NBA restricted area bulldozer

Chapter 234

Appeared again.

Li Masi glanced at each other and took a deep breath. After all, taking the lead is not a victory, but being steady is the championship. Even if the momentum is in full swing, no one dares to relax a point.

In the third quarter of the game, the Jazz's tactics were the same as before, and the Bulls did not change much, that is, they made repeated substitutions at the center position.

How to fight against a strong center?

This is an old-fashioned topic, and all teams have reached a consensus. Of course, the conventional method is... When attacking, the inside line pulls him out of the penalty area to create an empty area for inside defense; .

However, this set does not seem to work well for the Jazz.

Because Malone at the power forward position also has the same combination of offense and defense. If you limit one, you will miss one. You can’t deploy troops from the outside. Play more from the outside and play less, no matter how weak a player is, he can maintain a relatively high shooting rate in the case of open shots.

……

With helplessness, the Bulls started the battle for the third quarter.

Jordan and Pippen were no longer brave in the first quarter. Although they were not considered to be in a low state, they still maintained a stable and normal performance, but it was not enough to look at the Jazz's terrifying efficiency.

impatient.

Every Bulls player present was a little impatient. The charge of Jordan and Pippen did cause several fouls by Li Shengli and Malone, but this was a drop in the bucket. For the Bulls as a whole, it did not improve the efficiency much.

Until the last round of the third quarter.

The Jazz lead by 12 points, the ball is in the hands of the Bulls, 10 points are scored, and 12 points are maintained if they fail to score. Unless a three-pointer is made, 2+1, otherwise the point difference will die in double digits.

"Grant, you play this ball!" Jordan said, which is definitely the highest order other than the Bulls coach. In fact, Grant's offensive state is also good, and he has not yet exploded in the face of Malone.

"No problem, leave it to me."

"Listen, no matter which one of Pippen and I rushes in, Lee will definitely save, and we will give you the ball at that time. Whether you hit or not is the second. What I want is...to draw a Malone foul."

Sloan's driving tactics are just right, but everything has advantages and disadvantages. If the battle is dragged to the inside, fouls are an unavoidable problem. At this time... Li Shengli has 3 fouls, but Ma Long has 4 fouls.

Before the war, both sides knew exactly how many soldiers and food the opponent had.

If Malone commits 5 fouls and there is one quarter left in the game, Jazz coach Jerry Sloan may not dare to let Malone continue to play. There is a high probability that he will appear at the most critical moment at the end, and as long as Malone is off...

David Benoit is at the top of the power forward position. The Jazz has no other players to play in this position, and Pippen, who was originally guarded by him, will be liberated to a large extent. Grant also has an advantage in playing Benoit. ...the triangle of the bull has two horns released.

As for the most important corner—Jordan, Larry has a good defense against his shots, but with Grant securing a little advantage inside, it is definitely a good choice to hand over the sudden points to Grant to eat Benoit alone.

The Bulls' situation has been revitalized?

Of course, the real variable is...whether Malone can get his fifth foul in this round.

……

Jordan holds the ball at the top of the arc, shakes away Larry, and cuts straight into the penalty area.

Li Shengli squeezed away Stacey King, who was present at this time, and went straight to Jordan, not worried about Stacey receiving the ball and attacking, because this guy is not as good as Carter White, and Malone will solve all his worries for him.

"Is this coming?"

Jordan held his breath, the emergency stop jump shot was fake, and the sudden pass to Grant was real, and Malone was still worried about the missed Stase receiving the ball. It's Grant.

A bit weird?

Malone felt a little weird at the first time, because Grant, who caught the ball, didn't make a shot immediately, but seemed to be waiting for him for a while.

What does he want to do?

The ever-changing situation didn't give Malone much time to think. Seeing that Grant was about to make a shot, he quickly jumped up and blocked it. What's even more strange...Grant actually wanted to post forward, and he wasn't afraid of being blocked at all?

boom!

The cap is on.

Grant fell straight back in an exaggerated way. This fall was a flop, and the sound effect of thumping added a lot of points to the bitter scene, but Malone enjoyed it.

In terms of game experience, Malone, a top power forward, is much better than Grant. Although he didn't quite understand Grant's purpose at that moment, his physical instinct honed in countless games allowed him to resolve this crisis.

A clean block, even the referee took a look at Grant, which means...Little brother, get up, let's stop acting, okay, there will be lunch boxes, and chicken legs? !

At this point, the Jazz got the ball back, but the attack time was not enough. The third quarter ended with the Jazz leading by 12 points.

……

The fourth quarter, the crucial final quarter.

Of course Jerry Sloan saw the Bulls' intentions, but it's the last quarter, and you can't touch Li Shengli. As for trying to beat Malone, there are still two chances for fouls. How can I make you go against the sky?

At this time, Phil Jackson was really upset.

On the opposite side, Lee Mars, except for Stockton who took a break for half a quarter, has been working until now, and he would never dare to replace Jordan and Pippen, otherwise the Bulls would definitely explode on the spot.

How to do?

So wasted?

But I can't consume Jazz at all!

The only way to break the game is to disintegrate the cooperation between Li Shengli and Malone, so as to disrupt the Jazz's arrangement. In the case of no hope of chasing points by conventional methods, Malone's fouls are the only life-saving straw.

However...Using offensive opportunities to create very unstable opponent fouls will undoubtedly reduce the Bulls' offensive efficiency again.

Phil believes that there are solutions to all problems, but timeliness is the most critical part of it. If Malone leaves the field with full fouls at the last moment of the game, no matter how perfect the solution is, it will be meaningless.

Drink poison to quench thirst.

The current bull is like drinking poison to quench thirst.

Knowing that there is a bottle of poison in front of them, but they are so hungry and thirsty that they still have to bite the bullet and drink it, to fight for the last chance of life.

……

At this time, the atmosphere on and off the court has reached a climax, with only the last 12 minutes left in the game, the Chicago fans roared hoarsely, cheering for the old king who defended the city, while the fanatical diehards in Salt Lake City were already preparing for the game. Welcome the enthronement of the new king and crown the new king.

The difference of 12 points may not kill Lao Wang, but he can't find a solution to the problem, but it is the poison that Lao Wang has to drink.

12 minutes, 12 points!

The last chapter of the big battle.

(End of this chapter)