NBA: The best team doctor in history

Chapter 234: The most awesome team doctor in history! James and Wade pretended to cough to treat Nowitzki's cold and fever

"Hey, little cowboy is so pretentious?"

After hearing the news from Nowitzki, the sleepy people on the plane perked up a little and started chatting.

Jiang Ming also suggested that they should not sleep deeply on the plane, but take a short nap to rest their minds.

But if you really want to fall asleep, just wait until you land and go home to have a good sleep.

Because the semi-finals will start in three days, they will have a day off tomorrow and can sleep until they wake up naturally, so they might as well get a good night's sleep at once.

This is also the best rest for the body.

What I fear most is sleeping for an hour on the plane in a half-awake and half-asleep state, and then getting off the plane and returning home in the cold. At that time, my brain nerves will be confused, and even if I fall asleep again, I will not have the best sleep effect.

The players have all washed up in the Grizzlies, and when they get home they can just take off their clothes and socks and go straight to bed.

Unlike Jiang Ming and other staff members, they do not have the same good conditions as the players. The visiting team's washroom is not open to the staff, and they have to endure the fatigue and wash up before going to bed.

So Jiang Ming has been suggesting that since they have the conditions, they should just hold back and go back to sleep.

But I was really tired today, with 3 overtime hours. The reporters who asked questions in the evening had to force themselves to ask, and it was already 2 o'clock when we got on the plane.

But they were still excited. This season was the most powerful and evenly balanced Western Conference playoffs in the past five years, so when the press officer and several players in the front row talked about the Mavericks' advancement, the Trail Blazers players also became interested.

Yao Ming, who was sitting next to Jiang Ming, looked disdainful:
"When I was in Texas, I had a clear advantage over the Mavericks. I have a lot of experience playing against the Mavericks."

"That's true. The Mavericks have always left us with the impression that they can't beat strong teams and are quite soft in crucial moments."

"Who are you hinting at? You rookies have never watched De'Antoni in the playoffs. His playing style just seems soft, but he is not soft at all when he is on the court!"

Larry Miller also laughed:

"Yeah, we just made it past the first round. Don't underestimate them. The Mavericks are amazing for making it past the first round and beating the Nuggets. In essence, they are similar to us. Their best record in recent years was runner-up. We can't look down on them in terms of qualifications."

Jiang Ming nodded, this is the right mentality.

He actually always thought that the Mavericks were quite strong, but they were just a bit unlucky.

And after watching the Olympic group stage against the Chinese men's basketball team, who dares to say that Nowitzki is not tough?

If Yi Jianlian's open three-pointer had not hit the rim and gone out, Nowitzki would have led the German team to the quarterfinals alone.

So when it comes to unlucky, Nowitzki is much more unlucky than any other player on the Trail Blazers.

Because of his lack of muscular physique and his playing style, his nickname "softie" has remained with him until now.

But in fact, he is very strong, and it is no exaggeration to say that he is the number one player in international basketball.

You should know that after the Mavericks acquired Nowitzki in this century, the team's strength has been significantly improved, and they have gradually become a strong team in the Western Conference from a bottom-ranked team.

In the 05-06 season, the Mavericks even made it to the finals, facing the Heat of Wade and O'Neal at the time, and once took a big lead.

But the final result was that the Mavericks were led by the third-year Wade to win four games in a row to complete the reversal, and Wade was elected FMVP.

In the finals, it was unfortunate that he led the team to lose three games in a row and became a background figure.

But after watching that series, Jiang Ming actually saw the league's determination to support the Flash.

To be honest, without CP3's help, how could the Heat win 3 games in a row?

At that time, whenever Wade broke through and there was any confrontation, the whistle would be blown. The penalty was very unfair.

But history cannot be rewritten, and new fans will not watch replays.

The fans only follow the trend to criticize Nowitzki. The public pressure exploded and many people questioned him. This time, the Mavericks lost the championship due to the reversal, which was a shame.

This may also be the reason why only the Mavericks continued to strengthen after the Heat built the super trio last year. Boss Cuban is still determined. They are unwilling to give up and want revenge!

Even though the road ahead is bumpy and even though they may not be able to get out of the Western Conference, they are persisting in strengthening their team!

It is just to live up to the driver's last big contract.

