Chapter 455 The Road for the First Center Is Too Narrow!

The break is over.

When they returned to the court, the Lakers' lineup was still fine-tuned, but on the Mavericks side... Gordon is not a fool. Everyone has statistics. If Del can see it, he can also see it.

The temporary lead is just an appearance, but the hidden disadvantages are quite serious. Li Shengli's shot ratio is indeed seriously exceeded. In this situation, everyone knows that the Lakers are going to suppress Li Shengli, so they directly removed Li Shengli from the lineup in the third quarter. Top with Donald.

At the same time, Garnett and Curry played together to make up for the firepower gap left by Li Shengli. Crotty defended at the third position. With Kidd's organization and a 13-point lead, it could also give Li Shengli time to rest. Stagger targeted suppression.

If this lineup plays well, it will continue to play. If it does not play well and disadvantages show up, it is not too late for Li Shengli to go back and regain control of the game.

Gordon's handling was indeed good and quite satisfactory, but when Del saw that Li Shengli was not on the court, he cursed a few times and found an opportunity to send Divac to the court again, because now the focus of the game between the two sides was on Li Shengli. The magician breathed a sigh of relief.

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"Lee, look at this Campbell. He was prepared for you by Del. As long as you play, this Campbell will definitely play!" Gordon said to Li Shengli next to him, "Your mid-range shot in the first half was too low. Okay, tell me the truth, are you sure your shoulder injury is okay?"

"Didn't the team doctor take a look at it? It has an impact but not a big one!" Li Shengli glanced at Gordon, who had just collided with the magician in the air and did support his right shoulder after falling. "Okay, no matter if there is or not You don’t have a choice when it comes to the problem, so why are you thinking so blindly?”

"Okay, you can see for yourself." Gordon stared at the movement on the court and said: "Don't say I think too much, this first game is very important. As long as the Lakers lose this game, they will be eliminated in the first round. That’s about it, now I just hope that Kidd and Kevin can play well in the next period and maintain this point difference.”

"I'm wondering, do you want to call a timeout?" Li Shengli scratched his head, because at the beginning of the third quarter, the Mavericks were beaten 4:0 by the Lakers, and the point difference dropped from double digits to 10 Within minutes.

"There's no rush, you sit down first and I'll yell!" Gordon stood up calmly, but immediately changed his face when he walked to the sidelines, facing the roaring on the court, which made Li Shengli sweat.

"Crotty, don't keep an eye on your opponent. Be smart and help Kidd defend."

"Kidd, don't rush the attack, don't be afraid of mistakes, don't hold the ball too long! Donald, pull Divac out, run, run!"

"Damn it, Kevin, what are you doing? Is there poison on that ball? Go and pick and roll Curry. If you do it faster, are the tactics I told you nonsense? Come on, come on!"

To be honest, tactics are hard to talk about. They have to be implemented by the players on the field. Sometimes when there is a fight on the field, the players may not be able to implement the established tactical ideas. This requires the coach to nag and remind the players. Position and temporarily deepen tactical execution.

Gordon roared, and the Mavericks' offense and defense really improved.

Garnett was afraid of Magic, but he had no problem assisting in defense. Returning to the offensive end, after encountering Magic, he turned his back and shot like a grenade. He was afraid of having too much contact with Magic. After missing two shots, he simply became Curry is the go-to pick-and-roll big man, and Curry... also throws grenades, but he is a pure shooter with an amazing natural rate of fire, positioning and touch, and he caught one Laker off guard.

As a result, the score difference in the third quarter of the game fluctuated around 10 points, and Gordon probably got tired of shouting and sat back on the bench.

"It's almost done. If we keep playing like this, you can play garbage time, and the Lakers won't take it too seriously." Gordon asked for a bottle of water to moisten his throat.

"Are you kidding me, asking me to play garbage time? And it's not even garbage time yet." Li Shengli scratched his head angrily. Whose super statistics were produced during garbage time? It's weird to play like this without losing someone. Although the team can play garbage time because of its ability, the question is... If the super giant has to play garbage time, is it still a super giant? Wouldn’t that become a data brush?

"In the current situation, if you want to play, it's either because we are at a disadvantage, it's the last moment of the game, or it's garbage time. I won't let you play at other times!" Gordon glanced at Li Shengli and whispered in his ear. One sentence, "Damn, that idiot Toby wants to fire me, so I want to go far in the playoffs this time, and you must not cause any problems."

"Damn it, you deserve to be fired, I let you block my time!"

"Hey, who calls me the head coach? It's useless for you to scold me, because I don't care, young man."

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Unlike the mainstream mainstream coaches who fucked the main coach, Gordon was determined not to let Li Shengli play.

Until the end of the third quarter, the Mavericks were still leading by 11 points. Curry became the main scoring force, scoring 15 points in a single quarter. In the fourth quarter... the Lakers focused their defense on Curry. At this time, the point difference finally narrowed again. In the last 3 minutes of the final quarter, the Mavericks were only 5 points ahead.

Gordon finally couldn't hold it in anymore. After all, leading by 5 points in 3 minutes was not safe. Li Shengli, the Mavericks' biggest insurance, finally came on the court. The first game of the first round also entered the most critical moment. Gordon called a pause.

"Lee, the Lakers have taken advantage of Campbell, be careful!"

"I know, it's only 3 minutes. Let's go, come on!"

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"Li is warming up? He's finally going to play. Okay, Erwin, sit with me for a while!"

"Divac, Campbell, you two, go ahead and grab points for me on offense. As for defense... If you really have no choice, just foul him. Don't let him go to the basket. As long as he dares to catch the ball, you can drag him. If he goes to his right shoulder, I'm not afraid of him taking a free throw."

This time, Del directly put the two main inside players, Divac and Campbell, on the court, while Magic was replaced and sat next to Del with a frown on his face.

"Watch it, whether we will be eliminated in the first round depends on these 3 minutes. You...don't think I am shameless. Whoever I replace today will play this way. There is no fairness at all." Del rubbed his hands subconsciously. Rubbing hands, feeling a little excited.

"Are you shameless? I won't express my opinion on this matter!" The magician whispered, and Del's face darkened... If I don't express my opinion, doesn't this still mean that I am shameless?

"Please put yourself in my shoes and think about it. We all know how perverted Li is. Look at Gordon. He also knows that he is hiding Li and not giving us a chance. But if you don't follow what I say, we will lose this game." It doesn’t matter, in the next few games, what can we, the horse riders, use to fight the Mavericks?”

"Why should we fight against the Mavericks? With O'Neal, the other top centers will basically remain unchanged. These two are the two biggest trump cards this offseason. If we want to suppress Lee, we can only use O'Neal!"

"That's for next season. We might as well set our target on O'Neal first. As for Lee... he should make way for O'Neal. There can only be one number one center, and he is with our Lakers!"

"Are you forcing us to steal O'Neal?"

"Otherwise? Judging from the current news, the Magic's management really lacks brains and wants to train Hardaway instead of O'Neal. This is our opportunity. On the contrary, there is no news from the Mavericks, so we have the opportunity to get O'Neal. Much older than Li, everyone will be in the west by then..."

"Lee, O'Neal, Olajuwon, Robinson, Western Conference center hell?"

"You can understand it this way, but I still say the same thing. Within 3 minutes, Lee made way for O'Neal. The path for the first center was too narrow. There was no room for two big men in the front row. Lee could go to the back of the team and play with injured players. Ewing hug!"

"Let's talk about it later. I don't want to talk about it now. The game has started."

"Of course, please wait patiently, it's only 3 minutes."