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Chapter 331 Li Xun is absent
Li Xun nodded silently, Carlisle's next lineup layout was very different from what he thought.

Even if Carlisle doesn't make such an arrangement, he will definitely discuss the change with Carlisle after a while.

Put Antetokounmpo on the field, let him be the team's main point, and then release Li Xun, let him sit at the basket, so that no matter how much cleverness the Warriors play on the side, it will be useless.

And Antetokounmpo can also be used to defend Durant because of his height, long arms and strong mobility.

A simple change of formation resolved the tactical strategy that Cole had painstakingly thought out.

Seeing the Mavericks being stopped by him, Cole's face was full of complacency. After all, he is just a rookie coach now, and he is proud of being able to do this.

It's a pity that Carlisle's call for a timeout also gave him a sense of crisis in his heart.

Sure enough, the Mavericks changed.

In the offensive round of the Mavericks, Antetokounmpo didn't control the ball too much. After all, his height is there. If he keeps controlling the ball, he can easily be intercepted by Curry.

After the ball reached the frontcourt, he directly took advantage of his height and passed the ball to Jiba in front of Curry.

After Jiba received the ball, he directly held the ball and headed towards the basket to kill.

At this moment, Li Xun has already reached the basket.

Iguodala once again did an eye-catching job, blocking Jiba's breakthrough path.

Seeing that the breakthrough route was blocked, Giba immediately threw the ball towards the basket.

If the ball was replaced by another team, throwing the ball like this would definitely be sprayed to death by the head coach.

But in this Mavericks team, it was extremely normal.

Even with this kind of throwing with his eyes closed, Jiba is absolutely sure that Li Xun will definitely receive his 'pass'.

Sure enough, after Li Xun squeezed Bogut who was entangled around him under the basket, he snatched the ball in midair.

Then he started playing Bogut directly under the basket.

Feeling the force of that savage beast, Bogut couldn't stand up at all.

After reaching the basket, Li Xun turned and jumped up.

It is also impossible for Bogut to watch Li Xun easily dunk and rush forward to destroy Li Xun's shot.

The same is true of David Lee not far away.

The two big men all rushed towards Li Xun, but the following scene made the fans gasp.

Li Xun almost had Bogut and David Lee hanging on his body, and he pressed the ball into the basket abruptly.

As soon as he landed, Li Xun was unsteady and almost fell down. Gobert hurriedly stepped forward to help him.

Gober didn't do any special work tonight, and was busy helping people.

Just as Bogut stood firm, he quickly stepped back several steps.

He really had a psychological shadow on Li Xun. The foul just now was a last resort, but he was also afraid that Li Xun would get angry, and then he would grab himself and slap him.

That night was an absolute nightmare for his entire career.

To this day, whenever he thinks about that night, his scalp still tingles.

But after leaving Li Xun's attack range, Bogut thought for a while, and it seemed that Li Xun couldn't beat himself at such a critical moment.

It's all down to the Western Conference Finals.

If the Warriors are a weak team, it doesn't matter if Li Xun is on the court or not.

However, the Warriors are not weak chickens. If there is no Li Xun, this Warriors will definitely kill the Mavericks.

Under such circumstances, how could Li Xun do anything.

Thinking of this, Bogut was relieved a lot.

The referee blows the whistle to indicate that the goal is valid and an additional penalty is given.

The foul was counted on Bogut's head.

Li Xun glanced at Bogut, showing no expression. Li Xun is not stupid enough to do anything stupid at this critical moment.

"Shh!"

The free throw was easily scored, and Li Xun successfully scored 2+1!

Then came the Warriors' offensive round, Durant looked happy because he saw that Li Xun continued to sit at the basket.

Doesn't this mean that he can let go of his hands and feet to attack?
As a result, in the next second, he saw Brother Antetokounmpo, who was about the same height as him, and met him.

Antetokounmpo's current defense is definitely not comparable to that of Li Xun.

But he can still cause some trouble for Durant, and he will not let Durant do shooting training on the court.

"boom!"

Durant failed to make the next mid-range shot, and Li Xun easily received the rebound under the basket.

Bogut still wanted to continue to be in the position, but he found that his position was no longer effective.

