unfinished glory

Chapter 187 Difficult Balance

In the first half of the game, although the two scorers did not show any desire to attack at the beginning of the game, as the game repeated, the two played their strengths successively in the second quarter, and the game gradually reached a climax.

Li Chongxiao took the lead and scored 34 points. Kobe also stood up at the last minute and increased his score to 22 points.

At halftime, the coaches on both sides criticized the chaotic offense and defense on both sides in the second half of the second quarter, and then made adjustments.

After playing, the offense and defense of the two teams were much more normal, and the mistakes were reduced accordingly.

But the audience is not very happy, because under this system, the role of stars should not be weakened, and wonderful individual performances will naturally disappear.Both Li Chongxiao and Kobe's scoring are on the rise, but this kind of scoring is driven by the team.

The point difference between the two teams has also been maintained at high digits. The Lakers can't open up, and the Grizzlies can't shrink.However, this balance between the two sides is relatively fragile, and it can be easily broken if you don't pay attention.

Yao Ming has scored the same score as Kobe Bryant with 27 points so far, but his fouls are not well controlled today, and he has already committed three fouls.

The Grizzlies have even more trouble with fouls. Both Gasol and Battier have committed three fouls. As long as there is another foul in this quarter, they will have to sit down to rest.

Li Chongxiao didn't shoot much in this half of the game, and scored 4 points on 2 of 4 shots. His teammates felt good, scoring 13 points.

The Lakers still lead by 6 points, as long as they stabilize their position, they are not in a hurry.The Grizzlies also have the confidence to regain the 6-point difference, which is not tepid.

Seeing that this confrontation will continue until the end of the third quarter, the situation on the court has undergone tremendous changes.It's not that the players on both sides fouled to the point, but that Gasol accidentally stepped on Turiaf's foot and sprained him off the field.

Without such an inside axis, the Grizzlies' offense has become more difficult.Hakeem Warrick, who came off the bench, has a certain offensive ability, but he is far from Gasol, let alone replace Gasol's role in organizing passes.

The Grizzlies' offense was stymied and quickly allowed the Lakers to re-establish a 10-plus-point lead.

Li Chongxiao took control of the ball and tried to lead the team forward by organizing passes.But after a few rounds, the point difference widened, and he found that he was not the material.

During the timeout, Carlisle tactfully advised Li Chongxiao not to rely on passing the ball, but to lead the team on offense.

The attempt just now showed once again that Li Chongxiao is different from an all-around fighter like James, he is best at attacking.

With more than 2 minutes left in the third quarter, facing a 16-point gap, the Grizzlies had nothing to rely on except Li Chongxiao.

Facing Luke Wharton in front of him, Li Chongxiao skillfully used his personal skills again and succeeded in singles.Seeing this scene, Phil Jackson reacted quickly, and immediately blew his whistle on the sidelines, telling the team to start double-teaming Li Chongxiao.

So when Li Chongxiao got the ball again, the Lakers played two people at once, one Wharton and one Fisher.

Li Chongxiao was not afraid of the defense of these two men, he dribbled the ball to deceive Wharton's center of gravity, and then hit a mid-range shot on Fisher's head.

There are 34 seconds left in this section of the game. In this round of the Lakers, there is no doubt that Kobe will control the ball.After halftime, he dribbled the ball close to the center line, and Li Chongxiao stepped forward to defend himself.

When the attack time was only about 6 seconds, Kobe moved. He dribbled to the right, cut two steps inside the three-point line, and chose an emergency stop jumper.

The rhythm of the ball was so good that Li Chongxiao stretched his arms, but he was powerless to prevent Kobe from scoring his 34th point.

9 seconds is enough for one round.Gasol took the ball and served quickly, and while the Lakers were still reminiscing about the last ball, Li Chongxiao had already dribbled to the frontcourt.

Kobe was the only one standing in front of him. Li Chongxiao continuously changed directions in front of his body, swaying away from Kobe, and made a layup. Only 5 seconds passed.

The Grizzlies, who stole one from the Lakers, naturally don't want to be beaten back by their opponents. They are strictly guarded against the last round.Kobe dribbled the ball through the half court with difficulty, facing the double-teaming of Li Chongxiao and Battier, he forced a shot three meters away from the three-point line and missed.

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Entering the final quarter with a 12-point difference, Li Chongxiao dared not rest for a moment.

The team's offense was intermittent today. Although they scored 82 points, 44 of them were scored by Li Chongxiao alone.

At this moment, Gasol is also injured. In the team's lineup, it is difficult to find a player with the ability to attack independently in a game of this intensity.

The Lakers served first, and Kobe played a small lineup with Turiaf, Odom, Trevor Ariza and Farmar.

Faced with the backward situation, Li Chongxiao took the initiative to ask the coach to fight and asked to defend Kobe.

Kobe bent over and slowly dribbled the ball. He knew that the opponent in front of him was much more difficult to deal with than Battier. Not only did he use the physical fitness of any player, but also he had a defensive awareness that was difficult for most players to develop. .

To deal with Shane Battier, Kobe can use his body to force him, but he can't deal with Li Chongxiao.Fortunately, in the sport of basketball, offensive players always take the initiative.

After a few shakes, Li Chongxiao couldn't fully keep up with Kobe's rhythm, which allowed him to succeed in a fallback jumper.

After Lowry dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, he immediately handed it over.After Li Chongxiao got the ball, he didn't act impulsively, but took the initiative to call a pick-and-roll, and took advantage of Milicic's entanglement with Kobe and Turiaf to make a decisive shot from outside the three-point line.

47 points!
Kobe took the ball, and also relied on the pick-and-roll to reach the inside. Under Warrick's block, he made a layup with his left hand, and he also scored 38 points.

During the Grizzlies' round, Kobe stuck up and blocked Li Chongxiao's advance with his strong body.

Li Chongxiao moved laterally outside the three-point line, flashing a little space, ready to break through from the middle.But Ariza quickly double-teamed, sabotaging the plan and forcing a pass.

The ball went to the open Brewer, who made the shot and gave the team some relief.If this doesn't happen again, the Lakers probably dare to double-team Li Chongxiao with three people.

Kobe also chose to pass the ball here, and Odom succeeded in singles against Warrick.The difference between the two sides remained at 13 points.

The offensive performances of Li Chongxiao and Kobe, which started in the second half of the third quarter, suddenly became moderate at this point.

Seeing that his teammates were able to score goals, Li Chongxiao was willing to be a green leaf, attracting defenses for his teammates, opening up space, and completing pick-and-rolls.

Kobe tried twice, hit two shots, and stopped.

In more than five minutes, the Grizzlies finally recovered a few points and successfully narrowed the point difference to less than 10 points.

Seeing that the point difference was shrinking again, Zen master sent nuclear weapons. Yao Ming, who had been resting for a long time, made the Grizzlies players very injured after his reappearance.

Not only did he score 6 points on offense, but he also gave Gasol Jr. and Warrick a big hat in a row on defense.

After finally recovering the score, it became 13 points again.

(End of this chapter)