Bulldozer of the NBA’s Restricted Area

There were too many things to watch in the Mavericks' game against the Magic. It was not only the Mavericks' record-breaking impact, but also O'Neal's interception of his old rival Li Shengli. Coincidentally... this game was still held on the night of December 25th, and it was the official NBA conference. The annual drama of the children's bajing, the Christmas war.

The Magic were the team in the finals last season, so it makes sense to have a Christmas Day game.

The Mavericks' record jump last season was terrifying. For commercial reasons, the league originally arranged for the Mavericks and Li Shengli to become supporting roles for the Magic and O'Neal to cultivate O'Neal's popularity. Li Shengli was still an option to cultivate. After all, As a local superstar, O'Neal has a natural advantage in this area and has a stronger ability to attract money than Li Shengli. This is also the god-making plan that Stern has always advocated.

O'Neal is the main god, and Li Shengli is the secondary god!

But the annoying Stern never expected... Although the attention was more horrifying than expected, the pre-arranged main god promotion battle was completely reversed?

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This season's Mavericks have exploded as expected. Their 20-game winning streak is hitting the historical record. Li Shengli's three main statistics currently occupy the top of the five major lists, 30.4 points + 13.1 rebounds + 3.9 blocks + 3.8 assists + 1.1 steals.

He is neck and neck with Jordan for first place in scoring, second in rebounding behind Rodman, and second in blocks behind Mutombo. Although second place sounds a bit unsatisfactory, it is extremely terrifying for the three major statistics to reach this level, and among super centers...Robinson, Olajuwon, Ewing, and O'Neal all occupy the top ten of the three lists, and even Mo Ning also grabbed two rankings, but no one ranked as high as Li Shengli.

How come he can be beaten wherever he goes?

In this regard, Stern was speechless. Li Shengli was terrible, but he didn't understand why the Mavericks were so lucky. Even Kidd ranked second in the assists list, behind Stockton.

Even if these are only temporary, unless someone is injured, the ranking will not change much, and after the season is over... the Mavericks are simply killing the regular season list!

In terms of points, rebounds, assists, and blocks, the Mavericks ranked second for the last time, and Kidd temporarily tied for third in the steals list. That is to say, Garnett has not yet looked up, but he will work hard until next season... Anyone else see this list?

The most damning thing is that they have to break their winning streak that has lasted for more than 20 years.

Fortunately, the Mavericks' take-off is in line with the general trend of the league's development, and it is not a big problem for now. After all, their road to the championship is still far away. The growth space of the Mavericks' Big Three is quite terrifying, which is very important for boosting the Dallas football market. Very helpful.

With the expansion of the league, the attention of this game has shown a rare hot scene in history. All fans who follow NBA games will not miss it, and because it is the home court of the Magic, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar also brought Thompson to Orlando. Watching the game live...Thompson's 73 points in a single game were chased by Li Shengli's 72 points in a single game. The 20-game winning streak led by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was also chased by Li Shengli's team. However, the former is a foregone conclusion, and the latter is still unknown.

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Back to the main god promotion battle, no matter what, the schedule has been set.

The unprecedented level of attention in history made both sides look extremely serious. When the two sides came on stage... O'Neal, who always liked to joke, didn't say anything. Li Shengli naturally didn't say much, and his boss chose to remain silent. The others must be following his lead. .

So the game was held in a solemn atmosphere.

The Magic used a standard all-main lineup, center O'Neal, power forward Grant, small forward Scott, and the two guards were Hardaway and Anderson.

The Magic's Big Three are O'Neal + Hardaway + Grant.

Hardaway's growth trajectory is so outstanding that he can currently achieve 21.7 points + 4.3 rebounds + 7.1 assists + 2 steals, and 50%+ shooting; Grant, the Bulls' cobra, can also win by pushing away Jordan and throwing himself into O'Neal's arms. The main statistics are 13.4 points and 9.2 rebounds per game, which is quite impressive.

For such an intense offensive formation, Mavericks coach Gordon directly used...the Mavericks' Big Three + Curry and Crotty's offensive and defensive formation.

Kidd's 38% shooting is indeed embarrassing, so he takes fewer shots and scores lower, not as good as Hardaway. But looking at other statistics, everyone will probably scold him for not doing his job properly. He averages 9.7 assists per game, which is amazing, but he averages 6.8 rebounds per game. What the hell are you doing? What the hell? Is it based on not attacking, or is it based on center?

In any case, it is always good to have data. Leaving aside Kidd first, Garnett's main data of 15.4 points + 6.9 rebounds is already good. As the fourth position, there are a little less rebounds, but Li Shengli is the main rebounder. , Kidd also stepped in, so Garnett with 211 could only match Kidd with 193 and running the whole game in rebounds.

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Secondary to these, Li Shengli and O'Neal are the key points. The moment the referee's whistle blew, a loud roar broke out in the Orlando Arena, urging the game to start immediately.

"You...can't beat me!" O'Neal looked serious like a gladiator.

"Let's fight first. If I don't defeat you, it won't be interesting for me to win the championship this season!" Li Shengli did not provoke or tease.

