On April 19, 2014, the playoffs officially started.
The first game is between the Rockets and Trail Blazers.
The Rockets and Trail Blazers have the same record, but due to their division advantage, the Rockets are ranked fourth and the Trail Blazers are fifth. In fact, the gap between the two teams is not that big.
The Rockets were once favored by many people this season and had a strong momentum.
Harden came to the Rockets last season and broke out completely, giving the Rockets hope of winning the championship. This season, Howard joined, and with two young and powerful cores inside and outside, the Rockets immediately joined the ranks of the championship.
Especially with the addition of Yao Ming at the end of the season, the Rockets' call to win the championship has skyrocketed, even reaching the level of the Warriors!
Because Yao Ming was traded from the Warriors to the Rockets, many experts laughed at Deng Fang and said he was a spendthrift!
Such a good center is traded to the Rockets, a strong opponent in their own division. Isn't this stupid or what?
If you really want to trade, you have to trade to the East!
The Rockets are already very strong, but now they have Yao Ming, a powerful inside player. Are the Warriors sure they can win against the Rockets?
To be honest, Yao Ming is a great addition to the Rockets!
Howard's strength is defense, especially blocking shots in the penalty area. He is not very good on the offensive end and is even a drag.
Yao Ming's defense is not bad, but his offense is stronger, especially after Yao Ming has practiced three-pointers.
You can imagine what a terrifying scene it would be for Harden, who is good at playing pick-and-rolls, to cooperate with Yao Ming, who has no blind spots in attack!
It is also for this reason that the Rockets won 6 games in a row after Yao Ming arrived, directly rising to third place in the Western Conference, even surpassing the Thunder.
But the accident came very suddenly. After 6 consecutive victories, Yao Ming suddenly got injured!
It was a catch-and-roll dunk after a pick-and-roll. Yao Ming was so excited that he didn't pay attention after dunking. He landed on his opponent's foot and fell directly.
Post-match examination showed that Yao Ming suffered a fracture in his right foot and was reimbursed for the season!
This was a big blow to the Rockets, and their record declined as a result, once falling to fifth place.
Fortunately, Harden and Howard were depressed for a while, ran into a few games, and finally found the feeling, which stopped the decline.
The Rockets were lucky at the end of the season. When facing the Warriors and Spurs, both teams started the rotation mode and won two strong opponents in a row, which allowed them to rise to fourth place in the rankings.
To be honest, many people in the league are very sorry. Because of Yao Ming's injury, the Warriors have lost a strong opponent, and the suspense of the championship has become much smaller.
Only Deng Fang knew in his heart that this was almost inevitable!
Similar things have happened many times before.
Many stars have been injured in history. Because of Deng Fang's arrival, most of these injured stars were cured in the playoffs and participated in the game.
However, as soon as the finals are over, these cured stars will often be injured again, and end up missing the same situation as in history.
Some finals were even injured again before the game was over.
For example, Rose, Kobe, some of these injured stars directly sought treatment from Deng Fang during the playoffs, while others did not seek treatment from Deng Fang due to various reasons.
For example, there is no suspense in the series, and it is too expensive to seek treatment from Deng Fang. It is the offseason anyway, so it will be fine to recover for a while...
In short, it is indeed helpful to seek treatment from Deng Fang, but in the regular season, those who should be injured will still be injured, and those who were originally reimbursed will also be reimbursed, such as this year's Kobe, Rose and Westbrook.
The system stipulates that Deng Fang cannot treat any players other than the Warriors during the regular season!
Slowly, Deng Fang also found a pattern, that is, if a player who should have been reimbursed is not on the Warriors, and if Deng Fang cures him in the playoffs, then in the regular season, he will definitely be inexplicable.
Injuries that should be reimbursed should be reimbursed, and retirement should be retired!
So Deng Fang is not worried about Yao Ming being traded to the Rockets.
So Deng Fang made an agreement with Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian not to look for him if he gets hurt later.
I'm sorry, but there's nothing I can do...
Not surprisingly, Yao Ming was out for the season within a month of joining the Rockets.
The Rockets management also found Deng Fang immediately and wanted Deng Fang to treat his illness.
If others can't, Yao Ming can do it, right?
Even for the sake of that deal?!
Yao Ming was traded by you!
Don't be such a bully!
Deng Fang directly rejected the Rockets management.
I am willing to admit defeat!
Yao Ming is very good at trading!
If you want to take advantage, you have to be prepared to suffer big losses!
Yao Ming just signed a big four-year contract, and the Rockets management is crying!
Because they know best that Yao Ming's injury is very serious and he will probably retire as a result.
Deng Fang rejected the Rockets' request, and the Rockets did not give up completely because they made the playoffs!
Didn’t Deng Fang not treat players from other teams during the regular season? Isn’t it okay in the playoffs?
So as soon as the regular season ended, the Rockets immediately found Deng Fang and asked him again to treat Yao Ming.
Deng Fang once again rejected the Rockets' request.
As for the reason, Deng Fang just said that Yao Ming's injury was very serious and there was nothing he could do for the time being and he had to wait!
Wait until he finds a better medicine, wait until he learns a few more tricks from his master.
The Rockets management is so depressed!
Why is it different when you come here?
Didn’t we say that we can treat people during the playoffs?
Did you do it on purpose?
Are you trying to trick people to the end?
Fortunately, Deng Fang said that he could find a way to treat Yao Ming in half a month at most.
The Rockets management has nothing to do, they can only wait!
The time given by Deng Fang is very interesting. Half a month is the time for a series.
To put it bluntly, if the Rockets defeat the Trail Blazers and reach the second round, then he can take action.
If you can't beat the Trail Blazers, then it's Deng Fang's fault!
The system has no objection to Deng Fang's approach.
As the Warriors' lineup becomes more and more similar to history, the system requires that the matchup situation be as consistent as possible with history!
Historically, there was no Yao Ming when the Rockets played against the Trail Blazers this season, so there shouldn't be Yao Ming now.
If the Rockets really get past the Trail Blazers and reach the second round, that's their fault. They should cure Yao Ming's illness.
As for now, if Deng Fang does not want to treat Yao Ming, the system will not interfere.
The Rockets had no choice but to pray for Deng Fang's actions.
Pray that Harden and Howard will give you some strength and kill the Blazers.
As long as they reach the second round and Yao Ming comes back, the Rockets will have hope!
Teach you how to pretend to be X by Deng Fang!
What do you mean? If you have money, you won’t make money?
Do they have to wait until the Rockets play against the Warriors before treating Yao Ming?
You look great, don't you?
Pretend to be struck by lightning!
Just wait, we have two All-Star level players and we will give you a good look!
Although the Rockets management is full of confidence, Deng Fang knows in his heart that the Trail Blazers are not easy to handle!
The result was as expected. The first game was played at Toyota Center, home of the Rockets, and the Trail Blazers won an upset victory on the road!
