NBA restricted area bulldozer

Chapter 107 Bad Boy Legion

Early May.

After the Hornets won 7 consecutive victories, what followed was a terrifying 6 consecutive away games.

What is the concept of 6 consecutive away games?This means that most of the Hornets' rest time is on the road.

think about it...

Take a long-distance flight to the away city, take the airport bus to the hotel, and then play one high-intensity game after another. When you return to the hotel, it is past 12 o'clock in the evening, and then go to the next city non-stop the next day. Repeatedly, it lasted for nearly half a month.

This is not only physical exhaustion, but also psychological torture.

Consecutive back-to-back away games?

It sounds so easy, but in fact... Sleeping on the road with a sore back and a sore back, and being booed by the away fans when the game starts, God knows how the league would arrange such... a devil's schedule.

Obviously, the Charlotte Hornets without Li Shengli could not withstand this severe test.

Not only did the seven-game winning streak come to an end, but five of the six away games ended with a record of 6 win and 5 losses. The only win was a narrow victory in the second game, which failed to keep the winning streak. The four losses were massacred by the home team.

After defeating the Timberwolves and winning seven consecutive victories, Hornets coach Alan had a very long face, and stopped reporters from leaving after the game.But being massacred by the National People's Congress and kneeling three times in a row, Alan's face was green and hairy, making all the reporters who asked questions suspicious of life.

Just talking about a normal defeat, as a head coach, it is not so demeaning, but what kind of piss is the reporter, you don’t like to hear, he just wants to ask, and anyone with a discerning eye can see... The Hornets’ 4 defeats , It's all internal problems.

Gominsky playing the starting center?

The inside line of the Hornets, if the restricted area ruled by Li Shengli is a piece of iron, then the inside line guarded by Gominski is a piece of toilet paper, the kind that can be broken with a light buckle, which can be used by Gominski. Two shots came from the head, so... 5 away games, averaging 30+ minutes per game, and Gominsky, who averaged 5 points and 4 rebounds per game, was depressed.

Money is hard to earn, shit is hard to eat.

Not much to take, but a lot of pressure to bear.

Gominsky began to miss Li Shengli a little bit. Although at the beginning of the season, he felt that it was a bit embarrassing to serve as a substitute for this first-year rookie, but now it seems... being able to be a leg hair on his thigh is also a great happiness.

The explosion inside has affected the whole Hornets team. Without Li Shengli's deterrence in the restricted area, even Aunt Johnson's data has plummeted. Last season's average of 19.2 points + 11 rebounds per game has shrunk rapidly to 16.8 + 8.9 in recent games.

smashed!

The Hornets were really battered.

Losing a few games is actually not a big problem, but being slaughtered by a big score is a good explanation, and it also proves the huge role that Li Shengli can play.So... Hornets fans' calls for Li Shengli's rematch have been louder and louder.

At this time, Li Shengli... was leisurely watching TV in Thompson's villa in Greenville, watching the Hornets' sixth away game against the Detroit Pistons.

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The game is played at night.

Li Shengli, who is rarely at leisure, together with Thompson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Ma Qiangdong, specially adjusted the dinner time to synchronize with the game.

Ma Qiangdong specially prepared a tonic package for him after the injury, and looking at the dishes on the table, he couldn't help but fell into deep thought...

Scrambled eggs with tomatoes!

Scrambled eggs with chives!

Scrambled eggs with green peppers!

Scrambled eggs with onions and ham!

What you agreed to eat and make up for, my arm is injured, you let me eat some pork knuckle, and my head was scratched, you can let me eat some pork head meat, but... what the hell are the eggs on the table, I am not The egg is injured.

Forget about all the eggs, Mr. Ma Qiangdong also prepared a high-quality Erguotou, and told him to drink some wine to sterilize and disinfect.

Sorry!

Li Shengli feels bad!

……

"How about it, old man, do you think the Hornets can win this game? Speaking of which, the Pistons team, you have the most say." Thompson sat at the table and looked at Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with a smirk.

Recently, the two elder brothers seem to have entered the honeymoon period. Abdul-Jabbar has nothing to do, so he simply settles down here in Thompson to live a retirement life, enjoying the oriental food brought by Ma Qiang and Dong Ma Baishao, which is quite comfortable. .

But hearing Thompson's slightly mocking nonsense, and thinking of his 88-89 retirement season, the history of the Lakers and Pistons meeting in the Finals and being swept 4:0, his face became hardened.

Detroit Pistons?

Legion of Bad Boys?

He felt that the Bad Sons Legion was more suitable.

"Although I don't want to admit it, in fact...the Hornets basically have no chance of winning! You don't know the style of the Pistons. It is difficult to score more than 100 in the hands of this team. Think about their dirty defense, the Hornets' four-game losing streak is a foregone conclusion!" Kareem said sternly.

Tough, brutal, rough, dirty, these are the labels of the Detroit Pistons.

If we really want to talk about offense alone, several strong teams in the league are completely hanging up the Pistons to play, but... when it comes to encountering the Pistons' defense, there is no team that does not have a headache.

As long as the game is at a critical moment, the Pistons' sturdy defense is rushing to cripple the opponent, not caring about fouls and injuries, but the players who are playing against the Pistons are desperate to die.

Reckless?

If you really want to get hurt, it will affect your career!

Cowardly?

If you are afraid of your hands and feet, it will inevitably lead to a drop in your shooting rate and pull your own team into the sea!

So... from the early 80s, the Detroit Pistons gradually formed their unique and unrepeatable iron-blooded defensive style, and also created a bad boy army that everyone in the league shouted and beat.

In the 87-88 season, the Lakers sent the Pistons back to Detroit 4:3.

In the 88-89 season, the comeback Pistons took revenge and swept the Lakers 4:0.

In the 89-90 season, it was 4:1 that interrupted the three legs of the Blazers and won the championship again.

really want to say...

Although the Los Angeles Lakers and the Detroit Pistons have feuds, after all, they are located in the east and west. In the fierce playoffs, they can only meet in the finals. However, the teams in the east that have entered the playoffs are disgusted. no.

Regarding this... The Chicago Bulls, led by the current superstar Michael Jordan, has the most say. After all, the Pistons used their signature defense and the "Jordan Rule" for several consecutive seasons to keep the Bulls out of the finals. Became the number one mortal enemy of the Bulls in those years.

However, a super giant is a super giant, and Jordan's background is there. Coupled with the Bulls' coaching change, the tactics have changed drastically.

Jordan led the team to smash the front teeth of the mortal enemy Pistons, successfully killed a bloody road, and also ended the Pistons' two consecutive championships. The team led the team to the top of the league in the 90-91 and 91-92 seasons.

As for this season...

The Chicago Bulls are still the biggest favorite of the Eastern Conference powerhouse and the league championship team, while the Detroit Pistons are still thinking about making a comeback. The entire Eastern Conference is staring at the Bulls.

(End of this chapter)