The Jazz take this game very seriously!

They take it seriously!

This year, Utah's aging problem has been further highlighted. In the first half of last season, they competed with the Lakers and Spurs for first place in the Western Conference. However, in the second half of the season, due to physical problems, mainly Stockton's physical problems, Stockton

After the average playing time dropped from 35 minutes per game in the first half of the season to 25-6 minutes, the Jazz's record began to plummet, but in the end they still managed a record of 53 wins and 29 losses, ranking fifth in the Western Conference. They are getting stronger as they age.

But this year, the Jazz are about to fall out of the top eight in the Western Conference. Now with 13 wins and 11 losses, they can barely maintain the eighth place in the Western Conference. The Los Angeles Clippers behind them are very tight. The Clippers' record is 12 wins and 12 losses, which is almost

Caught up.

Stockton and Malone also missed the opportunity to practice before the game. At this age, it is difficult to warm up the body without practicing more.

Although Malone is still averaging 20 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists per game this year, his shooting percentage is a career low of 45%.

"John, you seem to be very optimistic about the No. 1 rookie opposite?" Malone asked while warming up.

"How do you know?" Stockton asked with a smile.

"You usually don't give interviews, but you actually said so much today." Ma Long was very angry. He hates all opponents who like to talk trash!

"That rookie looks a lot like me, what do you think?" Stockton laughed.

"No, he's not as selfless as you. He's just a clown, a selfish clown." Why does Ma Long dislike Liu Mang? He behaves like a clown all day long. The same goes for this weird city. There are so many

People like a player like this.

"A clown?" Stockton rarely disagrees with Malone, but there is also a little recognition in the disagreement: "Ace is indeed like a clown, but the clown may be the most selfless. He can do what he is good at.

, regardless of reputation, I think this is also a selfless performance."

I can’t explain it to someone with this kind of culture! Is it amazing for someone who is almost 40 years old to study for a master’s degree? Ma Long was noncommittal and continued to warm up.

Malone, who is 38 years old and will turn 39 in half a year, is finding it increasingly difficult to get into form.

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Game start.

The Eagles are still the same five as before, Dean Grove, Jason Terry, Raheem, Muhammad, and Ratliff.

The top five on the Jazz side are Stockton, Donyel Marshall, Brian Russell, Malone, and Greg Ostertag.

The top five Jazz players who once dominated the Western Conference have retired one by one. The only ones who are still in the team are Stockton and Malone who are still in the game.

Stockton will turn 40 next March, and Malone will be 39 soon.

Ratliff and Ostertag came to the center circle for a jump ball.

So long and so big!

Ostertag is even bigger than O'Neal! Ratliff is already one size smaller in front of O'Neal, and looks so small in front of this first-generation white bear!

Too big!

He is 2.18 meters tall and weighs 145 kilograms!

If it is too big and too long, it may come slower. This is human nature. It cannot be big and fast.

Ostertag relied on his obvious wingspan advantage to win the jump ball, and the Jazz took the lead in attacking.

With such a long and big center, and the two cores are so old, the Jazz's rhythm is unparalleledly slow, and Stockton is dribbling through the half.

The fans were just about to complain that the Jazz were too slow. Suddenly, the Jazz became faster again. It was not that the Jazz were slow, but that Ostertag was too slow! Dribbling the ball so slowly was just waiting for Oster.

Tag is in position!

Stockton accelerated to the three-point line, Dean Grove was not tight on defense, and Stockton directly chose to take a three-point shot!

Stockton hits his first three-pointer in the opening game!

Why is Stockton such a passing threat? First of all, because his shooting percentage is comparable to Magic Johnson among point guards!

How can a point guard with a career shooting percentage of over 50% and a three-point shooting percentage of over 38% not be a big threat?

Even if the opponent doesn't defend tightly at first, if he is shot like this, he will be so frightened that he will immediately defend tightly the next time!

This ball caught the Eagles off guard, and the young players on the Eagles didn't care so much when they saw Utah's double defeat. They felt that these people were already old. None of the Eagles had ever played in the Western Conference playoffs.

Some people's playoff experience is that they were almost swept in the first round last season. They don't understand how powerful Utah is. They think what else can these two old men do?

Then, as soon as Jason Terry received a pass from Dean Grove, he was intercepted by Stockton, who had a very low presence and quietly came over!

The No. 1 steal leader in history! Stockton is the only player in NBA history so far with a total steal count of more than 3,000! It surpasses Jordan, who is second and third, and Payton, who has a full six to seven hundred!

Stockton contributed a three-pointer and a steal as soon as he came on the court!

