Entering April, the NBA regular season also entered the last month, which is also the most intense time of the game.

Those bottom-ranked teams began to rot more crazy, struggling to lose, want to fight for a more top draft pick.If they accidentally win a game, they will definitely be able to see the black face of the team manager.

The results in the first few, basically have been determined in the playoffs home advantage, and this time they want to consider the first opponent of the playoffs, especially the first and second in the east and west, you can try to control the ranking and pick the first round of the playoffs.For example, deliberately losing to a team, let them rise in the ranking, and squeeze out the opponents who do not want to meet in the first round of the playoffs.

The upper-middle teams in the East-West rankings began to struggle for home advantage in the playoffs.For example, the fourth and fifth places in the east and west are only one place, and the gap between them will not be very large, but in the playoffs, the fourth place is one more than the fifth place.In this situation, the back-up team will inevitably strive to catch up with it and get a home advantage in the playoffs; and the top team will win more games in order to retain the home advantage of the playoffs.

And those on the edge of the playoff threshold team, is the game to fight hard, is likely to win a ball, will enter the playoffs, may also lose one more ball, will fall out of the playoffs, and even the two sides of the same win and lose the same, the relationship between each other is the same, and finally than the division record or the overall Western record, will decide who can enter the playoffs.

As for the Clippers, Temperate can't get into the playoffs, and their own first-round picks have also been traded to the Celtics, and it makes no sense to mess up.Now the Clippers are doing well and bad, but they are not very important, they are more like a spoiler.

The Clippers next face an Eastern road trip, where they travel to Boston, away to challenge the Celtics, and then to New York, against the Knicks.

...

In Boston, Celtics general manager Dennis found the team's head coach Arnold.

“Coach Arnold, I wonder if we’ve lost any of our plans to put players on a rest lately?”Dennis asked.

"You guessed it, the next game to play the Los Angeles Clippers, I really intend to put a few players off, like the Spurs, the Rockets and the Cavaliers did."Coach Arnold went on to say: "At this stage of the regular season, the physical performance of the players is relatively large, especially the main players, if they can rest one or two, it is also good for the players to stay healthy and fit.And the Clippers also have a Los Angeles overtime nickname, and they go to a couple of overtime, for us is more than a loss."

"No, we can't take a break."Dennis said eagerly: "Play the Clippers game, we must win!"

“Why?”Arnold's face puzzled, he continued: "We are now in second place in the East, but there is a gap of four games with the first, which is difficult to recover in the next game."In addition, the Clippers are the Western team, and the winning and losing relationship between us will not affect our ranking in the East."

“But the Clippers are too high!”Dennis said.

Arnold showed a "fast ship record is my hairy" expression.

Dennis had to explain: "We have a pick from the Clippers, and a few months ago, this draft pick was a one-tenth chance of winning, but now, this draft pick has fallen to the edge of the Lotto zone."If the Clippers continue to win, we will become more passive in this year's draft."

Arnold listened to this explanation and suddenly frowned.

According to Arnold's understanding, the next rookie level is still very good, there are several are in the league superstar as the template, which shows that everyone is given high expectations, Arnold himself also has a rookie, so Arnold also hopes to get a relatively high pick in the draft, choose a favorite rookie.

"But I'm still worried that too much extra time will add extra consumption to the players and increase the risk of injury."Arnold said with a hesitant face.

“Coach Arnold, Clippers are the Western team, so we only have two chances a year to play against the Clippers, we’ve played one before and the next game is our only chance to suppress the Clippers.Crucially, we can set an example for other teams in the league to let other teams know that as long as we can win, there is nothing to be afraid of playing overtime!”

"Well, next game, I'll give the players all my strength."Arnold reluctantly nodded his head and agreed.

...

"The Celtics are the main lineup, and the Green Army can really see us."Li Dai holds the Celtics' starting list in his hand and says with an easy face.

"I thought that the Keitel people, who want to win the championship, would be like other teams, come on the bench and play with us, I didn't expect them to send all the starting stars, it seems that they are really eager to win."Assistant coach Kassel said from the side.

"Since the Celtics attach so much importance to us, we can't let them down, go and tell our boys, this game is ready to play overtime!"Lee Daiyinton went on to say, "Boston is the famous devil's home in the NBA, we haven't won in Boston for several years, right?"This time, everyone must work hard, even if they can't win the Celtics, but also let them know that our Clippers are not a soft persimmon that can be pinched by others!"

...

"Unsurprisingly, this game really played overtime, Los Angeles overtime team nickname is indeed a good name."The narrator on the spot said excitedly.

In the coaching seat, Celtics coach Arnold is a depressing expression, he obviously does not want to see overtime.

“God bless us, let us turn the Clippers in the first overtime, and not the second overtime.”Arnold prayed silently in his heart.

It was also at this time that Celtics point guard Kerry broke through with the ball and collided with the Clippers’ defensive players, and then Kerry fell to the ground, and the referee whistle sounded, giving the Clippers a foul.