"I think so too. You are more important to me than the championship, even though I don't have a ring yet!"

"You will have it. The old ones can't beat us, and the young ones haven't been beaten before. What's the rush?"

"Ahem, Li, what kind of beating are you talking about?"

"Any kind is fine!"

"Okay, let's start?"

"let's start!"

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here we go?

You said start right away?

Are you really trying to treat me as a referee just for show?

The referee felt awkward holding the ball, as if he had been ordered by the two brothers, but because he was the one who was eating this bowl, he could only kick off with a sullen face, and when he just threw the ball out... the two black figures groaned. With a roar, they rose up from the ground, like two giant flying monkeys, with perfect timing and perfect jumping height. However, the momentum at that moment made the referee feel like they were playing a tiebreaker in the finals.

Two eldest brothers, this horse riding is an insignificant jumping ball. Is it necessary to fight like this?

The referee's slander did not affect the movements of Li Shengli and O'Neal. Their eyes were facing each other in the air. Unless the camera was slowed down, no one could see it... Li Shengli was only ahead by a slight height of half a finger, and barely moved the ball to the back. The Mavericks played the first offense.

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"Kid, give it to me!"

"Here he comes, come on and fuck him!"

As long as Li Shengli asked for the ball, Kidd would not refuse, and this time as soon as Li Shengli made a sound, Kidd sent the pass. The strange magic did not block the passing route, but simply let Li Shengli beat O'Neal alone, and this is also What all the fans looking forward to watching the game are most looking forward to.

Did you do it as soon as you came up?

Apparently yes!

Li Shengli received the ball near the free throw line and pushed O'Neal with his back; O'Neal took a small lunge and exploded to block the position with all his strength.

At this moment, the audience could only hear the harsh sound of sneakers scraping against the floor. Li Shengli was very adaptable to this kind of confrontation. When O'Neal was pushing back wildly, the small back retreated to deceive his center of gravity, turned around and squeezed in from the right side. The first goal was scored with a small hook from the penalty area.

Li, a thief, lied to me?

Seeing Li Shengli score, O'Neal's face turned dark.

Li Shengli's side... the dunk is allowed, but he doesn't dare to bet on whether O'Neal will catch up and let him take the shot, and few people in the league dare to bet, so it is most reasonable to end the attack with a quick hook , and the confrontation just now... The stronger O'Neal's counterattack, the faster he loses his center of gravity.

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Eat alone?

Li Shengli defeated O'Neal alone!

Offense and defense change sides.

"Hardaway, give me the ball!"

"Here we go, answer them!"

The Magic gave face on the first attack, and the Mavericks did not deny it on the second attack. So, Hardaway passed the ball to O'Neal.

It's still two people fighting alone, still in the same position, just the offensive and defensive roles are reversed, and O'Neal's back is also wild and amazing. The only difference from Li Shengli is that this guy's power is continuous and long, simple. That is to say... If I, O'Neal, want to fuck you, then I will do it to the end in one go.

Not to mention that when O'Neal first entered the league, he was physically hungry and had no skills.

Because it is impossible to get into the first echelon without skills, but it is true if you have a body. No matter what happens, you will fuck hard. O'Neal's violent and unparalleled strength makes Li Shengli blush, even if he is carrying him on the spot If you don't move, you'll be at a disadvantage. After all, all the energy is put into confrontation, and the defense against O'Neal's jump shot will be slow.

And O'Neal really did just that.

If you can't get in, you can't get back, but it's hard for you to guard my jump shot, right?

So O'Neal turned over and took a shot. Although the mid-range was not his strong point, the shot was still extremely accurate... and it brushed the net.

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It started with a wave of offensive and defensive confrontation, both of them were playing alone. Most fans still watched it for fun, but Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Thompson on the sidelines saw it more thoroughly.

"Lee played very reasonably. His confrontation is indeed at the top level." Thompson said with his eyes on the court and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar next to him.

"The same goes for Shaq's confrontation. If he can maintain this level of mid-range shooting, coupled with the damage at the basket, this kid... is too scary!" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar only focused on the inside confrontation.

"But Shaq's mid-range is not considered top-notch. Compared to this, Lee is obviously more comprehensive!"

"Not necessarily. You can't see anything in one round. Let's fight later."

"Then who do you want to win?"

"I want the Magic to win!"

"Why magic?"

"Damn it, if you don't want to think about the Mavericks' 21-game winning streak, then won't my record be gone?" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said angrily: "We have all retired. If one of these non-renewable records is knocked off, it will be one less. Anyway, Please save some face for me!"

"Man, your idea... is too small, your pattern is too small!"

"Go away, don't tell me this nonsense. If Li scored 74 points, breaking your second-highest score of 73 in history, you must be younger than me, asshole."

"You...you fart!" Thompson was really right and became angry. "The Mavericks will win! Just wait until your 20-game streak drops to third place. Lee will let you go to hell holding it."

"I'm too lazy to care about you! Come on, Shaq, kill Lee!"

"Bastard, traitor! Lee, go ahead and kill Shaq!"