Chapter 232 Li Shengli’s Killing Line!

After the warm-up, the game begins immediately.

Jazz lineup: center Li Shengli, power forward Malone, small forward Larry Krystkowiak, point guard Stockton, shooting guard Crotty.

Compared with before, the only change is that Tyrone was taken down at the small forward position. The reason is very simple...At the beginning of the season, Tyrone was the Jazz's third leading scorer after the Malone brothers.

Since Li Shengli joined and Crotty suddenly emerged, his ball rights have shrunk significantly. Although in order to cooperate with the team's focus on defense, his height suffered a little when facing Pippen, and he was not as good as Larry Krystkowiak. The defensive effect is strong.

As for the Bulls lineup: center Carter White, power forward Grant, small forward Pippen, point guard Armstrong, and shooting guard Jordan.

Phil Jackson is really unused at the center position, and there are not many ways to limit Li Shengli. However, the Jazz are in the same predicament as the Bulls on the inside, and it is difficult to limit Jordan.

Let’s see in this game...Whether Li Shengli can beat the Bulls inside or Jordan can beat the Jazz outside!

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When the whistle blows, the gong begins.

With Li Shengli as a super center, the Jazz naturally seized the right to attack in the first round. Stockton's breakthrough speed with the ball was so fast that it took off, throwing away Armstrong and tearing apart the Bulls' defense. However, the Bulls did not dare to let go of Li Shengli and Malone. With two points, he simply took a mid-range shot and scored the first goal.

What a point guard requires is a broad vision and overall view, to help teammates deliver the ball at the most suitable opportunity and position, but what cannot be ignored is... Stockton, who is a textbook point guard, also has a good shot.

Unlike Stockton, the Bulls' Armstrong is obviously not a pure point guard, because more often than not, Jordan, a combo guard, organizes the offense.

After changing sides of attack and defense.

Cartwright pulled Li Shengli out of the penalty area, and in this gap... Jordan knocked down Crotty, started from a high position facing the basket, and flew directly into the air.

Can you really fly on a horse?

Jordan's physical fitness was astonishing. No one could make him make an emergency landing after he had already taken off, and Li Shengli had no time to return to defense.

boom!

This flying dunk pushed the tense atmosphere of the audience to the first climax. All fans watching this game knew... Jordan was in good shape in this game because he took off.

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"Oh shit, this situation doesn't look good?" In the studio, Bird, who was gradually turning to be pro-Lee, exclaimed, "If Jordan's condition is at full strength, I think... it will be difficult for the Jazz to suppress him. .”

The outcome of the Bulls' game is closely related to Jordan's state. After all, he takes up a lot of shooting opportunities. His state is the Bulls' state, and his efficiency is also the Bulls' efficiency.

"Huh... don't worry, this is just the beginning. I don't believe Sloan will let Jordan play like this!" Thompson said firmly: "Besides, the Bulls' inside line is always a big problem, and Lee will perform."

Inside and outside?

Which one is more important?

Obviously, in this era of centers, the whole league sees the power of the inside line. Let’s not talk about offense. Defense, blocking, rebounding and other rim protection abilities are all incomparable to those of the outside line. After all, outside shots are not only shooting, but also There was a breakthrough layup.

With three-pointers scarce and no major rule changes, the inside line is definitely a battleground for every team. Although the Bulls are a typical example of being strong on the outside and weak on the inside, and have an amazing record, in the NBA... there is only one Jordan!

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On the field.

The thunderous cheers have not died down. After all, Crotty was knocked down and a flying dunk was completed. It was really exciting. But for the Jazz... Li Shengli pulled Crotty, and everyone's expressions were not very good. .

"Are you okay?" Li Shengli asked.

"I'm fine." How could Crotty be fine, but he still gritted his teeth and said, "Just once, only this time, I won't be knocked down by him next time!"

"Relax, just fight normally." Li Shengli comforted, "Let's go, fight back and give them some color."

After saying that, the Jazz Legion quickly pressed into the frontcourt.

Li Shengli set up a high pick-and-roll. After completing it, he went straight down. After receiving Stockton's pass, he immediately took off with a step, not only a tomahawk, but also a dunk from behind.

boom!

There was a loud bang.

Cartwright stumbled to the ground and slid out of bounds. His expression was even worse than Crotty's before. He never expected that Li Shengli would ride on his face and knock him over in one fell swoop.