"The number of fouls has arrived, and the penalty has been made."Arnold pulled his fists a little excitedly.However, the next second he saw that Kerry fell to the ground, did not get up, and covered his left knee with his hand, and his expression was very painful.

“Do not be hurt!”Arnold's expression suddenly darkened, and there was an anxiety in his eyes.

At this time, Arnold suddenly remembered that Kerry's left knee had been broken three years ago, and he had two screws on the left patent.And recently, Kerry also often complains about the soreness of his left knee market, after examination found that it is caused by tendinitis in the left knee, the original forward screws, there is also a staph infection.

It is reasonable to say that encountering this situation should be treated early, surgery to remove screws, to avoid more serious infections, but now to do surgery, it means that the season reimbursement, the Celtics this season is intended to impact the championship, so Kerry can only carry the injury insisted.

On the big screen of the scene, finally gave the slow shot of the breakthrough just now, through another angle of the camera can be seen, when Kerry broke through, the left knee and the Clippers defensive player's knee hit together, it is this time that the impact caused Kerry to fall to the ground.

"It's been hit in the head."Arnold's heart tightened.

Some players were injured, the game had to be suspended, and the team doctor also stepped on the field to check on Kerry.Kerry’s expression was so painful, he couldn’t stand up at all, and didn’t look like he could continue to play.

Three minutes later, the stretcher team took Carey up and waited for further checks, and this game, he certainly could not continue to play.

Kerry, as the team's core point guard, his injury also directly disrupted the team's offensive pace, the next few minutes, the Celtics attack blocked, but the result was caught up by the Clippers.The first overtime also ended in a draw.

...

"If it wasn't for Kerry's injury, you wouldn't have to play the second extra time!"Arnold kept his mind silent and worried about Kerry's injury.

Kerry is an All-Star and a point guard, so he is also the organizer and initiator of the Celtics offensive, the core player of the Celtics.If he is not there, the entire Celtic tactical system will be affected, and the combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced.

"God bless, Kerry's injury must not be too serious."

Arnold in prayer to God at the same time, the Celtics are also organizing the attack, only to see the Celtics small forward Gordon from the king basket from this, the outside guard is directly to the basket, ready to go to Gordon to a midfield relay.

However, the Clippers' defensive players were not eating dry food, and the center of the basket jumped directly and stopped the ball from the air.

At this time, Gordon has also taken off and is ready to complete this set of aerial relays, and the result is just the collision with the Clippers' center, both of whom are in the air, and no one can control the body.

However, the weight of the center is, after all, it is necessary to be larger, and the physical confrontation in the air is also more advantageous.This physical confrontation caused Gordon to lose his center of gravity when he landed, and when he landed, due to excessive impact, his left ankle even appeared a nearly 90-degree turn.

Gordon fell to the ground in pain, the referee had to terminate the game, and the players who were closer to Gordon even turned their heads and dared not go to see Gordon's painful appearance.

“It must have been a fracture!”Li Dai secretly said in his heart that at this time, the Celtics' team doctor and coach Arnold also rushed to the past for the first time.

“Why?Why another injury, it seems that Gordon's injury is much more serious than Kerry, it should not be a season reimbursement."At this time, Arnold's anxiety in his heart was difficult to describe in words.

Gordon is also an All-Star player, and now Kerry's injury is uncertain, if Gordon is injured again, suddenly lost two cores, the Celtics' playoffs I am afraid the first round will be cold.

“It’s ankle dislocated, tibia fracture!”It is best to take the hospital immediately for surgery.”A voice sounded from behind the people.

The team doctor looked back with some impatience, saying with his heart that this was where the cyst came from, and dared to give such a diagnosis without X-rays, and then he saw that Li Dai was standing there.

Lee tested Gordon, so he first learned of Gordon's injury.He could not bear that Gordon had been suffering, so he simply told me the diagnosis, hoping that Gordon would be treated as soon as possible.

“Coach Lee, what did you say?”What fracture?”Arnold asked urgently, at this time he had no longer care that Lee was his opponent.

“I mean, ankle dislocated and a broken tyre!”Lee repeated, then said, "It's very unfortunate news that Gordon is going to be reimbursed this season."

“How do you know?”The doctor asked a little unsatisfied.

“In addition to being a coach, I am an expert in sports rehabilitation.”Lee answered.

Hearing this, Arnold immediately remembered that Li Dai's training center did have a sports rehabilitation business, and Li Dai, as the head coach of the Clippers, dared to give such a judgment on such occasions, must be based.

At the same time, Arnold also realized that if the diagnosis given by Li Dai was not wrong, it was really a trenot fracture, then Gordon must be reimbursed for the season.

"Two extra hours injured two core players, this damn game, why should I go all out, learn to learn Spurs, Rockets and Cavaliers, on some benches to deal with the past is just that, so that Kerry and Gordon not only don't get hurt, but can rest for a day... I really am myself to die!" 」

A strong sense of remorse rose from Arnold’s heart.