I'm king in the basket

Chapter 518 Unattainable
After four games, the Eagles defeated Atlanta and officially said goodbye to the 2013-2014 season.

They didn't stand a chance and were underdogs from start to finish.

Until the last moment of the series, the Atlanta people did not see a glimmer of hope of winning.

The light of victory surrounds the people of Toronto. Facing Atlanta, they avoid it like seeing the plague.

"ended."

There was no anger in Horford's eyes, only a hint of depression.

Li Xing stretched out his hand: "You guys played well."

"It's really helpful to hear you say that." Horford said with a self-mockery, then held Li Xing's hand and exerted a little force. This was his last struggle.

The Raptors advanced to the second round with their heads held high.

Their semifinal opponents will be born among the Bulls and the Nets.

The Raptors easily swept the Hawks out of the playoffs, while their semifinal opponents were tied in the first four games.

"Nets or Bulls?"

This question was placed in front of Li Xing.

"This question is very interesting, as if two dishes are put in front of me, and you ask me which dish I want to eat more."

Li Xing's frivolous words angered the Chicago and Brooklyn reporters present.

The anger on their faces rose rapidly like the anger bars in cartoons, and they were about to explode.

"I might choose Chicago, why? Because they're tougher inside, I don't want to play against a bunch of kite guys, it's going to be hard work."

"So you think Brooklyn's big men are tougher?"

Li Xing put his face in one hand, and said disdainfully: "More difficult? This term is not accurate. I mean that Chicago's insiders are tougher, and they won't fly kites outside."

"You mean Carlos Boozer is tough?"

"I generally don't play against Carlos. It's not my business whether he is tough or not. I just know that Joakim Noah is tougher than Brook Lopez."

Li Xing's words are not only for reporters, but also for the Nets and Bulls who are fighting.

These remarks are bound to make their competition more intense, which is good for the Raptors.

Hit it hard, preferably kill a few people, then I will relax.

Li Xing was very happy in his heart. In all fairness, neither of these two teams could threaten the Raptors. Even if they were all uninjured, the result of the match against the Raptors was like the Eagles who were struck out.

Li Xing just wanted to witness the battle between the two teams as an audience.

In the fifth game, the Bulls turned their backs and defeated the Nets to win the match point.

In Game [-], the Nets fought back, and the lucky city won the game, and the two sides dragged it to Game [-].

The Raptors are on fire in Toronto, and it seems a bit boring.

"Larch, did you already know that they would go to the seventh game?" Barton asked.

Li Xing has not forgiven Barton so far, this guy dared to plot against him.

Hearing what he said, Li Xing replied: "No, I'm not a god, how could I know this?"

"Then why did you provoke a dispute between the two teams?"

"They are already competitors, and I don't need to provoke their disputes."

Barton was all right, and the others came to ask again.

They were all boring questions, and Li Xing refused to answer them.

"Larch, who do you think will win the seventh game?"

Li Xing grabbed the ball and said, "I still support Chicago."

Thus, the Bulls won Game [-] of the series and eliminated the Nets.

Chicago wants to win the title, but the biggest threat to their hopes is not the Toronto Raptors, but two other things that are rarely talked about: Derrick Rose's knee ligaments and the owner's wallet.

Although Rose is possessed by illness, rarely healthy, and unable to reach the expected peak, the Bulls are still a strong team in the East.

The owner's wallet is also a key factor holding back Chicago's ascension to the top.

This is a team that once regretted paying the basketball gods 3000 million.

After entering the new century, the Bulls have never paid the luxury tax, and it is obvious that they have no intention of doing so; the result of this is that they refuse to match the second contract of the main cadre, and the three who gave the team a huge contribution last season A substitute, they also cut or let go.

After defeating the Nets, they officially came to the semifinals, facing the Raptors who had been waiting for them for a long time.

The unstoppable Toronto Raptors are unanimously favored by the outside world, and the Bulls came to Canada despite the one-sided look.

Still no Ross.

"Where does Ross come back?" is the most lively scene of the season.

Rose's return date is up in the air.

Nobody knows when -- and he probably doesn't either -- but he's still working his way back from a disastrous knee injury last summer.He trains with the team and travels away with him.The small news that broke out from various quarters made people rejoice.Almost everyone thinks Rose will be back on the court at some point before the playoffs.

Rose did not come back until the first game of the semifinals between the Raptors and the Bulls.

Li Xing saw Noah, he walked up to this wild and enthusiastic Frenchman, and said, "It seems that you are ready to lose."

