unfinished glory

Chapter 47 The Second Champion

Meals have to be eaten bite by bite, and games have to be played one game at a time.

The playoffs are still far away, and the regular season is just around the corner.

And where to play the regular season is not sure?

The Raptors took a step back and proposed a deal with Ginobili + Li Chongxiao as the main body, followed by draft picks and other players to balance Carter's salary of more than 1200 million US dollars.

Spurs owner Holt was immediately moved, but Popovich disagreed. In the past few years he led the team, he gradually established authority in the team, and sometimes the boss had to listen to his opinions.

Popovich believes that Ginobili is no worse than Carter, at least for the Spurs, they need Ginobili's passion on the court.

The other is that he needs to control the team and maintain the stability of the team. Carter's performance this season is an unstable factor.For teams aiming for a championship, stability is everything.

As for Li Chongxiao, it's not that he can't let go. Although the quality and price are cheap, it may be easier to use than Bowen in the future, but who can say for sure in the future?

With a trade message, the Spurs took a day off to host the Cleveland Cavaliers led by "Little Emperor" LeBron James.

Li Chongxiao has been envious of James ever since he decided to draft.The other party is about the same age as him, and he is the favorite of heaven and fans when he enters the NBA.It took only two months for the Cavaliers to right him as the core of the team.

It is said that Ricky Davis asked James to lift his shoes. In order to appease the "little emperor" and make room for him, the Cavaliers sent away the man who scored 20+5+ last season. The front core of the team with around 5 data.

Ricky Davis, like Bob Sura, did the stupid thing of "getting a triple-double". Before leaving, he said something like "I thought the team chose him to assist me".

And as James' performance got better and better, this complaint gradually became a joke.

The best player in the Eastern Conference last month was James, who came to Texas with a record of 12 wins and 7 losses.

At the beginning of the game, the Cavaliers took the lead, James grabbed an offensive rebound and assisted his teammates to score two points.

Not to be outdone, Duncan scored a 2+1 when he turned around, turning the score over.

The Cavaliers lost Carlos Boozer, a powerful power forward, and brought in Drew Gooden, but their offensiveness was much worse.

By the time Li Chongxiao came on the court, the Spurs had already led by 23 points at 16:7.It's a pity that James has already fouled twice just now, so he will rest with Bowen first.

Li Chongxiao faced Aleksandar Pavlovich. He blocked a shot from the opponent and caused a three-point shooting foul in the offense. He made all three free throws and scored 3 points.

At the end of the first quarter, the Spurs 32:20, already leading by 12 points.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Li Chongxiao fouled Pavlovich again and then stole the opponent's goal. Cavaliers head coach Paul Silas couldn't stand it anymore and directly replaced him with Ira New Bell.

But today, Li Chongxiao's desire to attack was extremely strong. Facing Ira Newbell, he rarely chose to break through and made a layup to create a 2+1.

In the next round, he stole Newbell in a single defense, and then dribbled the ball to the frontcourt to complete a dunk.

The second quarter lasted just over two minutes, and the Spurs played a 9:0 spurt, widening the point difference to 21 points.

Can this game be played or not!Paul Silas helplessly called a timeout and looked at the bench. Only Luke Jackson, a rookie in the same grade as Li Chongxiao, went up to deliver food.

He could only replace James, hoping that the "little emperor" would break out and improve the situation on the court. Otherwise, if the game continued in this state, the Cavaliers might lose forty points in the first half.

In his first shot on the court, James chose a mid-range shot that he was not good at, and hit the iron under the interference of Li Chongxiao.

Looking back, Ginobili made a mid-range shot with the assist of Udrih. The score came to 43:20. The Spurs led by 23 points.
Then James passed Gooden an air cut, which caused Horry's foul. He made two free throws and the Cavaliers finally fired.Then in the next round, he intercepted the pass from the wavy Ginobili and assisted Gooden in the fast break for a dunk.

At this time, Popovich chose to make a substitution, replacing Duncan and Barry, and continued to teach the Cavaliers how to behave.

First, Duncan successfully singled out Gooden easily, and then with the cooperation of Barry, Li Chongxiao cut off James' ball and assisted Barry to complete a three-pointer.

Then Duncan blocked Gooden's hook on defense, caused a foul on offense and made two free throws.

James chose to break through for a layup, pushed Li Chongxiao all the way to the basket, and got a big cap in Duncan's defense.

Looking back, Li Chongxiao resorted to the running style he had practiced for a long time, got rid of James, and hit a three-pointer from the corner.

Another wave of 10:0 attacks, 53:23, the point difference suddenly came to [-] points, and the second quarter was only halfway through.

The Cavaliers called a second timeout, and Silas had no choice but to play all the cards.

On the opposite side, Popovich is still sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai. The four main players of Nesterovic, Bowen, Ginobili and Parker are still off the court, and Malik Rose and Devin Brown are still sitting on the bench. A lot of good hands.

The reason why the Spurs' record has been excellent for so many years is because their rotation lineup is particularly stable. They may not be able to play well when they are playing strong teams, but they are unambiguous when they are abused.

And when the real knives and real guns are fighting with strong teams, there is also a main lineup led by historical superstar Tim Duncan, who is not afraid of any team.

Li Chongxiao was quickly replaced. He played for more than ten minutes and scored 10 points.

James was very depressed. Just now, Li Chongxiao, who looked like a spider, will come up with Bowen, an old football ruffian.

Facing the seasoned Bowen, he didn't shoot well, and he couldn't shoot well. He played very awkwardly and could only look for opportunities to assist his teammates.

But at this moment, the other players of the Cavaliers had difficulty in offensive performance. Only "Big Z" Zajunas Ilgauskas barely scored two goals and stopped the bleeding for the Cavaliers.

At the end of this quarter, the Spurs simply replaced Duncan, leaving Bowen and Parker with a group of substitutes on the court, so James found the right opportunity to break through and score two layups.

At the end of the first half, the Spurs led the Cavaliers by 76 points 40:36.

The Spurs scored 44 points in the second quarter, more than the Cavaliers scored at halftime.

The Cavaliers' offense did not improve in the second half. The Spurs replaced the defensive combination of Li Chongxiao + Bowen at the beginning of the game, which directly stunned the Cavaliers.

With 5 minutes left in the third quarter, the Spurs led by 46 points, declaring the end of the game.

Li Chongxiao stayed on the field to score points, reaching a new high of 20 points before being replaced.

In the end, the Spurs won by 34 points and vented their grievances about their unexpected loss to the Rockets on the Cavaliers.

After the game, James still came to find Li Chongxiao in style, congratulated him on the Spurs' victory, and asked for his phone number.

This game may cause James to lick his wounds for a long time, and it also sounded the alarm for Li Chongxiao.

In the matchup, Li Chongxiao felt that James' personal physical fitness is very strong. He is only in the second grade, and he is stronger than McGrady.

Once Li Chongxiao lost his position in defense and was pushed in front of him by James, who pushed him all the way to the basket, leaving no room for struggle.

In addition, in the second half, James also had a successful steal and a chance to get a fast break.He took off within one step of the free throw line, with his head flat, and a dunk like a roc spreading its wings, which caused a burst of exclamation from the Spurs home crowd.

This level of slam dunk performance, Li Chongxiao also tried secretly.He has been able to complete a dunk from the free throw line, but he will definitely not be so violent.

And for a player like James with such a strong body, because of technical defects, being caught by the Spurs is a pain, and it seems that he has no power to fight back.

Li Chongxiao silently raised the emphasis on technology by a level.

(End of this chapter)