unfinished glory

Chapter 242 Flat

In the first game of the finals, Li Chongxiao really pulled Garnett into a boxing game just before the game.

To decide the outcome, Li Chongxiao defeated Garnett.But the Grizzlies lost to the Celtics.

Between the Western Conference Finals and the finals, the team only rested for two days, which was not enough for the Grizzlies to recover.

Coach Rivers of the Celtics also had this big idea. He used the highest intensity when he came up, and used a bunch of "old men" to drag the "young man" of the Grizzlies to death.

After half the game, the players started to run out of energy one after another. Carlisle felt that the game could not be won, so he replaced the main players and prepared for the next game.

He also arranged for Li Chongxiao to rest, but was resolutely rejected.Carlisle asked him the reason, and Li Chongxiao said confidently, "I want to swipe the data."

22 points in the half, if you leave the game now, there will be so many points in the whole game, it is really shabby for Li Chongxiao.

But those who are familiar with him know that he is not such a player who cares about statistics.Besides, if you really win the championship, basically the player with the highest score will win the FMVP. No matter how you think about it, it is impossible for the Grizzlies to have a player with higher points than him.

With the doubts of all the players, Li Chongxiao entered the field.

They lost 40:58 in the first half, and the 18-point difference might have been evened out if they met other teams. Now the Grizzlies are in a downturn overall, and with a strong defensive team like the Celtics, it's basically useless.Even if it is a miserable victory, it is estimated that the team will not have the strength to play the next game.

Since he came up to check the data, Li Chongxiao behaved decently, shooting five three-pointers in a row, from far to near, and hit three.

Once calculated, 9:6, and 3 points were returned.

The inexplicable shots made by Ray Allen and the double-teaming Tony Allen were at a loss, and they were panting after the next two shots.

The game continued, and it was time for Li Chongxiao to break through again. This time, the shooting percentage was even higher, with 4 hits and 3 hits.

Then there are mid-range shots, emergency stops, backs, pull-ups, etc., knowing what method he is going to use, the Celtics just can't prevent it.The entire third quarter became Li Chongxiao's personal performance show, demonstrating his various offensive skills in an all-round way.

In a chaotic battle, he scored 23 points in a single quarter and scored 45 points in an instant.More importantly, he recovered 5 points, 13 points difference, let the Celtics return to the tense mood, and unconsciously deployed all the main players. .

At this time, Carlisle also saw his purpose. The Celtics gave the Grizzlies a chance to wait for work, and Li Chongxiao gave them a plan to exhaust them.

Even if they can't win, the Celtics must be kept in a state of tension and have no room to rest.

Rivers also discovered this problem. In the fourth quarter, half of the main force kept the point difference and sniped Li Chongxiao with all their strength. Then he made a fierce attack in the final stage, strengthened the offense and defense, and opened the point difference to more than 20 points. Only then did the game end. A tug of war.

Li Chongxiao played 34 minutes and scored another 60 points. For this kind of playoffs with 60+ points in a row, everyone doesn't know how to brag.

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The Grizzlies looked relaxed when they lost at home, but the winning Celtics looked dignified.

The second game just verified the mood of both sides. The rested Grizzlies attacked at the beginning, winning 14 points in the first quarter and 29 points in the second quarter.

Seeing that the general situation was over, the Celtics also thought about exchanging a star for the Grizzlies to not get a rest. Pierce has always been unconvinced by Li Chongxiao, a junior, and took the initiative to ask for a fight.

Facing Matt Barnes, he used a skillful post-up single and made a mid-range shot.After scoring the goal, he looked at the Grizzlies bench and nodded repeatedly at Li Chongxiao who was sitting on the bench.

Pierce's second goal was a 45-pointer, a tentative step at a [-]-degree angle, and then a throw.After the goal, he deliberately went back and passed by the Grizzlies bench again.

The third shot is a step-back, one of Pierce's signature moves.With only one goal in hand, he turned to face the Grizzlies bench and stood with his hips thrust forward for a second.

Li Chongxiao didn't want to pay attention to it at first, but couldn't stand the opponent's continuous provocations, so he took the initiative to ask to play.

In the first round, he took the ball and switched to Pierce to defend. Seeing someone from the opponent come to double-team, he swung the opponent away with a feint and hit a goal from the three-point line.

After coming over, Pierce wanted to play back singles, Li Chongxiao made a fake move first, and moved a little bit out of position.Sure enough, the opponent was fooled, turned around and shot a jumper, but was slapped off the field by Li Chongxiao.

With the second ball, Li Chongxiao pressed Pierce back, and under the double-teaming of the two, he hit a fadeaway jumper and caused a foul by Tony Allen.

In defense, Li Chongxiao singled out one-on-one, and in offense, Pierce double-teamed casually.In six rounds, he scored six goals in a row, made two three-pointers, caused two fouls, and scored 6 points.

And Pierce was interrupted once, blocked once, missed all five shots, and ended in disgrace.

The Grizzlies scored 48 points at home, helping the Celtics set a record for a playoff loss in team history.

In terms of personal data, thanks to Pierce's provocation, Li Chongxiao scored 16 more points, scoring 28 points in 46 minutes.

After the game, Pierce was still stubborn, saying that no matter how many points they lost, it was just a game. If they won an away game, they would have one more home court advantage than the Grizzlies.

To this, Li Chongxiao replied: "They will be gone soon."

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By the third game, the state of both sides had returned to normal, and the real strength of the competition.

Li Chongxiao is as excellent as ever, and Gasol has suddenly emerged and performed very well.

As the saying goes, knowing shame and then being brave, he lost his mind in the seventh game against the Lakers and almost caused the team to lose, which made him afraid for two days.But he quickly absorbed experience and lessons from it and made himself more mature.

In the confrontation with Garnett, Gasol showed his iron side.Playing with the back, defending from the front, rebounding twice, and supporting assists, it can be said that he completely overwhelmed the opponent.

Li Chongxiao scored 48 points, not as high as Gasol's 28 points.

The inside line played well, but the outside line couldn't guard against Li Chongxiao, and the Celtics' home court was also captured.

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In the fourth game, the sparks between the two sides became bigger and bigger.

Garnett worked up his courage and got entangled with Gasol.After all, he was a former MVP, once he shows his real skills, he will still be a tiger.

In this game, the Celtics tried their best to defend Li Chongxiao, and even Pierce was substituted for a time, allowing Tony Allen to step forward to defend, Ray Allen to help defend, and Rondo to help defend.

Li Chongxiao, who only changed to this style of play, scored only 43 points. In the second half of the fourth quarter, the difference between the two teams was only three to five points.

At the last moment, Garnett completely covered Gasol. He succeeded in consecutive singles and still had the energy to participate in the defense against Li Chongxiao, successfully extinguishing the Grizzlies' counterattack.

In the end, the Celtics won the victory with a slight lead. The big score of the two teams became 2:2, and the calculation of the outcome had to start again.

(End of this chapter)