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Chapter 332 Bad Premonition

The intensification of conflicts before the game has brought the atmosphere to a climax in the first round. After all, it is still the Jazz’s home court. Fanatical fans on the scene booed the visiting Knicks, which was a testament to the Knicks fans in the third game. After all, it's the finals, so there's no reason not to be presumptuous in the annual decisive battle.

As for the coaches on both sides, the players on both sides erupted with such extreme emotions before the game. There are positive aspects, which will keep the players in a highly concentrated state at all times, but there are also negative disadvantages, because if a conflict really breaks out, there will undoubtedly be It will add too many unstable factors to the game and affect the established tactics and arrangements.

However, some things cannot be stopped and suppressed.

Take the Jazz as an example. The Knicks can be called the new rivals. If Jerry Sloan seeks stability and unilaterally suppresses his players, the backlog of dissatisfaction will be very terrible, and the Knicks are the same, Pat -Riley can't and won't give friendship first, game second crap to his players.

Therefore, the two coaches unanimously chose to let this emotion go. It is ridiculous to talk about sportsmanship under such circumstances, and the extreme antagonism at the beginning was vividly displayed.

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The Jazz started, and there was no need to even think about the fourth and fifth positions inside. Center Li Shengli, power forward Karl Malone, and small forward Tyrone Corbin started again. It was more to solve the problem of too many inside shots, and the two guards John Crotty and Jane Furhenlis were put on respectively.

The Knicks started with center Patrick Ewing, power forward Charles Oakley, small forward Anthony Mason Jr., point guard Derek Harper, and shooting guard John Starks.

Speaking of which, the gorilla Ewing and the old oak Oakley are in good form this season. Ewing has been stable at around 24+12 data, and Oakley has also played the peak data of 12+12 in the past three seasons, which is enough Let the Knicks' inside line not be inferior to any team.

Strictly speaking, only the Jazz, Knicks, and Spurs plus a Rockets can be called a strong inside team nowadays. Even the Magic with O'Neal cannot be among the top four inside teams, because the Magic did not equip O'Neal with a pass. Number four above the line.

As for comparing the top four inside teams...

The Jazz with the inside double king Li Shengli + Malone is definitely the first; the Spurs' Robinson + Rodman combination is second; the Rockets' Olajuwon + Thorpe combination is third; the Knicks Ewing + Oakley combination ranked fourth.

There is basically no objection to the top two. As for the Rockets being able to hold down the Knicks, on the one hand, Olajuwon’s personal comprehensive ability still surpasses Ewing’s; on the other hand, Thorpe at the fourth position will be more powerful than Oakley. .

Although the significance of Oakley's existence in the Knicks team is not reflected in the statistics, but the Knicks are still at the bottom after the Rockets.

But to be honest, winning or losing a game is not determined by boring rankings. It is more important than the ability of players in other positions, tactical restraint, and depth of the bench. …The weak against the strong does not necessarily lose, and the strong against the weak does not necessarily win.

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There was a farce before the game, and maybe both sides were accumulating emotions, so when the two sides settled down, the field was surprisingly 'calm', and no one spoke, because...in many cases, words cannot explain people's emotions , a storm is clearly brewing under the calm.

Midfield jump ball!

On this point, as long as the timing is accurate, no one can compete with Li Shengli, let alone Ewing, who has an old knee injury, and the Jazz will launch the first round of offense.

Crotty made a cameo as a point guard, but Derek Harper, who the Knicks traded from the Dallas Mavericks in the middle of the season, is a solid defensive point guard. In addition, Crotty's own offensive strength is not strong , so the ball went to Fuhenlis's hands and hit the first ball accurately.

It is worth mentioning that although Fuhenlis scored the first goal, John Starks who defended him did not make it easier for him. The referee is not just for nothing, so he blew a whistle immediately and added a free throw.

You must know that the referee's whistle-blowing scale is different in every game, not only because of the referee's own reasons, but also because of the opponents.

As for the first game of the finals, in order not to cause more trouble, it is very necessary to shrink the scale and brag if there is a crime. After all, the external confrontation is amazing, and the internal melee is also a lot. Li Shengli and Ewing have constant friction, and Ma Long also And Oakley is also entangled with the muscles of the boom.

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Fuhenlisi missed a free throw and returned to the Knicks to attack.

This time the Knicks were also shot by John Starks, and Fuhenlis did not hesitate, and immediately retaliated. He hit an iron crutch knee that was more concealed than Starks, and Starks grinned when he hit it. Has Stockton's eight-point skill.

However, no matter how concealed it is, there is no way to avoid the eyes of the referee. Even if this is the Jazz's home game, the referee can't be too biased towards the home team, and Starks, who made a move, made two free throws.

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Generally speaking, in addition to the match between the two sides, the referee's penalty will also be an important factor, and the two sides will test the referee's scale during the offensive and defensive progress, but no one expected... the trial of the penalty in this game will come so quickly , and the response from the referee team was also quite quick.

"The Jazz are not easy to play, this whistle is too tight!" Thompson frowned on the sidelines. As a famous big man, he has a deeper understanding of the game than many people, and Jia Jia also has profound insights. bal.

"That's right, let's not talk about the inside line. The Jazz's offensive distribution on the outside is too small, and the focus of the task is defense. But this kind of whistling scale is too unfriendly to the Jazz, and it may weaken their defensive strength!"

"Damn it, what about home court advantage? The referee's scale is simply giving benefits to the Knicks!"

"It's useless to be anxious. Look at Jerry Sloan. We can see it, and he can see it." Frehenris' wrath.

"Is this putting pressure on the referee?"

"Of course, this is also a tactic, isn't it?"

"But... it's only been a few minutes, so why do I feel like the two sides are fighting the last quarter of the tiebreaker?"

"No way, this finals is more special than ever, let's look at Lee!" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar returned to the court, "To be honest, Ewing performed very well in the first few rounds, and I I am very familiar with his style of play, if he really fights recklessly without any scruples, his explosive level is quite terrifying, he is a top-notch player in the first line, and if he is raised to a higher level, few people can hold him down."

"Few people can hold him down? But compared with David Robinson and Olajuwon, he has always been at a disadvantage!"

"It's okay if the comparison base is large and there are many games, but it's just a single game...it can't be compared like this, who hasn't exploded yet. I think you should understand that Ewing may be worse than the average state, But compared to the peak explosive state, it’s really hard to say.”

"Shit, when you say that, why do I have a bad feeling."

"Honestly, I do too!"

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The first quarter of the game is still going on, the fierce confrontation from the outside finally spread to the inside, and compared to the outside, the hand-to-hand combat on the inside makes people feel toothache, even Kareem Abdul-Jabbar finds it creepy, even in his peak period. I will choose Li Shengli and Ewing's style of play, because this kind of ultra-high-intensity confrontation that cannot be reproduced... is too tortured, torturing myself and torturing the opponent.

At this moment, the sparks from the outer line collapsed to the inner line, completely igniting the battle, and the first offensive and defensive confrontation between Li Shengli and Ewing finally started...

(End of this chapter)