Bulldozer of the NBA’s Restricted Area

The regular season and playoffs are two different worlds.

Although we will encounter opponents in the playoffs during the regular season, we don’t have the high level of concentration in normal games like a decisive battle between 16 teams, and the fighting power that the Nuggets unleashed in this battle is absolutely terrifying. Which team should I switch to? The team has to suffer a lot.

However, it is too early to say the outcome. Sloan made emergency arrangements and fine-tuned the lineup during the halftime break. What was surprising was that Malone did not play in the third quarter.

The collaboration between Li Shengli and Malone has always been the key to the Jazz's victory. But when the game reaches this point, what Sloan has to consider is...the playing time of the two brothers must be staggered.

If the two of them go up and down together, the Jazz's offense will inevitably enter a vacuum period, and the best way is to stagger the time, even if it is only half a quarter, at least to ensure that the inside line is maintained every second. Certain lethality.

"Bennot, no matter what method I use, I have to suppress Chris!" Jerry Sloan's face was just cold when he first spoke, but when he thought about Bennot's defense, Chris beat him out again. At 13 minutes, he opened his mouth again and it became a roar, "Are you afraid of his kicks? Are you afraid of fouling or afraid of being kicked to death by him?"

"Coach, I..."

"You step on the horse and shut up. If you lose this game, you will sit on the bench forever and don't raise your head! What's wrong with the kick? If you step on the horse, you won't destroy him? This dirty trick has cost ten thousand It’s over, what are you waiting for, you weakling?”

"I don't……"

"Shut up, I didn't let you talk!" Jerry Sloan punched the tactical board, "And you, Tyrone, the same goes for you. I don't care about your past data and performance. Those who are incompetent are waiting to get out. !”

"As for Crotty, Karl is not here, you take more shots in the next game! I have to tell you something today... Li risked his life to get you a chance to start, but you have no points for your performance this season. "?" Sloan's attitude was definitely stern, but his next words were even more stern, "I know you want to be traded with Lee, but I advise you to think clearly... You don't need trash around Lee, you If he behaves like this, don’t hold him back, okay?”

Crotty has always had an expressionless face and is not good at talking, but when he heard Sloan's words about Li Shengli not being trash around him, he suddenly became alarmed... In the mess next season, what can he bring to Li Shengli?

No one cared about Crotty's feelings, Jerry Sloan continued to speak to Li Shengli again.

However, compared with others, his attitude towards Li Shengli has completely changed. After all, he owes Li Shengli, Jazz owes Li Shengli, everyone owes Li Shengli, and he can't even protect his right-hand general. There is really no way or reason to treat Li Shengli. Li Shengli, who played perfectly in this game, got angry.

"Lee, it's up to you. After half a quarter, I will arrange for you to take a rest and Karl to come on. No matter what the situation is, and this half quarter...please give me a satisfactory point difference." Jerry Sloan highlighted, "Please." 'This word, Li Shengli just nodded without asking any unnecessary questions.

…

After halftime.

The Jazz's lineup was led by Li Shengli, Felton replaced Malone, and the rest were Tyrone, Benoit, and Crotty, and the four people walked onto the court surrounding Li Shengli.

"Listen, let's play for a while, there's nothing to worry about! Don't pass it to me deliberately, just take the shot when you have the chance. It doesn't matter whether it goes in or not. Rebounds... are my business!" He had just been scolded by Sloan. Everyone looked unhappy, but Li Shengli clapped his hands and shouted to his four teammates, especially Crotty, who was hanging at the end.

"Crotty, it's your turn to perform later!"

"What do you need me to do?"

"You have to ask yourself, but... I need a lunatic who dares to take action!" Li Shengli's voice was lowered. "Listen to me, the coach has asked you to increase your shots. You will fire with all your strength in a while! I can suppress the inside. Everyone lives here, so what you have to do is speed up the pace of the game so that no one can catch up with us!"

"Can!"

"It's not that you can, it's that you must vote. Be confident and bold!"

"good!"

"Can't you say a few more words when you step on the horse?"

"Yes, ok!"

…

Back to the game.

In the first round, the Nuggets attacked again, but Mutombo reappeared and pulled Li Shengli to the left side of the penalty area. Reggie Williams took the opportunity to shake off Tyrone and broke into the basket from the right side.

After two quarters, the Nuggets had very few breakthrough layups, but this time the opportunity was indeed good. Felton was also entangled by Lafonso, and Li Shengli seemed... too late to defend.

