The NBA started with helping Iverson win the championship

Chapter 227 Bynum Black Elbow, Yao Ming Seriously Injured
When the referee blew the whistle to end the game, Li Xun scored 41 points, 28 rebounds, 11 assists and 4 blocks, leading the team to take the Lakers lightly.

Yao Ming had 18 points and 11 rebounds tonight.

Daben scored 5 points and 10 rebounds.

When a team has three rebounders in double figures, and even has nearly [-] rebounds like Li Xun, you can imagine the rebounding gap between the two sides.

The Lakers' shooting rate tonight was not bad, and their shooting rate was even slightly higher than that of the Pistons, but in the end they still lost to the Pistons 111:118.

The main reason is to lose on the rebound.

The rebounds of the two sides are 61:30, and the Pistons have doubled their lead in rebounds and have to turn a corner.

Not only are there a lot of total rebounds, but the gap in offensive rebounds is even more terrifying. Among the 61 rebounds of the Pistons, there are a full 27 offensive rebounds.

The Lakers have a total of 30 rebounds, of which only 8 offensive rebounds.

There are 19 more offensive rebounds, which means that the Pistons have [-] more shots than the Lakers.

So even if the Lakers' shooting percentage is slightly higher than that of the Pistons, the Pistons took 19 more shots, which is enough to make the Lakers desperate.

Tang Shuai looked surprised and continued to play at this rhythm. The Pistons really won.

What is the concept of 19 more offensive opportunities? The Lakers have a total of about [-] shots in a game.

Not to mention that the Lakers' shooting percentage is only 3 points higher than that of the Pistons, even if it is 10 points or 15 points higher, the final winner must be the Pistons.

This game really explained what it means to be the rebounder wins the world.

Now that the pressure is all on the Lakers, the Pistons are extremely happy. They are really only a stone's throw away from the championship.

In the second game that followed, Zen Master directly used a loss move.

Jordan is gone, but Big Ben is still there, and his free throw percentage is not much better than that of Jordan.

He simply used the shark-cutting tactics directly on Big Ben.

Tang Shuai quickly replaced Big Ben and replaced Rasheed.

He was not in a hurry at all, on the contrary, he felt that the Zen master was jumping over the wall in a hurry.

After all, Big Ben doesn't play many roles in the tactical system. If he doesn't play, his influence is not very big.

At most, the defensive intensity inside has dropped slightly, and there are fewer rebounds, but Rasheed's offense is far stronger than Ben's. If this is the case, it may not be a good thing for the Lakers.

Sure enough, after Rashid played, Yao Ming was completely liberated.

When Ben was on the court, Gasol and Bynum didn't have to take care of Ben's offense at all. They only needed to work together to limit Yao Ming.

After all, everyone knows that Daben's offensive ability is almost zero.

But now that Rasheed is on the court, it can't be done like this. It is impossible to let go of Rasheed, a former All-Star offensive power forward.

If it is really let go, let Rasheed do free shooting training, and Rasheed can score 60 points tonight.

The Lakers lost this game worse than they played.

The last game was at least within ten points of the loss, but by the end of this game, the point difference between the two sides had reached fifteen points.

Especially in the last half of the game, Yao Ming played all kinds of singles and Bynum was in full condition.

How could the brainless Bynum be Yao Ming's opponent, and he was teased in various ways under the basket.

What happened, Bynum pushed Yao Ming anxiously with a pale face. Yao Ming let go a lot now, but he pushed back at that time, and the two almost fought.

In the end, it was Li Xun's sharp eyesight and quick hands that caught Yao Ming.

The current situation is obvious. As long as the game continues normally, the Lakers will definitely lose, and there is even a high probability that they will be swept by the Pistons.

That being the case, there is really no need to make trouble with these moths and give the Lakers a chance.

Yao Ming's value to the Pistons must be much higher than Bynum's value to the Lakers.

If the two are suspended for a fight, the Lakers must be happy.

As the leader of the team, Li Xun is very clear at this crucial point.

Off the field, Tang Shuai was all smiles. He was almost scared out of his wits just now. He was worried that Li Xun would join the battle group and make things worse.

At that time, once Yao Ming and Li Xun are suspended, the Pistons will be completely cold.

Fortunately, Li Xun's performance became more mature and more like a qualified team leader, which made Tang Shuai heave a sigh of relief, the thing he was most worried about did not happen.

After the first two home games, the Pistons have won two consecutive victories. They only need to win another game, and they will push the Lakers into a desperate situation.

