Vol 2 Chapter 253: Group fight, Lin Han and Drexler!

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"We performed very well in the last game. The Rockets are a very strong team. So, although we beat them in the last game, this does not mean that we have the capital to relax. Everyone needs to be aggressive like the last game after the game starts!"
"Lin, your responsibility is very important in this game. The Rockets will definitely not let Drexler continue to hold the ball in this game, and his off-ball attack is one of the best in the league. You need It takes more effort on the defensive end, as long as you can completely suppress Drexler like the last game, then the winner of this game must be us!"
At more than 7pm on May 30, 1994, the Jazz's locker room, this time was less than an hour away from the second game between the Jazz home and the Rockets, and this time in the Jazz locker room, the head coach Jerry Sloan The expression is extremely serious. After the last game and the Rockets game, the Jazz coach did receive the praise of the media and fans in the United States and even the world as he expected. His excellent tactical choices made the Rockets and the Rockets. The evenly matched Jazz easily defeated the Rockets, who are considered to be the biggest favorites. (
In this game, Jerry Sloan did not become arrogant or arrogant because of these praises, but instead became more cautious. Although Jerry Sloan has recently changed his style, the style in the game is OK. Change, but the character that is deeply rooted in the character is not so easy to change, so the head coach of the Jazz is essentially a very cautious person. So now Jerry Sloan is a relatively contradictory contradiction. In tactics, he can try to make himself more radical and comprehensive. But still very cautious in character.
And such a contradictory Jerry Sloan may be a better thing for the Jazz.
Of course, in the face of Jerry Sloan’s constant emphasis, Lin Han didn’t know that this was the first time Jerry Sloan reminded him. Although Lin Han felt that it was not necessary, he could understand Jerry Sloan’s at this time. mood.
For the Jazz, 2 to 0 in the first two games and 1 to 1 in the first two games are two completely different situations. If this game continues to win, then the Jazz's promotion path will occupy a great advantage, this is a game that can not be lost for the Rockets. It is also a game that cannot be lost for the Jazz!
"Karl, you need to be a little more active in this game. As long as Olajuwon presses in this game, he will definitely hit our center more. So you need to pay attention to a timing of supplementary defense. You cannot let Robert. Hawley is too big to watch Olajuwon hit our center like the last game without being indifferent."
"Alden, when Olajuwon attacks, don’t be afraid of physical contact or fouls. I need your defense to be more sloppy. Let the Rockets guy know that this game is nba. The playoffs are the NBA Western Conference Finals!
of course. If the Rockets can't find a way to break the Jazz's pressure in this game, then there are two factors in this game. One is the most important. Jerry Sloan almost talked about the showdown between Lin Han and Drexler. Lin Han Jedi can’t connect Drexler with Olajuwon and must be sealed. The only outside core of the Rockets. Although the inside and outside tactics are a very simple tactic, but this tactic can also be a very powerful tactic. If the Rockets can be combined inside and outside, the Jazz may be Kneeled directly.
In addition to Lin Han’s need to block Drexler, another point is Olajuwon’s attack. Although the Olajuwon’s attack in the last game did not let the Rockets win, in the second half because of the Olympics Lajuwon took over the game, the Rockets led the Jazz in the halftime score. In this case, although Olajuwon may not be able to insist on a 20-minute attack in a game, but who knows this game Olajuwon Did Wang desperately or use other means to really remain extremely aggressive in the game for a long time?
No one can know this, after all, the Jazz and others predict that Olajuwon’s physical fitness cannot be attacked for 20 minutes. That is just a general judgment. In NBA, the actual facts are very different from the predictions. Once and twice.
Therefore, for the Jazz, this game ensures a win. In addition to Lin Han’s attempt to block Drexler, Olajuwon’s offense can never be as easy as the previous game.
However, Jerry Sloan also knows that Malone is not a good player in defense. Letting him worry about Robert Holly and help defending Olajuwon, this is actually just comforting the team's starting center. Only, to let him know that the team's head coach did not give up on him, the team did not forget him, not to regard him as a forsaken piece.