Or Cagobert?Then Li Xun and David Lee grabbed rebounds and had 100 rebounds. Maybe David Lee could only grab a dozen or so.

Kar Lee Hoon?Bogut can't get stuck at all, and the situation will only get worse.

The game continued for a few minutes, and Cole's expression on the sidelines became more and more serious, because he found that he was too optimistic.

Originally, I thought that by relying on tactics such as low-grade horses against high-grade horses, I would have the opportunity to wrestle with the Mavericks.

As a result, the Mavericks have changed their formation a little bit and put Li Xun under the basket, and the Warriors are directly deflated.

It wasn't until this moment that Cole really realized that the most terrifying thing about Li Xun was not his offensive firepower on the perimeter at all.

It's his dominance around the basket.

There is no insider in this alliance who will be Li Xun's opponent, and any insider who faces Li Xun will be crushed.

This alone can almost make the Mavericks invincible.

That is to say, Li Xun usually doesn't like to play inside. If he keeps playing inside, and with the current lineup of the Mavericks, Cole feels that the Mavericks will definitely remain unbeaten this season.

Both Curry and Durant seemed to have expected this scene a long time ago.

When they scored two consecutive three-pointers in the opening game, they didn't have much smile on their faces, because they knew that once Li Xun's big killer like sitting at the basket was sacrificed, the mere six-point lead was nothing at all.

The game passed minute by minute, and Li Xun suddenly found that he really couldn't rest.

In the first quarter, I took a 2-minute break, but Curry and Durant, who were not on the court, directly led the team to an 8:0 climax.

Cole also discovered this, and staggered Curry's playing time with Durant and Li Xun as much as possible.

Li Xun had no choice but to stay on the court.

After the game was over, Li Xun's face was pale from exhaustion. He played a total of 46 minutes, almost the entire game.

Fortunately, he was playing inside tonight, so he didn't need any accuracy.

Otherwise, his estimated field goal percentage in the last moments will be very miserable.

123:111, the Mavericks beat the Warriors by 12 points at home.

It was a big win.

However, the fans at the scene saw Li Xun tired like this, and they also had a little respect for the strength of the Warriors in their hearts.

Originally thought that in this league, any team facing the Mavericks led by Li Xun would be easily killed.

Who would have thought that the Warriors could push Li Xun to this point tonight.

It is really necessary to stay on the court. Once Li Xun is off the court, the Mavericks may collapse immediately.

Looking at Li Xun's statistics, all the fans gasped.

35分37篮板13助攻5盖帽6抢断，李勋的这份劲爆数据简直亮瞎双眼。

The double 35 data is definitely a terrifying record that has never appeared in the history of the Western Conference Finals.

The most important thing is that among the 37 rebounds, there are as many as 15 offensive rebounds, which means that the Mavericks have 15 more shots than the Warriors.

After 15 shots, the Warriors only won by 12 points.

One can imagine how difficult it was for the Mavericks to win tonight.

Clay didn't play well tonight. He was marked by Durant throughout the game tonight.

Of 13 shots, he only scored 5, including two three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws, which means he scored 14 points.

Jiba's efficiency was not much higher. After Li Xun was stationed in the penalty area, Jiba was strictly guarded by Iguodala.

As a result, Jiba took 15 shots and scored 15 points.

The pit can't be said to be too pit, it can only be said that the performance is not good.

It was the Mavericks' inside combination that really established the victory tonight. Li Xun's statistics were incredible, and his partner Gobert was not bad.

Gobert had a double-double of 28 points and 11 rebounds tonight.

In terms of scoring, he directly broke his personal single-game scoring record.

This is the scoring record in the Western Conference Finals, which is quite interesting.

The reason why he scored so many points must have something to do with Li Xun.

Sometimes after Li Xun grabs an offensive rebound, because of the double-teaming of Bogut and David Lee, he will pass the ball to Gobert for an empty basket.

With Gobert's height and wingspan, as long as it is an empty basket, he can directly stand and dunk.

Fortunately, Gobert is strong enough, otherwise it is really hard to say whether he can win the Warriors tonight.

In addition, Antetokounmpo, who was reused tonight, played well and played an important role in defending Durant.

Durant played normally tonight.

Li Xun doesn't expect Antetokounmpo to make Durant's defensive performance abnormal. As long as Durant plays normally and does not explode, then he can accept it.

