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Chapter 185 Li Shengli, Don't Run!

In the NBA's Black March, there will always be a few giant teams that have suffered a sharp decline in record. However, the Utah Jazz is an accident. .4.

After playing the Spurs in the middle and late period, until the end of March, the Jazz played 6 more games, with a total of 72 games. With a record of 46 wins and 26 losses, they entered the last less than a month of the regular season, and this final journey... ...Teams really pulled out all the stops.

Regardless of the east and west, strong teams strive for the top. After all, the schedule of the playoffs is arranged end to end. The first round is eighth, the second is seventh, and so on... The record represents strength. The higher the ranking, the opponent in the first round. Relatively weaker.

As for the Black Eight Miracle?Up to now, it has never happened in the history of the NBA. The eighth hits first, and all of them are in the first round.

Unlike the giants and strong teams striving for the top, the big teams in the east and west are enjoying themselves swimming in the stinky ditch. There is no hope of the playoffs, and there is no hope of bottoming in the league?

It is indeed difficult to be number one in the East and West, but if you want to occupy the bottom of the record ranking and get the lottery pick in this year's draft, then it is still possible, right?

It's not that the big-bodied team deliberately played poorly. Halfway through the regular season, you can basically see how much moisture there is. Seeing that the playoffs are hopeless, I really feel sorry for myself for not getting some benefits.

So in April, the last month of the regular season, the entire league blossomed.

Strong teams play against strong teams, and they play very fiercely, just to improve their rankings in the final stage.

A weak team beats a weak team, and the acting is very intense. After all, such a thing as bad performance is still not on the stage. No team will admit it publicly, so this is a contest of acting skills. "Should', after the press conference, I still have to show regret, control my emotions to the extreme, and put all the unwillingness and resentment of losing on my face.

As for the strong team playing against the weak team, it is basically a random play, because the outcome and the result have been written according to the script, and the strong team naturally has no reason to lose...

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Because the regular season of this season is coming to an end, the schedule has been arranged, and the time for the playoffs is also set for April 4, and the Jazz still have the last 29 games before that.

At the beginning of April, Li Shengli and Olajuwon met again in the first game against the Houston Rockets. However, in this game, as the top-ranked Rockets in the West, the Jazz lost the game behind 10 points. It also failed to restore the decline.

After playing the Rockets, the Jazz next played against the Nuggets, Warriors, and Kings, winning all three games.

The Nuggets are wandering crazily on the edge of the Western Conference playoffs, because there are not many games left. If they want to hit the playoffs, every game is a bloodbath, and they even showed [-] points against the Jazz .

It is worth mentioning that in the previous game against the Los Angeles Clippers, the Nuggets' All-Star center Dikembe Mutombo blocked opponents 12 times in a single game. At a loss, even though all the Nuggets played steadily, they were still 3 points behind and lost to the Jazz.

The rest of the Warriors.

The ranking is not as good as the Nuggets for the time being. After halftime, the point difference was too big, so they simply stopped playing, and Jerry Sloan also started a big training.

And then there's the king.

As the bottom of the Western Conference, they didn't even have the intention of resisting. It was just playing blindly. The atmosphere of the game was quite relaxed. The Jazz wanted to win and the Kings wanted to lose.

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In the remaining games, there is an away game against the Magic, and O'Neal and Li Shengli, since the last All-Star Game, this is the first time the two have met.

Unlike the Jazz, the Magic in the East and the Nuggets in the West are in a similar situation. They are currently hovering outside the playoffs, taking a step further to get playoff tickets, and then going home to watch TV after taking a step back, so this game is also a hard fight.

O'Neal's current averages are 23.2 points, 13.9 rebounds, 3.5 blocks, and 1.9 assists per game. For a rookie, this is simply incredible.

But equally incredible is Li Shengli.

After joining the Jazz, he averaged 20.3 points, 15.6 rebounds, 4.2 blocks, and 2.4 assists per game. Except for scoring data, he beat O'Neal across the board.

There is no way to score.

Combining with Ma Long's Li Ma, it is indeed strong to team up inside, but the problem of who makes the shot is unavoidable. Fortunately, the two of them have never been troubled by this. Correspondingly... Malone's scoring and rebounding data have dropped a lot.