So when Jerry Sloan had ordered Karl Malone like this, the other players of the Jazz were also stunned. Although the IQ of the entire Jazz team was not so high, everyone had been in the NBA for so long, and sometimes the coach was arranging Actually, the actual intentions of tactics are understood by everyone, so the Jazz players really can't believe Jerry Sloan is so intimate.
Even if this game is bound to be an abandoned one and one-on-one to fight Olajuwon’s Polynes, after listening to Jerry Sloan’s arrangement at this time, it is a little touched, although he also knows that Malone is helping him. , Unless Malone doesn’t cling to Robert Holly, but stays by his side, but if Malone really dares to stand like this, Olajuwon’s pass is a must in the league’s inside. This game and the Warriors can Differently, the defense of the two teams is excellent, and every point is important. Malone has no way to let Robert Holly let the Rockets shooter keep getting empty shots.
"Coach, rest assured, even if six fouls are sent off, I won't back down half a step!"
Thinking of the duel with Olajuwon next time. Pollinis also made the worst plan, and after Pollinis finished speaking, Jerry Sloan was also secretly relieved.
When Olajuwon's play is biased towards the outside. Pj Brown’s defense will be more effective, but he still chose Pollinis in this game. This is not the best choice, because Pollinis’s mentality is better, facing a whole game and Olajuwon’s One-on-one, Jerry Sloan could not guarantee that PJ Brown would directly lose his mindset after seeing the help of his teammates. At the very least, now from Polynes side. This player of the Jazz looks really good.
Although Jerry Sloan was very dignified in the layout of the tactics, it was still quite easy. After all, the Jazz team won the last game. And tactically they are the dominant side. In this case, the Jazz do have easy capital.
However, the Rockets are different. The public opinion before the game and the team's real situation make this team seem to be forced to the road of exhaustion. So before the game began, Tomjanovich was doing tactical arrangements. The atmosphere in the entire dressing room was a bit wrong. Although the faces of the Rockets players were full of anger, there was no confidence on the faces of these players. At this time, the Rockets’ situation was like the expressions of the Rockets players. Full of anger and unwillingness, but not enough confidence to win the Jazz.
Especially at this time, Drexler is the best representative of the Rockets team's atmosphere. Before the game began, the defender who had been extremely struggling in the last game was directly subconscious when he was pressed by the media. Angrily said that Lin Han's defense was overestimated. Although Drexler regretted it after saying it, he had to say that his anger towards Lin Han had reached the extreme. And he also reached the extreme point of uncertainty about whether he could beat Lin Han, and this kind of emotion really afflicted people.
This atmosphere even made Tom Janovich who was arranging tactics sigh slightly.
"I don't need to emphasize too much the importance of this game. We are the strongest team in NBA. Our goal is the championship of NBA. We cannot fall at the foot of the Jazz at this time. We need Have a championship heart!"
When Tomjanovich said the last paragraph for his players before leaving the locker room, the Rockets head coach already felt that this might be the only thing he can do now.
The last game that the Jazz won at home against the Rockets was indeed a very exciting game, so when the players from both sides came out of the player channel, the crazy momentum of the fans on the scene was crazy. When the Rockets players played The deafening boos, the crazy cry of the Jazz players when they played, it can be said that the fans of the Jazz have entered the state in advance before the game has started.
"Very good home atmosphere, can this home atmosphere inspire the Jazz to win a victory in this game?"
When Larry Bird saw Lin Han's penultimate third coming out of the player channel, the tsunami-like cheers on the scene reminded the legendary Celtics king of the Celtics at home. In the scene of'beat-la', although the fans of the Jazz don't seem to have the tried-and-tested enthusiasm of the Celtics fans, the fans of the Jazz are more using their most primitive emotions The team cheered, but I have to say that the fans of the Jazz already have the qualities to match a champion team. At least this kind of madness is very appreciated by Larry Bird.
