NBA restricted area bulldozer

Chapter 212

The second half started.

The attention paid to the second round of the game is terrible, because there are only two games on the day, the Knicks in the East have played the Celtics, and the eyes of the fans in the United States are all on the Jazz, looking forward to the update, the Jazz Legion 2.0 version of the sprint.

However, judging from the performance in the first half, the performance of the Jazz was not satisfactory. On the contrary, the Rockets became more and more courageous, securing a 13-point lead in the first half.

The playoffs are not the regular season, and a halftime lead of 13 points is already a big chance of winning. Except for the Jazz's die-hard fans, few people believe that the Jazz can come back in this game. The difference is only how many points they lose.

……

The whistle blows.

The Rockets attacked first in the first round, and the Jazz, which sounded the alarm, had an impenetrable defense. After trying several times to cooperate, they failed to find a chance, so the ball was still handed to Olajuwon.

If the team can't start the situation, someone will have to rely on force to tear the line of defense, and this is the value of a superstar. It's just that Olajuwon's state is full and he has this qualification.

"You can't score this goal!" Li Shengli slammed up the moment he caught the ball.

"What do you use to stop me?" Olajuwon whispered.

"If you don't believe me, try it!"

After speaking, the second half of the collision between the two began.

It is basically impossible for Olajuwon to catch the ball in the penalty area, so he has to attack from the edge of the penalty area every time, and Li Shengli abandoned the retreat space and went straight up. After all, Olajuwon's turnaround jumper feels great It's hot, and there are actions to cheat fouls.

However, Olajuwon was right. He swayed from side to side with his footsteps. Li Shengli seemed to be kicked off. He was overjoyed and immediately turned around and rushed to the penalty area for a layup.

boom!

A muffled sound.

The audience was silent, Li Shengli chased him and sent a big hat, Olajuwon himself was a little confused.

what's the situation?

I'm covered?

Wasn't this kid blown away?

There are fake moves in offense, and there are also defensive moves, it depends on who is more fake!

Blocking is worse than sparse, Li Shengli is not sure whether Olajuwon is true or not, so he simply "released water", firmly controlled the center of gravity of his body, and followed Olajuwon when he turned over and rushed to the penalty area, and the effect was of course outstanding. Li Shengli blocked the shot.

"Nice job!"

"GO GO GO, let's call back!"

This block boosted the morale of the Jazz. Malone grabbed the ball that was blocked. Given that the Rockets returned to defense quickly, the three of Li Mars chose to press steadily.

Just beyond the three-point line in the front court, Li Shengli and Malone headed straight for the penalty area. Stockton followed behind and passed a high lob to the flying Malone. Olajuwon and Thorpe immediately blocked it together, but... …Malone didn't take the shot, but passed the ball again in the air.

Li Shengli, who was down, soared into the air, caught the ball and poured it into the basket with all his strength.

Throughout the offense, after Stockton completed the lob pass, Li Shengli and Malone jumped almost at the same time, completing a weird three-person relay cooperation in the air.

Are you playing?

Now it's time to play?

The audience was stunned, and the fans who watched the live broadcast were also dumbfounded, including the Rockets players, who didn't expect Li Mars to play like this.

……

The next game continued this momentum. Even though the Rockets tried their best to strengthen the defensive wall, Li Shengli and Ma Long could still easily push it down.

Needless to say, Ma Long had the upper hand in the confrontation with Thorpe, and Li Shengli was gradually adapting to and breaking down his defense against Olajuwon, scoring repeatedly.

For a time, the wind direction changed drastically.

The Rockets, which still had the upper hand, could only perform normally from the outside line. Olajuwon was also beaten back to the normal level from the super state in the third quarter. On the other hand, the Jazz's offense was on the rise. Li Shengli and Malone took the lead in the third quarter. Partial shots, the offensive efficiency is amazing.

Under the ebb and flow, the 13-point difference was beaten back to 7 points.

Normally, even if both sides are playing normally, the halftime lead of 13 points has basically sealed the victory, but what is not normal is... From the third quarter, the three giants of Limas cooperated with each other and showed their power together.

On the defensive end, Stockton led Crotty, which is the Jazz's strongest defense on the outside. On the inside, Li Shengli restrained Olajuwon and Malone suppressed Thorpe. Smart player Tyrone wandered, and the entire Jazz defense was rock solid.

As for the offensive end...

The Jazz's offense is on the inside, with Malone as the main force and Li Shengli as the auxiliary. Li Shengli has no headshot here. Obviously, his efficiency against Olajuwon is not as good as that of Malone against Thorpe. , pulled out the gap under the basket, it still has to be played.

And Stockton's organizational skills are even more prominent, and he can always find the most suitable time to pass a wonderful pass that can be shot safely when his teammates are running without the ball.

……

Played until the fourth quarter.

The Rockets' lead has been wiped out. The highly motivated Jazz, under the leadership of Lee Mars, began to overtake the score, tied in the middle of the fourth quarter, and overtook them in the second half of the fourth quarter until the end of the fourth quarter... The Jazz lead by 8 points.

A 13-point halftime comeback?

Having personally experienced this change, Olajuwon felt a deep sense of powerlessness. If the first defeat was due to his poor hand feeling, then if he lost again this time, he really had no choice.

Leaving aside his own performance, after these two games, what surprised him the most was Li Shengli's rapid growth!

I thought that Li Shengli was just a new-generation center with outstanding physical fitness, but inexperienced and determined to show timidity. Olajuwon had also experienced this stage, but he knew that he definitely did not grow up as fast as Li Shengli.

Two games!

Just two games!

Li Shengli groped for the experience of fighting against himself on both offensive and defensive ends, and it worked, but he couldn't think of a way to defeat this perverted kid when they met in the third game.

In the end, the Rockets counterattacked on the verge of death, and the 8-point difference was compressed to 3 points, but they still couldn't escape a defeat, and ended the tug-of-war with 103:100.

李胜利全场数据18分、18篮板、4助攻、3盖帽；马龙28分、12篮板、4助攻、1盖帽；斯托克顿13分、3篮板、12助攻、3抢断。

The Limas combination scored 59 points together, accounting for nearly [-]% of the team's score.

……

You know, these two games are the home court of the Rockets, and it is irrefutable that the home court advantage does exist, especially in the playoffs, this advantage is even more magnified.

On the one hand, the home team has a psychological advantage and is familiar with the field, and on the other hand, every attack by the away team has to withstand high-decibel noises and boos...

But even so, the Jazz still conquered the Rockets' two home games with a big score of 2:0, and the next trip to Salt Lake City put too much pressure on the Rockets.

Die before your ambition is fulfilled, start with a two-to-zero?

The Rockets' lineup has been working together for a long time. This season was supposed to be a sprint season, but no one expected... A Jazz corps suddenly emerged in the middle of the road, and the backbone of the corps, Li Mars, became the hottest giant in the league in one fell swoop. combination.

If the Rockets lose the next two away games and are swept by the Jazz, the fun will be great.

First get through the Seattle Supersonics, and then sweep the Houston Rockets, who else can be tough with the Jazz?

(End of this chapter)