Bulldozer of the NBA’s Restricted Area

Because of the combination of Li Shengli and Crotty, other positions were more involved in defense, but Sloan directly removed the main players and sent all speed players to the field to cooperate with the fast-paced offense and defense on the field.

The faster the pace, the more mistakes there are, that's indisputable!

Crotty's ability to control the ball is not as good as Stockton's. Fortunately, Sloan saw this. The impact speed of the three speed players flew up. Even if the fast-moving Crotty made a mistake and was intercepted, It can also ensure that there are enough manpower to fight for the ball or quickly return to defense.

And speaking of Crotty.

Unlike the first 6 minutes, the hit rate was horribly low and the free throw accuracy was astonishing, so the Nuggets didn't need to foul him except for the fast break. It was this slackness that allowed Crotty's shooting to pick up.

Made 2 of 4 three-pointers.

As for free throws, he was still efficient, 4 of 4.

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The third quarter was definitely the turning point of the game, as the Jazz entered the fourth quarter with a 6-point lead.

From being behind by 8 points at the beginning of the second half to now leading by 6 points, the third quarter went on to a 36:22 lead with a 14-point lead. Crotty scored an astonishing 24 points in a single quarter, and Li Shengli even more A double-double in a single quarter, 10 points + 12 rebounds + 3 assists + 2 blocks, almost all the team's shots were taken.

What is somewhat surprising is that the Jazz still did not send Malone out in the fourth quarter.

To be honest, Malone's appearance will not affect the rhythm of Li Shengli + Crotty, and can even supplement some rebounds and firepower when Li Shengli misses in the second attack, but Jerry Sloan also understands...the meaning of this It's not big, but it gave Ma Long a sense of overachievement and made him a supporting role in this game.

So, Sloan simply asked Li Shengli to continue playing with Crotty. Anyway, the rhythm was good. As long as the rhythm was interrupted, Malone's appearance would be to maintain stability, which was of great significance. It not only gave Li Shengli face, but also made Ma Long a The decisive general will not lose his share.

When the situation is good, this is the best solution outside of competition.

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No one will sit still and wait for death, so the Nuggets are naturally actively trying to break the situation.

The Jazz's rhythm is fast, so they have to slow down the rhythm, so Iser's formation is to press the whole court, to the point of being terrifying, in order to suppress Crotty's surprise attack.

The effect of this is of course obvious. In the middle of the fourth quarter, the Jazz's fast pace for comeback was really suppressed, but before that, Li Shengli still led Crotty to score 5 points. The advantage came out, and the total lead reached 11 points.

An 11-point lead at half quarter? !

This game is basically stable.

Sloan finally called a timeout and once again played an appalling five-up-five.

Crotty returned to the wild but his hand was not good. Without Li Shengli's blessing, he could not achieve very good results. Li Shengli played three and a half quarters and it was time. As for the other three positions, they were all speed substitutes, so they were removed. It’s no problem to change the main force.

So Malone took Tyrone, Benoit, Felton, and Bond to form the Jazz's situation stabilization team, and they came on stage again, preparing to defend the country that Li Shengli had won. If nothing unexpected happened... Li Shengli and Crotty were both Will appear again.

Crotty scored 3 points in the first half, but scored 28 points in the second half. The two were very different, with a total score of 31 points.

As for Li Shengli, with a triple-double of 35 points, 23 rebounds, 11 assists, and 5 blocks, the two of them totaled 66 points. If you include Malone... In this game, the statistics of the Jazz players were polarizing, and they were extremely rich. , the poor starved to death.

Of course, this also shows that the Jazz's firepower is very concentrated, and there are advantages and disadvantages to the concentration of firepower. If you hit it smoothly, you will kill someone, but if you hit it poorly, you will be killed.

Fortunately, this one is the former!

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Malone led the team to take over the game, and Li Shengli had no worries at all.

On the one hand, the Nuggets' three peripheral guns can no longer hold up. They have been with him until now, and his physical fitness and hand feel have dropped. On the contrary, Malone is like a gangster who has just been released from prison, and he keeps catching the Nuggets' main players. Power forward Lafonso punched.

Although the Nuggets still resisted desperately, without Li Shengli to suppress, Mutombo also showed his aggressiveness, but Felton, who returned to the fifth position, is also a human shield. There is no reason to let Mutombo It was comfortable, and the score was 64, while Malone scored 73 against Lafonso.

The inside line is dominant, the outside line is small and inferior.

The Jazz couldn't expand the score difference, and the Nuggets couldn't narrow it. It hung back and forth at around 10 points, and this situation lasted until the last round...the Nuggets were desperate.

The score between the two sides was fixed at 101:110, and the Jazz won first in the first round of the playoffs.

You must know that the Nuggets exploded in this game. Chris's point was simply a miracle. It was their highest explosion. However, even so, they were defeated by the Jazz. This made Nuggets head coach Isay I am very pessimistic about the next game.

Even the highest explosion can't defeat someone?

If the next game or the next game is a normal performance, or even a low performance, is that not fucked?

What kind of fight is this? The more Iser looked at Li Shengli, the more he felt chilled, because he really couldn't think of any way to contain this kind of super center. Putting inside power on him might not work, and This method doesn’t even include Karl Malone!

As for the next few games, Iser can rely on Chris as his main shooting force. However, shooting must be matched with rebounds. Dry shooting without rebounds is equivalent to drinking poison to quench thirst, and all he can do is still use tactical arrangements for Chris and the others. Create more shooting opportunities and let Mutombo and Lafonso try their best to rebound.

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The Jazz are winning.

At the same time, there are a total of 8 teams and 4 games on the first day of the playoffs.

In the West, the Jazz beat the Nuggets by 9 points in G1, and the Rockets beat the Trail Blazers by 10 points in G1. There was no upset in these two games, and the results were expected.

In the Eastern Conference...the Hawks, who ranked first in the regular season, were beaten by the Heat at home.

As for the other game, the Magic played against the Pacers. The Magic were also beaten at home. O'Neal scored 33 points + 19 rebounds + 5 blocks. Hardaway, who made his first appearance in the playoffs, scored 12 points + 10 assists + 9 A near triple-double in rebounds.

The Magic performed well, but the Pacers had a big-play shooter in Reggie Miller. He made 9 of 18 two-pointers, 3 of 7 three-pointers, and 10 of 10 free throws. He scored 37 points in one fell swoop. With a 1-point lead, O'Neal, who was also playing in the playoffs for the first time, was beaten to tears, but his free throws were still stable, 1 of 6.

To be fair, if it weren't for touching free throws, O'Neal would have made overtime with one more free throw, and won directly with two more free throws. The requirement for 3 of 6 free throws cannot be lower, but when there is no interference at home, , still couldn’t do it.

O'Neal cried, but Malone laughed.

Ever since O'Neal stole the peach, Malone has been looking for opportunities to taunt O'Neal all the time. After the magic game, the two had a passionate exchange of words on the phone for half an hour...

To be honest, O'Neal is having a hard time. This season is the first time in the history of the Magic that they have made it to the playoffs. Both in terms of competition experience and team background, they are half a step behind their opponents. All hopes are on O'Neal.

But no matter how hard life is, you have to get through it!

Li Shengli sympathized with O'Neal, comforted his old friend on the phone, and sincerely wished the Magic... were swept by the Pacers.