This is much more reliable than the Rockets' attitude towards Yao Ming. Didn't a Rockets employee reveal after leaving the company that the Rockets originally only wanted to renew Yao Ming's contract for 4 years and $4000 million?

In other words, they don’t treat the meritorious veterans as human beings at all.

Do you want to keep people and pay them this salary?
Now more people are lamenting that it is a good thing that Yao Ming went to the Trail Blazers, as it would have been a waste of his career if he stayed with the stingy Rockets.

But the Mavericks had a much harder season than the Trail Blazers after their runner-up finish.

The Trail Blazers are not in the black seventh now.

But the Mavericks were defeated by the black team at that time.
The year after losing to the Heat, the Mavericks ranked first in the Western Conference in the regular season, and Nowitzki even won the MVP, becoming the talk of the town for a while.

But in the playoffs, the Mavericks were eliminated by the Warriors in the eighth round, which was a more humiliating thing than losing the championship.

How many times in history has there been a black eight miracle?

Xiao Niu was really embarrassed. Jiang Ming admitted that he also cursed at him at that time.
Nowitzki, the MVP, was criticized and labeled a "softie".

The Mavericks were considered to lack the ability to fight tough battles. As a regular season team, Nowitzki felt unprecedented pressure and had drunk in bars to relieve his depression. Nowitzki also wanted to leave at one point, but the Mavericks retained Nowitzki and gave him support, and Nowitzki finally stayed with the Mavericks.

After cheering up, Nowitzki led the team to move forward and win the championship, but the result was not satisfactory. The Mavericks' performance in the playoffs was not satisfactory and they did not even make it to the divisional finals.

The label of "softie" is still attached to Nowitzki because the Mavericks were defeated by the Spurs in a black seven and made headlines again. They were also defeated by the new Trail Blazers last year.

In the eyes of many people, the Mavericks are already a ridiculous team.

Despite repeated setbacks, Nowitzki did not give up, and neither did the Mavericks.

This year they have a very luxurious lineup after introducing Tyson Chandler and Peja.

Nowitzki, Kidd, Barea, Terry, Chandler, Peja Sakho,
The strengthened Mavericks set sail and made another attempt to win the championship.

"But they met us in the second round. It's just sad for them."

This is what Roy said at the press conference two days later. It's tough!
All public opinions also believe that after such a difficult first round, the Trail Blazers, who have achieved transformation, can sweep the Mavericks in the second round!
Although the Mavericks performed very well in the regular season and ranked third in the Western Conference, not many people thought that the Mavericks would win the championship. The reason is that the Mavericks had a strong regular season but a sluggish performance in the playoffs, and people generally lack confidence in them.

However, the Trail Blazers got G in the first home game.

The shooting percentage of the whole team was very low, but the Mavericks scored from multiple points. In addition to Terry's accuracy, Peja, who had just joined the team, broke out in this game, making six of six three-pointers and scoring 21 points, helping the Mavericks win the game.

However, from Dr. Jiang Ming's perspective, this scene is considered a classic "Xiada".

After resting for 3 days, my body has recovered, but my mind is still focused on the series against the Grizzlies.

So in the first game, he focused on defending the inside, but in fact, the Mavericks only had one blue-collar center, Tyson Chandler, and Nowitzki was also a long-range shooter.

The coaching staff also thought so, and they could see that the Mavericks' defensive pressure was much smaller.

So in the second game, we crushed the home team 100:70 and won back a game!

You have to know that the only core player of the Mavericks who is in his prime is Nowitzki. Kidd is already a veteran with great fame, but his strength is not as good as before.

However, Nowitzki made 18 of 7 shots and scored 27 points, which was not very efficient.

Game 3 was similar. The Trail Blazers were on a rampage at the Mavericks' home court. Oden, who was full of anger, had 20 points and 16 rebounds, and made 5 of 5 mid-range shots, which directly led to Chandler being sent to the penalty stand.

When Oden performs like this, the Trail Blazers are bound to win, because the Trail Blazers' outside reserves are too strong now. Except for Maggette, the three-point shooting percentages of all outside players are above the league level, so after Oden opens the situation, the outside line must also be opened.

107:93
The Trail Blazers won two consecutive big wins!
But it’s not that simple.

This big loss completely crushed the Mavericks' morale, but the Mavericks had changed at this time, especially Nowitzki, whose years of training had made him very resilient.

