Chapter 202 The Skeleton Under Greatness

In the next game, after beating Perkins a few times, the SuperSonics teammates gave Perkins support, and Li Shengli passed the ball to whoever the SuperSonics missed. There's a backboard!

As for Jazz defense...

Except for the stable point of Gary Payton, the Sonics lined up to rush inside, aiming directly at Li Shengli, the fourth fouler, without Jerry Sloan calling a timeout at all. Crotty stepped forward.

Due to rotation reasons, Crotty currently plays less than 20 minutes. He is full of energy and has only committed one foul, which was a 2+1 fouled by Gary Payton.

In terms of statistics, 7 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 of 5 shots, and 3 of 4 free throws are really not comparable to his previous superb performance, but for a 20-minute role player who does not occupy much of the ball, It's enough to see, and now...the real time to reflect his value has come!

run!

Run as fast as you can!

Stay on the front line of the throne!

For a time, Crotty became a human barrier in front of Li Shengli.

To be honest, McMillan, who was feeling very hot in the first half, was locked by him and felt uncomfortable, and this quarter... whenever there is an opponent who has signs of charging inside, Crotty immediately changes direction, Stockton And Tai Lung executed a difficult two-and-three defense on the outside.

People are equal in personality, but have different values.

Everyone knows that Li Shengli's value to this game is much higher than that of Crotty, and Crotty himself knows it, so the foul on him is better than the foul on Li Shengli.

Fighting off the SuperSonics' charges time after time, Crotty used his body to carry it all.

You must know that the SuperSonics' highest height is Kemp's 2.08 meters, which is far inferior to Li Shengli, but the average height is higher than that of the Jazz. Crotty, who is 1.85 meters, was hit several times and slid on the floor.

It's a lie to say that it doesn't hurt or itch, but Crotty is still dumbfounded when he stands up. He will do it to whoever comes in. I am not afraid of injury or death. It depends on you whether you are afraid or not!

The Sonics wanted to kill Li Shengli, but Crotty stuck to the first line. By the end of the third quarter, his fouls soared from 1 to 6, finishing one step ahead of Malone.

5 fouls in one quarter?

Just to keep Li Shengli!

Of course, hard work will always bear fruit. Li Shengli stood still with four fouls. The worse Crotty was hit, the harder he hit Perkins. Although George Karl changed people once and used Cage, who was more physically capable, to log in. Fighting, but the result was still the same. They were all ridden in the face by Li Shengli and smashed the SuperSonics basket!

Leading by 11 points entering the second half, they were recovered by 7 points in the first half of the third quarter.

In the second half of the quarter, Li Shengli and Stockton's cooperation brought back 7 points. If the Sonics hadn't gotten too many free throws in this quarter, the end would have been even more miserable.

…

The referee doesn't know whether the Sonics are miserable or not, but the referee knows that he is miserable.

Yes, that's right, there were some home whistles in the first half of the quarter, but there were only a few, but now it's better... This player named Crotty's lifeless foul made the Sonics 18 more than the Jazz in the entire third quarter. A free throw.

18 extra free throws in one quarter? !

Even if his whistle is not crooked, he doesn't even believe it!

Crotty, Crotty!

Are you going to put a fucking bucket of shit on my head?

Although from a professional point of view, referees should uphold fairness, but referees are also human beings and have their own emotions. In order to take care of the home fans and the experience of buying tickets to watch the game, they blew a few crooked whistles, but... he couldn't stand up to the SuperSonics and he failed to live up to his expectations. Ah, 18 free throws were made, 12 were made, and the free throw shooting rate was 66.6%. This efficiency is really 666.

Now he feels like he is no longer human inside and out.

Under normal circumstances, the Sonics should have lost, but the players, including the fans, may not have thought well of him when he blew the home whistle before him. And if he continued to blow the home whistle, he wouldn't be guilty of it, right?

…

If the first half could be called intense, then the third quarter was simply uncontrollable. After entering the break, the live broadcast screen switched back to the studio.

"Damn! Is this the angry Li?" Bird slammed the table and yelled.

