unfinished glory

Chapter 230 Negative

Chapter 230 Negative

Most teams in the East play with a slow pace and tough defense, and the Cavaliers are no exception.

After the introduction of O'Neal, their offensive speed has further decreased, and the defensive end has also matured under the guidance of Mike Brown.This season, their defensive efficiency can rank third in the league.

The Grizzlies' defense is not weak either, ranking sixth in the league.However, they are famous for their offense, averaging 118.4 points per game, which is nearly 2 points higher than the No.4 Suns.

The reason for their high scoring is their high offensive efficiency. Except for Li Chongxiao, most of the time the ball is on the players who are the easiest to score. Therefore, the team's field goal percentage per game ranks first in the league, and their scoring is relatively scattered.

This game is of great significance to Li Chongxiao and James. The two match up at the beginning, you attack and I defend, and you defend and I attack.

This is a battle for honor between two people. The best way is to confront each other directly, and the winner is king.

In the first quarter of the game, James was at a disadvantage.His offensive method mainly relies on breakthrough layups, so the space requirements for the inside are relatively high, and it should not be too crowded.

After the Cavaliers had O'Neal, Mike Brown did not adjust James' style of play, but staggered the attack time of the two.

Anyway, with O'Neal's physical condition, it's hard to finish a game, let alone break out for a whole game.

Although he was stimulated by the rise of Yao Ming, he finally cheered up a little in the past few years, and he did more or less training in the summer, but when he reached his age, playing 28 minutes per game was already his limit.

The Cavaliers only need him to break out for a quarter or a quarter and a half, and leave the rest of the time to James.

Originally, the first quarter of the game was not James' explosive period, but facing the temptation of MVP, he couldn't calm down.When Li Chongxiao stood in front of him, his strong desire to attack drove him forward.

He squeezed through Li Chongxiao's defense abruptly, rushed to the inside line, and was intercepted in front of the Grizzlies' twin towers. He failed in a hasty layup.

It took two rounds like this before he calmed down. Li Chongxiao stuck to his speed and reduced his impact. Without this, he would have no advantage against a tall insider.

Conversely, he couldn't guard Li Chongxiao on the offensive end.

Although the two are about the same height and James has a stronger physique, it is very difficult for him to defend against Li Chongxiao's super physical and technical style of play.

In the opening stage, Li Chongxiao took over the offense of the Grizzlies as usual and scored the ball in both rounds.

The referee of this game didn't know what was going on, and actually gave James two defensive fouls in the 3rd and 9th minutes.

Is this the home whistle?

Li Chongxiao was flattered. In so many games in the previous regular season, he had never enjoyed this kind of treatment when facing unknown pawns. He didn't expect to be able to find two of them today from the proud son of heaven, James.

With a few free throws, Li Chongxiao scored 25 of the team's 19 points.

……

Although James' offense was not going well, the Cavaliers did not fall behind, but took a 28 lead.

On the one hand, James adjusted in time, and the Cavaliers regained their rhythm.On the other hand, when facing the enemy, O'Neill is always able to liven up and play very energetically.

And for him in this game, there is another very important honor waiting ahead, which is to get the 30000th point in his career.

In the past few seasons, he has become more self-disciplined, which has helped O'Neal improve his regular season attendance and playing time, which has allowed his scoring to approach [-] points day by day.

By the time this game finally comes to fruition, just get 24 more points to achieve this great achievement and join the ranks of great players such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Malone, Jordan and Chamberlain.

Although the Cavaliers still have a game ahead, he, who is worried about having long nights and dreams, naturally wants to achieve this achievement earlier.

What's more, as long as this game wins, the Cavaliers can be sure to become the first in the regular season. The last game will naturally let the main team cultivate, and O'Neal will not feel at ease when scoring points.

O'Neal, who didn't want to wait another season, was naturally extremely active. He won the jump ball and waited until James gave up the storm, and he began to frequently ask for the ball to attack.

In a single game, he scored 13 points, and he only needs 11 points in the rest of the game to become the fifth Mr. [-] points.

The Grizzlies were ready to defend O'Neal, but they still couldn't stop the "rejuvenated" behemoth in history.

O'Neal scored only 13 of his 8 points from the field and 5 from free throws.With O'Neal's free throw percentage, 5 free throws were used for 11 points, which shows how many fouls the Grizzlies paid.

