unfinished glory

Chapter 218 Green Army
A big change for the Grizzlies this season is that their stability has increased a lot.

Last season, they often made small mistakes when leading, allowing opponents to recover points, and sometimes leading to losses.

Judging from the games they won this season, they basically got rid of this little problem and became more mature.

This is because the players were not used to it last season. They changed from a weak team bullied by everyone to a strong team that will destroy whoever they meet. After the "sudden wealth", most players don't know how to keep this income reasonably, and they will disappear after waves.

Although Li Chongxiao is known as "the most stable outside line in history", he rarely loses the chain in the game, but sometimes he can't fill the holes dug by his teammates.

This season, when the Grizzlies get rid of these minor problems, when facing weaker teams, they can always gain an advantage at the beginning, and then lead all the way to the end of the game. Unless they encounter an opponent who explodes, they will basically not lose ball.

Before the Christmas game, the Grizzlies played a total of 23 games and lost 4 games.

In addition to the two strong teams, the Cavaliers and the Magic, the Bulls encountered an overall explosion of opponents, and the Jazz was played by Deron Williams who scored 47 points and beat Conley.

This record fell behind the Lakers, which had won more than one game in the West, and fell to second place, and it also fell out of the top three in the championship favorites list of major media.

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In the Christmas game, the Grizzlies visited Boston to play against the Celtics.

The offense in the first round was naturally initiated by the Grizzlies. Perkins moved slowly, and the jump ball was more wins than losses.

Li Chongxiao received the ball as usual and completed the first offense of the Grizzlies. A mid-range shot from the corner position helped the team get 2 points.

The Celtics also got 2 points from a jump shot by Pierce and returned the favor.

The offensive rhythm of the two teams is relatively slow, and they always have to run a lot of tactics before choosing the right time to make a shot.

The situation on the court in the first quarter was completely controlled by the point guards on both sides.

This season, the Celtics' offensive rhythm has gradually transitioned from the Big Three to their point guard Rondo.

Rondo is a traditional player, regarded as Kidd's successor, and has always put passing as his top priority.His pass is elusive and very difficult to guard, often making Conley dizzy.

However, compared to Kidd, Rondo's offense is worse. Except for layups, his mid-range shots are quite average, and there are almost no three-pointers. This gives Conley the opportunity to double-team other players.

On the Grizzlies side, Conley's personal offense was blocked by Rondo, but he himself is not an offensive point guard like Deron Williams and Chris Paul Paul.He can't score the ball himself, but he can continue to pass the ball to his teammates and help them score.

In the first quarter of the game, Li Chongxiao played like a role player, basically did not make a strong attack, and cooperated with his teammates according to tactics.

In this case, similar to the Celtics' tactic of relying on overall performance, each of the Grizzlies' main players scored.

By the time of the substitute, Wallace from both sides played at the same time.These two once fought side by side in the Pistons, defeated the luxurious F4 lineup of the Lakers, and won the championship; they also lost to the Spurs where Li Chongxiao was at the time, and lost the chance to defend the title.

Although the two are now their own masters, they are both fighting for the honor of the championship.

Rasheed Wallace defended Gasol, Ben Wallace defended Glenn Davis, and the confrontation between the inside lines on both sides suddenly strengthened.

Although Big Baby was defended to death by Ben Wallace, Big Ben basically had no offensive ability, and the two sides tied.

In another set of confrontation, Roaring Tianzun became harder and harder, which made Gasol very uncomfortable. Both offensive and defensive ends had the upper hand, and the Celtics gradually gained the advantage in the interior.

In perimeter offense, the Grizzlies' bench performed better than the Celtics.The backcourt combination of Matt Barnes and Brewer Gallori can contribute 20 points per game for the team.

Both sides formed a tug-of-war during the bench time, and no one could widen the point difference.

Li Chongxiao didn't return to the court until more than four minutes into the second quarter. He couldn't break the deadlock, so he could only go with the flow.

And several old guys from the Celtics saw that the situation on the court was relatively stable and sat on the bench for longer.

Playing with the Celtics, it is especially easy to fall into the opponent's rhythm and lose the game.

Although the score difference between the two sides is still about the same until now, the opponent has already led the rhythm away.Carlisle tried his best to adjust several formations, just to break this situation, but the effect was mediocre.

The first half of the game ended in "peace", and the Celtics led by 4 points at home.

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At the beginning of the second half, Carlisle did not make too many adjustments. The scores on the court are very close now, so there is no need to let Li Chongxiao attack with the ball prematurely.

This is also one of the shortcomings of the Grizzlies. Except for Li Chongxiao, the other players on the offensive end do not have the ability to explode suddenly.

Against weak teams, Li Chongxiao can still rely on Li Chongxiao to take the lead and then hold on to the victory.But when encountering a strong team, it broke out too early, who knows if the opponent has a backup.

In fact, the Celtics really have this kind of plan. As a team aspiring to win the championship, they will naturally study various opponents.They are very familiar with Li Chongxiao's technical characteristics.

Other coaches in the league are also very troubled, why is there such a monster.Like Kobe Bryant's offense is strong and strong, but there are always highs and lows, the state is irregular, and it is not so easy to control.

But Li Chongxiao is different. With such a strong offensive explosive power, he is still very stable.As long as he wants, he can score 40 points in every game.

Sometimes the state is overwhelmed, and he can maintain super high efficiency throughout the game.Fifty points and sixty points are often born in such games.

Everyone knows that he is suppressing his desire to score, just for the team to win, otherwise averaging 40 points per game is not a dream.

He also reflects this scoring ability in any quarter of the game, as long as he wants to, he can score more than 20 points.

What's even more abnormal is that this 20-point scoring frenzy can also be assigned to a certain time node, such as the fourth quarter.

More than once, the team tied the Grizzlies in three quarters and was taken away by a wave in the fourth quarter.

The Celtics hope that Li Chongxiao can explode in the third quarter, but they are also worried that after the third quarter, he will have room to do it again in the fourth quarter.

Therefore, when they are playing at home, they must strike late, and will not be eager to expose their cards for a while.

In the third quarter, when both sides were afraid, the Celtics only won by one point in this quarter.

When the final decisive battle came, the Celtics came up to double-team, showed the energy of defending Kobe in the finals, and used all kinds of methods.

Not only for Li Chongxiao, but also for other Grizzlies players.

Rasheed - Wallace and Garnett formed inside, completely restrained the Gasol brothers, and other Grizzlies players struggled.

Li Chongxiao's scoring also became difficult. There was no room for him to break through inside, so he could only rely on COSCO to solve the problem.

The Celtics will also strengthen their defense against Li Chongxiao at the expense of offense.They replaced Ray Allen with Tony Allen on full-time defense.

Li Chongxiao's tough counterattack couldn't move his teammates. In the end, the Grizzlies lost the strong dialogue in the away game.

(End of this chapter)