Bulldozer of the NBA’s Restricted Area

The Lakers army marched to Salt Lake City.

This is the last leg of a long road trip, which will end with several consecutive home games for the Lakers.

At this time, everyone except Li Shengli was almost withered. After all, while running around, there was very little rest time and fragmented sleep time. He couldn't even get enough sleep. He couldn't hit the ball, let alone the last one. The game is played at a high altitude like Salt Lake City.

Arrival on the first day and preparation for battle on the second day.

After the afternoon training sessions, everyone rested until four o'clock and went to the visiting team's training ground prepared by the Jazz. They began to warm up and prepare for the evening game. It was just... tired. Everyone was very tired, except Li Shengli. Always.

While warming up.

Malone and Stockton happily came to visit and taunted Li Shengli. Li Shengli chased them around and drove them out of the visiting team's training ground. He looked back at his teammates who were preparing for the game and also had a headache.

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"Can we still maintain the same form as in the previous games today?" Harris found Li Shengli before the game. Thinking of Li Shengli's amazing and fucking performance in the previous games, he was really worried, "Seriously, you don't have to work too hard. Yes, we are definitely a playoff team, not a threshold team competing for time and games."

"Okay, let's take a rest after this game." Li Shengli said to Harris.

"Well, that's best. After this game, go back to our home court, and I will arrange your main time. As for this game..."

Harris thought for a while and said: "Our state doesn't seem to be very good, but the good news is... this game can be used as a sample of our low-level performance against the Jazz. After all, there is a high probability that we will encounter the Jazz in the playoffs. It’s time to gain experience.”

"Then how do you fight today?"

"Still the old rules, you and Kobe lead the internal and external connection, and replace players who are in poor condition depending on the situation. However, this time Nick is not feeling well and will not start, so the connection between you and Kobe may be a bit difficult."

Nick not starting?

Li Shengli thought... Crotty and Fisher are the only ones the Lakers can play as point guards.

As the intersection of the two lines, Nick is better organized. When Crotty is on, he can basically determine that the opponent has a stable scorer on the outside, and his firepower suppresses the team's No. 1 scorer.

As for the newcomer, fisherman Fisher is the third choice under normal circumstances.

But obviously this is not a normal situation, and Harris also feels that Fisher needs to be given some development time.

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"Me? Starting?" Fisher was confused.

After the warm-up, when it was time to go on the court, Harris announced that Fisher would start today, while Nick would go on the bench, and his priority in selection was even lower than Crotty.

"What, you don't want to fight?" Harris joked.

"Fight, fight, of course I will fight!" Fisher was so happy that he thought Crotty would be the one to hit him, but he didn't expect it to be him.

"Okay, today is just temporary. From now on...it depends on your performance."

"Okay, coach, don't worry, I will perform well." Fisher couldn't care less about whether he would appear to be flattering to the coach when he said these words, but this opportunity was too rare, so he turned around and He glanced at Li Shengli.

"Boss, tell me, how are we going to fight today?"

"Uh..." Li Shengli choked.

So serious?

The coach just laid out the tactics, didn't you listen?

"As long as the pass is a little more stable, I'll hit first. If I'm double-teamed, you'll do the same thing as Nick, just move, receive the pass, and pass to the open person." Li Shengli said to Fisher.

It was all nonsense, but Fisher was happy to listen.

Not only was he willing to listen, he was even communicating with other teammates, cherishing this opportunity very much, and he was as excited as a madman.

This made Nick, who was reduced to a substitute, very speechless, but in the end he still gave Fisher a few words.

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Waited for a while...

The Lakers made their debut, and Salt Lake City fans had mixed emotions when they saw Lakers boss Li Shengli.

With Li Shengli here, the Jazz are a championship team!

Without Li Shengli, the Jazz are a strong team in the Western Conference!

The gap between the two is just because of Li Shengli. The Mavericks entered the finals and the Lakers won the championship for the team that got Li Shengli. It is simply incomprehensible. Of course... there are also things that can be understood.

The Jazz and Lakers have good foundations, and they have won the championship.

The Mavericks are considered to have the worst foundation among the three. Their players tend to be younger and they have not made it to the finals.

Therefore, someone as strong as Li Shengli still needs strong teammates, and the Lakers have these resources, whether it is the three All-Star players Kobe, Eddie, and Nick, or undrafted gems like Ben and Crotty.

Anyone who is not blind can see that the Lakers' lineup is quite luxurious.

It is normal for this kind of lineup to defeat the Bulls. After all, Li Shengli is still one of the most dazzling top super giants in the star-studded league. What Salt Lake City fans see is... If Li Shengli does not leave, Salt Lake City can be alone. The big, big, all-American guy calls me daddy.

It's just that this situation is impossible. The Jazz's dynasty was completely disintegrated in only two seasons, and tonight... Li Shengli led the Lakers back.

Although the Lakers and Jazz have played each other before, seeing Li Shengli and Malone team up in the All-Star Game evoked the memories of Salt Lake City fans. Today, at the home court of the Jazz Triangle Center, there were only cheers and no boos, which was very rare in the past. of.

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After waiting for a while, the game is about to start.

Lakers, Li Shengli, Kobe Bryant, Campbell, Fox, Fisher.

This is considered the Lakers' standard lineup.

After Harris fixed Li Shengli and Kobe Bryant, the starting position for the remaining three positions depends on the opponent. Obviously, today's offense will be stronger. Harris wants to find among the tired players who are in good condition and feel good. We will look at it later. The situation makes up for defense.

Jazz, Malone, Stockton, Hornacek, Foster, Adam Keefe.

Jerry Sloan will definitely not break up the double-shattering combination. As for Hornacek, he is the Jazz's third core. Adam Keefe at the small forward position is not bad...but he is at the top of the mid-range position. choose.

The Lakers have Li Shengli + Big Ben.

The Rockets have Olajuwon + Barkley.

The Spurs have Robinson + Duncan.

The Jazz are in the inner hell of the Western Conference. Although they themselves are also a member of the inner hell, Malone's partner is obviously much weaker than the first three, not to mention that there is also... Ewing + Auntie + Old Oak in the East. The Knicks fighting combination, the top insiders of O'Neal + Garnett, even the Heat where Mourning is, and the Hawks where Mutombo is.

Can't find a good center?

Then let’s save up human shields!

As the era of the strongest inside line, the way to fight against super centers is to pile up people.

The Bulls are aggressively replenishing the team's meat shields for this season, and the Jazz can't help but make up for it. The trade deadline that just passed... super centers are hard to find. Even meat shield centers are a sought-after resource. Pull to fight against the hell insiders in the east and west.

As for Jazz’s human shield blasting team…

Foster, Ostertag, and Cunningham were all pulled up. No matter how well they played, it was good to use up some energy, and Jerry Sloan was even thinking...if there were three players tonight There is not enough center forward. Even if Malone is substituted, Li Shengli will have to be held back.