unfinished glory

Chapter 208

Chapter 208

It was too easy to win the series with the Spurs, and the strength of the Grizzlies surprised some experts who were not optimistic about them.

Taking the lead in entering the Western Conference Finals, the Grizzlies became the biggest favorites of the championship, surpassing the Lakers who were still entangled with the Nuggets and the Celtics who were almost cornered by the Magic.

The confidence of the teammates has also increased greatly, and even Mike Miller, who has always been depressed, is excited. He even joked that Gasol has won Duncan, and now he can call himself the league's number one power forward.Now that the team has the No. [-] position and No. [-] power forward, it is no problem to win the Lakers.

It's rare that everyone's morale is so high, and Li Chongxiao didn't want to pour cold water on everyone, and didn't say anything like calm down and don't underestimate the enemy.

If the teammates can maintain this state during the game, it must be a good thing, and the pre-match mobilization will save trouble.

Players can still be lazy, but Carlisle must make tactical preparations to deal with the opponents of the Western Conference Finals, the Lakers.

Although the Lakers and the Nuggets played 3:2, it seemed that they both had a chance, but everyone subconsciously ignored the possibility that the opponent was the Nuggets.

The combat effectiveness of the two teams is not at the same level, and they don't only play one game. The possibility of upset is very small.

If the Nuggets can really eliminate the Lakers, the Grizzlies will wake up from their dreams, and it doesn't matter if they are ready or not.

Sure enough, in the sixth game, the Lakers eliminated the Nuggets by a big score.All the tactics Carlisle prepared can come in handy.

The basic set is still defensive.

In this era, if a team wants to compete for the championship, it must have a mature defensive system. The four popular teams are all ranked in the top ten of the league's defensive list.

The tacit understanding required for defensive tactics cannot be achieved overnight, and can only be tempered slowly in the regular season.When it takes shape, there will be no changes easily.

It is also impossible to produce major changes, because any change in defensive tactics will destroy the tacit understanding that has been established with great difficulty.

But offensive tactics are different, they can be varied and ever-changing.

The difference between a coach with poor offensive training ability and a good coach is that the former only has one tactic to give the ball to the core players in the team; the latter has a variety of tactics to give the ball to the core players comfortably.

In essence, Phil Jackson and Carlisle have the same idea on offense, that is, how to hand the ball comfortably to the core players.

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As a "ball master" who can get 40+ in the first two rounds of nine games in the playoffs, Li Chongxiao doesn't need anyone to teach him how to "grab" the ball to attack.

The only thing he worries about now is whether he can lead other teammates to follow him against the two superstars of the Lakers.

The Lakers are not far behind the Grizzlies in terms of role players, and the main players have the best combination of Yao Ming and Kobe Bryant inside and outside.

The guards of the Lakers are all trained by themselves, and the centers are all robbers. With this tactic, from Chamberlain + West to Abdul-Jabbar + Magician, to O'Neal + Kobe, and now Yao Ming + Kobe, they Has won 15 championships, second only to the Celtics' 16.

The first game of the Western Conference Finals was played at home, and the time and place were favorable. Li Chongxiao felt that he had an obligation to teach this giant a lesson, to steal from the rich and help the poor.

In the first quarter, Li Chongxiao showed more restraint, because his teammates were too active, and he couldn't interrupt everyone's interest.

The tacit understanding that the Gasol brothers have cultivated over the years has been fully utilized in this lineup of the Grizzlies.After Carlisle gave Gasol Jr. a certain amount of the ball, he also became active, and the interaction of the two Gasols became a fixed tactic for the Grizzlies.

Two big men who can pass the ball can not only enhance the Grizzlies' inside offense, but also create many opportunities for outside players, enriching the team's offensive routines.

For the Lakers, Yao Ming is also a big man who is good at passing the ball. He can pass the ball out when he encounters double-teams, but Turiaf can't do it. Facing a player like Gasol who plays with his brain It is inevitable that they will be deflated, and the Lakers have no choice. They will not be able to find a more suitable player for a while. Powell and Mbenga are even more unusable, and Phil Jackson has even more reason to use Odom who is not tall enough.

Fortunately, Yao Ming is strong enough, and he is not afraid of a [-]v[-]. He still relies on his personal offensive ability to help the team cling to the score.

In the first quarter, the two sides scored a high score of 37:35, and the Grizzlies led by 2 points.

To Li Chongxiao's delight, the team still maintained this state in the second quarter.Seeing that his teammates are so good, Li Chongxiao is also willing to play a supporting role, focusing on defense and spot-up shooting, watching the team gradually open the score.

The Lakers played well in the first half. Yao Ming scored 26 points, Kobe Bryant 14 points, and other players also scored. The shooting percentage was not bad. The team also scored 62 points.

But the Grizzlies on the opposite side realized better. When Li Chongxiao only scored 14 points, the Grizzlies could still score 73 points.In addition to Gasol's 17 points, Conley scored 12 points.

Coming to the second half with an 11-point advantage, the Grizzlies will naturally not change their tactics. They will still focus on the inside and rely on the overall offense.

The Lakers did not change their lineup at the beginning, and still used their inherent lineup to compete with the Grizzlies.Yao Ming still maintained an efficient offensive rhythm and did not let the Grizzlies open the score.

There were only 3 minutes left in this quarter, Yao Ming went down to rest, and the Grizzlies stretched the lead to 15 points.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Grizzlies had Li Chongxiao, who had played the entire third quarter, take a rest, and Gasol led the team.

The Lakers have changed a lot. Kobe still stays on the court, Odom puts up to match Gasol, and then uses Ariza to play small forward to defend Li Chongxiao, and the point guard also puts Shannon, who is better defensively. · Brown, the entire lineup is biased towards defense.

The sudden strengthening of the defense made the Grizzlies' offense less smooth, and the offense failed for several consecutive rounds.Carlisle saw that the momentum was not good, and quickly reminded the players to pay attention.

The other Grizzlies players, who were obsessed with the offensive rhythm of the first half, didn't react for a while, thinking that there was something wrong with their touch, they played more cautiously, but they still followed the original routine, so naturally they couldn't. Goal scored.

The score was chased to only 3 points in just 4 minutes before Carlisle called a timeout.At this time, he regretted it very much, and just wanted to see if the players could withstand the Lakers' change, but he didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, the 11-point advantage was gone.

Fortunately, there is still enough time to change the style of play. Li Chongxiao will also play, and the Grizzlies have resumed their regular season formation, but this time the focus is on defense.

Li Chongxiao returned to the position of the main attacker again, fighting against Kobe.The two not only compete with each other in offense, but also match up in defense, making Battier and Ariza, who were originally the main defenders, become double-teamers in the auxiliary defense.

Both of them regard the double-team as an open space, and the shooting percentage has always depended on themselves, and has nothing to do with the defender.

Kobe's offense was not bad, scoring 2 points with 33 minutes left in the game.But Li Chongxiao's touch is better, with 20 points in a single quarter, he has already scored 41 points in this game.

Although the Grizzlies' lead is not that big, the 8-point advantage the Lakers have been chasing for a long time has not recovered.

At this time, someone from the Lakers is going to stand up and be a hero, but the Grizzlies are determined to defend the inside and double-team the outside.

Kobe made one of three shots, and Li Chongxiao responded with two shots, killing the game in one go.

In the first game of the Western Conference Finals, the Grizzlies successfully won a victory at home.

(End of this chapter)