Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 451 Smiling
Originally, the Warriors had already made preparations for Malone's absence for the second and even the third game. Unexpectedly, two days later, Malone appeared in the training arena.

Ma Long's entire left eye was wrapped in thick gauze, looking very embarrassed, but no one would laugh at Ma Long because of this, and everyone was shocked by Ma Long's spirit.

Generally, the blood circulation in the brow arch is relatively rich. It takes about four or five days for the wound to heal after the stitches are stitched, and then the stitches can be removed.

In other words, Malone's wound had not healed at this time, so he planned to play.

Naturally, some people objected to this, but Ma Long said: "It's impossible to die, isn't it just a gash in the face?"

Although Ma Long didn't take it seriously, other people didn't see it that way. Nelson said with a serious face: "Moses, don't make fun of your body. If the other party hits your wound again and goes down a little, then But it's the eyes."

"I'm never kidding, I've been off for a year, Nellie!" However, Malone couldn't listen to Nelson's advice at all, and he said loudly, "What sacrifices did I make this year for this day? From the looks of it, shouldn’t my body be used until now? I’m already 34, how long do you think I can play, and how many championships can I win?”

"..." Ma Long's retort made Nelson speechless, because he had already heard from Ma Long that he had made up his mind that even if he didn't want his future career, he wanted this year's championship.

For a person who has no reservations, no matter how Nelson advises, it seems pale and powerless.

"Then let him play, but the playing time is only 20 minutes." At this time, Frank came in from the door and suggested to Nelson.

"Frank, this..."

"How? Moses?" Frank ignored Nelson, but asked Malone.

"Huh, it's just what I want! Hiss..." Ma Long grinned, but when he laughed, he accidentally moved a little too much and pulled the wound, and the pain was so painful that he almost uttered a sound.

"Hey, okay, Moses, I will decide your playing time!" Nelson sighed, thinking to himself, it seems that the originally planned tactics can be released first, and we can see how the game develops before we do it. Decide.

That night, on June 6, the Warriors and the Pistons ushered in the second game between the two sides at the Warriors' home court.

And when Malone came out of the player channel with gauze, there were warm cheers from the scene, because Malone gave the fans a surprise.

Lambiel was also surprised. When Malone stood in front of him and made a jump ball with him, he was both surprised and joyful that Malone could play so quickly.

"Are your eyes okay? You have to be old when you get old, so don't try to be brave!" Lambiel said to Ma Long, who was close at hand. Although it was a word of concern, the yin and yang energy revealed in the words made people unbearable Wanted to punch him in the face.

"Hmph, you don't seem to be much younger than me, do you? Why don't you be careful about yourself?" Ma Long naturally didn't have a good look at people who hurt him.

"Hey, I hope you can still be so energetic after the game starts!" After speaking, Ranbir showed a snake-like smile.

After that, although the referee threw the ball into the sky, the two just jumped up and the game officially started.

This time it was Malone who grabbed the ball again. Although the wound was involved when it landed, Malone didn't care at all, and immediately ran towards the hellish Pistons penalty area.

Facing the determined Malone, Li Weisi didn't choose to pass the ball to him, but went beyond the three-point line, facing Thomas' defense, and directly chose to shoot.

Thomas, who noticed Li Weisi's actions, quickly chose to block the shot, but Thomas was still half a step too late, and Li Weisi had already completed the shot.

However, what surprised Thomas was that Li Weisi's shot felt very biased this time. It didn't look like a shot at all. When he turned his head, he happened to see Malone jumping high on Lambir. Due to his small hands, he caught the ball with both hands. He dunked the ball hard into the basket.

Alley-oop?How dare this guy pass the ball like that?
This can't help Thomas not being surprised. With this kind of defense already in place, nine out of ten alley-oops will be destroyed. This is simply jumping repeatedly on the verge of mistakes.

But Li Weisi still took advantage of the moment when Lambiel was mostly focused on Malone and did not watch the ball at the beginning of the game, and found Malone.

And Ma Long also seized this opportunity. Regardless of his injuries, he jumped high, his legs almost pressed against Lambiel's chest, so that Lambiel had no time to attack Ma Long.

After dunking in, Malone hangs on the frame with both hands, and his two swaying legs, whether intentionally or not, kicks Lambir out of the bottom line.

"Roar..." After landing, Ma Long yelled at Lambiel even more, with a strong meaning of provocation.

In such a situation, Rao Lambiel, who has always been peaceful, is also full of anger at this time. This guy who suffered from his black hands not only did not back down, but provoked himself even more. How could he bear it?

"Very good, let's wait and see!" Lambiel spat secretly at Malone's back.

In the subsequent game, Malone and Lambiel almost fought in the interior. Lambiel had physical contact with Malone all the time, and even intentionally or unintentionally swayed his arms in front of Malone. It seemed that he could hit Malone almost in a second. the wound.

However, Malone didn't care at all, and didn't even evade, but kept entangled with Lambiel in the penalty area.

Due to Malone's injury, the Warriors' outside line intentionally or unintentionally increased their shots tonight, which did not allow Malone to get too many offensive opportunities. Even except for the opening alley-oop, Malone barely touched the ball.

Fortunately, the Warriors had a good outside touch tonight, and they were encouraged by Malone to play resolutely. Therefore, after the opening game, the Warriors' offense went smoothly, suppressing the Pistons both on the scene and in the score.

After 5 minutes of the game, Nelson did what he said and immediately replaced Malone with Duckworth.

Malone also didn't have any emotional fluctuations. He accepted Nelson's request for a substitution, gave Duckworth a high-five, and then walked off the field.

"Moses, your gauze is bleeding, where is the team doctor? Hurry up and stop the bleeding!" However, just as Malone walked off the field, Nelson saw red spots appearing on Malone's gauze, and he immediately said to the team doctor.

"Don't worry, Nelly, I'm fine now!" Malone comforted Nelson, then sat on the bench, waiting for the team doctor to stop the bleeding.

And his eyes kept looking at the field, watching his teammates fighting hard, and he showed a satisfied smile in relief.

(End of this chapter)