Bulldozer of the NBA’s Restricted Area

The half ended and it was time to enter the intermission. However, the first game of the second round seemed to be over as soon as Rodman, one of the core members of the Spurs, left the game at the beginning of the second quarter.

Even if the Jazz are still 5 points behind.

Even if the efficiency of peripheral shooting has not been mentioned yet.

But in this game, the Jazz still have a greater chance of winning than the Spurs, because Malone has a big advantage against Terry, not to mention that Li Shengli completely suppressed David Robinson.

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Wait until the third quarter to fight again.

Spurs coach John Lucas racked his brains and couldn't come up with a way to alleviate the situation, because in their established tactics, the inside is a crucial part. David Robinson can score and Dennis Rodman can defend. , can grab rebounds, and against the Jazz... Rodman's importance is self-evident.

Everyone knows that the two kings of the Jazz are Li Shengli and Malone, so Rodman's task is to suppress Malone to a certain extent, and then use stable rebound data to provide teammates with shooting opportunities, which can be regarded as a link between the past and the future.

However... Rodman was directly knocked unconscious by Li Shengli's killing cap. This trouble was simply too big.

The Spurs are like a barrel filled with water. The middle board of Rodman's board was directly lifted. It's weird if it doesn't leak. The only amount of water left is really not enough to compete with the Jazz.

Therefore, John Lucas placed his last hope on the Spurs' perimeter offense. Using the strong to defeat the weak is the eternal method, because the outside is the Jazz's biggest shortcoming.

As for David Robinson, his efficiency in this individual singles game was really too low, and Lucas asked him during the halftime break not to have a head-on confrontation with Li Shengli, but to support his teammates more and look for misplaced opportunities to take action. David Robinson is reluctant and unwilling to give in, but the game is not a child's play, especially in the playoffs, and no one can be willful.

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Actually speaking, when David Robinson first entered the NBA, he was a typical offensive player facing the basket. Back-to-the-basket singles were not his strong point. If I have to talk about David Robinson's characteristic, it is his speed ratio. Olajuwon and Ewing are both faster.

Everyone knows how to use strengths and avoid weaknesses!

Therefore, throughout David Robinson's long career, the direction of his offensive development was mid-range and high-post jump shots, and he made the most of his face-to-basket offense. He rarely fought with opponents of the same level. This is why he was criticized for not being tough enough offensively. The key.

But there is one thing to say, David Robinson is not without back-to-the-basket skills, he is just inferior to facing-to-the-basket skills. After all... every super center is comprehensive, and the reason why super centers have shortcomings is that they are shortcomings. It is compared among the same level. If placed in the second team of the center, even the shortcomings can be crushed!

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Let’s go back to the third quarter of the game.

The Spurs' battle formation suddenly changed, combining sudden shots from the outside. If the shot fails, they will strive for rebounds and break through the penalty area. If they can pull out Li Shengli to cover the defense, they will distribute the ball to David Robinson and rely on speed to attack the basket.

As for the so-called tactics, they are worthless to put it bluntly. The only difference lies in the execution ability of the players present. Obviously in the third quarter, all the Spurs implemented coach Lucas's arrangement to the end. Although the score was still being pulled back, the Jazz The speed of chasing points has also slowed down significantly.

On the other hand, Jazz.

The game was changing rapidly. Malone was taken down during the temporary adjustment of tactics at the beginning of the second quarter, and he was ready to sink the ship. However, with Rodman's withdrawal, the rhythm of the game changed drastically... so Jerry Sloan immediately put Malone down again. Returned to the field, abandoning the previous arrangement.

The effect is of course surprisingly good!

Li Shengli and Malone basically tore the Spurs' inside line to shreds. Let's not talk about the cooperation between the whole team, but only talk about one-on-one matchups...

Malone chased Terry and beat him wildly, crushing him wildly, and his score skyrocketed.

Li Shengli played against David Robinson. Although David Robinson has changed his style of play on the offensive end and tried to avoid taking shots during confrontation, offense is offense and defense is defense.

