plumnovel Chapter 224 Breaking the record for the highest scoring rookie player in their first playoff game
Chapter 224 Breaking the record for the highest scoring rookie player in their first playoff game
Chapter 224 Breaking the record for the highest scoring rookie player in their first playoff game
Back from the timeout, the Nuggets still have problems on both offense and defense.
The Mavericks relied on the strong defense of Li Xuan, Lagabel, and Uncle Mu to separate the Nuggets' players, cut off the passing line, and force them to play singles.
In the main lineup of the Nuggets, only Miller and Anthony have the ability to attack independently.
But Anthony was locked up by Li Xuan and couldn't receive the pass, so Miller had to lead the team to attack.
Because the Nuggets don't have a three-pointer tactic, their outside shooting ability is very poor.
In addition, the two interiors of the Nuggets are beast forwards with rough skills, unable to open up space.
The Mavericks seized this weakness of the Nuggets and shrunk their defense.
In such an extremely small space, it is very difficult to break through for a layup, and shots in the mid-range area will be interfered with.
In this way, the Nuggets fell into individual singles, and the efficiency was extremely low.
The Mavericks seized the opportunity, scored consecutively, and the offense was very smooth, maintaining a lead of about 20 points.
When the game progressed to the second half of the third quarter, Li Xuan stopped stalking Anthony and changed his defensive strategy.
"Cameron, seize the opportunity, or you won't be able to play in garbage time."
Li Xuan used trash talk to affect Anthony's mentality.
Anthony didn't change his face, still doing the three-threat action.
He knew that time was running out, and he was really anxious.
Anthony can already predict that the media reporters will attack him fiercely after the game.
"No! I will never allow such a thing to happen!"
Immediately, "Little Melon" started quickly, made a change of direction in front of the body, and broke through to the right.
Seeing Li Xuan moving sideways to block, he immediately pulled the ball back, dribbled behind his back and changed hands, followed by retreating steps, took off and shot, all in one go.
Li Xuan reacted quickly and immediately rushed to interfere.
Anthony knew that Li Xuan would jump up to interfere, so he deliberately leaned back slightly when shooting.
The basketball rebounded into the net after hitting the backboard.
"Good goal! This is one of the few wonderful goals Anthony scored in this game. I hope he can keep it up." Kenny Smith commented.
On the court, Anthony, who retreated to defense, was a little elated, thinking that this move could break Li Xuan's defense.
"Damn guy, I have found a way to beat you."
Li Xuan didn't pay attention to Anthony's expression, and didn't know Anthony's ridiculous thoughts at this time.
If you know, you may persuade Anthony.
"Young man, the idea is very good, but you must have the strength to realize it."
The Mavericks attacked, Nash quickly dribbled forward, and just after halftime, he passed the ball to the left front.
Li Xuan, who just ran beyond the three-point line, received the pass and made a shooting posture.
Anthony, who was retreating, hurriedly stopped the car and rushed forward to interfere.
But I saw Li Xuan took the ball back and broke away from him.
After Li Xuan used a fake move to shake Anthony away, he rushed into the three-point line. Seeing that there was no defense, he directly shot a mid-range jumper.
Swish!Hollow into the net!
After scoring the goal, Li Xuan turned to Anthony and said, "Don't be so anxious next time, take your time."
Anthony clenched his fist, intending to save face in the next round.
The Nuggets were attacking, and Miller saw Anthony actively asking for the ball outside the right three-point line, and immediately passed the ball.
He also wanted someone to take on the heavy burden of offense with him, the pressure on one person was huge!
It would be great if Anthony could open it up.
Anthony received the pass and saw Li Xuan sticking to the defense. He immediately started, lowered his center of gravity and broke through to the right.
Li Xuan immediately slid to block and extended his arms to interfere.
After Anthony collided with Li Xuan, his dribble was unstable and he was attacked by Li Xuan.
"Fuck! This guy's body is crazy."
After complaining, "Little Melon" quickly turned around and chased after him.
After Li Xuan made a successful steal, he took the lead and went beyond the three-point line. Without any hesitation, he pulled up and threw the ball out.
Anthony, who was chasing after him, immediately rushed forward to interfere, but he didn't hold back his strength, and collided with Li Xuan.
At the same time, the sound of the basketball hitting the net and the harsh whistle sounded one after another.
"Beep! The Nuggets made a defensive foul on No. 15, the goal is valid, and there will be an additional penalty."
There was warm applause and deafening cheers in the auditorium, and the fans cheered for this wonderful three plus one.