This mallet hit the young players of the Eagles on the head, waking them up all of a sudden! I remembered that before the game, the coaching staff took the trouble to emphasize the characteristics of the Jazz, emphasizing that although the Jazz had a poor record, they were still very strong.

Stockton, 40, is still Stockton!

The Jazz attacked for the second time in a row. This time Dean Grove followed Stockton closely at the beginning of the half. Stockton was old and due to his short height, only 1.85 meters.

Weighing less than 80 kilograms, his speed is pretty good, but at this age he is not much faster. Dean Grove is not afraid of being outpaced by his speed.

Stockton's aggressive offensive and defensive play at the beginning opened up the situation for itself, but it also woke up the Eagles, who became more defensive.

But Stockton had to do this. If he kept shooting alone, he would be tired and fall down after only a few shots. What he wanted was for the opponent's defense to tighten up before he could hit the pick-and-roll!

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The weight of kilograms is enough for his height, and the confrontation is not bad! And the older he gets, the stronger his static strength is. Stockton squeezed Dean Grove and moved to the left side at a 60-degree angle.

Malone was almost like Stockton stepping on the three-point line with his front foot, and he followed up with his back foot to block Dean Grove without any gestures or even eye contact. The tacit understanding of cooperation was perfect!

Malone's pick-and-roll is very strange, very different from ordinary people's pick-and-roll. He is not trying to completely block Dean Grove. Instead, he deliberately puts Stockton into Mourinho who is defended by Dean Grove and Mourinho.

The siege of Mohammed!

Malone did not completely block people. He originally came out to switch to Stockton's Muhammad after the double pick-and-roll, and Dean Grove, who was not completely blocked and did not need to go around the pick-and-roll or switch to defend Stockton.

A double-team is formed!

Malone only blocked Dean Grove for almost half a second and immediately went down to the bottom line. When Malone just ran to the bottom line, Stockton's pass passed between Dean Grove and Muhammad.

Hit the ground and pass the ball in the gap between people, and the ball arrives! Full marks for tacit understanding!

Malone caught the ball and hit a long two-pointer!

Too accurate, accurate shot, accurate pass, tacit understanding explodes!

The Jazz got off to a 5-0 start!

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can't read!

Liu Mang can’t understand!

I really don’t understand how the pick-and-roll between Malone and Stockton can get the ball to Malone every time?

No matter what kind of pick-and-roll it is, no matter how the Hawks defend it, the ball will always be delivered to Malone. If someone is replaced to guard Malone in advance, this guy's career-high 4.3 assists this season will teach the young people with passing football.

Be a human being! If you don't actively defend the pick-and-roll and fall into the trap of being forced to double-team Stockton, Stockton will use his floor flow to break through for layups and three-pointers, and the mid-range shooting will teach you how to be a human being.

The two old men, on the offensive end, relied on their double performance to activate the Jazz's entire offense!

"Ace, you've seen it, learn more about their pick-and-roll." Coach Kruger continued to teach.

You are the point guard! Have you seen how a real point guard plays?

Obviously, Coach Kruger saw Stockton's pre-game interview. If you think about it carefully, it's really true! Both of them have thin bodies, poor explosive power and poor jumping. When they were young, they were both fast and fast.

Characteristics, three-point accuracy seems to be about the same, Liu Mang is slightly better.

For this game, coach Kruger had made sufficient tactical arrangements before the game. Although there were some problems with the first two goals, the main reason was the interception.

But there is an obvious thing. Why does the Jazz still have an excellent offense this year, but their record is mediocre? It is because their defense is no longer what it used to be. They are having fun on the offensive end. After the Eagles became more compact, their performance decreased.

A mistake, the Hawks' two big outsiders showed off their power, and the Jazz still couldn't defend them!

The current score is that the Jazz lead the Eagles by three points 19 to 16, and the gap is not big!

So, Coach Kruger began to look for the next "template" for Liu Mang.

However, Coach Kruger's persuasive approach was replaced by Liu Mang's blank eyes because he really couldn't understand the opponent's pick-and-roll.

There's no way to learn this thing! It's not just about these two players!

This is the real Utah double evil!

Liu Mang has seen the "new version of Utah's Double Shame" between Boozer and Deron in the future, but found that it is not the same thing! The difference is too obvious! It is not the same level of pick-and-roll at all!

This is the 40-year-old Stockton and the 39-year-old Malone! They look much better than Deron and Boozer!

Coach Kruger's resentment skyrocketed! This kid didn't understand! Coach Kruger was so tired that he finally found the "best template", but he couldn't understand it!
Chapter completed!