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Chapter 115 Half-Disabled Wasp VS One-legged Jazz?

Substitutions suspended in the first quarter.

Jazz bishop Jerry Sloan pulled Mark Eaton out in order to restrict Li Shengli, and Mark Eaton's ability to cover his eyes and stand to protect the basket also played a certain role, making Li Shengli's shots no longer So unscrupulous, but also suppressed Larry Johnson's charge to the basket.

Larry Johnson was a little bit miserable. Facing Karl Malone's defense, his shooting percentage was cut first. Even if he threw away Karl Malone with all his strength, he still had to face Mark Eaton's supplementary defense. He made 11 shots in the half In 5, it is already an extraordinary performance.

As for Li Shengli...

The runaway Mark Eaton did not hinder him too much. After all, this is an old mammoth, not the mammoth that was at the peak of defense. At the end of the first half, he still failed to cover Li Shengli's cap, but The defense around the front and teammates blocking the pass from the Hornets worked very well, reducing Li Shengli's shots and slightly stopping the bleeding on the Jazz's inside line.

However, that only slightly stopped the bleeding.

Li Shengli made 13 of 8 shots in the whole half, plus 4 of 3 free throws for two fouls, and a 2+1 free throw. He scored an astonishing and efficient 20 points in the half. Shooting and scoring can be further improved.

You must know that the Hornets only scored 50 points in the halftime, Li Shengli scored 20 points, and Larry Johnson scored 12 points including free throws. Counting...Curry, Bennett, and Newman teamed up, and there are still a few points in the middle. A substitute rotation, these people only add up to 18 points.

This shows how broken the Hornets' backcourt has become, and in the words of head coach Alan...to find WNBA women comrades to play, the result can't be worse than this!

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The Hornets are a headache, but the Jazz are even more troubled at the moment.

Because...Mark Eaton played a full quarter and a half, seventeen and eight minutes. For him, this time is already the limit, and the injury effect is prominent. If he continues to play, it will really be Desperate.

But if Mark Eaton doesn't play, how can Li Shengli be restricted?With Mark Eaton around, they played like this. If Mike Brown is allowed to play, the Jazz will not be able to explode in place?

For a while, Jazz bishop Jerry Sloan felt a little powerless.

Although the Jazz lead the score, this result is not what he wants to see, because an 8-point advantage does not guarantee victory, and he once felt that the half-disabled Hornets are much better than the fully-matched Hornets last season. And the biggest catalyst for this is... Li Shengli, a rookie.

What kind of shit luck did the Hornets get?

Why is this metamorphosis not in the hands of the Jazz?

Jerry Sloan's heart was very sour, and when he thought that the center he could use was completely wiped out by this rookie in only half of the game, he hated his teeth. If this momentum continues... Let Mike Brown appear, then In the second half, the fall of the inside line was even worse, and the Jazz almost broke a leg.

Half-residual Hornets VS One-legged Jazz?

This frankly sounds like it makes Jerry Sloan very upset and lowers his worth.

finally……

Mark Eaton was replaced by Larry Chris Kowiak, who had just joined the Jazz this season, and poor Mike Brown, who was eager to see through and waited to play, was directly ignored by him.

Although Mark Eaton gritted his teeth and asked for a fight, Jerry Sloan did not agree. He is not a black-hearted capitalist who squeezes players.

Now... Utah Shuangsha is booming, Mammoth is sunset, and this season is likely to be the retirement season of Mammoth. As a bishop, he doesn't want his players to leave the game with injuries.

After all, it was just a regular season, and he didn't think it was necessary or worth it if Mark Eaton had to risk his life.

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Tactics were rearranged.

On the offensive end, the Jazz have nothing to say. Under the organization of John Stockton, the offense runs smoothly, and defense is the key to winning a beautiful battle.

Unlike the first half, the Jazz's marking changed. The new Larry was responsible for defending Larry Johnson on the Hornets, and Karl Malone, who had originally marked Larry Johnson, was now in charge of Li Shengli.

The situation is very clear... Li Shengli and Johnson are the two heavy firepower of the Hornets.

Johnson was well suppressed in the first half, but now...Li Shengli is the biggest problem that the Jazz urgently need to solve. Jerry Sloan simply reduced the suppression of Johnson and the Hornets outside, let the outside players shrink the defense, and then transferred Karl Malone. Come to defend Li Shengli to solve the inside crisis.

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At the end of the intermission, the players of both sides appeared on the field again.

The Jazz lineup has been adjusted, but the Hornets have basically not moved. It’s not that the head coach Alan doesn’t want to move, but that he really has no one available. There are not many, so we can only find opportunities for Li Shengli and Johnson to take turns to rest in the second half of this quarter and the first half of the fourth quarter.

The referee blows the whistle and the third quarter begins.

In the Jazz's offensive round, Mark Eaton went off the court, and Li Shengli's goal became Karl Malone. However, in this round, John Stockton made a sudden point to attract the defense and threw it back to Jeff Malone. Husband Malone took a small step back to the three-point line and made a shot.

Although the three-point shooting in the NBA is a heresy at this stage, the position where the ball was caught just now was only a small step away from the three-point line. The shooting distance of two-pointers and three-pointers is similar. point.

Back to the Hornets offense.

Compared with John Stockton, Bennett's organization can be said to be a big knife in front of Guan Gong. His speed is not fast enough, he can't break through, relying on pick-and-roll and defensive players to stagger a position, he also took advantage of the opportunity to shoot a three-pointer .

People are more deadly than others, and they are thrown away when they compare goods.

The field control organization is inferior to John Stockton, and there is no Jeff Malone's sight for three-pointers, and Bennett bears the pressure that he, a bench substitute, should not have to bear.

It was nothing more than hitting the iron, but this ball jumped even more outrageously. It jumped directly into Karl Malone's arms. He easily picked up a rebound without even taking a jump, and Li Shengli's eyes were straightened.

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Subsequent offense and defense.

Seeing that the Jazz shrunk their defense and the Hornets' passing route was cut off, only Newman could break through to the inside, layup or score the ball, so Hornets coach Alan quickly replaced Li Shengli for a rest, and let Gominsky cooperate with Johnson to stabilize Stay inside.

At the same time, the shooting team led by Curry won a respite and came out again. Although the team didn't feel good in the first half, Curry has always been Alan's most trusted sixth man. He has a big heart and only has a chance. He catches the ball and shoots it.

Decisiveness always pays off.

Curry's shooting percentage has rebounded, and Bennett is more often used as a screen for Curry, allowing the Hornets to switch their offensive focus inside and out.

The sudden change caught the Jazz by surprise, and in the absence of Li Shengli, the Hornets dragged the point difference within 10 points and did not move, laying the bottom line for the heavy-fire Li Shengli who reappeared later.

(End of this chapter)