Speaking of Yao Ming, everyone knows that they are the most accomplished players in the history of Chinese basketball, and he has played in the playoffs many times in the NBA.
In Yao Ming's career, the most regrettable playoff trip should be the 08-09 season, that year's Western Conference semifinals, they met the Lakers, because of Maddy's absence and Yao Ming's injury, and finally the Rockets lost to the Lakers in the seventh, regrettably out. And if Maddy hadn't been injured that year, would the situation have been different?
In fact, friends who have watched that series of that year should know that Yao Ming did his best for the Rockets, he averaged 35 minutes per game in 3 games, averaged 19.7 points, 11.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game, and also staged the return of the king after being hit by a knee in the first game of the series, cutting 28 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks.
Throughout the series, Yao Ming has been playing with injuries, but the result is also related to Maddy's injury season reimbursement, if it were not for the lack of Maddy, Yao Ming would not have played so hard. So, if Maddy wasn't injured, the rocket's strength that year would have been stronger, and of course, perhaps Yao Ming wouldn't have been injured.
If Maddy is not injured, it may be difficult for the Lakers to beat the Rockets in the Western Conference Semifinals, because in that series, the Rockets performed significantly better, they were both offensive and defensive, and even in the three games after Yao Ming's fall, they could still play with the Lakers and play a strong momentum. So if Maddy is on the floor, the situation may be completely biased towards the Rockets, they will be full of fire on the offensive end, although the Lakers were known for their defense, but basically few people will be able to limit the Rockets' offensive.
In addition, if Maddy is not injured, Yao Ming will not have such a serious injury, which will also make the Rockets' hope of qualifying greatly, and if they cross the Lakers, their opponent in the Western Conference Finals will be the Nuggets, and the Nuggets, whether on the defensive end or on the offensive end, can not be compared with the Rockets of that year, so the Rockets easily break through the West or there is no problem. Taking a step forward, even against the Eastern Conference champion Magic, the Rockets' offensive firepower is not vain, and Yao Ming may easily blow up Howard and thus pocket the championship.
So, if maddie hadn't been injured that year, they still had a lot of hope of winning the championship. But unfortunately, these are all hypotheses, competitive sports have nothing to say, we can only do, regret for Yao Ming's great career! Fortunately, although he did not win the championship, Yao Ming still played his own fame in the NBA. What do you think of this?