Bulldozer of the NBA’s Restricted Area

After the halftime break, he came on again in the third quarter.

For the Bulls, Jordan, Pippen, and Grant have played two full quarters. Looking at today's rhythm, as long as Li Shengli and Malone don't lose, the Iron Triangle will not lose either. And it's worth mentioning... Jordan has the advantage. As long as he chases Malone's scoring run, the competition for the scoring champion is basically stable.

However, things went awry in the third quarter.

In order to suppress Malone, Cartwright and Grant defended wholeheartedly, leaving Li Shengli in a semi-empty state. This was quite fatal, because the Bulls' backcourt rebounds were completely slaughtered by Li Shengli, and Malone didn't care. Eleven, shoot as soon as you get the ball. If you can't score, take advantage of Li Shengli's rebound and continue shooting.

Almost all the problems lie with Li Shengli alone.

In this regard, Jordan became more and more angry as he watched, but he was helpless. At the end of the third quarter, when he scored 24 points, Malone's score had soared to 37 points.

If the situation is still the same at the end of this game, one will wax and wane... Jordan's scoring average will decline, while Malone's scoring average will rise a lot, and he is basically approaching the top of the scoring list.

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Entering the fourth quarter, the score between the two sides was 68:64, and the Jazz still led by 4 points.

Jazz's first attack.

Li Shengli, Malone, and Bond lined up and trotted to the inside. Li Shengli, who was the first to arrive, was still covering in the high post. Malone received the ball and slipped to the right side. When he saw Grant making the save, he went high towards the basket for the first time. throw.

Cartwright, who was guarding the basket, had a bad premonition the moment Malone threw the ball, and then the premonition came true. Li Shengli took off in a high position, and the overwhelming shadow came over him.

At this time, Cartwright's body didn't have time to react, but he cursed and cursed.

boom!

There was a loud noise, and the ball was slammed into the basket. The force of the landing was not reduced, and it bounced directly into the arms of Cartwright, who looked confused. The home fans started to curse. After all, everyone saw Cartwright being frightened. Got distracted.

In fact, Cartwright was also wronged.

How to guard against this kind of perversion? How to defend yourself with your head?

Whoever steps on the horse and criticizes me, come up and give it a try, everyone can stand on the horse and talk without back pain!

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Back to the Bulls offense.

Speaking of which, it is not that the Jazz deliberately want to suppress Jordan's scoring champion, but under normal rhythm, every team will choose to focus on outside defense on him. The difference from the first three quarters is probably that there is no defensive wall. Pile him.

Jordan held the ball at the top of the arc, and Crotty immediately launched a defense. Tyrone and Bond stared at their opponents while slowly moving toward the top of the arc.

The triangle offense is not a brilliant tactic. All it requires is a super giant who can't solve the problem in isolation and the tactical execution of all players. The meaning of Jordan's existence is either to eat alone, or to attract the defense and hand the ball to open teammates. The strong side beats the weak side.

Facing Crotty's defense, Jordan changed directions and broke through. When the first step was started, the nearby Bond had already rushed over, allowing Jordan to throw the ball to his teammate Armstrong, who also scored a goal. .

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Both sides attacked for several rounds.

Neither Malone nor Jordan took action, and both sides seemed to have chosen to return the game to a normal rhythm. The Jazz's blockade of Jordan was no longer a human wall-style suppression, and the Bulls' suppression of Malone became a normal inside matchup.

Speaking of which, there is nothing we can do about it, because trying too hard to rack up points and win the scoring title will look ugly no matter how you look at it, and it is not a glorious thing. The lesson learned from this experience is this season’s general David Robinson. He scored 71 points in a single game and has been criticized by fans to this day.

So in the fourth quarter of the game, the last game and the last quarter of the regular season for both sides this season, it seemed like they were fighting in the first quarter. Everyone was rushing to win, and the competition between Jordan and Malone for the scoring title also entered. When it comes to the stage of letting things go, it can be regarded as leaving a face for each of them, and it also preserves their face as superstars.

