This is the experience of Giannis Antetokounmpo, the "letter brother" against the Heat last year. At that time, he ended the season journey ahead of schedule because of a sprained ankle, which also ended the slim hope of the Bucks winning the championship.
The injuries of star players play a key role in the playoffs: in basketball, they can do anything. Because of this, many NBA teams are willing to screw up the whole season and change positions to get such players.
Although wearing a mask, when you see Carey Owen limping into the locker room with the help of the trainer, you can obviously feel the disappointment of Nets general manager Sean Max. On Sunday, local time, the Nets lost to the Bucks 96- 107, and the total score of the series came to a 2-2 draw.
Max has done an excellent job in building a network. He made full preparations for attracting superstars and equipped them with powerful role players. The coaching staff is also very luxurious, but he can't control the health of the players. In 2005, Max won the championship with the Spurs as a player. A year later, tim duncan was banned from the playoffs because of a knee injury. Max knew the value of a healthy superstar a long time ago.
Brother letter is at the other end of misfortune this time. When Owen shot the ball, his foot was where the latter landed. Like almost all ankle sprains, this is an abnormal turn, and any other suggestion is absurd. Maybe the letter brother fouled because his arm was blown off when he was rebounding in the card position, but when the ball was under the basket and the player was in the penalty area, almost nothing like this happened.
However, this is only a controversial point. The fact is that Owen is injured. Monday's MRI results will show whether he has a first-degree or second-degree sprain. If it is the latter, he will definitely not be able to play this series. Judging from Owen's walking away with protective boots and crutches, it seems to be a sign of tragedy.
"The injury is very serious, especially now." Nets player Jeff Green said.
Owen doesn't need to be the winner of the popular science playoffs. How fragile travel is. Knee injury in the first game of 20 15 finals, and reimbursement was announced. Finally, the Cavaliers lost 2-4. James and other knights still believe after many years that if Owen is healthy, they can win the championship. The following season, Owen averaged 27 points in the finals and hit the greatest shot in the past 25 years, helping the team reverse the Warriors.
Kevin Durant doesn't need the fragility of popular science to win the championship. As the MVP of the 20 17 and 20 18 Finals, he failed to make a comeback in the 20 19 Finals, but suffered a broken achilles tendon.
Seeing Owen injured, James swore on social media. A few weeks ago, James' teammates "danced" on the Lakers' bench, mocking the Suns' defense. At that time, they were leading by 2-/kloc-0. In the following game, anthony davis pulled a groin strain and the Lakers were quickly eliminated.
After trading to Harden to form the Big Three in January, the Nets played 15 games under the leadership of a single star, which is the normal state of their season: personal reasons, COVID-19 epidemic prevention, hamstring strain, and there are always various reasons that hinder the integration of the Big Three.
"We had a bad season and a lot happened." Nets coach Steve Nash said. In 2005, Nash could have won the championship instead of Max if his star teammate joe johnson hadn't broken his face.
In this 15 game, the Nets scored 1 14 points every 100 round, and 100 round beat their opponents 1.5 points. In other words, the Single-core Nets are still the team before the league attack 10, which is similar to the Blazers in net winning points.
This reflects the outstanding performance of the three stars and the depth of the Nets lineup, especially on the offensive end. So the Nets have not been sentenced to death in this series, but the situation is not optimistic. After all, the Blazers were declared out in the first round, and their core damian lillard was double-teamed throughout the series. When Owen came back from injury and Harden hung up the exemption card, the Bucks double-teamed Durant. Thirty minutes after Owen left the game, the Nets 19 only scored 4 3-pointers and scored 56 points.
This is the role of P·J· Tucker. His task in this series is to interfere with Durant as rudely as possible within the scope permitted by the rules. When Tucker defended Durant in G4' s main force, Durant 12 made only 3 shots. The referee allowed Tucker to use a lot of physical contact without being punished, which was extremely unfavorable to the Nets.
"We lost a great player, which is very difficult." Nash said, "Without him and Harden, the game needs to be greatly adjusted."
Nash rejected the idea of making Harden come back in a hurry. He said in an interview before that Harden still needs many days of training and recovery. Perhaps the possibility of playing in the sixth game has not been ruled out, but Harden is not optimistic about coming back in the crucial fifth game.
Nash said: "Harden is an independent case. I don't want Harden to be forced to make a hasty comeback to avoid worse things. "
Even worse may be a long and frustrating offseason. The Nets sacrificed a year to wait for Durant to recover from a broken Achilles tendon. He has proved himself that Owen needs shoulder surgery in the offseason. Of course, the Nets knew their injury history when they signed Durant and Owen, but Harden only missed 16 games in the previous six seasons, and he has missed 24 games this season. What Owen experienced in Game 4 could have happened to anyone.
Winning the NBA championship is very difficult, and the Nets are the latest team to prove it.
"I will continue to maintain a positive attitude, even though we are facing almost all unfavorable situations now." Nash said.