NBA restricted area bulldozer

Chapter 551

The heat of emergencies can really only last for a while.

Since the battle at Madison Gardens ended and both sides of the war were punished like never before, the entire league has entered the fast lane of the regular season and gradually forgot about this incident.

The Knicks are okay, and one less Larry Johnson is hurting, but Ewing is still pressing the field.

But the Lakers are really different. Both Li Shengli and Daben have been suspended. The pressure on the inside of the entire Lakers, from the starting lineup to the rotation lineup, is outrageous.

House seemingly endless rain.

After the Lakers played two games with one win and one loss, the main power forward Campbell was under a lot of pressure. His playing time soared and his overload caused his old ankle injury to recur in the third game. It would take at least 3 weeks to recover.

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This time, the pressure on the Lakers once again skyrocketed.

The inside is in a big emergency. The Lakers' inside scoring, defense, and rebounding are all blasted by the opponent. With such a big loophole, the opponent will feel sorry for the Lakers if they don't focus on the inside.

Not to mention the starting inside duo, the core team can even suppress the Lakers' inside play, and the explosion is terrible, while the non-core team can also suppress the starting inside duo. As for the consideration of rotation, it is superfluous , because the Lakers also have to rotate, and the rotations are all substitutes, and they are beaten very badly.

Of course, the Lakers are also good news.

Kobe became more and more stable in this extremely harsh environment. Although he was still sharing time with Eddie at shooting guard, he also broke out and reached the level of averaging 28 points per game in 17 minutes.

It's just that the outside firepower that didn't reach the limit couldn't save the decline inside, and the Lakers' losing streak began.

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The first round was a six-game losing streak, which ended in the hands of the Spurs.

But the problem is that the Spurs don't want to play in the playoffs at all this season. The main players are all injured, and they are waiting for the next year's draft money after taking advantage of the trend. It is normal to win the Spurs.

After one win and six losses, it was another six-game losing streak, and this time it ended in the hands of the Grizzlies.

In the entire West, the Grizzlies are currently at the bottom and the Spurs are at the bottom. If you think about it, you know what the Grizzlies are doing. Not to mention collectively playing soy sauce, the Lakers want to lose, and the Grizzlies are unwilling.

At this point, the record after the major suspension was two wins and twelve losses.

It's just... In the next six games, the Lakers encountered strong teams in the East and West.

The Rockets were abused and bombed, and the halftime went directly to garbage time.

Playing against the Jazz was even worse. In the first half, they were hit by 30 points. In the second half, the Jazz replaced the bench and wanted to release water.

Although the remaining teams are not as violent as the Jazz and Rockets, the Lakers have no hope of winning at all. So far in 20 games, the Lakers have played a worst stage record of 2 wins and 18 losses. Four, fell all the way to eighth in the West, on the verge of being out.

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During this period of time, every team that came to the Lakers' home court or played against the Lakers at home seemed particularly relaxed, because it was easy for any team with some strength to win, and it was easy for a team that wanted to play poorly to lose. That's even easier.

On the other hand, the Knicks, who were also suspended 20 games ago, have a stable record and remain third in the Eastern Conference. This also gave New York fans a chance to ridicule the Lakers for overreaching. After all, the Lakers were the most injured in the Madison Garden battle. Not the Knicks.

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However, the Lakers struggled through 20 games. Amidst the calls of the fans, Li Shengli, the head of the Lakers, finally lifted the ban. What's more coincident is... the first game after the ban was lifted, the Lakers turned out to be at home against the Jazz who scored 40 points a week ago. .

Unlike the previous lukewarm football market, this time the home game is of great significance.

Although there are still ten games left in the regular season, and the Lakers are still being pursued by the Kings who are ninth behind, Li Shengli gave the Lakers fans a shot in the arm. It can be seen from the home atmosphere before the game against the Jazz. It is very common for the stadium to be full, but what is not common is the shouts of fans and the atmosphere of the audience.

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"Li, the first game after the lifting of the ban, let's play hard. Everything that should arrive today has arrived, and everyone is waiting for you now." On the eve of the locker room preparations, the head coach Harris looked solemn and was hanged by the entire league for a long time. He couldn't sleep well, eat well, and was so stressed that he lost his hair, and no one would believe him when he said it.

at last……

I'm finally back!

This period of time is difficult for everyone, and Li Shengli is the same. Looking at the falling grades and the rumors from the outside world, he is overwhelmed. The only good news is...the Lakers have not fallen behind, and the Lakers are still eligible for the playoffs.

"I've held it in for too long, let's let it out tonight!"

"Cough...you just lifted the ban, don't say it as if you were released from prison."

"It's all the same. How many points did the Jazz beat us last week?"

"It's miserable, and we were scored 40 points." Harris frowned and continued: "For now, in the final stage, we must guarantee a 5% winning rate in order to steadily enter the playoffs. The situation has never been so dire.”

"Ben is still suspended, Campbell is injured and can't play, I can prepare you a limited number of substitutes and partners tonight, so Lee... must take the lead in the first half, so that we can have a chance to breathe in the second half."

"Don't worry, I'm ready." Li Shengli waved his hand to signal Harris to stop worrying, then turned his head and said to today's starters, "Tonight's goal is to win the Jazz by 40 points. You have worked hard all this time. Just relax for a while."

relax for a moment? !

Is this going to help us score?

Hearing this, Kobe was overjoyed, because during this period of time he was really aggrieved, no matter how good or bad he was, he couldn't win the game, and he couldn't make up for the gaps in the inside line, but... the big brother came, this feeling It's different.

"Okay, don't be so happy!" Harris glanced at the others and frowned, "Tonight's situation is not as optimistic as you think, the opponent is the No. [-] Jazz in the Western Conference, and our lineup is not complete yet. Lift the ban, don't give me a wave, do you hear me?"

Harris read a few words and began to make pre-match deployments. He was used to the old tactics of the Lakers before, and he didn’t have much to say before the game, but it’s different now. The Lakers have been beaten into Muggles in nearly 20 games. What he is most afraid of is that the actual combat effect is not ideal, and he cannot play the original core tactics.

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The Lakers are ready to fight, but in the away locker room, the Jazz are much more relaxed. Malone and Stockton are talking and laughing, and the head coach Jerry Sloan also seems indifferent. The incomplete Lakers are still relaxed, even if Li Shengli lifts the ban.

"Carl, tonight is Lee's first game after lifting the ban. You have to play lightly, and it will be ugly to hit them with 40 points." Stockton is black on the court and white off the court. This meeting is also a joke.

"Bah, John, you are a bad horse, Li is our brother, can you say that about him?!" Ma Long curled his lips.

Even Jerry Sloan felt that Malone was shameless when he heard this, and interjected: "Come on, you two are almost as bad. I thought that Li recently asked you to complain, and you didn't say anything good. Now it's time Already a good brother?"

"Go, go, I'm motivation, do you understand motivation?" Malone looked at Stockton and old man Sloan contemptuously, and then looked at the time, "Okay, the time is almost up, it's time for us to play."

"Well, let's go." Jerry Sloan signaled everyone to come out, and finally added, "Relax tonight, as long as Lee is restrained, there is no suspense in this game, and this season is almost over. Just stabilize the current ranking and go for another championship!"

"Restrain Li? Hey, it should be!"

"This is quite embarrassing. I will be beaten just after the ban is lifted. I feel sorry for Li!"

Malone and Stockton looked at each other and smiled, which made Jerry Sloan suddenly startled. There was no reason for this feeling, but it was just a strange heartbeat.

"Don't be careless, Li has held back for too long, I'm worried that this time he will act more... irritable!"

(End of this chapter)