"Good shot! Lee successfully scored three plus one, making the Nuggets even worse." Barkley joked.
On the court, Anthony was very remorseful, blaming himself for not stopping his actions.
Seeing this, Li Xuan comforted him with "good intentions".
"Cameron, you don't have to feel frustrated, in fact, you didn't have any impact on my shooting."
Hearing Li Xuan's words, Anthony suddenly shut himself up.
If he had an Ak47 in his hand, he would definitely have stunned Li Xuan immediately.
After Li Xuan finished speaking, he went straight to the free throw line and didn't hit Anthony again, worried that if he accidentally broke Anthony's fragile heart, he would be blocked by gangsters.
Amid the cheers of the fans, Li Xuan received the referee's pass and made an extra penalty.
In the next attack, Anthony broke through with the ball, and Li Xuan used the active effect of the skill [Death Coil] to predict the breakthrough route and cut off the basketball in his hand.
After Li Xuan successfully grabbed the basketball, he flattened the ground and dunked the ball into the basket with one hand.
Subsequently, the Nuggets hit the inside and missed, and the Mavericks launched a defensive counterattack.
During the melee, Li Xuan chased and hit a three-pointer directly against Anthony's defense, which directly broke Anthony's mentality.
On the sidelines, Nuggets coach George Karl looked at the court blankly.
He was a little desperate at this time, not because he was more than 30 points behind, but because he used all the moves he could use, but they didn't work at all.
And this is the first game of the series, and he's already at the end of his game, how can he play in the next few games.
At the same time, he saw that the mentality of the players on the field had changed, and immediately requested a timeout to allow the players to return to the bench to adjust.
"This chasing three-pointer is really a pig's heart!"
In the on-site commentary booth, Kenny Smith looked at Anthony, who was in a daze and walked to the bench, and said with emotion.
"The ball was very decisive and it was a big blow to the mentality of the opponent.
Before the game, I was worried that Li Xuan would not be able to adapt to the intensity of the playoffs.
Facts have proved that Xiao Li was born for the playoffs. In the first playoffs of his career, he scored 20+ in three quarters, which is really outstanding. "
In the reporter area, Director Zhang praised the camera without hesitation.
Back from the timeout, Miller singled Nash and hit a mid-range jumper, breaking the scoring drought and recovering 2 points.
The Mavericks counterattacked quickly. Nowitzki received the ball from a high position on the right side, attracted the defense, handed the ball to Li Xuan, and made an off-ball screen.
He knew that Li Xuan was feeling hot right now, willing to serve as a foil for the green leaves.
After Li Xuan bypassed the screen, he immediately pulled up and shot a mid-range jumper.
Nene, who switched defenses, wanted to interfere, but saw that Li Xuan had already made a shot.
"This kind of player makes our inside players how to defend!"
The basketball flying in the air draws a perfect arc.
Swish!Hollow into the net!
The Nuggets players have been beaten to pieces and don't feel anything.
They just want the game to end as soon as possible, and they don't want to suffer from staying on the court.
On the last attack of the third quarter, Miller dribbled the ball to the outside of the three-point line, pressed the clock, waited for the last few seconds of the offensive clock, and shot a three-pointer.
Bang bang!Fight with anger!
Uncle Mu grabbed the rebound, looked for Li Xuan, and immediately passed the ball.
This kind of buzzer shot can only be shot by Li Xuan.
Li Xuan, who had just run across the midfield, received the pass and triggered the [Catch and Shooter] effect. Seeing that there was no time, he threw it against the defense of Anthony and Leonard.
All the fans held their breath and stared at the stadium intently, witnessing the miracle.
While the basketball was still in the air, the lights on the backboard lit up.
Swish!Hollow into the net!
"Oh my god! Lee's ultra-long three-pointer officially declared the Nuggets' defeat."
"I didn't expect Lee to give us so many surprises in the playoffs for the first time. It's too surprising."
"This is Lee's 31 points in this game. He will score five more points to tie Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's record for the most points in the first playoff game of his rookie career. But the fourth quarter has become garbage time. , which will become his biggest obstacle."
"Charles, do you think Lee will play in the fourth quarter?" Kenny Smith asked.
"If it was me, I would definitely play. After all, there is only one chance, but I am not sure how Lee will choose. I support whatever choice he makes. His first playoff game is great enough." Barkley said own opinion.
During the intermission, Barkley and Kenny Smith sang and played a double reed, which made the fans look forward to the fourth quarter.
