I really can't handle the ball

Chapter 167
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for achieving the activation condition of the skill [God-level Elbow Strike], and the skill is now activated."

After listening to the system's prompt, Li Xuan completely forgot the pain of being hit by an elbow, and the corners of his mouth raised involuntarily.

At the same time, the bald referee blew his whistle and hurried over, worried that the two would fight violently.

Before the game, NBA President David Stern specially greeted him, asking him to properly control the penalty scale of the game and not cause conflicts.

"The two ancestors, don't smash my job!"

Seeing that there was no conflict, the bald referee was relieved. When he saw Li Xuan's expression, he felt a little puzzled.

This guy won't be beaten stupid, right?

But it didn't hit the head with an elbow!

Without thinking about it, the bald referee put aside the doubts in his mind, gestured to the technical table, and fined Artest an ordinary foul.

Artest has no disputes about this penalty, after all, he elbowed Li Xuan in full view.

Immediately, he patted his head, showing an embarrassed expression, stepped forward and asked with concern: "Li, it's all because I was agitated and didn't pay attention to the surrounding situation, didn't I hurt you?"

"How can something happen to me, your elbow can't hurt me, maybe it's because you don't have enough strength!" Li Xuan replied with a beep.

Artest was in awe after hearing this, and admired Li Xuan from the bottom of his heart.

This is the tough guy, who feels that he is not strong enough after being elbowed.

Then do I have to strengthen my strength next?

But if the strength is strengthened, the concealment cannot be achieved. What should I do?

After Li Xuan pretended to beep, he ignored Artest, thinking about how to make good use of [God-Level Elbow].

At this moment, players from the Mavericks ran over quickly to support Li Xuan.

"Li, are you okay?" Nash asked with concern.

"It's okay, Ron didn't do it on purpose, he has already apologized to me." Li Xuan waved his hand, indicating that he has no problem.

The other players of the Mavericks breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, as long as it's okay.

So far, this accidental injury incident has come to an end.

After this episode, the game continued and the Mavericks had the ball.

Nash dribbled the ball to the top of the arc to organize the offense, observing the positioning of his teammates.

Li Xuan, who was standing outside the three-point line on the right, looked at Artest who was defending him closely, and said, "Ron, don't you want to see my elbow technique, look at it now!"

After Li Xuan finished speaking, he silently hit Artest's abdomen with his elbow, triggering the [God-level Elbow Strike] effect, which made Artest stiff for 1 second.

Artest, who froze in place, was pleasantly surprised and uncomfortable.

"Lie down! Li's elbow technique is so superb, it hurts me to death."

Taking advantage of this gap, Li Xuan ran a few steps inside the three-point line, received a pass from Nash, immediately pulled up, and shot a mid-range jumper.

"Shh!"

The basketball is hollow into the net and hits steadily!
The applause in the auditorium was thunderous and lasted for a long time, and the fans shouted loudly to cheer for the home team!

When retreating, Li Xuan recalled the process just now in his mind.

"The shot seems to be a little faster, and there is no chance for Artest to interfere. This will not work, and we have to find the right time next time."

Li Xuan wants to make good use of [God-Level Elbow] to score points, after all, it is not so easy to activate it.

Therefore, he wants to give people the illusion that Artest's defense is in place and his shots are barely shot, so that the head coach of the Pacers will not change his defensive strategy.

"It's easier to score points if the water flows slowly!"

After making a plan in his mind, Li Xuan quickly ran to his defensive area to defend.

The Pacers attacked, and Artest still forced Jamison. This time, he was interfered by Nowitzki who retreated to the basket and failed to make it.

Li Xuan returned to the basket and rushed to grab a defensive rebound, and passed it to Nash to advance immediately.

The Pacers retreated very quickly and did not allow the Mavericks to play a defensive counterattack.

After attacking the position, Li Xuan repeated his old trick. After elbowing Artest, he ran a few steps to the right, and paused when he received the pass. Seeing Artest pounced up from the side, he immediately pulled up and shot.

At the moment of Li Xuan's shot, Artest's long arm stretched out to interfere followed.

After the two had slight physical contact in the air, Li Xuan intentionally distorted his shooting posture. Anyway, it had no effect on the shooting, and he might not be able to cheat fouls.

"Shh!"

The basketball is hollow into the net and hits steadily.

At the same time, the bald-headed referee blew his whistle and said, "Pacers player No. 15 made a thug foul, the goal is valid, and an additional penalty will be given."

"And-One! Li Xuan felt very explosive tonight. I have a hunch that this guy will make big news."

