roccoschili Chapter 252 Chapter 91
Chapter 252 Chapter 91
Chapter 252 No.90 Consecutive Awards
There are three rounds left in the regular season, and the Grizzlies have a record of 63 wins and 16 losses. They have secured the No. [-] spot in the Western Conference in advance, and the No. [-] position in the league is also within easy reach.
The Bulls already lost yesterday, and their record can get up to 63 wins. As long as the Grizzlies win another game, they can get the second place in team history and top the league.
The opponent in this game is the Magic. Li Chongxiao and Howard happen to be the two biggest favorites for the best defensive player.
This has also become a topic of speculation in many sports media.At this time of every season, there are games about the playoffs or awards, allowing fans to marvel at the ingenuity of the schedule.
Just like the battle between the Lakers and the Hornets in 2008, the Grizzlies and Cavaliers matchup last season are all related to the MVP competition.
In fact, if you think about it carefully, the result is the cause.At the end of each match, there will be several key events, and it will naturally make people feel "coincidence" to pick out the things that the two sides need to compete for.
The Magic has driven high and low this season. Before the All-Star Game, it was ranked first in the Eastern Conference. Now it has slipped to third. It is almost the same as the No.4 Celtics. It needs a victory to consolidate Location.
Speaking of the Magic, it was also a tragedy. Howard, Lewis, Turkoglu, Carter and Nelson formed a good lineup. As a result, they met the Celtics in the semifinals and were eliminated year after year. Didn't make it to the Eastern Conference Finals once.
James, who was in the same situation, couldn't stand it and chose to leave his hometown. I don't know how long Howard can last.
The game wasn't too intense, and the only insider the Grizzlies were afraid of was Yao Ming, who was physically and technically skilled.And Howard, a jumper, is too rough offensively and is easier to target. Even in one-on-one situations, he can't score 40 points.
Li Chongxiao was facing Carter.The old flying man really loves basketball, but his competitive spirit is the lowest among the four major points, and his achievements are not as good as the other three. He doesn't even have a scoring champion in his career.
After coming to the Magic team, he conscientiously did a good job of supporting players and did not pursue shooting rights.
This makes it very easy for Li Chongxiao to defend, and he can help his teammates defend from time to time.Especially Nelson, a point guard who was focused on offense, fell into the encirclement of the Grizzlies several times, and was dedicated to being blocked.
The Magic have not made a breakthrough in several seasons, and now they are finally showing signs of decline. Even though they have a good record, everyone has no expectations for them.
The game against the Grizzlies was also tepid. In the fourth quarter, they couldn't keep up with the opponent's sudden increase in intensity and lost.
The agreed-upon battle for the best defensive player actually didn't show anything, the two players were not aligned.But in terms of statistics, Li Chongxiao won. He got 6 blocks, while Howard only had 4.
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Winning the game against the Magic secured the number one position in the league. The Grizzlies chose to rest in the last two games. Li Chongxiao played 10 minutes in each game and scored [-] win and [-] loss.
At the end of the regular season, the Grizzlies ranked first in the West with a record of 65 wins and 17 losses, the Spurs 60 wins and 22 losses, the Lakers
58 wins and 24 losses followed closely.
Then came the Thunder, Mavericks, Trail Blazers, Hornets and Nuggets.
The top four in the Eastern Conference are the Bulls, Heat, Magic and Celtics, and the second half is the Knicks, Eagles, 76ers and Pacers.
In the playoffs, the Grizzlies played against the brand new Nuggets. At the beginning of the season, they once ranked third in the Western Conference. As the conflict between Anthony and the team continued to deepen due to the transfer, the team's record also fluctuated. Ranked fifth before the All-Star Game.
After Anthony left the team, the team's record did not improve as George Karl expected, but gradually declined, almost falling out of the playoffs.
George Karl is only suitable for coaching average players in various positions. His coaching philosophy is very unfriendly to stars.In the Bucks, he once criticized Ray Allen for his lack of fighting spirit, and in the Nuggets he publicly criticized Anthony for being selfish.
In the current league, George Karl's team building philosophy is against reservations.He wants to build a team without stars to compete for the championship, which seems a bit whimsical.
Before the match between the two teams, George Karl criticized Li Chongxiao, believing that Li Chongxiao's style of play deviated from the essence of basketball and would have a bad influence on the children.
He said that he admired Li Chongxiao's defensive ability and attitude very much, but felt that Li Chongxiao put too much energy into the offensive end, squeezing the living space of his teammates.
"A good team should be like the Pistons, not the Grizzlies who are too dependent on stars."
But in the end, the team with the star won. The Grizzlies eliminated the Nuggets 4:0, with the smallest difference of 23 points.
The Nuggets achieved a "feat" that other teams failed to do in the previous two seasons, "limiting" Li Chongxiao's scoring to less than 40 points.In the second match between the two teams, Li Chongxiao only scored 32 points.
Li Chongxiao played 20 minutes in the first half, leading the Grizzlies to lead the Nuggets by 78 points 34:43.Carlisle had heard about the bad behavior of the stubborn old man on the opposite side, so he firmly pressed Li Chongxiao on the bench, and did not play in the second half at all.
Before the start of the game, the league announced the award of the best defensive player. Li Chongxiao really lived up to expectations and won this award with a record 4.2 steals.
Reminiscent of his scoring in this game, the best defensive player did not guard others, but "defended" himself.
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After easily winning the Nuggets, the young Thunder team came again.
This round of the series is a battle between idols and fans.The Thunder's new three juniors Durant, Westbrook and Harden have all been trained in Li Chongxiao's training camp.
Li Chongxiao gave Durant a lesson in the first game of this round of the series, scoring 47 points himself, and then treating his opponent as only 22 points.
Before the second game again, the league awarded the most important award in the regular season, and Li Chongxiao got his second MVP.
Unlike the fierce competition last season, this season Li Chongxiao topped the MVP list.
In terms of team record, the Grizzlies are the top team, and Li Chongxiao's personal data is also overwhelming.
他场均得分38.3分，比No.2的杜兰特的27.9分要高出10.4分之多，这是除了张伯伦50分赛季之外的最大分差了。
His 7.7 rebounds and 6.1 assists are also top-notch among shooting guards.
And his 1.8 blocked shots ranked ninth in the league, which is very rare. You must know that Howard only blocked 2.4 shots.
Steals have always been his strong point, and the statistic of 4.3 times is directly the best in history.He is 1.9 times higher than the second Paul, which is also a record.
With the momentum of MVP, Li Chongxiao scored 54 points in the second game and won two consecutive victories.
After losing the third game, there was a two-game winning streak, sending the Thunder home.
The Grizzlies reached the Western Conference Finals for three consecutive years and faced the Lakers again.
(End of this chapter)