You rock Crotty, and I'll fuck you Cartwright; you fly dunks, and I'll do them; if you want to boost the morale of the Bulls, I can also lead the Jazz to take off.

In this decisive battle, other teammate Li Shengli couldn't control it, but he knew... he had to fight harder than Jordan. If the morale was suppressed at the beginning, the situation in the future would definitely be more difficult.

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As a result, the competition between the two sides reached a fever pitch in the first quarter.

For the Bulls, as everyone expected, Jordan was in good shape, better than in any game this season.

Although breakthrough layups were repeatedly blocked and suppressed by Li Shengli and Malone, in the triangle offensive system, one-on-one fadeaway jumpers were unsolvable. Crotty had no choice. If he teamed up with Larry, the new starter, to double-team , Pippen is another point that cannot be dealt with.

However, Pippen also exploded in this game, shooting when he couldn't get into the paint. Together with Jordan, the two of them had a hot touch and took most of the Bulls' shots in the first quarter.

As for the Jazz, the collaboration between Li Shengli and Malone really hit the Bulls inside until they exploded and rose to the sky.

The combination of Grant and Carter White is at an absolute disadvantage in terms of physical confrontation and joint offense and defense. Fortunately, the Bulls do not need them to take action, and the only task assigned by Phil Jackson to the two is to ensure rebounds, and the two are really good at it. The team came out to fight for their lives, making the rebounds in the first quarter far less exaggerated than lagging behind in the previous game.

The only real problem before the Jazz is that Jordan can shoot three-pointers.

Li Shengli and Malone were able to score two points in the paint, but Jordan, who had no solution, could shoot three-pointers from the outside. However, his fadeaway jumper when he was in full condition was very weird and his shooting rate was extremely high. However, the Jazz were weak on the outside...the only thing that had Crotty, who has the ability to kill long-range three-pointers, was also targeted by Jordan.

Compared with his outstanding offensive ability, some people may overlook Jordan's defense. However, in fact... his defense is also outstanding. He was the DPOY in the 87-88 season and even made the best defensive team in consecutive years.

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In the first quarter, the two sides played 24:28, and the Jazz fell behind by 4 points.

What a fucking big head!

Jazz coach Sloan's head is getting big. It feels like... you know exactly where the problem is, but you just don't have any way to solve it, even if you use people to pile up or double-team, after all, the triangle in this game is In the offensive system, Pippen can also play.

Looking at all the games, it is not scary that the opponent performed exceptionally well. What is truly terrible is that oneself also performed exceptionally well, but the score just couldn't be recovered, which made people feel helpless and frustrated.

This is how Limas felt after the first quarter.

It's not that they didn't play well, but that the Bulls' Jordan played very well. He made 6 of 8 in the first quarter, accounting for half of the two-pointers and half of the three-pointers, and missed one each. In addition, he made 2 of 2 free throws, which was a full score. 17 points.

Coincidentally, Li Shengli also made 6 of 8 shots in the paint and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 14 points and 7 rebounds.

The shooting percentages of the two are absolutely abnormal. Malone and Pippen on the other side also performed equally well, but the Jazz were slightly inferior in other positions. Stockton, except for his opening shot, was not very good. Attack opportunities, and if it weren't for Li Shengli's rebounding guarantee, the deficit in the first quarter would not be as simple as 4 points.

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Phil Jackson looked at Li Shengli and felt that this game was not safe and he must find ways to cause him some trouble.

Jerry Sloan also had a headache watching Jordan, but the headache was a headache. As long as Li Shengli and Malone's inside line could remain stable, any slight fluctuation in Jordan's status would be an opportunity to overtake the score.

The Bulls' triangle offense tactics are not complicated. All the focus is on Jordan at the top of the arc. As long as Jordan has a problem, the triangle offense will not explode, but it will be pretty much the same.

The only thing the Jazz have to do is to let Jordan have the downward fluctuation they want, or to block his shooting and force him to the inside... let Li Shengli kill him!

Sloan never doubted that Li Shengli could defeat anyone who dared to charge inside, and the key to the problem was how to force Jordan into Li Shengli's penalty area to take action?

"I'm going to win this game!" Looking at Phil Jackson on the other side, Sloan had already made up his mind.