unfinished glory

Chapter 72 Summary
The regular season of the 2004~2005 season is over, some people are happy and some are worried, and some are both happy and worried.

For a team that has performed poorly in previous seasons, being able to make the playoffs is already a big improvement.For example, the Bulls, this is the first time they entered the playoffs after Jordan retired in 1998, and their ranking is not low, fourth in the Eastern Conference.The three rookies selected this year also have excellent performances. In the next few years, the Bulls will be a force to be reckoned with in the East.

For teams like the Lakers and Forest, it is the end of the playoffs for many years.Suffering from injuries, Kobe failed to lead the team to the playoffs, and the team's overall performance was not good, and it seemed that it would sink for a few years.

Garnett tried his best, but his teammates dragged his feet and fell into the sand.Also tragic is James in the East, who was eliminated with the same record.

However, the Timberwolves are going downhill, and it will be difficult to return to the peak for a while, while the Cavaliers are like the rising sun, with a bright future.

Of course, the Spurs don't have this kind of trouble. They are the top of the league and they will have home court advantage against all teams.Moreover, they have a well-organized lineup. Not only have they acquired a strong and easy-to-use rookie like Li Chongxiao, but they have also acquired a high-quality blue-collar like Mohamed after the All-Star Game, making up for the last shortcoming of the team.

And Duncan returned in the last few games and performed well, indicating that all members of the Spurs are in a healthy state.

The championship is the only pursuit of the Spurs.

After the regular season ended, the impatient Chinese media and netizens had calculated Li Chongxiao's statistics for this season.

This season, Li Chongxiao played in all 82 regular season games and started two games, averaging 23.2 minutes per game.

He has scored in all games, the highest score is 26 points and the lowest is 4 points.After one season, a total of 912 points were scored.

Among other data, the highest rebound is 12, the highest assist is 8, and he has also won two double-doubles of scoring + rebounds.
折算到场均数据，李冲霄每场可以拿到11.1分，排在新秀第5名。此外还有3.6篮板、3.2助攻、1.6抢断和0.7个盖帽，表现十分全面。

Especially in terms of assists, only after Parker and Ginobili, ranked third in the Spurs.This was a big surprise for the Spurs, and Li Chongxiao was also very surprised. Could it be that in addition to his defensive talent, he also has an assist talent? Could it be that Lao Si's inheritance is really affecting him in a subtle way?
He deliberately read the detailed records, only to find that he had to give Duncan nearly two assists per game, and if he gave the ball to the boss, could he get assists?Li Chongxiao felt as if he had discovered something remarkable.

And in terms of shooting percentage, he didn't look like a rookie.The total shooting percentage is 48%, ranking third on the team behind Duncan and Parker.

The three-point shooting percentage is 47.4%, the team's first, the league's second, second only to Joe Johnson's 47.8%.However, Li Chongxiao's three-point shots are relatively small, averaging 1.8 per game, which does not rank among the top ten in the league.

As for the free throw percentage, it is 95.5%, proud of the entire league, two percentage points higher than the second-ranked Reggie Miller (93.3%).

In terms of shots, he has already ranked fifth on the team, with 7.5 shots per game, ranking behind GDP and Bowen.He took 3.8 three-pointers, ranking first in the team.

In terms of defensive data, he can contribute 20 steals in just over 1.8 minutes of playing time. This data is the first in the team, ranking 8th in the league, and is the least playing time among the top [-] in this ranking.

There are also 0.7 blocks, ranking fifth on the team.

One item of data shows that Li Chongxiao has become an indispensable player for the Spurs on both offense and defense.

In terms of his contribution to the team, he is also an important part of Popovich's tactics.On the offensive end, he is a sharp weapon for the team to open up space. The ambush in the two bottom corners forced the opponent to pass alone, and invisibly tore a hole in the interior defense.

In the game behind the lore Rockets, once the game was anxious at the last minute, the opponents did not dare to let him go easily, which reduced the time for GDP to be double-teamed.

Not to mention in terms of defense, he and Bowen are usually the core of defending each other's perimeter offense.After Li Chongxiao grew up, the Spurs were selected by the backcourt offensive players of other teams as the team they least expected to encounter in the league.

The combination of Bo Wen and Li Chongxiao, one is cunning and the other is full of resilience.When defending one-on-one, most players in the league are difficult to parry, and only a few such as Kobe, McGrady, and Carter can deal with it calmly.

Once the two are on the court at the same time, the defensive effect formed is far more than 1+1>2.Kobe, Tracy McGrady and Carter had a sharp decline in offensive efficiency when they faced the two players in the Super God games.

Personally, Li Chongxiao has also made huge progress this season.

When he first entered the league, he could only shoot from the spot and without interference.As the regular season progressed, more and more teams realized his shooting talent and no longer gave him so many open spots as they did at the beginning of the season.

Then he slowly developed catch-and-shoot quick shots, and often used running positions and teammates to block people to complete the offense. This allowed him to increase his scoring in the second half of the regular season when opponents paid more attention to it.

Then there is the jumper with the ball, although immature, but can occasionally hit a crit or two.

His shooting range is no longer limited to the two bottom corners, but from the basket to the entire half court, it has become his range.

In addition to shooting, he is also relatively proficient in cutting layups. Although he has fewer dunks after cutting in, he has often pulled the bar a few times.

What excites him the most is that in the second half of the season, he occasionally had a flash of inspiration and made two breakthroughs.This shows that on the road of offense, he still has great potential to tap!
As for the defense, let alone, since entering the league, his defensive level is higher than the average level of the league.Now it took a season to make up for the experience, and at the same time, with the guidance of defensive masters like Bowen and Duncan, Li Chongxiao's defensive ability can almost reach the second-hand level.

After Li Chongxiao cleaned up his gains from the regular season, the playoffs began.

The first round of the game will start on April 4, and the game between the Spurs and the Grizzlies is scheduled for the next day.

There are two questions before Li Chongxiao. One is what is the difference between the regular season and the playoffs; the second is whether it is good or bad for the Spurs to meet the Grizzlies, because the record against the Grizzlies in the regular season is 2:2, And the penultimate game against the Grizzlies was extremely difficult.

These two questions were quickly answered.

The Spurs began to study every player on the Grizzlies, including the bench, which has never happened in the regular season.Even if they are playing against the Pistons and Suns, the Spurs are only studying some offensive habits and shooting hot spots of their main players.

In addition to studying players, he also specially practiced tactics against the Grizzlies.In the regular season, one or two sets of tactics are used to win the world, and now we are starting to make customized plans.

After two days of analysis and training, Li Chongxiao realized that his worries were useless.According to the analysis of the coaching staff, the Grizzlies are weaker than the Spurs in every position from front to back, even the bench.

Although basketball is not a simple one plus one, it is difficult to win when you lose to the opponent in every position, the coach does not have the experience of the opponent, and others are more team than you.

Now the Grizzlies are in such a situation. It is very difficult for them to win a game, and it is basically impossible to win a series.

The results of the first day of the playoffs were released. In the East, the 76ers 85:106 the Pistons, the Pacers 82:102 the Celtics, and the teams with home courts all won.

西部这边是火箭98：86小牛，国王82：87超音速。火箭是唯一一只在客场赢球的球队。不过姚明表现不好，出场二10分钟就被六犯下场了。

(End of this chapter)