NBA restricted area bulldozer

Chapter 219 The Scale of Victory

Without letting the confrontational atmosphere ferment on the court, Stockton pulled Li Shengli, and after the round, the ball returned to the Jazz.

Although this section had just begun, Jerry Sloan immediately called a timeout, his face gloomy, and he replaced Li Shengli.

If he is really knocked out by the Suns, it would be too much of a blow to the morale of the Jazz, and it is by no means a good thing for the Suns to boost their morale.

And the most important thing is that Mike Brown can't play Li Shengli's dominance, but this quarter has just started, which means that there is still a whole quarter left, and Li Shengli only needs to wait until the last and most critical time to make his debut.

So it was arranged urgently.

Mark Eaton, the mammoth in the pension area, topped Li Shengli, and Ma Long couldn't rest anymore. He made his debut again.

In contrast to the sun...

Head coach Paul didn't even have to guess, he knew that the Jazz would replace Li Shengli, and Malone would definitely return to the court, so the Phoenix Trident teamed up again, facing the Jazz without Li Shengli, the pressure in the middle was much less.

……

Come back and fight again.

Although the confrontation between the two sides was already fierce in the first few quarters, at the last moment, Malone and Barkley, who led the team on both sides, really put their lives to the test.

However, the two still played in the same position. When running and cooperating could not break the line of defense, the two chose to force the opponent to score.

In view of the scale of the home referee's whistleblowing, Ma Long's iron elbow was hidden. After all, Li Shengli has already fallen into the quagmire of fouls. If he is also pulled off the horse, then the game will be very bad, and he prefers to turn around more safely. jump shot.

As for Barkley, a power forward who rubbed his butt against the entire league, he was also rubbing Malone hard, and the linkage between the tridents made his offense much easier than Malone, scoring several goals in a row.

……

The score rose alternately, with the Jazz losing slightly.

Malone and Barkley had already played real fire, and they spat at each other while fighting. The emotions of both sides were mobilized to the extreme, and the whole field was filled with a strong smell of gunpowder.

Only Li Shengli frowned and sat on the rest seat. Jerry Sloan patted him on the shoulder and motioned him to take a break, while he himself was full of thoughts.

The first half was full, and the third quarter was half played. Although the blocked shots reached an astonishing 12, and the personal data also reached a triple-double, the resistance of the Suns was even more amazing. It can also bite the score.

penalty!

This is the point he is most dissatisfied with himself!

If the free throw percentage in this game can be higher, not to mention super-level performance, reaching about 70% is enough, and the lead of the Jazz will definitely be greater, and it may even seal the victory in advance and defeat the Suns.

"Lee, don't think too much, you've done a good job!" Staring at the game, Jerry Sloan said without looking back, "This is how the game is, there are many factors that lead to winning or losing, you have to All you have to do is to play your best, and in fact, your performance has exceeded my expectations!"

Jerry Sloan was telling the truth. He really couldn't ask Li Shengli to do more. Not only him, everyone could see the help Li Shengli provided for the Jazz, but Li Shengli himself was still upset.

"Coach, when will you let me go?"

"Wait and see how strong the Sun's counterattack is!"

Is the Sun's counterattack strong?

This question has basically been answered. After all, it is the Western Conference finals. How could the sun give up treatment?

"Okay, let's see!"

……

At this time, the Jazz's situation on the court became more and more difficult.

The problem is not the offense. The Jazz has Malone and Stockton's internal and external cooperation, which ensures a certain offensive efficiency, but the terrible thing is... the Suns' offensive efficiency is higher.

Fat Miller faced Mark Eaton, one was too heavy to jump, and the other had a back injury and dared not make a big jump.

Fortunately, Mark Eaton, who is 2 meters tall, can still guarantee a certain amount of rebounds by virtue of his height advantage, but he doesn't have much to do in the face of the infinite charge of the Trident.

On the other side, Malone and Barkley faced each other tit-for-tat, fighting harder and harder. There were collisions every round, and the audience who collided had toothaches.