"Well done, Reggie!" Mutombo was very happy that his efforts were not in vain, because Li Shengli was too far away to interfere with Reggie Williams' layup, but Li Shengli didn't want to give up.

"Get out of here!" shouted a loud voice that was so unbelievably loud that even the spectators in the first row were frightened. Reggie Williams, who was the first to bear the brunt of the attack, saw Li Shengli step over and let the ball go. Felton received the pass from this guy with a confused look on his face.

"Damn, what are you doing?"

"He is so far away, what are you afraid of!"

"Stop talking, get back to defense, get back to defense quickly!"

At this moment, the Nuggets players were no longer calm. The goal that was a sure shot was actually taken away by Li Shengli's loud shout? Isn't this mistake too low-level?

Mistakes are common, even if they are a little low-level. Fortunately, the Nuggets returned to defense in time. However, when they returned in time, Crotty dribbled the ball directly through the half court. The normal advancing rhythm was directly used as a fast break, pushing all the way to the front. From outside the three-point line of the court, he shot directly.

To be honest, Crotty's shooting doesn't have many characteristics. The unpleasant thing is that it is dry. It is not like Jordan's picturesque backside or Reggie Miller's kicking chicken thief, but he plays well. It was unexpected. Although he missed a three-pointer, Li Shengli still grabbed the rebound, turned around and carried Mutombo with his back, and smashed the ball into the basket.

…

It's a bit fast!

There are no rules yet!

Is this how Jazz has panicked?

Iser was beaming on the sidelines. The current situation is too friendly to the Nuggets. On the other hand, the Jazz's offense this time, although they scored, there really was no coordination. They were dry shots from the outside and rebounds from the inside. attack.

In Iser's view, the Jazz are already on the road to collapse, and he has already passed this game and is thinking about how to deal with the second game.

However... Jazz's disorganization means being unreasonable, especially Li Shengli's unreasonableness.

In the first half of the third quarter, the Jazz went crazy. Jerry Sloan clearly told Crotty to take more shots during midfield, but what he didn't expect was that the number of shots would increase so much. It almost came up. Just vote.

Half a quarter, just half a quarter, Crotty threw 6 three-pointers. Although he only hit 2, several of them were caught by Li Shengli and used offensive rebounds for secondary offenses. There were also other positions. He took part of the shot, and this situation made everyone look stupid.

Within 10 seconds, the Jazz will launch their first attack!

If you include the time spent running from the backcourt to the frontcourt, you can almost do it right away.

Within 3 seconds, if the first attack is not scored and there is a rebound, the second attack must be completed!

Li Shengli refused to reason with the Nuggets at all. The three-second second attack meant that from grabbing the board to landing to taking off and shooting, it was almost all done in one go.

An attack cannot exceed 13 seconds at most?

However, the truth is far scarier than this statistic.

Because Crotty's defensive intensity was reduced, he concentrated on waiting for Li Shengli's backcourt rebound to grab the fast break. Instead of running alone and running long distances as if his life was dead, Crotty was knocked down three times by defensive players in succession, and he used efficient free throws in disguise to complete the attack. attack.

So on average, a Jazz attack will be completed within 10 seconds.

The Nuggets were completely caught off guard. Although they still maintained their efficiency in the first half, with the Jazz speeding up, they could only eat the dust. The more they wanted to speed up and compete with the Jazz, the more the Nuggets made. The more it soared, even if Iser even called a timeout, he could not save the situation.

The Nuggets led by 8 points in the first half, but they were wiped out just halfway through the third quarter. Li Shengli scored 6 points abruptly, but the really scary thing was Crotty...

2 of 6 three-pointers from outside the three-point line, failed!

Two-pointers inside the three-point line were 0 for 1, which is really garbage!

Logically speaking, this kind of efficiency would have been beaten to death by the head coach of any team, but not Jerry Sloan.

Because Crotty made 8 of 8 from the free throw line, he saved a hand and scored a total of 14 points in 6 minutes. As Crotty was speeding up, the Nuggets knew that he would shoot as soon as he came up, and he was fouled under tight defense. , and also being actively intercepted three times on fast breaks.

To be honest, there are a lot of players in the NBA who are rubbish in offense and accurate in free throws, but not everyone can follow a big brother like Li Shengli, and whether they are fans at the scene or viewers watching the game, everyone knows... order The first disciple under the throne, the madman Crotty appeared again.

Disciples don’t need too much strength. Disciples need more faith. If you believe in order, even a pig can help you take off. The treatment enjoyed by the first disciple can be seen by all the unknown benches and water dispensers in the league. I was so greedy that I set up the pots and pans to watch for the arrival of order.