The Utah Jazz, who are considered the most likely force to change the situation in the West this season. Although it is not enough to compete for the final championship, it is still possible to change the pattern of the Western Conference playoffs.

There are only two reasons for the rapid rise of the Jazz in people's hearts, Snyder and Hayward. The duo have exceeded expectations this season, with a 5-5 record this season, while not impressive, but not a failure either.

So much so that tonight, the Jazz vs. Mavericks, which was previously unsuspenseful, has also become a high-profile game. In addition to the relationship between Yiyang and Hayward, the rise of the Jazz itself is the reason why people pay attention to this game.

Both Snyder and Hayward are eager to break the Mavericks' winning streak at the Center Arena in the United States, while Yiyang is aiming to take a 10-game winning streak against the Jazz.

The regular season has only just begun, and neither team wants to be too far behind in the leaderboard. So before the game, Yiyang and Hayward greeted each other and never spoke to each other again. Until the end of this game, they are the worst enemies!

In the past five years, most of the games between the Mavericks and the Jazz have ended in the Mavericks winning. And Hayward played a supporting role most of the time in those games. Who was the protagonist of the Jazz team in the past? It's Delong, who is now playing as a substitute for Yiyang. After that, there were the twin towers of Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap. It is only now that the protagonist of the Jazz team has become Hayward.

So strictly speaking, this is the first time that Hayward has led the team to fight against Yiyang's Mavericks as the star of the house. Most of the time, Hayward hopes that Yiyang can win the game, but the only opponent is the Jazz.

The game started quickly, and Gobert easily received the basketball on the head of Favors. Brazilian defender Neto is a fake, playing more than ten minutes per game. Snyder's real point guard was actually Alec Burks, who was sitting on the bench at this time.

But neither Burks nor Neto are defensive stalwarts. The Jazz, like the Spurs, rely more on the system than on the spurs.

Yiyang easily passed Neto, and didn't even use any feints, just a slight emergency stop to accelerate. After passing Burks, Jazz sophomore swingman Rodney Hood stepped up to the plate.

Although Hood is tall and has long arms, he still couldn't interfere with Yiyang's pull-up jump shot because of some hesitation.

As soon as he came up, Yiyang easily broke the Jazz team's defense, which made the fans and commentators relax instantly. Maybe this game won't be any different from before.

Then the Jazz attacked, and Favors hit the ball with Gobert's interference. Facing Favors, who is less than 2.0 meters, Gobert's height advantage is too obvious. In order to avoid the block, Favors had to increase the arc of his shot. However, when the arc is adjusted, the crosshair will also be lost.

Gobert's defense has been as good as ever, and as the Jazz's No. 2 scorer this season, Favors has undoubtedly faced a big challenge.

After Nowitzki grabbed the defensive rebound, without saying a word, he directly handed the ball to Yiyang, and let Yiyang use a fast pace to impact the Jazz's basket.

Yiyang easily broke through after receiving the basketball, and finally made a layup despite Hayward's interference.

After three rounds of competition, the Mavericks turned the score to 4-0, leaving no room for the Jazz to fight back. It seems that the first two rounds should be the epitome of this game. Although the Jazz have made a lot of progress, there is still a big gap compared to the Mavericks.

Snyder looked coldly at the arena without any expression. It's only two goals behind, and it's not time to back down.

However, a few rounds passed and the situation on the pitch did not change much. It wasn't until the score was 8-0 and the margin was almost double digits that Snyder finally got up from the bench.

"I guess Coach Snyder didn't want to win in the first place." Seeing the German-looking Yankee so calm, Chris Weber couldn't help but joke on the commentary stage.

This time, Hayward's breakaway gave Gobert the second foul of the game. Not only did Hayward get to the free throw line, but Gobert had to go off the court early.

Snyder's eyes lit up, as if he saw an opportunity! Gobert's kind of interior defense makes it very difficult for the Jazz's offense to push. Because the Jazz are a team with very little space, they need to break into the three-second zone more often than not to score. Without Gobert, their offense is bound to be much more efficient!

Hayward hit both free throws to score the first two points of the game for the Jazz. At the same time, it also sounded the horn of the Jazz team's counterattack!

Taking this opportunity, Snyder made the first decision of the game. He replaced Burks, the real main point guard, and the Jazz are about to start to exert their strength!

In this attack, when Yiyang shook off Burks and was about to break through, Hayward switched defenses and calmly opened his arms.

Hayward's defense is definitely not bad, his strong body, good fundamentals and more than five years of experience have made his defense a qualitative leap. Yiyang would love to try his hand at head-to-head with Hayward in an official match, but he can't afford to delay the team's offense for his own "fun".

So Yiyang passed the ball to Wade, who drove straight in, intending to go straight to the basket. But Jazz power forward Trevor Booker quickly followed, jumped away, and flew back Wade's layup from the side!

Booker may not have any commendable characteristics, but he is always passionate about the game and dares to fight!

At only 2.03 meters tall, he used his bounce and positivity to gain a foothold in the No. 4 position.

Wade didn't expect the other team to be so energetic, and if other teams were ten points behind the Mavericks, they would never be so positive.

