unfinished glory

Chapter 185 Backward
After the warm-up is over, the starting players of both sides appear on the field.

Li Chongxiao wanted to exchange some pleasantries with Kobe, but seeing the serious look on the boss's face, he dismissed the idea and just shook hands.

Gasol Jr. and Yao Ming were preparing to jump the ball inside the circle. The other players on both sides stood around the middle circle. Li Chongxiao leaned against Walton, and Kobe bent over and blocked Battier.

With a beep, Yao Ming touched the ball first, pushed it to the backcourt with a little force, and Fisher rushed over to get the ball.

Conley lunged forward, trying to steal the ball from Fisher.But the latter was experienced, prepared and protected the ball.

Seeing that the raid didn't work, Conley quickly adjusted and stood in front of Fisher.

The Lakers' first ball was naturally given to Kobe. After he got the ball, the audience cheered up and wondered how he would handle the first attack.

Facing Shane Battier, Kobe didn't have that much desire to attack. He dribbled the ball and passed it to Yao Ming who was about to get to the position. The latter scored the ball.

Although facing Wharton, Li Chongxiao did not choose to attack by himself, but broke through and took Turiaf away, and then gave the ball to the air-cut Gasol.

The two teams are the first and third offensive teams this season. They played against each other very well, and their shooting percentages were kept above the sixth floor.In the away game, the Grizzlies scored 5 points in just over 17 minutes, beating the Lakers by 3 points.

But such a performance did not make the scene lively.As the protagonists, Li Chongxiao and Kobe made two shots each, one scored 5 points and the other scored 2 points.

These goals were all completed within the scope of the team's tactics. There was no unreasonable goal that the audience expected, and there was no one-on-one duel between the two.

Finally, once Li Chongxiao faced Kobe's defense with the ball, he didn't make a strong shot, but passed it to Conley who had a better chance, which made the audience sigh.

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For such a game, there is nothing to adjust for the coaches.Both Carlisle and Jackson have made plans, so they will maintain this rhythm and confrontation, and then have a duel at the last minute.

But maybe the referee didn't want this much-anticipated game to be too dull, so he took the lead and called Gasol two defensive fouls in the next 3 minutes.

Yao Ming scored a 2+1, and then hit two free throws, all of a sudden to tie the score.

Carlisle had to replace Gasol Jr., the inside defensive strength, and put on Milicic.Serbs, no matter on the offensive or defensive end, are basically delivering food to Yao Ming.

At this point in the game, it was Yao Ming who broke out first.In the next few rounds, he scored two more goals, pushing his personal score to 15 points and helping the team overtake the Grizzlies by 4 points.

At the same time, the Grizzlies' offense was also somewhat misfired, failing to score for three consecutive rounds.Carlisle had to change his tactics, shrinking the defensive area and increasing the strength of the inside defense.

Fortunately, Li Chongxiao, Shane Battier and Conley's individual defense capabilities are all strong, limiting the offense of other Lakers players.In addition, Li Chongxiao also gradually increased his shots, and scored another 6 points, barely maintaining the situation.

When the first quarter lasted more than 9 minutes, the two sides replaced the main players and entered the substitute player time.

Li Chongxiao scored 11 points and took a break. He was replaced by Mike Miller.

Miller was not very happy this season. As a starter last season, he averaged 16.4 points per game. Shared by Lee Brewer.

More importantly, the tactical system of the Grizzlies he is familiar with has undergone fundamental changes, which made him very uncomfortable, and his shooting percentage and scoring efficiency have declined to varying degrees.

Carlisle had hoped that he would be able to bite the score on the bench, but this would be on the field. Miller had missed three consecutive shots. Not only failed to recover the score, but also allowed the Lakers to take the opportunity to expand their lead.

Known as the "left-handed magician", Odom is the best sixth man of the Lakers. As long as he doesn't distract himself on the court, he is better than most starters in the league.

This much-anticipated game is just suitable for him who loves to be lively, so he is naturally very focused.Odom led the team for more than three minutes, extending the team's lead to double digits.

Carlisle resisted the urge to make substitutions in the first quarter, and just yelled a few words on the sidelines, which made the players pay more attention and passed the first quarter smoothly.

At 27:37, the Lakers scored a very high score in the first quarter, which made the audience smile.

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At the beginning of the second quarter, the Grizzlies made adjustments first, allowing Gasol to play first, as the central axis of the team's operation.

This formation has tended to the tactics commonly used by the Grizzlies last season, but Miller's hand feeling is really bad today. He was defended by the Lakers' Trevor Ariza and failed to score a single goal.

Gasol scored a goal with difficulty, but Radmanovic and Vujacic of the Lakers scored two three-pointers in a row, widening the point difference to 14 points.

Carlisle waited for more than a minute off the court before replacing Li Chongxiao and pushing Miller to the small forward position. He wanted to use Li Chongxiao's deterrence to open up space for Miller and help the team open up the offense from outside. firepower.

When playing against the Lakers, the opponent had to face Yao Ming on the inside. Few teams could attack. If they couldn't guarantee the offensive firepower from the outside, it was basically impossible to win.

After Li Chongxiao came on the field, the Lakers replaced Ariza with a better defense.Facing this rookie of the same class, Li Chongxiao was not afraid, put his back on the opponent, and scored a goal from within the three-point line.In the next round, it was another emergency stop jumper that broke through and hit again.

By the third round, it really attracted the Lakers' defensive focus. Radmanovich lost the defender and came over to double-team.Li Chongxiao took advantage of the situation and passed the ball to Miller in the bottom corner, but the latter missed an open three-pointer.

The Lakers followed up and scored the goal, and the score on the field was 33:43.The Lakers' bench lineup can maintain a balance against the two main players of the Grizzlies.

As a veteran who has played for several seasons, Li Chongxiao was not impatient, but more patient. After several cooperations with Gasol, the latter passed it to Miller.

This tactic is the routine used by the Grizzlies last season. Gasol, as the organizer, distributes the ball inside.But such a familiar tactic, in the hands of Miller, still failed to turn into a goal.

Instead, the rebound bounced too far and was grabbed by Odom. He threw a long pass to Jordan Farmar, who transitioned to Radmanovic and made a fast-break three-pointer.

The Grizzlies called a timeout and replaced Miller, who made 7 of 0 shots, and Milicic, who was doing nothing. Gasol Jr. and Barnes played to strengthen the defense.

Li Chongxiao scored a goal to stop the bleeding, and then Gasol faced Odom's entanglement and had no chance to make a shot. He led to the outside line, and Barnes and Lowry also missed shots.

Although the Lakers did not score a goal, the Grizzlies looked like they would not be able to even the score for a while.

Facing the 15-point difference, Li Chongxiao was a little anxious. During the timeout, he told the coach bluntly that he would try to control the rhythm of the offense in the remaining 8 minutes of the first half.

(End of this chapter)