Bulldozer of the NBA’s Restricted Area

The Lakers defeated the Wizards in one battle and set the largest point difference in a single game that season. At the same time, this season has reached mid-January and has continued until early February... The Lakers' record has reached 30 wins and 15 losses, and the winning rate is 66.6%. It's not an exaggeration, because the Lakers are beginning to have the same injury dilemma as other teams.

It was Kobe's ankle before.

After that... Grant was injured for a few more games due to his old back injury, and Fox and Horry were suspended one after another. The combat effectiveness of the forward line was greatly reduced. Even Li Shengli missed 7 games due to a hand bone injury. The young Lakers, who have always been injury-free, were not able to Too adaptable, especially with Li Shengli's injury.

To be honest, luckily it was just a hand bone injury.

For a professional player, injuries are inevitable, but from some perspectives, knee, ankle, and back injuries will have a more serious impact on everyone. Li Shengli’s minor wrist injury is okay and not serious. .

Regarding this matter, Phil Jackson feels that...the season is over halfway, and the record is currently No. 1 in the Western Conference. The next half of the season should be preparing for the playoffs, especially if Li Shengli and all his hand bones cannot have any problems.

You must know that the instant impact of dunking on the hand joints is not small, so the team issued a ban. Under normal circumstances, Li Shengli is prohibited from dunking. Otherwise, the entire team except Li Shengli will be forced to run in circles and run around the training ground. , dunk one and run two laps.

At first glance this ban sounds like a joke.

If you really rush to the basket, there is no easier way to score than a dunk. It is more reliable and will not get blocked, but Phil Jackson knows...Li Shengli pushed to the basket means that the opposing center has been defeated. Even if the power forward comes in, it won't be a big deal. He can still distribute the ball, so it won't have much impact at all.

Therefore, the purpose of the ban is just to remind Li Shengli not to get too angry.

If you insist that it will affect the offensive efficiency, the entire Lakers team does not think so, because Li Shengli's touch in the penalty area is very soft, and this is what Ben envies most. He just has too strong muscles and too hard shots. Even many centers are like this. In this way, as long as the touch is softer, Ben feels that he and Mourning, who is both offensive and defensive, can be better than the peak.

Looking back, Li Shengli didn't care much about this matter.

Because as of now...

His scoring average has reached 31 points per game, and he is the key to competing with Iverson for the scoring title with 31 points.

The number of rebounds dropped compared to last season due to the care taken, but he still ranked first in rebounds per game with 14.1.

As for this year's block list... Mourning, who averaged 3.7 per game last year, is gone, and this year he ranks first with 3.1.

The king of five statistics accounts for 2 and a half, and the remaining scoring champion still has to compete with Iverson, so this offense must continue to play no matter what, no need to dunk hard, it is still okay to use a little strength, right?

So, it was until late February, before the All-Star Game.

The entire Lakers were beaten to tears by their boss, and they even wondered if Li Shengli did it on purpose. Why did he get beaten more and more the more he was banned? Originally, it was normal to deduct more than seven or eight times a game, but now there are more and more, and According to the standard of one dunk and two laps, on average, each person on the team can accumulate 20 laps in one game.

You know, training is usually done in two venues.

Running a small circle around the two venues is considered a big circle, and you are running against the wall on the outside. One lap is almost 300 meters long, so after one game, everyone has a lot more to do outside of daily training. Five or six kilometers of jogging.

Although taking into account the interval between games, it is not too much when spread out every day, and it is not a big burden, but the problem is that the culprit Li Shengli does not have to run, but cheers everyone on the sidelines, which... this is very annoying.

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"Kobe, how many laps do you still owe Phil?"

"I don't owe it, and Crotty doesn't owe it either. We train like this every day."

When it was time to pay off the debt, Artest chased after Kobe and asked, and Fisher immediately felt that his recent life was very difficult, "Stop talking about Ron, I still owe 36 laps on the horse." !”

"So many? What do you usually do?"

"Do you have the nerve to tell me that you have more than sixty laps left on the horse and you don't know what to do?"

"You're stupid. You can get credit anyway, so you owe it first. Can't I save it for the offseason?!"

Artest and Fisher didn't have the tit-for-tat confrontation they had when they first joined the team, but as soon as the two shouted, the people behind them glanced at Li Shengli, who was lying comfortably on the sidelines, with ugly expressions on their faces.

"No, guys, we can't continue the designation like this!"

"I think so. Who would have thought... every time the boss dunks, we will suffer even if we are squatting in the corner."

"How about... we rebel?"

"Who do you want to rebel against? Phil or Lee?"

"I think... Phil should be more reliable, right?!"

"Damn, they are a bunch of cowards who bully others and are afraid of others. If I...well, I also think...Phil is reliable!"

…

After running for a while, Kobe, who had no debts, finished first and sat down to rest with Li Shengli. Kobe wiped his sweat, rubbed Li Shengli and said, "You just care about your own leisure, but you are doing a lot of harm to them." Got it!"

"Usually training is all about running, it's not the same for everything."

"That's what I say, but can you please pay attention to yourself? After all, I still want to win the championship this season. If you are gone, how can we still play." Kobe continued: "By the way, it will be in a few days. You’re an All-Star, when are you leaving? Let’s go to Washington together!”

"Set a time. This time... I'll accompany you!"

The previous game just ended on February 28th, and the All-Star Game was immediately following.

In fact, the voting some time ago has already ended, but it is different from previous years...

O'Neal, the starting center in the Eastern Conference, suffered a leg injury and did not play.

Mourning, who was originally supposed to be second in the vote, went up, but everyone knew Mourning. Although the fans pushed him up, they couldn't fight.

Behind Mourning is Theo Ratliff. The problem is that this brother is also unlucky. He finally filled the vacancy and was lucky enough to play in the All-Star Game for the first time. However, he was also injured before the All-Star Game, and Mutombo started. , the remaining backup center... was originally scheduled to be Jermaine O'Neal, but O'Neal Jr. was also injured.

As a result, Ben, the Eastern Conference center who had difficulty giving birth, successfully broke out of the siege and played the center position with Mutombo.

In fact, the difficulty in producing centers in the East is not only local, but even the West is not doing well... This year, Ewing, Olajuwon, and Robinson are all in the East, but except for Robinson, no one else was selected, so Li Shengli started, and Robinson, who was at the end of his career, came on the bench.

This situation is embarrassing.

In addition to the defensive-minded Mutombo and Big Ben in the East, Robinson is still at the end of his career in the West. The most capable center this year is only Li Shengli, and the newcomers in recent years have not played a historically dominant role for a long time. The shadow of an all-around center.

The opposite is true for other positions, especially the Pan-96 generation mentioned earlier.

In a few years, these people immediately became the cornerstone and new force of the league. The replacement has never been so fast. And Li Shengli...except for Robinson and Malone, they are even the oldest players, and the main force is It's Iverson, Carter, Kobe, Duncan and so on.

It can be said that Li Shengli did not have any planned gains this time. He just accompanied Kobe, the second in charge. Although Kobe is now the most voted guard in the Western Conference and his status is no longer what it used to be, Li Shengli still feels that he still has to accompany him because The only centers in the Western Conference are him and Robinson.

The ball Robinson can give to Duncan will definitely not be given to Kobe.

He definitely has more time than Robinson, and can allow Kobe to take more shots. As long as the Western Conference can win, Kobe can become an All-Star MVP. Although it sounds a bit ugly to say, the key is that people are also divided into close relatives and close friends. He can help Kobe's, he specified that he would not help others.