"In this game, the two sides have not made any changes in personnel compared to the previous game. The Jazz are the winning side, so there is no need to change. The Rockets have no changes in this game. Unexpectedly, is Tom Janovic very satisfied with the team's performance in the last game?"
When the starting players of both sides sorted out the equipment and went to the court to warm up, the two players who were warming up, Collins said with some doubt, this game is expected by many experts, the Rockets will make personnel adjustments, Sam Kassel is likely to replace Maxwell as the starter, and Drexler is likely to be pushed to the position of small forward, but from the start of the Rockets game, Tomjanovic looks I still believe that Olajuwon can change the situation.
Before reaching its true desperation, the Rockets seem to be unprepared to make Kassel the core of the team's outside.
"The Rockets really didn't have the necessary changes in this game. The last game has proved that the Jazz's pressing is actually releasing Olajuwon in disguise, for both teams. Now this game The most important point is that when the Jazz play tight, which side of the Jazz team's offense and Olajuwon's personal offense will be stronger, according to the general situation, Olajuwon's personal offense efficiency Maybe it will be higher, but the Jazz’s pressing will be more lasting, but the consumption is also greater. So although this game Tomjanovich has not yet achieved a tactical breakthrough, but there is such a fluke psychology It’s human nature, maybe the Jazz’s offense today will be really bad and not necessarily

After Collins had some dissatisfaction with Tomjanovich. Larry Bird also said with a smile, in the NBA playoffs, a team coach, players and even fans have three major illusions. A big illusion is when the game does not start. The weaker side always thinks that their team can win because of good luck. Another big illusion is that after the game starts, the strong side always thinks that their team can eventually overtake after lagging behind. The last big illusion is the game After the end, the strong team will always think that it will be able to win the next game after losing, and the weak team will always think that the next luck will be better.
And now Tomjanovich is in the first illusion, maybe the team is lucky today. The Jazz feel bad, and ultimately it is not necessarily a failure!
of course. At this time, Tomjanovich is naturally impossible to know what Larry Bird thinks in his heart. If he knows this, the Rockets coach will jump directly and kick a few feet on Larry Bird.
However, now, Tomjanovic’s attention is all on the starting players of the two sides who have stood on the court. When the referee Bavita threw the basketball into the air, Olajuwon once again jumped the ball with ease. Success, the Rockets once again got the first wave of the game, and the game officially began!
After the start of the game, the Jazz players can clearly feel the difference of the Rockets. Kenny Smith, the team's dribble point guard, did not look for the pressure of Stockton. Instead, Drexler handed the basketball in his hands directly to Maxwell, who was covered by Russell. The Rockets guard had some difficulty in bringing the ball through the half, and soon The ball was transferred to the hand of Olajuwon who was standing there outside the three-point line, and Olajuwon did not do any fancy dribbling against Polinice's close defense, just just left Suddenly, the two right backs leaned against Pollinis' shrug, and deceived Polinius' center of gravity. After deceiving Polinese's center of gravity, Olajuwon turned back with a light back and broke through directly. After Pollinis, Olajuwon’s sudden acceleration didn’t even allow Pollinis to reach out and pull. He could only watch the Rockets center break through him and then hit the basket to face the return team. The defending Malone dunked the ball directly into the basket!
"Is this guy really a center?!"
Watching Olajuwon have better ball control and breakthrough than many small forwards in the league, Lin Han standing next to Drexler has some spitting thoughts. It seems that O'Neal's technology is rough in the four centers. One thing, even if O’Neal played heads-up with him during the All-Star game, he can play crotch dribbles and change direction in advance. Although that time, O’Neal went head-to-head, but the average center didn’t even have that opportunity. No, at this time Lin Han looked at Olajuwon and really understood why Alice said that any of the four centers will be able to become an overlord in any era 10 years later, but it’s a pity that this The four actually lived in an era, and this era belongs to the era of Jordan and the Magic Bird.
