unfinished glory

Chapter 240 Forgetting
From leading to falling behind, for the Grizzlies, it really hurts morale.Although 3 points may not seem like a lot, but the scale of this game is very large, scoring is very difficult, and every point is precious.

When the defensive capabilities of the two teams are equal, it depends on the offense. One more offensive point means more confidence.

In the 2005 Finals, the two defensive teams, the Spurs and the Pistons, played sparks everywhere. In addition to Duncan and Ginobili, the final winner also had the offensive point of Li Chongxiao.

This game is basically Li Chongxiao resisting Kobe and Yao Ming. He has tried his best, but it seems that two fists are no match for four hands.

After defending the Grizzlies' offense, the Lakers fouled Gasol Jr. by Yao Ming.Yao Ming made two free throws to widen the point difference to 5 points. What is even more fatal is that Gasol has already fouled five times, and the game still has 2 minutes and 39 seconds.

Carlisle quickly used a timeout to stabilize the situation.Although Gasol has fouled five times, Gasol is already very tired, but he must play.

The opponent is also almost exhausted. The ball just now was replaced by a dunk 2+1 in the first quarter.Fisher couldn't play anymore, and a physical madman like Kobe was panting even more.

The only one on both sides who seemed to have some strength was Li Chongxiao. After drying off his sweat, he still had the energy to speak and encourage his teammates.

His stamina has been good since he was a child. After playing professional games, he found that this advantage has been further improved, and he can be regarded as a possession of No. 13.This made Li Chongxiao guess that the physical fitness of the No. 12 white defender was superimposed on him.This legendary star should have other abilities. It is estimated that he will not be discovered for a while, and now is not the time to dig this out.

After the timeout ended, Li Chongxiao led his teammates to play. If he lost to a team for three consecutive years, it would be a big blow to him.

Seeing Artest in front of him was a little tired, Li Chongxiao accelerated the frequency of dribbling and shaking speed until the opponent's footsteps were a little staggered.

Bryant had already noticed something was wrong, but Battier stepped into position first and blocked the way.Kobe rushed over and hit Shane Battier.

Although the referee did not call a foul for charging, Kobe was also delayed, and Li Chongxiao took the opportunity to rush in.After passing Artest, before Yao Ming made up the defense, he made a pull-up jumper and hit two points.

The score between the Lakers and the Grizzlies was 86:83, and Li Chongxiao scored 59 points.

Yao Ming took the ball again, and Gasol had committed five fouls. Taking advantage of his illness, Yao Ming forced a jump shot against the double-teaming of Gasol and Gasol.

Little Gasol touched his wrist, Yao Ming, Kobe, Phil Jackson on the sidelines and even many spectators shouted "foul", but the referee was indifferent.

Gasol Jr. was ready to be sent off, and he lowered his head. Gasol was the closest to the basket, but he was just a little annoyed by the side, and didn't notice the ball.

Li Chongxiao and Kobe rushed to the basket at the same time, but the latter was closer, hugged the backboard, and forced a layup.

At this time, the Gasol brothers reacted and rushed to the basket one after another.Li Chongxiao was startled and shouted "NO", but it was too late, Gasol didn't stop and knocked Kobe over.

It is impossible for the referee not to blow this ball. Gasol made six fouls and dared not look his teammates in the eyes.

Gasol is also very frustrated, this ball is all his problem, distracted.

Of course Li Chongxiao was also a little annoyed, but the more it was like this, the more we had to remember that everyone was a whole.As the boss of a team, he gets the most honor of winning, so he is also the most responsible for losing.

He took advantage of Kobe's free throw to comfort Gasol.Carlisle vacillates between Przybilla and Big Ben.The former has height, is younger, and has better free throws.The latter has experience, is tougher, and has better defense capabilities.

In the end, the experience of the playoffs played a key role. Big Ben came on the court, took Carlisle to explain a sentence, and said it loudly before Kobe made two free throws: "Don't pass the ball to me!"

Not only the players of the Grizzlies are a little confused, but the Lakers are also confused, not knowing whether it is true or not.

Li Chongxiao was the only one sober. At this time, he didn't need to worry about anything else. The ball was his own.

Kobe also made the second free throw, 88:83, 5 points behind, with 1 minute and 56 seconds left.

The most urgent task is to restore the confidence of his teammates. After Li Chongxiao got the ball, two Lakers players double-teamed and one stood by.There is no way for him to rush out alone, he can only call his teammates to come over for the pick-and-roll.

Battier came over and first asked Artest for a physical confrontation.Gasol blocked Kobe, but was bypassed by the latter.But Li Chongxiao didn't intend to use the pick-and-roll to cover the breakthrough at all. Instead, he used Gasol as a wall and shot a three-pointer.

With the expectations of everyone in the Grizzlies, the ball plunged into the basket, and Gasol Jr., who was standing by the bench, breathed a sigh of relief.

