Bulldozer of the NBA’s Restricted Area

Back to the end of the game.

Kidd did not play as expected, and Crotty continued to support him. Li Shengli and Curry rotated for a period of time in the first half, and their physical fitness was enough to support the final quarter of the battle, so at this time the three brothers Still present at the same time.

It is estimated that all media and fans' impressions of the Magic are still at fourth place in the Eastern Conference last season. No one was too surprised when the Mavericks entered the final quarter with a 3-point lead. After all, everyone believed that the Mavericks also had the potential to make the playoffs. combat effectiveness.

However, in fact, the Mavericks still have problems. Compared with the Magic, at least Crotty is far less aggressive than Hardaway at this point, and it is possible for the Mavericks to overtake in the third quarter... Brian - Hill had to admit that Li Shengli did too many things.

Li Shengli has currently played for two and a half quarters, with 26 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks, and 1 steal; O'Neal's effective court time is synchronized, with 22 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 blocks!

Suppression is good, but this weak suppression is also within the normal fluctuation range. After all, O'Neal made 3 of 8 free throws.

From this point of view, Hill never thought about being able to defeat Li Shengli, just like he didn't believe that anyone could defeat his O'Neal, but the problem now is... Crotty is very annoying.

Although the offense was a mess, Hardaway was suppressed to a certain extent by defense. The most important thing is that this guy is bold and careful. His seemingly stupid shots actually include Li Shengli's possible subsequent moves into his mind. within the scope of consideration.

As for the Magic's break, Hilmon is clear!

The first is to ignore Crotty with the inside force unless he gets to the basket; the second is to let Scott cooperate with O'Neal to suppress all possible follow-up moves of Li Shengli. As for the others... although Curry and Nickerson shot After a 50-50 opener, Hardaway was also suppressed by Crotty, but in the final quarter, Hill wanted to use O'Neal to stagger the position and open up the situation, and the defensive power forward Smith with his arms akimbo equipped by the Mavericks to Li Shengli was the best breakthrough.

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In the first round of the final quarter, the Magic attacked.

Hardaway broke out and threw it back to his teammate Nickerson outside for a shot. The moment the iron was struck, the penalty area became agitated.

Predicting where the rebound would land, Li Shengli single-handedly attacked O'Neal and Scott. As for Smith, he probably trusted Li Shengli and was ready to... counterattack as soon as he took a step forward!

What's going on, buddy?

I was fucked by two people!

Li Shengli is really helpless!

Even if Smith could block Scott a little and let him fight O'Neal alone, he wouldn't be so embarrassed now. He was sandwiched between O'Neal and Scott, and saw the ball in his hand being directly dialed out, and Hardaway slipped into the inside for a layup. succeed.

"Hahaha, you bastard, I asked you to fight with me! Guys, defend, cheer up, follow me this quarter, and defeat them!"

O'Neal laughed and led the team back to defense. On the contrary, Li Shengli was hanging behind with a stiff face, not knowing what to say.

Doug Smith was the Mavericks' substitute fourth position before, and he also played as a substitute for a team at the bottom of the league. It doesn't require much strength, but at least he has to have a correct attitude. But that rebound just now...if Malone really came to play, He can beat Scott to death without the referee blowing the whistle. This is also the basis for his ability to beat people like Ewing and David Robinson.

But what did Smith do?

When defending, he puts his hands on his hips like a foreman riding a horse. When it's time to grab rebounds, he hands over the task to Li Shengli and prepares for a counterattack?

This is treating Li Shengli as a god!

Still don’t regard O’Neal as a human being?

But...why?

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The Mavericks counterattack.

The situation that was originally going back and forth suddenly went wrong. First of all, it was Crotty's side... Hardaway's offense was indeed a little afraid of Crotty, but as long as the attitude was correct, the defense would not make big mistakes. He even shifted his focus towards Curry and relaxed Crotty a little.

As for the inside... Li Shengli was also taken care of, with O'Neal and Scott double-teaming, and small forward Donald also wandering between the ball and Li Shengli to block the passing path.

It’s okay to be targeted.

