NBA restricted area bulldozer

Chapter 208 The old cunning and the little cunning

First round attack.

Stockton did not find a suitable opportunity on the outside, and sent the ball to Malone in the high position. Malone once again passed it to Li Shengli, who was on the edge of the penalty area.

Li Shengli pulled a little outside, pulled Olajuwon out, hit the ball to the basket, and Malone, who cut into the inside and shook off Thorpe, just caught it, took off and dunked, completing the first time in the opening Smooth offense.

Seeing this attack, Jerry Sloan applauded from the sidelines.

Fluent and skillful, Li Masi's cooperation became more and more tacit. In the whole offense, if there is no suitable opportunity from the outside, Stockton will choose to pass in, and Ma Long and Li Shengli will cooperate to attack, but both of them have very good skills. Strong restricted area lethality, cannot be completely restricted.

Easy to fight again.

The Rockets' offense is also quite clear. From the positions of Olajuwon and Thorpe, it can be seen that they are either high and low positions, or left and right low positions. It is clear that they are twin towers.

However, unlike the Jazz, the Rockets found an opportunity through the pick-and-roll cooperation on the outside. Vernon Maxwell made a smooth shot, consistent with his style, and chose a three-point shot for this ball.

Swish!

Hollow into the net, the Rockets scored three points.

……

The confrontation in the entire first quarter was not too intense, and the scores of the two sides were very close.

As the biggest highlight of this game, the confrontation between Li Shengli and Olajuwon was watched by everyone, but unfortunately, there were not many collisions between the two.

Because the Rockets feel good from the outside, they don’t need to drag the battle into the inside. Although the Jazz don’t take many shots from the outside and focus on the inside, they are more about the collision between Malone and Thorpe, and Olajuwon dare not let Li Shengli go. Assisting in the defense against Thorpe, this caused the scores of the two sides to rise alternately.

The first quarter was tied and we entered the second quarter.

If the rhythm of the first quarter is followed, the intensity of the confrontation between Li Shengli and Olajuwon will still not be too high, but in fact it was the Rockets' Kenny and Vernon who misfired for a short time, and it was the Rockets' head Olajuwon's turn to appear.

Because the Jazz's defense was tight, the Rockets didn't have many chances, so Sopra drove Malone to create singles opportunities for Olajuwon, and Olajuwon also got the ball as he wished.

finally come!

One-on-one collision of old and new!

Seeing the two meet on a narrow road, the Rockets' home fans cheered loudly, and amidst the noise, Li Shengli also felt how terrifying Olajuwon was in full condition.

Although the young and vigorous Li Shengli has the upper hand in terms of physical confrontation, he is still a bit behind Olajuwon in terms of experience.

Sinking the center of gravity, Olajuwon used his lower limbs to exert force and his back to exert force. After a few pushes, he suddenly turned from his left back and rushed to the basket.

Fake action?

Olajuwon's footsteps are well-known, and Li Shengli is on guard.

However, Olajuwon seems to know other people's hearts, so this time he played for real, that is, he seized this gap and squeezed into the basket smoothly. Even if Li Shengli wanted to make up for it, it was too late and he was easily scored. The ball made the atmosphere of the home court explode instantly!

"How about it, Lee, do you still have the confidence to win this game?" Olajuwon laughed.

"What's the rush, isn't it just one ball?" Li Shengli looked blank.

"Then keep going, you can't stop me anyway!"

"Stop me first!"

……

Offensive and defensive easy side.

Perhaps in order to regain the field for Li Shengli, Ma Long also took Thorpe to go shopping, and Stockton took advantage of the situation and handed the ball to Li Shengli on the edge of the penalty area.

Olajuwon stepped forward. As a super giant center, he has seasoned offensive experience, and he is naturally good at defending the opponent's center alone. After all, he relies on the basket to eat, and both offense and defense must be taken into account.

Turning his back and sinking his center of gravity, Li Shengli also exploded his lower body strength and slammed backwards. However, Olajuwon's reverse push was very rhythmic. At the peak of Li Shengli's impact force, he did not fight back. Instead, he launched a reverse push when his remaining strength weakened. Li Shengli was very sad.

This feeling is very mysterious, as if Olajuwon has already grasped his breath, and the strong push back is very rhythmic, which makes Li Shengli's bulldozer-style push without any disadvantages, greatly reducing the effect.

Cunning and cunning!

This is Li Shengli's evaluation of Olajuwon, not only offensively, but also defensively, and he knows that he can't wait too long. Since he is being led by others, let's mainly disrupt the rhythm!

So Li Shengli slammed back again, this time keeping a three-pointer hard, and when Olajuwon turned back, he suddenly increased his strength.

The effect was remarkable, Olajuwon was stunned for a moment, his center of gravity was unstable, and he staggered back a step, while Li Shengli squeezed into the basket smoothly and ended the attack with a dunk.

Damn, treacherous and cunning?

Olajuwon suffered a bad loss and his face was not good.

Speaking of it, even strength confrontation is also particular. The way and rhythm of exerting force will affect the result of the confrontation. The so-called confrontation experience is roughly the same. Fighting strength also fights intelligence. So quick to get used to these.

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The game is not a player's singles, otherwise why would a team need five starters, so what really makes the offense easier is the cooperation of five players.

At this point, the Jazz did a pretty good job. After all, Stockton, a big assist player, can always pass the ball to his teammates just right.

