unfinished glory

Chapter 225

On March 3, the Grizzlies played against the Spurs for the third time this season.

Everyone on the Grizzlies team came to San Antonio with exhaustion on their faces. During this period, Li Chongxiao tormented his teammates. He kept trying new styles of play, and the coaching staff also adjusted new tactics accordingly.

Not to mention the two insiders, even a traditional point guard like Conley was forced to increase the number of shots, and Battier's scoring increased by 2 points.

Since the All-Star Game, Li Chongxiao's scoring has dropped below 30 points, and his season average has been lowered to 35.4 points.In two games, if he hadn't been required to stand up at the last minute, they would have almost not been the team's highest score.

The teammates didn't dare to say anything. They had been in close contact with Li Chongxiao's efforts and performance, and they were impeccable.The general problems of the team facing the strong teams are all caused by them. Now the boss is anxious to help find a solution, and they still retreat, which is a bit unreasonable.

Li Chongxiao has a good temper, but he is the leader of the team in the absolute sense after all, so he didn't dare to touch his beard at this time.

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After so many adjustments, the team's state still hasn't improved fundamentally. Li Chongxiao couldn't hold back his anger. Before this game, when he was still in Memphis, he found Carlisle and had an in-depth exchange.

Li Chongxiao opened his mouth and asked: "I want to know what you think, is there something I did not do well, and why the team is in such a bad state."

"Is the team in poor condition?" Carlisle smiled: "We are still second in the West? Are you asking too much?"

"You know that's not what I'm talking about. When we face a strong team, we always have no way to win." Li Chongxiao tried to figure out the problem: "I watched the video carefully after the game, and I was very frustrated. We have nothing to fight back against the Lakers, Cavaliers, Celtics and Magic who have championship competitors."

Li Chongxiao was talking about a fact: "We were lagging behind throughout the game. It wasn't because we were in a bad state or the opponent was in a good state. It was because the situation was always under the control of the opponent. This is what I was worried about."

"In fact, this problem is very obvious, but you don't want to admit it." Carlisle looked at Li Chongxiao thoughtfully, and then said: "The hard power of our team is indeed inferior to the Lakers and Celtics, and the Cavaliers, The Magic are similar, but they play more clearly."

"We were number one in the league last season." Li Chongxiao didn't want to believe this fact.

"That's because of you!" Carlisle directly pointed out the core: "Your explosive performance last season shocked the entire league. In fact, everyone was caught off guard by you."

"Think about the team's record before you were still with this group of players." Carlisle waved his hand to stop what Li Chongxiao wanted to say: "You always think that your teammates are very good players. Among the people, except for Da Ben on the bench, no one has proved himself."

"Including Paul, he has never entered the All-Star Game before, and he has never won a game in the playoffs. If I remember correctly, didn't you also sweep him twice?"

"Then what do you mean?" Li Chongxiao seemed a little convinced.

"You have to be yourself first and give full play to your own characteristics before you can drive your teammates." Carlisle's expression became serious: "A good team leader has different ways of driving his teammates, but one thing must be the same That is, they all use their own characteristics to guide their teammates, instead of accommodating their teammates' characteristics and sacrificing themselves."

"For example, Kobe is a killer and he is good at scoring. If he always thinks about assisting, the Lakers will not win the championship at all. For example, James has a strong ability to organize and control the field. It is impossible to force him to focus on scoring three points per game. Ten or forty points to help the team win.

There is also a ready-made example. We all know that Jordan has recorded 7 triple-doubles in a row and 11 triple-doubles in 10 games. But who knows that these 11 games are only 6 wins and 5 losses, and the last 5 games are a five-game losing streak. . "

Hearing this, Li Chongxiao laughed, "I can make a triple-double."

"Of course I know you can. With your ability, let alone 10 triple-doubles, a triple-double in one season is nothing to worry about." Carlisle felt that his words were exaggerated at all, and the players on the opposite side definitely had this ability. : "But a triple-double in a season is definitely not as helpful to the team as you averaged 35 or 40 points per game. You are essentially a scorer, and you have the right to shoot, so don't think about possession."

"You mean that if I score 40 points per game, the team will have a chance to win the championship, right?"

"Yes. Leave the other things to me, to your teammates."

"Okay, simple things." After Li Chongxiao finished speaking, he got up and prepared to leave.

"Wait, it's your turn to answer my question." Carlisle also threw out a long time puzzlement: "I remember you are under 24 years old, right?"

"Yes, it's not until June."

"You know, it takes a long time to rebuild a team. Even a giant like the Lakers took four seasons." Carlisle was a little puzzled by Li Chongxiao's turn of the moment: "Why are you so anxious?"

"Because I haven't won a championship for two seasons, it's been too long!" Li Chongxiao looked into Carlisle's eyes sincerely.

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In the locker room of the visiting team, Li Chongxiao clapped his hands to make his teammates quiet down.Looking at the frustrated looks of his teammates, and thinking of the example Duncan set in this arena, he decided to say something:
"I will never take a shot in the first half of the game!" Seeing the surprised expressions of his teammates, he smiled: "Maybe I will not take a shot in the third quarter. In this game, I will treat myself as a blue-collar , Desperately grab rebounds; will be an organizer and pass the ball to everyone. I just want to prove something, it doesn’t matter if you win or lose.”

In the end, he decided to reveal something to improve morale: "After this game, the previous experiments are over, and I will follow everyone's habits. I haven't tried the 12345 tactic for a long time. I will look for the The Lakers try their hand."

As soon as this sentence was said, the locker room really regained its vitality, and the usual style of play was more favored by everyone.

At the beginning of the game, a strange phenomenon appeared on the court. Li Chongxiao was in possession of the ball, while other players rushed to attack.

This style of play stunned the Spurs for a while. Li Chongxiao has always played for the Spurs and has always been the main scorer. The average score of the six matchups in the two seasons has exceeded 50.

The Spurs naturally put all their defensive focus on Li Chongxiao, but they didn't expect that Li Chongxiao was just a cover.After a period of chaos, in the first quarter of the game, Li Chongxiao scored 0 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks.

The Spurs lost 13 points in a single quarter, but adjusted in the second quarter and worked hard to recover 7 points.

Li Chongxiao was eager to collect statistics, and he made another zero shot, but still collected 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals and 1 block.

In the locker room, Popovich was furious when he saw this data. On the one hand, it was because the players were not focused on playing and the opponent was still behind despite the reckless behavior.On the other hand, he was also annoyed that Li Chongxiao had done too much, that he could always make some fools when playing against the Spurs.

"No matter how you play, you must not let him get a quadruple-double!" Popovich slammed the door fiercely and left, leaving only the Spurs players staring at each other.

(End of this chapter)