With a difference of 3 points and 1 minute and 47 seconds, this is Li Chongxiao's 62nd point. If it weren't for such a life-and-death battle, there might be Lakers fans applauding him.

The ball still hit Yao Ming's hands, and Gasol squeezed in with his back. Feeling that he was about to reach the basket, he half-turned and shot with a hook.

Gasol didn't defend, but Big Ben, who rushed from behind, slapped him beyond the three-point line with a block.Shannon Brown sprints to the floor, grabs the ball, passes it to Artest, and reorganizes Kobe.

Kobe took the ball and broke through to the basket, made a reverse layup, passed Gasol and Da Ben, but was directly nailed to the backboard by Li Chongxiao, who had been prepared for a long time.

The ball took more than 30 seconds and still missed. The Grizzlies had a chance to tie, but they only had a 20-second timeout, so they didn't dare to use it at this time.

The Grizzlies are going to repeat the same trick, let Gasol be the wall, and Li Chongxiao shoots.But the players of the Lakers are all extremely high ball quotients and will not give this kind of opportunity.

Li Chongxiao saw that the shot could not be made, so he immediately changed to a breakthrough. Gasol pulled to the bottom line to catch the ball, took away Yao Ming, and Odom stepped forward to continue.

Li Chongxiao knew he couldn't wait, he would be surrounded immediately if he stopped for a while.He jumped directly at the free throw line, Odom in front and Artest and Kobe behind him all rushed forward.

Li Chongxiao's ball was not a shot at all, he threw the ball towards the basket with his left hand.

"Kang Dang", Big Ben made a violent dunk and smashed the ball into the basket, and the Grizzlies evened the score.

In the last 54 seconds, the tie was 88, and the fierce battle was in full swing.

At the critical moment, Kobe played the true colors of the black mamba. In the pursuit of Li Chongxiao and Shane Battier, he made a difficult drift and made a sideways shot and hit a two-pointer.

Li Chongxiao took the ball and took a big step sideways, leaned his body and threw in with his left hand, and tied again.

In 19 seconds, the Lakers had the ball, enough for an offense.They used up the last timeout, trying to make the most of this initiative.

Kobe received the ball in the backcourt, resisted Li Chongxiao's harassment, and dribbled it to the frontcourt with difficulty.

11 second, 10 seconds, 9 seconds.

Kobe failed to make a breakthrough, then quickly adjusted his rhythm, ran along the three-point line with the ball, and used the pick-and-roll to get rid of Battier and Conley, leaving only Li Chongxiao still entangled.

It was estimated that time was running out, so he made a three-pointer with an extreme fallback.The ball flew very fast in the air and headed for the basket, but it missed the basket after falling.

There was a huddle under the basket, Yao Ming was almost hugged by Gasol, and Ben was hooked by Odom's arm again.

Artest rushed out, received the rebound, staggered, took off on one foot and scored the ball.

"Boom", the entire arena is about to explode, with only 1.7 seconds left, the Lakers 92:90 the Grizzlies, this is almost a lore.

The Lakers' bench players were about to jump into the court, and Phil Jackson's eyes narrowed.

Little Gasol held his head in his hands, Carlisle's eyes went dark, his legs softened and he almost hit the ground.

"Here", suddenly there was a roar from the court, and everyone saw that Li Chongxiao quickly ran to the frontcourt, and then the basketball flew out from the Lakers' baseline.

It was Battier. Before everyone could digest the Lakers' quasi-"lore", he suddenly caught the ball and sent it quickly.

The Lakers players turned pale with fright. There was no one around Li Chongxiao. He caught the ball a little in front of the center circle and turned around. He jumped up and threw the ball out.

The ball spun in the air for a long time. In the comics, it would take about three episodes, but in reality it took less than two seconds. It used up the rest of the time, and then with the beeping of the end of the game, it plunged into the basket.

The white net billows and falls.The sound of cheers at the scene came suddenly, like a rooster whose neck was wiped, and was choked in the throat halfway through crowing.

Now there are only a few sporadic noises, that is, the home fans are still cheering Artest's goal, and did not see the last scene.When they realized something was wrong, cheering Grizzlies reminded them of the final score on the scoreboard, which left them dumbstruck.

The Lakers' "quasi lore" was still being played repeatedly on the big screen at the scene. After a few seconds, it was cut back to Li Chongxiao's goal.

93:92, a lore that is not in dispute.

After the Lakers' goal landed, Carlisle did not call a timeout.Battier took the ball and retreated outside the line immediately. Kobe, who was about to rush to hug Artest, immediately found out. When he returned to defense, Li Chongxiao had already placed a suitable position.

Battier admitted after the game that it was Li Chongxiao who signaled him to make a quick release. The only question now is that the Grizzlies still have a timeout, why not use it.

In this regard, Li Chongxiao's explanation is: "I forgot!"

(End of this chapter)