"I think the SuperSonics' playoffs were completely ruined in the hands of the Jazz!" George Gervin also sighed, "The current Jazz team is too fierce in combat. Maybe... the water in the West will be wiped out. It’s muddled!”

Coming on the scene in the middle of the third quarter, Li Shengli's performance was once again eye-catching. He took Perkins on his own and sent the ball to the opponent's face. He bombed the SuperSonics basket again and again, smoothing the score difference and locking the lead at 11. Even the two famous players George Gervin and Larry Bird were dazzled by it.

"Crotty is a good player!" Thompson only had Li Shengli in his eyes and muttered with a smile on his face.

"Of course, this is the most loyal guardian. No one can destroy the order! Under greatness, every skeleton is a hero. Crotty is, so is Supersonic...!"

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said quietly, and the other three people all looked at him strangely, especially Larry Bird, who was at the top of the show.

So naughty?

Is this still the withdrawn Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?

Great, Skeleton Hero, are you planning to send Li Shengli to heaven and become an immortal?

"Ahem... let me think about it, if the Jazz win this game, it seems that there will be a team in the east and west that sweeps the opponent 3:0?" George Gervin changed this embarrassing topic and talked about the first round. Eye-catching team.

Needless to say, in the Eastern Conference, the Bulls have swept the Hawks 3:0. In the first round of G3, apart from the Jazz, there is still the last game left between the Cavaliers and the Nets. However, the two sides were 1:1 before, so there is no possibility of a sweep. .

If the Jazz win, there will be a team in the East and West that advance early, and a sweep represents absolute strength. From a statistical point of view, it is very likely to reach the East and West finals, or even the finals.

"You mean bull?"

"Oh, maybe it's become more difficult for the Bulls to defend their title and achieve three consecutive championships?"

"Don't talk about the Eastern Conference. Even if they can reach the finals, I think this will be a breakthrough for the Utah Jazz. After all, they have not even experienced a finals!"

"Utah Shuangsha?! It's time to give them a chance, Lee brought it!"

"I'm looking forward to the match between the Jazz and their opponents in the second round!"

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The fourth quarter begins.

Leading by 11 points, Jerry Sloan really couldn't bear to let Li Shengli go up and play again. After all, no matter how tough the grass is, no one dares to say that he can turn into a bulldozer and bulldoze his opponent when he is being cut down in turn.

Even Jerry Sloan once felt that if he let the inside substitute take the lead, he would accept it even if he lost this game. If Li Shengli was injured, he couldn't guarantee whether he would drag out the SuperSonics and collapse them one by one. .

However, Li Shengli rejected Jerry Sloan for the first time, saying that he would still fight because he knew that if he won this first round, it would be over. Otherwise, it would be too troublesome to fight again.

Of course Ma Long, the 5th offender, also took the initiative to ask for a fight.

It was so fun to watch Li Shengli play in this game. His passion was rekindled and he regained the feeling he had when he first entered the league. He felt like an eighteen-year-old boy in an instant, with so much energy that he had nowhere to vent!

Passionate, good thing!

Jerry Sloan has a bad temper, he never lacks passion, and in this game, he jumped to his feet and cursed the referee. If someone hadn't held him back, he would have rushed up to hit someone if he couldn't keep it safe.

And now Li Shengli asks Malone to fight, even if it is unreasonable, he must agree, because the Jazz never backs anyone, and iron-bloodedness will always be the style of this team.

Li Shengli: "How much should we fight?!"

Malone: ​​"You can fight as many as you want!"

Stockton: "No, let's quantify the goal, 20 points!"

Li Shengli and Malone looked at each other, then looked at Stockton.

Stockton: "What, 20 points is less? I'm talking about a 20-point lead!"

Malone: ​​"We didn't even say we would score 20 points in one quarter!"

Li Shengli: "Double it, hit 40, when will it be over, and what will be the end!"

After the three brothers finished speaking, the Jazz Army came on stage and Limas went to battle!

A 40-point lead?

Guys, this is the playoffs!

Jerry Sloan rolled his eyes behind him and scolded Limas... Damn, these guys can really brag!