unfinished glory

Chapter 30 The Regular Season Begins - Against the Kings ([-])
In the second quarter, Li Chongxiao stayed on the court, Ginobili played, and Parker went down to rest.

Stojakovic was no longer on the court for the Kings, and Bibby took the lead.

This time Li Chongxiao's main defense is Maurice Evans. This player has only joined the Kings this season and played in Europe before, so the Spurs don't have much information.

Li Chongxiao estimated that the opponent was bigger than 1.9 meters [-], and looked stronger than himself. According to the data, the previous position was shooting guard.

Shooting guards generally shoot well. Li Chongxiao decided to focus on taking care of the opponent's shots first, and then slowly observe the opponent's footsteps to see if he has the ability to break through.

In the end, it was obvious that Li Chongxiao added to the drama himself. In the entire three-minute rotation time, Maurice Evans didn't touch the ball a few times, let alone attack.

On the Spurs side, Ginobili made a shot, Ginobili made a free throw, Ginobili made a three-pointer, and he hit a 7:2 attack wave alone.

After more than three points in the second quarter, the main players on both sides returned, and Bo Wen replaced Li Chongxiao.

Next, Li Chongxiao quietly observed Bowen's defense against Stojakovic off the court.

Bowen's defense can be described in one word, which is "sticky".

His physical fitness is average, but his feet move fast enough.Through scientific and reasonable training, the confrontation ability is also above the standard.

When facing offensive players, he is always focused on the defensive end and will do his best to interfere with every shot the opponent has.

In addition, he also likes to play candy-style defense and make tough close interference, the purpose is to make offensive players feel uncomfortable.Apply enormous pressure.

Of course, various small actions are indispensable.

Li Chongxiao has also experienced it before. During those few days of defensive training, his waist was blue.

Stojakovic is also uncomfortable facing such a defense. He can only use his running position and the cover of his teammates to get some offensive opportunities.

Although he made a few shots, his shooting percentage was well below average.

When Li Chongxiao played again, the score was already 78:61, and the time was more than nine minutes into the third quarter.

Stojakovic was visibly relieved to see Bowen go off the court.

He wasn't afraid of rookies like Li Chongxiao, although they were physically fit and energetic and would cause some trouble.

But they don't have defensive skills, experience is seriously lacking, and they are prone to fake moves, which is much easier to deal with than old ball ruffians.

The more important point is that these rookies haven't learned how to be bad, and they don't know how to do so many small tricks.

After Li Chongxiao came up, Stojakovic really became more active. He first used his teammates as a cover, got rid of the defense and cut to the basket, and succeeded in a layup.

Then he ran out of space and made a three-pointer.Although it missed, it is obvious that this point is alive again.

Li Chongxiao missed it twice, but Popovich wasn't too annoyed.Can a rookie who just played his first official game be able to defend against an All-Star?That's how it's done in movies.

The team is still leading by more than ten points, and it can be squandered.Moreover, the Spurs' offense was not affected. They successfully attacked the frame for two consecutive rounds, and the score increased instead.

At this time, Weber's desire to attack came up. He played singles for three consecutive rounds and hit two hits.

This is no longer Princeton, let Li Chongxiao follow Stojakovic for three laps in vain, and the opponent didn't even touch the ball.

Of course, Li Chongxiao didn't touch the ball either.Stojakovic's defense is not good, but he still has the awareness, that is, simply strangle the opponent's receiving point, and the rookie will be at a loss.

In this way, they hurt each other for several rounds. With more than a minute left in this quarter, both Weber and Stojakovic were replaced.

Matt Barnes is the third player that Li Chongxiao will defend in this game. The Spurs' information is only simple enthusiasm and good running ability, and average shooting and defensive ability.

What Li Chongxiao hates the most is running opponents, which has nothing to do with physical strength.

The main defense is a passive activity. Only when the offensive player makes a move can the defender react accordingly.Although some top defensive masters can make predictions at a certain time, it is only occasionally.

If you can predict every offensive move, either the opponent is too good, or it is time to buy a lottery ticket.

And dealing with running players is what Li Chongxiao believes will cause the most accidents in defense.

There will always be the opponent's center forward blocking you, or a defender blocking you, making you unable to keep up, and you can't guarantee that your teammates can keep up with the supplementary defense.

Moreover, these people also have skills such as feinting, turning back and running, and suddenly blocking people.

Or while running, someone blatantly throws the ball to the player being defended, asking him to shoot a three-pointer; someone sneakily passes it over, asking him to make an air cut layup.

This year's finals is how Kobe died, he was dragged to death by Richard Hamilton.

Li Chongxiao realized that he really had a lot of drama today. Maybe Matt Barnes' off-ball movement was really good, but the opponent had no desire to show off.

After finally finding another job, Barnes obviously put his energy on defense.Blocking, blocking, double-teaming, and rebounding are what the opponent does in the past 2 minutes.

As for the offense, they are all in the role player's position-the bottom corner, and occasionally move up and down for involvement and transition.

Li Chongxiao observes and learns at the same time. Every role player who can survive in the NBA has their own way of gaining a foothold.

It wasn't until the second minute of the fourth quarter that Li Chongxiao got a shot. Unfortunately, under the interference of Stojakovic, he missed.

His unguarded shots are very accurate, but he needs to improve his stability when he is defended.

The Spurs partnered with him on the court with Devin Brown and Udrih, the Three Musketeers of the Summer League.

Devin Brown is the third option at shooting guard, behind Ginobili and Barry.Udrih is also the third option at point guard, behind Parker and Ginobili.

This lineup can be regarded as a relatively bold attempt by Popovich, because he usually puts Parker or Ginobili on the court to bring the rhythm.

Udrih plays relatively well-regulated, nothing brilliant, and he won't make any big mistakes, so it's just right to put it on the bench.

There is only one main player, Stojakovic, on the court, and the defensive pressure is relatively small.

Li Chongxiao had two more "individual duels" with Stojakovic, and only then did he really learn the opponent's abilities.

In one round, Bobby Jackson dribbled the ball, handed it to Stojakovic, and then slightly blocked Li Chongxiao.

With just such a little space, Stojakovic hit a three-pointer, and Li Chongxiao's block hit the air.

On the second ball, Stojakovic took a tentative step with the ball, then turned around and shot.Li Chongxiao was almost in his hands, but the ball still hit.

But these two balls can only help the king stop the bleeding, and cannot extend his life.

With the return of the main force of the Spurs, especially Duncan's efforts, Webber and Brad Miller couldn't stand it at all.By the time there were more than two points left in the game, the Spurs led by 20 points.

Both sides withdrew their main players, the game entered garbage time, and both sides replaced "garbage players".

Li Chongxiao scored another two points in it. Thanks to the care of his teammates, he passed an empty cut layup. In this way, his first official game in the NBA ended with 9 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block.

The Spurs got off to a good start with 104:85.

Li Chongxiao was not allowed to attend the post-match press conference of the official game, but the Huaxia reporter who rushed to the scene asked two questions:
The first question, how does Li Chongxiao feel about playing in the NBA?
He replied that he was very excited. He grew up watching the NBA. He never thought that he would have the opportunity to be a member of it. This has greatly exceeded the expectations of his grandfather and father.

The second question, how does Li Chongxiao evaluate his own performance in this game?
He smiled and replied, should I give myself a 9?
Then he said that the team won, so he was very happy.Coach Popovich gave a lot of time, and his teammates also provided some opportunities, and he seized several of them and hit three goals.But my essential job defense is not good enough, I still need to learn a lot and continue to work hard.

(End of this chapter)