Chapter 55 Davis's Honesty

Davis's honesty relaxed the atmosphere of the post-match press conference, but the next day the media and fans focused on Tang Tian's injury.

Tang Tian's MRI results were negative, with no structural damage to the bone.

The team doctor's initial diagnosis was correct. Tang Tian only had muscle spasms and would recover with one to two weeks of rest.

That meant Tang Tian would miss a maximum of 6 to 7 games, and if he was lucky, only 3 to 4 games.

This was the best possible news for the Pelicans.

And Tatum reacted quickly, adding a Grade 2 malicious foul and a $30,000 fine to Paul after watching the game footage.

The fans were also satisfied with this speed of processing.

After all, the fans on social media were right. Emphasizing confrontation and ignoring malicious fouls would lead to another extreme.

Tang Tian slept at home for one night, and when he woke up the next day, he thought he would be in so much pain that he couldn't straighten his back.

But surprisingly, he found that in addition to the throbbing pain, he could get up on his own, and that throbbing pain was within his tolerance range.

Surprised, he ran to his own basketball hall and took a few shots, and found that there was no problem at all.

Was he... healed?

He tried to dunk twice, but a burst of pain in his back almost made him break out in a cold sweat.

It seemed that he couldn't recover so quickly. If he recovered so quickly, it would indirectly indicate that the NBA's team doctors were amateurs.

But what he could clearly feel was that his pain was significantly reduced compared to yesterday, even to an exaggerated extent.

At this rate of recovery, if he had another day of rest, he could go straight to the game.

This was a bit unreasonable.

It wasn't like he hadn't experienced injuries before. When he was in the Spurs, he missed more than a month due to injury.

At that time, the team doctor's diagnosis was that he would be out for 3 to 5 weeks, and his recovery time was about the same as the diagnosed time.

The only possibility was the legendary skill he had just exchanged.

He almost forgot about the passive skill in the skill.

Court Fighter: When you need to play despite an injury, greatly reduce the impact of the injury.

Reducing the impact should refer to reducing pain and increasing physical endurance, not injury recovery.

In other words, this passive skill is only for minor injuries and is useless for fractures, meniscus fractures, and other serious injuries.

This also coincided with Iverson's situation back then.

At his peak, Iverson played with 21 injuries and was called a running and jumping mummy by the media.

But those injuries could only be considered minor injuries. For really serious injuries, Iverson would also miss games.

After all, no matter how strong the physical and mental qualities are, it is impossible to exceed the limits of the human body.

This passive skill was very useful. Like him now, he wouldn't miss the next game against the Jazz.

The next day, the Pelicans arranged for daily training.

The test results were out. Before the game, the media had reported that Tang Tian would be out for one to two weeks, and Stevens was prepared for Tang Tian not to play.

However, before the start of the training session, he saw Tang Tian also come to the training ground, and he came on his own.

Because he was not mentally prepared, he looked blank. He didn't come back to his senses until Tang Tian walked up to him.

"Are you healed?"

Stevens asked in surprise.

"Not really, but I should be able to play tonight."

Tang Tian said, moving his body.

Stevens looked stunned. This was completely different from what the team doctor said!

"Don't push yourself. You know this is just a regular season game. What we need more is a healthy you."

Stevens thought of a possibility and persuaded him.

"I can really play. That injury is nothing to me."

Tang Tian said with a smile.

Stevens was still not at ease and asked Gentry to call the team doctor over.

Tang Tian did some required movements in front of the team doctor, which made the team doctor stunned and almost doubt his life.

He had serious doubts about his medical skills.

"He can play in the game."

In the end, he came to a conclusion based on Tang Tian's reaction.

Although Tang Tian's situation was very different from his judgment, it was not completely impossible.

Some people's injury recovery speed and pain tolerance would be different from ordinary people.

Even in the NBA, there were some, such as Iverson in the past and Butler now.

Of course, there were also those who relied on strong mental strength, such as Kobe.

Tang Tian now seemed to be an alternative.

With the team doctor's permission, Stevens didn't say anything more, and he seized the time to rearrange his tactics.

Tang Tian being able to play was a pleasant surprise for him, and he was more confident in winning the game against the Jazz.

That night, the game between the Pelicans and the Jazz kicked off at the New Orleans Arena.

Because rumors before the game said that Tang Tian would not play today, the attendance rate of the stadium was only about 70 to 80 percent.

When Tang Tian appeared on the sidelines to warm up in his game uniform, there was a burst of excited shouts from the scene.

For the fans who came to the scene, this was simply a big surprise!

For the Pelicans fans, Tang Tian's appearance was a surprise, but for the Jazz players, it was a bit of a shock.

Especially for head coach Snyder, he didn't expect the Pelicans to release smoke bombs before a regular season game!

This meant that all his previous tactical deployments were in vain!

But fortunately, he reacted quickly, stopped warming up, and directly pulled the players over to make new tactical deployments.

After the warm-up time, the scene entered the opening ceremony, and as the fans saw, Tang Tian served as the team's starting shooting guard as usual.

When Tang Tian made his final appearance, the surprised fans let out a deafening cheer.

Although the attendance rate was only 70 to 80 percent, they managed to shout out the momentum of a full attendance rate.

Before the game started, Tang Tian chatted with Diaw on the opposite side.

Before the trade deadline, in order to reduce salary pressure, Diaw was traded from the Spurs to the Jazz.

Although so many years had passed since Tang Tian left the Spurs, and Holt had suffered from heart disease, the Spurs' tradition of not exceeding the salary cap was still maintained.

The game was about to begin, and the starting players of both sides entered the court one after another.

The Pelicans had their regular lineup.

On the Jazz's side, the guards were George Hill and Rodney Hood, the forwards were Hayward and Favors, and the center was Gobert.

Gobert won the jump ball against Davis, giving the Jazz the opportunity to attack first.

The Jazz's core was Hayward, but he only averaged just over 20 points per game. The team had five players averaging double figures, and two others averaging close to 10 points. This was a standard team-oriented team.

They showed this at the beginning, with a beautiful off-ball screen and pick-and-roll cooperation. Hayward assisted Hill with a three-pointer from outside.

The Jazz took the lead.

Snyder waved his arms passionately on the sidelines.

Although they were not well-known now, although he had eaten a smoke bomb from the Pelicans before the game, the Jazz were by no means a weak team and were not afraid of any opponent.

ps: I have to go back for two days, and the updates will be less. I will resume the updates when I come back.