Chapter 856: Be Careful, I’ll Dunk You, Do You Hear Me?
Not even 10 seconds into the game, the Celtics' Big Three collectively stumbled.
But in fact, O'Neal and the three brothers are clear... The Lakers' lineup is impossible to beat. When the Celtics are not worried about losing, there is still a lot of room for performance and performance. The three brothers also have some excuses. Opportunity, and after seeing Li Shengli leading the team back to defense, the three of them immediately regrouped and chased after him.
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Li Shengli's dreamy one-stop play with the front foot was too exaggerated.
The entire home court was boiling, and the momentum of the entire Lakers team was immediately lifted. When they returned to the defensive position, they ran particularly hard, and when the Celtics came over... Li Shengli was also vomited inside. , because O'Neal didn't come in, picked up the ball and threw a three-pointer.
Damn it?
I haven’t even figured out the free throw yet!
What did you think about shooting the three-pointer?
Li Shengli didn't look at it. In fact, O'Neal has made a total of 17 three-pointers on record so far, and only hit one. The actual shooting rate is an astonishing 5.8%. Everyone laughed when this shot was made. , but when it was actually projected onto the Internet, everyone went crazy again.
Can O'Neal hit a three-pointer?
It looks like...it's not impossible for an old pig to climb a tree, right?
Opening his arms and enjoying the fans' exclamations, O'Neal held his head high and ran backwards while yelling: "Lee, come on, guard me. Guard me, the greatest three-point shooter in the league. Damn it, you can do something fancy." Three points, look how relaxed I am, can you be as efficient as me?"
Damn it? !
Li Shengli was shocked when he heard this...Can 5.8% of his career three-pointers be called efficiency? If I ask you to round it up, you only get 5.9%. This is the greatest three-point shooter in the league. Are you sure this isn't lowering the standard of the entire league? !
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Back to the Lakers offense.
This time we can't achieve the effect of one-stop, but it doesn't matter if there is no one-stop. Pure movement and letting Fisher send the ball inside for alley-oops are still possible, and this time Fisher did it... O'Neal watched helplessly. Li Shengli flew in from outside the penalty area to make an alley-oop, without even the slightest intention of defending.
It’s not that we can’t defend against it, it’s that we can’t defend against it.
There is a high probability that this ball will be fouled. Even if Li Shengli can be pulled down, there is still a small chance that he will be beaten 2+1. No matter how you calculate it, it is not cost-effective. After Li Shengli flew to receive a dunk, O'Neal held his head high, eyes rolled, He tilted his mouth and cursed: "Bah, it's flashy, rubbish, just two points!"
"Huh?" Li Shengli glared and shot back, "Damn, be careful, I'll dunk you, do you hear me?"
"You... just wait for me while you're on horseback!"
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It's time for the Celtics offense again.
Li Shengli shouted to others not to come over and let O'Neal play in singles.
As soon as the two sides arrived... Li Shengli and O'Neal stayed outside the penalty area, while Li Shengli stayed put with a black line on his face, while O'Neal dribbled the ball from his hips.
In a completely one-on-one situation, O'Neal's small change of direction to the left was unsuccessful, but it still forced Li Shengli's defensive position, so he followed up with his back and pressed forward into the penalty area, tapping and tapping with his feet. Li Shengli immediately turned around and took a shot.
This...is this guy O'Neal?
Was this horse captured and transformed by aliens?
Only then did Li Shengli remember... O'Neal had rocked Jordan like this when he was warming up for the All-Star Game, just to prove that he was once a point guard. In any case, Staples's jaw dropped a lot today. After all, O'Neal just made a pass. The operation is really cool.
Austrian fat top dance steps? !
However, after the show came back, O'Neal also felt that he could not compare with Li Shengli's dreamy one-stop at the beginning, so for the sake of face, he could only continue to do it.
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Excuse me...is this this year's All-Star?
Fans both live and watching the live broadcast were confused, because the offenses of both sides were so unique and fresh... The center ran out to challenge, dribble, three-pointer, and make breakthroughs, and the defender entered the inner ring. Hand-to-hand combat, blocking, screening, and rebounding, it seems that there are no problems, and the efficiency of both sides is quite high.
But no matter how high it is, it's only the first quarter.
O'Neal found that he was not good anymore. He was dribbling from his hips. He was pretty good, but mid-range shots that didn't reach the basket were a big problem. He was so good that he had diarrhea.