In the commentary seat, Barkley stood up and shouted excitedly.

Amidst the cheers of the fans, Li Xuan stood on the free throw line, took over the basketball from the referee, and made an extra free throw.

In the following games, Li Xuan considered that Artest could not get into foul trouble, so he only used his skills to score occasionally.

After all, it is very troublesome to re-adapt to the defense after changing the defense, and the Pacers will further target the consecutive scoring. Now is not the time to score points.

In fact, there is another main reason for this. Artest will not complain to the referee after being hit by an elbow. Other Pacers players may not care about face, and will report Li Xuan's small actions to the referee.

If the referee noticed it, Li Xuan would not be able to use the elbow technique happily.

In the next game, the two teams strengthened their defense, which caused the shooting percentage of both sides to drop, and the point difference was not widened.

In this way, after about 8 minutes in the first quarter, Nash and Li Xuan were replaced to rest.

The Pacers also replaced Artest and Jensley to allow them to recover and prepare for the second quarter.

When Artest returned to the bench, Pacers coach Carlisle patted Artest on the shoulder and said: "Good job, the next game will continue to maintain the defensive intensity just now. It is impossible for the No. 10 player to Can hit difficult shots every time."

Artest was a little embarrassed to see the head coach praise himself.

In fact, he felt that he failed to interfere with Li Xuan's shooting, and he was beaten for nothing.

I originally wanted to apply for a defense change, but now I can only continue to be beaten for the sake of face.

"Wrap it on me!" Artest patted his chest in response, then sat back on the bench to rest, and rubbed his abdomen with his hands covertly.

"Li's elbow really lived up to its reputation. The elbow caused burning pain in my abdomen. There may be internal injuries."

Back on the playing field, after substitutions and adjustments, the confrontation between the two teams became a duel between Nowitzki and O'Neal.

These two people do not give in to each other, if you hit me one, I will return you one, it can be said that they are evenly matched.

With Jermaine O'Neal turning over and missing a jumper, the first quarter ended here.

The score on the big screen at the scene was 26:22, and the Mavericks entered the second quarter with a 4-point lead.

The intermission is over and the second quarter begins.

Mavericks lineup: Nash, Finley, Jamison, Li Xuan, Bradley.

Pacers lineup: Jensley, Miller, Artest, Ellington, Fortson.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Mavericks had the ball.

Li Xuan came to the low position on the right, leaning against Artest to ask for the ball, ready for singles.

"Looking at the situation, Lee should use his unique back attack method. I don't know if Ron can defend it." Barkley is very much looking forward to this duel.

Seeing that Li Xuan was in position, Nash passed the ball.

After Li Xuan received the pass, he felt a strong thrust from behind, deliberately hit him on the back, and hit Artest's abdomen with his elbow very covertly, then quickly turned back and shot a jumper.

From the perspective of the fans, they thought that Li Xuan's movements were too fast, and Artest didn't react, so he couldn't interfere.

But only the person involved knows what just happened.

The client Artest spoke: Fuck!It's not that I didn't want to defend myself, but that I couldn't move because of the pain!

The basketball draws a perfect arc in the air.

Swish!Hollow into the net!

28: 22!

"It seems that Ron can't prevent Li's back attack. I solemnly announce that this matchup, Li has won a complete victory." Barkley stood up excitedly, and cheered with his arms held high.

The ball is switched and the Pacers attack.

After Artest made a strong breakthrough, he passed the ball quickly and rushed to the basket without thinking.

After a quick pass, Miller in the bottom corner on the right got a chance, raised the knife and hit a three-pointer.

28: 25!

Looking back, the Mavericks went on offense.

Li Xuan was near the high position on the right, suddenly started an air cut towards the basket, used magic skills when making physical contact with Artest, and then changed direction and ran outside the three-point line.

When Li Xuan ran beyond the three-point line, he just received a pass from Nash, and then he pulled up and threw the basketball in his hand.

"Beautiful! Lee's backrunning technique is so superb that Ron didn't even realize it. He is one of the best defensive players in the league." Kenny Smith praised.

That's right, from the perspective of others, everyone would think that Li Xuan's back-running can be called a textbook-style teaching.

Swish!Hollow into the net!

31: 25!

On the sidelines, Pacers coach Carlisle frowned, thinking about the problem.

Was Ron careless and unable to defend, or was the No. 10 player too skilled?

He felt that he would continue to observe and then make corresponding adjustments.

On the court, the Pacers failed to score this offense, and the Mavericks launched a defensive counterattack.

