Time flew by, and seeing that one hour was coming, Shen Fei exhaled the system in his mind and used the [Dead Tree Blooms] card on McGrady.
The next moment, t-mac in the bathtub suddenly felt a stream of heat gushing out from deep within his body.
"!!!"
"Is it starting to take effect?"
Maddie was ecstatic and tried hard to soak her body in the potion as much as possible.
Soon, the heat began to flow through his limbs and bones.
Maddie only felt waves of numbness.
This feeling is most obvious in the seriously injured back and knees!
"Ah~"
t-mac couldn't help but snorted.
After a while, the soreness and numbness gradually subsided.
Boom, boom, boom.
At this moment, there was a knock on the bathroom door, and Shen Fei pushed the door open and entered.
"It's almost time, you can come out."
he said with a smile.
As he spoke, Shen Fei placed the prepared Rockets No. 1 jersey on the table.
This was Tracy McGrady's jersey, and now it has been returned to its original owner.
After putting down his clothes, Shen Fei went to the door and waited.
Soon, Maddie also walked out of the door.
"How does it feel?"
Shen Fei asked with a smile.
Maddie raised her hands, feeling the changes in her body, and her excitement was palpable.
"I feel like everything is back, everything is back!"
McGrady seemed to be answering Shen Fei's questions, and also seemed to be having a conversation with himself.
"Manager, I want to play basketball!"
Maddie came back to her senses and said excitedly.
At this time, the sound of basketball hitting the wooden floor happened to be heard from the court on the first floor.
"Go ahead."
Shen Fei said lightly.
After hearing this, McGrady immediately rushed down.
Perhaps it was because he was overly excited, or perhaps his body function had returned to the state of a 23-year-old. His running posture was not like a 30-year-old veteran at all, but more like a fledgling newcomer.
............
On the court, several Rockets rookies were conducting individual training in twos and threes.
George has just completed the 500 three-pointers project and is currently doing dribbling training.
Then, he saw a figure rushing down the stairs quickly.
George looked up and saw that it was the team's big brother—Tracy McGrady.
As soon as McGrady ran onto the court, he opened his hands to make a ball shape.
George understood it, flicked his wrist, and passed the ball.
After receiving the ball, Maidi accelerated and rushed towards the basket.
Wow~
I saw him rushing to the vicinity of the restricted area in an instant, plucking onions on dry land, and rising vertically into the air.
With a "swish" sound, he rushed to the top of his head and was at the same height as the basket!
"bang!"
George had a look of astonishment on his face and stared at McGrady dumbfounded as he completed a powerful and heavy tomahawk chop!
The stretch of this dunk, the speed of the ball, and the terrifying height of the ball...
George felt a little ashamed when he saw it!
[Isn’t Tracy McGrady seriously troubled by his injuries?]
George asked in his heart.
After dunking, McGrady hung on the rim and refused to come down for a long time.
If there was a camera in front of him, he could clearly capture his eyes, which were slightly red at this time.
The long-lost sense of power came from his feet, and McGrady was already a little unfamiliar with this power.
For two years, he has been troubled by knee injuries all the time.
Maddie has gradually gotten used to the feeling of lead in her feet.
How long had it been? He finally felt this lightness again!
McGrady breathed a long sigh of relief, calmed down his excitement a little, then released his grip on the basket and returned to the ground.
Then, he turned his head, smiled and said to young George: "Play two balls?"
Paul George was a little surprised. He didn't expect Tracy McGrady to invite him to a bullfight.
You know, although his idol is Kobe Bryant, he has also watched a lot of McGrady's games since he was a child.
He admired this big brother very much.
But George also knew very well that McGrady's body was no longer what it used to be.
He was very confused, how did he complete the dunk just now?
However, since the other party has already raised a challenge, George will naturally not escape.
He nodded and accepted the invitation.
The movements of the two also attracted the attention of other players in the arena.
Griffin, Jeremy Lin, and the coach Mark Jackson who had just arrived came to the sidelines to watch the game.
Griffin and Shuhao have been training with George for several days and have a full understanding of the latter's strength.
Simply put, Pickle Pepper is the strongest small forward they have ever seen!
[Can Tracy McGrady, who has been seriously injured, cope with such a young opponent?]
Such questions arose in the minds of both of them.
The game starts soon.
McGrady passed the ball to George.
According to the rules of the arena, novices serve first.
After a simple ball wash (the two sides exchanged possession of the ball in a one-on-one to ensure that the opponent was ready), George began to attack.
He first assumed a triple-threat posture, and then took continuous tentative steps.
George's tentative step is very powerful, and his stride length is much longer than in the summer league. The improvement is visible to the naked eye!
McGrady lowered his center of gravity, opened his arms, and defended seriously.
Anyone who is familiar with him knows that the probing step is a very important technique in McGrady's arsenal.
As the saying goes, if you know yourself and the enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without danger.
Relying on his understanding of the probing step, he was not deceived by the feint.
After several attempts without success, George immediately changed his tactics and began to look for opportunities through dribbling.
I saw him dribbling the ball continuously with his hips, then seizing the right moment and suddenly accelerating.
But the strange thing is that veteran Tracy McGrady reacted very quickly.
He took a step sideways and blocked George's path.
"Bang~"
George bumped into the opponent's chest, and the direct attempt failed.
But he was very good at adapting to circumstances. He turned around and then countered the force behind him before leaning back and shooting.
Unexpectedly, Tracy McGrady's reaction was also very fast.
He stepped forward with a lunge, kicked off his feet, and launched off as if stepping on a spring.
George secretly thought something was wrong, but at this time his feet were already off the ground, and there was no possibility of changing his tactics.
"Snapped!"
McGrady took a big shot and sent the ball flying.
At this time, not only George found it difficult to accept, but Jeremy Lin and Griffin on the sidelines also looked shocked.
[George was blocked face to face?!]
[His actions just now were obviously very cleverly connected.]
[If I were to defend him, I would probably have to watch him complete the shot.]
Jeremy Lin thought in his heart.
But Tracy McGrady's reaction just now was too fast, and the bullet speed was also terrifying.
George was obviously the first to take off, but before he reached the commanding heights, McGrady had already opened a large net in the air.
[Did his knee really suffer a serious injury?]
Griffin had such doubts in his mind.
Unlike Jeremy Lin, this was his first time seeing McGrady play live.
In Griffin's impression, McGrady is still the Rockets' all-powerful No. 1.
It was just two seasons of silence due to injuries.
The two rookies looked shocked, but Mark Jackson, who was standing next to him, smiled knowingly.
As early as when Tracy McGrady first joined, he and Shen Fei discussed the former's role.
At that time, Shen Fei told Mark Jackson with great certainty that McGrady would soon return to the top and become the core puzzle piece of the Rockets team.
Looking at it now, it is indeed the case!
[The goal of winning the championship this season is not true...]
In his heart, Mark Jackson was already inclined to believe Shen Fei's words.
............
The game continues, McGrady serves.
After washing the ball as usual, t-mac held the ball in one hand with his right hand and made a triple threat pose.
When McGrady performs the same triple threat pose, he has an indescribable sense of freedom.
Seeing this scene, Shen Fei in the stands on the second floor smiled and murmured: