unfinished glory

Chapter 200 Closing
After winning this game, the 61-13 Grizzlies still have eight games to play.In terms of record, there is only one strong enemy behind the Lakers.

But for some reason, the Spurs are also a team they need to focus on.It's not that Li Chongxiao still has a grudge against them, but that the previous two slaps were too harsh. Now it's not that he has a grudge against the Spurs, but the Spurs have a deep hatred for them.

Fortunately, the two games against the Spurs were at home, so there should not be so many moths.

Despite this, Carlisle was still worried. In the post-match press conference before the decisive game against the Spurs, he deliberately raised the topic and mentioned the last time Li Chongxiao was roughly treated by the Spurs.

He said that Li Chongxiao is not only a player of the Grizzlies, but also the wealth of the league. He should not be treated like this. He hopes that the referee will be stricter in the game.

The news reached Popovich's ears, and he naturally knew what Carlisle meant.Although he really wanted to give Li Chongxiao a good look in the game, he also knew it was inappropriate to do so.

The game has come to this point, if someone hurts Li Chongxiao, the Grizzlies' hard work for a season will be in vain, and their boss will have to kill people.

Both teams are in the southwest region, and they have to play four games a year. Once this kind of rift has been formed, it is difficult to guarantee that the other party will not come back with revenge.

Whenever the Spurs lose one or two generals, it will definitely lead to a sharp drop in record.Once he fails to make it to the playoffs, the image he has worked so hard for for many years will be completely ruined.

From a personal point of view, Li Chongxiao is not a good person. He was targeted in the past, and Popovich also witnessed the subsequent revenge.This kind of rich second generation doesn't rely on basketball for a living, so if they really want to get ruthless, if they don't play basketball, they will break up and make a mess.

When the time comes when he pats his butt and returns to China, the Spurs will still have to make a living in the league.

It's not just the Spurs who are afraid, but other teams in the league also have this worry.During the game against the Grizzlies, everyone defended Li Chongxiao very strictly, and all kinds of small moves emerged in an endless stream, even getting used to a lot, and sometimes bleeding.But these are within the normal range, and no team wants to kill him for a season or career.

Stern also warned the referee several times not to condone the situation where other players hurt Li Chongxiao. The referees gradually seldom blow the black whistle of Li Chongxiao.

But even though Li Chongxiao has become the most dazzling player in the league this season, the referees still don't favor him at all, and they always follow the strictest standards when calling him.

From the point of view of the fans, Li Chongxiao is not like the superstar touted by the league at all. He has never got the kind of foul that can be boasted, let alone a star whistle or an air whistle.

But this has also attracted more and more fans for him. In competitive sports, a fair situation is what every fan wants to see.Everyone is fed up with all kinds of imbalances in real life. Watching a game has all kinds of unspoken rules, which will make people feel that the game is just acting and lose interest.

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After the Grizzlies won two games, they ushered in the third game of the season against the Spurs.

In Memphis, without Holt and the Spurs crowd, the conflict between the two is less of a problem.Li Chongxiao has avenged all his grievances, and has settled all grievances with the Spurs.

For the Grizzlies, this game is an ordinary opponent. They don't need to spend as much effort as they want to deal with the Celtics or Cavaliers, they just need to play step by step.

After the Spurs lost Li Chongxiao, although they introduced several newcomers and the team maintained stability, they lost their explosive power.This season, they really rely on grind to play. There is no way to kill their opponents with one shot, and it is difficult to jump out of the pit they dug.

Since last season, Duncan's state has slowly declined. This season's scoring average dropped directly below 20 points.Duncan accepted the reality that he was no longer young, but Popovich refused to accept it.

As a result of strong support, Li Chongxiao flew away, while Duncan left behind went from bad to worse, and Ginobili and Parker stagnated.

Ginobili and Parker are qualified second-in-command of the team, but they can't replace Li Chongxiao's role, nor can they reach the performance of Duncan back then.

The Spurs have also gone from being the favorites of the championship, and now they are still working hard to compete for a place in the playoffs.

Although the Spurs tried their best to win the game, although the whole process was intense, the rhythm was always under the control of the Grizzlies.

After establishing a point difference of more than ten points in the second quarter, the Grizzlies did not spend much effort to maintain the point difference until the end.

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After winning the Spurs, the Grizzlies moved one step closer to the top of the Western Conference. Then they won two more games and came to the last hurdle of the regular season.

In the penultimate round of the regular season, the east and the west each have a highlight.

In the first matchup in the Eastern Conference, the Cavaliers had the last laugh and defeated the Celtics. While getting 63 wins and 16 losses, they also gave their opponents a two-game losing streak.

After losing key battles, the Celtics have a record of 62 wins and 17 losses. Like the Cavaliers, it is impossible to surpass the Grizzlies.

The West is also the first battle, the Lakers with 64 wins and 14 losses challenge the Grizzlies with 66 wins and 13 losses. This is the last chance for the Lakers.Once the game is lost, let the opponent get 67 wins, even if the Lakers can win all of them, they will also get 67 wins, and Hehui will be ranked second because of their mutual record.

In this case, the game was very intense.

Carlisle has figured out the Lakers' tactics, that is, the two superstars play with a bunch of role players.But knowing the tactics, he was powerless to break it.

Superstars never make sense. If Kobe and Yao Ming play well and join hands, no team in the league can defend against it.

Li Chongxiao also took great pains to win this game. He started to provoke Kobe in the first round of the second half, hitting him three goals in a row.

Kobe would not take any provocations from shooting guards, because others were not qualified, but Li Chongxiao would be able to arouse his anger.The two faced each other tit-for-tat, scrambling to devote themselves to the blacksmithing business.

The offensive rhythm of the Lakers was quickly destroyed. Since Yao Ming joined the Lakers, the team has been playing dual-core balanced tactics, which is also the reason for Kobe's scoring decline.

Now that Kobe is wayward, Yao Ming has to run back and forth, which greatly wastes the team's resources and also destroys Phil Jackson's tactics before the game.

For the Grizzlies, this situation is somewhat accustomed.As the only core of the team, Li Chongxiao is the basic operation to play singles with the ball anytime and anywhere.

When Kobe woke up and was not fighting, the Lakers were already 12 points behind.

Although the Lakers continued to narrow the point difference behind, the Grizzlies still held the advantage until the end of the game, and finally won the focus battle 124:119.

(End of this chapter)