In G4, Nowitzki rebounded. In the last 5 minutes of the fourth quarter, Nowitzki scored 9 points and got a game-high 35 points. No one could stop him.

Various three-point shots and one-legged shots.
He is the only one in the league who plays like this, and it is difficult to study him thoroughly.

The Trail Blazers tried every method to limit him in this game but couldn't.

Although he is taller than him, his footwork is not as fast as his, and he cannot defend beyond the three-point line.

Those who are shorter than him will be blocked by him when he does one-legged defense and gets rebounds at the basket, because although Nowitzki's jumping ability and strength are not good, his height and wingspan are very good, and using those who are shorter than him to defend him will result in lost rebounds.

This is the strongest ball-holding anti-aircraft power forward in NBA history. It's so cool. With Nowitzki's unstoppable back-to-back jumper against Roy, 94:90
2-2 draw!

"No, why do we pioneers always encounter this kind of situation?"

"Yeah, the first two rounds of Pioneer were too miserable."

“Hahaha, I feel like God is giving me a great mission!”

"This is a bit like the road to the championship. The first and second rounds are both devilish!"

"I feel like the Western Conference Finals will be tough, and there's a high chance we'll face the Spurs, who are in top form this year."

"Let's get past the Mavericks first."

"Yeah, on the other hand, the Mavericks also mean the road to winning the championship, which is awesome."

"Yes, both teams have been runners-up in their highest achievement since the millennium, and both teams have good lineups this season."

"The Blazers were too exhausted in the first round, while the Mavericks were 4-1 in the first round and the Mavericks have more experience."

However.
What no one expected was that the weather in Portland suddenly turned cold, but the players were well protected.
But at this time, the Mavericks' core player, Nowitzki caught a cold!
Fans and the media captured him coughing constantly, and Mavericks reporters reported that he also had a high fever.

The Trail Blazers reporter also learned that Nowitzki did not change his clothes to practice when he arrived at the training ground, but just wore a mask and watched his teammates train.

This is not really a "trick", but a real illness.

In addition to his illness, Nowitzki also has finger injuries, which is bad news for Nowitzki who relies on shooting.

Before the game, Nowitzki coughed and said he might not play, but fans should not worry, he will definitely play.

It was nothing.

But the Heat, who had nothing to do with the Eastern Conference, stood up.

The Heat, who have not lost in two rounds, are very excited now. After defeating the Celtics 3-0 in the Eastern Conference semifinals, they smelled the scent of championship champagne and felt a little proud.

After the Big Three gave their all in the playoffs, it felt like they were going crazy.

When Wade and James were walking through the player tunnel, they pretended to cough, showing a mocking look. Are they saying that Nowitzki in the West was pretending to be sick?
Anyway, that's how the fans interpreted it, and the gossip also stated that James, Wade and others were talking in the locker room about how there are no excuses in the playoffs and there are no shoulds in basketball.

This was also recorded and broadcast by the media, causing another uproar, with many people criticizing Wade and James.

However, their agent also came out to explain that the two did not mean that. What they meant was that no matter what, the game still had to be played. It was impossible for the game to be postponed due to these factors or for the opponent to give up a star player.

Anyway, the more you explain, the worse it gets. After all, the video cannot be faked, and the smiles of the two people are really disgusting.

But public criticism cannot help the Mavericks win. The players still need to do things on the court.

Nowitzki was in very bad condition in Game 5. It was definitely impossible for him to put in a brilliant performance in this physical condition. The Mavericks are in a desperate situation!

And indeed the Trail Blazers showed no mercy, as Nowitzki's inside line was penetrated when he had a high fever of 40 degrees.

Although Nowitzki forced his way into the game and scored 27 points, which shocked Jiang Ming, it was truly a medical miracle and something he couldn't explain, but after all, his body was weak after catching a cold, so his defense became a loophole.

There is a saying that goes "attack while you're sick" and this is more clearly reflected on the basketball court.

However, the Trail Blazers had no intention of mocking before and after the game. They played seriously on the court and quickly went up to ask questions off the court.

Jiang Ming was more out of humanitarianism, as he was playing at home and his team had already won the game.

Without being asked, the Mavericks team doctor took the initiative to suggest that Nowitzki go to the Chinese medicine department for treatment. With a severe cold and strenuous exercise, he needed emergency treatment.

