unfinished glory

Chapter 87 First Victory
After Li Chongxiao threw the ball, he was knocked down by Stoudemire and slipped two meters away.He watched the ball score and was so excited that he didn't care to get up, so he clenched his fists in celebration.

The teammates all ran over, worked together to pull him up, and walked to the bench together.

There are 30.7 seconds left in the game, and the Suns still have two timeouts, one long and one short. This time they used a long timeout of 100 seconds.

After the Spurs scored this goal, the Suns only led by 2 points, and Li Chongxiao had to make free throws.

However, the situation on the court is still in their favor, not only with the lead, but also with a full attack time.

In the next round, as long as the Suns can score the ball, they will be invincible.Even if they can't score, there is not much time left for the Spurs to attack.

Although Stoudemire was sent off for six fouls, the Suns did not lack offensive players. D'Antoni replaced Jim Jackson this round.

And the tactics arranged are also very clear. The team's brain Nash controls the ball, and he controls the time of the ball according to the situation on the court.If you or your teammates have time, attack decisively; if you don't have the opportunity, run out of attack time and give Joe Johnson a single in the last few seconds.

The Spurs also made a substitution here, and Bowen came on to replace Horry.

Li Chongxiao executed a free throw and steadily hit the 33rd consecutive playoff goal, helping the Spurs catch up to one point and retain a great chance of victory.

The Suns served the ball in the backcourt, and the Spurs players who had been prepared for a long time began to defend one-on-one.Li Chongxiao jumped up and down in front of Marion who was serving from the baseline, waving his arms to interfere with the opponent's passing vision.

The Suns were a little underprepared, Nash failed to receive the ball immediately, and Joe Johnson, who returned to the backcourt, was also firmly watched by Bowen.

Seeing that the serving time was approaching, Marion had no choice but to use up the last timeout and rearrange his serving tactics.

Fortunately, this serve was successful. Nash received the ball in the backcourt, and then quickly dribbled the ball to the frontcourt. Parker has been interfering on the side.

Without Stoudemire, the Suns have one less stable and efficient offensive point.

Marion himself is not good at attacking with the ball. After playing for another 44 minutes in this game, he couldn't run anymore. This will be interspersed slowly twice, but Duncan easily blocks it.

Next to Joe Johnson, he always followed Bowen; Richardson was tightly restricted by Li Chongxiao, and there was no room for receiving the ball at all.

The newly played Jim Jackson was also followed by Ginobili desperately, leaving only Nash and Parker circling around.

This may be an important reason why pure point guards cannot lead the team to win the championship as the core of the team. At critical moments, the ball is always in the hands of outside players, but such players lack the ability to make a final decision in offense.

The offensive time slowly counted down to 5 or 6 seconds, and Nash still couldn't find opportunities to shoot and pass the ball. He could only follow the tactics and gave the ball to Joe Johnson.

Joe Johnson got the ball on the right side of the half, and the rest of the Suns ran to the left to space him.

Since Joe Johnson has the ability to pass the ball, and the players on the Suns have the ability to shoot, the Spurs can only use Bowen to defend alone, and other players dare not double-team easily.

4 seconds, 3 seconds, 2 seconds, Joe Johnson dribbled and hit Bowen with his back, estimated the time, turned over and made a jumper.

Bowen's defensive experience is too rich. When Joe Johnson turned to take off, he secretly twisted his waist with his hand, and then took off vertically. The cylinder and hand movements were clearly explained.

Joe Johnson made a shot and the rebound was taken by Duncan, the only "high man" on the field. He immediately called a timeout, leaving the Spurs with 7.3 seconds.

The Spurs also ran out of the last timeout, and Popovich replaced Horry, using the deterrence of "Mr. Big Heart" as a containment.

At the last moment, the Spurs' tactics were relatively simple.

The Suns will definitely replace the tall Steven Hunter to delay, so the inside is relatively crowded.

Then Li Chongxiao and Horry need to be outside the three-point line to attract the Suns' defensive firepower and clear the interior for Parker or Ginobili.

Let these two players wait for the opportunity to take the ball and break through. If they have a chance, they will go up by themselves. If they don't have a chance, they will give it to Duncan.

After the timeout, Duncan served the ball. The Suns not only replaced Steven Hunter to interfere with the line of sight of the serve, but also replaced Nash, who was a defensive short board.

Parker and Ginobili were watched, Li Chongxiao quickly threw off Joe Johnson, ran out to catch the ball, and then blocked Richardson, allowing Ginobili to get the ball smoothly.

Ginobili did not hesitate to receive the ball, and went straight to the basket under the cover of Li Chongxiao.Richardson and Joe Johnson blocked back and forth, and Ginobili's breakthrough was blocked.

At this time, with the help of Horry, Parker got rid of Jim Jackson's entanglement, cut into the three-second zone, and the ball arrived.

Duncan had blocked Steven Hunter, and Parker got the ball on a dribble and started off, leaning on Jim Jackson for a small floater.

But Jim Jackson's height still played a big role. The arc of the ball was too high, and the ball bounced out after hitting the basket a few times.

Marion, Horry, Duncan, and Steven Hunter, who rushed to the game, scrambled together, and the ball was thrown into the air again.

Duncan is still experienced, and if he can't grab it, he will block the two with one block and carry the two for Horry.Horry lived up to expectations and got the ball first, but was bumped by Joe Johnson behind him.

Feeling that he couldn't hold the ball, Horifer was so conscious that he flicked the ball out, and Li Chongxiao, who followed Joe Johnson, got it with one hand.

After Li Chongxiao grabbed the ball, he didn't go down to collect it. Instead, he held it high and hit it high. He took advantage of the momentum, took off with one foot, and hit the ball obliquely into the white frame of the backboard, and the ball bounced into the basket.

After the goal, only 0.2 seconds of attack time was left for the Suns. Before Marion received the ball, the game was over before he could make a shot.

Relying on Li Chongxiao's consecutive scoring and lore at the last minute, the Spurs struggled to win a victory at home.

The Spurs players who were celebrating wildly trampled Li Chongxiao, messing up his newly shaved body.

After finally getting out, he was called to the sidelines for an interview.

The best player of the game was awarded to Li Chongxiao without any suspense. He scored 14 points in the fourth quarter and 25 points in the whole game, leading the team to complete a 20-point comeback.

When talking about the feeling of the lore, he said three wonderful words to describe it. At the same time, he said that the game was too difficult. The Suns showed a strength different from the regular season, and once regarded the Spurs as a perspective.Fortunately, the teammates were not discouraged. They worked hard and withstood the pressure, and finally won the victory.

When talking about the next game, Li Chongxiao hopes that there will be no lore.

Except for the Suns, this game can be described as happy for everyone.The Spurs won, and the home fans were happy; Li Chongxiao performed well, and the Huaxia fans cheered; in addition, fans from Argentina, France, Slovenia and many other places watched the game.

And the league has also become a big winner. According to statistics, the ratings of this game are the highest in this year's playoffs, even exceeding the highest ratings of a certain two seasons since 2000.

After Stern saw this data, he became more interested in the path of "globalization". He silently circled Li Chongxiao's name.

(End of this chapter)