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Crotty injured?

This is an urgent and serious issue.

It’s hard to say how much impact the emergency will have on the Lakers. Although he is furious, it is not unacceptable. Even this old fox has thought of this situation, because fluctuations in the status of players are inevitable. of.

It's just that Crotty is injured now, not in poor condition.

But in fact, both will essentially affect the game, so they will not affect Harris's remedial plan, but before that, he needs to make a 'loss estimate'.

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You know, the more sophisticated the tool, the more likely it is that something will go wrong.

Compared with the Bulls' triangle system, the Lakers' tactics are obviously more demanding. In the five-man group composed of two three-person lines, if there is a problem with one of them, it will affect the established tactical effect, and Li Shengli, Kobe Bryant, and Crowe There is a problem of grading importance among Ty, Campbell and Horry.

There is only one Li Shengli in the first level.

Because Li Shengli grabbed offensive and defensive rebounds with one hand, he always ensured the existence of a three-person connection from the point guard, to the center, to the power forward.

The third level is Campbell and Horry.

As an offensive supplement, there is actually a wide range of replaceable candidates. To put it bluntly, if you don't have a good handle, I can substitute someone and choose someone with a relatively good handle. It won't be a big problem.

As for why the second level is put last?

Because there is Kobe and Crotty.

Kobe can be in the second level because in the connection between point guard, shooting guard, and small forward, he is the main attacker, and the small forward only supplements the firepower. As for Eddie, he is actually in this level, but his offensive methods are compared to Kobe. Single, Kobe has a higher priority.

Kobe Bryant might understand at the second level, but what about Crotty?

There is a saying that Crotty on the offensive end can be replaced, and even Nick has a higher priority than him, but the problem is that Crotty also limits Jordan's functions on the defensive end.

This point is not there. The most likely and intuitive performance is probably...the Lakers' offense has improved a little with the addition of Knicks, but the Bulls' offense has improved a lot.

Let’s look at the first scene.

If the Bulls' offense improves a lot, it is really possible to win or lose the game, but overall, the Lakers have a good chance of winning.

On the one hand, the Lakers have Li Shengli, so they are not afraid of attacking with the Bulls.

On the other hand, Harris, as an old fox, has many contingency plans in his notebook, and all the plans show that as long as there is no problem with Li Shengli, he has a good chance of winning no matter how he fights. He has even considered Kobe Bryant and Campbell. , Horry was considered, and of course Crotty was included.

Crotty is here and it works best.

As long as the Bulls are not performing at their peak, the Lakers can win if they maintain their normal state.

Crotty is not here, but it doesn't mean he can't play.

The requirements for the offensive and defensive performance of the Lakers are a little higher. More importantly, the requirements are only relatively high. Compared with the requirements for the Bulls' offensive and defensive performance in the game, they are still low.

Therefore, Harris still feels very stable.

As long as there is no problem with the first-level personnel, the second- and third-level personnel can remedy the problem, and the opinion given by the team doctor is that Crotty has only been injured for two games.

Regardless of other factors, win one game first for now.

The first result is that these two games are 1:1, which is not a big problem. The big score of 1:2 is acceptable, and the Lakers have 2 wins.

The second result, if it was a 0:2, would basically be fine, because a big score of 0:3 represents not only the Lakers' match point victory, but also efficient suppression in the first three games.

The first two are certainly good results, but there is a third result.

The third result is that if the next two games are played 2:0, the big score will be 2:1, and the Bulls will be one game ahead. What this result tells the Lakers is that the reason for losing the game is not Crotty. The absence is because there are two consecutive games in the main lineup and someone has a problem.

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It’s just that the probability of the third outcome is low.

Judging from the feedback from the first game, Harris made a lot of calculations, but all of them were correct. The next two games will be a time to test the impact of Crotty on the Lakers.

As for Crotty's injury, it was not reported to the media at all and was kept very confidential.