But everything has to be viewed in two parts, there are gains and losses, pros and cons.

As a top power forward in active service, Ma Long's personal strength is obvious to all, and he is very happy to sacrifice part of his statistics. After all...his desire for a championship is stronger than everyone else, and Li Shengli's ability has been recognized by all members of the Jazz. Recognized, worth his sacrifice.

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The Jazz play Magic, there is suspense about the outcome, but it is definitely not big.

Not surprisingly, the Jazz had a 23-point advantage in the first half, and the Magic...except for O'Neal who can play, the other positions are not enough, so the Jazz, who are basically sure of winning, handed over the second half to Li Shengli and O'Neal The two performed, facing each other under the basket and fighting each other crazily.

So the entire third quarter was completely spent.

It wasn't that the teams of both sides played badly, but the matchup between the two people turned the game into a bullfight, comparing all the data, for a whole quarter... Li Shengli blocked O'Neal's 6 caps, and O'Neal also returned 5 caps.

What is the concept of a section of 11 caps?

In a normal game, after four quarters, there might not be as many blocks as this, and the two accounted for more than half of the shots taken by their respective teams, and they were almost red-eyed.

Play for fun, make trouble for trouble, you can't make fun of Li Shengli.

The Jazz have already secured the victory. It is not good to continue playing like this. After all, they still have to prepare for the playoffs, and no one wants to have some injuries on the eve of the playoffs. Long replaced Li Shengli.

What?

Is this gone?

Because Li Shengli overshadowed him, O'Neill jumped angrily and cursed... Li Shengli, don't run, he almost pulled Li Shengli and refused to let him go. The players on both sides were sweating. If they didn't know that the two had a good relationship, they thought they were going to fight Woolen cloth.

Li Shengli also had a headache from being angry.

run?

What a fart!

Whoever wants to run away, the coach won't let him play, what can I do.

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In the end, Mike Brown replaced Li Shengli in the game, and O'Neal, who was so angry and smoky, vented all his anger on Mike Brown, chasing Mike Brown to fight.

none of my business?

Why are you chasing me?

In the garbage time, he was chased and beaten by a rookie, which completely ruined his face. As a second-rate center, Mike Brown knew his status, but he still felt bitter because he was beaten to death by O'Neal. There is not much time left in the third quarter. The Magic gave up resistance and replaced O'Neal. Mike Brown was also saved.

In the fourth quarter, it was time for big training. The Jazz's bench lineup was not in good condition and could not continue to maintain the point difference, but they still won the Magic with an 8-point lead.

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Leaving the field after the game, Li Shengli and O'Neill got together again, and Crotty followed step by step, like a bodyguard.

"Shaq, how does it feel to eat my hat?" Li Shengli smiled happily.

"Shit, it's as if you're not covered by me, bastard. If you didn't run away, I could blow your head off!" O'Neill was still angry, "Just wait and see, I will definitely knock you down next time we meet!"

"What the hell next time, the next time we meet will be next season, we're going to fight... let's play the playoffs, how about meeting in the finals?"

Meeting in the finals?

This is so funny!

At present, the Magic wants to get the tickets for the Eastern Conference playoffs, but the Jazz is different. This season, the Jazz has begun to overtake in a corner. Meeting in the final sounds like bullshit.

"Get out, get out, don't let me see you again in Orlando!"

O'Neal walked away with a cold face. With the current level of the Magic, the chance of reaching the finals is basically zero, but this season is hopeless, which does not mean that there will be no future... This year's draft may be an opportunity, as long as he is equipped with With a few young players who can play, or through trades to get a few capable partners, he is confident that the playoffs will be absolutely fine.

Can hit the little brother ah?

Come on, a little brother who can fight!

O'Neal really couldn't wait, after all, Li Shengli had already driven to the Western Conference playoffs, and he himself was still worrying about tickets for the Eastern Conference playoffs.

However, the Magic is currently in an embarrassing situation. If they can't make it to the playoffs and get a ninth place in the Eastern Conference, then this year's draft will basically not find good candidates. After all... With the embarrassing position of ninth in the Eastern Conference The probability of getting the top three picks in the draft is too small.

(End of this chapter)