Bulldozer of the NBA’s Restricted Area

The focus of the first day of the playoffs.

The Lakers VS Jazz game has reached the end of the third quarter.

With the entire nation watching, almost no one believed that this would be the eighth score in the Western Conference and the first score in the Western Conference. And more importantly... the Lakers duo were going crazy. Li Shengli led the team to clean up offensive rebounds, and Kobe Bryant Takes most of the offense.

The only problem was that Jazz resisted fiercely.

Not only did the restriction on Kobe Bryant on the defensive end achieve good results, but the offensive end also went crazy. The point difference ranged from 18 in the second half, to 25 at the peak in the middle, and then to 13 at the end of the third quarter.

Worthy of ranking first in the Western Conference.

The Jazz, who are working hard across the board, obviously outshine the Lakers, who have only one Kobe Bryant in output at this stage, in terms of efficiency.

However, no matter how fierce the Jazz's counterattack was, the advantage they had played before was enough, and Kobe still entered the fourth quarter with a terrifying personal 70 points.

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The end of the game.

Everyone was tensed, whether it was the Lakers, the Jazz, or the 20,000 people at this home court, everyone's eyes were fixed on Kobe.

As for Jazz...

The good news is that Kobe's shots are decreasing. It can be felt that the Lakers are also afraid of overturning and no longer blindly let Kobe take shots.

The bad news is that although Kobe's scoring has slowed down, it has not stagnated, and he has been sprinting all the way to the 80 mark.

The even worse news is that Li Shengli took action and led the team to show the entire league the Lakers' future dual-core tactics.

It starts with Li Shengli catching the ball.

Regardless of his position, the Jazz center is pushed flatly. At this time, Malone must be on the scene to help defend, otherwise Li Shengli can easily beat his opponent.

However, when Ma Long arrives, Ben runs away.

No matter who has no offensive ability, there is a lot of room for air defense, so the Jazz cannot control the big budget.

In this way, the time difference will appear, the Jazz will switch defenses on a large scale, and the Lakers will still have a three-on-two effect on the outside.

Horry is usually in the left corner and Kobe is at the top of the arc.

The Lakers' two offensive end points are located far away. The Jazz are originally two-to-three defense. Although the second-to-three defense time is very short, the problem is that the Lakers' two offensive points need less time to take action. As long as they can't defend in time, they will Got hit open.

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What the hell is this?

Jerry Sloan was about to vomit. He thought it would be difficult to beat the Lakers, but he didn't expect it to be so difficult. Putting aside Kobe's amazing performance in the first three quarters, looking at the last quarter alone...the Jazz still couldn't beat the Lakers, because the Lakers The fault tolerance rate of this tactic is too high.

As long as Li Shengli is stable, poor touch in other positions will not be a problem. After all, substitutes are not just for the job. They have to work and have their time to shine, and the Lakers can always find someone with good touch to take over.

Even if Li Shengli is eliminated.

Assuming that Kobe can also grow into the core of the Lakers, the stability of the inside and outside and the tactics will be improved to an even more terrifying level.

Li Shengli is the first choice for the Lakers' tactics, which is a variant of the triangle offense.

Kobe is the second choice for the Lakers' tactics. This is a true replica of the Bulls' style of play, even more terrifying than the Bulls, because the Bulls only have one Rodman inside, but the Lakers have Li Shengli and Big Ben inside, and they are competitive inside. The repressive force is stronger.

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What Jerry Sloan could see, Harris must have seen too.

Originally I didn't consider this because Kobe was not good enough to be a core player, but this time... Harris looked at Kobe and saw that he was stupid.

Players who are supposed to be slow to warm up, even if they have talent, shouldn't show it so quickly? !

I am puzzled!

But looking back, Harris can figure it out if he thinks about it carefully.

There is no doubt that it takes time for a player to grow.

It is not limited to training and study time, but also includes playing time, number of shots, personal talent and other complex factors. And precisely because of Li Shengli's existence, Kobe's process was infinitely shortened.

Maybe Kobe originally needed two or three seasons to grow and wait for opportunities to play and take shots.