At the moment of the finals, both sides are watching every subtle change of their opponents. The leakage of news about personnel adjustments may cause the opponents to work overnight to come up with a targeted solution. Therefore, it can be seen that during the finals... all members of the team are bragging. The situation of forcing, making trouble, and being careless is more serious than in the regular season and early playoffs.

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At the same time, media coverage of the incident was overwhelming.

In the first game, I thought it would be a difficult situation for the Lakers to parry, but what people didn't expect was that it would be the Bulls who would have difficulty parrying? The 34-year-old Jordan is having a hard time playing the game? The most surprising thing is...it seems that the Lakers, with their young main force, are suppressing the Bulls.

Are the Bulls getting old?

When I think about this problem, it is actually not unexpected.

After all, it is unrealistic for the 100-year-old Jordan to still dominate the league. It's just that this day came a little early, and fans across the United States haven't had time to find a successor for him.

successor?

Can you take over Jordan's baton?

Can you fight against this man Li Shengli?

To be honest, no one knows the answers to these questions, but if the Lakers really reach the top this season, then the league's search for answers will have to accelerate. After all, the more the league looks at the Lakers, the more panic it becomes. The scariest thing is this Does the team still have some room for improvement?

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Play G1 on June 1st.

Play G2 on June 4th.

Amidst the cheers of all the fans at the United Center, everyone was surprised to find that Crotty from the Lakers' first game... was gone? Even Jordan was stunned for a moment and asked Li Shengli when he was preparing to start the game.

"Lee, where are the Crottes."

"You have the nerve to ask?" Li Shengli's face darkened, wondering if Jordan had tricked Crotty?

"What do you mean?" Jordan was confused, "Why should I be embarrassed to ask?"

"It's okay, Crotty is injured, but it's the same, you can't win anyway."

"Haha, you really know how to joke!"

The game has started, there is no need to hide the news.

As soon as Li Shengli finished speaking, the Bulls were very excited to hear the news, but Jordan personally felt a little unhappy.

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Not long after he finished speaking, the game started.

The Bulls' lineup has not changed, with Jordan, Pippen, Rodman plus Harper and Longley.

The Lakers' lineup is different from the previous game, with Li Shengli, Kobe Bryant, Campbell, Horry and Nick replacing Crotty.

Just as Harris expected.

The Bulls' offense was unleashed.

At the same time, what makes him happy is... Although his defense has been weakened, Li Shengli is in good condition, which is directly reflected in free throws, interrupting Phil Jackson's active foul tactics, and this allows the Bulls' interior rotation players to collectively Want to retire.

Isn't it too easy to bully others?

The offense didn't dare to play, Li Shengli had to press down the ball and shot; the defense couldn't guard it, and Rodman had to take care of Campbell's position. The pressure of single defense at the center position was too great. They found that "being beaten to shit" turned out not to be the case. It's a joke, but it's not an exaggerated metaphor. After all, under double physical and psychological pressure, incontinence is possible.

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The first quarter is over.

Li Shengli scored 14 points directly, and Kobe also scored 10 points.

This means that the effect of the two three-man lines with Nick as the starting point is explosive. The Lakers scored 30 points in a single quarter, and the main offensive team Li Shengli and Kobe scored 24 points together. The remaining 6 points were used to supplement the team's firepower.

However, Harris was a little dissatisfied.

Nick's role is somewhat overflowing. Last season, he was a firepower averaging 15 points per game, but now he has not exerted his offensive value. It's not that he cannot play, but it is really not his turn to play. While the offensive end is overflowing, the defensive end is still insufficient. with a colander.

Can a 185-foot-tall guard against 198-foot-tall Jordan?

Nick simply couldn't produce the effect of Crotty's desperate defense, shooting, and letting the inside make up. His height suppression and Jordan's fallback allowed Jordan to score 18 points. Many of them were singles and forced shots against him.

At this moment, he wants to retire with the Bulls' center team.

Because they were all beaten badly, fortunately, the Bulls still lost a little in the first quarter, scoring 28 points in a single quarter. Jordan's 18 points and the 10 points in the first quarter of the first game were greatly improved.