Durant scored 31 points and Curry scored 32 points. The two combined to score 63 points.

After the game, Li Xun returned to the locker room and sat on the bench panting.

"Thanks for your hard work, Li, there's really nothing you can do. You've seen the game on the court, so it's really impossible not to put you on the court."

Carlisle said with a guilty face.

In his opinion, such unrestrained use of Li Xun is not something a qualified coach should do.

With this kind of offensive and defensive intensity, playing for 46 minutes in a row is definitely an overdraft for the body.

Li Xun waved his hand, "Rick, what you say is meaningless, after all, I'm fighting for myself."

"Fortunately, next season we won't have to work so hard, and there will be many powerful helpers."

Li Xun said with a mysterious smile.

Tonight's game made him realize that even in the era of small ball, the inside line does not mean that it is completely useless.

Wait until next season, if nothing else, the Mavericks will get Embiid plus Jokic.

With these two, Li Xun will not have to be so tired when he meets a team like the Warriors.

In addition to these two, the Mavericks can also add a large wave of outstanding players such as LaVine and Dinwiddie on the outside. At that time, the depth of the bench lineup alone can overwhelm the Warriors.

Hearing that Li Xun said that there will be many powerful players joining in the next season, everyone couldn't help being interested.

"Boss, tell me carefully, which players will join our Mavericks?"

"Is it a rookie in this draft? I know we have a lot of picks in our hands."

"It's just that the ranking is not very high, maybe the boss will miss it again this time."

The players talked a lot, and even the old driver was full of curiosity.

They don't know that Jiba is about to be traded. They only know that although the Mavericks currently have a lot of draft picks, they are not high in the pick.

Li Xun waved his hand, "This is classified, and you will know it in less than a month."

"Okay, let's go back and rest quickly, and prepare for the next second game."

In Game [-] of the next Western Conference Finals, the Mavericks still won.

It was easier to win this time, mainly because Clay broke out once.

Who doesn't eat dumplings during the New Year? For a player like Clay, as long as he feels good, even God can't stop him from erupting.

Relying on Li Xun's dominance at the basket and Clay's 36-point outburst in this game, the Mavericks easily secured their second home game.

The next two games will be at the home of the Warriors.

The Mavericks narrowly won the third game, and only won by three points in the end. If Li Xun hadn't scored four points at the last moment to stabilize the situation, the situation would be hard to say.

Like the first game, Li Xun was still exhausted in this game.

In the first game, there was at least 2 minutes of rest. In this game, Li Xun didn't rest for a second, and played for 48 minutes.

Since then, the Mavericks have won three consecutive victories and directly pushed the Warriors to the edge of a cliff with a big score of 3:0.

As a result, just as the Mavericks fans were preparing to reap the victory in the fourth game and get tickets to the finals.

The Warriors won this game, and they won a lot.

Having played two away games in a row, coupled with the fact that this round of the series has been played for a long time and consumes a lot of energy, Li Xun is already a bit overwhelmed by this game.

To this day, Li Xun has never been injured, but in this game he already felt a pain in his back and a slight tremor in his thigh.

Carlisle also noticed Li Xun's abnormality, and said nothing to let Li Xun stay on the court.

Carlisle would rather lose this game than Li Xun get injured.

Because everyone knows that once Li Xun is injured, the competitiveness of the Mavericks will drop dramatically.

As a result, in the fourth game, when Li Xun played for a quarter and a half, the Warriors won by 14 points.

Seeing that Li Xun didn't play after playing for a quarter and a half, this almost scared the Mavericks fans to death.

They don't want Li Xun to be injured, and they are counting on Li Xun to lead their home team to establish a dynasty.

The result was not only the fourth game, but also Li Xun did not show up in the fifth game.

The Warriors continued to win this game, but they only won by five points in this game.

Now the Mavericks fans are getting more and more nervous. The Warriors have won two games in a row. If Li Xun is still unable to play, they may be overthrown by the Warriors.

Just when they were extremely anxious, the Warriors released the news that Li Xun will play in the sixth game.

In fact, Li Xun was not injured, he was just tired.

After resting for nearly a week, Li Xun obviously recovered, and he was fully able to cope with the sixth game.

(End of this chapter)