Unlike the Rockets' inside line, Li Shengli can play, and Malone can also play, and he played well against Thorpe, but Olajuwon's defense line did not dare to stretch too long. If it is too long, it will give Li Shengli a chance.

So throughout the second quarter, when the Rockets reduced their shots from outside, Olajuwon became the main offensive force, while Li Shengli became the main defensive force, playing bouncingly.

……

Olajuwon is too fake.

When you thought he was fake, he was real, and when you thought he was going to turn around and rush to the basket, he was fake, which made Li Shengli's head big. Fortunately, Li Shengli also slowly figured out the tricks of defense.

Normal confrontation, close-fitting and crazy top, not giving a step forward, but as long as Olajuwon makes a turn, regardless of whether it is true or not, Li Shengli will take a small step back, leaving enough room for contingency, forcing Olajuwon to jump!

Blocking the jump shot is much simpler. Even if there is a small half-step in the middle, Li Shengli's height and bounce are sufficient, and he can't block the shot, and it is still possible to harass the shot.

So, until the end of the second quarter.

The tie maintained in the previous quarter was finally broken. The Jazz ushered in a 6-point lead and entered the second half. The Rockets... made an outside effort in the first quarter, temporarily shut down the outside line in the second quarter, and Olajuwon made an effort.

But what no one expected was... Olajuwon in the second quarter took a total of 7 shots, but only hit 2 times.

What kind of ghost hit rate is this?

You know, Olajuwon's average field goal percentage in the regular season is 52.9%. Even if he feels bad, he shouldn't get 7 of 2 shots?

In fact, his touch is not bad.

In the first quarter, he made 5 of 3 shots. After two quarters, he went to the free throw line 3 times and made all 6 free throws. But the difference is... Li Shengli found defensive experience in the second quarter.

Li Shengli blocked Olajuwon?

Although the home fans don't want to admit it, the stats of 7 out of 2 are real, and the Jazz fans who were watching before the live broadcast were so excited that they ushered in another surprise from Li Shengli to the Jazz.

Everyone knows that Olajuwon's performance in this game will dominate the Rockets' situation. However, Li Shengli's existence has restrained the top center very well and opened up the Jazz's 6-point difference in the first half.

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The person who was most surprised was of course the person who knew Li Shengli best. In the audience, Curry and Boggs took Stephen, Seth and Boggs II to watch the game. Obviously, the female relatives were not interested. Yes, the little ones talk about the little ones.

"This... Lee's change is a bit big?" Curry was dumbfounded.

During the Hornets period, Li Shengli showed his talents for the first time, but he still suffered a disadvantage when encountering experienced opponents.Although there were not many shots in this game, he was also suppressed by Olajuwon, but his suppression of Olajuwon was even more fierce, and his confrontation experience improved rapidly.

"Damn, I'm so excited!" Boggs stomped his feet, "Why did you say this bastard was let go? If he was here, we would definitely make it to the second round, maybe the Eastern Conference Finals , It is possible to win the finals!"

It's not that Boggs is bragging. You must know that Li Shengli's opponent is Olajuwon. Just looking at the average per game this season, he can definitely be called the current center Xeon in the league.

The Knicks' Patrick Ewing can compete with him among the Eastern centers. If the Hornets had traded Larry Johnson and kept Li Shengli, they might really be able to look forward to the Eastern Conference Finals.

"I know fart, the deal is over, you just said that!" Curry cursed: "Boggs, tell me... If the game continues at this pace, is it possible for the Jazz to win the championship?"

"Nonsense, when you asked me, didn't you have the answer in your heart?"

"Shit, to be honest, after my contract expires, I want to go to the Jazz!" Curry said seriously: "It's so worry-free to have a teammate like Lee. It just so happens that the Jazz lacks a shooting guard, and I can still play as a starter." .”

When Boggs heard it, he exploded instantly.

"Fuck you! You go to the Jazz, what should I do? Do you want me to be a substitute for Stockton?" Boggs' face was ashen, "Also, don't think too much, the Jazz has no salary. There's room."

"What are you afraid of, Mark Eaton retired, his contract is not small, the Jazz left a big hole, enough for the two of us to get in!"

Mark Eaton's annual salary is 130 million+, while Curry and Boggs, one is 75, the other is 70, and there is no need to consider the Jazz's salary space. However, there is a shortage of shooting guards, but there is no shortage of point guards. There is no shortage of substitutes.

And the most important thing is, who can see that the Jazz is about to start the dynasty mode, those players whose contracts have expired want to get in more than them, Boggs really has little hope.

"You bastard, are you going to abandon me just like that?"

"It's okay to think about it, and I didn't say I would definitely go."

"No, you have already given birth to the idea of ​​rebellion!" Boggs looked resentful, "What are you doing, I just want to simply play with everyone, but now it's good... Lee has left, and Jill will leave next season , even you fucking want to slip? Are you still human?"

"OK, you pretend I didn't say anything."

"Traitor, you already said it!"

"Get out, I just told you what to do!"

"You really betrayed!"

"How about I betrayed?"

"You smelly and shameless!"

"You just can't eat grapes and say grapes are sour. If you want to go to jazz, they don't want you!"

"Shut up, bastard!"

For a while, the two of them ran into each other and talked wildly every day.

(End of this chapter)