Bulldozer of the NBA’s Restricted Area

Wait until the game actually starts.

In the Lakers' starting lineup, AC Green was originally the starting power forward, but AC Green has now gone to the Heat. Just in time to support the Heat, there is no Mourning inside. Now the starting one is Horace Grant, and the rest are Li Shengli, Li Shengli, Kobe, Artest and Fisher.

As for the SuperSonics lineup.

Patrick Ewing, Vin Baker, Desmond Mason, Brent Barry, Gary Payton. In addition to Ewing who came by air, Brent Barry was also an acquaintance and took advantage of the midfield warm-up to run. I came over and had a few words with Li Shengli, the elder brother of the urinal sect.

Compared to Joan Barry, Brent, his younger brother who is two years younger, played better. Although he won the slam dunk contest in 1996 and claimed that white people can fly, Brent's achievements cannot compare with his Hall of Fame achievements. Lao Tzu and Lao Barry, Li Shengli and Brent went back after chatting, and the game started soon.

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It was Baker who jumped the ball for the Sonics. After all, Ewing, who had a serious knee injury, could hardly jump anymore.

It was just Vin Baker who couldn't do anything. In the Olympics, because Li Shengli stood at the fourth position in the Li Yao combination, he was tortured a lot, and it was the same with the jump ball this time. Seeing that Li Shengli had no fighting spirit at all, he immediately started talking to Payton. Return to defense and wait for the Lakers' attack.

For the Lakers, since Grant, who is familiar with Phil Jackson's tactical system, has joined, the overall tactical operation is not a problem. However, in the first round, after Kobe was stared at by Payton with the ball and quickly moved to the right, Kobe, Grant, and Fee were formed. Scheer's triangle.

It's just that this time there is no situation where the strong side fights the weak side. This is just the first step of the strategy.

Fisher received a pass from Kobe in the bottom corner, pretended to take action, and involved Brent and Payton who came over. In total, it involved half of the defense, and then transferred the ball to Grant again.

At this time, Kobe was diagonally inserting from the original position at a 45-degree angle on the right side to the left side. Grant threw it to Kobe, who was running quickly, without saying a word. But this time... it really started with Li Shengli, Artest, and Kobe. As the strong side of the triangle appeared, the only defensive players within the range were Ewing, who was watching Li Shengli, and Desmond Mason, who was guarding Artest and Kobe Bryant.

However... there was a bang, and Kobe's first shot failed.

Ewing immediately started to get stuck. Although a position further inside was advantageous, the problem was that Ewing couldn't get stuck, not to mention that Li Shengli was better at jumping. In the end, Li Shengli successfully grabbed the board.

The second attack can be fought, even if Vin Baker comes, he can't stop it.

But the problem is that Li Shengli didn't play like this. Instead, when Vin Baker arrived, he hit the ball to the ground and passed it to Grant, who was defending in the air. Grant was so comfortable that he pushed the ball gently as if he was doing shooting practice. Go out and hit the first ball.

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Phil Jackson was very happy. The actual effect of the tactical system was very good and smooth. Grant was also very happy because this was the offensive result he was most looking forward to. It was even more comfortable than playing with Jordan and Pippen in the Bulls. When he returned to defense... Grant was staring at Vin Baker with great vigor. Payton, who was holding the ball on the outside, was also pestered by Kobe. After several turns, the ball still reached Ewing's hands.

It's just that in Li Shengli's view, Ewing is more like the one who takes the blame, because the offensive time is running out. Ewing is the last stop for the SuperSonics to pass the ball. To be honest... it is not right to not defend or to defend with abandon. Ewing respects him, so Li Shengli can only guard against Ewing, who can't jump on the floor.

Perhaps Ewing felt this idea and regained the feeling of fighting against Li Shengli in his peak period. He turned his back and took advantage of the force, taking advantage of the last second to hit a turn-over jumper and hit it directly.

"Did you release the water?"

"No, it's not the dignity you want to show off."

"That's good, I may have regained my peak feeling!"

"It's just one ball, don't think too much, old man."

The two smiled at each other and continued the game. Ewing felt the arrival of spring, but he just didn't guess that his spring would be too short.

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The entire first quarter of the game...

The Lakers' tactics were very smooth, and more importantly, Li Shengli had so many rebounds that no one expected. He grabbed 12 rebounds in a single quarter, and Grant had a lot of credit for this.

Being fed cakes repeatedly by Li Shengli?

Last season he averaged 8.1 points per game and now he scored 8 points in a single quarter?

Grant felt that if he didn't try his best to help, he would really be ashamed of Li Shengli. The more he played, the more excited he became. With Calvin Baker's position, Li Shengli grabbed the board, and the Lakers' inside line immediately formed a virtuous circle.

Compared with Grant, Kobe and Artest on the outside don't have any special feelings.

Unless Li Shengli grabbed 20 rebounds in a single quarter, breaking double figures in a single quarter would really not cause a sensation in the Lakers. After all, Li Shengli was so explosive that his teammates could no longer understand the concept of "data explosion". In addition to 8 points, Li Shengli There are also 4 assists. 8+12+4 in a single quarter seems to be another prototype of a triple-double?

As for supersonic speed...

As the core of the team, Payton not only took over most of the defense, but also took over most of the offense. Just after playing for a while in the first quarter, Phil Jackson immediately replaced Crotty, which instantly caused Payton to go 3-for-3. Dun's shots began to shift.

This situation did not worry the Sonics too much. After all, Payton's job is still a point guard, and averaging nearly 8 assists per game is enough to activate his teammates' offense. But what makes Li Shengli feel helpless is that... he did not go around Ewing, but the ball It still can't reach Ewing's hands, and even if it can, it will be a pass at the last moment.

In this situation, the fans watching the game may not be able to feel this subtle change immediately, but the players present can, and the real problem is... It's not that Payton or Brent don't pass the ball, it's actually Des The rookie Mond Mason is a black hole with the ball, and his performance is ready to explode.

In 12 minutes, Ewing took 3 shots and made 2 hits, which is not a low hit.

So looking for Ewing to take action was an obvious way, but Desmond Mason never passed the ball after taking it. It stands to reason that rookies must be taught a lesson for sticking to the ball, but that depends on the situation... …

When the Lakers almost beat the SuperSonics over the head, Mason, a rookie, shot 6 of 10 and 3 of 4 free throws. So if the Sonics want to win, no one will say anything if Mason takes action.

The only one who's unhappy is Ewing.

I obviously feel that my condition in the first game of the new season is very good, extremely good, but the problem is that spring comes and goes, and summer heats up immediately, especially when Li Shengli did not go around and challenge him. Next, even if I ask for a ball, I won’t give it to him.

Even when the backboard was blown up by Li Shengli, Mason, a newcomer, didn't say anything, but the way he kept running next to him and sighing made him sick.

After fighting for so many years, are you really going to lose all your dignity and dignity in one game? !

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The last play of the first quarter was a Sonics offense. Ewing didn't even have a ball, and the offense couldn't hit the inside. So Li Shengli could only glance at Ewing and rub it in for a moment.

"Is it him?"

"Okay, stop waving for the ball!"

"Speak. If you don't speak, I will take action. Otherwise, I won't be able to fight you today!"

"Move...do something?" Ewing took the time to look back at Li Shengli, and his heart skipped a beat... Damn it, you didn't want to kill him when you stepped on the horse, did you? Damn it, it's just a sticky ball, sin... Sin does not lead to death!