Bulldozer of the NBA’s Restricted Area

Crotty's presence has no offensive significance. On the defensive end, with all the opponents surrounding Iverson, the defensive effect in the first half was satisfactory. However, Fisher's effect can already be seen, which does not improve the offense. Although it is big, the defensive gain is even worse, so Phil Jackson decided to let Tyronn Lue play, as long as he has physical strength, and Tyronn Lue received the task of guarding Iverson... I am very excited!

Speaking of which, the little brother Tyronn Lue has no sense of presence in the Lakers.

Usually he just does what the younger brother should do conscientiously. He likes to follow Fisher and learn from his elder brother's experience when he was the younger brother. He carries bags, hands out water, and waves towels. He is quite diligent in training on weekdays, but now he receives The most important defensive task in the game is to discuss with everyone how to cooperate before going on the field.

To be so serious?

Is it quite dignified?

Artest just covered his mouth and wanted to laugh, and led several other teammates, but without exception, Li Shengli glared back. After all, people who work hard should not be laughed at, and Tyronn Lue saw it and gave it to him. Li Shengli handed over a bottle of water, and then continued to discuss defense with his main teammates as if he didn't know anything.

Talking about discussion, there is actually nothing negotiable.

Iverson's offense cannot be solved by relying on single defense. It requires nearby assisting defense. We talked for a while until everyone left the locker room to continue the game in the second half.

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The Lakers' current focus is to suppress Iverson, which is more important than offensive scoring.

But Li Shengli couldn't participate in the matter of marking Iverson, so he could only think about boosting the offense. As soon as he walked onto the court, he patted the little brother Tyronn Lue on the shoulder without saying a word, indicating that he would work hard on defense. Tyronn Lue turned around. Seeing that it was Li Shengli, he was immediately as excited as if he had been given a shot of blood.

According to what Li Shengli thought.

As perennial benches, these players cherish the opportunity to play more than every main force, and they also want to produce shocking statistics and results. For example, Tyronn Lue played more than 20 games in the past two years and more than 30 games this year. In total, no team's main players have played more games in a single season, let alone playing as a substitute for more than ten minutes.

So Tyronn Lue is excited from every angle.

It’s just that the more I think about it, the higher my expectations are. If I really don’t play well, the blow will still be huge. And Li Shengli doesn’t want little brother Tyronn Lue to be beaten to collapse. After all, Iverson is really hard to guard against. .

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However... the second half has just begun.

When the situation was bad, Li Shengli had to step up and take the lead, tearing apart the defensive wall in person. While opening up the predicament, Tyronn Lue, who was playing hard on the other side, had a very good defensive effect on Iverson. , following Iverson like a shadow, even a shadow, no matter the height, body shape or hairstyle, they are all strikingly similar.

Is this considered a defense?

Li Shengli took the time to look at the offensive and defensive confrontation outside.

It's not necessarily true that it was defended, but Tyronn Lue was able to have sufficient physical strength and active defense, and the effect was indeed good. Of course, this premise is... when Iverson scored 30 points in the first half, Crotty's defensive threat There is still some, at least cooperate with his teammates to let Iverson get four fouls.

Under such good circumstances, the difficulty of the task taken over by Tyronn Lue has undoubtedly been reduced to a level. Compared with 13 in the first quarter and 11 in the second quarter, Iverson's shots dropped to 9 in the third quarter. .

More importantly, the number of shots taken has decreased, and the hits have also dropped.

The base began to be unable to block Li Shengli's position. It was really difficult for Iverson to get inside. Li Shengli was so blocked that he couldn't even see the basket, let alone pass the ball with limited vision. The 76ers' efficiency is tied to him alone, so one person declines and the whole team loses its rhythm.

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The 76ers' offensive efficiency is low. As for the Lakers' offense...

Kobe still hasn't improved. There is a certain degree of consistency throughout the game. The first half is not good, and the probability of breaking out in the second half is very small. Therefore, the focus is still on Li Shengli's offense, which is more efficient than the first half if he plays a little bit. A little bit.

The effect of rising and falling is obvious.

In the third quarter, the Lakers immediately smoothed the point difference.

Then entering the fourth quarter, the main players of both sides did not play, at least Li Shengli, Kobe Bryant, Iverson and Ben didn't play, but the rhythm of the game was much slower than before... But the problem is that this rhythm is too suitable. The Lakers.

Iverson consumes a lot of physical energy. If he can't get in, he can only open up and shoot. Facing Tyronn Lue, who is a dog-skin plaster, he even shoots three-pointers that are not efficient. 1 of 3 can only be considered routine. In comparison, The Lakers... In terms of shots, Kobe Bryant has decreased and Li Shengli has increased. It is really hard to guard against the current situation, allowing Li Shengli to lead by 6 points in half a quarter.

