strokinit Chapter 225
Chapter 225
Chapter 225
Cleveland, somewhere in a villa.
James sat in the living room, watching the Mavericks against the Nuggets game.
"Cameron was slammed by that guy again, and also created the record for the highest scoring in the rookie's first playoff game. Can I perform like this in my first playoff game?"
Watching Li Xuan, who scored 38 points on TV, James was a little confused.
"Hey! I may not be able to do it. Has the gap between myself and Li been widened without knowing it?"
"I will never allow this to happen!"
James made up his mind to work hard to improve his strength during the offseason, and compete with Li Xuan next season.
That night, James couldn't sleep all night, his mind was full of images of Li Xuan killing the Quartet.
Not only James, an outsider, couldn't sleep, but Nuggets coach George Karl and the Nuggets players didn't have a good rest that night.
George Karl has a headache about how to arrange tactics for the next game.
But he couldn't seem to win the Mavericks after much deliberation.
Although Li Xuan scored 38 points in a burst, there was a huge change, but this was just a rookie selected by the Mavericks, and the main players of the Mavericks did not give their best.
Originally, the Mavericks selected Li Xuan as a role player to open up space for Nowitzki.
Unexpectedly, Li Xuan counterattacked and became the second in command of the team. His position in the team is very important and he has a certain tactical status.
Li Xuan did not disappoint the team, and played a series of excellent performances, which made the Mavericks a treasure.
In tonight's game, before Nash, Finley, and Jamison played much, the game was turned into garbage time by Li Xuan and Nowitzki.
If everyone in the Mavericks plays, what will the Nuggets rely on to win?
After George Karl replayed tonight's game, the more he thought about it, the more desperate he became, and he couldn't sleep.
As for the Nuggets players, they didn't think so much. The reason for their insomnia was the mental imbalance. After all, they were abused by the Mavericks for a whole game.
At the same time, the Huaxia fans on the other side of the ocean watched the game and happily shared their joy with their good friends. They brought themselves into the role of Li Xuan, and they immediately felt proud.
After all, the playoffs won by Li Xuan is of great significance to the domestic basketball world.
Strictly speaking, Li Xuan is the first player in China to win his first playoff game in the NBA as a main player.
Because Dayao did not make the playoffs in his rookie season.
Although this season has entered the playoffs, the schedule is behind the Mavericks, and there is a high probability that they will not win the Timberwolves.
And Daba and Daba have won games in the playoffs, but they are all soy sauce, which is meaningless.
The domestic media was not idle either. Not long after the game ended, the touting reports of pictures and words swept the Internet.
"Breaking the scoring record of a rookie's first playoff game, Li Xuan counterattacked and became the leader of the 03 class!"
"In the playoff test, Li Xuan beat Anthony!"
"There is no way to fight back! How many games can the Nuggets last?"
……
In short, the domestic media has already touted Li Xuan as miraculous.
Everything that happened outside had nothing to do with Li Xuan. At this time, he was already lying on the bed, happily receiving system rewards.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing objective 2 in the temporary mission."
"Rewarded: Skill Attack Kaleidoscope."
Skill: [Attack Kaleidoscope]
Level: LV1
Effect: Increase the ball-holding offensive shooting rate by 5%; increase the anti-interference ability by 5%”
After checking the skill introduction, Li Xuan burst into laughter.
"Go away! Perfectly made up for my weak link."
After that, he can get a bonus to the skill effect no matter whether he catches the ball or makes an offensive shot with the ball, and he is playing it all the time.
Spend 10 [Skill Experience Cards] to upgrade [Attack Kaleidoscope] to LV2, and increase the hit rate to 10%.
After hanging up the system panel, Li Xuan fell asleep with a happy mood. He may be the only one who sleeps most peacefully tonight.
In the early morning of the next day, Li Xuan flipped through the newspaper brought by the trainer Handy.
He didn't lose himself because of the praise of media reporters, he just wanted to do his best to help the team win.
After a quick breakfast, Li Xuan drove to the arena for daily training.
The atmosphere in the Mavericks training hall is very relaxed and harmonious, and the players are all in good spirits. Their first big victory in the playoffs greatly boosted their confidence.
In fact, they have nothing to train for. They have made sufficient preparations before, and now they are nothing more than maintaining a good competitive state.
On the other hand, the atmosphere in the Nuggets training hall is very delicate.
The players of the Nuggets knew through the first game that there was a huge gap between their own strength and the Mavericks, and they had no intention of training.
George Karl was furious when he saw the absent-minded appearance of the players.
He hates this mentality of being timid before fighting.
Immediately, he asked the assistant coach to gather the ball together and give a psychological counseling class.
"Your state disappoints me very much. You don't have the professionalism of a professional player at all. You are timid before the game. This is a cowardly performance."