On the offensive end, he can get around Li Shengli, but he can't defend well. He still has to endure Li Shengli's scalp-numbing and chest-suffocating rhythm to exert force. However, the defensive effect is not satisfactory. Whether Li Shengli can score basically depends on him. Feel.

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The Spurs shared firepower equally inside and outside, and the offensive pace was not fast but not slow either.

The Jazz were heavy on the inside but light on the outside. Fortunately, Jane Ferhenris, who came on the field in the second quarter, took part of the shots and had a good touch. In the third quarter, the Jazz continued to chase points and evened out the 5-point difference.

It is worth mentioning that the Jazz had a chance to take the lead in this quarter, but considering that there was still the fourth quarter to play...so Jerry Sloan gave Li Shengli and Malone half a quarter of rest time to supplement. Physical fitness.

Trailing by 12 points in the first quarter, they recovered in the two quarters. The two sides were tied and entered the critical fourth quarter. Both sides also played their main players, with the Spurs attacking first.

Vinnie advanced with the ball and passed the ball to Dale Ellis in the right corner. Dale Ellis, who received the ball, pointed past Jan Fhenris and went straight to the basket.

"You still want to play this trick with me?" Li Shengli snorted coldly.

Dalle-Ellis threw away Jan Ferhenis and went straight to the penalty area. The right area was the Jazz's weak defensive side. Li Shengli could only defend, and Li Shengli knew it all too well... This goal was either Dalle- Ellis plays, or he distributes the ball to David Robinson.

"Get out!" With a loud shout, Li Shengli strode towards Darle Ellis. When he was about to approach, Darle Ellis actually passed the ball, and David Robinson caught the ball in the high position. , take decisive action.

However... speed is also Li Shengli's strong point.

Touching the floor with his right foot, switching the center of gravity of his left and right feet, and using the force from the ground, Li Shengli took off again, making David Robinson's eyelids jump.

"Shit, it's so fast? Doesn't this guy have a weak point when riding a horse?" David Robinson cursed Li Shengli's abnormality in his heart, because Li Shengli has the same level of short-distance sprint speed as him.

Boom!

The short-term psychological fluctuation, coupled with Li Shengli's amazing speed, combined to make David Robinson a little anxious when taking action, and the iron was reasonable, and the rebound was picked off by Malone with a flying dive.

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The offense and defense change sides, and the Jazz attack.

Because of the lack of Stockton's overall organization, the Jazz's offense is a bit stiff now, but what's not harmful is... both inside players have the ability to overpower their opponents.

Crotty's outside lob was passed to Li Shengli, which made the fans in the audience hold their breath and stare closely at this confrontation between super centers. However, David Robinson was thinking about how to deal with Li Shengli's back to the basket and caught the ball. Li Shengli directly chose to end the attack with a mid-range shot.

Didn't he fight from behind?

Damn, this bastard...

If I have speed, you should also show speed; if I hit the face basket, you can also hit the face basket when you step on the horse?

David Robinson felt that Li Shengli was deliberately trying to embarrass him, because nothing could be more embarrassing than this... Using all the tactics used by the opponent to defeat the opponent?

In this duel, he lost, truly a clean loss, and for Li Shengli, he began to realize for the first time... that the NBA's penalty area had begun to change.

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In the fourth quarter, it took the Jazz 4 minutes to go from a tie to a 4-point lead, but Spurs coach Lucas immediately called a timeout to cheer up the players and give them chicken soup. After all, it was not a game-winner, and the tactical arrangement was far from the psychological stability of the players. important.

However, what Lucas fed the Spurs was poisonous chicken soup. Not only did it not work, it actually made the Spurs players even more impatient, because except for the first quarter, they had been losing points, but it was the Jazz... Li Shengli led the team to play like this Rainbow momentum, several consecutive waves of attack climax.

And in the last few minutes.

The Spurs were defeated and fell into a scoring drought, allowing the Jazz to win the first game of the second round with a 12-point lead. Li Shengli's personal data was still strong and all-round terrible... 33 points + 17 rebounds + 5 assists + 5 blocks + 1 steal.