unfinished glory

Chapter 37

After losing to the Grizzlies, the Spurs' record became 7 wins and 2 losses.

In the game on the same day, the Suns defeated the Bulls and also got a record of 7 wins and 2 losses.

When the two teams have the same winning percentage in the NBA, the top three priorities are: mutual record (the Spurs have not played against the Suns); the division champion ranks before the non-division champion, regardless of whether the two teams are in the same division ( The Spurs are the champions of the Southwest Division, and the Suns are the champions of the Pacific Division) and the record in the division (the two teams are not in the same division).

But these three Spurs and the Suns are all tied, and then there is the fourth: the record in the league.

The Suns' record against the Western Conference is 4 wins and 1 loss, while the Spurs are 3 wins and 2 losses.

In this way, the sun rose to No. [-] in the West, and the Spurs fell to No. [-] in the West.

The remaining three rules are: the winning percentage against the playoff teams in the league, including teams with the same record competing for a playoff spot); the winning percentage against the playoff teams in the other league, including the same record competing for the playoffs The team in the game and the total point difference.

On November 11, the Spurs, who returned home, finally breathed a sigh of relief. They played against the Dallas Mavericks at home. This was a Texas civil war.

The highlight of this game is the competition between Duncan and Nowitzki. The core players of both teams are power forwards.

In the first quarter, Duncan didn't play fiercely. He only took two shots, hit one goal, and scored 4 points with free throws, while Nowitzki scored 9 points.

But the efficiency of the two teams is not high, the Mavericks only scored 17 points, and the Spurs were only one point higher.

Such a result is of course happy for the Spurs, but as an offensive team, the Mavericks' score is quite unqualified.

Old Nelson made adjustments in the second quarter and scored 28 points in a single quarter. The offense was qualified, but the defense lost again, and the Spurs scored 31 points.

Duncan played well in this quarter, scoring 8 points and 7 rebounds, which did not let Nowitzki focus on the front.

Li Chongxiao also fished in troubled waters and scored 5 points. Adding the 3 points in the first quarter, he has already scored 8 points, and he has a great chance of hitting double figures.

The trend in the third and fourth quarters was the same as that in the first half. The Spurs continued to lead and did not give the Mavericks any chance.

Leading by a few points in each quarter, they finally defeated the Mavericks 94:80.

Duncan scored a game-high 27 points, and Dirk Nowitzki scored 23 points.The second attack point of the two teams, Michael Finley was absent due to injury, while Ginobili continued to slump, not only made 2 of 0 three-pointers, but also missed all three free throws.

And Li Chongxiao scored 12 points in this game. After four games, he finally scored in double figures again.

The next day, the Spurs traveled to Denver to play the Nuggets.

"Little Melon" Carmelo Anthony is a player that Li Chongxiao envies. When he first entered the league, he possessed all kinds of offensive skills.

As shown on the field today, Li Chongxiao is not very good at jump shots and breakthroughs, back shots and footwork, but Anthony is definitely proficient in everything.

The ball is still easy to win, and the Nuggets have no one who can resist Duncan.Kenyon Martin really suffered from "Duncan phobia". Before half the game, he got 3 fouls on Duncan. With 14 minutes of playing time and zero points, he took a rest.

Marcus Camby's shot-blocking skills are good, but he's not at the level of the best defensive player.What's more, even the best defensive player can't defend Duncan now.

Duncan scored 30 points in only 26 minutes. With Ginobili recovering and scoring 16 points, and Li Chongxiao's 13 points, the Spurs easily won.

If Anthony's defense is half as good as his offense, the Nuggets will definitely win several more games, and his best team will definitely not be able to run.

The next game is against the Utah Jazz.

This season, the Jazz brought in Carlos Boozer.

Boozer has just achieved the achievement of "anti-bone boy" this summer.He verbally promised to renew his contract with the Cavaliers, and then turned around and signed with the Jazz.

Boozer was the sixth pick in the second round of the 2002 draft. After being selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers, he signed a three-year contract with a team option for the third year.

In the second season, last season, Boozer averaged 15.5 points, 11.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.

The Cavaliers have Boozer's team option for the 2004-2005 season. If implemented, Boozer can only get $69.5.

But they wanted to keep Boozer with a long-term contract in advance, so they reached a verbal agreement with Boozer, not to implement the team option, and then Boozer signed a six-year contract with a total value of 3900 million US dollars with the Cavaliers.

In this way, the Cavaliers can keep Boozer, a potential star, for a long time, and Boozer can also get a big contract one year in advance.

But I didn't expect that after the Cavaliers decided not to implement the team option, the Jazz immediately offered a six-year $6 million contract, and Boozer also violated his promise and joined the Jazz instead.

Boozer's behavior of blatantly breaking his promise caused an uproar in the NBA. EPSN also conducted a special poll. At least people in Cleveland think he is a "shameful betrayer."

As for the players, it is not known how much is disdain and how much is envy.But with this head on, there will always be latecomers.

Li Chongxiao also thought about what he would do if he was in Boozer's position, but found that it was very difficult for him to fully abide by the agreement.

With a high probability, I will negotiate with the Cavaliers to either increase the money or shorten the contract period.If the Cavaliers are unwilling, then they will sign a one-year $69.5 contract with the Cavaliers.

Although Li Chongxiao really wanted to be a saint, he sadly found that he was just an ordinary person.Others will keep their kindness in mind and try their best to repay it, but they can't do the kindness of a drop of water, and they will repay each other with a spring.

After quietly experiencing a 7000 million dollar rich man in his heart, Li Chongxiao returned to reality.

Jazz player "AK47" Andrei Kirilenko played 6 minutes later with a sprained ankle.Of course, this matter has absolutely nothing to do with Bowen. Li Chongxiao was at the scene and he can testify.

Without Kirilenko's Jazz, we can only rely on Boozer.But facing Duncan, who has played quite a lot recently, he committed 29 fouls in 6 minutes and only scored 6 points and 3 rebounds.And Duncan scored 12 points and 13 rebounds in 22 minutes.

The Spurs won extremely easily, ending with 109:76, beating the Jazz by 33 points.No one on the team scored 20 points or played more than 30 minutes.

Li Chongxiao also scored 12 points, scoring double digits in three consecutive games.

The last game in November is a two-player Dallas Mavericks, and the final result can choose the headline "Spurs stab Mavericks" in the Chinese media.

In this game, Devin Brown and Udri became surprise soldiers, both scored 16 points, helping the Spurs achieve 109-89, ending November with a big victory.

Li Chongxiao's time was compressed, and he only scored 8 points in the end. The performance of scoring in double figures in a row came to an abrupt end, which made the domestic media and fans very regretful.

(End of this chapter)