Of course, in the face of Olajuwon’s offensive approach, the Jazz had arranged before the game, knowing that Pollinis could not stop Olajuwon, so Malone after picking up Olajuwon dunk shot The basketball that fell from the rim hardly gave Olajuwon and the Rockets any chance of reaction, so he threw the basketball in front of the court, and the Jazz directly launched a fast break!
When the Jazz are pressing at full time or halftime, this is equivalent to letting the Rockets' strongest point, Olajuwon, in disguise. In this case, as long as the Jazz are not stupid, then they all know. If the Jazz's offense falls into the positional battle against the Rockets, then the Jazz's success rate is certainly not comparable to the Rockets, in this case. How to enhance your attack success rate? Naturally, after Olajuwon attacked, when he could not return, he directly launched a counterattack!
So when Malone’s pass directly found Stockton, the Stockton who was already in the middle position at this time did not have any pause. When Olajuwon went back crazy, the Jazz’s The point guard has already gone to the frontcourt, and the other Rockets players are also crazy back!
Especially Drexler, this time the Rockets guard is almost inseparable from Lin Han. What makes Drexler extremely helpless and depressed is that when he and Lin Han appeared first at the free throw line, Stockton's pass from behind also came!
A pass like Stockton is a one-half chance pass for both sides. It was only when he and Lin Han jumped at the same time to make a physical confrontation again in the air. Although this time the prepared Drexler was not knocked off, but he was also knocked away by Lin Han and lost the ball. control. finally. The Rockets defender almost only watched Lin Han gnash his teeth and saw the ball in the air, then a glide split from the air relay dunked the basketball into the basket!
2 to 2!
When Olajuwon came back from the frontcourt, Lin Han was already hanging on the rim with one hand, and Olajuwon, who saw this scene, was also very ugly at this time.
You know, although he looks very relaxed every time he holds the ball offense, but as an insider, how can a long distance dribble be easy? For Olajuwon, the cost of this offensive approach is indeed extremely huge. And the scoring in exchange for this huge consumption was so easily taken back by the Jazz.
How can this be endured by him?
Not to mention that Olajuwon can't stand it, even when Tomjanovich on the sidelines played almost perfectly for the three Jazz players, when the three-person connection was completed by Lin Han and the dunk. The Rockets head coach even directly smashed his right hand into the empty seat beside him.
"Very beautiful counterattack, Olajuwon's offense is excellent, but the Jazz's offense is also excellent. The Rockets are now in a real dilemma. Olajuwon needs to attack, and it is impossible to consider defense. With a strong attack on the ball, which opened the Rockets' backdoor, Jerry Sloan made a very good tactical arrangement. If the average team can't catch even if there is such a fast attack opportunity, then the Jazz have Seize any element of this offensive opportunity, the trio of Lin Han, Malone and Stockton is the most powerful trio in the league to switch offenses."
"Although Jerry Sloan was not able to fully blend the three offenses in the positional battle, he gave the answer during the fast break."
When the game started, the two teams changed the posture of the two sides fighting for the last game, and they all scored with a very fast attack. Larry Bird and Collins on the sidelines also shined, although The starters of both teams have not changed, but the tactics of both teams have indeed changed.
"Damn, Lin Han, Jerry Sloan!"
Of course, now Larry Bird and Collins are appreciating the fast offense of the two teams, and Tom Janovic, who is now thumping the empty seats around him, can't appreciate it.
Originally, Olajuwon's offensive consumption was very expensive, so in the face of the Jazz's pressing, the Rockets need to play the success rate, and the Jazz must also reduce the success rate, which allows them to win, and now if The success rate of the Jazz does not drop, so what else do they use to win? !
Therefore, when the two teams opened their posture in the first quarter of this game, the Jazz still frantically pressed other rocket players to make Olajuwon spend more on the offensive end, and Olajuwon really did not The hands are soft, and the one-on-one strong hit Pollinis, and the Jazz use Olajuwon's strong play to constantly launch a quick counterattack on the bottom line, using Linham's impact and Stockton's. When the passing ball shreds the Rockets without an inside line of defense, the two teams have almost played their respective offensive speed to the extreme in this game, which is the real extreme!
