Bulldozer of the NBA’s Restricted Area

The second half begins.

The attention paid to the second round of the game was terrifying, because there were only two games that day. The Knicks played the Celtics in the Eastern Conference, and fans across the United States were all focused on the Jazz, looking forward to a new generation and a new Jazz. Legion 2.0 version of sprint.

However, judging from the performance of the first half, the Jazz's performance was not satisfactory. On the contrary, the Rockets became more courageous and secured a 13-point lead in the first half.

The playoffs are not the regular season, and a 13-point halftime lead is already a huge chance of winning. Except for the die-hard Jazz fans, few people believe that the Jazz can come back in this game. The difference is just how many points they lose.

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The whistle blows to start the battle.

In the first round, the Rockets attacked first, and the Jazz, who sounded the alarm, had an airtight defense. After several attempts to cooperate, they failed to find a chance, so the ball was still handed to Olajuwon.

If the team can't open up the situation, someone will have to break the defense with force, and this is the value of a superstar. Olajuwon is in full condition and has this qualification.

"You can't score this goal!" The moment he caught the ball, Li Shengli got angry.

"What are you doing to stop me?" Olajuwon whispered.

"If you don't believe me, try it!"

After saying that, the collision between the two began in the second half.

It was basically impossible for Olajuwon to catch the ball in the penalty area, so he had to launch an attack from the edge of the penalty area every time. Li Shengli gave up the retreat space and directly attacked. After all, Olajuwon's turnaround jumper was great. Hot, and the action of cheating fouls.

However, Olajuwon was not in vain. He swung his feet left and right, and Li Shengli seemed to be knocked away. He was overjoyed and immediately turned around and rushed into the penalty area for a layup.

boom!

There was a muffled sound.

The whole court fell silent. Li Shengli chased and sent a big hat, and Olajuwon himself was a little confused.

what's the situation?

Am I covered?

Wasn't this kid knocked away?

There are fake moves in offense, and there are fake moves in defense, it just depends on who is more fake!

It's better to block than to block. Li Shengli couldn't tell whether Olajuwon was real or not, so he simply "let go" and firmly controlled his body's center of gravity. When Olajuwon turned over and rushed into the penalty area, he had already followed him. The effect was of course outstanding. Olajuwon was defeated. Li Shengli blocked the shot.

"Well done!"

"GO GO GO, let's fight back!"

This block boosted the morale of the Jazz. Malone grabbed the blocked ball. In view of the Rockets' quick return to defense, the three of them chose to press in at a steady pace.

Just outside the three-point line in the frontcourt, Li Shengli and Malone went hand in hand and went straight to the penalty area. Stockton followed behind and passed a lob to Malone who took off. Olajuwon and Thorpe immediately teamed up to block it, but... ...Ma Long didn't take a shot, but actually passed the ball out in the air again.

Li Shengli, who followed the ball, soared into the air, caught the ball and poured it into the basket with all his strength.

During the entire offense, after Stockton completed the lob pass, Li Shengli and Malone took off almost at the same time, completing a weird three-person relay in the air.

Start playing?

Now is it time to play?

The audience was stunned, and the fans watching the live broadcast were also dumbfounded. Even the Rockets players did not expect that Limas could play like this.

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The momentum continued in the next game. Even though the Rockets worked hard to strengthen the defensive wall, Li Shengli and Malone could still easily knock it down.

Needless to say, Malone had the upper hand in the confrontation with Thorpe, while Li Shengli gradually adapted to Olajuwon's defense, broke down his defense, and repeatedly scored.

Suddenly, the direction of the wind changed drastically.

The Rockets, who originally had the upper hand, could only perform normally on the outside. In the third quarter, Olajuwon was brought back to normal levels from super state. On the other hand, the Jazz's offense picked up. Li Shengli and Malone took the big shots in the third quarter. Part of the shot, the offensive efficiency is amazing.

As a result, the 13-point difference was knocked back to 7 points.

Normally, even if both sides perform normally, a 13-point halftime lead has basically sealed the victory, but what is abnormal is... starting from the third quarter, the three giants of Limas divided their work and worked together to show off their power.

On the defensive end, Stockton led Crotty, which was the Jazz's strongest defense on the outside. Inside, Li Shengli suppressed Olajuwon and Malone suppressed Thorpe. The two teamed up to pull the plug, plus one With the roaming smart player Tyrone, the entire Jazz defense is rock solid.

As for the offense...

The Jazz's offense was on the inside, with Malone as the main player and Li Shengli as the assistant. Li Shengli didn't have the upper hand here. It was obvious that the efficiency against Olajuwon was not as good as Malone against Thorpe. There is no reason to be thankless. Of course, if the opportunity is good, , creating a gap under the basket, which still needs to be played.

And Stockton's organizational ability is even more prominent. He can always find the most suitable time to pass a pass that can be safely shot when his teammates are running without the ball.

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Played until the fourth quarter.

The Rockets' lead has been wiped out. The Jazz, with high morale, led by Li Mas, began to overtake the score. They tied the score in the middle of the fourth quarter, took the lead in the second half of the fourth quarter, until the end of the fourth quarter... The Jazz's lead has reached 8 points.

Comeback from 13 points behind at halftime?

Experiencing this change personally, Olajuwon felt a deep sense of powerlessness. If he lost the first game because of his poor touch, then if he lost again this time, he really had no choice.

Putting aside his own performance, what surprised him the most after these two games was Li Shengli's rapid growth!

I originally thought that Li Shengli was just a new-generation center with outstanding physical fitness, but inexperience and a certain timidity. Olajuwon had also experienced this stage, but he knew that he would never grow as fast as Li Shengli.

Two games!

Just two games!

Li Shengli used the experience of fighting against himself on both offense and defense, and it worked, but he couldn't think of any other way to defeat this perverted kid in the third game.

In the end, the Rockets counterattacked and the 8-point difference was compressed to 3 points. However, they still could not escape a defeat and ended the tug-of-war with 103:100.

Li Shengli's total statistics were 18 points, 18 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 blocks; Malone had 28 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists, and 1 block; Stockton had 13 points, 3 rebounds, 12 assists, and 3 steals.

The Limas combination scored 59 points together, accounting for nearly 60% of the team's score.

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You know, these two games are the Rockets' home court, and it is irrefutable that the home court advantage does exist, especially in the playoffs, this advantage is even more magnified.

On the one hand, it is the home team’s psychological advantage and familiarity with the venue, but on the other hand, the away team has to endure high-decibel noise and boos every time they attack...

But even so, the Jazz still conquered the Rockets' two home games with a big score of 2:0. The next trip to Salt Lake City put too much pressure on the Rockets.

His ambition died before he could realize it, and he started with a score of 2-0?

The Rockets' lineup has been working together for a long time. This season was supposed to be a sprint season, but no one expected... halfway through, a Jazz team suddenly emerged, and the backbone of the team, Lemas, became a hot giant in the league. combination.

If the Rockets lose their next two away games in a row and are swept by the Jazz, it will be great fun.

After defeating the Seattle SuperSonics first and then the Houston Rockets, who else can compete with the Jazz next?