unfinished glory

Chapter 198 When the game is on

Although the Grizzlies lost, the fans didn't care too much, because their team finally had an All-Star player.

Li Chongxiao undoubtedly won the starting position in the Western Conference, and the team's No. [-] man, Gasol, was also selected by the coaches for the All-Star Game by virtue of the Grizzlies' top record in the league.

The league has invited him to participate in the slam dunk contest for two consecutive years, but Li Chongxiao always refused with the reason of "no creativity".

He has been in the league for five seasons and has successfully survived the crisis of "three years as a rookie". He no longer needs to rely on the slam dunk contest to increase his fame.

However, when he was on the rise in the All-Star Game, he still performed a very visually impactful dunk.

That was after completing a steal, he dribbled to the front court, and after taking off, as his body rose, he swung his feet in the air one after the other like climbing stairs.After rising to the top, a light dunk ends.

After Barkley saw the action of going up the stairs, he directly said that this one dunk was worth two dunk champions, regardless of the "slam dunk king" Nate Robinson on the side.

然后三分大赛，刘易斯在决赛中25投6中只得到7分，达奎安·库克也好不到哪里去，25投11中拿到13分。大家都在吐槽说这种命中率甚至不如李冲霄在常规赛的命中率。

The skills competition also invited Li Chongxiao, but he has no plans to complete a "Grand Slam" at present, so he politely declined.

In the All-Star Game, he played more than 20 minutes and scored 18 points. Then he watched Kobe score 30 points and lead the team to victory.

The league also wanted to form an "OK combination" to relive the old dream, but it was destroyed by the joint efforts of Carlisle and Li Chongxiao. The former's tricks made Kobe and Yao Ming play for a long time, and both scored high.The latter was blacklisted because he offended O'Neill, and now, as the main ball handler, he simply doesn't pass the ball to the opponent.

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After the All-Star Game, the regular season will continue. From this point on, most teams in the league will enter the sprint stage.

The Grizzlies are not worried about the playoffs, but it is not easy for them to keep the top spot in the regular season.

There are too many strong teams this season. According to the current trend, by the end of the season, it is very likely that there will be 4 to 6 teams with 60 wins.

Especially in the West, the competition is more intense. A total of 9 teams compete for the playoffs. Except for the Grizzlies who ranked first with 43 wins and 9 losses, the Lakers ranked second with 42 wins and 11 losses, which is far behind other teams. , The difference in wins from third to ninth is only 6 games.

东部联盟基本是三强的天下，凯尔特人队43胜12负，骑士队40胜11负，魔术队38胜13负。

These five teams are also the biggest favorites for the championship this season. The Lakers are ranked first and the Celtics are second.Although the Grizzlies are at the top of the list, they only ranked third, followed by the Cavaliers and Magic.

By this time, every game is more important. As long as you are interested in the championship, it is impossible not to care about home court advantage.

Fortunately, the Grizzlies' tactical upgrading and transformation work has been completed, and basically there will be no major turmoil in the following games.

After losing to the last-to-last Wizards in the league, Carlisle's tactical philosophy has undergone some changes, placing stability at a higher position, and requiring the Grizzlies to get victory.

Li Chongxiao also started his soy sauce days, playing more than 30 minutes in each game, and after scoring [-] points, he can rest.

Since the All-Star game, he has never scored more than 50 points.

But now is still the era of "No underdogs in the NBA". Every team has their strengths, and no one can predict when they will explode.

In the March game, they lost one game first, and then after Li Chongxiao won the Western Conference Player of the Month in February, the team capsized again and lost an away game to the Raptors.

The Grizzlies players felt very bad today, only shooting 40% of their shots. Except for Li Chongxiao who made two three-pointers, the other players didn't make a single one.

By the end of the three quarters, the team had already trailed by 19 points. Li Chongxiao wanted to chase points in the fourth quarter, but today's hand feeling was mediocre and he couldn't make a goal. .

Losing this game, the Grizzlies have lost 11 games this season.Some players recalled that the team was able to break the record of 72 wins and 10 losses. Looking at it now, it is indeed too arrogant as Li Chongxiao said.

However, despite the loss, the Grizzlies have a record of 48 wins and 11 losses. According to the experience of previous years, it is basically certain that they have qualified for the Western Conference playoffs.

It's just that the competition in the Western Conference is too fierce. Even the No.9 Mavericks have 33 wins and 25 losses. In theory, they can finally win 57 wins. This makes some experts predict that the final threshold of the Western Conference's top eight may need 50 wins.

As for the Eastern Conference, there are not so many things. The Celtics, Cavaliers and Magic have already confirmed their qualifications for the playoffs.Because the No.9 Pacers in the Eastern Conference are 25 wins and 36 losses, even if they win all the next 17 games, they will not be able to squeeze out the Magic's 43 wins.

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The Grizzlies' advantage over the Lakers is not great anymore, with only half a win, and they may be caught up at any time.

There are still 23 games to play, and several strong teams are in the follow-up schedule.

The Grizzlies next face the Magic in the second week of March, then the Celtics at the end of the month, the Cavaliers in early April, and the direct rivals the Lakers in the closing stages.

Fortunately, among these opponents, except for the Magic, who play away games, the others are all at home, which has a relatively large advantage.

The Grizzlies have not experienced a losing streak this season. After losing to the Raptors, it was after a wave of four consecutive victories that they met their first strong enemy, the Magic.

This is a back-to-back game. The Grizzlies played against the Bulls in Chicago last night. It was only in the second overtime that Li Chongxiao scored 7 points from inside and outside to seal the victory.

The physical consumption of other players is too great, and they are not opponents of the Magic who are waiting for work.

Except for Turkoglu who was defended by Li Chongxiao and made 15 of 2 shots, the other Magic players performed very well.

Howard's majesty in this game blew up the twin towers of the Grizzlies. He personally scored 37 points, 24 rebounds and 11 blocks, leading the team to lead by more than 24 points in the middle of the fourth quarter.

Except for Li Chongxiao who performed normally and scored 53 points, the other players of the Grizzlies performed sluggishly.

The final result is 117:91, 26 points is the biggest difference the Grizzlies have lost this season.

　I'm really sorry, I drank too much last night, I fell asleep until twelve o'clock, and when I woke up I had a terrible headache, and I only wrote a chapter after a long time.

　　
　
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