After hearing this, the Nuggets players clenched their fists, feeling unwilling.
What can they do? They can only blame their opponents for being too powerful.
George Karl looked at the aggrieved players and nodded in satisfaction, indicating that they hadn't completely lost their fighting spirit.
Immediately, he struck while the iron was hot and continued: "If you want to prove that you are not cowards, then treat the game with a correct attitude. No matter what the result of the next game is, I hope to see your hard work and the spirit of not admitting defeat. Fight hard, go fight!"
After George Karl finished speaking, he disbanded the team and sent them to continue their daily training.
He doesn't care whether the players listened or not, he only knows that he has done what he can, and then it depends on how the players adjust their mentality.
The Nuggets players gradually changed their mentality and began to train seriously.
Even if they can't win the Mavericks, they have to create a little trouble to prove that they have worked hard.
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On April 4, the second game of the series between the Mavericks and the Nuggets officially started.
In this game, the Mavericks adjusted the starting lineup, allowing Jamison to play the starting [-]th position, Nowitzki returned to the [-]th position, and the other three positions remained unchanged.
For such a change, Nuggets coach George Karl took it for granted.
This is the Mavericks' strongest offensive form.
After passing the test in Game [-], the Mavericks didn't want to give the Nuggets any chance.
George Karl will also make such adjustments in the face of opponents who do not have the ability to attack independently.
After the game started, the Mavericks' powerful offensive firepower made it difficult for the Nuggets to parry.
Nowitzki hits a mid-range singles turnaround jumper; Jamison cuts inside and dunks; Li Xuan beats Anthony to the basket; Nash hits a mid-range jumper after a pick-and-roll...
The Mavericks used a variety of offensive methods to break through the weak Nuggets defense.
Seeing that they couldn't defend, the Nuggets could only make some fuss on the offensive end and try to attack the inside.
Nene and Camby played very aggressively. They didn't want to be called cowards. They wanted to prove their worth and cause trouble for the Mavericks.
Although their inside skills are rough, they can rely on their height advantage to grab offensive rebounds for a second offense, and they will always score goals if they play a few more times.
After being grabbed by the Nuggets many times, Li Xuan could only retreat to the basket to protect the rebound.
This makes his defense against Anthony less airtight.
Anthony seized the opportunity to display his "kaleidoscope" offensive skills and scored consecutively.
He played very smartly in this game and didn't force the offense.
After all, he didn't want to be criticized by the media reporters anymore, that feeling was too uncomfortable.
In this way, the Nuggets relied on offense to play inextricably with the Mavericks.
At the end of the first quarter, the score on the big screen was 28 to 26, and the Mavericks only led by 2 points.
The watershed occurred in the second quarter rotation stage.
As the main attack point in the rotation stage, Li Xuan has unlimited firepower during this period.
Facing the Nuggets' substitute players, Li Xuan's style of play was very simple. He found Boykins, who was only 165 centimeters tall, to play in a misplaced single.
Boykins was targeted by Li Xuan, he gritted his teeth angrily, and secretly cursed Li Xuan for being inhuman.
"Fuck! Is it wrong to be short? Bullying me is nothing."
Nuggets coach George Karl saw this situation and immediately replaced Boykins.
If you don't change it, it's useless to continue to give Li Xuan points!
After the substitutions and adjustments, Li Xuan changed his style of play. Facing those who were shorter than him, he directly pulled up, and facing those who were taller than him, he made a fake move and directly broke through.
The Nuggets like to bounce inside, and a feint will solve the problem.
Li Xuan's C-level ball control ability is basically enough, and he won't be able to control the ball to his feet.
On the sidelines, George Karl frowned more and more, feeling puzzled.
"How did this little guy's offense with the ball become so powerful?"
This Nima can compete with Anthony's offensive skills!
When Li Xuan made a step-back three-pointer against "Birdman" Anderson, George Karl couldn't stand it anymore and immediately asked for a timeout to let the main players play to stabilize the situation.
The Mavericks also made personnel adjustments and sent the main players to the game.
After returning from the timeout, Li Xuan did not continue to attack, and devoted all his energy to defense.
Seeing this situation, George Karl almost vomited blood with anger.
As soon as I finished setting up the targeting tactics, if you stop attacking, wouldn't my efforts be in vain?
After that, the two sides played inextricably.
Every time the Nuggets want to narrow the point difference, they will be suppressed by the Mavericks.
In this way, relying on Li Xuan's personal performance in the second quarter, the Mavericks led the Nuggets by 8 points in a single quarter.
At the end of the halftime game, the score on the big screen was 58 to 48, and the Mavericks entered the second half with a 10-point lead.
After the start of the third quarter, the Nuggets wanted to counterattack to narrow the point difference, but were beaten back again and again by the Mavericks.
