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Chapter 563 Young No. 8

December 1997, 4.

The first day of the playoffs of the 96-97 season.

The weather forecast was originally inaccurate, but no one expected that the Lakers were fine when they arrived at the Jazz's Triangle Center Arena, but the game was about to start, and suddenly it was cloudy and thunderous outside.

"Is it going to rain heavily?"

"Damn, why is this weather suddenly?"

There were many complaints in the Lakers locker room, it could be done earlier or later, but it would be a big problem if you can’t hold it in this way, because the hellish place in Salt Lake City has high altitude and low air pressure, plus the low air pressure on the eve of the heavy rain, I really can’t breathe Uplifted feeling.

At this moment, Da Ben ran to the window and stretched his head to look out. A flash of lightning flashed across the night, followed by an ear-exploding thunder, which almost scared Da Ben to pee.

"Damn, what a bad luck!" Da Ben cursed to cover up his embarrassment.

"Li, it seems tonight..." Crotty frowned.

"It's nothing like that, just fight as you want." Li Shengli glanced at the frizzy Da Ben, and then at Kobe who was getting ready, "Good thing, this should be a good thing, I hope this rainstorm will be more violent, No one can escape tonight!"

Li Shengli was still talking to a few of his teammates, and Harris hurried over to call a meeting with all the staff, and the pre-match meeting was nothing more than confirming the starters and setting up game tactics.

Li Shengli, Ben Wallace, Horry, Crotty, Kobe, this is today's starting five.

To be honest...the Lakers had a poor record due to suspensions and injuries before, but now that they are entering the playoffs, the lineup has fully recovered, which is very different from the lineup in the previous game against the Jazz.

Li Shengli's matchup at the center position is an absolute advantage.

It's time for Daben, a defensive champion, to really test his defensive skills, because he is facing the top power forward Karl Malone.

Considering that Big Ben's result against Malone is unknown.Harris simply put Crotty in the starting lineup, and the defensive end was responsible for suppressing the Jazz's outside firepower Hornacek.

Because if Malone feels the defensive pressure, the Jazz's shots will be shifted, Hornacek's shot percentage will increase accordingly, and Crotty's functionality can be brought into full play.

This kind of targeted starting seems to be in line with the current situation, but Harris knows...Ben and Crotty, two defensive champions who are lax in offense, will make a lot of shots, and the Lakers need someone to digest them.

Of course, Li Shengli is the perfect candidate in Harris' mind. He is always stable, always efficient, and has a combination of offense and defense. Now Kobe also occupies the scoring position of the Lakers. His growth in just one season has overwhelmed the former starting player Eddie Jones. There's nothing wrong with starting late.

……

At this time, the temperature outside dropped sharply, and Salt Lake City under the cloudy clouds was a bit depressing, but as tonight's protagonist, the Triangle Center Arena was in full swing. All the fans watching the live broadcast of the game were excited.

It was the eve of the rainstorm outside, and it was a peak duel on the field.

There is nothing more refreshing than watching such a game on a rainy day, and there is nothing special before the game between the two sides. The Jazz's starting lineup remains the same as before.

After warming up, the wind outside became worse. On the eve of the low-pressure rainstorm, even people became anxious.

……

beep!

As soon as the whistle blew, the game officially started.

The Jazz's starting center, Greg, didn't even bother to jump the ball this time, so he gave up the first round of offense and defended with the team. After Li Shengli called Crotty, the performance officially began.

Crotty pushed the ball beyond the three-point line, and Hornacek rushed up immediately, and the defensive distance was one step away. His attitude was quite obvious. Crotty could be allowed to shoot, but he would not break through to score.

at the same time……

Greg frantically circled forward and circled even if he couldn't squeeze, just to put pressure on the Lakers.

Stockton, Malone, and Bryan also guarded the route of the pass, making early steals and intercepting the pass.

……

To deal with the Lakers and Li Shengli, the only way Jerry Sloan can think of is to do everything possible to limit Li Shengli from receiving the ball.

Even if it can be connected, it cannot be connected at a deep position.

Because Li Shengli, who catches the ball deep, few people in the league can suppress him, either scoring goals or making free throws. Sloan, Malone, and Stockton are convinced of this.

But if Li Shengli is allowed to catch the ball directly from a high position and play singles.

It takes time to go from the high post to the basket, or from the high post to Li Shengli's most stable shooting area. This time difference is enough for the Jazz's defense to start. In theory, Li Shengli can be stuck in the high post area and limit efficiency.

In this way, all the starting points of the Jazz's defense are Li Shengli. Although Jerry Sloan has considered the shots of other Lakers players, it is easy to calculate. Putting Li Shengli is like drinking a bottle of rat poison, and belching after drinking , but put others, even if the hand feels good, the Jazz can still make up for it.

So with this arrangement, the Jazz's performance in the first round was very stable.

……

"Li, don't think about it."

"The old man is angry, he wants us to beat you up like a fool tonight!"

"Don't wait to pass the ball, Crotty can't pass it in."

Ma Long chased after Da Ben and didn't have time to take a look at Li Shengli, but he still yelled a few words. Although Li Shengli also found that the Jazz's defense was very targeted, he was not in a hurry at all, and he also yelled at Greg: "Do you think you can see that? It will work if you stop me? Crotty, come on!"

Crotty? !

Hornacek took a small step, stared at Crotty and smiled. After all, it is very difficult to fix a one-point pass with such a strict defense, but Crotty doesn't think so...

pass in?

Who told you I was going to pass it in?

Crotty sneered, and started to rush to Hornacek's left side, but Hornacek retreated suddenly and found that Crotty withdrew back and made a shooting motion, so he rushed forward again.

"Kobe!" Crotty jumped up and passed Kobe back.

"Here we come!" Bryant found a place around Crotty.

At this time, Hornacek was too late, Stockton was also blocked, and Kobe shot a long-range two-pointer from the ground. Outrageous, Li Shengli didn't even have offensive rebounds to supplement offensive opportunities.

……

"Hahaha, Li, do you still dare to say that suppressing you won't work?" Ma Long laughed.

"Okay, Carl, counterattack!" Stockton called Malone and started the Jazz's counterattack.

At this time, the Lakers returned to defense, and Li Shengli didn't say anything, but the fans at the scene booed Kobe, and Kobe's face was a little ugly, because it was understandable to fight the iron, but it was a bit outrageous to be three non-stick.

……

Don't take it seriously, the game continues.

After the Jazz made a mid-range shot from the non-key offensive player Bryan, they went to the Lakers' offense again, and this time... the Jazz's defensive position is still the same, and it is still restricting Li Shengli. As for Crotty's face, there is no fluctuation, the same The action and the same coordination allowed Kobe to make another shot.

The result was still the same. Although this time it was not a three-way stick, the rebound was still too far away and was accepted by Stockton. The Jazz launched a counterattack and scored again.

……

After coming and going, the atmosphere in the triangle center gradually became warmer.

Although Big Ben's suppression of Malone and Crotty's suppression of Hornacek were very good and achieved the desired effect, but Bryan in the third position actually hit a 4-for-4 shot, which became the Utah double evil in this game. The largest variable other than .

In contrast to the Lakers.

和布莱恩4中4不同，科比开场打出了一个4中0，更要命的是这4次出手里还有两个三不沾。

At this moment, the fans in the audience watched the home team's Jazz play a 4:12 offensive climax, excited, and watched the Lakers' young No. A little more than a minute, Harris couldn't sit still and immediately called a timeout.

(End of this chapter)