After the offensive postures of the two teams were pulled apart, almost every time the offense did not exceed 10 seconds, and not only the offensive speed, but also the efficiency is extremely high, especially the fans on the scene saw Lin Han and Olajuwon almost directly staged During the one-on-one dunk contest, the fans of the Jazz on the spot were almost crazy!
"Oh my god. The two teams played too aggressively in this game. Now, do we have to stick with the Rockets longer than anyone else? I believe that we must be able to stick with it longer!"
"But such a game is really wonderful. Especially Lin Han's dunk, without Olajuwon's defense, the Rockets defense is completely undefended to him, I think Lin Han should participate in the dunk contest this year, he is better than that Leder is much better!"
"Hahaha, yes, I think so too. He is a contemporary glider, and no one can do better than he does!"
Before the game started, both teams expected the game to be a very difficult one. The two teams also have this mental preparation, but when the game situation of the two sides becomes like this after the start of the game, the coaching staff and players on both sides are a bit incredible.
Although Olajuwon's singles ability was appreciated in the last game, Olajuwon's offense was more decisive in this game. Even though Pollinis' defense is already aggressive. But there is still not much effect, and the same is true for the Jazz side.
Before the game, Drexler, who was highly questioned and accused of this game, could not be said to be desperate in this game. Although he will not have too many offensive opportunities when the Jazz play tight on the offensive end, he is defending He is really very, very hard, even when he faced Jordan in the finals two years ago, he did not work so the defensive end!
But what made him very embarrassed was when all his defensive efforts were almost torn apart by Lin Han under the repeated impact of Lin Han. The Rockets shooting guard's expression at this time has been somewhat distorted.
In the current nba, although most players' mental qualities are excellent. At least it is more outstanding than ordinary people, but it is not easy to maintain such a calm emotion like Polinis at this time when I really tried everything, but finally was ruthlessly defeated by the other party. Things, just like Drexler now, he is now on the verge of collapse!
When the Rockets attacked halfway through the first quarter of this game, the Jazz still insisted on their full-court press to consume Olajuwon, and when Olajuwon gritted his teeth again to defeat Pollinis In the face of Malone's always slow defense, the Rockets' head player was helpless and dunked the ball directly.
Originally, the Rockets' head player did not want to attack himself if possible, because he was always counterattacked by the Jazz. This made his offensive efficiency high, but the offensive effect was not high, just let Aura Zhu Wang is very speechless because he wants to pass the ball to others, and he can’t find a chance, especially Robert Holly, who is defended by Malone, Malone is really too sloppy [trivial, not in Olajuwon When the offense started, this guy didn't leave Robert Holly's side, and when he started the offense, Malone ran over to help defend.
Speaking of assisted defense, in fact, there is no meaning of any assisted defense at all, but stares directly at the basketball in his hand. Malone's assisted defense is to guard against Olajuwon's dunk or a successful layup. Let the Jazz break fast, so Malone came to Olajuwon to help defending to grab the basketball that could be held by Olajuwon after being attacked.
So after understanding Malone's intention, Olajuwon was really depressed.
And just after he succeeded in dunking again, the basketball hadn’t fallen to the ground, he had been taken by Malone from the air, and Malone, who got the basketball, stood directly outside the bottom line. At the moment the referee signaled that he could serve, this man The Jazz power forward threw the basketball in his hand to Stockton, who had long been free of Kenny Smith's response. In the face of Kenny Smith's rush, Stockton turned very lightly. After passing Kenny Smith, Stockton, after a few steps to the middle circle, threw the basketball in his hand again to the Rockets basket!
At this time, Lin Han and Drexler still ran at the forefront of everyone, and this time, Lin Han almost jumped into the free throw line as usual, and jumped directly!
