Although it is cruel, for basketball, or for most sports, getting old is the original sin! The opponent will definitely seize this and beat you hard!

Stockton's physical control is very good. He has been like this throughout his career. He has first-class offensive ability. Except for dunks, all scoring skills are better than his average points per game. But he mainly focuses on assists, so his physical fitness

The consumption is not too big.

But Malone is different. He is the end point. The main reason why his style of play, which focuses on jump shots, has declined is because of his physical fitness. No matter how well he maintains it, he is almost 39. He only ran for a few minutes and immediately followed him.

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Unlike the mad scientist Old Nelson who ran and gunned and gave up on defense, the Hawks pursued defense here, abandoning the big man and using three frontcourt players about 2.06 meters tall to run back and forth to grab rebounds and chase shots without any effort.

Malone had to follow the movement because he was the Jazz's biggest fast break threat. Malone couldn't score or open up space as easily as the seemingly rising scores!

The biggest problem for the Jazz has emerged. The problem of the core players being too old is particularly prominent at this moment!

Generally speaking, if the boss is unwilling to change the core, and the core is so old, he will basically choose to destroy it or introduce young players, but this is not the case with the Jazz.

The Jazz have two veteran players, so they can guarantee a playoff spot no matter what, without having a lottery pick.

The core structure is too stable, and there are no extra assets to trade draft picks. In Salt Lake City, it seems that no young star in his playing years has joined in Salt Lake City for decades. It’s hard to say which young star is willing to give two

The old man in his 30s is the starting pointer. What makes the Jazz so strong is the pick-and-roll. Others are willing to go because the record is not bad, but they are definitely not willing to be role players.

Therefore, half of the players that the Jazz can bring in are aging stars who have already passed their prime and want to join them in the championship, and there are not many. Up to now, Stockton and Malone have been the core for 17 years, and they are still the two.

Human core.

Malone played the entire first quarter and was so tired that he was not substituted in the second quarter. Kirilenko played well but lacked experience in the NBA and picked up two fouls in the first 4 minutes.

Kirilenko didn't make much noise in his rookie season. In addition to not getting much attention in Salt Lake City, he also committed too many fouls. As a rookie who averaged less than 20 minutes per game, he averaged 3.7 fouls per game and was very defensive.

Fierce, but I haven't found the skills yet. For example, Jason Terry rushed to the basket for a layup. He obviously couldn't block it, but he still reached out and knocked down Jason Terry, which cost him two plus one.

After the start of the second quarter, the Eagles replaced Liu Mang, Emmanuel, Chris Crawford, Newbell, and Ratliff.

On the Jazz side, Stockton didn't spend much time. Most of the time he passed the ball and continued to play. There were also veteran John Starks and future "James Terminator" DeShawn Stevenson as substitutes.

Power forward Scott Padgett and third center John Amici.

The Eagles have the ball and Liu Mang advances.

It was Stockton who came up on defense, and the physical confrontation from Kirilenko was too far behind.

"Ding... John Stockton, ability value 88, offense 83, defense 76, ball control 99, passing 99..."

So strong! Utah's two veterans are really strong! Malone has an ability value of 87 and Stockton has an ability value of 88. If they weren't too old, I could count all the teams in the league with such strong inside and outside combinations on one hand!

Now the overall strength of the two teams' lineups on the court is almost the same! Liu Mang is very excited and wants to challenge Stockton, one of the best point guards in history!

It was his first serious matchup with Stockton. Stockton's defensive position and small steps gave Liu Mang an inconspicuous but very calm feeling.

"Uncle, you look at your age. Why don't you retire? I'm afraid I'll break your old bones and have to pay for medical expenses." Liu Mang turned on trash talk mode.

Just when Stockton was about to respond, Liu Mang suddenly accelerated his breakthrough! Stockton was not disturbed by Liu Mang's words and quickly reached the defensive position, and was very wary of Liu Mang's retreat. Upon seeing this, Liu Mang did

As soon as he collected the ball, Stockton immediately pounced on it, but Liu Mang's collecting movement turned into slamming the ball to the ground! He speeded past Stockton again!