If Garnett hadn't made a few back-up dunks, the Celtics might not have seen the Lakers' heels in the first quarter, because Li Shengli was so good at hitting, especially when O'Neal wanted to save face and didn't want to double-team, he hit the shooter continuously. The feeling was so hot that they scored 24 points in the first quarter, and the team led the Celtics by 4 points.
It’s embarrassing enough!
Li Shengli scored 21 points in a single quarter, and the Lakers still let him play. They have to continue to play... O'Neal feels that it is too dangerous. If he is scored 50 or 60 points in the half, it is possible to score 70 or 80 points in the whole game.
Is that really the case?
Then if he was embarrassed today, he would be thrown on the sofa at his grandma's house!
Therefore, none of the three giants wanted to see this situation, and they immediately started discussing how to deal with Li Shengli during the break.
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The rhythm of the game changed in the second quarter as expected.
O'Neal versus Li Shengli is the most difficult point for the Celtics to break through. Artest is not here today, and neither is Kobe. The main power forward is still sick, so it is appropriate to leave the offense to Garnett or Pierce. .
As for dealing with Li Shengli...
On the offensive end of the Celtics, O'Neal didn't say anything, pulling Garnett and Pierce into the penalty area. The efficiency was not very high, but it was still cost-effective when accounting for the opportunity to draw fouls. On the defensive end, it was even simpler. The Lakers They all count on Li Shengli to stabilize the situation. As long as there is an offense, there will be loopholes. Catching offensive fouls is the key.
Until halfway through the third quarter.
Not only did the Lakers begin to overtake the score, but what was even more terrible was the plot of the Three Heroes vs. Lu Bu... Li Shengli was almost stunned. He had to admit that this ball could not be hit, and the gap between teammates could not be filled, especially when there was no For a Celtic like France, if they hadn't been pressing, they might not have been able to hold on for two quarters, and even if they were pressing, they had committed five fouls 30 minutes ago.
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"Li, take a rest!" Phil Jackson pulled Li Shengli back. He scored 48 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 blocks in 30 minutes. He couldn't ask for more data. He was in great shape, but the problem was this Li Shengli couldn't save anyone in the game, especially in the third quarter... The substitutes started to come on. When the lineup battle went to the next level and Li Shengli had one foul left, it became even harder to save the game.
Although miracles are not ruled out!
But it doesn't matter whether he wins or loses a game in the regular season, so Phil Jackson doesn't really want it. On the contrary, the Lakers have been so unlucky recently. He doesn't want to see Kobe Bryant not coming back yet, and Li Shengli being on the injured list again, leaving the Lakers alone forever. Nuclear warfare.
"Is this giving up the game?"
Li Shengli saw that the Celtics were currently leading by 5 points, which was not too much. If the full lineup really charged forward, according to his own condition, if nothing unexpected happened, he could even out the score in the first half of the quarter and start to overtake in the last quarter. He would only fight for the last one. Festival, but not now.
"Don't worry about winning or losing a game. In fact, this game is quite valuable. It's not the reason why you spend so much money playing!" Phil Jackson said with relief: "To be honest, our lineup is indeed too different. It’s been good for it until now, but the key is... the basic core of both our sides has not changed in the past few seasons, but what has changed is that our Kobe is stronger, stronger than before, and even on the rise!"
"Last season we played the 76ers, but in fact if the Celtics were not upset and eliminated, it would be difficult for them to defeat us, and this season... maybe the situation will be better than I thought. Kobe Bryant's rise One goal was our suppression of the Celtics."
"Think about it, Kobe is here in this game. It's no problem to use all substitutes in other positions except you. We can still have half a chance to win. And if we replace Ron and Samaki to supplement other positions, then Under normal circumstances, it can be 60%, maybe a little more."
Could it be more than 60%? !
Li Shengli hesitated for a moment. In fact, he was not sure. After all, when he played against the Celtics, they survived until the tiebreaker, and the Celtics are still the dominant force in the Eastern Conference. Although they will lose sometimes, overall The lower limit of strength is quite high, and it may even be close to the upper limit of the bottom team in the Eastern Conference.
Phil Jackson dares to say that he can get 60% against the Celtics?
Does that mean that the overall upper and lower limits of the Lakers' performance are higher than those of the Celtics?
"Okay, you don't have to think about it!"
"The Celtics are like this right now. If there are no injuries, we still have a good chance of winning, but they have a lot of opponents this season. The set you and West played is so beautiful. As for us... we should prepare now We need to take care of our opponents in the Western Conference, especially those in the first nine away games.”