There has never been a Finals in NBA history that can turn defeat into victory in a 3:0 situation.

The next third game went to the home court of the Lakers.

At the Staples Arena, there were a lot of whining fans, all of whom were fans of the Purple and Gold Legion.

Speaking of which, the Lakers' jerseys look expensive, but they don't usually look good. Li Xun actually preferred Lukai's retro jerseys in his previous life.

The current home jersey of the Pistons is mainly white, mixed with blue and red.

The away jersey is mainly blue, there is no white color scheme, only red color scheme.

So the Pistons jersey is also called the blue and white jersey.

This is also the most classic jersey in the history of the Pistons.

Tonight, the Pistons will be wearing blue jerseys, which are extremely eye-catching in the Staples Arena, which is full of purple and gold colors.

"Okay, brothers, if we win this game tonight, the championship will be ours."

"come on!"

Li Xun yelled at the generals of the Pistons.

The morale of the generals was high and they all cheered loudly. They were only one step away from the championship.

Winning tonight's away game, the championship can almost be said to be in the bag.

Tang Shuai is a very mild-tempered coach, and he rarely speaks loudly, but tonight he let himself go and started yelling at the generals.

After the game ended, the Pistons won again.

The pattern of victory was almost exactly the same as the previous two games, all relying on the advantage of the inside to complete the crushing.

After Kobe returned to the home court tonight, his state has declined a lot.

In the previous two games, his offensive performance was actually comparable to that of Li Xun, but tonight he was directly upset.

In the end, he only scored 21 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists.

When Kobe could only score 21 points, there was obviously a problem with the Lakers' offense.

The Lakers are too impatient. Facing the strong rebounding advantage of the Pistons, they can only bite the bullet and increase outside shots, trying to fight for the hit rate.

As long as the shooting percentage is high enough, it can make up for the disadvantage of rebounding.

It's a pity that things are not that simple. The Pistons' iron barrel defense is no joke.

Players such as Artest, Prince, and Hamilton have all been in the best defensive team, and there is also a new DPOY Li Xun. The Lakers want to give it a go. It is not so easy.

With three consecutive victories, the Lakers' trip to the finals has basically come to an end.

It's already 3:0, a reversal that has never been seen in NBA history. When facing the wolf-like Pistons, no one thinks that the Lakers have hope for a reversal.

"Just because others haven't done it doesn't mean we can't do it."

"History is always developing. There have been many miracles this season. I think we can also create miracles."

At the pre-match press conference, Kobe faced the reporter's question and said confidently.

Until now, Kobe still has not given up, and still feels that he has hope to win the championship.

Li Xun actually respected such an opponent.

It's more respectful than just starting to get discouraged and surrender right now.

"Li Xun, my eyelids keep twitching today."

"Is it the left eye for money, or the right eye for money?"

On the day of G4 in the final, Yao Ming asked Li Xundao with a puzzled face.

Ask other Da Lao Hei teammates about this kind of thing, and they definitely don't know.

Li Xun also couldn't understand, "Brother Yao, are you twitching in the left eye? Or in the right eye?"

"The left eye has been jumping violently, and I always feel that something is going to happen."

Yao Ming said with a worried face.

He's not superstitious. Every time his eyelids twitched, something happened to him.

"That's a fortune in the left eye and disaster in the right eye. After all, we are going to win the championship tonight. Isn't that money?"

Li Xun said in relief.

Yao Ming has high expectations for this championship, and it is understandable that the pressure is huge at this juncture.

With this championship, Yao Ming's historical status will be greatly improved.

He can even touch the threshold of the top ten centers in history.

That is to say, there are too many strong players at the center position. Otherwise, with Yao Ming's honor, it will definitely be in the top ten in history in other positions.

Careful fans can find that most of the famous monster players handed down from ancient times are actually centers.

Such as Chamberlain, Russell, Emperor Thurmond and so on.

There are actually only a handful of outside players whose names have been handed down, which is why it is difficult to enter the top ten at the center position.

Like the top [-] superstars in the NBA, among the five positions, the most are also center players.

"You guy, if you ask you, it means you didn't ask."

Yao Ming didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

After Li Xun said this, he didn't take it seriously. Anyway, this eyelid twitch was neither painful nor itchy, and it would not affect tonight's game.

At eight o'clock in the evening, the much-anticipated finals G4 kicked off.

In the last G3 game, the league officials and the Pistons and Lakers made a net profit of at least 7000 million US dollars.

That's right, tens of millions of dollars were earned in just one game.