Not only the players on the field, but even the audience can see that there is no home whistle at all.The referee balanced the whistle for James to the inside of the Grizzlies.

If the two fouls against James can be boasted or not, then two of the four fouls against the Gasol brothers are unwarranted.

But the Grizzlies can't say anything yet, and a bunch of people will tell you that neither team took advantage.

Seeing that 30000 points were ahead, O'Neill didn't feel tired at all, and the more he played, the more energetic he was, and he scored another 10 points in the second quarter.

Not only that, the Grizzlies' inside line was almost crippled. The two Gasols each had three fouls and sat on the sidelines. They could only watch Pulzbila and Big Ben play on it.

As compensation, James sent Li Chongxiao a third foul, and Mike Miller also caught two.

Although there were many whistles, Li Chongxiao was not happy at all.For him, with or without these, it will have no effect on his offense.But balancing the whistle to the inside of the Grizzlies made the team very passive.

This is also the reason why Li Chongxiao scored 38 points but was unable to lead the team to the lead.

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It took three rounds in the second half before O'Neal got what he wanted.He missed the first round, drew a foul on the second, and missed both free throws.

In the third round, Gasol didn't dare to reach out, so he let O'Neal put the ball in.

After scoring the goal, O'Neill took the long-lost overlord step, and the audience applauded at the right time.

The birth of the fifth [-]-point player in NBA history is a remarkable achievement.

After scoring this goal, O'Neill's spirit suddenly slipped, and he played for another 6 minutes before scoring 3 points.

But his contribution is not here, all 3 points are free throws, if Carlisle hadn't changed in time, Gasol would have left the court to rest.

After O'Neal left the field, the focus finally returned to the duel between Li Chongxiao and James.

Without Gasol Jr., the core of the inside defense, Gasol is also four fouls, allowing James to break through unscrupulously.

Although Li Chongxiao tried his best to delay, Przybilla was firmly restrained by the big Z with shooting ability, and the inside line of the Grizzlies was a bit precarious.

James' breakthrough, whether converted into a goal or distributed to Big Z, Jamison, Mike Miller or Mo, can form a shot.

The situation on the field became more difficult to control, and Li Chongxiao had no choice. No one could completely restrain James. He was already the best defender among all defenders.

The team's defensive loopholes are difficult to make up, Li Chongxiao can only rely on offense and try to keep up with the Cavaliers' score.

After three quarters, he has scored 53 points. Today's offensive rhythm is relatively slow. The Grizzlies' total score is only 86 points, and the Cavaliers are only 5 points ahead.

The fourth quarter started and the two teams entered the decisive stage. Neither Li Chongxiao nor James had a rest.

Since the other players of the Grizzlies could not provide strong support, the Cavaliers gradually strengthened their defense against Li Chongxiao. As soon as he got the ball, two or three people came to double-team him.

Li Chongxiao doesn't want to be capricious, but Gasol is not in good shape, Conley's scoring ability is mediocre, and Przybilla and Battier lack the ability to attack independently.

Seeing that it is difficult to play a role on the offensive end when Gasol is enlarged on the court, Carlisle simply replaced Da Ben to strengthen the defense.

But soon the Cavaliers replaced O'Neal, and today the Sharks returned to the top, with referees escorting them, and Ben also committed five fouls.

The game time is getting shorter and shorter, but the point difference is getting bigger and bigger.No matter how accurate Li Chongxiao was, he couldn't guarantee that he would hit every shot when surrounded by three or four people.

In the last minute and a half, James broke through through the card position of the big Z.Seeing that something was wrong, Li Chongxiao hurriedly grabbed James first, but the referee still fouled Gasol Jr. who had physical contact with James.

Little Gasol made six fouls, and Gasol had already made five fouls and rested off the field. The situation is over!

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O'Neal, who scored 31 points, was widely praised, and James, who scored a triple-double, was also called a better leader.

Li Chongxiao scored 68 points, but still did not win, and what made him angry was that he didn't speak out when he was angry.

A personal record 19 free throws and four fouls against James made him the villain.

According to the technical statistics after the game, the Grizzlies made two more free throws than the Cavaliers.

(End of this chapter)