Bulldozer of the NBA’s Restricted Area

What about seriousness?

Why did you start playing just after the fight?

Li Shengli scratched his head and once suspected... There are at least three funny characters among the four Dallas generals who have become famous recently. But it's okay to fight like this, because in this situation with three funny guys, the fight will definitely not be tense, and it's good to relax.

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The game goes on.

The Lakers' tactics have been worked out. Nick can still do one-on-one breakthroughs, sudden points, or shots on his own. Ceballos and Jones, one is a small forward and the other is a shooting guard, are also hanging around on the outside. Looking for opportunities to strike.

Playing like this, the Lakers' overall offensive rhythm is outside. Unless Divac can pull out Li Shengli, no one is willing to rush inside. But for them... the good news is that their touch is relatively stable. Nick, Jones, The three main players of Ceballos took most of the shots in the first quarter and scored 19 points together. Counting the scores of others, the total was 25.

The Lakers' rhythm is okay, and so is the Mavericks. The difference is that the Mavericks are better, steadily improving.

After Garnett dunked in the opening game, he felt frustrated. Putting aside the dunk, he shot 1 of 4. As the Mavericks' second-in-command, Garnett was weak, so Li Shengli had to be tough.

Generally speaking, the team's offense needs to be coordinated. Whether it is running or pick-and-roll, these are considered basic operations. But there are times when the basic operations are not working well. At this time, a strong singles ability is needed in a certain position. , forcefully tear down the defense.

Li Shengli is naturally the best candidate for this position.

However, I beat Divac three times and made 1 of 3 back-turn jumpers, which was not very good. So I directly chose a flat push and forcibly dismembered the Lakers' Divac + Campbell combination inside. The Lakers side I beat had no temper at all. .

He made 1 of 3 post-up jump shots, but shot 4 of 5 near the basket, plus 1 of 2 free throws, for a total of 5 of 8 and 11 points.

All the best!

Li Shengli's flat push made the Lakers complain endlessly. But when they deliberately wanted to double-team Li Shengli, they found that the established defensive formation was completely torn by Li Shengli. The Mavericks' outsiders McLeod, Curry, and Kidd One of the three would somehow miss out, giving him many open shots.

In the first quarter, McLeod actually scored 11 points, which was tied with Li Shengli. Coupled with the few scores from Curry, Kidd, and Garnett, the team scored a total of 30 points.

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30:25.

Only trailing by 5 points, Lakers coach Del was not too anxious. He talked to Divac for a few words and then directly replaced Campbell in the fourth position with Magic. Mavericks coach Gordon was not too happy either. Crotty replaced Curry.

The Mavericks Crotty replaced Curry...because what Gordon saw was that the three main players of the Lakers, Nick, Jones, and Barcelos, were floating outside and making long-range shots. On the contrary, Curry did not account for much of the scoring in the first quarter. It's better to let Crotty improve his defense.

As for the Lakers Magic replacing Campbell...

In Del's view, Garnett's touch is a bit cold, and it doesn't matter if Magic is a little taller. On the contrary, it can improve his own offensive ability, and he will be old again. But after all, Magic is a super giant player who claims to be able to play six positions. At the beginning, he was able to play center as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was injured and absent, and he could also lead the team as a coach.

Putting such a leader on the court made Del feel much more at ease, but when he came on the court in the second quarter...when he saw Magic coming on the court, Garnett's face suddenly turned ugly.

"Li, something bad is going to happen, look at Kevin!" Kid pulled Li Shengli and whispered.

"Damn, what did you say to him?" Li Shengli had already noticed the change in Garnett's expression.

"No, don't rely on me. I'm not someone who shakes the morale of the military. And there's no need for me to tell you. Everyone knows that no one wants to play against Johnson, especially Kevin, a guy who is very clever."

"Okay, let's fight first."

"Then you still focus on the inside?"

"What are you afraid of? Let me beat Divac. Even if I add him as a magician in the inside, no one can do it today. The inside is not a place for magic. I can't lose and I won't lose!"

"You...your desire to win seems a bit strong lately?"

"Stop talking nonsense and follow me!"

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The second quarter begins.

The Lakers attack first, and with the addition of Magic, the offensive system has been improved too much. However, the young Garnett still lacks a lot of background and experience compared to Magic, the once legendary point guard.

The defensive half was led by Magic, and even his excellent help defense was immediately compromised. Just as he was about to make up for Nick who broke through, Nick passed the ball behind the back like a trick and handed it to Magic for a jump shot, and the reflexive Garnett hesitated a little and allowed Magic to score a goal, which drew enthusiastic applause from the audience.

Speaking of which, the Magic also returned for half the season.

32 appearances, averaging 30 minutes per game, 14.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, 6.9 assists, and shooting nearly 47% from the field, including 38% from three-pointers. This data is amazing, although it is not comparable to his peak period. yourself, but what you need to consider is... the Magic, who has returned to play after four seasons, is still the main force of the team, which is difficult to achieve.

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Back to the Mavericks offense.

Li Shengli still pushed and hit from behind, which can be called a model of blood and violence. However, Divac couldn't stand it and called Magic to help, but Li Shengli directly chose to pass the ball to Garnett.

"Kevin, take action!"

"I...fuck you!" Garnett immediately took a shot as soon as he got the ball. Although his shot speed is not as fast as that of a player like Nick who is famous for his speed, Garnett is tall and the height of his shot is not comparable to that of Nick. Just think of him as When he saw Magic Johnson rushing over, he cursed loudly and made a three-and-done shot that went out of bounds.

What the hell is this?

Li Shengli was stunned, because although Garnett did not take an open shot, the Magician couldn't cause too much interference. He could tolerate not scoring, but he absolutely couldn't tolerate not touching.

"Kevin, what are you doing, dreaming?"

"I...you...can't do it, I'm afraid he will fall on me."

"What the hell are you kidding me about now?" Li Shengli called his teammates back to defend and comforted Garnett, "Don't panic, don't panic, this is your first playoff game, stay calm." Stop and fight!"

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In the subsequent mutual attacks, the Lakers' offense improved greatly.

The addition of Magic not only serves as a battlefield commander, but also gives the Lakers one more point of attack. However, Garnett's method of bullying the weak and fearing the strong will not work, because in his opinion... Magic is too tough, just a tough guy. Nuclear bombs, even if they forcefully convince themselves not to panic, they are still defensive in fear of causing too much friction with the magician.