unfinished glory

Chapter 144 Keep Your Words

After the Tianwangshan battle, the Suns players were a little unconvinced.

Just as the Spurs felt that losing to Nash's high score was not normal, they also thought it was an accident that Li Chongxiao scored 40 points.

At the press conference after the game, Stoudemire said that the team was a little careless at the last moment. Not only did they fail to do a good job in their offense, but they also did not put enough pressure on the opponent on the defensive end, allowing the opponent to score too easily.

When the reporter asked him how he commented on Li Chongxiao scoring 40 points, Stoudemire blurted out: "It was just an accident. I guarantee that he will never score more than 30 points in the next game."

The media also followed up one after another, and the TV station also made a vote, whether 40 points will be Li Chongxiao's highest score in the playoffs this season, and the choice of "yes" and "no" will be divided equally. .

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On June 6, Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals kicked off at the home court of the Suns.

Summing up the experience and lessons of the previous game, D'Antoni is confident that he has found a way to win, that is crazy offense.

In the third quarter, the Suns' reckless offense turned over the 15-point difference. If it hadn't been for the distraction at the last moment, and to take care of defense in order to win, coupled with Li Chongxiao's sudden explosion, the team would have won early up.

In this game, they played an offensive whirlwind at the beginning. Regardless of whether they scored or not, the offensive momentum was very violent.

On average, each attack lasts about ten seconds, and as long as there is a slight chance, they will be shot regardless.

I have to say that this style of play is very in line with the temperament of the Suns. Their offensive tactics are not random, but quite smooth.In addition, the basket at home is also quite powerful, and they scored 40 points on the Spurs in the first quarter.

This scene is still fresh in Popovich's memory. At a certain stage of the last game, the Spurs were in this embarrassing situation where the defense was in place, but they couldn't prevent the opponent from scoring.

Every game in the Western Conference Finals is important, and he doesn't dare to bet that the opponent's touch will definitely decline.After suffering three losses, he already understood that it would be too stubborn to insist on tactics at this time, and the key is to bite the point difference.

So halfway through the first quarter, he no longer forced the players to focus on defense and play more teamwork, but gave everyone a certain degree of autonomy, and they could do it themselves if they felt confident.

This strategy immediately liberated Li Chongxiao, Ginobili, and Parker. The three outsiders left Duncan aside and took turns leading the offense. After the first quarter, they were only 5 points behind.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the crazy Suns continued to attack with high efficiency, but they found that the Spurs gradually kept up with the rhythm and overtook the score.

The Spurs' outside trio is even crazier, with all kinds of unreasonable passes and shots, playing like the Warriors this season.

Parker took the ball, as long as he found that the Suns players did not intend to help defend, he would directly force Nash, kill to the inside, and then throw or pass the ball depending on the situation.

In addition to Ginobili's European step and three-pointer, the spiritual pass through the crotch and the wide-range transfer of the ball were staged one after another. Don't look at Popovich's face, let him play very happily.

Li Chongxiao shot one or two steps away from the three-point line. This is already the fourth shot, and three of them have scored. This made Raja Bell very desperate and unable to defend at all.

A good Western Conference finals game was turned into an exhibition game, which made the audience dizzy. Many experts and commentators who watched the game couldn't believe their eyes.

The performance of the Spurs in this game is completely different from the first five games of this round of the series. You have never seen such an angry Spurs.

Looking at the coaching bench of the Spurs, the shadows of Popovich and Nelson overlapped for a while.

The same offense, the Suns have always had a clear rhythm and smooth conduction.And what old Nelson used in the Warriors is that all the people are soldiers and win in chaos.

The Spurs' slapstick operation not only ushered in a turning point for themselves, but also led the Suns astray.

They played well in the first half of the quarter, but at the end, there were also players with better opportunities not to pass, and they shot without thinking.

D'Antoni was also stunned by the situation on the court: the counter attack is obviously beneficial to his side, but why is he behind?

For a while, he didn't know whether to let nature take its course or rearrange it. When he called a timeout belatedly, the Suns had already been overtaken.

After the first half, Li Chongxiao scored 20 points, Ginobili and Parker also scored 16 and 17 points respectively, plus Duncan's sneaky 12 points in the paint, the Spurs returned to the Suns with a 41-point score in the second quarter. :32.

In the third game, the two teams were still running on the field.

Popovich watched the team play in a mess and still lead the opponent, so he simply let the players play freely.Anyway, under the confrontation between the two sides, I will not suffer on my side.

Under this style of play, everyone's physical strength had to call the police at the last moment.The Suns only play with a few players, which is more advantageous than the substitute's side.

Sure enough, in the second half of the third quarter, the main players of both teams began to be out of breath.With more than three minutes left in this quarter, the Suns couldn't bear it first, and they were 9 points behind and they took the lead in choosing substitutions.

Barbosa and Stoudemire sat on the bench obediently. Nash and Raja Bell held on for a while, but couldn't stand the end of the game. Only Marion persisted.

For the Spurs, Manu Ginobili has already been off the court, and physical strength has always been his weakness.Duncan is not much better, this game is too unfriendly to large-tonnage players.Bowen didn't have any offensive responsibilities, and he was able to persist. Parker's physical strength has always been good, and he took a break in the middle and stayed on the court.

As for Li Chongxiao, he attracted envious eyes and jealous resentment from all the players on the bench.

From the beginning of the game to the present, he has rested for 2 minutes.When everyone wanted to collapse to the ground like a salted fish, he was alive and well.Obviously a fast break with a simple layup is possible, but a big windmill must be played.

Back on defense, he nearly drove James Jones crazy again, and two consecutive steals helped the Spurs pull the score to 13 points.

After finally getting to the fourth quarter, D'Antoni still dawdled to give the main players more time to rest, but Li Chongxiao made three-pointers and dunks on the court, which made Stoudemire's face green off the court.

He boasted before that he wanted to prevent Li Chongxiao from scoring 30 points, but this time the opponent scored 32 points.

Unable to restrain himself, Stoudemire asked to play. D'Antoni thought about the situation on the field, looked at the state of the players on the bench, and simply waved his hand. Let's all play. There are only 10 minutes left, and there is another game to survive. , If you can't make it through, you'll be GG.

The Spurs have already led by 16 points. Popovich replaced players on the field without any hassle. With longer charging time, they naturally performed better than their opponents.

The Suns players were still affected by their physical strength, their offensive efficiency dropped a little bit, and the point difference was slowly widening.

With more than two minutes left in the game, the point difference has come to 27 points.Although the players on the field worked very hard, they were obviously powerless.

D'Antoni knew that the general situation was over, and there was no need to keep the main players until the end. He took advantage of the timeout and replaced all the players on the field.

Li Chongxiao had already scored 38 points, and he knew that after this round, he would be substituted.After getting the ball in the middle circle, he dribbled slowly, wasting time.

After 20 seconds passed, he made the appearance of breaking through, and the defensive player retreated to the three-point line. As a result, he made a direct three-pointer one step away from the three-point line, raising the score to 41 points.

After scoring more than 40 points in two consecutive games, he fulfilled his promise and sent the Suns home to fish in six games.

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