The basketball that was fanned out by Booker was impartial, and it just fell into the arms of Hayward!

Hayward didn't push himself after getting the ball, and since his college days, Hayward has preferred to attack without the ball. He handed the ball to Burks, then advanced himself empty-handed and launched a two-line fast break with Burks!

Burks quickly drove to beyond the three-point line with the ball and sent a back-to-back pass to Hayward.

At this time, Hayward was next to Iguodala. According to the "usual" situation, Hayward should have a hard time getting up under Iguodala's interference!

However, Hayward was stronger than Iguodala had expected. Against this guy, it feels like it's not much different from James!

Hayward dunked with both hands on his shoulder, and Iguodala could only watch as the white forward took off in front of his eyes.

With a loud bang from the basket, Hayward's two-handed flying dunk made Webb, who was still a scoundrel just now, scream out his throat! This guy Hayward is far more ferocious than he looks!

"Four points, in the blink of an eye, the Jazz narrowed the gap to just four points! They were very tenacious, they didn't panic when they were 8-0 down and they didn't give up! Now, the Jazz are starting to fight back! ”

The Jazz's offense will never thunder and rain small, and on the defensive end, the Jazz will work harder. Seeing that the equalizer was within reach, no one wanted the Mavericks to score again.

Nowitzki's turnaround jumper was affected by Favors' push and lost his rhythm, and the Mavericks' offense failed again. This time, Hayward personally held the ball to the three-second zone, attracting everyone's attention on the Mavericks.

But Hayward didn't go to the defense for a layup after jumping, but distributed the ball in the air.

Favors, who was in the middle distance, received the basketball and easily hit it, 8-to-8, and the two sides almost returned to the same running line.

"Beautiful counter-attack, Hayward's passing is quite a bit of Yiyang. Isn't it. Is this also the result of Hayward's training this summer? ”

Actually, when they were in Brickley's training camp this year, Nash and Yiyang both taught Hayward some passing positions. But Yiyang didn't expect Hayward to learn and use it so quickly.

After the goal, Hayward did not smile, gave Favors a light high-five, and then retreated into the half to defend. This little otaku, who was very sloppy a few years ago, has finally become more like a team leader.

was beaten to 0 by the Jazz, and Yiyang was of course very unwilling. Hayward's stellar performance spurred him on, and he decided to take matters into his own hands to stabilize the situation.

However, when Yiyang took over the cover and broke through the basket and was ready to make a layup, Hayward once again made up for it! Yiyang wanted to find his teammates in the crowd, but found that he was unknowingly surrounded by Jazz players, and there was no vision and space at all!

Snyder smiled, the players executed the tactics very well today!

Yiyang had to go to the basket, but as always, the guy made a pull rod in the air.

Yiyang can fool most of the players in this league with this trick, but he can't fool Hayward. They know each other too well.

When Yiyang took the basketball back into his arms, Hayward jumped up and prepared to block!

Yiyang gritted his teeth and had to shoot the basketball in advance! Even so, the basketball stumbled five or six times on the hoop before it finally slipped off!

Although the ball didn't go in, Hayward still broke out in a cold sweat! Under such a tight defense, he almost scored, Yiyang is really too strong!

But there is no essential difference between a near-goal and a three-not-touch, both are offensive failures! Yiyang was very annoyed and wanted to steal on the spot, but Favors, who protected the rebound, quickly handed the ball to Burks, and the Jazz got a chance to equalize!

This time the defense, the Mavericks did a very tight job! Burks' shooting came and went, and Hood wasn't a consistent shooting spot. Favors' range is limited to the mid-range, and Trevobuke is the kind of violent interior lineman who was very popular five years ago but is now almost eliminated by the league, and has no idea what shooting is.

Looking at it, only Hayward has a slightly reliable shooting ability on the Jazz team. Therefore, the Jazz's offense is often limited to very small space!

But Snyder's team offense is also characteristic, which is constant running, covering and conducting! To put it bluntly, it is to never give up and stumble for these 24 seconds! From top to bottom, the Jazz team exudes a ruthlessness that looks like death!

The Jazz went through for 20 seconds, and the Mavericks' defense still didn't show any flaws. But the hard work paid off, and finally in the last four seconds, Hayward borrowed Favors' off-ball cover to pocket outside the three-point line!

Burks then passed the ball over, and Wade immediately made up for it!

However, Hayward did not rush to shoot, his eyes were fixed on the basket, he calmed down under Wade's interference, and in the last four seconds, the goal was given to Hood!

Hood shot in the middle distance, and the moment the basketball went into the net, the red light on the rebound just lit up!

Hit the whistle to equalize the score! The tenacious Utah Jazz, they unbelievably pulled 0-8 to 8-8!

If you want to score 8 points in a row on the head of the Mavericks, you can't do this without a little hard power! The hard defense and the patient offense that never gave up made the Jazz not collapse, but made the defending champions lose their faces!

Snyder did not take a timeout from start to finish, but wanted the players to overcome the difficulties themselves. Now, it was Carlisle's turn to call a timeout.

The Jazz's tenacious will changed the game completely, and people were impressed with the Jazz.

A strong will is sometimes more difficult to defeat than a strong strength.