"Shut up Lucky, we're here to win!"

Noah's game is as wild as his hair.

In the jumping ball, as long as Li Xing doesn't release the water, there will basically be only one result.

Even those who hate Li Xing admit that no one can beat Li Xing in the jump ball.

Tonight's opening jump ball, the result is the same.

Li Xing jumped up and patted the ball into Dragic's hand.

The Raptors' opening offense was very impactful, and Middleton's running position was extremely clever, almost throwing Luol Deng away.

Even if it's a moderate distance, he can shoot the ball.

Middleton got the ball on the perimeter and fired at the rim.

The trajectory was off, the ball bounced out of the basket, Li Xing got the rebound and scored with a hook under the defense of Noah.

Classic Raptors offense.

Li Xing's rebounding ability is so strong that his teammates can be like the legendary Moses Malone - "Look, Moses is in position, let's blindly shoot the ball and let him grab the rebound!" - Statistics show , Even Ma Long, the recognized king of offensive rebounds, is not as good as Li Xing in offensive rebounds.

This season, Li Xing averaged 8 offensive rebounds per game, the first in history.

And, among the ten best offensive rebounders in history, he played the fewest minutes.

If his playing time is converted to 40 minutes, this data is infinitely close to 11.

Grab 11 offensive rebounds in a game?For any insider, it can be regarded as a career masterpiece, but for Li Xing, this is just a good game for him.

Shocking data such as double-doubles in offensive rebounds, double-doubles in blocked shots, and quadruple-doubles are just clouds to him.

As long as he wants, he can generate better data.

But he doesn't like to meet the expectations of the outside world, and he doesn't care about the data.

It is precisely because of his humility that the Raptors can achieve such a record.

"Lachey's offensive rebounding is so tough, Joakim Noah is like a doll in front of him!" Angus yelled.

Stoudemire said flatly: "Lachey's anticipation of offensive rebounds is like a magnet attracting iron."

"Don't panic, hold on!"

Kirk Hinrich raised his hand and told his teammates to move in step by step.

After the son of the Windy City was abandoned, he returned again because of the team's needs and carried the team on his shoulders.

This story has happened many times.

Fisher left the Lakers, and then went back; Ben left the Pistons, and then went back; Li Xing left the Bulls, and then returned; Hinrich is the case now.

When he was selected by the Bulls, he was trained as the future captain of the Bulls; year after year, he and the Bulls ushered in the seven-year itch, and Rose was so good that the Bulls could safely send him away; After recuperating for most of the season, the Bulls needed a guard: familiar with Chicago, able to defend, and able to take command-so he put on the Bulls jersey again.

No matter how long it takes, the Windy City imprint on Hinrich's body will never fade away.

Dragic's defense covered him hard.

Compared with confrontation, Hinrich is not afraid at all. He was known as the Iron Guard as soon as he debuted, and his favorite thing is to confront opponents.

In the intense confrontation, Hinrich found the passing space.

Noah got the ball and yelled. Everyone thought he was going to attack. Only his teammates knew what the yell meant.

His roar urged other people to move, and Li Xing was also deceived by him.

Behind them, Luol Deng got rid of Middleton and slashed into the penalty area like a hyena behind him. The wild Frenchman gave the British a beautiful blow.

British Jordan yelled and scored with Li Xing's body.

"Let me tell you, we are different from Atlanta, we are here to win!" Noah shouted.

"is it?"

Li Xing asked back, and then ran to the front court.

When the opponent hits a good shot in front of him, he will definitely respond, and he needs to show his teammates.

"Larch wants the ball, pass it!"

Someone in the audience was shouting.

"pass!"

"pass!"

"pass!"

The audience shouted together, they all knew that Li Xing got the ball and scored.

What annoyed them the most was that although Li Xing possessed an unstoppable offensive ability, his firing power was not as good as that of Bargnani, a shooter of the Second Academy who often shot at the sky.

So they won't understand why the Raptors can be so successful.

Without a selfless leader, the group simply wouldn't fit together so well as a team.

Difficult to agree, Dragic passed the ball.

Li Xing turned around and got stuck, grabbing the ball with one hand, Noah couldn't do anything about it.

He is not as good as Li Xing in all the indicators needed for defense.

Whether Li Xing's attack is successful or not depends on his touch.

Li Xing knew this better than Noah, so he just made a Yao Ming-style right waist turnaround jumper.

The unattainable shooting point directly made Noah choose to die. Looking at the ball in the air, the French knew it would go in.

"Shh!"

(End of this chapter)