Rockets fans are worried. Durant had surgery before he appeared, and the recovery period may become the biggest variable

Durant lay on the operating table before he put on the Rockets jersey. The minimally invasive surgery on his left thumb made the fans feel sad.

The Rockets' management is very stable, but the pain of losing to the Warriors in the tiebreak last season is still there. Isn't it just a key ball killer? Did the scalpel of

KD clear the mine in advance or did it bury a new mine?

It makes sense to think that the Rockets are calm on the surface.

The shot shooter was injured, and the operation time was stuck in the offseason, and even the recovery progress was more severe than expected. A few days after the operation, he was photographed shaking hands at the Drake concert, and the video of a one-on-one fight with Amen Thompson in the training hall was leaked.

VanVleett even protected his shortcomings in front of the media: "He is the first person to break through the stadium gate every day." What's even more amazing is that Shin Jing actually took the initiative to practice high-level support, clearly trying to make wedding dresses for KD.

But the shadow under the microscope is heart-wrenching.

Professional data will not lie: NBA players' shooting percentage declined in the season after thumb surgery.

Although the injury is in the left hand, the crossover change of KD's signature depends entirely on the tip of the left finger to adjust the rhythm.

When the bayonet is popular in the playoffs, the opponent will only take advantage of you.

Remember when Leonard was stepping on Pachulia, the Spurs doctor also said "no structural damage" at first?

What really makes people sweat is the magic of time. The recovery flexibility of a 35-year-old veteran is basically two dimensions when he is 27 years old.

It was a miracle that the Achilles tendon was able to return to its peak after a rupture, but this time, the New York operating table was six years away from Phoenix's Achilles tendon repair surgery.

When the Rockets put all the chips on the gambling table in the next five years, they probably did not count this "thumb time bomb".

Fortunately, Uduka's tactics are thick enough. In the clip leaked from the training camp, Smith Jr. frantically imitated KD's off-ball moves, and the team's pick-and-roll routines were also reshuffled.

What's more important is Durant's own ruthlessness - BR just ranked him in the top fifteen in history, and he has not yet been in a hot position to surpass Nowitzki.

This cold-blooded killer knows better than anyone else that fans are not only staring at his cast, but also the decisive ball that determines the fate of the Rockets next season's playoffs.

To put it bluntly, can the left thumb hold the basketball steadily? What it holds is Houston's dream of winning the entire city.