NBA restricted area bulldozer

Chapter 319

The first round of the playoffs was 5 wins in 3 rounds to advance.

In the West, the Jazz took the lead in sweeping to advance, and the other teams are currently facing 2:1. As for the East, there is also a sweeping team to advance, and that is the Magic... rival Pacers.

Just like Li Shengli's blessing, the Magic was swept away, O'Neal was turned into a Muggle, but Hardaway showed his talents. He played four quarters in the third game and scored 31 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks of data.

However, the East is a matter of the East. What Li Shengli cares about is who his opponent will be in the second round. According to the regular season rankings, the winner of the Spurs and Suns can meet the Jazz in the second round.

The Suns lineup has not changed much this season, but the Spurs have brought in a Rodman and general partner, which is much stronger than the lineup, and the two sides have been playing until the fifth game before the Spurs get the promotion spot against the Jazz. .

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The first game of the second round is scheduled for May 5.

The Jazz, who advanced first, had plenty of rest time. After sweeping the Nuggets, Li Shengli and Malone were just waiting for the Spurs to come and beat Rodman.

Speaking of which, compared with last season, the Spurs have strengthened, but the Jazz have weakened.

Li Shengli + Malone VS David Robinson + Rodman, if the inside line plays normally, the Jazz still have the advantage, but compared to the outside line, the Jazz without Stockton is a big disadvantage.But when it comes to winning or losing, no one can give a definite answer.

The game is always full of uncertainty to make it more attractive. Obviously, the game between the Jazz and the Spurs was full of uncertainty, and the Jazz before the game was far from being as relaxed as they were against the Nuggets, and the locker room was also serious.

"Li, it's up to you to play this game!" Ma Long was obviously a little anxious about going on the field. Even if he looked down on Rodman, he had to admit that this partial bastard was good at defense. Yes, and in the five games of the first round...not to mention that this guy averaged 18 rebounds per game, and his opponents played very poorly.

"Why, you don't have the confidence to beat Rodman?" Li Shengli teased.

"Go away, do you really think that I will ignore Rodman so arrogantly?" Ma Long glanced at Li Shengli with disgust, "Arrogant people are stupid, I just estimated a possibility in advance, if I didn't perform well, and whether you can beat David Robinson is the most critical part."

"You see what you are afraid of. I never think about things that never happened." Li Shengli also detested Ma Long.

"Nonsense, you definitely don't want to step on the horse, because you are definitely hopeless next season, but this season is related to my second championship, can I not think too much!"

"I have no hope, you really can talk when riding a horse!" Li Shengli was sweating, and continued: "Whatever you want, anyway, you show Rodman to me, don't make him feel better, Robinson is my business!"

"No problem, this bastard is probably determined to disgust me now."

"Fuck him and it's over. Who told him to follow Ewing!" Li Shengli waved his hand and said, "Your mission is to kill Rodman, and my mission is to blast Robinson. Don't worry about their outside lines. Crotty will help us." dealt with."

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After waiting for a while, the first match of the second round finally started.

In the Spurs starting lineup, center David Robinson and power forward Dennis Rodman, these two positions must not be said, while the small forward puts Willie Anderson, point guard Vinnie Denat, shooting guard Dale Ellis.

In the first round of the Spurs' game, except for Rodman, everyone in this lineup has an offensive ability that exceeds the passing line, and in this regard...the Jazz's perimeter is incomparable.

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Midfield jump ball, both sides are equally prepared, without too much nonsense.

David Robinson’s eyes are all on Li Shengli. Ever since Li Shengli scored 72 points on his head, his backhand scored 71 points in the following game and was sprayed by fans for half a season. Almost all the problems lie in the Li Shengli, and this time...he has to prove himself with hard power, and it is also the last face of his super center.

call out!

Not the same as usual, Robinson was full of form at the beginning of the game, rising from the ground and grabbing the jump ball from Li Shengli abruptly. disadvantage.

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The first leg was the Spurs offense.

Pooh pushed forward with the ball, and the outside line was handed over to teammate Dale Ellis. Although the Spurs are also a strong inside team, they are not the same as the Jazz...their outside line is not weak.

But it's not weak, it's not weak. Dale Ellis's first shot was not too accurate, and the rebound collapsed to the right. Li Shengli was too late.

People who specialize in one field are always scary. When the ball just collapsed, Rodman launched a block and just got an offensive rebound. Admiral Robinson on the side.

Although the admiral has always been criticized for not being tough enough, one-on-one attacks are mostly mid-range shots, but this time he didn't want to lose to Li Shengli.

Everyone is an old rival, and whoever has a few pounds or two is clear.

David Robinson really doesn't understand why Li Shengli has such a strong physical fitness, but this does not hinder his shot, even if he can't stand Li Shengli, he can still use his strength, and this time the shot is surprisingly simple, and the height of the shot makes Li Shengli It is also difficult to seal.

Swish!

The Spurs scored the first goal, Rodman's offensive rebound contributed a lot, and Robinson's turnaround jumper was also quite decisive.

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It's just a ball.

Although Malone failed to keep the rebound and Li Shengli failed to block Robinson, no one took it seriously. After all, the two brothers were also facing top players in the same position, and it was impossible to crush them.

But looking back...

For the Jazz, after a high pick-and-roll, Malone rolled down and caught the pass from Bond, which was also a decisive jumper, but it was a little different from Robinson, that is, he hit the iron, and what was even more nonsense was... a rebound , Robinson crazily blocked Li Shengli, and successfully grabbed the rebound for Rodman.

Perhaps because of the over-reliance on Li Shengli's rebounding, the Jazz's offensive and defensive transitions were not smooth, which gave the Spurs another chance. Vinnie led Dale to the frontcourt desperately. Only one Crotty was still in place, but the first defense Er didn't even have a chance to foul, and was scored by the Spurs.

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After one offense and one defense, Li Shengli and Ma Long frowned, but it was just the beginning, and the two were just playing the role of the team leader and encouraging their teammates.

However, in the next game, the Jazz played more and more urgently and chaotically. Although there were strikes on both sides, the rebounds seemed to have eyes, and they would not collapse to Li Shengli.

Generally speaking, as long as the rebound is not too far away, Li Shengli can suppress everyone to grab the rebound, but this time... Robinson stared at him, and Rodman was a rebounder, which made the Spurs' first quarter. The number of rebounds suppressed the Jazz for an unprecedented time.

Rebounding is an advantage, regardless of the front and back courts.

With the shooting percentages of both sides being similar, every rebound can be turned into a shot, and the Jazz in the first quarter was hit with a score of 30:18, even though Jerry Sloan called tentatively in the middle and wanted to slow down. The Spurs' rhythm couldn't hold back the difference.

Defeat like a mountain!

The matchup between Li Shengli and Robinson can only be regarded as a mutual explosion, each scored 8 points, while Malone played against Rodman, the rebound data was disadvantageous, but he also scored 8 points, the two added up to 16 points, and there are 2 points left in the other three positions.

This distribution of scores is definitely not normal.

The Jazz's perimeter weaknesses were truly exposed in today's game, and they were severely stabbed by the Spurs, and Jerry Sloan suddenly realized... This playoffs are far more difficult than his The bigger and more dangerous road to defending the title was imagined before.

(End of this chapter)