Bulldozer of the NBA’s Restricted Area

That day, the Lakers and Spurs were warming up before the game.

Both sides were doing pre-game shooting exercises and looking for touch, while Li Shengli was just doing some stretching exercises on the sidelines. It always felt like the brothers Robinson and Duncan, including Spurs coach Popovich, were looking at him from time to time. .

"Why are they always looking at me?" Li Shengli ran to the court to practice shooting near the basket and asked his teammates.

"What, are they looking at you?" Artest glanced, and sure enough, the Spurs brothers occasionally glanced here, "Isn't it right? I think they are looking at me!"

"Uh...what are you doing?" Kobe couldn't shoot the ball as soon as he heard it.

"Maybe it's because I'm more handsome, or maybe because I'm better at playing. As you know, sometimes everyone always has some strange ideas. I think the former should be more likely."

Do you want to be shameless?

Ah, do you still want to be shameless?

The Lakers generals were a little confused because Artest's expression was too serious.

"This...Ron, have you ever thought that being ugly may attract more attention than being handsome!" Green said very implicitly, but everyone was entertained and nodded repeatedly.

"Is that so?"

"Then they must not be looking at me. Let me take a look. This angle..." Artest scratched his head and followed the Spurs brothers' gaze. He tilted his head and saw that Li Shengli's face was almost blackened into carbon. With a big black face, his first feeling was that he had fallen into Green's trick.

"Say, keep talking, why don't you say anything anymore?" Li Shengli fired a cannon fist in preparation.

"This... Damn it, Green, you stepped on the horse and hurt me!" Before Artest could finish his words, he rushed towards Green and made a fool of himself. Kobe Bryant threw the ball in his hand towards Li Shengli. Damn it, because Artest is making trouble, but the Spurs brothers' eyes are indeed wrong.

"Li, do you think they have any special tactics in mind?"

"I don't know, and I don't need to think about it too much. In fact, I still think...David Robinson might be a little bit restless." Li Shengli guessed it himself.

Robinson, Ewing, and Olajuwon were once the hottest super centers in the league, but now the three of them have entered a period of decline one after another...

Olajuwon's decline is the most serious. The Rockets didn't even make the playoffs this season, but he has a ring.

Ewing's decline is second, but the pension contract given by the Knicks is large enough. The Knicks are rich.

As for Robinson, he doesn’t have a ring and his contract is not as good as the previous two. Fortunately, his current competitive state is considered the best, and with a partner like Duncan around him, it doesn’t take much to know that his last thought is only one championship. And now his opponent is the Lakers, who are the destroyers of the league's dreams. He doesn't have much time, and what's in his eyes is...anxiety, expectation and a trace of last hope.

…

After waiting for a while, the starting lineup of both sides was in place.

The Lakers have Li Shengli, Green, Fox, Fisher, and Kobe. The reason why Artest is not on the team is because the Spurs can't find a small forward who is too defensive. Fox is allowed to start and amplify the offense. Tester is more economical to start.

As for the Spurs' starters... Robinson and Duncan needless to say, followed by small forward Sean Elliott, point guard Avery Johnson, and shooting guard Mario Elie.

Li Shengli took a look.

At this time, the Spurs' dream-chasing veteran David Robinson was full of fighting spirit, but his partner Duncan looked like he was awake and working hard. But the problem is that this is the Western Conference finals.

The Spurs grabbed 5 in the first round and 7 in the second round, bumping all the way to Los Angeles.

Are you feeling sleepy after such an exciting battle journey?

Is Popovich so strict that he doesn't even let you sleep?

…

"Li, we finally meet again!" Robinson stood still and said.

"Yes, we meet again." Li Shengli actually doesn't want to play against the Spurs, not because it is difficult to advance, but because the game is very unfair to Robinson, especially since he is currently in a period of decline and will definitely be sacrificed by the Spurs if he encounters him. As a result, the final statistics are not good-looking...the championship that I wanted is not there, and the statistics at the end of his career are not good-looking. This is a very bad thing for the former super center.

"Robinson, I just want to ask casually, is Popovich not treating you brothers well and training too much? Why do I feel that Duncan...he hasn't woken up? You tell him to wake up, damn, we This is the Western Conference Finals!" Li Shengli looked at the confused Duncan and couldn't help but ask.

"Nonsense..." Robinson turned to look at Duncan and said back, "Don't you think this is serious?"

"Is this horse-riding person serious? Do you call this serious? It's obvious that he hasn't had enough sleep!"

"No, you don't have to worry about the quality of this game, because this is his strongest state."

The strongest state?

The more confused you are, the stronger you become?

But this is too confusing, right?

Li Shengli nodded helplessly and said, "Okay, then let's all fight hard!"

…

Beep!

As soon as the opening whistle sounded, Li Shengli took action as soon as the referee threw the ball to the top. On the other hand, Robinson didn't think much about the meaningless jump ball. He jumped casually and ran to the backcourt to set up defense. Li Shengli passed the ball to After Fisher, the game officially began.

Both have reached the Western Conference Finals, and neither the Lakers nor the Spurs can take it lightly.

So when the Lakers started their first attack, the Spurs were very active in defense, and it took some time for Fisher to find Kobe Bryant's position to deliver the ball. Kobe Bryant's solo attack on Mario Elie failed, and after retreating, he called on his teammates to cover the offense again. It took some time.

At this time, the attack countdown on the timer has jumped to single digits, but now Kobe is more stable than before and is not in a hurry. The real time to take action... is when he sees Li Shengli gradually move towards the basket. Depends on time, this needless to say tacit understanding has existed for a long time.

Boom!

After Kobe Bryant leaned back to hit the basket, Li Shengli jumped one position ahead of Robinson. Duncan arrived earlier than Robinson and almost took off at the same time as Li Shengli. However, the result was a slight difference. Li Shengli's touch point was higher. , directly made up for the dunk, and pushed the bouncing ball back.

Opening deduction?

The applause at the Lakers' home court was warm.

This kind of cooperation is often seen here. This kind of ball is either scored by Kobe or Li Shengli, and rarely misses. Robinson, who is full of fighting spirit, is a little annoyed, but Duncan... When the Lakers returned to defense, he ran He went to Li Shengli's position and threw the ball up. He jumped in the same posture and simulated a dunk.

Duncan...

What the hell is this?

Bai Blind Robinson just said you were serious? !

The Spurs didn't attack that fast. Li Shengli could see clearly when he was running backwards... Duncan was really simulating the make-up dunk he just made, but there was no expression on his face. No one could figure out what this guy was thinking.

Duncan the Grim King?

Damn, those who didn’t know better thought you were Lao Wang selling grilled cold noodles!

Li Shengli didn't have time to think too much, because the Spurs' offense had already arrived, and just as Phil Jackson predicted, the Spurs used their own No. 4 position and Green as a breakthrough point. As soon as they arrived in the Spurs' frontcourt, the ball reached Duncan's The hand singled out Green.