Chapter 262 Great Riot

Baylor was holding back his energy and waiting for the 'lottery draw'. The three uncles turned their attention to the live broadcast screen. At this time, the game was about to start at the Madison Garden Arena.

Knicks starting lineup: center Patrick Ewing, power forward Charles Oakley, small forward Anthony Mason, shooting guard John Starks, point guard Doc Rivers.

First of all, there is the old oak Oakley. There are many people in the NBA named Charles, but the two most famous tough men are undoubtedly Oakley and Barkley, and Oakley...a devilish muscular man who sees who is unhappy, beats whoever he catches, and treats his teammates He will be a big brother and a complete villain to his opponents.

There are many quiet and low-key gentlemen in the NBA, but there are also some extremely brutal thugs, and this game is really scary to watch. It feels like a collision between two powder keg teams.

You know, the two sides brought together three of the four villains of the 1990s, Oakley, Malone, and Stockton. The laggard Laimbeer was eliminated by Li Shengli, and the Knicks also had a gorilla named Ewing. Good stubble.

Speaking of Ewing…

Excluding the 1992 center year, the leader of the first echelon of veteran centers in the league is Olajuwon. Basically no one will doubt this. Regardless of qualifications and statistics, he is the first center, but who will be the second? The gorilla and the admiral still have to compete.

For now, the 1989-90 season is Ewing's peak period, averaging 28.6 points, 10.9 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 4 blocks, and 1 steal per game. This season is David Robinson's rookie season, averaging 24.3 points per game. , 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 3.9 blocks, 1.7 steals.

The gorilla is at the peak, and the general is a rookie. If you compare the two data, the general will naturally suffer. But if you take the data of the gorilla's rookie season, it is far inferior to the general.

Among them... the general won the rebounding title in his second season in the NBA and the blocks title in his third season. And his scoring this season will be greatly improved compared to before because Rodman joined the Spurs.

On the other hand, Gorilla scored 28.6 points at his peak. If he works harder, he can hope to win the scoring title. But maybe he was born at the wrong time. Jordan dominates this list, making him at a disadvantage compared with the general, not to mention Ti was compared with Da Meng.

Another embarrassing thing is that Gorilla suffered a knee injury during his rookie season.

Once the noon sun passes, no one can stop the arrival of dusk.

Even if the current gorilla is still healthy and can maintain its glory for several seasons in the future without major injuries, but...it is a fact that he has a knee injury. His jumping and lateral movement are slightly affected, and his flexibility is better than that of Dameng and Dameng. The general is a little worse, but this does not mean that he is currently a floor player, and his internal combat effectiveness is still strong.

Looking at all aspects.

Among the veteran centers, the gorilla is slightly inferior to the general, and with the addition of Li Shengli, O'Neal, and Mourning produced by the 1992 center, the innocent gorilla will have to fall down the ranking. At least...nearly... Li Shengli in front of him will definitely get in front of him, and so will O'Neal, who had a triple-double over him before.

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Li Shengli took the jump ball in the midfield. Even if Ewing gritted his teeth and jumped hard, he couldn't fight for it. Although he had played against Li Shengli before, at that time... he thought Li Shengli was just a rookie kid, instead of treating Li Shengli as a young kid now. He beat his opponents at the same level and worked hard.

The pace of the first quarter was really too slow.

Everyone knows that the main position of the Jazz's offense is in the paint, but Oakley clung to Malone, which greatly reduced Malone's efficiency in the first quarter. He made 1 of 5 shots, 2 of 4 free throws, and only scored 4 points, 3 rebounds, and 1 assist. .

Although Oakley did not have a good time under Malone's defense, 1 of 3, 2 of 2 free throws, and 4 points, but the key is... the Knicks do not rely on Oakley's offense.

With Ewing on the inside and Starks on the outside, Oakley can only be regarded as the third offensive point. It is definitely profitable to exchange a wave of low status with Malone, because in this way... the Jazz who the Knicks are most afraid of The inner line is half useless.

But there was good news for the Jazz in the first quarter.

Gorilla Ewing's shooting percentage in the first quarter was directly cut in half by Li Shengli. On the contrary, Li Shengli's shooting rate remained at a normal level. With Malone taking fewer shots, he made 5 of 9 and 2 of 2 free throws in the first quarter, scoring 12 points. , 4 rebounds, and the offensive methods he has been developing during the offseason are also effective. He took 5 shots under the basket and scored 3 by Ewing. He also made 2 of 4 turn-over jump shots from the edge of the penalty area, accounting for half of the hits.

