Bulldozer of the NBA’s Restricted Area

Seeing the situation in the second quarter, without knowing the specific situation on the court, all Lakers fans could only think blindly... Li Shengli was brutally tortured by the Bulls center team.

Shameless and cruel!

How could it be so cruel?

This time, all Lakers fans couldn't stand it anymore, and the fans at the scene, before the live broadcast, and before the online broadcast were all angry, using their own methods to condemn the Bulls' center group.

"Wai Wai Wai Wai, um, hello, are you the American Association of Animal Welfare Organizations?"

"Yes, yes, I reported it. I was at the scene. Someone was engaging in abuse in the restricted area."

"Where? The home court of the NBA Lakers in Los Angeles, you didn't see it..."

"Ah? You're watching. That's better. Hurry up..."

"What? Aren't you an association of animal protection organizations? Humans are no longer animals? What's your level of education? Let your leader talk to me and save us, Lao Li."

"Damn it, this matter is not your business? Are you looking for a human rights organization?"

"Damn it, the first thing I went to was the Human Rights Association, the Human Rights Association asked me to go to the Workers' Association, the Labor Association asked me to go to you, and you asked me to go back to the Human Rights Association. What is this? This is push-back, this is a disguised FB... …”

"What? Do you still need to go to the wildlife protection organization to sign?"

"Damn, let me stress it again, Lee is our starting center for the Lakers, he is not wild."

"What? Can't a wild one be so powerful?"

"What do you mean by stepping on a horse? How dare you slander him? No, not even a word. Whoever talks about him will be the one to blame!"

"I want to greet your whole family! @#￥ @**\u0026..."

…

On and off the field are always two different things.

At this time, the Lakers were guaranteed a 6-point lead at halftime. This 6-point lead was carried over from the first quarter. And when the Lakers played so fiercely, the Bulls were still chasing so closely, which shows the strong fighting power. Assuming that both sides played in the second half If someone made a mistake, the situation would change in just a few minutes.

Want to make no mistakes?

This is impossible, because the second half involves player rotation again, and unlike the stable main force, the upper and lower limits of the substitutes' performance are very, very large.

Going up can chase the core main force.

It can carry the water dispenser for three years.

During the halftime break, the head coaches on both sides were thinking about this issue, but in the end, neither Harris nor Phil Jackson dared to rest the two core players, Li Shengli and Jordan, and began to rotate players in other positions, which made the game more variable.

For the Lakers, Kobe is resting.

Eddie came up because he didn't play much in the first few games and was not in good shape. Fortunately, Li Shengli was still there, and Ben also replaced Campbell. The two controlled the rebounds tightly, and the team's efficiency dropped slightly.

On the Bulls side, Harper rested.

Cole is here again. As Phil Jackson's sharp knife in special moments, he shut himself down in the first quarter of the starting lineup, and he doesn't know where to find the touch to make up for it. Maybe it's because the Lakers' physical fitness as a defender has declined. Maybe he is only suitable for the second half, but he has become a three-point monster again.

…

"Damn, damn, damn!!"

"Why is this bastard back again?"

"Quick, quick, don't rest, come on Campbell!"

"Eddie is back, Kobe and you are coming too."

"Nick, don't go to Jordan yet. Cole, Cole, kill him!"

In view of the unsatisfactory effect of Phil Jackson starting Cole, Harris didn't even think about it. Once the game started, Cole became a variable again. He had thought it would be Pippen or Rodman. , but I never thought it would be this Cole again.

To be honest, Li Shengli also had a headache.

Killing in the penalty area on the defensive end is no joke, but the problem is that Cole, as a typical shooter, has never taken a shot near the basket, not even in the mid-range. He just makes hard moves and eats Jordan's passes, turning the game into a All-Star Three-Point Contest-style shooting game.

To be honest, this weakens the defensive role of interior players.

If you score a three-pointer, if you can't score a defensive rebound in the backcourt, the Lakers can't attack quickly. The Bulls and Lakers are a bit similar...before Cole, it was the steady Jordan who was trying to attack, and The significance of Jordan's presence is the same as that of Li Shengli. After trying to single out without success, simply sharing the ball is an excellent opportunity for his teammates to take action, because the defensive formation is already broken.

…

"Nick, go and crucify him!" Li Shengli yelled.

"Okay!" Nick also knew that this would be a life-and-death moment. Although it was only the third quarter, both sides knew that as long as there was a huge score difference in one of the four quarters, the game would be settled.

