Bulldozer of the NBA’s Restricted Area

In the first quarter of the game, in general terms, the Knicks had two advantages: offensive and defensive transitions and strong peripheral firepower.

Therefore, a substitution by Harris can theoretically offset the opponent's two bonuses. The other is to transfer some of the shots from the outside to the inside to expand the stable advantage of the inside.

Although theory does not represent reality, it is not a deceptive trick of "pictures are for reference only".

As for the specific effect, it depends on the performance in the second quarter.

But, the good thing is... Harris has far more tactical variability than Van Gundy opposite him.

After all, he is still training more now. If he directly arranges for Li Shengli to crush inside, the result will definitely be better, but this will not have the effect of running in the lineup and practicing tactics. And now... the Knicks, the once powerful Knicks in the Eastern Conference, are just him. It’s just an experience baby in the eyes.

Therefore, the Lakers only replaced Crotty in the second quarter, and also formed a three-guard lineup.

As for the Knicks coach Van Gundy on the other side, I don’t know if he took advantage of the situation and didn’t make a substitution, or he didn’t realize the Lakers’ intentions, or maybe no one made a substitution at all. Anyway, the Knicks’ starting lineup continued to play in the second quarter.

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The first attack was from the Knicks.

It was still a three-guard combination, but it was different from the first quarter. This time it was Crotty instead of Kobe who was guarding Sprewell. Sprewell held the ball head-on and kept his distance. He glanced at Kobe and immediately laughed. .

"That idiot couldn't guard me, so why don't you do it instead?"

"Come on, fight me!"

"Hmph, you are stupid and useless, and you still think you are..."

"Counter, fight me!"

"You think you are riding a horse..."

"Confrontation, fight!"

The most terrible quarrel in the world is not that you get into a fight, but that your opponent doesn't want to pay attention to you at all. At this moment, Sprewell felt the contempt from Crotty, his face turned cold, he took a lunge and accelerated. He lunged to the left, concentrated his upper body strength on his shoulders, and slammed into Crotty.

Generally speaking, the purpose of a breakthrough is to get rid of the defender and try not to be affected by the defender's subsequent actions. However, Sprewell originally wanted to be more concealed, or to force Crotty back.

But what he never expected was that his knowledge of Crotty was too limited.

Crotty's aura exploded in an instant, and he didn't even think about hiding. He was hit by a shoulder and fell backwards, frightening the Lakers teammates, and then the Knicks players were also frightened.

Boom!

Crotty hit Sprewell's crotch with a kick, which was really explosive. Sprewell's face turned green, he knelt on the floor and covered himself up, and was whistled by the referee. He received an offensive foul. After all, his shoulder collision was a bit deliberate.

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"Damn it, are you going to be so playful when you come up?" Everyone below Rodman was dumbfounded.

"He deserves to be unlucky. Who told Sprewell to be dishonest first? If he didn't hit, Crotty could kick?" Ben shrugged and said to Rodman: "Let's see, stress management. In terms of subsequent counterattacks, except for Li, no one can compare with Croti, and neither can you. He... was born to defend and fight."

"This..." Rodman understood Sprewell's pain.

After all, he was in a much worse situation than Sprewell at the beginning, being knocked down by Li Shengli's block... Tsk, it was simply a nightmare in life, and Crotty was also ruthless, and he was really trying to get someone to death.

What kind of urine is this horse riding?

At this time, Li Shengli and Barkley on the court pulled up Crotty, while Ewing and Larry Johnson pulled up Sprewell, but Sprewell still had a trace of reason and his eyes were vicious. He stared at Crotty without saying a word.

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The referee had already rushed over as soon as the collision occurred. He was surprised to see that both parties were very rational...

The two largest evil forces in the alliance.

There was a conflict but no one started to fight. This seems very unreasonable?

However, what was unreasonable was unreasonable. The referee breathed a sigh of relief and was happy to see this situation. Then the game continued with both sides suppressing their emotions.

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It must be said that Harris' arrangement is very effective.

Of course, the idea of ​​'changing tactics and fully suppressing' is a bit unrealistic, and Harris had no extravagant expectations that it would be a perfect result. As long as the goal was partially achieved, it would be enough.

Suppress Sprewell?

This effect is not too obvious, because even Jordan cannot play unlimited singles, and in the Knicks' tactical system, Sprewell also has pick-and-roll screens and misplaced offenses provided by teammates, so Crotty's appearance is effective, but in addition to The fried eggs at the beginning have limited effect.

What really works is that the Lakers' three guards offset the Knicks' advantage in quick offense and defense transitions.

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What I mentioned earlier is the defensive end.

As for the offense...

When defending, Crotty is staring at Sprewell to defend, while when attacking, Sprewell is staring at Kobe to defend. Both sides of the war are giving their respective offensive and defensive main personnel all the help they can, but... Si Prewell had too many dirty tricks. The offense revolved around Crotty, the defense focused on Kobe, and he even used useless black tricks beyond the bottom line, such as black-footing.

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"Damn, that bastard just stepped on me!" Kobe was going crazy. Although he was not injured, this malicious intention to hurt others was too dangerous. Even before the result, the referee was not good. Punish this kind of hidden black trick.

"Be careful, I'll kill him right away." When he rushed back to the backcourt to defend, Crotty's face turned cold.

"Fuck, Crotty, are you serious?"

"I can't wait until you are injured before taking action. You have no choice."

"Fuck, then do you want Li..."

"No, this is my job, Li can't touch it."

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Don't be afraid of thieves stealing, just be afraid of thieves missing you.

If you're not afraid of fighting, you're just afraid of such dirty tricks.

Crotty's face turned cold, and he turned around to look for Sprewell. At this moment, Sprewell also looked unkind. From the first wave of the second quarter, he had decided not to play singles with Crotty. , it’s just that... Crotty, who was ruthless, stayed close to Sprewell.

Turning around and breaking through, Sprewell made a hidden elbow strike to the lower abdomen.

Stomping and kneeling, Crotty's lower abdomen was numb but he still gritted his teeth and brought Sprewell down.

If no one is clean, let's get dirty together!

Crotty has never been stingy with his hostility, let alone Sprewell, the first provocateur. However, the referee in this game only called a senseless defensive foul, and what was even more senseless was that No one on either side has expressed dissent.

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The next time I hit him, the referee felt like he couldn't hold him anymore.

It became more and more excessive, more and more cruel, until the last possession at the end of the second quarter, when the Lakers' score had been tied with the advantage of rebounds, and Crotty committed four fouls in a row, each time approaching a normal foul. The bottom line, the first-level criminals, are still out of reach.

Is this Taima still studying the referee's manual in the early hours of the morning?

Otherwise, can we control the referee's penalty scale so accurately?

The referee team felt a little shocked at this moment. Think about it, if this is used to create fouls, and if the penalty scale is not changed, then they shouldn't be allowed to shoot thirty or fifty free throws per game?