If the accuracy of other Jazz players’ pass is problematic, then Stockton’s pass can be completely trusted, and there is absolutely no accuracy problem, so Lin Han is very confident that he can get Stockton’s after jumping. Pass!
"Lin. Be careful?!"
Only after Lin Han flew back with confidence, the jazz fans who had been extremely crazy and cheered for Lin Han suddenly took a breath of silence and quieted down, and Lin Han's ear came. Stockton roared extremely loudly.
Huh?
And when Lin Han watched Stockton's pass fly from behind his head to the front. When he was about to reach out with his right hand, he grabbed twice, but he couldn’t catch it. This pass, he could only watch the basketball fly by in front of him, and Lin Han in the air felt all this and found When I was flying in the air, I was caught by something. The Jazz's No. 8 player looked down at him and saw Dreixler, with a greasy look, grabbing Lin Han's right foot with his right hand!
But when Lin Han was a little surprised and incredible, the jazz player flying in the air suddenly found that his right foot was directly pulled by Drexler. Lin Han lost his balance in the air and fell directly from the air!
Boom, when Lin Han fell directly down from the air to the ground, the entire delta center was almost dead!
Even after the game started. Larry Bird, who had been smiling all the time, stared at Lin Han and standing behind Lin Han stunned. His face was awful, but his eyes were regretful, and he was extremely excited about Drexler.
Especially the Jazz side coach Jerry Sloan and the players on the court saw Lin Han froze after seeing him fall on the ground, and when Lin Han didn’t climb from the ground for a long time, At this time, almost everyone looked horrified after coming back!
"Lin Han, don't be injured!"
At this time, the black-handed Stockton was already crying, and the other Jazz players and Jerry Sloan on the sidelines were not much better.
If it were not for the referee to stop. Jerry Sloan rushed into the field long ago, even if Jerry Sloan did not rush into the field. At this time, the Jazz players who had been revived also killed Drexler, but it was just at this time that they were blocked in the middle circle by other players of the Rockets who also revived. And Drexler was still lying on the ground and standing there with a complex face in a daze.
"Boy, don't blame me, this is what you forced me, this is what you forced me!"
Looking at Lin Han lying motionless in front of him, at this time Drexler ignored the Rockets and Jazz players who had been playing as a group behind him, and ignored the boos that had been crazy on the scene. The Rockets His super guard almost shook his hands, and it can be seen that he was also struggling at this time.
The team doctor on the sidelines entered the field under the direction of the head referee. When everyone looked at Lin Han lying on the ground again, Lin Han, who was still motionless at this time, actually moved, and when Lin Han After standing up from the ground, when the fans of the Jazz saw Lin Lin, who was handsome, now had a red and swollen nose, he was a little ignorant for a while.
To make everyone on the scene even more ashamed, if Lin Han, who was reluctant to stand up, turned back and directly hit his right hand, he punched Drakesler's face, still a little amazed and dazed com~ And Drexler responded directly after Lin Han's fist arrived, who was still worried about whether Lin Han was injured. After the fans saw Lin Han extremely quickly knocked down Drexler, this The Jazz's shooting guard sat directly on Drexler's body and faced the Rockets defender with a rush. When Lin Han beat Drexler, it seemed that he was still thinking.
When this scene happened, the Rockets players who had been preventing the Jazz players from besieging Drexler immediately rushed to Lin Han and Drexler.
After seeing this scene, Jerry Sloan, Tom Janovich, and Larry Bird, all subconsciously covered their faces with their right hands.
It's just that when Jerry Sloan and Larry Bird or Tom Janovic looked at the jazz and rockets that had been beaten up, they looked at the already messed up court, when the referee Bavitar It was also speechless for a while.
Although it has long been known that law enforcement Lin Han's game will not be a good thing, but he really did not expect the two teams to be able to play in this game.
And a rookie can make all the referees in the league fearful, Lin Han is also the first person in history. (To be continued...) ()