Until 6 minutes before the end of the game.

Everyone was spending time on the court, and the fluctuations in the point difference were reduced a lot. However, the Lakers' lead reached 8 points before the end, and they successfully won the game. And this result... It was too difficult for Iverson and Ben Accepted.

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Are the 76ers playing well?

There is no doubt that the 76ers played really well.

Iverson took an astonishing 41 shots in the game, almost half of the team's shots. He was 15 of 33 two-pointers and 45.5% from the field, 3 of 8 from three-point range and 37.5% from the field, and 9 of 9 free throws. Hitting 100%, no matter what it is, it can be said to be a good performance. He scored 48 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 steals.

And Ben, who played the entire game with Iverson, definitely performed exceptionally well. Li Shengli made 4 of 7 shots at the basket and 5 of 7 free throws. He scored 13 points, 16 rebounds and 5 blocks, which is amazing.

Let’s look back at the Lakers.

Kobe was also exhausted. He made 7 of 22 shots and only made 1 of 1 free throws. His total game statistics were 15 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal.

But even when Kobe played so poorly, the Lakers still won. Iverson and Ben thought it was nonsense. After looking at Li Shengli's personal single-game statistics... neither of them looked very healthy.

28 shots, 17 hits?

This 60%+ hit rate was achieved by hard work, otherwise it would be higher. What's more important is that the 76ers' inside choice is to double-team. If they can't stop Li Shengli, they can only foul.

Most of Ben's 5 fouls and interior substitute Matt Geiger's 6 were given to Li Shengli. He also made 18 free throws and made 14 of 18. Therefore, Li Shengli scored the same as Iverson, 48 points.

In addition, Li Shengli also has 20 rebounds and 5 assists.

Even Iverson and Ben didn't dare to think about it...if Kobe Bryant in front of him played normally, how ugly would the game be?

You must know that Kobe took a lot of shots. If you only use this game as a statistical specimen, it will not affect Li Shengli at all.

The number of shots taken, and 7 of 22... If the state is not too bad, and there are only 10 hits on a slight decline, then the 76ers will lose by 14 points. If the state is the same as Iverson and there are 12 or 3 hits on the upside, then The 76ers may lose by more than 20.

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For the entire 76ers, this result is too terrifying!

Obviously there was no problem in the game and there was nothing wrong with it. The key was the Lakers' team state because Kobe had not yet reached its peak. But even so, they still lost. The slight difference of one or two points was okay, but 8 points was too much.

If you insist on talking about the problem, it may be the team's restriction on Li Shengli, but Ben and Matt Geiger both committed 5 and 6 fouls. They really couldn't fight any harder. Just like this...still suppressing people? !

Just after the game, Iverson and Ben looked at each other and began to wonder how they defeated the Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals.

You must know that the competition of Huanghu Lukai in recent years has become so strong that no one can get involved.

Now, the current situation between the Lakers and the Lakers is that they are unable to fight back. It is definitely a gap in hard power. But the problem is that the front foot has clearly just overturned the Celtics, who have the same rating as the Lakers or even better on paper, and can fight to the end. People? Why are you so weak against the Lakers?

The only explanation for this situation is that O'Neal is injured.

The biggest one among the Big Three suffered a head injury, plus some luck, plus he also has a certain level of strength. Anyway, the 76ers finally advanced to the finals in the tiebreaker, and now they don’t want to look back at the Celtics. Iverson He Daben just looked forward. The high wall in the restricted area was really insurmountable.

"Ben, how did we beat the Celtics before?" Iverson glanced at the scoreboard and was a little confused.

"I forgot, I really forgot!" Ben shook his head and sighed: "I couldn't completely suppress Shaq who was injured. As for him, I feel..."

"Is this the powerlessness you felt before?"

"Maybe it's a little more terrifying than this!" Ben was also stunned. He felt that Iverson was not an inside player. The powerlessness he could feel was just a partial weakness that could not catch up with the score difference in the overall situation, and he might have already He was so weak that he was completely paralyzed. "You may not believe it. If he had taken some of Kobe's shots, it would have been a bit uglier now. We need to be thankful that he did not do that and will not do that."

"But after fighting for so long, he can still fight?"

"Yes, anyway, I have never seen a situation that he can't handle. Maybe the only chance I have to suppress his data is that Kobe is in good condition and he feels that he doesn't need to work too hard."

"This...I'm going to vomit!"

"Spit it out, you'll get used to it!" Ben patted Iverson on the shoulder and said, "I once stood on the highest mountain and saw many people get used to it like this, not just us, It’s the same for everyone, but you don’t have to be afraid of the next one, because I’m by your side.”

"Then stop talking and prepare for the next one!"

"I won't lose, at least I won't lose to myself!"