Bulldozer of the NBA’s Restricted Area

After the first game of the Finals, when he returned to the locker room, it was supposed to be the post-game summary time, but Harris didn't say anything. It wasn't that he didn't want to say it, but it was useless to say it.

What can I say? !

The Lakers have no obvious shortcomings.

Today's Bulls cannot be defeated by some fanciful tactical arrangement.

The only explanation is that the Bulls played so well that it is very difficult for them to repeat this rhythm again. After all, it was not only Jordan and the starters who played, but also Cole once again defeated the Lakers in the first game. the elements of.

So it's useless to say anything. All Harris can do is stabilize everyone's emotions. As for the following games... he really doesn't believe that the Bulls can be at their peak performance every game.

Jordan is very stable!

But from his perspective, Li Shengli is more stable than Jordan!

Assuming that both sides perform the same under ideal circumstances, the Lakers will obviously have the upper hand. They will not end up falling behind by 10 points and losing the first game. If they want to curb the opponent's performance later, they must start from Jordan's starting point. deal with.

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After the game, Li Shengli and his teammates were not very interested in being interviewed by reporters. After all, winning and losing are two different mentalities. After grinding for a long time, everyone was able to go home and rest.

Early the next morning, Li Shengli arrived at the training hall for training at 6:30.

I originally thought I had woken up early enough, but when I arrived I realized... everyone was more energetic than the other, and the training ground was in full swing early in the morning.

Kobe and Crotty partnered up to practice offense and defense, because Kobe was guarded by Jordan and Crotty had to guard Jordan. The two were a perfect fit and just showed their true qualities.

Horry and Fox have been rotating at the third position. They will try to trick Pippen now, and they don't want Pippen to score too many points in the second game.

As for Eddie, he took the initiative to sacrifice himself to become a target and let Nick and Fisher practice double-teaming. Since the singles effect could not simulate Jordan's taste, he simply pulled out Lukes and a few substitutes to cover him and continued to play.

In the morning, it was basically local offensive and defensive exercises.

In the afternoon, it is the integration of the morning training, blending everyone's drills together and trying the overall effect.

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Li Shengli is still happy to see this kind of scene of working together for a goal. At least there are no thorns in the team who are unwilling to train, of course...if you don't count the big budget.

"Damn it, why did you come here?" Li Shengli saw that it was already seven o'clock. He couldn't hold himself back and scolded with a dark face: "Everyone was already here, why did you go? I thought you were lost and gone quickly. It’s the ship’s training ground.”

"Ahem... The Clippers haven't even made the playoffs, so don't discriminate against them!"

"Get out! Hurry up and train with everyone later."

I will be changing into training clothes in the locker room, and the TV screen in the room is playing the morning sports news, which is nothing more than the report and data analysis of the first game of the finals...

Li Shengli scored 43 points and 14 rebounds yesterday, and Jordan scored 47 points and 11 assists. They are definitely two amazing statistics.

But behind the data, the Lakers still lost.

Kerr, who appeared in the second half, hit 5 winning three-pointers by himself. He was very excited when he was interviewed after the game. Even Rodman helped to cheer and suggested that the league set up a four-point line, otherwise Kerr... Qu Cai .

"Damn, you dare to be so arrogant?" Daben was a little angry.

"Which one are you talking about? Cole or Rodman?" Li Shengli glanced at the screen and asked: "Cole is easy to solve, but you need to fix a defensive force at the cost. As for Rodman... don't mess with him if you have nothing to do, it's useless. Yes, just keep an eye on him."

"What about the others?"

"Others? This is the problem we have to solve these days! Okay, hurry up and go to training, Harris has given you a special mission."

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Because the Lakers' training that day was a partial offensive and defensive exercise, nothing changed after Li Shengli and Ben arrived. They just occupied a few sparring spots. As for the training items...

Harris raised the possibility of a second game change.

Just like the Lakers want to target Jordan, the Bulls definitely want to suppress Li Shengli. The attrition effect of the center wheel battle is not obvious, and it is likely that only double teams will be left. Therefore, Ben needs to try to bear part of the offense, not just the defensive end contribution.

Until the afternoon...

The team's partial effect integrated training has just begun, but because it is a simulation training, uneven personnel deployment will cause the training effect to be inferior to actual combat, so Harris split the integrated training into two parts... first simulate the defense against the Bulls' offense, Then simulate an offense against the Bulls defense.

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Waited for two days.

The second shot of the finals was fired on the 5th, and there was nothing special before the game. The game started directly.

As for the starting lineup for both sides.

On the basis of Bulls Jordan, Pippen, and Rodman...

The center group is still Longley, Clare and Wennington.

Point guard Harper was replaced by the shooting-loving Cole, who focused on offense and didn't have to worry about defense. After all, Phil Jackson felt that the Lakers might still have a backcourt combination of Kobe + Crotty.

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Returning to the Lakers is different from the first start.

Horry was replaced by Fox, Crotty was replaced by Nick, and other positions remained unchanged.

The second important substitution is Nick instead of Crotty. When Harris thinks about it...if you are sure you want to double-team, you don't have to worry too much about your single defense ability. Wait and see, and selectively let go of someone with a bad touch. Just the opponent.

Therefore, the Lakers' mission in the first quarter is quite clear.

On the offensive end, observe the Bulls' reaction to Li Shengli before deciding whether to use Big Ben.

On the defensive end, the first step is to double-team Jordan, and the second step is to find someone with a relatively cool touch and release him.

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The game started.

Kobe took two warm-up shots first and hit both of them, which felt good.

Li Shengli completely gave up the mid-range shot and hit the penalty area with a low back, just to see the reactions of Longley and Rodman. The fact is that as long as he is close to the penalty area, Rodman will definitely get there. His attitude towards guarding his own penalty area is very clear.

But the Lakers also practiced this before the game.

The center catches the enemy in a hurry, and the power forward steals the opportunity in a roundabout way!

Originally, this was how the Lakers played with Campbell inside, but after Campbell missed the game, the offensive power of the Lakers' power forwards weakened a lot. If you think about this tactic carefully... it may be impossible to hit because of the stiff mid-range jumper of the big hand. come out.

But Nick's role as a starter and more suitable for the organization than Crotty will be reflected now.

He found every opportunity in the penalty area, and when he received Li Shengli's pass, he fed Ben. As for Ben... he didn't make a mid-range shot, and he couldn't dunk at the basket? So Bangbangbang also hit 2 of 3, and the other one made Rodman a defensive foul.

The only drawback is that the free throws are a bit ugly...

It was comparable to O'Neal's hit, resulting in two missed free throws, but it was also very efficient to score four points and one foul in three shots, and assuming the Bulls fouled him more later...

You can absolutely retreat outside the penalty area and hit short-range jump shots.

On the one hand, they took action to attract Rodman back to defend.

On the other hand, even if the shot fails, Li Shengli can grab the frontcourt board without pressure.

The hit from one attack was a bit low, but the superimposition of two times was much higher, especially Li Shengli's second attack was extremely stable.

Leaving aside the inside line, looking back, Kobe's touch seems to be pretty good today.

Therefore, the Lakers' lineup abandoned defense to a certain extent, activating all internal and external connections, and had the same momentum as the Bulls in the first game.