I really can't handle the ball

Chapter 195 On the Road to Winning Streak Gone Forever
After returning to the locker room, Li Xuan greeted his teammates one after another, and then went to his locker to organize his personal belongings.

He took out his phone and looked at it, and found that there were several unread text messages on it, and then operated the buttons on the phone to click to view the messages.

Some of these text messages are concerned greetings from family members, and some are congratulations from friends.

After Li Xuan finished checking, he responded one after another.

After a while, Old Nelson led the coaching staff and walked in through the door of the locker room. He clapped his hands and said, "Boys, you performed very well tonight. I am very satisfied."

After hearing this, the players of the Mavericks applauded happily, and some players even screamed excitedly.

Old Nelson waved his hand to signal the players to be quiet, and then said: "I hope everyone will refrain from arrogance and impetuosity, maintain a normal mind, and work hard for our common goal. We will continue to work hard in the next games and stabilize our No. [-] position in the league."

After the old Nelson fed the players chicken soup for the soul, he quickly made a post-match summary, and then left the locker room with the coaching staff.

The Mavericks players played for a while, and then ran out to wash and shower.

After Li Xuan washed up, he bid farewell to his teammates, came to the parking lot, drove back to the apartment to rest, and ended this fulfilling day.

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After defeating the Pistons, the imposing Mavericks defeated the Nuggets, Warriors, Clippers and Suns one after another in the next game, winning [-] consecutive victories.

It wasn't easy to beat the Nuggets in the Denver Plateau. The Mavericks almost overturned and didn't decide the winner until the last minute.

In this game, Carmelo Anthony was in exceptionally good form. He didn't want to lose to Li Xuan again, and his desire to win was very strong.

When he was in college, Anthony was once the chosen son who was comparable to James, but after the NCAA finals, he was suppressed by Li Xuan and couldn't move. Even if he came to the NBA, he couldn't stand up.

The previous match against the Nuggets had lost the game, this time at home, he didn't want to lose, he wanted to beat Li Xuan with dignity.

The fiery Anthony led the Nuggets to the last minute against the powerful Mavericks.

When he hit a difficult three-pointer with 30 seconds left in the game to widen the point difference to 5 points, he was very excited.

"Finally able to beat that guy once!"

But the next game did not go according to Anthony's expectations.

The Mavericks quickly served the baseline ball, and in just a few seconds, Li Xuan hit a chasing three-pointer, narrowing the point difference to only 2 points.

Subsequently, the Mavericks did not adopt foul tactics, and relied on their strong defense to prevent the Nuggets' offense abruptly.

At this time, with about 2 seconds left before the end of the game, the Mavericks requested a timeout.

After returning from the timeout, the Mavericks served a sideline kick.

Nash stood on the sideline holding the ball, saw a familiar figure, and immediately passed it.

After receiving the pass, Li Xuan, who rushed out with the help of a cover, immediately jumped up and shot, and at the same time activated the active effect of the skill [Fatal Blow].

The Nuggets guessed who the Mavericks would hand over the final attack, and Anthony and Nene, who were chasing defenses, rushed forward to interfere and block.

Although he failed to block the basketball, it had a great impact on shooting.

They believed that it was impossible for Li Xuan to hit this difficult and ultra-long three-pointer, and the victory belonged to the Nuggets in the end.

The basketball draws a perfect arc in the air.

Swish!Hollow into the net!

When the clear sound of brushing the net sounded, the Pepsi Center Arena was silent, and the fans held their heads in their hands, unable to believe the scene in front of them.

On the sidelines, the Mavericks' bench was erupting collectively, happily rushing to Li Xuan's side and lifting him high, wildly celebrating the victory.

On the other side, the frustrated and unwilling Nuggets left the field with their heads down.

At the same time, the list of the best players of the game was displayed on the big screen at the scene, and Li Xuan, who scored the lore goal, won the honor without any suspense.

这场比赛，李轩上场42分钟，投篮21投12中，其中三分球9投4中，罚球5罚5中，得到33分12篮板2助攻2抢断3盖帽的全面数据。

掘金队表现最出色的球员为安东尼，投篮26投15中，其中三分球5投3中，罚球6罚5中，得到38分7篮板3助攻2抢断的全面数据。

Relying on Li Xuan's lore, the Mavericks calmly retreated from the Denver plateau. When facing the next few opponents, the Mavericks won very easily.

Against the Warriors, Nowitzki broke out and scored 32 points, leading the Mavericks to clock in three quarters.

Li Xuan performed mediocrely, scoring 18 points, 12 rebounds, 2 steals and 4 blocks.

