After Booker was injured, the Suns were hit and the Pelicans took advantage of the momentum to launch a counterattack in the second half of G2, dressing the score as a 1-1 draw. Booker's injury report was also updated after the game, and he suffered a slight strain on his right hamstring and was unlikely to play in G3 and G4 matches. How much does the absence of the core affect the game? Even a team like the Suns, which has a thriving record, cannot afford it.
The Pelicans have come all the way up from the playoffs, won the Spurs and Clippers, and now reversed the Suns, which is the time of the highest morale, coupled with the fact that they are all young people with good vitality, they are indeed developing in all aspects in a favorable direction, and it is possible to stage the Black Eight miracle. In addition, Williamson also applied to play. Williamson didn't play in the regular season for a year, but in the playoff game against the Spurs at home, Williamson staged a 360% dunk in the team's warm-up stage, which shows that the injury is almost better, and he also thinks he can play in the playoffs.
But pelicans management had a different opinion, and they undoubtedly made a comeback in the playoffs. The Pelicans are expected to be black eight 1-1, why is Williamson injured and the Pelicans refuse to let him play?
Williamson was absent for a whole season, and it is impossible to be in good shape as soon as he returns, including the tacit understanding with his teammates, because the Pelicans made a big deal in the middle of the season, Williamson and these new teammates have not officially played, and he himself needs to find feelings in the game, and the play may be negative. Now the Pelicans have Ingram and McCollum as the main attack points, the attack is smooth, the effect is very good, so there is no need to destroy the current chemical reaction.
For example, in 2009, the Magic eliminated the Cavaliers led by James to reach the Finals, during which the starting point guard has always been Alston, and as a result, Nelson returned in the Finals, there was no positive effect, but played a super low efficiency, and the Magic's backcourt was also exploded by the Lakers, regrettably losing the championship.
In the playoffs, such a high-intensity game comeback, there will be a risk of injury again, the Pelicans regard Williamson as the core of the future team, naturally do not want to sacrifice the future because of a season. What's more, with the strength of this year's Pelicans, even if it is lucky to be black eight, it is impossible to go too far, and the configuration determines the upper limit, so there is no need to take risks.
Finally, Williamson is suspected of picking peaches, before the team did not hope to enter the playoffs, released all kinds of remarks to dislike the team, want to go to the big ball city to play, and now the team entered the playoffs immediately injured can come back? It's a bit of a coincidence. Although the Pelicans are a small-ball city team, but more and more backbone, before the thick eyebrows forced the palace trade, said that the non-Lakers do not renew the contract, but the Pelicans are not in the season and the Lakers trade, even the snow hid the thick eyebrows, but also has been negotiating with other teams. This also forced the Lakers to increase their chips later to complete the deal.
Now Williamson is still a rookie contract to play a big card, the Pelicans hold the excellent renewal rights with Williamson, even if he does not want to, he must play in the Pelicans for a few more years, so the initiative is in the hands of the Pelicans, by Williamson willful. Pelicans this move, but also for all small ball city teams to sample, do not let the superstar wanton, the league in the end the real words are the owners of these teams, should be tough.