unfinished glory

Chapter 16 Summer League (2)

In the second quarter, under the guidance of You Deli and Du Hong, the game was played relatively steadily, and the score at halftime was 40:43.

Then in the third quarter, after the two sides replaced Mark Perry and Pargo, the two point guards, the game began to go crazy.

Until the last two and a half minutes of the game, the Spurs and the Bulls tied 94:94.In seventeen and a half minutes, the two teams scored 50+ points each, as if they were completely defenseless.

Li Chongxiao watched it with relish off the court and felt very enjoyable, but the coaches on both sides felt a little boring.

Taking advantage of the Bulls' dead ball, they switched back to the main lineup.

The Spurs still started the game, but the Bulls made changes: Duhon replaced Pargo; Luol Deng dropped Tommy Smith at power forward.In this way, Li Chongxiao faced Johnson again.

The Bulls re-served and the ball was in Gordon's hands. He singled out Brown and hit a mid-range shot. The audience cheered. Everyone likes to watch the hero ball at critical moments.

Then Duhon took control of the ball halfway and handed it to Brown for singles.It's a pity that Brown missed the shot under Gordon's interference.

The Bulls are attacking, and Johnson's status in the Bulls is not stable, especially this year's rookie Luol Deng has performed very well, which put him under a lot of pressure, so whenever he has an opportunity on the court, he is eager to express himself.

In fact, these players were all influential figures when they were in college. After a very formal basketball training, how could they not know what the team's coaches wanted to see?
But there are so many players participating in the trial training, there are only one or two places, and there are only a few opportunities, and the time may only be a few minutes, so there is not much room for you to show yourself.

If you can't come up with something that makes the team's eyes shine, why should others choose you?In the final analysis, basketball is a game of putting the ball into the basket, and offense is the most impressive, so everyone chooses to attack the basket in a swarm.

Defense, organization, support, etc. are things that only high-ranked players have the opportunity to show, so everyone desperately squeezes into the lottery and the first round.Because they entered the first round, in most cases, there is a guarantee.

Of course, there are times when the first round is not safe. In 1996, the Bulls selected Tyrese Knight with the 29th overall pick in the first round. Because they were dissatisfied with his performance and refused to provide a three-year guaranteed contract, they finally gave up on him directly.However, how much he can make it to the first round is also capable. This gentleman also played in the NBA for seven years in the end.

The second-round and undrafted players are best to have offensive skills, open three-pointers, mid-range shots or breakthroughs are fine, because everyone is rushing to the NBA bench, and the bench is often used, and you don't need to be more defensive.

Just like Lynton Johnson, who is attacking with the ball at the moment, his defense is really average, and he can still be a drinking fountain in the NBA because he can shoot well and break through.But at this moment, facing Li Chongxiao's defense at this moment, Johnson's general offensive level is not effective.

Li Chongxiao likes to defend this kind of player the most. When he breaks through, he moves very fast and does not lose his position in defense; when he shoots, he can cover his bounce and wingspan.

Johnson is caught in a dilemma at the moment. It stands to reason that he should pass the ball, but he feels that he can still save it. He barely arched two steps inside the three-point line and made a flip-back jumper. The result was a three-point shot. The ball fell to the Spurs' Noel Felix, who immediately transitioned to Udrih at the top of the key.

But at this moment, Li Chongxiao had already run across the half court in one swift motion, and there was nothing in front of him.Luol Deng, who was chasing after him, could only watch the two rookies of the Spurs complete a fast break cooperation.

Li Chongxiao didn't dunk the ball, but a gentleman made a layup, which drew boos from the audience.

Returning to the Bulls' offensive half, Johnson asked for the ball to attack again. This time he changed his method and started dribbling two steps in front of the three-point line, trying to pass Li Chongxiao.

But dribbling is not his forte, and he didn't grasp the rhythm of passing people well. At the moment when he changed direction in front of his body, the ball was cut off.

Udrih picked up the ball and was about to run forward, but was hugged by Luol Deng.But at this time, there have been more than 10 fouls, which is a free throw.

Udri made two free throws and the score became 98:96. With one minute and 35 seconds left in the game, the Spurs took a two-point lead.

In the next round, Luol Deng decided to attack on his own. Facing Li Chongxiao, who switched defenses, he didn't play tricks at all, and forced himself to grind into a reasonable collision zone with his body, and evened the score with a small throw.

After scoring the goal, he deliberately smiled at Li Chongxiao, who was so angry that Li Chongxiao smashed the ball hard.

In the next round, neither Ben Gordon nor Devin Brown scored, and with only 54 seconds left, the Bulls attacked.This time Luol Deng was about to repeat the old trick, Li Chongxiao hurriedly called someone to double-team him.

Luol Deng took the opportunity to give Lyndon Johnson near the ground line, but Johnson's open jumper actually bounced out of the frame.Frustrated, he held his head in disbelief.

The rebound was controlled by Li Chongxiao, stabilized, and then gave it to Udrih.There are still more than 30 seconds, and there is no timeout, and it is completely up to the players on the field to play.

The Spurs' ball ran for more than ten seconds, but they couldn't find a good offensive opportunity.Devon Brown was entangled tightly by Ben Gordon, and Duhon prevented Udri from attacking, and it was difficult for the two insiders to receive the ball.

The ball ended up in the hands of Li Chongxiao, who received it at the top of the arc with eight seconds left on the shot clock.On the opposite side, Linton Johnson stared at him with red eyes.

Li Chongxiao dribbled the ball, took two steps back, and then rushed forward, pulling the ball with his left hand, shaking Johnson's center of gravity, and bowing to Buddha with his right hand, Johnson jumped up.He took advantage of the trend to get into the paint and started directly in front of the free throw line.

Mario Austin of the Bulls defended from the baseline on the right side. Li Chongxiao switched to his left hand to catch the ball before taking off.

The audience exploded, and the audience roared wildly.The teammates on the bench jumped up, clapped shoulders and cheered, and some threw the towel like a propeller.The teammates on the field surrounded him and slapped him.

Coach Budenholzer nodded off the court, took out a small notebook, and recorded something.

Soon the court calmed down, leaving the Bulls with 16 seconds of attack time.

Luol Deng also chose to attack at eight seconds, and he pressed the inside in the same way on the left.This time Li Chongxiao didn't ask someone to double-team him, but chose to go up hard.

Luol Deng threw the ball before the Spurs closed the perimeter, and Li Chongxiao tried his best to interfere.Eventually the ball got a little bigger and fell onto the rim and bounced out.

In the huddle around the basket, the Bulls' Mario Austin scrambled the ball to Lyndon Johnson near the free throw line.

There are two seconds left.

Johnson hesitated for a while after receiving the ball, but he didn't choose to shoot immediately, so Li Chongxiao rushed over.

"Shoot!" Hearing the shouts of his teammates, Johnson threw the ball with a sudden realization, only to meet Li Chongxiao's palm.

A nice cap, the ball is fanned upfield and the game is over!
(End of this chapter)