The day they eliminated the Thunder was also the last day this year for the three Lakers veterans to drink the Marrow Cleansing Decoction (Intermediate Level) for Strengthening Muscles and Bones.
Calculating the time, they drank it for half a month. The dosage of two bowls a day was equivalent to drinking it for a month.
Shen Huan took the opportunity to check on the injuries of the three of them, and applied dog skin plaster to them respectively (primary level) to treat knee injuries, dog skin plaster to treat back injuries (primary level), and dog skin plaster to treat ankles (primary level).
Otherwise, when Iverson faced Westbrook, he wouldn't be able to attack him so explosively.
Such high-speed confrontation and offense are a bit too much for even Westbrook's 28-year-old body, let alone Iverson.
His ankle was already scarred, and even though Shen Huan put a dog-skin plaster (primary) on him specifically to treat ankles during the preseason, by the playoffs, it was almost useless.
It cannot be said that it failed, but that the injury recurred again.
Kobe's condition is not much better. He also has an old knee injury, plus an injury to his arm. It is okay to have a wild game occasionally, but a high-intensity game of about 25 minutes in a normal game is already his limit.
In comparison, Howard is indeed a "young man".
He is 31 years old this year and has had two major repairs for his back injury, but after all, he is not an old man yet, so with Shen Huan's decoction and plaster, his condition instantly returned to the silver age when he was about 28 years old. .
It certainly can't be compared to his golden age between 22 and 26 years old, but Howard is sincerely happy to be able to reach the state he was in when he was 28 years old.
After drinking the marrow-cleansing decoction to strengthen muscles and bones (intermediate level) and applying the dog skin plaster specially designed to treat back injuries (beginner level), Howard wished he could kill everyone on both offense and defense again.
Fortunately, Howard no longer had the naivety and recklessness of his youth.
He clearly understands that if he wants to maintain his condition, he must not waste time.
It is best to guard your basket well and then suddenly rush out at the critical moment to determine the situation in one fell swoop.
If you go out in every game, no matter whether it is an important game or not, it will be easy to fall into the trap of others.
In the entire Lakers team, except for him, an authentic super center, there is no other person who can step up.
No, not nothing.
Shen Huan can definitely do it.
Even though Shen Huan is only 186 centimeters tall, no one would dare to rush in and confront Shen Huan while standing under the basket. In Shen Huan's first NBA game, she knocked over the center of the Trail Blazers, causing her to be hospitalized for several months. He has just recovered. Without the physical fitness of O'Neal and Howard, you dare to collide with him
If you were knocked away by Shen Huan, the league would not call Shen Huan a foul.
Unfortunately, it would be impossible for Shen Huan to guard the basket and Howard to attack.
Even though Shen Huan was willing to help Howard, Howard himself didn't dare.
He was afraid of being scolded by fans, afraid of being scolded by Kobe and Iverson. From then on, he could no longer drink that horrifyingly bitter decoction, so as to continuously restore his condition.
Howard, who settles down to defend, is definitely a good player in the league.
In the regular season, he averaged 20 rebounds and 7 blocks per game. He also scored more than ten points per game and has already entered the first team of the All-Defensive Team.
In the last four playoff games, Howard stopped attacking and focused on defense.
But he's definitely not limited to just the basket.
The entire area within the free throw line is Howard's defensive range.
This is also the reason why few Thunder players, except for the most ferocious Westbrook, scored more than 10 points in the 4 games.
For this reason, basketball experts and commentators gave Howard high praise.
Everyone thought that he was restraining himself for the sake of the performance of the entire Lakers team, and deliberately gave up offense in order to unleash Shen Huan's offensive power.
The Lakers can have such a united team, it would be strange not to win.
Even Wang Zhen couldn't help but admire Howard when he read the scores and selections of the first round of the playoffs.
"I don't know about Howard before, but now he is really good at assisting." Wang Zhen said, "Compared to last year, the addition of Howard has made our Lakers' defense more stable and less likely to make mistakes. So it’s easier for Shen Huan to win the championship, right?”
She asked Shen Huan, but the person who answered her was Ji Yinmei, who was writing a press release on the table next to her.
"You're wrong." Ji Yin said without raising an eyebrow, "Howard has a very bad character, is petty-minded and narrow-minded. If he encounters the most difficult time, he will definitely not be so obedient."
"All Americans are like this. Don't you think O'Neal is like this? Isn't Kobe like this? But Kobe and Shen Huanhe get along well." Wang Zhen retorted.
"Although O'Neal is stingy, he is definitely very thoughtful. Kobe is just stubborn and vindictive, but he is also broad-minded." Ji Yinmei replied, "Howard is different. You know from his previous performance with the Magic... As long as he can tolerate it With a good guard, the Magic won't be unable to win a championship for so many years."
When it comes to her familiarity with NBA stars, Ji Yinmei is far ahead of Wang Zhen.
This is also an important reason why Ji Yinmei quickly became popular among domestic basketball fans!
No matter what, first of all you have to be professional in order to gain more respect!
Wang Zhen was speechless after being retorted, but he still insisted: "No matter what, he doesn't dare to disobey Shen Huan now, right?"
"It depends on Shen Huan's performance on the field. If Shen Huan makes him feel hopeful, then he will keep enduring it. If Shen Huan can't resist it, he won't trust Shen Huan." Ji Yin raised his eyebrows Head, "I still say that, Howard is not a good teammate. The more powerful he becomes, the more he becomes like this."
"Shen Huan, what do you think?" Wang Zhen hurriedly looked for reinforcements.
"Meimei is right, but this situation should not happen." Shen Huan, who was sitting nearby and reading a book leisurely, said, "At least there will be no problem in the playoffs this time."
"ah?"
This time it was Ji Yinmei's turn to be surprised, "Shen Huan, are you ready to play in a few more playoffs?"
There was an unconcealable surprise between her brows.
If Shen Huan can play in the playoffs a few more times, then she, Ji Yinmei, will definitely be the number one sports host in the country. Her reputation will be completely different from that of just following Shen Huan for one term.
Shen Huan smiled and shook his head, "I'm not talking about me, I'm talking about when he cooperates with Kobe and Allen in the future."
Ji Yinmei suddenly became depressed and could only lower her head and start writing her press release again.
Wang Zhen secretly laughed beside him.
You girl, if you want to snatch Shen Huan away from me, you are just dreaming!