Bulldozer of the NBA’s Restricted Area

The Lakers were the first to advance in the first round of the Western Conference. The Rockets had no chance and were swept directly. After the first round... the major awards of the regular season were also announced one after another.

The best coach is Pacers coach Larry Bird.

The Best Sixth Man is Danny Manning. As the number one pick in 1988 who peaked but declined rapidly due to injuries, there is no Rookie of the Year or other individual awards. The first one to come is the Best Sixth Man. It was a bit unexpected.

As for Rookie of the Year...

There is no doubt that it is Duncan, as there is no suspense as he is scheduled to be the No. 1 pick in the draft, and his 21.1 points, 11.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 2.5 blocks and 0.7 steals really do not look like those produced by a rookie.

Then to the five data kings.

Jordan, who averaged 28.7 points per game, was the scoring leader, Rodman, who averaged 15 rebounds, was the rebounding leader, Wizards point guard Strickland broke out to top the assists list with 10.5 assists, and 96-level Camby also broke out to top the list of blocks with 3.7 blocks. The king in steals was won by Hawks point guard Blaylock with 2.6 steals.

Finally... the best defender is Mutombo, and the regular season MVP is won by Jordan.

Li Shengli was on first and second defense, with no other gains, but it doesn’t matter. It’s not that it doesn’t matter because he didn’t win it, but it really doesn’t matter. After all, the Lakers are one of the teams with the greatest impact on the championship this season. The championship trophy is worth more than anything else.

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Back to the schedule.

The Lakers were the first to advance in the Western Conference, and other teams were also quick. After all, they only played 5 games in the first round. The Jazz advanced 3:1 to the Timberwolves, and the Spurs advanced 3:2 to the Trail Blazers.

There is no suspense about the promotion of these two teams, but the SuperSonics 2:3 Suns and their comeback by the Suns were a bit upset. After all, the SuperSonics started with a 2:0 start. When everyone thought the Suns were out, The Suns also won 3 consecutive games and counterattacked in one fell swoop.

Who broke out?

In the series between the Suns and the SuperSonics, Li Shengli enjoyed watching the statistics, because the winner of the Suns was... Kidd.

He averaged 14.5 shots per game and hit less than 38% of his two-pointers overall. This is normal performance and the same in all five games.

But in the next three games... Kidd found that his three-pointers were more accurate than two-pointers, so he started shooting three-pointers, averaging 5 per game and hitting 40. If he converted to two points, it would be an efficiency of 60. On the other hand, , the benefits of offense to the team are not limited to hits.

With offense, there is a higher ability to pull defense.

Kidd's assist data also skyrocketed, breaking double figures in every game. The Suns all ate their cakes and vomited, but Kidd continued to feed them. In the last three games, Kidd took the most credit for the comeback.

Can a defensive player like Gary Payton be unable to suppress the explosive Kidd?

The Lakers took a look at their lineup...and weren't sure if Crotty could do it.

But it's okay if it doesn't work, because in the first round of the Suns, Kidd was feeding the insiders, and he vomited in the first round. In the second round, he ran into Li Shengli and Ben, and he probably wouldn't even be able to eat.

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Wait until May 5th.

The Suns arrived in Los Angeles and went to the visiting team's training ground at the Lakers' home court to warm up and prepare for the game. During this period, Li Shengli chatted with Kidd for a few words, and when it was time for the game... As soon as the Suns' starting lineup was unveiled, even Lakers fans were worried about the visiting team.

Danny Manning, who just won the Sixth Man of the Year award, is out of action due to injury.

The team's leading scorer, Rex Chapman, is out due to injury.

Kevin Johnson can play but is also tortured by injuries. Last season's points and assists were cut in half this season.

Among the starters, center Clifford Robinson and power forward Antonio McDyess.

Putting aside the data, these two people definitely cannot be called the core of the sun.

There are three people left...Kevin Johnson, who is seriously injured, McLeod, who was once the Mavericks' peak substitute, and Kidd, who can't find the core of the offense at all, and life is really difficult with such an injured configuration. .

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As soon as the game started, the Lakers scored soaringly.

There is no need to think about who is better at both the inside and outside lines, because they are both equally easy to play, but the Suns can't resist it at all. They can't even hold back the backcourt rebounds. They are trailing by double doubles at halftime. Kidd's touch is sometimes inconsistent. No performance today.

But if the Suns were really not good at all, they wouldn't be able to survive the SuperSonics.

The Suns began to exert their strength in the second half. Head coach Danny Ainge made an impromptu decision to completely abandon positional warfare and switch to mobile warfare. The Suns' fast offense bypassed the Lakers' interior defense in disguise and turned into a battle of speed. of running fast race.

The effect of this kind of temporary arrangement is definitely there, and there is no shortage of precedents before.

But the problem is that the Lakers have sufficient personnel reserves. The only thing that needs to be solved is the speed of the lineup. Harris took the big budget and put in the foursome of Kobe, Crotty, Fox, and Horry, paired with Li Shengli. As for the rested Ben, he can also take over Li Shengli's defensive duties.

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There is no way!

Although the Suns kept the score difference in the first half from widening, they could not narrow it down. The score difference was still double digits until the end of the game. Li Shengli took a break early, sat on the bench and chatted with Harris, watching the speed increase. The Suns frequently caused fouls and free throws in the frontcourt.

Harris wanted to carve every detail of the game into his mind to prepare for the next game, while Li Shengli only looked at Kidd, after all, the sun was playing around him.

"The Suns can't win. Their speed is not fast enough. I mean all speeds are not fast enough." Harris smiled. Although he was still playing, he was so confident.

"It's not bad. It can be regarded as a solution. If the shot is not fast enough, there will be free throws." Li Shengli glanced at the court and said jokingly: "Kidd's hit is low, the free throws are okay, uh... don't you think so? Because of his recent whim, he blows a kiss to the basket before every free throw? After all, O'Neal used to smash several baskets every day, so he was poor at free throws."

Damn, I’m too lazy to talk to you?

If O'Neal hits the basket, are you a good person? I don’t see you smashing it less often!

Harris glanced at Li Shengli with disgust and said: "Come on, this is a matter of personal habits. It can make the free throw shooter's mentality more stable. Everyone can do it, but he is more obvious."

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After continuing to play for a while, Kidd's playing time reached the threshold and he began to rest.

As for the Suns' point guards, Kidd and Kevin Johnson are the same, but both of them are starting. This substitution directly went to backup point guard Steve Nash, and his style of play remained unchanged.

As for Nash, there really wasn't anything that caught Harris' attention, and after a fast break foul... Nash walked to the free throw line, first touched the soles of his feet, and then licked his hands. Li Shengli and everyone were dumbfounded.

"Harris, is this also a personal habit?"

"Ahem... I guess so, although it's a bit unhygienic."

"Damn it, what do you mean by a bit? This is too reckless and unhygienic, isn't it?"

"What do you care about this? It's almost your rest time. There's still half a quarter left. Go up and inform us that the game is over."

"Okay, I'll go notify you."