Beijing time on March 29, according to the news reported by the AUTHORITATIVE MEDIA ESPN in the United States, the Celtics interior general Robert Williams tore the meniscus in his left knee and would be absent for at least a few weeks, and from past cases, unless the player is willing to risk cutting the meniscus to affect his future career, if it is a conventional repair method, then Lowe may have a high probability of missing the rest of the game this season.
This season, Lowe averaged 10 points, 9.6 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game, making him the Celtics' inside defensive core. And the Celtics recently won 6 consecutive wins, just climbed to the 1st place in the East, his serious injury is obviously a huge blow to the team.
And Lowe's injury not only makes people sympathize with the Celtics, but also can't help but make people wonder whether the first position in the East is really "toxic"?
This season, there have been a number of teams that have been disadvantaged after taking the first place in the East. For example, at the beginning of the season, it was the Nets that once led the East. As a result, Harris and Durant were injured successively, Irving could not play without vaccination, and Harden finally chose to leave under heavy pressure.
The Nets then led the East with the Bulls. But after the Bulls reached the top of the East, Ball, Caruso and Lavin were also injured, and as a result, DeRozan, who has been in great form this season, can not withstand the downward trend of the team.
After the Bulls, the Heat led the way again. As a result, in the previous game between the Heat and the Warriors, Butler quarreled with Spollstra and Haslem on the court, and the Heat were affected by this and lost consecutively. And Philadelphia, who had only been at the top for 1 day after replacing them, after losing to the Suns, Embiid complained after the game that the team's pace was too slow...
These teams eventually gave up the No. 1 position in the East after encountering difficulties, so can the Celtics break this spell? In fact, from the Green Army's lineup, they also have Theis and Horford, the No. 5 position is not completely unusable, and Although Lowe has performed well this season, he is only a role player. The Green Army's basic set is still Tatum and Jaylen Brown, and if the double probe can maintain the recent fiery performance, then the Green Army is still expected to continue to lead.