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Chapter 401 Desperately Heartbroken

The style of play remains the same, and we will fight again in the second quarter.

The Jazz has returned to the Shuangsha era. The pick-and-roll tactics of Malone and Stockton are the benchmarks of the entire league. Although every game and every team will frequently use them, only the Jazz really integrates the pick-and-roll into the combat system. Everyone knows The two brothers want to play pick-and-roll, but neither of them is easy to defend, and this kind of pick-and-roll system is easy to play under the defense of the Mavericks.

As for the calf...

When Crotty replaced Kidd, his defense did not improve much, because he faced Stockton, who was his mentor in the three-lane technique, 6 more than him. When it comes to offense, he is better than Kidd in this aspect. It is a little bit stronger, but it is only a little bit stronger, and it does not help much in improving efficiency.

And the watershed of this game appeared from the second quarter.

Li Shengli can't switch defenses with McLeod for a long time, because the defensive center position is pulled out of the penalty area, which is equivalent to deterrence, halving the effect, and losing control of rebounds. On the other side, Felton has a height advantage and can easily beat McLeod. .

If the defense wants to limit the pick-and-roll of Malone and Stockton, it can only rely on teammates!

The offense wants to beat Malone and Felton's double-teaming, but the efficiency is not high, and the efficiency of distributing to peripheral teammates is also not high.

So the Mavericks started to explode in the second quarter. The score of the single quarter was 22:28. The explosion was not so obvious, but the trend could already be seen, and the real problem was that the Mavericks couldn't solve it.

At the guard position, Kidd replaced Crotty, and Crotty replaced Tony. Neither of them could achieve the high efficiency the team wanted.

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Trailing by 5 at halftime.

The not-so-big difference in points made Gordon dare not act rashly. He just gave the players a sense of touch in the position of a guard. He let Li Shengli rotate for a few minutes in the middle and played the regular mode. The tactics of being double-teamed and playing more outside than playing less are not as good.

So the third quarter was even worse, ending at 23:30, breaking double and soaring to 12 points.

To be honest, just looking at the first three quarters, there is nothing wrong with Gordon's strategy as the head coach. It's just that the Mavericks' own flaws are too big, and they can't play more efficiently than their opponents.

……

It can't be wasted.

Up to now, Li Shengli's mood is simply terrible, his face is full of blackness, and assuming there is another teammate with super singles ability, no matter where he is, the situation will definitely be reversed, and the Jazz's double-team will become the poison of their suicide.

But there is no way, the Mavericks didn't!

Back to the game.

In the fourth quarter, the main force of the Mavericks went all at once, and if something went wrong, someone had to stand up and take care of it. Li Shengli took on this task obligatoryly, trying his best to get the ball into the basket and chase points quickly.

"Kidd, hold on!" Li Shengli yelled, and quickly cut straight to the basket after the high pick-and-roll, while Felton took the lead to hold the position, and Malone on the other side was coming.

Li Shengli's block was also blocked and dismantled, but Kidd was embarrassed to find that he didn't pay much attention to him.

If you don't guard against me, who do you look down on?

In view of the low efficiency of the mid-range shot, he and Li Shengli formed a 'V'-shaped strong attack to the basket for a layup, but this time was enough for Stockton to catch up, and this time the attack was fruitless, Kidd handed over to Li Shengli.

How to break the double team?

It is estimated that the vast majority of people will choose to shoot quickly before the opponent double-teams are formed, but the inside line is very different. In the relatively narrow restricted area, Malone shuttles at a fast speed, and Felton also knows this. The defense worked hard, and concentrated all its strength on the first wave of defense, waiting for Malone's support.

The time in between is too short!

The ball is reasonable but the efficiency is not high. Li Shengli has to play this time difference. Felton backs up and turns over to make a jump shot. Malone moves very fast in the restricted area and kicks the ground to try to block the shot. Felton jumps on the spot and interferes, forming A human wall was built.

Boom!

Li Shengli hit the iron, and the ball collapsed out of bounds, causing the ball to be exchanged. When returning to the Jazz's offense, it was still a double pick and roll, which forcibly tore the Mavericks' not-so-strong defense.

……

The next mutual attack was a unilateral torture of the Jazz against Li Shengli.

The sense of powerlessness and frustration has always surrounded Li Shengli in this game, and he has never left for a single minute. Even though his strong packs and turnaround jump shots have maintained a benchmark efficiency, the difference is still widening. worse than before.

Attempts were intercepted by Malone and Felton again and again, but the offense was still lacking when the ball was given to teammates.

No matter how the situation on the field changes, Jerry Sloan will always focus on him for the Jazz's defense, but there are no candidates who can stand up for the other positions. The second leader Kidd is not suitable for this situation. The head Curry was frowning when he was marked by Stockton.

This feeling is terrible, and Li Shengli is really like a tiger trapped in an iron cage. He can't be free, he can't bite people, and even the despair emanating from his body makes the Salt Lake City fans who once regarded him as the champion's belief feel distressed. , not to mention the new and old teammates on both sides.

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Timeout for the last quarter.

"Coach, there are 6 minutes left, we have already led by 18 points, should it be ok?" Stockton means that the game has entered garbage time, and it is time to relax the rhythm.

"Yeah, let's change the bench lineup, Lee...I won't say anything in the first three quarters, but he shouldn't be treated like this in Salt Lake City, I beg you to look at our two championship trophies, but there is Lee's name on them Ah!" Ma Long and Li Shengli have the best relationship, and they usually scold you, but they really feel more distressed than everyone else. Even if they double-team or attack, they are still merciless, but that is respect, and it doesn't mean that the garbage time in the last quarter is not given. Li Shengli is decent.

"No, it's impossible, this is the playoffs, don't use the rules of the regular season to talk here, and you guys all know Lee, if you don't hold him down, he has a chance to give us a 'surprise'." Jerry -Sloan's complexion is no better than Shuangsha's, and his brows are frowned into the word "Chuan", "Don't question my decision, as the head coach, there is no way and no reason to worry about Li's feelings at this time, and Li doesn't need such a bad What we have to do is to give him a profound 'lesson' and try our best to finish the game."

"Are you serious?" Malone asked.

"Of course, I'm telling you about this very seriously!" Sloan replied.

"Okay, I will continue to fight according to your wishes, but I also swear, from now on... I will hate you very much, old man!" Ma Long turned his head and stopped talking in a complicated mood.

"What about you, John?" Sloan turned to Stockton to speak.

"Coach, you didn't keep Lee last season. You know how much responsibility you have. Maybe you can be tougher and fight with Larry Miller, but you didn't let us see all this! So... I Like Carl, Lee's name is engraved on the two championship trophies, and Salt Lake City should not treat him like this. In addition, you can ask our fans, even garbage time has to be fought, even if the point difference is pulled to 30 Points, but is today a shameful day for Dallas? No, today is Salt Lake City!" Stockton's emotions were also rarely agitated, which is usually very abnormal, but everyone can understand.

(End of this chapter)