and never considers changes.
This is also the biggest reason why Adrian did not choose the Rockets even though he had a great impression of Yao Ming. Jeff Van Gundy is a coach who neither dares nor likes to use rookies. How many potential rookies have been pushed by him?
John Lucas and Spanoulis are among them who have been tortured day after day on the bench, but they will not be the last.
Adrian is very worried that if he really joins the Rockets, it may be difficult for him to get ahead under Van Gundy.
Although Mutombo was replaced so easily, Adrian was quite unhappy. He had just been holding back his energy to teach this brutal old guy a lesson, but he finally completed the task.
Get Yao Ming on the court again.
Because Kobe was not on the court, there was no designated free throw taker for this kind of flagrant foul. So after a little discussion, Adrian took the free throw himself and made two free throws. The Lakers and Rockets were tied again. At the same time,
The Lakers also chose to make substitutions.
Center Kwame Brown, Power Forward: Radmanovic, Small Forward: Lamar Odom, Shooting Guard: Kobe Bryant, Point Guard: Adrian
The Lakers' sudden substitution made Van Gundy stunned on the sidelines.
Such a lineup... Although Kwame Brown does not have any mid-range shooting ability, he can run extremely fast without the ball. His explosive power and speed are first-class in the interior position. Radmanovich
Odd, Lamar-Odom both have good mid-range and long-range shooting abilities, and Kobe doesn’t need to be mentioned at all.
With such a lineup, what do the Lakers want...
Before he could react, the Lakers, who had changed players, immediately launched an attack. Kobe received the sideline ball from Kwame Brown and quickly broke through inward. After attracting the defense, he immediately distributed the ball to the left three-point line. Ladd Manovich received the basketball and immediately made a three-pointer.
The Rockets are still determined to play inside and leave it to Yao Ming.
Kwame resisted Yao Ming's back, and with the same solid base, Yao Ming was even a little unable to resist Kwame. But for Yao Ming, he is almost used to this kind of defense. It should be noted that O'Neal's defense, Much tougher than Kwame.
Turning left, turning right, his flexible steps mobilized Kwame's center of gravity, allowing Yao Ming to successfully complete the turn, and then lean on Kwame to shoot.
This can be regarded as Yao Ming's unique move. With his height of 2.26 meters and weight of more than 300 pounds, he is leaning on the defensive players. Even those who really have explosives strapped to their legs probably can't jump. Praise. Mei stretched out his arms in frustration, but unfortunately he couldn't take off and blocked Yao Ming.
However, after coming on the court, there seemed to be something wrong with Yao Ming's touch. The shot did not hit, but hit the basket and bounced out. Adrian grabbed the rebound immediately and then violently headed towards the frontcourt. Throw.
Kobe and Odom, one on the left and the other on the right, were already off quickly. Lucas III, who had just come on, was obviously full of energy. He was the first and only one to finish the defense before the two of them.
While running, Kobe received a pass from Adrian and made a fake move for a three-step layup. However, at the moment when he was about to lay up, he threw the basketball in his hand to the right side of the basket. He was completely stunned. With Kobe attracting attention, Lucas could no longer stop Odom.
After receiving a pass from Kobe, Odom completed the offense with an alley-oop layup.
Yao Ming just ran to the three-point line, and the Lakers had already completed the offense, so he had to run back to the frontcourt to participate in the offense.
