NBA restricted area bulldozer

Chapter 387 Tactical Revival

Everyone will have ups and downs. Li Shengli didn't feel very good in this game, and the Bulls' weak inside made him all attack near the basket, which temporarily covered up the disadvantages of his feel, and only showed it in free throws.

But 16 out of 8?

50% of free throws?

If I don't do this, you vomit blood?

Phil Jackson doesn’t need to think about it at all, because there are precedents for the way of playing in this situation. For the point where the free throw is not good and cannot be handled, just let him go to the free throw line. For example... the ancient beast Chamberlain 51.1 % of his career free throws, he became the first person to suffer, and also the first victim of the 'slashing tactics'.

We must know that under ideal conditions, it is very difficult for an offensive team to score 1.1 points per possession on average. Let a person with a free throw percentage of 50% make free throws, and the average is 1 point, regardless of the size of the base. It worked.

For this game, the short-term efficiency of the Mavericks obviously exceeded the level of 1.1, and the slashing tactics were tailor-made for this game. Let Li Shengli make free throws to reduce the efficiency of the Mavericks.

Perfect!

so perfect!

Phil Jackson called a timeout and immediately began to arrange.

As for the Mavericks, they didn't notice it, and even the home fans were immersed in the joy of the Jedi's comeback, looking forward to a wonderful counterattack.

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Back to the game.

The Bulls scored a goal first, and then turned back to the Mavericks to attack. The four guards waited for Li Shengli's penalty area to settle, but Keville + Wennington performed very abnormally, squeezing Li Shengli slowly, waiting until the Mavericks were ready to shoot. When...Wennington rushed up and gave Li Shengli a loving hug, signaling to the referee that he had fouled himself, and the Mavericks were stunned, especially Li Shengli.

"What are you doing?"

"I foul!"

"Then... can you come from the front on your horse?"

"Front? No, I personally might prefer to start from the back, it's more comfortable!"

……

Crazy you?

Li Shengli went crazy for a moment, not because Wennington's words were too disgusting, but because he was surprised by this personal foul. After thinking about it carefully... probably knew what the bull wanted to do.

Everyone eats the NBA. Except for a few players who are fools, most of them are not stupid. The slightest sign of trouble in the opponent can be seen, and all the Mavericks, including the head coach Motta, will immediately stop. Calm down and pray it was an accident.

Li Shengli had just walked to the free throw line. Although it was his home court, Pippen couldn't help but groaning aside. He missed the first free throw, and after taking a deep breath, he made the second free throw, but it was very reluctant. The ball dangled around the rim a few times before falling in.

Fortunately, one entered!

Li Shengli's face was a little stiff.

……

Immediately afterwards, the Bulls failed to attack, but the Mavericks counterattacked a step slower, so they could only stabilize the formation and wait for Li Shengli to settle down. But when the four guards were about to make a move, the same situation happened again... It was Wennington just now, this time The second was Pippen, who came up with a bear hug.

"Lee, let us see your free throws quickly, tell everyone that you are not that good!" Pippen was quite excited.

"Go away, you bastard!" Li Shengli cursed, feeling very upset, but this time the free throw was even more embarrassing, and he missed both free throws, and the fans in the audience were stunned.

Free throws are different from shooting in actual combat. There are too many influencing factors in actual combat, but free throws can be performed at a normal level as long as the interference is ignored. Obviously, Li Shengli himself does not know why this is the case. Last season, 70%+ free throws are enough to see. But this one was really fatal.

The happiest is the Bulls.

Normal play will still be dragged by the Mavericks, but now... After two mutual attacks, the Bulls scored 2 points, but the Mavericks only scored 1 point. Even if the Mavericks get 2 points, it’s okay, because the Bulls Still leading, but the Mavericks lost their fast break rhythm.

Although it is still difficult for the Bulls to get Li Shengli back to the normal level of free throws, these are not important, as long as the slashing tactics of this game work temporarily, and then... the Bulls simply came up one by one frantically to "throw themselves into their arms", Li Shengli Just maintain the level of 2 of 1 free throws, completely dumbfounded.

What's so fucking bad is that Crotty fouled Jordan, and Jordan made free throws with his eyes closed. What's even more damning is that he made two free throws, silently playing tricks on Li Shengli.

……

The slashing tactics have always been criticized for making the game less enjoyable.

Fortunately, the Bulls have no choice but to move out of this method, which is not too much. As long as the point difference reaches 10 points, they will play normally, and if they are less than 10 points, they will be hacked. Only win by 10 points.

What can the Maverick do?

The Mavericks are also desperate!

In the final quarter, the change of the Mavericks' four-back lineup can be called a perfect comeback rhythm, but after the Bulls resorted to a set of slashing tactics, this rhythm came to an abrupt end. It's useless to go to the regular lineup, the time is not enough, and the point difference is too big.

It was the first time that Li Shengli had the idea of ​​not wanting to play this kind of game, because as long as he held the ball for a while, someone would come up and touch him, even Jordan was no exception, he was completely inhuman, and in the last 2 minutes... Mavericks gave up .

It's really ugly to say that giving up, but the Mavericks really had no choice. In the end, Li Shengli was replaced, and the Bulls didn't go too far.

At 114:105, the Mavericks fell behind by 9 points and lost the game.

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Even if they lost, the home fans did not have too many negative emotions, because the Mavericks did their best, and the viewing quality of this game was quite good, especially the tactical confrontation between the two sides in the fourth quarter was of high quality.

If it wasn't for Li Shengli's poor free throw form, or if it wasn't for the Bulls' final tactic of slashing Lee, it would be hard to say whether they won or lost, but a game is a game, and there is nothing wrong with the rules. As for the Mavericks... the outcome of this game It's not that important, because after this game, they saw the future tactical direction.

Playing against a core team, Li Shengli will definitely suffer from lack of helpers, and his rebounding control will not be as abnormal as it is today. But against a non-core team, Li Shengli's penalty zone domination, coupled with the four guards pulling out a trot, few people can withstand it. Even the Bulls who want to repeat this game can't do it, because Li Shengli's recovery of 70% of his free throws is enough to make the opponent die faster.

It is foreseeable that the Mavericks have a lot more reinforcement options. At least they don’t have to fill in the fourth position, and they can even fill in the speedy backcourt players. The comprehensiveness of the solution means that he is suitable for more lineups and systems, unless a center is not required in a certain system.

As for the so-called hacking tactics?

The Mavericks don’t need to worry at all, because if Li Shengli can hit 70% of his free throws, he will definitely not be the one who will be cut in the future. If you really want to say who will be cut, it depends...

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The Orlando Magic did not play that day.

O'Neill took Hardaway, and the two brothers were elated and free in the nightclub, but O'Neal suddenly twitched, which shocked Hardaway.

"Shaq, what's wrong with you?"

"It's okay, it's just... I just suddenly have a bad feeling!"

"Isn't it, is it so evil?"

"I don't know, anyway, I feel this way every time I'm going to be unlucky, but who will hurt me?"

"Li, it must be Li, the two of you pinch each other every day, he wishes you bad luck!"

"Impossible, this idiot has fallen in Dallas, he can't harm me."

"No, you believe me, it must be Li who did something."

(End of this chapter)