Comparing the two, the Knicks' inside play was inefficient, while on the Jazz's side... although Malone suffered brain congestion from Oakley and felt cold, Li Shengli and Ewing had a huge advantage in the matchup.

In this case, the Jazz's score should be suppressing the Knicks, but Starks on the outside of the Knicks took the lead, allowing the two sides to hold on to the score and tie the game in the first quarter.

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The second quarter begins.

The first half continued the previous rhythm, with the Jazz slightly leading, but Pat Riley replaced Ewing in the middle. After all, in a bad state... Ewing did not play a big role, so it would be better to play Li Shengli. There is a time difference at the end of the game, look for the touch.

The Knicks substitute Herb Williams is a veteran who has played for 12 seasons. When he came on the court to face Li Shengli, he was almost beaten to tears. If it were a normal matchup, it would be nothing... but it is different now. , Malone's touch was extremely poor, and he gave up most of his shots to Li Shengli, and Li Shengli was full of firepower, and Herb really couldn't handle it.

In the entire second quarter, Li Shengli scored 18 points. Counting the 12 points in the first quarter, he scored 30 points at halftime. Looking at the Knicks... Starks' efficiency was far less efficient than Li Shengli in the second half. So the Jazz led by 7 points in the second quarter.

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In the third quarter, Sloan replaced Li Shengli.

It is not yet possible to talk about chasing after the victory, and Sloan does not want to use Li Shengli too hard. At this time, the center of the Jazz lineup is replaced by Felton, Li Shengli's new substitute. Compared with before Li Shengli joined, this lineup is much better. Without Jeff Malone, who is currently playing for the Hornets, the outside offense is relatively weak, but the task assigned by Sloan is not too excessive, holding on to 7 points!

As for the Knicks, Ewing took a break for half a quarter and came on again. Seeing Li Shengli's rotation, Pat Riley also set a task to regain the lost scoring high ground and fill the 7-point hole.

So in the third quarter, the two old partners of Malone and Stockton joined forces, plus Jeff Malone's replacement Crotty, to completely become the Jazz that did not have Lee Shengli last season.

There is no doubt that at the beginning of last season, the Jazz's physical strength was a little worse than that of the Knicks, but fortunately, Malone regained his form, cooperated with Stockton's pick-and-roll, and repeatedly scored the opponent's basket without a chance to cooperate. Malone chose to single out Oakley, used his iron elbow to clear the way, and collided with Oakley one after another, and even Ewing came with the same elbow.

The atmosphere has changed.

Everyone smelled the smell of gunpowder.

If the first half was considered civilized, then the second half was simply a fight. Malone's elbow was the same no matter who it was, it was concealed but did not affect the damage. Oakley was stopped by teammates and staff several times when he got angry, and outside... ... Stockton switched to defense against Starks and successfully stifled the Knicks' outside attack.

The score did not narrow, but widened.

The Knicks players were already a little anxious, but Oakley... He was not anxious at all, but furious. He wanted to go directly to Malone and Stockton.

In the second half, because the situation was stable, Sloan still did not let Li Shengli appear. Malone passed down the screen after a high pick-and-roll. Stockton took a few steps forward with the ball. At this time, Starks was unable to follow up and Ewing took charge. Under the basket, Oakley faced off against the Utah duo.

Malone has already moved down to the offensive position. Stockton can pass or make a single shot. Oakley's face darkened, he gave up on Malone and went straight to Stockton.

"Go to hell, you scum!" Oakley, extremely angry, jumped up and hit Stockton on the shoulder with a pendulum, which was thin and fake.

Click!

A crisp sound stirred the nerves of everyone on Jazz's side.

Stockton was like a deflated balloon. He didn't even pass the ball. He lay on the floor with his right hand covering his left shoulder. He was in so much pain that even screaming loudly was a luxury.

this……

Malone is completely crazy!

Seeing this scene, his old friend who had fought side by side was brought down. His heart was about to jump out, his eyes were bloodshot, and he jumped up with a single step. After just one breath, the fuse was lit, and all the people present on both sides were They all rioted...