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Chapter 145 The Finals Begins
Chapter 145 The Finals Begins
At the post-game press conference after winning the Western Conference Finals, Li Chongxiao slammed into the Suns when he caught the Suns. Words like "tough", "great", and "respectable opponents" spewed out like money.
He doesn't need to say "keep his word" or "six games will be six games" to show his pride. He knows that he doesn't need to go on the field to stimulate his opponents. Go do this for him:
"Do you think it was Li Chongxiao who broke you?"
"What can you say about Li Chongxiao's two consecutive 40+ games?"
"How do you explain your boasting after the last game?"
This kind of problem made Stoudemire leave the field regardless of the fine.It was Nash who came out to smooth things over and said good things like "no bright future" and "MVP-level performance".
As for the media who voted for "Will Li Chong's highest score in the playoffs this season stop at 40 points" last time, they didn't care about the cynicism of the fans.Shameless will have traffic, they will soon add a new poll:
"Do you think Li Chongxiao's last three-point shot was intentional?"
The underlying meaning of this question is that Li Chongxiao just scored 41 points, just to slap everyone in the face.
A good title can indeed attract a large number of fans to come forward to debate, and there is chaos for a while.
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The excitement of the Western Conference Finals almost completely overshadowed the Eastern Conference Finals.Except for the fans of the Cavaliers and Pistons, most neutral fans didn't realize that the "little emperor" James had reached the Eastern Conference finals until the end of the game between the Suns and the Spurs.
In the Tianwangshan battle with the Pistons, James scored the team's last 25 points, scored 48 points, and led the team to victory.
In the sixth game, James continued his efforts and hit a quasi-triple-double, helping the Cavaliers eliminate the Pistons with a total score of 4:2, and made it to the stage of the finals historically.
James has always been the darling of the American sports media. This time he led the team to the finals, which gave the reporters a chance to boast.
But except for the crazy Cavaliers and James fans, most people just celebrate making history, and they are not optimistic about their future in the finals.
Even optimistic fans think that the Cavaliers can win at most two games, based on the fact that the Spurs want to win the championship at home.More people think that it is very powerful for the Cavaliers not to be swept.
The discussion in the major forums is only what kind of statistics James, who entered the finals for the first time, can play.
In the regular season, he scored 27.3 points, 6.7 rebounds and 6.0 assists. In the playoffs, his scoring dropped. Only 26.2 points and more than 8 rebounds and assists. It can be said that his performance was amazing.
This topic was widely discussed in the gaps in the schedule.Considering the Spurs' defensive strength, the media predicted him to be 25+7+7.
This made Li Chongxiao very envious of the superstar treatment of Emperor James. He felt that not only did he not lose to the opponent in terms of strength, but he should not be inferior to the opponent in terms of honor.
James has 1 first team, 2 second teams, Li Chongxiao has 1 second team, 1 first defense, 2 second defenses, and most importantly, he has a championship ring.
But thinking about the fact that the eldest honor is a hard honor, and the second honor is not only an honor, but also a clear proof of "thigh hugging", he is relieved, and he may have to hug his thigh again this year.
Li Chongxiao is also not very optimistic that James can really get a good statistic. Outsiders don't know. As a member of the Spurs, he knows very well how Popovich targeted James during training.
Double-teaming is just a common practice, and the team can even figure out his shooting movements, breakthrough routes, and passing methods.
The defensive end is dominated by Bowen, the offensive end is consumed by Li Chongxiao, and Duncan sits inside and waits for him to come in.
The Spurs rarely conduct such careful research and targeting on a player, and the Cavaliers are really easy to deal with.Even a coach can see that all the burden of the opponent is on James alone. As long as James is restricted, the Cavaliers will undoubtedly lose.
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Before the game, James came over cheerfully to say hello to Li Chongxiao, and took the opportunity to chat with Yao Ming.
After two years, Yao Ming appeared in the auditorium of the Spurs home court again. He came to cheer Li Chongxiao on the one hand, and conspired with Li Guoqiang who was watching his son's game on the other hand.
Since his contract has a player option next summer, the managers of other teams in the league are now praising him in different ways.
I believe that when the summer trading day starts, all kinds of trade requests about Yao Ming will fly to the Rockets' desk like a snowflake.
Popovich was naturally also tempted. Before the start of the game, he also joked a few words with Yao Ming to deepen his impression.
But by the time the game starts, all the hustle and bustle is put aside, and the focus is on the 10 players on the court.
The Spurs succeeded in jumping the ball. Li Chongxiao saw that there was something wrong with James' defensive position, so he made a decisive shot and hit a three-pointer to help the team take the lead.
Soon James wanted to fight back, but Bowen's defense was very sophisticated and he got stuck on the line of his breakthrough.He can only pass to Big Z.
The latter has long been pushed out of the three-second zone, and the ball can't be shot. It can only be passed out, and it returns to James after going around.
At this time, the offensive time was running out, and James could only bite the bullet and make a strong shot. The ball was missed, and Duncan got the rebound.
When James was about to return to defense, Li Chongxiao had already rushed to the frontcourt.
Duncan made a long pass, and Li Chongxiao made a 360-degree dunk when he caught the ball, which blew up the audience.
The Cavaliers attacked again, James got the ball and was ready to break forward, Li Chongxiao decisively double-teamed, broke his ball, and then distributed it to Parker.
Parker rushed to the frontcourt in a hurry, passed back to Li Chongxiao who came in, and made a flying dunk.
At 7:0 in the opening game, the Cavaliers were stunned. In the next few rounds, they couldn't get in the offense and couldn't put up the defense. It wasn't until more than four minutes into the game that Gooden scored two points from a mid-range shot. At this time they were already 15 points behind.
The commentators on the scene looked at each other in blank dismay. The difference in strength between the champions of the Eastern and Western Conferences was so great that they didn't know how to explain it.
Fortunately, the other players of the Cavaliers slowly regained their strength, their scores slowly increased, and their defense gradually strengthened.
But in a single quarter, they only scored 14 points, while the Spurs scored 36 points, leading by as much as 22 points.
During the intermission, Mike Brown, in addition to mobilizing the defensive enthusiasm of other players, can only desperately pour chicken soup on James, hoping that his lover can cheer up and carry the team forward.
This encouragement is still useful. James rushed for a few rounds with the explosive bag, scored two goals by himself, and assisted his teammates to make two goals. The Cavaliers' offense improved.
Then the Spurs called a timeout, Popovich roared, the team suddenly tightened the net, James was like a fish, the harder he struggled, the harder he was strangled.
After the first half of the game, the Cavaliers fell behind by 27 points, which made them do not know how to play in the third quarter. Seeing that the point difference widened to 38 points.
In the fourth quarter, the main players of both sides did not play at all, and they all sat on the bench to rest.But one side is frowning, and the other is elated.
James, who was still very cheerful at the beginning, will be like an eggplant beaten by frost, with blank eyes, watching the team's substitute also being hanged and beaten, speechless.
And Li Chongxiao smiled happily. He scored 30 points in three quarters, which was the highest in the game without accident.
Although the Cavaliers were weak inside, Duncan didn't even have a chance to exert his strength, and the opponent had already fallen.
In the first finals, the Spurs beat the Cavaliers by 45 points, creating the biggest difference in the finals.
(End of this chapter)