It seems that the difference of about 10 points will never be recovered.
"The Nuggets have no chance. The Mavericks played this game too easily. The Nuggets are completely caught in the Mavericks' offensive rhythm and cannot pose a threat to the Mavericks at all." Steve Kerr commented.
Those in the industry know this series is over.
The Nuggets can't even handle the Mavericks' rookie, let alone the other main players.
In this way, until the last moment of the game, the Nuggets failed to narrow the point difference.
In the end, the Mavericks beat the Nuggets 116-104 for their second victory in the series.
数据方面，获得本场比赛最佳球员的李轩，在上场的40分钟内，投篮16投10中，其中三分球6投3中，罚球3罚3中，获得26分11篮板2助攻3抢断2盖帽的全面数据。
掘金队表现最出色的球员为坎比，在上场的42分钟内，投篮12投7中，罚球4罚2中，得到16分15篮板2盖帽的数据。
Anthony's performance in this game was much better than the first one.
在上场的40分钟内，投篮15投8中，罚球2罚全中，获得18分4篮板3助攻的数据。
After a three-day break, the Mavericks' third game against the Nuggets took place at the Pepsi Center.
After returning to the home court, the Nuggets rebounded and played inextricably with the Mavericks until the last minute to decide the winner.
With the last 30 seconds left before the end of the game.
Anthony used the cover of his teammates to get rid of Li Xuan's defense, broke into the penalty area, and relied on Nowitzki to score hard to tie the score.
At this time, only about 10 seconds were left for the Mavericks. Old Nelson requested a timeout and arranged the last offensive tactics.
The timeout ends and the game continues.
The Nuggets focus on Mark Nowitzki and Li Xuan, one of them will shoot the last ball.
After receiving the serve from the sideline, Nash quickly dribbled the ball to the outside of the three-point line.
The Mavericks' players quickly moved without the ball, disrupting the Nuggets' defensive deployment.
Nowitzki and Li Xuan hit a wall to cooperate.
Li Xuan ran toward the outside, and Nowitzki cut toward the basket.
The Nuggets players were a little confused and didn't know which one to chase.
Nash, who was controlling the ball at the top of the arc, hit east and west, looked at Nowitzki, but passed the ball to the right.
Li Xuan, who ran beyond the three-point line, received the pass, immediately jumped sideways and shot, and at the same time activated the active effect of the skill [Fatal Blow].
Anthony, who was chasing after him, jumped up and stretched out his arms to interfere.
"I will never allow you to make another shot in front of me!"
Swish!Hollow into the net!
"Lee killed the Nuggets! He also killed this round of the series!" Barkley shouted excitedly.
At this time, Li Xuan was already surrounded by teammates who swarmed in, lifted him high and threw him into the air, wildly celebrating the victory.
On the other side are extremely lonely and frustrated Nuggets players.
They have worked very hard and almost won the game.
Now they're on the edge of the cliff, one game away from going home to fish.
After this game, their spirits were completely gone, and there was a high probability that they would lose in the next game.
Anthony glanced at Li Xuan, who was like a star-studded moon, and felt very unwilling, and walked to the locker room with an extremely heavy heart.
After the game, Li Xuan was elected the best player of the game without any suspense. In 43 minutes of playing, he made 19 of 10 shots, including 7 of 4 three-pointers and 4 free throws. He scored 28 points and 12 rebounds Comprehensive data of 3 assists, 3 steals and 4 blocks.
掘金队表现最出色的球员为安东尼，在上场的45分钟内，投篮20投10中，其中三分球2投1中，罚球4罚4中，砍下25分8篮板4助攻的数据。
With a big score of 3 to 0, the Nuggets have been declared out of the playoffs early.
There was no time for the Nuggets to adjust, and Game [-] of the series began two days later.
In the fourth game, the imposing Mavericks were in full bloom, defeating the Nuggets who had no fighting spirit in one fell swoop, and successfully clocked out of get off work in three quarters.
In the end, the Mavericks beat the Nuggets 102-76.
Nowitzki was selected as the best player of the game, and it was not easy to win this honor from Li Xuan.
他在上场的32分钟内，投篮19投12中，其中三分球3投2中，罚球4罚4中，得到30分6篮板2助攻的数据。
李轩的精力投入到防守之中，数据平平无奇，砍下了18分14篮板3助攻4抢断2盖帽的全面数据。
In this game, Anthony once again suffered from career Waterloo, shooting 16 of 1 shots, including 2 of 0 three-pointers, no free throws, and scored 2 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.
Anthony rushed back to the locker room right after the game and didn't want to stay any longer, which was a shame.
In this way, the Mavericks swept the Nuggets 4-0 without any effort and successfully advanced to the second round.
(End of this chapter)