But the Lakers have Li Shengli who loves to nurture new players and doesn't care about statistics. Everything Kobe needs is filled in time, and this can be seen in Ben and Garnett during his time with the Mavericks.

Bulldozer in the restricted area?

Or a superstar excavator?

Unexpectedly, when Li Shengli joined the Lakers, he also brought a tripper and madman Crotty who returned from the Jazz.

When the time comes, they will be equipped with tower cranes, pile drivers, and drilling machines. Will the Los Angeles Lakers change their name to the Los Angeles Engineering Team, or the Los Angeles Siege Team, and assemble large-scale equipment to attack cities across the United States? !

Harris shook his head and smiled bitterly.

Although it is not certain whether Li Shengli has a unique vision, the problem is that the younger brothers he personally trained have indeed enjoyed growth and accelerated their growth, especially Kobe in this game.

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The coaches on both sides didn't have to think much.

The game on the field was still in full swing, and the fans at the scene did not hesitate to scream and curse hysterically at a player from the home team who did not perform well, or a player from the visiting team who performed extremely well.

Until the last minute of the final quarter.

After the Jazz made full efforts, the Lakers also changed their tactics and fixed the point difference at 10 points. As for Kobe, his scoring is still increasing. Up to this moment, NBA fans across the United States are surprised, because the technical desk gave Statistics show...Kobe Bryant, 79 points.

In less than 1 minute, the score difference was 12 points!

The Jazz's hope of a comeback is slim, and their loss is unjust because Kobe is such a variable.

But...you can lose the game, but you can't give up 80 points.

After the Jazz got the ball, Jerry Sloan immediately called a timeout. The arrangement at this time was very simple. Just foul a player other than Kobe and get the ball back. As long as Kobe didn't take the shot, everything would be fine. Easy to say.

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There are 51 seconds left in the game.

After the timeout, the Jazz had the ball. Stockton held the ball and led people around to waste time. After scoring a goal, at 21 seconds of the offensive round, this meant that there were 30 seconds left in the game, and the Lakers basically had one left. The attack time of the round.

At this time, Crotty advanced with the ball, pushed it beyond the three-point line and handed the ball to Kobe. The Jazz didn't even have to think about it. It would definitely be Kobe who took the shot. The three-person double-team tactic was used again, but it was Malone. He touched Li Shengli's side as if he were strolling around, paying attention to the situation outside.

"Damn it, Lee, you bastard, don't even think about it!!"

"Don't talk to me. Let's talk after the game!" Li Shengli didn't even look back, and directly pulled out to cover Kobe. "Kobe, hold on, be sure to hold on. It's the last ball."

The last ball?

Kobe Bryant's face straightened when he heard Li Shengli's roar, because this was really the last ball. Just now, he switched from defense to offense, and as soon as he served, he was pressed by the Jazz. Now he is double-teamed, and there are only 20 seconds left. .

Scored, 81!

If you can't score, you can't break the 80 mark!

Kobe now had enough time to play the whole game. He exploded with his final strength and circled around Li Shengli, who was pulling out to cover him. When he stepped aside... Stockton was blocked, Brian, Huo There is a position difference between Nasek and Nasek.

This is the best opportunity and the only opportunity!

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"Take action, take action quickly!"

"Now, Kobe!"

"Rush, rush forward, take your last breath!"

"Are you taking action? It must hit, hit!"

Seeing Kobe find an opportunity, the Lakers united and roared together on and off the court. Everyone clenched their fists tightly, but Kobe... really took action, with little interference and a pull-up jumper.

call out! !

The ball traces a perfect parabola.

In fact, every player is not sure before taking the shot, but after taking the shot, he will have an instinct to predict whether he will advance or not.

This is the muscle memory cultivated by a large number of repeated shooting practice. As long as the body tells the brain and the muscle group is well coordinated, the ball will basically go in, and Kobe's brain sends back the information that the ball is... stable.

Whoosh, the ball hit the net, and all the Lakers cheered.

However, before the basketball hit the net... there was a beep, and the game was not over yet. The referee blew his whistle. Now it was the Jazz's turn to cheer, and the home court immediately became excited.