This is not counting the income of those sports brands. Li Xun's second-generation sneakers are now in a situation where one shoe is hard to find, and the price has already been sky-high on the black market.

Shoes that cost around US$200 now have more than tripled.

The ticket price for the Lakers' home game tonight is even more outrageous, with an average ticket price of up to 800 US dollars per ticket.

Even with this sky-high price, the scene is still full of spectators, which shows how rich the Los Angeles fans are.

The ticket prices for the two games before the Pistons were actually not cheap, with an average of [-] US dollars.

However, when compared with the Lakers, it is completely clear why the Lakers are the most profitable team in the league today.

The spending power of their fans is too strong.

In the battle of life and death, the Lakers fans began to cheer wildly for Kobe and others after they saw Kobe and others enter the field.

They didn't blame the Lakers for losing three games in a row, because judging from the situation, the Lakers are not playing badly.

But the Pistons are so strong.

Now the Lakers fans can only hope that God can take more care of them. The Lakers have created some miracles tonight.

At halftime of the game, the Lakers, who were forced to the edge of the cliff, really burst out with incredible fighting power.

Facing the tyrannical Pistons, they persisted until halftime without falling behind.

However, Lakers fans are still worried, because the reason why they can persist until now is entirely because the starting lineup is overdrawing their physical fitness.

Kobe played 24 minutes in a row, and the two quarters were played directly.

Gasol, Bynum, and Ariza and Odom, who started tonight, also all played more than 10 minutes.

In this high-intensity confrontation finals, with such a long playing time, it is difficult for them to maintain their peak state in the second half.

On the other hand, for the Pistons, Yao Ming played leisurely for 17 minutes in the first half.

Li Xun played for 18 minutes.

The absolute core force of the Pistons all control their physical energy consumption very well.

By the second half, it was obvious that the Pistons were more competitive.

The third quarter of the game has just begun, and Curry missed a three-pointer with the help of Artest's pick-and-roll from the outside.

Artest's stature is actually good at pick-and-roll work.

However, Curry's three-point shooting percentage in this round of the series is not high, only about 36%.

Compared with Curry in the regular season, 36% is indeed abnormal, but it is not unacceptable.

After all, if such a three-point shooting rate is converted into a two-pointer, it is close to [-]%.

An outside player can shoot [-]% of the two-pointers, what kind of bicycle is needed.

Yao Ming jumped up under the basket, ready to fight for the rebound, but at this moment, the most worrying thing for all Pistons fans happened.

The little shark, Bynum, swung his oily black elbow and directly elbowed towards Yao Ming's chest.

In terms of the lethality of elbows, Bynum can even be compared with Iron Elbow Malone.

You must know that the Bobcats leader Gerald Wallace almost gave Bynum an elbow to death. Several ribs were broken and his lungs collapsed, which had a great impact on his strength.

Gerald is a famous ruthless and tough guy, and he can't stand this elbow.

It is conceivable how critical Yao Ming's situation is.

With an elbow down, Yao Ming almost lost his breath and passed out. He felt as if his chest had been hit by a train, and he couldn't even breathe.

He knew very well that his ribs were probably broken, and that he might have a lung problem like Gerrard's.

Li Xun was so frightened at the time that he got Yao Ming to the Pistons himself, and he absolutely could not accept such a serious injury to Yao Ming.

Glaring at Bynum, Li Xun clenched his fists tightly. Tonight, he would definitely splatter Bynum's blood on the spot.

At this moment, the teammates behind saw that something was wrong, and rushed forward. Rashid and Curry hugged Li Xun. Even Artest was clear-headed at the moment, and joined hands to stop the angry Li Xun down.

"Li, don't be impulsive. If you are impulsive, the Lakers will definitely be happier."

"Yes, boss, calm down, everything will wait until we win the championship."

"Li, this kind of moment must not be messed up. If we want revenge, we have more and better opportunities. Focus on the game first."

The three hugged Li Xun, and Curry even put his legs on Li Xun.

In order to calm Li Xun down, they spoke out to appease him.

In the current situation, it seems that Yao Ming's injury is not serious, and he may miss the next game.

But the good news is that Bynum will definitely be suspended. Under such circumstances, the Lakers are not without losses.

But if Li Xun became impulsive and was also suspended, the loss for the Pistons would be completely unacceptable.

So even the most reckless Artest knew at this moment that Li Xun must not do anything.

There is only one step away from the championship, and everything has to wait until the championship is won.

(End of this chapter)