Because the Magic's defense leaked out the Mavericks' No. 3 Jones and No. 4 Smith. Of course, Crotty was not stupid. He first pretended to pass in and pulled Magic small forward Donald onto the line between him and Li Shengli. And then he distributed the ball to his own small forward Jones on the weak side.

This kind of processing is very simple. What is tested is only the player's instant judgment on the spot!

Crotty did no problem. As for Jones, maybe he misjudged Crotty's pass and directly chased Donald to the inside, but... how could the offensive team chase the defensive team? !

So, Crotty passed a lonely ball. Jones looked back and saw that the ball was out of bounds. With innocent eyes, he waved... This ball is mine!

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A Smith, a Jones!

Are these two real people, or are they pretending to be us?

Curry and Crotty looked at each other with helpless eyes, and Li Shengli also touched his head, feeling that the problem was a bit big.

In fact, problems did arise.

The Magic's defense tried its best to let go of the Mavericks' third and fourth positions, forcing the Mavericks' offensive focus to shift. Although Smith and Jones could also score a few goals, the key was their inefficiency, at least they couldn't catch up with the Magic. s efficiency.

Even though Li Shengli chased O'Neal as much as possible, Scott still couldn't deal with it because Smith...you said he was distracted, but he didn't act very positive. You said his attitude was not correct, and the defense also looked at it. It was quite hard to get up, but Scott couldn't be suppressed by just riding on the horse.

Li Shengli's defense was completely broken up. No one could stop Scott and O'Neal, but he defended O'Neal and Scott had to beat Smith. Even though he ran desperately to both ends in one round, the Magic still had Harda on the outside. The two brothers, Way and Nickerson, opened fire.

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One goes down and the other goes up!

The Mavericks' lead was gone, and they were even overtaken by 5 points in the middle of the quarter. Dick Motta called a timeout and replaced Jones and Smith with a curse, but the 5-point deficit was finalized.

In the view of Magic head coach Hill, there is no reason not to continue to use effective tactical arrangements!

As a result, the Magic's defense became even more excited. Even though Li Shengli forced himself to attack the basket in the second half, what no one dared to believe was... O'Neal defended Li Shengli's back hit, and even had time to pat Li Shengli's butt and play with it, and was not afraid of Li Shengli's back turn. Mid-range shots or raids to the basket, because Scott is always hanging on his left and right.

For Li Shengli, the only good news is probably that the small forward is replaced by David Wingate, a former Hornets teammate, who takes on part of the firepower output, but the substitute power forward Terry Davis who replaces Smith is still not enough. .

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What is the difference between players and stars?

physical fitness?

This excludes super giants with top-level power. People below super giants in the same position are all very similar. They are not much stronger or weaker. There is no dividing line here.

Talent, skill?

To be honest, being able to make it to the NBA proves that everyone is talented, and hard work can make up for innate deficiencies to a certain extent. There are differences here, but they are not fatal.

The most important thing is mentality!

The psychological quality of the stars is definitely strong enough to withstand the pressure. To put it bluntly, the aura of players and stars when they stand together is not the same thing. Take the evil star Bill Laimbeer as an example...

A white center with a second-rate body. He can't jump high or run fast. He's really rubbish. He doesn't have the innate qualities of body and talent at all. But his mentality is not comparable to that of ordinary people... If there are backcourt players charging towards the basket, You ask him to give it a try and see if Ranbir can destroy him?

Of course, this does not require everyone to be like Ranbir, but Ranbir’s attitude is still worth learning from many people, just like in this society, honest people are always bullied, but bad people live a happy life.

Arm yourself with attitude, even if your talent is not good, you can still defend; even if defense depends on your body, you can still stand out among players at the same level, and you won't always sit on the bench; even if the confrontation on the court is not necessarily that simple, We have to give it a try anyway, right?

If you don't have the fighting spirit, you're just a salted fish.

Going back to this game, Smith is not inferior to Scott in terms of height and tonnage. Maybe he sits on the bench too much and doesn't regard himself as a role. And if he really has the momentum of Malone, even if he can't attack and suppress, he can't defend. It would also give Scott a drink.

However, everyone has seen the result... Smith is not sleepwalking, it is not a problem of competitive status, it is simply not mentally prepared to play as the main starter, and almost subconsciously treats all the time as garbage time. After all, he I've been doing this job before.