unfinished glory

Chapter 89 Western Championship
The Western Conference Finals was beaten 0:3. From the historical statistics of the NBA, there has never been a comeback.

Although rationally speaking, the Suns basically have no chance of advancing, but their players are still unwilling to admit defeat, and they have expressed in interviews that they want to make history.

This is a game of dignity. The Suns played with a tragic mood at the beginning, fighting desperately for every ball. When there is an offensive rebound, even Nash goes up.

However, the Suns players were only very active when they were fighting, but they slowed down a bit when controlling the rhythm, and they didn't become crazy because they wanted to win.

Today's referee also started to blow the home whistle, giving the Suns more opportunities.

Since the first two rounds of the Western Conference playoffs had a black whistle incident, and there was even a gang fight in the second round, Stern felt that the referees were out of control.

In addition to killing chickens and monkeys, this sense of distrust prevented him from ordering anything, so the referees in the first three games of the Western Conference Finals were not biased.

However, in this game, the Suns should be comforted to some extent, so the referee was slightly biased towards the Suns, which was considered a normal home whistle.

The Spurs did not relax today because of the general situation in their hands. They still fought hard on the court. They fought against the Suns until the last minute and a half. They were [-] points behind and the momentum was not on their side, so they replaced the main force and gave up. game.

In the two away games, Li Chongxiao scored 15 points and 18 points respectively. It has been 13 games since the playoffs, and he scored double figures in every game.

In Game 38.7 of the Western Conference Finals in San Antonio, the Spurs didn't waste a chance and played a suffocating defense that limited the Suns to just 82 percent shooting for [-] points.

Thinking back to the Spurs, who scored 136 points in the third game in Phoenix, it seems that they are not a team.

At the Western Conference Championship Awards Ceremony after winning the game, Duncan dug out a small red schoolbag from the bench, held down Li Chongxiao and put it on for him.

Li Chongxiao was baffled. Duncan said that according to your Chinese habits, tomorrow is Children's Day, and your birthday will be in a few days. The critical moment of the playoffs cannot be passed for you. This will be a gift.

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The Western Conference Finals are over, and the Eastern Conference Finals are still in full swing.

热火和活塞打成了2：2平，不管6月2日举行的第五场比赛谁输谁赢，双方都得打第六场比赛，那么东部决赛最早也要6月4日才能结束。

According to the usual practice, after the Eastern and Western finals are over, the league will let the team rest for two days, and the finals will be arranged on at least the third day, that is, the game will not be played until June 6 at the earliest. Li Chongxiao's achievement in entering the finals before the age of 7 It can't be done.

Moreover, the youngest player to enter the finals, the youngest player to play in the finals, and the youngest player to win the championship are not Li Chongxiao's turn.

Last year's No. 1985 Darko Milicic's birthday was June 6, 20. When he was 19 years old and 14 days away, he achieved the achievement of entering the finals. In the third game of the decisive battle between the Pistons and the Lakers (June 6) Debut, and then on June 10, when I was 6 years old and 15 days away, I won the championship with the Pistons.

Li Chongxiao can compete with the youngest player in the finals, because Milicic played three games in the finals and played less than 6 minutes without scoring a point. Finally, he left a way for the younger generation to survive.

In the game on June 6, the Heat took the lead at home and regained the home court advantage. O'Neal triumphantly told the media that this is what an MVP should look like.

As a result, in the sixth game the next day, the Pistons beat the Heat 91:66 at home, and the two sides drew again, leaving the final suspense on June 6.

June 6, Beijing time, and June 6, US time are Li Chongxiao's birthday. His grandfather and parents also rushed over to celebrate Li Chongxiao's birthday while preparing to watch the finals.

The old Li's family did not have the habit of having scattered births, but Li Chongxiao's 19 years old, according to Chudi's habits, was treated as if he were 20 years old.

So Li's mother, Wang Caixia, cooked a table of delicious dishes, and waited for Li Chongxiao to come back from training with Li Guangfu and Li Guoqiang, and let him watch the three of them finish eating with relish.

Although Li Chongxiao is very greedy, he has been eating nutritious meals, and he can indulge a little bit at ordinary times, but since the playoffs are coming, he dare not be sloppy at all.

After the sixth game of the Eastern Conference finals, the league has arranged the schedule for the finals. The first two home games of the Spurs are on June 6th and 9th, and then they will go to the Eastern Conference to play three away games on the 12th, 14th and 16th. .

If there is still a game, it will be held in San Antonio on the 21st and 23rd.

Li Chongxiao asked the team to help reserve some tickets for the first and second games of the finals, three tickets for grandpa and parents, three tickets for old coach K, Luol Deng and Du Hong, and two tickets for Yao Ming .

