Bulldozer of the NBA’s Restricted Area

The first half of the game can be said to be quite exciting.

The score of both sides has reached 70+, which shows how well the Eastern and Western players are playing offensively. It also shows that the defensive end is not working so hard. After all, no one wants to work too hard in the All-Stars and get injured, except of course Utah's double defeat against Thomas. Except for Johnson's suppression.

If Jordan and Pippen also go to the West, you can imagine what this game will be like. Thomas and Johnson will definitely not be able to survive alone.

And now... As the two strongest rookies this season, Li Shengli and O'Neal appeared at the same time. The audience and fans watching the live broadcast were looking forward to it. It can even be said to be a highlight of this All-Star Game, so the third quarter started At the time, the fans at the Orlando Arena seemed particularly excited.

Needless to say, O'Neal has dominated the penalty area in his rookie season, and he is no worse than the veteran center. And Li Shengli... made a bigger fuss. Not only dominating the penalty area, he also dominated conflicts outside the game. He beat the Pistons violently. The best evidence.

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Because the opening jump ball was the Eastern Conference's first attack, the Western team served in the third quarter.

O'Neal was wandering in the penalty area and did not go around to defend Olajuwon. He really wanted to have a tough fight with Olajuwon, and Li Shengli did not guard Kemp at the Western Conference power forward position and just hung behind. Waiting for the opportunity to defend alone.

To be honest, the power forward position in China in this era likes to be called the second center. You can probably tell from the name that it is a coolie job.

The center is the first person responsible for scoring, defending, and rebounding in the penalty area, while the power forward is the second person responsible for providing offensive and defensive support to the center, blocking defense, grabbing rebounds when the center fails to attack, etc... But there is one thing , the center's range of activities is mainly in the penalty area, while the power forward's range of activities is relatively much larger and has more things to do.

At this time, O'Neal and Olajuwon were under the basket, and Kemp ran to the high post and received a pass from Western Conference backup point guard Terry Porter. Everyone let him go one-on-one with Li Shengli.

Kemp lowered his focus and played with his back, first tentatively bumping back. The feedback from the bump made him frown, because Li Shengli easily pushed back.

However, Kemp was not surprised. Since he couldn't hit him, he immediately tapped his left foot and made a fake breakthrough to the right, trying to shake Li Shengli's center of gravity. Just after turning sideways, he exerted force with his right foot again, from Attack hard from the left and get to the inside.

At this time, O'Neal was defending the basket. Kemp immediately chose a jump shot after a strong breakout. However... just as he took off and made a shooting motion with the ball in both hands, Kemp rolled his eyes upward because suddenly there was a ball on his head. A big hand that covered the sky and sun appeared.

boom!

A big shot to the head, the ball was knocked away, and Thomas picked up the ball in a flash.

For a player, you can't tell much from the statistics, and you can't feel much from watching the game review. But when they saw this block on the spot, everyone was amazed by Li Shengli's abnormal body.

Kemp did a pretty good job, but Li Shengli was obviously even more perfect. He jumped in advance and predicted Kemp's shots from behind, just like setting up a big net, waiting for his opponent, and grasped the opportunity to the extreme.

Rather than blocking shots, it's better to say that Kemp took the ball and gave away shots.

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Back to the East offense.

Li Shengli and O'Neal glanced at each other, and the result was as expected before the game. Thomas, who was holding the ball, had no idea of ​​passing the ball at all. He led Dumars and Wilkins to play outside, and Wilkins finally made the throw. With a three-pointer, Li Shengli saw the opportunity...he ran directly into the penalty area and took off. The moment the ball just popped out, he completed a putback dunk.

After two rounds in the third quarter, Li Shengli scored 2 points and blocked a shot, which attracted cheers from the audience.

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However, after attacking each other for several rounds.

There is nothing to say about the defense of Li Shengli and O'Neal, but on the offensive end, the two brothers basically can't get the pass, and they can only score by grabbing rebounds and playing second offense. Olajuwon, who has superb footwork under the basket, sways O'Neal and scores. After one ball, Li Shengli served.

"Brother, look at my face and give me the ball!"

"let's start."