……

In the last 6 minutes, the two sides tied the score.

In the last 4 minutes, the Suns completed a go-ahead and led by 4 points.

Jerry Sloan couldn't sit still anymore, he found an opportunity, and finally sent Li Shengli to the battlefield, and the fans at the American West Arena also knew that this game had entered the most critical moment, and sent a wild boo...

"Li, it's up to you. Keep the penalty area well and we will win!" Ma Long and Li Shengli, who had reappeared, clapped hands. Stockton on the side also looked heavy. After all, he is now 4 points behind, which is the biggest disadvantage.

"Leave it to me! Tai Long, help me guard the front line!" Li Shengli warned.

"Crotty, you can take more shots, don't panic, Li has rebounds!" Malone also said to Crotty.

"Okay, keep an eye on my pass, hold on, we can win!" Stockton clapped his hands, and the game started immediately, and the entire Jazz team played twelve points.

……

Jazz attack.

Li Shengli can't bet on it. After all, Fat Miller only fouled four times. If he really had to use the last two fouls to fight for his free throws and let the Suns get the ball back, the consequences would be disastrous.

Malone tried several times to attack to no avail, and the ball was returned to Stockton on the outside. After some conduction, Crotty made a shot and made a successful hit, recovering 2 points.

Easy to fight again.

The Suns' offense was still launched by the Trident, Marley and Barkley doubled, and Kevin Johnson hung behind.

Although Li Shengli is still one foul away from graduating, but at the last critical moment, the Suns' offense still focuses on stability. Unless there is no other way, they will never confront Li Shengli...

……

Played until the last minute.

The scores of the two sides were deadlocked, and both broke out with amazingly high-efficiency offenses. However, given the previous backwardness, the situation of the Jazz is still not good... Fortunately, although the Jazz are not doing well in chasing points, the Suns can also expand the point difference.

this round.

The Suns maintained a 2-point lead while holding the ball. After some frantic running and pick-and-roll cooperation, the offensive time of this round was consumed for more than 20 seconds. Marly finally found a chance and made a mid-range shot from outside the penalty area. Hit, pulled the point difference back to 4 points.

Less than 40 seconds to go!

If there are no accidents and other variables are not considered, we can still play two or three rounds.

The Jazz certainly hope to play three rounds. After all, the Jazz has the ball in this round. If there are three rounds, there will be two offensive opportunities.

As for the Suns, they hope to have two rounds. In the case of leading, of course, the more time consumed in each round, the better.

……

The Jazz couldn't afford it. Stockton held the ball and advanced quickly. Everyone was running frantically to find a position, but the Suns were also guarding against the Jazz's counterattack. They wanted to use high-intensity defense to consume offensive time. The balance of victory tilts one more point towards the sun.

Finally, it was Crotty, but this time...he chose a three-point shot.

4 points behind, even if the two offenses scored 2 points, it would be tied, and it would depend on whether the defensive round could suppress the Suns, but if they could score three points, the effect would be different.

Boom!

The American West Arena was full of applause, and Crotty hit the key with a three-pointer.

Because the Suns were on the defensive side and were closer to the basket, Fat Miller immediately launched a block, Barkley and Marley rushed forward, Malone was one step behind, and this rebound was too critical.

"Get lost, you fat bastard!"

With force under his feet, Li Shengli squeezed Fat Miller away with all his strength. Although he was delayed by a breath, he still took off successfully and grabbed the ball from Barkley's head almost at the moment when he was about to touch the ball. plate.

"Crotty, come again!"

Because the basket is two-on-three, the Jazz is in a three-on-two situation on the outside, and on the other hand... 3 points are the key to Sun's life. He plays the second attack by himself, and it is very likely that he will be forced to pull Get off your horse and walk to the free throw line.

Taking a deep breath, Crotty shot again from the bottom corner.

Swish!

This time hit a three-pointer.

(End of this chapter)