NBA restricted area bulldozer

Chapter 227

The seventh game of the Western Conference Finals is on the 5th, and the first game of the finals is set on the 9th.

The Jazz, who returned triumphantly, had a few days to rest in the base camp, and the final decisive battle that was about to start was already full of storms.

On one side is the Jazz, which has sprung up suddenly and is in the limelight, and on the other is the Bulls, led by Jordan, who have won two consecutive championships. No one can say for sure whether the Jazz will be crowned or the Bulls will defend.

But... After the victory in the Western Conference Finals, the relationship between Li Shengli and his two elder brothers, Malone and Stockton, heated up sharply. In addition, Li Shengli's diehard supporter Crotty and the hardworking Tyrone Corbin, the entire Jazz team The cooperation is becoming more and more stable.

You know, getting along with people always takes time to polish. Being too enthusiastic at the beginning will always give people a sense of discomfort for other purposes, and half a season is just right, enough for teammates become friends!

Although the relationship between Li Mars was good before, it was not so good as to wear a pair of pants. Before that, Malone and Stockton wore a pair of pants, but now... Li Shengli joined them, and the pants are crowded. A little bit, but it's better than being warm.

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"After this finals, what are you going to do?"

On the afternoon of the 7th, the Jazz had arrived in Chicago and rented a venue for training and preparations. During the break, Malone lay on the sidelines and asked Li Shengli and Stockton next to him.

"Let's take a vacation, it's finally the offseason!" Stockton also lay on the floor.

This season, both Malone and Stockton played 82 games, one averaged 38 minutes per game, and the other averaged 35 minutes per game. It can be said that every moment...not on the way to the away game, or training at home Prepare for war.

Success is not accidental, and hard work is equally critical.After finally surviving a long season, it is also necessary to relax on vacation, because the body is the basis for these players to make a living.

But for now, the most important thing is for the Jazz to win the championship, and the offseason is like a summer vacation for students... A summer vacation with a three-good student award and a summer vacation without an award are two different concepts.

"Li, what about you?"

"Me?" Li Shengli also lay down together, and replied: "I am different from you. I want to go back to China, to go home. To be honest, I haven't gone back for a long time!"

Back then, when Li Shengli couldn’t even afford to eat, the air ticket to return home was a luxury. Now, although he has made a lot of money, the tight schedule makes it difficult for him to escape. Of course, the first offseason of joining the NBA There will be thoughts of returning home.

"Don't talk about it, the finals haven't been played yet, we are discussing the offseason arrangements here, are you planning to be swept 4-0 by the Bulls and get off work early?" Li Shengli joked.

Leaving get off work early?

How can it be!

Ma Long sat up immediately: "Fart, John and I finally fought in the finals, how could we be swept away? If we want to be swept, we will sweep the Bulls. I swear... If I don't win the championship, I will never wash my feet!"

If you don't win the championship, don't wash your feet?

Are you punishing yourself by stepping on the horse, or are you poisoning your teammates?

Stockton went crazy hearing this, and really wanted to beat this guy up first with an old punch, and Li Shengli had gotten used to Ma Long's coquettish talk, and gradually entered a strange relationship... The more familiar the more coquettish, the more coquettish the more familiar!

"Don't underestimate the enemy, you still think about Michael Jordan, this guy..." Stockton shook his head.

Speaking of it, it's not just the Jazz, but for any team that encounters the Bulls, Jordan's existence will always be a problem that cannot be avoided.

"Relax, in the past we had to be afraid of this guy, but now we have this kid, what else do you need to worry about?" Ma Long pouted at Li Shengli, "Lock him from the outside line, and he can't get in from the inside line. And smash Pippen's ass, and the bull is half useless!"

"Is it that easy?"

"It's not as complicated as you think!"

The three brothers looked at each other. Although what Ma Long said was a bit rough, it was true.

However... the ideal is full, but the reality is skinny. There is no fool in every team in the league. Everyone knows that they can target Jordan one-on-one, but they can defend him one-on-one. Let alone the Jazz, even the entire league can't find a few players. .

"Stop talking about this, hurry up and train!"

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Two days passed in a flash.

The Jazz's training intensity is relatively low, and the decisive battle is imminent, and the main focus is to maintain a competitive state. On the evening of the 9th, the first game of this season's finals finally kicked off.

According to the arrangement of home and away games in the finals, 7 innings and 4 wins are the winners, and it is played according to 2-3-2, and the Bulls' regular season record is better than that of the Jazz, so the first two home games are for the Bulls.

Before the game, there was a lot of people in the Chicago Stadium. Although the new United Center arena was built, it has not yet been put into use, so the game is still held at the Bulls' old home court.

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Bulls starting lineup: center Bill Carterwhite, small forward Scottie Pippen, power forward Horace Grant, point guard BJ Armstrong, shooting guard Michael Jordan.

Speaking of which, the Bulls are the weakest at the center position.

The starting center Bill Carterwhite, although he was the No. 79 pick in the 5.6 draft, he is an elderly player. His competitive state is no longer the same as before. He averaged 3.7 points + [-] rebounds per game. Coach Phil Jackson's helpless move.

What kind of monster is Li Shengli?

After a season of tempering, the entire league has a clear understanding, but Phil Jackson just didn't move. Fortunately, the Bulls' offense is not in the center position. We can only hope that the veteran Bill can play a little bit of heat and create some for Li Shengli. trouble.

It is worth mentioning that the Bulls' triangle offense system.

Everyone knows that the Bulls play a triangle offense, and the essence of the triangle offense is to help Jordan, a superstar, create opportunities for one-on-one singles, and maximize his personal strength.

To put it simply, it is 122 positions, Jordan holds the ball at the top of the arc and attacks, and stands on both sides, widening their respective distances to form a triangle. Divide the ball to the weak side of the defense, play more and play less, and let Jordan kill everything if he doesn't choose double-teaming.

Simple and rude, eat superstars!

The super giant with no solution to singles is the basis for the existence of the triangle offense system.

Just watch this scene...

For the Bulls, Jordan has a lot of room to play, and Pippen is also an existence that does not double-team or die. The performance of the two is very important.

On the other hand, the Jazz, Li Shengli's inside advantage is basically established, and Malone can also have the upper hand against Grant, plus the big assist Stockton...

No one dared to guess who would win or lose when the Big Three of the Jazz faced off against the Bulls.

As for the Jazz coach Jerry Sloan, the policy he set early on was to let Li Shengli, the inside nuclear bomb, be the main offensive player, coupled with the rebound suppression, as long as the Bulls' offensive efficiency does not reach the level of abnormality, the defense of each position is also not enough. Big problem, the first victory is not difficult!

The real difficulty is how to lower the Bulls' offensive efficiency, and how to limit Jordan's offense?

This is an old-fashioned problem, and it is difficult to solve. Think about the Pistons at the time... they used all means to catch Jordan. They were all criminals, and they used all their moves to hit the gate of life, so they could stop the Bulls repeatedly.

However, the Pistons' bad boy corps is the only one in the league, and the Jazz don't bother to turn the game into a murder scene.

Fortunately, Jerry Sloan held the three trump cards of Lee Mars.

The inside line is strong enough to beat the weak, and Li Masi teamed up enough to beat the opponent to death immediately, which is simpler and more rude than the Bulls' triangle offense.

(End of this chapter)