Chapter 61: Small Actions, Big Impacts
On the Jazz side, Sloan saw that the Zen master replaced the main force, looked at the time, and had played more than seven minutes in the third quarter, so he also gradually replaced Delong and others. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć Info And at this time, the Jazz's lead has stabilized at around 10 points, and Sloan is not at all worried that the Lakers will suddenly explode.
Sloan got it right, the referee couldn't really send all the main players off in front of the home fans, even if the players really fouled, as long as it wasn't too obvious, the referee would turn a blind eye! What's more, the Jazz have always had a habit of small moves in defense since Stockton.
Needless to say, Stockton's greatness is needless to say, he is a white man who is not very physical, relatively short, and a little thin, and has become the NBA all-time assist king, and has been the assist king for 9 consecutive years, averaging more than 10 assists per game every season! There is no doubt that Stockton is an admirable and great player to be admired.
However, Stockton has always been criticized for making a lot of small moves when defending, and under his leadership, almost everyone in the Jazz team has a lot of small moves. Malone and Rodman are entangled with each other, and the scene of stumbling all the way from the backcourt to the frontcourt is a story that fans have been talking about.
At the beginning of the third quarter, the Jazz team really increased the intensity of physical confrontation, and there were more small movements!
Anyone who has played basketball has experienced that small actions are not equal to dirty actions, the so-called small actions are to secretly make some physical contact that makes offensive players very uncomfortable, and these actions are almost all fouls, but if they are not caught, the referee will generally not blow the penalty.
Generally speaking, small movements can seriously affect the efficiency of offensive players and make people very annoying, but this kind of action does not hurt people, even if there are occasional small injuries such as bruises and bumps, it will not affect the player's competitive state.
Dirty movements are different, those movements are extremely dangerous for players, and can easily lead to injuries to players, and once injured, the lightest ones are broken feet! For dirty movements, it is natural that they should be prohibited, but small movements, few people will say anything, after all, it is also a way to make reasonable use of the body and rules.
Kobe Bryant and others are all battle-hardened figures, and they are not angry at the Jazz's small actions, but for Li Du, it is different. In Li Du's eyes, this kind of behavior is a provocation to him!
For provocations, Li Du has always been a tough frontal response!
At the beginning of the third quarter, Kirilenko kept making small movements when chasing Li Du, either grabbing Li Du's clothes, or grabbing his hand and quietly pulling it, Li Du's running position was blocked, he glared at Kirilenko angrily, and said coldly: "Russians, you can't afford to anger me!" ā
Kirilenko replied nonchalantly: "If you dare to do it to me, the referee and the fans will not let you go!" ā
At this time, Kobe Bryant scored a goal with difficulty, and when he saw Li Du glaring at Kirilenko, he reminded Li Du when he returned to defense: "Li, don't be angry!" Small moves are also part of the game, and they are used by almost every team, even every player, and if you can't even overcome this, you will have a hard time mixing up in the league! ā
Li Du asked with a bitter face: "Boss, is there any way?" This kind of action is really infuriating! ā
Kobe Bryant shook his head, "There are many ways, but the first thing is to control your emotions and not be influenced by others." You get used to it first! ā
When the Jazz attack, there are also a lot of small actions, especially when the inside line grabs the position, dragging, pulling, dragging, and pulling are endless! And when grabbing rebounds, Oku and Boozer will both elbow or push others away with their legs!
As a result, the Lakers as a whole already consumed too much physical strength, and it dropped sharply, and after 5 minutes in the third quarter, the Jazz extended the score to a 10-point gap.
Li Du has not run out of the vacant seat since he was tortured by Kirilenko's various small actions! Finally, in a running position, Li Du originally wanted to use a dragon-shaped stride and jump directly out of Kirilenko's defensive range, but Kirilenko grabbed his jersey, only to hear a "bang", Li Du's jersey was torn off by Kirilenko, Li Du lost his center of gravity at once, his body leaned back, and he stumbled, almost falling!
Straightening up, Li Du angrily rushed at Kirilenko and was about to pounce! Kobe Bryant and other teammates hurriedly hugged Li Du, and Kobe comforted Li Du in his ear: "Li, the referee has already made a penalty, don't do impulsive things!" Besides, this is a competition, not a competition! You can't do it! ā
Fight! This word made Li Du feel like he had been poured a bucket of ice water, and he was quiet all of a sudden! With a long sigh, Li Du said to Kobe: "Boss, thank you, I was too impulsive just now." ā
After that, Li Du glanced at Kirilenko, and seeing that he had no expression, Li Du also turned his head away, as if nothing had happened just now.
After all, this is the home of the Utah Jazz, and Kirilenko's actions are not intentionally hurtful, and in the end, the referee awarded Kirilenko a common foul after watching the replay repeatedly.
Li Du also took advantage of this time to change the torn jersey, and told the people in the uniform team to keep the jersey, he wanted to let himself remember this incident forever, and remind himself to always stay calm on the court.
After the game restarted, Kirilenko still kept making small moves towards Li Du, but Li Du just glanced at him coldly and whispered to himself: "This Russian guy is actually not bad, at least he won't spew trash talk." ā
The game went on as usual, but starters such as Kobe, Odom, and Fisher began to be a little overwhelmed in the scramble with the Jazz players, and everyone's shooting percentage dropped sharply. Li Du's physical strength is not a problem, but his own initiative to attack is too weak, and he can't help much.
Li Du watched Kobe Bryant gasping for breath, his hands on his knees, and he was also very anxious, "No, I have to do something to help the boss share some of the pressure!" āć
Calm down and think about it, in fact, Kirilenko's small actions are not excessive, he just avoided the referee and dragged Li Du when Li Du was running, Li Du had never encountered this kind of defense before, so he didn't think about how to deal with it.
Seeing that the score was 10 points behind, and the players' physical strength was almost unable to keep up, the Zen master called a long timeout. This timeout is not a tactical adjustment at all, but to give Kobe Bryant and others some time to rest. So the Zen master didn't arrange anything, he replaced the starters and replaced them with substitutes.
During the break, Li Du asked Kobe: "Boss, what should I do to not be affected by those small movements when I run?" ā
Kobe Bryant shook his head slightly, "It's impossible to be completely unaffected, I also observed that the Russian is pulling you and dragging you when you are running, this kind of action cannot be used often, otherwise even if this is their home stadium, the referee will not be indifferent." In that case, you just need to get rid of him and don't let him have a chance to pull you! ā
"Don't you let him have that chance when you get rid of him?" Li Du repeated gently, Kobe's words gave him ideas, but what to do is still up to Li Du to think about himself.