Bulldozer of the NBA’s Restricted Area

The Jazz entered the third quarter with a 13-point lead.

Because Li Shengli completed Jerry Sloan's task, Jerry Sloan waved his hand, Crotty replaced Verhenris, and what surprised everyone... Crotty was actually named and given ten minutes. Unlimited autonomous fire rights.

The first is unlimited autonomous fire rights.

You know, it's not garbage time yet, and the 13-point lead at halftime is not a fatal margin. It is definitely not a good thing to give such a right to a substitute who has not performed well in the past. No matter what you say, it's all lies. Who will be responsible if the game fails?

Fortunately, the second restriction leaves a little room, the time is only ten minutes, to say the least...even if Crotty collapses, it won't go anywhere, and there is still a chance to recover in the remaining time.

In addition to Crotty replacing Verhenris, Mark Eaton also replaced Li Shengli.

Although he played two quarters, Li Shengli was very effective in blocking Robinson's scoring, but he also consumed a lot of physical energy. Even his sneakers were worn out, which shows how hard he worked. It is normal to take a break in rotation.

And because Crotty was given a chance, Malone and Stockton had to stay in place to prevent collapse, so the Jazz rotated only Li Shengli and Fhenrith off the field in the third quarter.

…

"Lee, guess how Crotty's performance will be for a while?" Jerry Sloan smiled easily. At this time, the only real core player on the Jazz bench was Li Shengli, sitting next to Jerry Sloan.

"Who knows, I hope his performance will satisfy you!" Li Shengli scratched his head, "Speaking of which, I have to thank you, coach, for the opportunity."

"The opportunity I gave him? No, no, no, this is the opportunity you gave him." Jerry Sloan laughed, "Haha, you are really interesting. Crotty should consider having a friend like you. Rong. You don’t need to thank me, just treat this as an exchange of equal value!”

"How much value you provide to me and Jazz, we will give you corresponding rewards. I am not afraid that you have requests or desires. What I am afraid of is that you don't have them. So... if you have any requests in the future, you can tell me, but the prerequisite It’s up to you to use your performance in exchange.”

Jerry Sloan paused and continued: "Of course, the same goes for Crotty. If he performs well today, I don't mind giving him more opportunities. This is the exchange."

"Maybe you think it's straightforward, but that's the fact! Look at our teammates, why some are starters and some are substitutes, it's because their values ​​are different." Jerry Sloan doesn't care about the feelings of the substitutes at all, "In fact , there can be a friendship between me and them, but that has to be before... they have value, and measuring everyone's value, that's one of my responsibilities as a head coach."

Those who are capable, eat, and those who are incompetent, eat dirt!

Jerry Sloan basically meant this. He felt that only Limas and the other three people in the Jazz could truly enjoy the meal. Li Shengli also nodded to express his approval of what he said.

"Coach, can Crotty start?"

"It depends on his performance!"

"Then what kind of performance is considered to be passing the test? There must be an indicator, right?"

"No, no, no, Crotty doesn't need indicators. We all have to admit that people's talents are different. If you don't work hard, you won't have a chance to get ahead. He knows it better than anyone else." Jerry Sloan said seriously : "Don't ask him if he can start. This is not your business, and you have helped him enough. Now... let's see what he can do for you!"

"I don't need him to do anything for me."

"No, it doesn't matter what you say, Crotty will make the decision himself!"

…

The game on the court has begun.

The Jazz lineup rotated, and the Spurs did the same, but the combination of Robinson and Antoine did not end. It seems that they used the inside advantage to pull the score back.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the two sides continued the fierce confrontation in the first two quarters.

Stockton led the outside line, and Crotty, who was waiting for his life, forcibly blocked the Spurs' outside shots. Fortunately, the Spurs' offense was originally intended to tilt inside, so there was no big problem for a while.

On the inside... The confrontation between Mark Eaton and Robinson is very difficult.

