unfinished glory

Chapter 91 Pistons Home
On June 6, the third game of the Finals came to Detroit.

In order to increase the confrontation and ensure the fairness of the game, the finals adopt a 2-3-2 format, which can offset part of the home court advantage.

So the next three games will be held at the Pistons' home court.

Li Chongxiao's relatives didn't come with him. Li Guoqiang went to Baltimore, where Under Armour's headquarters were discussing business; Ms. Wang Caixia recruited a team to investigate the cosmetics and beauty trends in the United States; and Mr. Li Guangfu, who was interested in sports rehabilitation, followed Yao Ming went to Houston.

At first, Li Chongxiao was still wondering why everyone came to the United States to discuss business in the name of watching the finals.

I found out later that my parents didn't know how many times they came here, but they just didn't think about coming to see him.Only Mr. Li came to San Antonio for the first time.

Fortunately, everyone agreed that when the Spurs are about to win the championship, they will definitely go to the scene to watch the game.

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At the beginning of the game, the Spurs continued the lineup of the previous game, with Li Chongxiao still starting and Ginobili on the bench.

But today the two played abnormally in the game, one scored 12 points and the other 11 points.

The Pistons have both the right time and place at home. The coaching staff adjusted their defensive strategy after focusing on the first two games, and changed the defenders of Prince and Hamilton. Effect.

Throughout the game, the Pistons played calmly, and their strategy was to drag the Spurs to play defense with themselves.

The two sides stretched the offensive rounds very long, so the rhythm was slow, and each round took nearly 20 seconds on average.

The Spurs are in a mediocre state today, with many turnovers. Manu Ginobili, who is the most profligate in the team, contributed 7 turnovers alone. Adding Parker's 5 turnovers, the Spurs have more than 20 turnovers in a single game.

Not only that, but their offense also had problems, and their shooting percentage was as low as three layers.

As far as the team is concerned, only Duncan still played steadily and achieved a large double-double with 24 points and 18 rebounds.But the Pistons relied on integrity to win the game.

In the end, the Pistons, who had home-court advantage, scored 78 points, limiting the Spurs' scoring to 72 points.

In offense, although they have no outstanding players, the distribution of points is very even, with 3 players scoring 15 points and 5 players scoring in double figures.

Originally, such a defensive battle would lose a lot of viewers, but who knows that the ratings of the entire game are not low.

A certain TV station conducted random interviews with fans after the game, and one fan expressed everyone's aspirations: "I just want to see how the billionaire's heir plays."

Quite a few people went there just for the fun of it. Seeing Li Chongxiao being ravaged by the Pistons on the field and behaving badly, they were inexplicably happy.

Poisoning chicken soup is not popular these days, and some inspirational fans say that seeing others are so rich and working so hard, they will warn themselves not to be decadent anymore.

The reporters brought up the news that Li Chongxiao was unable to play at Duke, and that he ran into obstacles during the trial training. This time, many fans saw different emotions from the same news.

Then there was another revelation, saying that during his year at Duke, Li Chongxiao got straight A's while playing ball and studying, which aroused the wailing of netizens. How can people live if they are rich, so good, and work so hard?
The second generation of the rich pretending to be poor to experience life cannot be called deceiving their feelings, and it is always easy to get forgiveness.

After Li Chongxiao's identity was exposed, many girls forgave him unilaterally.Without knowing it, he had a lot of "wives".

A series of reports made the media and fans find new hot spots, let the league find a "savior", and the ratings of the finals were saved.

A high-quality idol, this is the role model Stern has been working hard to create.

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After the game, Li Chongxiao, who performed poorly, was still the person most concerned by the reporters.

With three laps inside and three laps outside, when facing the camera, he frankly admitted that the poor performance of this game made his situation difficult:

"To be honest, I'm under a lot of pressure now. If I can't play well, I can only be forced to go home and inherit billions of dollars."

"..."

Perhaps it was too cruel for Li Chongxiao to go home and inherit billions of dollars, so he performed well in the fourth game.

In this game, he scored 18 points, 4 steals and 3 blocks.

But the team still lost.

Through the last game, the Pistons found a recipe for winning, which is to play at their own pace.

In the Eastern Conference playoffs, they have always made some targeted adjustments based on the opponent's situation to win.

Especially in the Eastern Conference Finals, facing the Heat, if it weren't for the two key games where only O'Neal had a mature offensive point and Wade was still a little immature, he might not have made it to the finals.

But the Spurs are different. They are very strong and have no obvious shortcomings.

The Pistons can suppress the strength and tactics of the teams in the East, but it won't work for the Spurs.

In the first two games, they focused on destroying the cooperation of the Spurs' main lineup and strengthening their internal and external cooperation. As a result, two substitutes on the outside broke out in one game.

In the third game, they returned to the home court and played at their own pace, but the effect was surprisingly good.

In this game, they followed the tactics of the previous game, which is to use their greatest characteristics.

Perhaps in the playoffs, they are used to crushing games and gaining control of the rhythm of the game with ease. Facing a team with good discipline and strong control like the Pistons, the Spurs will always have a connection between offense and defense. So a little inconsistent.

On the defensive end, the Spurs cannot be said to be better than the Pistons, and the opponent on the offensive end did not show any flaws. The Spurs, who lost their rhythm a little, lost again.

It's just that the Pistons won't be easy. After all, the Spurs are strong, with many offensive players and players.In this game, the two sides fought until the last half minute. The Pistons took advantage of Ginobili's mistake to get the biggest 6-point difference in the game and establish the victory.

Popovich, who returned to the locker room, did not lose his temper. The finals are a difficult process. Facing the defending champion, no matter how strong the team is, they dare not say that they can beat the opponent to death with a single blow.

What's more, in the two games, the Pistons have used all their abilities, and the Spurs still have room for improvement.

The fifth game was held on June 6, and there was a three-day interval between the fourth game, which was enough for the Spurs to calm down and practice tactics.

In training, the Spurs did not make major adjustments. Instead, according to Popovich's request, they slowed down the offensive rhythm, maintained oppression on the court, and reduced unnecessary mistakes.

The training also mostly focused on simple confrontation and tactical coordination drills, and no high-intensity confrontation was arranged. The players in training were also relatively relaxed and joking.

After Li Chongxiao's background was exposed, he has always been the object of ridicule by the players. Barry even said that the little prince of the Pistons is a fake, and the real prince is on our team.

Duncan even asked Li Chongxiao several times, why his signature sneakers are not golden, and Li Chongxiao didn't even bother to pay attention to this funny comparison.

(End of this chapter)