Li Shengli could understand what Jordan and Malone were thinking. Since both of them were resigned to it, there was no reason for him to insist on sending Malone away. In the fourth quarter, he became the main attacker of the Jazz, tearing the Bulls' not-so-strong inside line to shreds.

In one-on-one matchups, Cartwright was completely beaten.

After all, almost all sports require physical fitness, and this is even more obvious in basketball. Cartwright and substitute center Stacey took turns to be beaten, but the situation did not improve.

It has the physical advantage of suppressing the opponent, so there is no reason not to use it.

Therefore, Li Shengli's post-up play is to bulldoze, push to the basket in one breath, turn around and dunk when the opportunity is good, and when he is almost close, he will tap people and squeeze in small hooks. The crushing style of scoring is as simple as it is. Even if Grant came to support his teammates, it would be useless.

He wanted to keep Li Shengli out, but he had too many choices.

The first is his mid-range damage, which was outstanding in this game. His turn-over jump shot from the edge of the penalty area is extremely efficient. Second, his wide field of vision allows him to attract the defense and distribute the ball to teammates who run out of space.

Based on this, the first three quarters may have been a battle between Jordan and Malone, but the fourth quarter became Li Shengli's most comprehensive display of personal abilities since joining the NBA.

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To be honest, joining the Jazz overly magnified Li Shengli's ability to protect the basket. This can be seen from the fact that he leads the league in rebounds and blocks this season. In terms of scoring data, although the Jazz's shots are mostly They are all pressed inside, but Malone still needs to attack inside, so the score can only be regarded as a satisfactory first-tier center, not at the forefront.

Offense pales in comparison to abnormal rim protection, and rim protection is greater than offense. This is Li Shengli's current state in the Jazz.

However, at the end of this season and in the fourth quarter of this game, I don’t know whether Malone did it intentionally or the game reached this rhythm. Li Shengli handed over his offensive performance report card from two seasons.

No shortcomings!

This report card only needs four words to be terrifying enough. If you add another report card for rim protection, no one will doubt that Li Shengli's overall performance ranks first among centers in the league today.

The lethality at the basket is almost unparalleled. Among the top centers in the first echelon, veteran centers such as Dameng, Admiral, and Gorilla cannot compare. Only O'Neal, who is also in his prime, can stand shoulder to shoulder with him.

The mid-range damage is not very strong, but it does not fall to the bottom of the first echelon, so it is considered to be in the middle of the pack.

Let's talk about the steps and lateral movement under the basket to coordinate the offense. Among the first-tier players, Dameng is definitely at the top. O'Neal has always been flexible and quite good. Only Gorilla Ewing, who once suffered a serious knee injury, is at the bottom.

However, these footwork skills rely more on experience. If injuries are not considered, Li Shengli will not suffer any loss if he continues to play like this and accumulate experience.

As for the biggest shortcoming penalty ever.

This shooting rate has reached 75%+ after a long period of game polishing, which is definitely qualified. Speaking of this, I still have to mention O'Neal, because this guy's free throw shooting rate this season is 55.4%. At the absolute bottom.

It is indeed difficult to find someone who is worse at free throws than him, and if it weren't for damn free throws, no one would be able to compete with his terrifying scoring average this season.

One thing to say, although this guy usually likes to make trouble, he is definitely not cheating. He has no reason not to make up for his shortcomings, but the damn thing is... the more he practices, the worse he gets. The worse he gets, the worse he practices. He seems to be trapped. The endless cycle has become a mental obstacle for him.

Li Shengli is much luckier than O'Neal in this regard.

Under the encouragement of Thompson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, he started using Rick Barry's urinal. It was ugly, but whoever uses it knows the effect. If he was in a long-term slump like O'Neal and suffered a mental disorder, I'm afraid he would have to use the urinal. I've been in the potty pee my whole life.

Fortunately, after the mid-range shooting ability was developed, he was laid off from holding the urinal, and he could maintain a good shooting rate in his regular posture. Naturally, there was no need to be so ugly all the time. At this stage, although O'Neal also feels that his poor free throw shooting is terrible, he is unwilling to lose face.

Urinal Shaq?

Is a shark still a shark?

I'm afraid it's a giant salamander in the urinal.