"Damn it, come on, Cole, I'll let you shoot the three-pointer!"

"I'm going to squat on your head, and I'll let you throw a hammer!"

As soon as Knicks got tough, Cole, who had harsh output conditions, did stall, but Phil Jackson still didn't replace him, because he did hold up a Lakers player, no matter it was Knicks or whoever it was, they held back one after another.

At this moment...

Pippen and Cole were separated on the left and right sides, which locked the two defenses and could not move.

Rodman has been taken down, and Kukoc who came up has the ability to shoot at fixed points, as well as the current center Beason Dele. The two of them did not give Jordan a screen at all, and no screen was the best screen to help Jordan. Two more defenses were involved, and both of them were running around Jordan.

The only one who can defend is Kobe.

However, there are not many people in the league who can defend Jordan alone. Payton is considered the strongest. Crotty can only choose to defend the shot and release the shot in the extreme. Kobe Bryant The current defensive environment is completely different from before, because Dele and Kukoc are very far away, and Li Shengli and Big Ben can't do much interference.

It stands to reason that the Bulls could play like this before, and that's how they played.

But having said that, if Cole's firepower is not too strong, the Lakers' defense will not be stretched, and they can just focus on guarding Jordan.

This time, the variable was the rotation of Harper and Cole. This time it was not even used until the end of the quarter. After the third quarter, the Bulls widened the point difference and soared to 12 points.

As for the last part.

Li Shengli felt very powerless. It would be fine if he was not in good condition. But the problem was that the Bulls were penetrated inside. Luke Longley graduated, Bison Dele graduated, and even Rodman, who temporarily assumed the center position, also It’s no use even if he’s about to graduate, he just can’t catch up with Jordan’s efficiency.

It's not that I can't catch up, it's because they are both the strong offensive points of their respective teams. After attracting double-teams and covering up defense, the efficiency of distributing the ball is different. And this can't be blamed on teammates. The efficiency of teammates is good, but there is still no Bulls offense. Cole and Pippen were positioned high on both sides.

Fight until the last round.

Li Shengli, who only rested for two minutes, was really helpless. He tried his best to narrow the point difference, but he couldn't get within 5 points. This was what Jordan got after taking a rest. The Bulls finally won by these 5 points. The score between the two sides was evenly matched. It became 125:120.

In the finals, the two sides scored a total of 245 points?

Quite exaggerated, but not unprecedented, because it was the Lakers who set this record in the past ten seasons. In the 1987 Finals, the Lakers beat the Celtics with a score of 141:122. Even in those 6 games, each game, Every team scored over 100 points.

And almost all games with huge scores prove one thing...Both sides are unable to take advantage of the opponent's offense. They go up and fight with bayonets. The white knife goes in and the yellow knife comes out. In this series between the Lakers and the Bulls, after thoroughly understanding the opponent's defense, It will be even more explosive.

Li Shengli had 40 points, 17 rebounds and 5 assists.

Jordan had 45 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 2 steals.

Two pieces of personal data were posted on sports pages across the United States, but what made Li Shengli more uncomfortable was that the score was tied at 1:2.

…

After exiting the game and returning to the locker room, the emotions of the Lakers generals were difficult to suppress.

"Damn it, how could you lose? Why did you lose?" Da Ben angrily kicked the chair away.

"Damn, it's that Cole. He looks like a psycho when no one is guarding him. He is like an Alzheimer's when he is guarding him. He just takes out one of our defenses." Nick was also very angry at this moment, because he was indeed restricted on the defensive end in the second half. .

"It's my problem. I couldn't guard Jordan." Kobe was hit a bit hard this time. It was okay to let him play offense, but there was nothing he could do to defend him against Jordan for the time being.

"Go ahead, can you shoulder the blame alone?" Li Shengli scolded: "We have no problem with our offense, and we have no problem with our defense. Everyone in the Bulls is watching. If it weren't for Cole's good touch, the problem would be It won’t be so big, if you want to defend Jordan alone..."

Li Shengli didn't say anything further, as if he didn't know who could defend him alone, but Ben immediately jumped into the air and roared angrily, because this task could only be given to Crotty.

"Crotty?"

"Where's Crotty?"

"Damn it, brother, he's out to hit someone!"

"Fuck, that's right, Crotty can fight in the next game!"

"That's right, Crotty is guarding Jordan, let's join forces and beat Cole to death."