unfinished glory

Chapter 237 Fighting
Game [-] of the Western Conference Finals is only one step away from the finals for the players on both sides.At this time, there is no need for any mobilization, and everyone naturally knows to work hard.

Yao beat Gasol on the jump ball, his sixth jump ball of the series.

The Lakers attacked first, and Yao Ming got in position to ask for the ball. As soon as Fisher passed the ball, Conley came to help defend, forcing him to return the ball to Fisher.

Seeing that Yao Ming was targeted, Fisher could only give the ball to Kobe and let the latter attack.

Kobe got the ball, and the man defending him became Li Chongxiao. The Grizzlies decided to use the strongest defense to contain the core offensive players of the Lakers.

Yao Ming came up and made a pick-and-roll. Kobe barely got rid of Li Chongxiao's defense and missed a jumper in front of Gasol.

The Grizzlies have shown their defensive resolve, and the Lakers are no different.Li Chongxiao took the ball to attack, Artest was the main defense, and Kobe was ready to double-team at any time, so that he could not penetrate too deep.

After dribbling for a long time, Li Chongxiao couldn't find a reasonable opportunity to attack, so he could only bite the bullet and face Artest's defensive strong shot, but he missed.

On the second ball, Yao Ming was still double-teamed, and Kobe failed to hit Li Chongxiao with his back.Gasol also missed the pick-and-roll on the Grizzlies side.

Yao Ming still missed the third big hook, but their fourth ball was finally passed by Yao Ming to Artest for a layup.

The Grizzlies scored later and did not break through through Li Chongxiao until the sixth round, causing Artest to foul and score 2 free throws.

The defensive strength of the two teams at the beginning was very strong, as if they could hear the sound of muscle collision.Therefore, the offensive efficiency of both sides is not high, and it is very difficult not to score a goal.But this kind of scene is not dull, the two teams have no mistakes in tactics, and the confrontation is strong, which makes some basic fans dizzy.

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In the playoffs, Li Chongxiao felt three different defensive methods.

The Spurs' defense is like a net, relying on the overall defensive effect formed by tactics.Generally, what they suppress is a team's offense.For stars, if they have physical or technical shortcomings, they will also struggle in this net.

The Spurs have never been afraid of Pierce, who is known as an "offensive kaleidoscope" but with ordinary physical fitness, nor James, who is physically strong but has average shooting skills. They are afraid of Li Chongxiao and Kobe who are proficient in various offensive skills. A player who can fly into the sky and escape from the ground.

The Suns in the second round were offensive and defensive in the D'Antoni era, but after Gentry was built, the offense and defense were more balanced.Their defense against Li Chongxiao was the simplest form of double-teaming. They wanted to rely on their local numerical advantage to prevent Li Chongxiao from scoring goals. To put it bluntly, they wanted to use defensive techniques to suppress offensive techniques.

The Suns lead the defense with Duke University senior Grant Hill, a gentle player, and this is the defensive player Li Chongxiao is least worried about.Similar to the captain of the Grizzlies, Battier, he has top defensive skills, but he can't score in a one-time defense.Because he always wants to use skills to conquer his opponents, but there is less confrontation, less ferocity, and less momentum.

Li Chongxiao's first defense for several consecutive years is naturally very clear. After all, a basketball game is a competitive sport of physical exertion. Only defensive skills do not involve a lot of physical contact. It is okay to beat weak chickens. No real star player will be afraid .

The most obvious comparison is between Battier and Artest. Although the former has made two defenses in three years and the latter has missed the defense in recent years, offensive players may not like Artest.

Li Chongxiao doesn't like to play against the Lakers the most, because they have two swingmen at the first defense level, and they especially like confrontation.

The entire series of the Western Conference Finals has been hand-to-hand, and today's game is particularly large.Artest is as strong as a beast, full of strength, and great moves. Li Chongxiao's several shots were squeezed out of shape, and the referee didn't blow it.

Fortunately, he used the same method to defend Kobe, and the referee didn't care.Li Chongxiao likes the referee's impartial attitude towards him, basically the same as what the opponent measures against him.

This is like playing a game, a weapon has an upper and lower limit attack.The higher the upper limit, there is naturally a chance to exert greater power, but it is also possible to hit the lower limit attack.Li Chongxiao doesn't like gambling. If it can be kept at a certain value, it will be convenient for him to calculate the effect that the attack can achieve.

Thanks to the "fairness" of the referee, the pain he encountered on the offensive end was recovered from Kobe on the defensive end.

Such a hand-to-hand style of play on both sides is doomed that the score on the court will not be high.After the first quarter, the Lakers only led by one point at 21:20.

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In the opening stage of the second quarter, the Grizzlies overtook the score by 4 points.The Lakers led by Odom came off the bench and had few scorers. Instead, they were beaten into several offenses by the Grizzlies players.

After the main players of the Grizzlies came on the field, they maintained the point difference.Li Chongxiao faced the defensive combination of Artest and Kobe.Although he couldn't shoot 60% of the shots like the game against the Suns, the steady stream of goals can still be maintained.

Facing defenders, he has made strong shots more than once.Although he made 6 of 2 shots, as long as he can score a goal, the opponent will not dare to ignore it.

Li Chongxiao played hard, and the rest of the Grizzlies also had a hard time.Gasol felt that it was difficult to move forward. The Lakers lacked people in this position. He was defended by Turiaf or Odom, who were not tall enough but defensively fierce.Moreover, the existence of Yao Ming prevented Gasol from going deep into the inside, and his personal offensive ability was greatly reduced.

Conley was able to break through Fisher, but Yao Ming guarded the inside and his shooting was average, so even if he got inside, he couldn't complete an effective offense.

With this defensive strength, no one in the Grizzlies can maintain a normal level except for Li Chongxiao.This gave the Lakers a chance to unscrupulously double-team Li Chongxiao, making the team's offense extremely difficult.

Fortunately, the Lakers are similar, playing very difficult offensively, and scoring is not easy.

The Grizzlies players saw that their offense was weak, so they exerted 120% of their energy on defense.Yao Ming used the Gasol brothers to deal with it, Li Chongxiao mainly defended Kobe, and Battier couldn't stand up to Kobe, but it was more than enough to be a supporting defender.

In the second quarter, Li Chongxiao took the main shot. They made 21 shots in this quarter. Li Chongxiao made 14 of 6 shots and scored 15 points.

Ping-pong pong was played at halftime, which made everyone extremely nervous.Up to this point, there hadn't been a single fast break on the court, and they were all relying on positional battles, one ball after another, and progressed with difficulty.

At the end of the half game, the Grizzlies turned away and led the Lakers by 3 points, 46:43.

(End of this chapter)