There was no reason for the Mavericks' medical team to refuse. This was the best team doctor and a master of traditional Chinese medicine. They quickly helped the reluctant Nowitzki to go to the Trail Blazers' medical room.

But in fact, although Nowitzki was mentally reluctant to lose the game, his body was very honest. As soon as he smelled the scent of Chinese medicine in the TCM department, he lay down and prepared to have acupuncture.

He himself knew that if he recovered soon, G6 might be able to recover to his best condition, and Dr. Jiang Ming was definitely the doctor who was most likely to help him recover!!!
So when he was being treated by Jiang Ming, he couldn't help but say:

"Sir, I truly believe that you are the best team doctor in the world and in history. You are really amazing."

Nowitzki's agent was moved to tears. This is true medical ethics. Moreover, the Trail Blazers are indeed a benevolent and righteous team. They did not block Jiang Ming like the Rockets blocked Yi Jianlian.

I can't imagine if this happened to the Rockets, would the team's medical staff treat the opposing team's core player like this in the playoffs? Would they be fired by Mo Gou?
But the Trail Blazers won’t.

Everyone from top to bottom wants a fair semi-final.

While Nowitzki was receiving treatment, the Blazers players and management came to visit him:

"Get well soon, and come on us next time!"

"Yes, it's just a cold. It's no problem under Doctor Jiang's treatment. The medicine will cure the disease immediately!"

"Let's have a fair fight next time!"

"Come on, Dirk! It's okay!"

"Doctor Jiang's medicine is invincible!"

When this scene was spread, all the fans were moved. This is why they like watching NBA.

No brothers, no basketball!

After all, we are all a collective!
"I heard that Dr. Jiang gave Nowitzki emergency treatment right after the game?"

"Right, treat the opponent, and he appears again, haha."

"This time it's after the game. We've already won, so it can be cured."

"It's fine during the game, but Nowitzki probably insisted on playing all the time and didn't receive treatment."

"As expected of Dr. Jiang, he is the best team doctor in history!"

"He cured King Nuo's cold and fever. He is a truly loving doctor!"

"I love Dr. Jiang!"

"That's awesome. The main pioneer is also awesome. He really let him rule. This is also a manifestation of strength."

"Yes, everyone on Twitter is sending their best wishes. The difference between them and the Miami Heat next door is obvious."

"Those who got hit wished each other well, but those who didn't got hit made sarcastic remarks, haha."

"May the little emperor never have a crown."

"Congratulations!"

"As a Trail Blazers fan, I also hope Nowitzki recovers well. Otherwise, it's meaningless even if we win. We should play against the best! The road to godhood!"

"James, Wade, don't fake injuries when the time comes! See you in the finals!"

"Yes, both Mavericks and Trail Blazers fans are looking forward to playing against the Heat in the finals."

After taking Nowitzki's pulse and using acupuncture on several points on his palm to treat his cough, we didn't do acupuncture on a large scale again.

Because Nowitzki showed symptoms such as high fever (high fever), profuse sweating (profuse sweating), thirst for cold drinks (high thirst), and a strong and rapid pulse (strong pulse).

This is a symptom of excessive heat and damage to body fluids. It can be treated with Baihu Decoction, which can reduce fever with sweet and cold herbs.

Acupuncture and moxibustion can cure the cough, and the main treatment is through decoctions.

Since Nowitzki couldn't stay in the Blazers' medical office for too long and their bus was about to leave for the airport, Jiang Ming gave him a bowl of Baihu decoction and a week's supply of the decoction and instructed the Mavericks' chief team doctor:
"If the high fever persists, indicating that the heat toxicity is intense, the bitter and cold heat-clearing method can be used, such as Sanhuang tablets."

The Mavericks' chief team doctor quickly nodded.

Seeing that he only nodded without saying anything, Jiang Ming rolled his eyes and said:
"Turn right after exiting the stadium. There is a Weiyang Pharmacy where you can buy Sanhuang tablets."

"Oh! I understand!"

The Mavericks players finally understood what was going on, especially Nowitzki's agent, who wrote it down and rushed to buy it.

After all, the Trail Blazers are not doing pure charity. They have already helped enough. Does that mean the money for the pills still needs to be paid from the Trail Blazers' account?
(End of this chapter)