Yao Ming came here this time to discuss matters. His ankle has always been slightly injured, and now he is hesitant to have an operation.

Although the Rockets' team doctor believes that his minor injury can heal on its own, authoritative medical experts believe that he should be operated on in time to avoid serious injuries.

Yao Ming himself is also inclined to undergo surgery, and then plans to use the offseason to recover, and then to improve training.

But on the other hand, this summer, there is another task for the Asian Championships, and the Basketball Association has specially invited foreign coaches.

Early on, the leaders of the basketball association stated that no matter whether Yao Ming has surgery or not, he must return to China to participate in training, and he must also participate in the Asian Championships held in Qatar from September 9 to 8.

From Yao Ming's point of view, returning to China to participate in training and competition after surgery will not only affect his recovery and delay his training plan, but also increase his fatigue after the competition.

For the new season, Yao Ming has his own ideas, the best team and the second round of the playoffs are his goals.

This season, the team will recruit a superstar even if they send away Boss Ferguson.Originally full of confidence, he lost to the Mavericks in the first round of the playoffs, which made him angry.

What made him even more unhappy was that after losing the series, McGrady complained in private that Yao Ming was not worthy of his name, which dragged the Rockets back and dragged him down even more.

Yao Ming is not a saint. The complaints from his teammates make him very unhappy, but he can only silently choose to improve himself to deal with it because of his good temper.

Then Li Chongxiao, who was afraid that the world would not be chaotic, teased Yao Ming from time to time after Stoudemire got the second team, saying that he hadn't made much progress in three years and was completely thrown away.

Before Yao Ming came to tear Li Chongxiao's broken mouth, the Spurs broke into the finals. The comparison between the two made him a little unbalanced.

Coupled with the tough attitude of the Basketball Association, he has a rebellious mentality: Li Chongxiao dare not touch this nail, and always pinches himself as a soft persimmon?

He might not be able to resist before, and he didn't have the capital to resist, but now that he has a similar person, he feels that he can try to fight for his interests.

Originally, when Yao Ming was preparing to watch the finals, he came over to chat with Li Chongxiao, but now that he learned that Li Chongxiao's father was also here, he came early with the mentality of learning from the experience.

Li Guoqiang heard Yao Ming's thoughts and said to him: "The current situation is complicated, but it is actually very simple. Everything is based on your health.

You have been in the NBA for three years, do you think your physical condition can last a whole year of high-intensity confrontation? "

Yao Ming smiled wryly and shook his head. Although he played almost 82 games in the past three seasons, he only played an average of 10 minutes per game, and he was often exhausted in the fourth quarter. His own physical problems caused the team to collapse in the last quarter.

Similarly, he has a clearer understanding of his body. He has played a few more high-intensity playoff games this season, and he is already so tired that he just wants to take a good rest. If he plays a few more rounds, I am afraid that he will It really became what McGrady called "holding back".

"I heard that you may have to gain weight, which will consume more energy later on, and to put it bluntly, you have only played one round of the playoffs, if you play two more rounds, you may be exhausted. "Li Guoqiang went on to say: "Your top priority now is to improve yourself first. Among other things, at least make up for your physical shortcomings."

"But the national team game..."

"This is not contradictory!" Li Guoqiang interrupted Yao Ming: "To use an inappropriate analogy, this is like saving money. You can choose a current deposit and get interest frequently, or you can deposit for a fixed term and withdraw it once when you need it. "

Yao Ming thought for a while, and then said with a bit of self-deprecation: "I probably know what to do is the best choice, but someone in my team analyzed to me that this would cause me to lose a lot of domestic market and a lot of money. To be honest, I feel a little distressed."

"Don't listen to them," Li Guoqiang said with disdain. "This is short-sighted. If you think about money, for sports stars, the better their performance and the longer their career, the more value they can create."

"Hey, if I don't go back this time, if the national team fails to win the championship in the Asian Championships, then I will really be a sinner!" This was Yao Ming's last worry.

"It's okay, whether it's you or the sky, there is a last chance to come back, and that is in 08. If you can get an excellent result at home, no matter what you have done before, everyone will choose to forgive.

But you have to win at least the semi-finals in the Olympics. If you won the quarter-finals before, it's not interesting.But if you want to win the top four, your current strength is really not enough. Li Guoqiang stood up and patted Yao Ming's shoulder as he wished: "Improving yourself is the right way, work hard, young man!" "

Seeing Yao Ming, he was still a little bit entangled, and resorted to his trump card: "And who said you can't win the championship without the men's basketball team?"

Looking at the dazed faces of Li Chongxiao and Yao Ming, he went on to say, "Didn't you say that Dazhi contacted the country on his own initiative a few days ago? Now come and see our basketball association, do you understand the art of compromise?"

(End of this chapter)