Bulldozer of the NBA’s Restricted Area

As soon as the two sides in the finals appeared, because the Bulls were slightly inferior to the Lakers in the regular season record, the entire league turned their attention to the first game of the finals that Los Angeles was preparing for, and the Bulls also went to the away game to prepare for the game after the Eastern Conference Finals.

For the Bulls…

Being able to send the Celtics home proves that their lineup this season is very targeted.

In addition to Luke Longley at the center position, there are also veteran Bill Wennington and Joe Klein, who was traded from the Suns during the season. They can always keep the team's center players in sufficient physical condition to fight against Li Shengli.

Not to mention that because of Campbell's injury, Rodman was able to give up his capital and join the center team.

But for the Lakers...

This is how the Jazz dealt with Li Shengli, but the Lakers still won.

Because of the real center attrition war, its effect is limited to the last minute of the second half, and the impact is small but not significant. If Kobe breaks out, the Bulls' war will go bankrupt. This is not true in the series with the Jazz. Reflected.

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Overall, this Eastern and Western finals are special.

The Bulls defeated the Celtics, who have a similar style to the Lakers, and the Lakers defeated the Jazz, who also used a wheel-and-wheel battle to deal with the center position. Both teams proved the reliability of their respective lineups.

Of course, no two leaves in the world are exactly the same.

The Celtics are not the Lakers.

Although the Celtics' combination of O'Neal + Garnett has a stronger interior offense than the Lakers' Li Shengli + Ben, the Celtics do not have Kobe Bryant and do not have a luxurious combination of role players. After all, Eddie and Nick are all-rounders. Stars, Crotty and Ben have outstanding defensive abilities.

Likewise, the Bulls are not the Jazz.

Although they both dealt with Li Shengli in a wheel-and-wheel battle, the Bulls and Jazz have completely different lineups. The strong offensive points can avoid the Lakers inside, instead of having to go inside and fight head-on like Malone.

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Back to the schedule.

The finals are about to begin. The Lakers home court the day before was surrounded by media reporters. Because it was a special finals, Li Shengli and his teammates had to perform several special actions for reporters to take photos and publish reports. There were various postures early in the morning. Shooting is really exhausting.

Although Li Shengli hates formalism, his teammates obviously don't think so.

Especially Fox, who dreams of becoming a movie star, he is very enthusiastic. He followed the reporter's camera just to get two shots, which makes people feel...compared to the championship, Fox is not interested in having his name appear in news reports. A little more enthusiastic.

What's even more annoying is that there are interviews after the staged photo shoot, and the army of reporters in Wuyangyang is so crazy.

Under the arrangement of the team's press officer, the first reporter who got the chance to ask a question almost put the microphone in Li Shengli's mouth, which made Li Shengli's face darken but he couldn't hold back...

"Li, are you confident that you can win the championship this time?"

"I don't know. Ask for something useful."

"So what do you think of this finals? How do you think Michael Jordan will perform this time?"

"Michael is at the visiting team's training ground next door. I suggest you ask him."

"How is your personal relationship with Michael? Will it become more tense because of this finals?"

"We are rivals on the field, and we are friends off the field. It has nothing to do with who wins the championship. You have finished asking, next one!"

After successively dealing with several reporters who asked thorny questions, Li Shengli directly pulled Fox out to top the tank. Even if one was not enough, Kobe, Ben, and Crotty were all pulled out, and he was liberated.

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At the same time... Jordan, as the leader of the Bulls on the cusp of the storm, was not immune.

"Michael, your athletes are not young, and your regular season average numbers are also declining. Will this be your last season with the Bulls?"

"Does anyone believe that I am really getting old and my data is declining? Do you all only watch the regular season and don't have time to watch the playoffs? As for whether it is the last season, if it happens, it will definitely be the final answer."

"What about Li, what do you think of him?"

"He...he's a nice boy!"

"Boy? In principle, you are all superstars in the league. Isn't this title too unserious?"

"Then remember this now... We will be opponents tomorrow, but before and after that, we are friends. I don't have to be serious with him. Of course, he has never been polite to me in private. Yes, really not. You're welcome."

"It seems like he wasn't polite to you in the game, right? We have played three times in the finals, and you have lost twice. This is the fourth time we have played against each other. Are you still sure?"

"Then let's tie it first. No one can be ranked above my name, including this little friend of mine."

"Okay, there is one more thing... Recently there is news that the owners of various teams want to adjust the players' salaries, and the players' union has begun to intervene in negotiations. You should know that the annual salary of 33 million is higher than the entire Warriors, which ranks 11th in team salary this season. The team is high, do you think we should take the initiative to cut salaries and maintain the smooth operation of the league?"

No matter how difficult the question was before, Jordan never hesitated. But during this sensitive period, Jordan looked ugly when asked such a sensitive question. He directly pulled Rodman out and told reporters to shut up. After all, Rodman had a habit of kicking reporters. Criminal record.

As for the question itself...

How could there be no conflicts between labor and management? The trouble would be over and it would not affect one's own interests.

Although the 30 million contract standing at the center of the storm is terrifying, it is not limited to player value, but more to commercial value. It has nothing to do with him, and it has nothing to do with it.

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In this situation before the game, it is basically impossible to train well in the morning.

It wasn't until the team closed in the afternoon that the two sides began targeted tactical training. No matter how easy it was before, the Lakers couldn't ignore this finals. The whole team was divided into groups to practice confrontation, and the focus was on the defense against the triangle offense. Movement, plus a special game plan prepared by Harris.

The practice session was much more tiring than the game. After the day's training, everyone was extremely tired, but no one said anything... The next day, June 3, Li Shengli got up early because today It was the first game of the Finals against the Bulls.

After morning practice and breakfast, the news that the NBA Finals was about to start hit the headlines on the national sports page today. Since the morning, it has been in full swing outside the Los Angeles Lakers home court, and all Lakers fans are looking forward to the start of the game.

The closer to the game, the more excited Li Shengli became, far more exaggerated than in the previous rounds, because the unknown results always make people fascinated and anxious, and they cannot relax and breathe until the last moment.

Even Jordan is the same.

Together with Li Shengli, they became the two protagonists of this peak performance, but the problem is that the significance of this finals to him is no longer what it was before, because the impact of the Lakers on the Bulls was incredible, which he had never thought of before. , and now he just wants a perfect ending!