The defender under the basket was John Amici, who immediately pounced on him. Liu Mang easily made a sudden stop and got up to dodge the opponent and hit the layup with an underhand shot.

Without Malone and without Ostertag, the Jazz's basket would be like a vacuum zone for Liu Mang!

Liu Mang has a clearer understanding of the Jazz. If this team didn't have two evil players, it would be difficult for the Bulls to compete with them for last place!

The offense and defense transition, the Jazz attack, Stockton takes a deep breath, the young people are too difficult to deal with! The speed can't keep up!

Is it time to retire? How about we trick the second-round pick from the opposite team into joining our team? No, Jerry will be pissed to death when he encounters this kid’s style of play...

Stockton pushed forward, and Liu Mang actively followed up.

"Uncle, come on, let's duel!" Liu Mang's hand was not honest at all and he wanted to take out the ball.

"Ding... Ball Master Level 5 trigger, from John Stockton."

"Level 5 Ball Control Master: People on earth should not try to steal such a ball control master."

I told you to talk too much! Liu Mang complained to the system in his heart, "Who doesn't know that Stockton is very stable in controlling the ball? Why don't you give it a try? Who doesn't know that this is a super master with a career assist-to-turnover ratio of 5 to 1."

Stockton dribbled the ball while observing his teammates and responded: "Ace, you can call me uncle at your age, but we are different. I'm not good at scoring..."

As Stockton spoke, he suddenly used force to push Liu Mang away and took a step. Liu Mang turned around to chase him. Liu Mang dared to stick so close to him because of his obvious speed advantage and he was not afraid of being passed.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! But as soon as Liu Mang turned around, he hit a wall!

John Amici sets a pick-and-roll for Stockton!

"Ding...Pick-and-roll master level 5 trigger, from John Stockton."

After the pick-and-roll, Stockton's speed suddenly accelerated. Stockton raised his speed to the fastest he could achieve! It was difficult for Ratliff to stop Stockton when he defended. Liu Mang bypassed John Amici.

Quickly catch up and attack with Ratliff.

At this time, John Amici ran to the mid-range position at a 45-degree angle. Stockton shook his hand and the ball flew into John Amici's hands!

Damn this pick-and-roll! Stockton can pass the ball to anyone in the pick-and-roll!

But why did neither Liu Mang nor Ratliff on the Eagles side double-team Stockton without hesitation? Because not everyone is Malone!

When John Amici received the ball, he didn't know what to do. He just subconsciously felt that he should cut inside. Stockton saw someone appearing there from the corner of his eye, so he passed it out of habit!

John Amici gritted his teeth and threw a mid-range shot...

Three no-sticks!

Newbell catches the ball!

Liu Mang rushed forward as soon as Nubell received the ball. The speed was too fast! No one on the Jazz team could react. Liu Mang rushed to the frontcourt. Nubell also practiced long passes this season.

It was pretty good, Liu Mang received a long pass and made a layup and scored two points!

Stockton had no choice but to run back to half court to receive the serve and advance. Now there is only one choice in front of Stockton, which is to score by himself. This is what the Eagles are looking forward to. First, consume Malone, and then destroy Stalin.

If Tocton is consumed, the Jazz will be finished!

He knew it was a trap, but Stockton still had to jump!

Enjoy the game!

At this age!

Stockton put aside other things, his expression changed, and he dribbled the ball beyond the three-point line.

Liu Mang looked at Stockton and didn't know where there had been a change. It was just a little change. He couldn't say it but he could feel it! Liu Mang also put on a one-on-one stance!

At this time, John Amici seemed to be ready to pick and roll. Stockton originally planned to signal to him to go back and stop coming. It was useless to pick and roll. He couldn't even make a shot. His current teammate

Worse than the other one, no kidding, Stockton really dislikes it! If Malone hadn't still wanted to play, he would have retired long ago. After Hornacek retired, Stockton also felt that he was far away from the game.

Retirement is not far away, but I am still playing now.

Stockton, who was about to make a gesture, suddenly remembered something. This middle-aged man who looked very gentlemanly showed an evil smile that he had never seen before.
Chapter completed!