When it came to Los Angeles against the Clippers, Finley stepped up and took over the game.

In the third quarter of the game, Finley made 14 of 12 shots, including 3 of 2 three-pointers and no free throws. He scored 26 points in a single quarter, opened the point difference to 30 points, and let the game enter garbage time.

In the end, the Mavericks defeated the Clippers 115 to 84, winning [-] consecutive victories.

After the game, Finley was elected the best player of the game for the first time, breaking the long-term monopoly of Li Xuan and Nowitzki.

这场比赛，芬利在上场的30分钟时间内，投篮21投16中，其中三分球5投2中，罚球2罚2中，得到36分2篮板2助攻的全面数据。

李轩表现异常稳定，获得17分14篮板4助攻3抢断4盖帽两双数据。

The next home game against the Clippers, the last in the Western Conference, the Mavericks won the game without bloodshed, and once again clocked out of get off work in three quarters.

In this game, Jamison, who is the best sixth man of the Mavericks, played very well. When the other players of the Mavericks felt bad, he scored consecutive points inside the Clippers and played the most brilliant battle.

Li Xuan was very happy when he saw his teammates exploding. He even hoped to see more of this kind of phenomenon.

As a result, Li Xuan devoted all his energy to the defensive end, causing the Clippers to suffer, and the offense was frequently blocked and paralyzed.

In the end, the Mavericks defeated the Clippers 98 to 58, winning [-] consecutive victories.

The Clippers' score in this game also created the lowest score of the season.

这场比赛中，贾米森投篮16投12中，罚球4罚3中，得到27分6篮板2助攻的数据。

Although he failed to win the honor of the best player in the game, this is also his brightest performance this season.

李轩则获得这场比赛的最佳球员，在上场的30分钟内，获得了20分12篮板4助攻3抢断4盖帽的全面数据。

After defeating the Clippers, the Mavericks got two days off, and the next game will be at home against the visiting Houston Rockets.

When the Mavericks won [-] consecutive victories, the outside world's praise for the Mavericks has increased, but there are still some critical voices.

Among them, Nash, as a typical figure, was singled out for criticism.

The promised four-star Mavericks, the performance of the other three is obvious to all, and they have played high-profile performances one after another. Even the sixth player Jamison has a very good performance. Only Nash's unchanging double-double data can no longer satisfy the media in Dallas. , Start picking bones.

They think that by replacing Nash with O'Neal's grandma, the Mavericks can still win.

In fact, this is just some media reporters who don't understand the ball. Nash occupies a very important position in the Mavericks. It cannot be easily replaced by a random point guard. Otherwise, how could the Mavericks' backup point guard Delk not seek power and usurp the position?
The content of such news reports was quickly spread to the ears of the parties involved. Nash specially bought these newspapers that slandered him.

Although these reports were made up without any factual basis and were all based on conjectures, some fans still believed the newspaper reports and went to the Mavericks' official website to discredit Nash.

"Ask the general manager of the Mavericks to trade the defensive black hole Nash, any one is better than him!"

"I don't see Nash having any effect on the team. I just lay down and win. If I am in this Mavericks team, I can also help the team win!"

"Nash is simply holding back the Mavericks. If the Mavericks want to win the championship, they have to trade Nash."

Such remarks had a great impact on Nash himself.

In the team training game on the second day, Nash was obviously absent-minded and made frequent mistakes, which made the main team play extremely difficult.

Fortunately, Li Xuan and Nowitzki were strong enough to lead the main team to defeat the substitute team.

Before, the main team would not have played so hard at all. Every time they beat the substitute team, but today there has been a change.

On the sidelines, Old Nelson also saw the problem, clapped his hands, and said, "After the others are dismissed, they will conduct daily training. Steve will come to my office."

After the dissolution, Li Xuan came to Nash and asked with concern: "Steve, what's wrong with you, are you feeling unwell?"

"Li, thank you for your concern. I'm fine. I'll talk to you later. I'll go to the coach's office first." After Nash finished speaking, he turned and went to the office.

Li Xuan looked at Nash's back and was a little puzzled, but he didn't think too much, and went to the training ground for daily training.

Not long after, Li Xuan saw that Nash returned to the training ground for daily training, and felt relieved. As for the conversation between Lao Na and Lao Nelson, he didn't care, and devoted himself to training again.

Time passed quickly, and Li Xuan went back and forth between the apartment and the arena at two o'clock and one line every day, carrying out daily training, and lived a very fulfilling life.

On May 1, at the American Airlines Center Arena.

Tonight, the Mavericks host the visiting Rockets.

