unfinished glory

Chapter 270
The Grizzlies and the Lakers once again played the tiebreaker, making fans quickly recall the series two years ago.At that time, the two teams played upside down and wonderfully. I don't know what new script will be played this time.

Li Chongxiao's 70 points seemed to be a warm-up for the game.For this record, many fans take it for granted.

Having scored 70 points in the regular season, playoffs and finals, fans speculate whether his next goal is to score 70 points in the All-Star Game.

In the Eastern Conference finals a day earlier, the Heat eliminated the Bulls 4:2 and entered the finals first.Now fans' eyes are on the last game of the Western Conference Finals.

Yao Ming played very actively in the first game. Even with Gasol's defense, he still gave good statistics. He made 7 of 5 shots, including two 2+1s, and scored a total of 12 points.

And the Lakers didn't just rely on him to attack. Kobe also scored 8 points as a support in the first quarter.

Among the Big Three, only Paul did not score, but he organized the Lakers' offense in an orderly manner, sending out 5 assists in a single quarter.

The reason why the Big Three of the Lakers can be generally optimistic, in addition to hard power and compatibility, is that each of them has an extremely strong desire for victory.

After losing the last game, the Big Three of the Lakers took the lead in making a review, believing that their poor play at the last minute was the biggest reason for the team's loss.

This game is inevitable for them.Although Kobe and Yao Ming have already won the championship, they still want to taste the taste of the championship again.Paul reached the Western Conference Finals, and he will definitely not be satisfied with his progress this season.

The Lakers led the Grizzlies by 10 points in the first quarter, and everything was moving in their favor.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Paul led the bench to expand the lead.

Conley was beaten by Paul in this series, and there is a comprehensive gap in various statistics compared with the opponent.Not only that, but his role in the Grizzlies has also been weakened a lot, his offense is limited, and his organizational skills are also reduced.Facing Paul, he averaged only 8.7 points and 5.3 assists per game, but had 2.5 turnovers.

This time Gasol and Conley brought substitutes and failed to withstand the Lakers' offense. If it weren't for Thompson's three-pointer, I am afraid that the Grizzlies would be "shaved" by their opponents in more than three minutes.

After finally going through a difficult time as a substitute, the Grizzlies recovered after Li Chongxiao played, and slowly maintained the 16-point gap.

Li Chongxiao received the same defense as in the previous game, even stronger.Scoring 70 points in the last game brought back memories of the Lakers losing in the tiebreaker, so they strengthened their defense against him.

From the beginning of the game to the present, in every offensive round, he faced the siege of two or three people.Not only shooting, but even getting out of the ball has become difficult.

Li Chongxiao can still score goals continuously, and so can the Lakers.Kobe became the main offensive force in the second quarter. He did not pursue strong play or shoot some shots that either hit the opponent or his teammates, but adopted a more efficient style of play.

With a center like Yao Ming, the Lakers can easily play the pick-and-roll. After Kobe wipes the opponent, he can choose to shoot himself or pass to Yao Ming.

He also added running and cutting, and Paul's ball was always passed smoothly and turned into a score.This season, Kobe has shown an offensive state that is different from other seasons, reducing a lot of ball possessions, and only completing the final blow when it needs to end.

In the case of a top point guard, he can also play off the ball, and he plays very efficiently, making people aware of the comprehensiveness of his offensive skills.

Li Chongxiao is also playing off the ball.It's just that the efficiency is not that high. The combination of Conley and the Gasol brothers can probably compete with Paul's organizational ability.

In order to get rid of the double-teaming of the Lakers, Li Chongxiao made a lot of runs regardless of physical strength and got some opportunities, but there were also situations where the ball did not arrive.

Fortunately, Gasol is in a good state today, and he didn't die in the paint. He made a lot of shots from the three-second zone.

But the point difference of about 15 points has not narrowed, and the Grizzlies are still in trouble.

Almost a quarter into the second half, the situation on the field still hasn't changed. The two teams are in a stalemate. The Lakers can't kill the Grizzlies in one go, and the Grizzlies haven't found a chance to turn around.

Under this point difference, as time goes by, the Grizzlies' hope of a comeback must be getting smaller and smaller.

With no retreat, Carlisle made a major change. Barnes replaced Gasol Jr., Thompson replaced Conley, and pushed Li Chongxiao to the point guard position.

He doesn't know if Thompson, a rookie, can withstand the pressure, but now he can only try.

In the offensive round of the Grizzlies, Li Chongxiao took the ball and was double-teamed as usual. Gasol came out to block one, and Li Chongxiao took the opportunity to run into the three-point line with Kobe.

Yao Ming came to help defend, and Li Chongxiao hit the ground to the empty Gasol, who faced Mike Roberts' block and passed another pass to Barnes.

The latter made a three-pointer, the ball missed the shot and jumped out, and the rebound was grabbed by Thompson.He took a dribble and hit a two-pointer over Paul.

Yao Ming inside, relying on Gasol singles, Barnes let go of Mike Roberts to grab.Yao Ming passed the ball, and Artest took aim from outside the three-point line, but the shot still missed.

The ball bounced out, Battier caught the rebound, stabilized it and passed it to Li Chongxiao.

He started to speed up after half court, and passed the ball to Shane Battier in the corner before the Lakers three players came up.The Grizzlies captain's open three-pointer was relatively accurate, and he took the knife calmly, chasing the point difference to 11 points.

Kobe hit Li Chongxiao in singles, and the Lakers had the advantage inside. Yao Ming got the rebound and completed Barnes' foul, making one of two free throws.

With only 14 seconds left in the third quarter, Li Chong pressed the clock to the last 4 seconds and launched an attack from the left.Artest, Kobe, and Paul all surrounded him. Li Chongxiao jumped up and passed the ball to Thompson, who was 45 degrees to the right. The latter caught the ball and made a three-pointer.

The Grizzlies finally caught up to within ten points!
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Li Chongxiao didn't dare to leave the game. Gasol replaced the tired and panting Gasol, and Conley came back to replace Battier.

The Lakers were led by Kobe and Paul, and Yao Ming had to rest. Turiaf got the chance to play at this time.Ebanks replaced Artest, who was also physically draining.

Without the ability of the Lakers to attack inside, the Grizzlies can spend most of their defensive energy on the outside. Kobe and Paul's offense is not so smooth.

Kobe directly defending Li Chongxiao is also a major test of his physical strength.Coupled with the lack of defensive experience of Ebanks, they can only choose to focus on shooting defense.

Li Chongxiao was being ruthless, since he didn't vote, he focused on breaking through.Although Gasol's offensive ability is not as good as his brother's, it is not bad, and he completed dunks after receiving two consecutive passes.

Coupled with Li Chongxiao's own goal, the Grizzlies used this wave of substitute time to narrow the point difference to only 5 points.

(End of this chapter)