Bulldozer of the NBA’s Restricted Area

In the first few minutes, as everyone saw, Li Shengli and O'Neal were basically fighting each other in the first few rounds, and when Li Shengli was holding the ball and preparing to play for the sixth time... O'Neal also knew that continuing to play would be detrimental to him, because His consumption was greater than Li Shengli's, so this time, he called his teammates in advance to pay attention to the Lakers' ball distribution.

Intentionally and unintentionally.

Fisher thought that Leo's confrontation was not over yet, so he made a careless pass and was directly intercepted by Pierce. Pierce made a long pass to Burrows and Overton who had been waiting outside for a fast break. From this moment on, the score was determined by Celtic lead.

Damn, this fat guy is bad enough!

When Li Shengli saw the Celtics leading by two points, he cursed O'Neal in his heart for being such a thief. He could only wait for his teammates to bring the ball over and continue their offense.

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You know, the Lakers' tactics have been honed for a long time.

In the current situation, all 5 goals were hit. The Celtics obviously knew that Li Shengli was in excellent condition, so the defense immediately took care of the Lakers players' pass to Li Shengli, including O'Neal, who was frantically moving around to defend.

But Li Shengli is not worried either.

Because the Lakers are now a true dual-core team, Kobe at the top of the arc takes over the team's offensive tasks as if receiving the ball, and he plays several waves in a row, and the singles effect is really good.

Continuous probing steps knocked Burrows down, and Kobe hit a fadeaway jumper.

Going around the screen and leaning back from mid-range, Kobe hit again.

After Li Shengli had the mid-range advantage and pulled away from O'Neal, Kobe drove straight in. Even if Garnett was in place to help defend, it was useless. He flew to the basket and pulled up the stick for a layup to score again.

Although there were several shots from Artest and Green interspersed with no results, Kobe's three consecutive hits and Li Shengli's five consecutive hits in the opening game still kept the Lakers' efficiency high, and the offensive effect of the internal and external combination was amazing.

In fact, before Li Shengli played with the Lakers, he played traditional core tactics. The team all focused on inside offense, as did the Jazz and the Mavericks.

Although after Barkley's retirement and Kobe's rise...the team's style has changed a lot, Li Shengli still plays with ease, even a little more relaxed than before. In today's league, the 76ers have the internal and external combination of Big Ben + Iverson. It is the top, but even Ben and Iverson have to admit that beyond the top... the combination of Li Shengli + Kobe is the real number one in the league.

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However, the Lakers' peak efficiency alerted the Celtics.

After all, it is the finals. Before the game, both sides had plans for various situations in the game, and the Celtics' preset defensive system was immediately brought out... O'Neal on the inside went around and Li Shengli defended alone, focusing on the outside The defensive force and all the nearest players are pressed towards Kobe, and then Garnett, who is best at assisting in defense, makes up for the leak in the middle ring.

It's a preset. In fact, every team that plays against the Lakers will deploy this defensively. However, compared with other teams, the defensive power that the Celtics can mobilize is obviously stronger.

As a result, the pressure on Kobe's shot increased sharply.

However, there can be no chaos in the finals. The pass must be passed. Kobe has already assumed the responsibility of a leader. Subsequent offenses began to shift shots to the weak side of the Celtics' defense. The only problem was the Celtics' defense. Too positive.

Green encountered Garnett and his shots were not very stable.

As for Artest's shots, he had a problem with his offense in the early days. Except for 54% at the basket, his short-range, mid-range, and long-range two-point shots all fluctuated between 30% and 35%. Although he was integrated into the triangle system, he gained The shooting opportunities are good, but the highest hit rate is 35%, which is not as reliable as shooting a three-pointer.

Therefore, after the Celtics decided to suppress Kobe, the Lakers' overall efficiency declined, including Kobe's. What they most relied on was Li Shengli's frontcourt rebounding and secondary offense, because in terms of rebound comparison, the large tonnage and rebound speed The slow O'Neal was indeed suppressed by Li Shengli.

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As for the Celtics offense.

O'Neal moved forward, and Li Shengli also moved around, so O'Neal's follow-up shots dropped sharply. As for Garnett's encounter with Green, who was in full physical strength, the explosive period had not yet come, and the real effect of the Celtics was Pierce.

Second-year Pierce vs. first-year Artest?

To be honest, the Lakers played against the Celtics in the regular season, but unfortunately Pierce missed one game and was not in good shape in the second game, so the real comparison effect cannot be seen, and this time... Artest obviously suffered a big loss.

Artest is flexible. Flexibility lies in the fact that the movements of his hands are not slow. It is not an exaggeration to say that his agility is 90 points. But almost everyone thinks that Artest is not flexible because of his slow speed. A speed score of 60 is a little more.

So Pierce chose to shoot around the screen. Artest really had no way to keep up. He could only watch Pierce score wildly and get more and more angry. And when the first quarter was about to end... his mind got hot and he took advantage of the referee not noticing. He immediately pulled down Pierce's pants.

Damn it?

Can you still take off someone's pants in the finals?

You...you are crazy when you step on a horse!

Pierce went crazy. He quickly picked up his pants, circled around the baseline, and ran to the three-point line at a 45-degree angle on the left. He waved for the ball. Before Artest could catch up, he hit the ball with a swish. A three pointer.

"You're sick of riding a horse!"

"Stop talking nonsense, come and beat me if you don't accept it?"

Pierce yelled angrily. He had never had his pants taken off during a game, and Artest thought to himself... You have scored so many points. If I don't pull all of your pants off today, Gojo, what will happen if the boss relies on me and fails to defend?

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The two cursed at each other, and because of this three-pointer, the Celtics' lead in the first quarter had reached 6 points, and they entered the intersection break... Li Shengli also saw Artest's amazing move just now, and directly Pulled the person over.

"Damn, Ron, why are you taking off someone's pants?"

"I, I don't know. I was so angry just now. I couldn't control my emotions when they got the best of me!"

"You...you are really good at playing!" Li Shengli couldn't laugh or cry, and Kobe almost burst out laughing just now.

"Damn, can you stop laughing!" Artest's face turned blue and he immediately said to Crotty next to him: "Brother Crotty, help me take care of him later and stop him from talking so much. Nonsense, I’m going to fuck Kevin Garnett!”

"Okay, don't talk nonsense!" Phil Jackson stopped everyone and said: "Listen to me now... You don't have to worry about the defense inside. It's all Lee's business, but the rebounds that pop up must be taken care of. Keep it for me."

"Green, you did a good job defending just now, now take a rest!"

"Crotty, you go up and guard Pierce. As for Ron, you continue to play and guard Garnett, but your task is not just to defend. If no one has a chance, you just eat him. I don't care. To distribute the ball or to take a shot, I have to push him into the penalty area!"