O'Neal shouted, and Li Shengli threw the ball over. Generally speaking, this kind of ball is given to the point guard to drive the ball into the frontcourt and organize the attack, but Thomas...the two brothers obviously ignored him, and O'Neal dribbled the ball. Clear the way.

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What's going on?

O'Neal dribbling? !

What the hell is this?

Not to mention that the audience couldn't understand, several players present were also confused. Regardless of the east and west, even the starting players of both sides who were sitting down to rest were enjoying themselves.

They originally thought that with Thomas' suppression, Li Shengli and O'Neal's statistics in this quarter would not be very good, but they never expected that the two people directly destroyed Thomas' job and refused to let him touch the ball.

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At this time, O'Neal and Li Shengli pressed into the frontcourt.

It stands to reason that centers are really not suitable for long-distance running and dribbling. On the one hand, it is due to height issues. The dribbling trajectory is elongated and can easily be intercepted by smaller players. On the other hand... the center is slow. I haven't waited for one. He was pressed hard at halftime and was prone to making mistakes when trying to pass the ball.

However... O'Neal and Li Shengli kept a parallel line, and the ball was passed back and forth. Due to their height, they were all lob passes. The players on both sides were dumbfounded, and they pressed until the front three points. Outside the line, O'Neal stopped and passed another lob to the basket where there was no player of his own.

What are you doing? !

The players from the Western Conference were stunned for a moment, but Li Shengli jumped directly down and made an alley-oop dunk through Kemp.

Li Shengli scored +2 and O'Neal assisted +1.

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The next game was definitely an unprecedented spectacle in all previous All-Star games. Li Shengli and O'Neal interacted wildly. After the two served the ball, they sprinted towards the frontcourt, completely igniting the audience.

Who has ever seen such a weird tactic? !

The two big centers exchanged lob passes and dived with the ball.

The top scorer, Li Shengli, was a bulldozer. He didn't have to worry about anything and just hit the penalty area. O'Neal became a point center and thoroughly enjoyed playing outside. He dribbled through, distributed the ball and assisted, and stunned the Western team. Force, but O'Neal's body is right here. The small backcourt player can steal, but he can't stop him from passing the ball to Li Shengli, and Li Shengli either catches the ball and slams it into the basket, or directly dunks with an alley-oop, or else Was fouled and took a free throw.

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On the offensive end, the efficiency of the two players is extremely high. The ball-control center O'Neal racked up assists, and the bulldozer Li Shengli also scored frequently with his flying dunks.

As for the point-and-shoot defensive end.

O'Neal was defeated in front of Olajuwon, and he was really beaten. On the one hand, because the physical confrontation in the All-Star Game was not strong, O'Neal's defense was not so desperate, and on the other hand... Olajuwon's His footwork under the basket is really good, and he repeatedly missed O'Neal.

As for Camp, it was even worse. Li Shengli's one-on-one defense blocked his offense and became the soy sauce of the Western team. Unfortunately, he couldn't even compete with the duo of Li Shengli and O'Neal for rebounds.

However, although Kemp was unhappy throughout the game, there was someone even more unhappy than him, and that was the hard-working Thomas. As a point guard, his job was ruined by Li Shengli and O'Neal, and he couldn't even touch the ball. , not to mention scoring and assists.

In the first quarter, he and Johnson were stared at by Utah, with 4 points and 3 assists in the first quarter.

The third quarter came again, and the situation was even worse than in the first quarter. Although the Western team did not have Utah's double evil, the Eastern team had two centers that had never been seen before, and they advanced in a one-stop manner.

2 points, 1 steal. The third quarter is not over yet, but this data is basically locked. Counting the first quarter, the total data is 6 points, 3 assists, and 1 steal.

You know, when he launched a wave of All-Star isolation incidents against Jordan, Jordan got 7 points and 6 rebounds, but now... he is even worse than Jordan was before.

Things are changing!

Do you have today too?

Jordan, who was sitting off the court, didn't feel good in the first half, but he was in a good mood when he saw that Thomas, who had always been so arrogant and annoying, suffered at the hands of his two younger brothers, Li Shengli and O'Neal.