Li Xuan quickly rushed towards the penalty area guarded by the Pacers, and at the same time had to physically confront Artest on the side. Both sides made a lot of small moves.

Artest wanted to return an elbow to slow down Li Xuan.

Unexpectedly, he failed to reach the elbow, but was elbowed by Li Xuan. The pain caused him to lose his balance and fell to the ground.

Li Xuan failed to hear the whistle, continued to march, came to the penalty area, took off vigorously, received a wonderful alley-oop pass from Nash, and dunked the ball into the basket.

33: 25!

At this time, Artest had stood up, and his body was no longer in pain. It felt very strange, but he didn't think much about it and continued the game.

The Pacers quickly sent the baseline ball. Fortson, who had not yet returned, received the pass, faced Bradley's defense, and made a throw.

33: 27!

The next few rounds were entirely Li Xuan's performance moments.

He wanted to use this time to set a record, without any cover-up, and directly used his magical skills to score points crazily, which aroused the enthusiasm of the fans and made the frenzied atmosphere on the scene reach its peak again.

"Oh! It's unbelievable. This is Lee's seventh consecutive hit in the second quarter. It's completely crazy!" Barkley shouted excitedly.

Even with Li Xuan's crazy performance, Pacers coach Carlisle did not ask for a timeout.

Because the Pacers are very tenacious withstood the crazy offensive firepower of the Mavericks.

Jensley and Miller hit a three-pointer from the outside, and Fordson also scored 2 points from the inside by grabbing offensive rebounds, and the point difference was not widened.

In this way, after playing for about 4 minutes in the second quarter, Carlisle couldn't help it and requested a timeout to make some adjustments to limit the No. 10 player.

On the Pacers bench, head coach Carlisle had a huge headache.

Even Ron can't defend, who can defend? If they want to double-team, it will be even more troublesome. After all, the core of the Mavericks is the German.

"Ron, you're still the main defense against Li Xuan. I can see your performance. You really worked hard, but you have to work harder. If you press him, he can't catch the ball. At the same time, I will ask other people to help you defend." Carlisle patted Artest on the shoulder and said seriously.

Artest wanted to quit, after all, he was just being beaten, but looking at the head coach's eyes, he could only nod his head.

After seeing Artest's statement, Carlisle quickly assigned tasks to other players.

On the other side, the Mavericks are on the bench.

A group of players from the Mavericks rubbed their hands on Li Xuan, who made him feel so hot.

Upon seeing this, Old Nelson said, "Stop fighting, gather around and listen carefully to the tactics."

Immediately, Li Xuan and others quickly surrounded Old Nelson.

"At this stage, Li Xuan's touch is hot. Others want to create opportunities for him and let him finish the offense. Is there any objection?" Old Nelson said.

"No!" The Mavericks players answered in unison.

"Then go out there and give those Pacers guys a hard time."

The timeout ends and the game continues.

The Pacers attacked. After receiving the ball in the low post, O'Neal hit Nowitzki with his back, turned over and made a fadeaway jumper.

After a while, the Mavericks' counterattack came quickly.

Li Xuan leaned on Artest for the ball from outside the three-point line.

Seeing this, Artest trembled uncontrollably, and said in a discussing tone: "Li, I have seen your elbow strike, can you stop using it, and I will not use it either."

Artest confessed, he was really scared by Li Xuan's elbow, worried that he would be taken to the hospital after the game.

Moreover, every time he wanted to elbow Li Xuan, he would be predicted to dodge, but he would get an elbow instead. The feeling of being hanged and beaten was too uncomfortable, and he had to admit it.

"Ron, didn't you want to see him before, and you couldn't stand it after a while. Are you still a tough guy?"

Li Xuan continued after using the aggressive method: "Besides, I am still patiently teaching people the technique of elbow strikes, don't you want to learn?"

Artest was a little moved after hearing this. If he learned Li Xuan's elbow technique, who would still be his opponent in the league.

"Li, you have to be careful not to kill yourself!"

"Don't worry, I'll take it easy."

After Li Xuan finished speaking, he subtly elbowed Artest, and immediately ran towards the three-point line.

The referee on the side didn't see Li Xuan's actions clearly and didn't make a penalty.

After receiving a pass from Nash, he made a mid-range jumper and made a shot.

O'Neal, who ran to help defend from the low post, was a step slower and failed to interfere with the shot.

"Fuck! If that guy can hold off a little longer, I can stop this attack."

Swish!Hollow into the net!

"Lee has already hit eight goals in a row. I don't know if he will set a record next time. Let's wait and see!" Barkley roared excitedly.

(End of this chapter)