Bulldozer of the NBA’s Restricted Area

The first half was evenly matched, but the importance of the two quarters in the second half was mentioned to a high degree.

The Lakers have three tasks in the third quarter, one for Li Shengli, one for Big Ben, and the last one for the entire team.

Li Shengli's task is to get rid of Beason-Dele's last foul and try to break the Bulls' inside rotation. When he and Jordan rest simultaneously, the Lakers can win the inside advantage. In this case, no matter how small it is, The advantages are extremely important.

Big Ben's mission is to get rid of Rodman.

Originally, Phil Jackson could use Rodman as center, and at least the effect would be better than Longley and Dele, but the problem is that Li Shengli can severely compromise Rodman's rebounding ability.

Moreover, the Bulls center also has the task of contributing to the number of fouls. Phil Jackson really couldn't bear Rodman's fouls, because Rodman was really ruthless in the penalty area. Don't even think about it when Nick and Eddie entered. He ran away after being hit, and this is why Ben must kill Rodman.

As for the task of the whole team, it is relatively simple.

The offense revolves around Li Shengli, not to widen the point difference, but at least to control the point difference within the current tight rhythm, and patiently wait for the rotation time of Li Shengli and Jordan.

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The prerequisite for execution is to have goals.

With the mission in mind, the Lakers started the third quarter's battle performance.

In less than two minutes, Bison Dele was successfully graduated, because the Bulls' center has been exhausted, and the one who comes up is Kukoc, who mainly plays small forward, and the Bulls' center position is really tight. Incessantly.

It's just that this has little impact on the game for the time being.

No matter who comes up, they can't withstand Li Shengli's onslaught. The only way to stop it is to commit a foul. For the Lakers, the effect of this task will not be apparent until Li Shengli takes a rest.

At the same time, Jordan's offensive was also fierce.

Because Pippen and Cole's left-right shooting combination was present, the Lakers' defense against Jordan could only let Eddie hold on, but this gave Jordan a lot of space. He could shoot stably and fall back without being disturbed, and he could break through the defense and find his way. When a teammate leaked the ball, the double-header scores were still tied together. The difference was... now the Lakers were leading by 1 point, and now the Bulls were leading by 1 point.

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Finally, near the halfway point of the third quarter, Harris called a timeout.

Campbell replaced Li Shengli, and Kobe replaced Eddie. The two came on stage to make up for the firepower problem of Li Shengli's absence, and the result was that Harris had already calculated it...

The first is that Phil Jackson followed the card and asked Jordan to play together.

In this way, everyone synchronizes the absolute core court time and fights for the combat effectiveness of the rotation lineup. At this point, Li Shengli has almost beaten all the Bulls centers. Campbell has a stable offensive advantage when he comes up, plus he does not have deep defensive skills. Jordan harasses, Kobe can also perform on the offensive end, the situation is great!

The second is that Phil Jackson didn't follow, allowing Jordan to continue to waste time.

At this point, the wily Harris has already laid out the plan.

Giving Kobe Bryant a rest in the first half was just a move. Kobe Bryant has plenty of physical strength and is not bad at defense, so he can cause some interference to Jordan. The last thing I have to mention is the advantage of having the center position determined early and playing in a consistent manner. Campbell can definitely make an impact offensively.

In the second scenario, assuming Rodman is transferred to guard Campbell, the offensive effect will be worse, but the Bulls' stretched inside line will not be able to prevent Ben from expanding his offensive and defensive rebounding advantage.

Taking into account Jordan's condition and physical fitness gradually declining over time, he will definitely not be able to compete with Li Shengli for efficiency in the final quarter. The Lakers' situation is still excellent!

If nothing else, the Lakers will not suffer any loss after this substitution.

Everything was due to Li Shengli's violent destruction of the Bulls inside. Harris looked at the resting Li Shengli, and the more he looked at it, the more horrified he became, even though he was a player in his own hands.

As for Phil Jackson? !

Although Harris' personal coaching resume is much worse than that of Phil Jackson, he does not deny this person's ability. However, since having Li Shengli, he understands that it is not necessarily how good Phil Jackson is, but that he has an unsolvable talent. After becoming a superstar, his ability performance will be increased.

Now he has the same thing, the same super giant who dominated an era, and everything has become so easy and easy.

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Return to the court after a timeout.

After taking a look at the substitutions, Harris was very happy that Phil Jackson followed the card and played Jordan. The situation on the court changed subtly in his calculations. After playing for three minutes, the Lakers really took the advantage. Kobe and Campbell got what he wanted.

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Nick pushed the ball beyond the three-point line and handed it to Kobe. He and Horry separated the defenders to the left and right to create a single for Kobe. At first glance, this step was completely the Bulls' offensive position, but Think about it carefully... This will be more efficient than the Bulls, because the Bulls have an inside disadvantage, but the Lakers have an inside advantage.

Singles against Cole at the top of the arc.

Compared with Jordan's offensive weapon arsenal, Kobe seems to be lacking some weapons, but the problem is that it is Cole who is defending him, and he can get by with just a large change of direction laterally.

"Here it comes, Ben, come on!" Campbell pushed past Kukoc and leaned toward the basket.

"Fuck me, get out of here!" Ben roared in a low voice.

The moment Kobe took action, Ben was not as easy as Campbell. He was blocked by Rodman. As soon as he took a step forward, he received a black elbow from Rodman who was backing him. He grimaced in pain. Fortunately, Kobe was in a hurry. The stop shot hit.

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Back to the Bulls offense.

Without Jordan, the Bulls' offensive formation was a bit loose. Pippen temporarily assumed the role of battlefield commander, while Kukoc was not used to center confrontation and dragged Campbell around the whole court. On the contrary, Ben sat at the edge of the penalty area and guarded With Rodman.

It's just that Ben has a bad temper. He was really annoyed by Rodman's black elbow just now. Rodman's eyes turned red now, and with a three-second attack limit, he was not afraid of Rodman hanging on. Just going back and forth, in and out, made him irritated.

"Get on your horse and get out of here!"

"Idiot, do you think this is your home? I can come in when I want and leave when I want!" Rodman counterattacked. Because the outside attack was still fighting, Rodman wanted to fight for rebounds, so he was on the edge of the penalty area. Waiting, and seeing Da Ben getting angry, he immediately became excited.

"Hey, I'm in."

"Hey, I'm out again!"

"I came in again on horseback, and I went out again."

The speed at which Rodman turned back and forth within a centimeter of the penalty area and jumped repeatedly was astonishing. Ben was stunned for a moment, but Rodman was getting more and more aggressive. He turned his back to observe the movements of his teammates and twisted his butt to secretly provoke him.

"You son of a bitch, what can you do to me?"

"Don't mess with me!"

"Oh? How about you ride on your horse and beat me?"

The last time, Rodman hesitated for a long time and did not go in. Instead, he blocked Ben's position because he saw that the Bulls' peripheral offense finally launched. Pippen rushed towards the penalty area with the ball, and Pippen's offense needed He was investigating the location of Big Ben, but just by taking a glance at it, his heart jumped into his throat and he struggled to speak.

"Gu...Rhode..."

"Fuck, run!"

"Damn, it's over, this..."