Although the Mammoths in their heyday could compete with the Generals, they can no longer do so. Eaton's back injury is not enough to allow him to compete too fiercely. He can only rely on his height of 2.24 meters and matching tonnage to fight Robinson.

As for the power forward position, the collision between Malone and Antoine attracted the attention of the audience, because...these two people were really fighting when they came up. Malone greeted Antoine when he had the opportunity, but Antoine was also a tough guy. He withstood and had hard sex with Ma Long.

Played until the last three minutes of this quarter.

On the inside of both sides, Eaton couldn't hold Robinson, but Antoine couldn't guard Malone either. The two sides played a 50-50 split, but on the outside... the Jazz had a huge advantage.

Needless to say, Stockton, but Crotty once again stood out. In just over 9 minutes, he made 4 of 6 shots, including a three-pointer, and 3 of 4 free throws, for a total score of 12 points.

This is definitely abnormal data, at least for Crotty.

Although he had an astonishing performance of 7 of 10 three-pointers in the previous game against the Hornets, everyone felt that it was a short-lived super-level performance, but this time... he still maintained an efficient offense and good shooting. Scored 12 points in 9 minutes.

Putting aside the scoring, Crotty also had 2 assists and 2 steals. In terms of his performance in the third quarter alone, he was more eye-catching than Malone and Stockton, and he caught Jerry Sloan's attention on the sidelines. Eyes glow.

Jeff Malone was traded, and the Jazz's outside perimeter was slightly reduced. However, Crotty's sudden emergence made Jerry Sloan very happy. Although there was nothing obvious in a few games, what he needed was stability... But for now In terms of performance, even if Crotty performed at a super level in these two games, it is enough to see him return to his normal state. At least he is better than Jan Fernris.

In fact, speaking of it, this season's routine has been played until now. It's not that Jerry Sloan didn't give Crotty a chance, but before Li Shengli joined, Crotty's ability was really too low, otherwise it would be too low. We can’t be reduced to looking at the water fountain.

However... after the Jazz captured Li Shengli, Li Shengli actually developed Crotty as a suitable outside role player for him. This was simply good news for the Jazz.

Jerry Sloan has made up his mind to give Crotty more opportunities, and now it depends on the next few games to see whether Crotty returns to his true state.

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It's the Spurs' turn to attack.

Vinnie Denagro organized from the outside, and both sides took their respective positions. After several attempts to no avail, Robinson pulled Eaton out of the penalty area and blocked Malone's follow-up. Antoine successfully received Vinnie's pass. The ball, turned around and rose from the ground, trying to complete a mid-range shot.

At this time, Crotty was running wildly all over the field. He had already taken aim at Antoine. He swooped in from behind and swung out with his right hand. The ball was naturally out of reach, but he had no intention of touching it at all. He slapped Antoine's neck and pulled him back.

"Goodbye, Antoine!"

boom!

Antoine jumped up and was perpendicular to the floor, but when he was hugged, he fell back and landed on his head, which shocked everyone.

crazy?

Crotty is crazy again? !

This was definitely an extremely malicious foul. The fans at the scene instantly became excited and cursed. Spurs players also gathered around. Fortunately, the Jazz were not vegetarians either. Malone led the remaining few people and knocked away the crowd. Keep Crotty behind you.

"Antoine, look at Antoine!"

"how so……"

"Madman, are you fucking crazy?"

Although Robinson had a good temper, he exploded, and the Spurs players were even more furious. On the contrary, Malone and Stockton pushed everyone back, and looked at Antoine, who was groaning and having half his life taken away.

awful!

It's too awful!

In the first half, he was kicked down by Li Shengli and lost half his life.

In this section, Crotty slapped half of his life away again.

The two of them were very strange, and they actually felt a little sympathy for Antoine. Who do you think you are bad at recruiting? Why don't you recruit Li Shengli? ! There is no need for Li Shengli to hit you, Crotty can cripple you first!