Not long after, the fourth quarter began.
The Nuggets still sent all the main lineup.
George Karl didn't notice that Li Xuan was about to break the record. He just wanted to recover the score, so as not to lose so ugly, and regain a little confidence for the next game.
But the Nuggets players didn't think much about it, they played purely to suffer.
Now that the Nuggets have sent all the main players, the Mavericks did not dare to make too much of a big deal and sent a trio of Nowitzki, Li Xuan, Nash, plus two substitute players.
As soon as the fourth quarter started, Miller and Camby completed an alley-oop and scored 2 points.
Although it is a drop in the bucket, it will not expand the score further.
The Mavericks attacked, and Nash, Nowitzki and others played for Li Xuan one after another, allowing him to break the record.
Li Xuan couldn't refuse the good intentions of his teammates. As long as he received the ball, he would pull up and shoot. His shooting percentage was quite satisfactory, scoring 5 points on 2 of 4 shots.
The Nuggets took advantage of Li Xuan's strike to recover the score by 4 points.
When the fourth quarter was played for about 4 minutes.
With the help of his teammates' double screens, Li Xuan ran outside the three-point line to receive an accurate pass from Nash, and made a three-point shot against Leonard who was changing defenses.
Fortunately, the basketball rebounded into the basket.
"Congratulations to Li Xuan! He broke the record for the highest scoring in the first playoff game of a rookie player!" Barkley shouted excitedly.
"Congratulations Li! He is creating his own legend!"
At the same time, the crazy roar of the live DJ resounded through the arena.
Only then did the head coach of the Nuggets know that Li Xuan had broken a record.
"This son has the money of a superstar!"
On the other side, Old Nelson was very discerning, and immediately replaced Li Xuan, Nowitzki and others, and replaced them with Finley, Jamison and others.
When Li Xuan walked to the bench, he was warmly welcomed by the fans.
Even the MVP slogan sounded in unison.
There is nothing wrong with this, after all, Li Xuan has the All-Star MVP trophy, so this can be considered an MVP.
After that, the two sides played inextricably, and the point difference has been maintained at more than 20 points.
When the game played for about 6 minutes in the fourth quarter, George Karl Mingjin retreated and replaced the main players.
Miller and others breathed a sigh of relief, and finally no longer have to suffer.
The Mavericks also replaced the main players and replaced them with players who usually can't play, so that they can feel the atmosphere of the playoffs.
The fringe players of the two teams got hard-won playing time and played very hard.
As the game time quickly passed, the game drew to a close.
In the end, the Mavericks defeated the Nuggets 112 to 88 at home, reaping a good start to the playoffs.
数据方面，李轩这场比赛上场36分钟，投篮21投14中，其中三分球9投6中，罚球4罚4中，得到38分8篮板2助攻3抢断2盖帽的全面数据。
诺维斯基投篮16投9中，其中三分球3投1中，罚球2罚全中，得到21分7篮板3助攻的数据。
纳什投篮11投6中，其中三分球2投1中，罚球2罚2中，砍下15分2篮板13助攻的两双数据。
掘金队表现最出色的球员是安德烈-米勒，在上场的38分钟内，投篮18投10中，罚球4罚3中，拿到23分2篮板6助攻的数据。
Anthony suffered career Waterloo. In 37 minutes of playing, he made 14 of 4 shots, including 2 of 0 three-pointers, 2 free throws, and scored 10 points and 4 rebounds.
Camby scored a double-double of 12 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks.
After the game, Li Xuan, who was elected the best player of the game, was surrounded by media reporters, scrambling to ask questions and interviews.
"Li Xuan, congratulations. This game broke the record for the highest scoring record in the first playoff game of a rookie player created by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. You have such an incredible performance in the first playoff game. Can you tell me about your performance? How did you feel?" the reporter asked.
"I am very excited now. This is an unforgettable game. I am grateful to my teammates and coaches. They made me create such a great record. They have contributed a lot." Li Xuan replied frankly.
"How would you rate the performance of your opponent Carmelo Anthony tonight?"
"Cameron performed very well, at least he guarded me in the first half." Li Xuan replied truthfully.
"After this big win, how many games do you think it will take for the Mavericks to advance to the next round?"
"Seven games are the best of four games. If you want to advance, you must win three more games. Do you need me to teach you such a simple math problem?"
Li Xuan was not fooled by the routines of media reporters.
After the interview, Li Xuan squeezed through the crowd, walked into the player tunnel, and returned to the locker room to join the team.
(End of this chapter)