During the warm-up activities, Li Xuan and Dayao hugged each other and exchanged a few words.

"Xiaoxuan, congratulations on winning the All-Star vote, winning the All-Star vote as a rookie must have made history." Dayao said enviously.

"Dayao, don't talk nonsense, the voting is not over yet, everything is possible." Li Xuan responded with a smile.

"You don't have to wait until the end. Your number of votes is far more than No.2. There is no suspense that you will be voted king."

After Dayao finished speaking, he quickly changed the topic, otherwise he would feel sour in his heart.

"You guys have to be merciful in this game! Save face and don't beat yourself up like the Clippers." Dayao said jokingly.

"Dayao, don't worry, after this game, you don't have to think about other things." Li Xuan responded with a teasing tone.

"Damn! You are such beasts, and you want to exhaust me!" Dayao responded with an emoji.

"Haha, just kidding, competition comes first, friendship comes second, as long as you don't compete with me for the victory, we are all good brothers."

Afterwards, the two chatted a few more words, bid farewell to each other, and returned to their respective halfs for warm-up activities.

Not long after, the game officially started.

As soon as he came up, Nash was very active, hitting the basket uncharacteristically and frequently.

In fact, Lao Na didn't want to fight like this, but if he didn't show it, he would be pulled out and criticized by the local media in Dallas every day.

Although Old Nelson had talked to him, he still couldn't let it go, wanting to prove his ability.

But the Rockets have Dayao under the basket, and it is not so easy to score, which makes Nash's success rate somewhat low.

Eager to prove, Nash became more impatient and seemed to have forgotten his usual work. Li Xuan and others did not choose to pass the ball when there was an open space. Instead, they attacked by themselves and made frequent mistakes.

On the other hand, the Rockets played very methodically, with internal and external linkage, very smooth offense, and established a leading advantage.

At the end of the half, the Mavericks entered the second half behind the Rockets by 8 points.

When the game started in the second half, Nelson Sr. did not send Nash on the field and let him calm down on the bench.

After the start of the third quarter, the Mavericks got back on track and their offense became smooth.

Although Delk's passing ability is not as good as Nash's, he is more than enough as a ball-handling tool.

Under the leadership of Li Xuan and Nowitzki, the Mavericks played a wave of 15 to 5 attacks and overtook the score in one fell swoop.

In the ensuing game, the two sides took the lead alternately, and no one was able to widen the gap.

After the start of the fourth quarter, Nash went into battle again, adjusted his mentality, and began to resume his old business and organize offenses.

The Mavericks once again showed strong strength, scoring frequently to confirm the lead.

But the Rockets didn't give up. Ferguson hit key three-pointers from the outside many times, while Yao insisted on the inside, playing an important role on both offense and defense.

With the efforts of the two of them, the Rockets and the Mavericks fought to the last moment.

With the last 15 seconds left in the game, Felix hit a three-pointer from the outside to tie the score.

The Mavericks requested a timeout to arrange the last offensive tactic.

The timeout ends and the game continues.

The Mavericks chose to serve from the baseline. After Li Xuan sent the ball to Nash, he quickly ran to the frontcourt to participate in the attack.

Nash dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, pressed the time, and waited until the last seven or eight seconds left to start attacking.

Seeing that Li Xuan and Nowitzki attracted a big defense, Nash felt a little flustered, his head was hot, and he chose to attack by himself, just to prove himself.

Lao Na quickly made a change of direction, passed Boss Fu, and rushed inside.

Boss F didn't expect Nash to be so decisive, and let Nash rush over without paying attention.

"Why don't you play your cards according to the routine!"

Nash broke into the inside and was very happy to see no one was defending, and then threw the ball to the basket.

"Fuck! Who the hell dare to say that I rely on my teammates to win, now I'm a thigh!"

At this moment, Dayao, who rushed back, slapped Nash's fantasy and brought him back to reality.

The basketball bounced off the backboard.

Watching the basketball fly over his head, Nash was so angry that he vomited blood. He had already expected how the media reports after the game would discredit him.

Just when Lao Na was extremely remorseful, he found that he saw the "angel", and the "angel" wearing the No. 10 jersey saved him.

Li Xuan, who rushed into the penalty area, triggered the effect of the skill [Skipping the King], jumped up instantly, and stretched out his arms to pull the basketball in the air towards the basket.

At the same time, the indicator light on the backboard came on.

The basketball bounced a few times on the rim and rolled into the net.

"Li~Xuan! The tipped shot killed the Houston Rockets!" The DJ roared frantically.

(End of this chapter)