Chapter 54: Moving to Salt Lake City
Fortunately, I didn't think much about it after eating with Dalena. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info the other party is just showing a good impression. It didn't take long to go back and I fell asleep (I'm afraid I'll lose sleep if I think about it too much~). The next day I got up and went to the training gym. Afternoon flight to Salt Lake City.
We traveled to Salt Lake City, the largest city in the U.S. state of Utah. Some people call it the Energy Solutions Center. There are also those called Energy Solutions Arenas. Coming to the city gives you a very quiet feeling. I don't think the Energy Solution Center will have too many viewers.
Although I have heard of the Salt Lake City Energy Center more "magical" before. But for me who came here for the first time, I still had the illusion that there would be fewer people.
In the afternoon, we went to the Energy Center for a short training session and then went back to the arena. The players feel okay. Some like Scola and Harris probably didn't sleep too much. Bojan was quite excited.
In the evening we went to the Energy Solutions Center. As soon as I entered the venue, I was blown away by the audience inside! The home stadium, which can accommodate close to 20,000 spectators, is almost absent! The high-decibel shouts made people's hearts feel a little affected.
Is there nothing else to entertain the citizens of this city? I muttered to myself and walked in. But the random vertigo scared me! How?! Couldn't it be that my condition is getting worse?! Shocked! Oops! If that's the case, I'm going to be on this team for no time!
"Look, you're here for the first time, right? The altitude here is more than 1,300 meters, and the air pressure is low and it is easy to lack oxygen. Beware buddy. Scola helped me from behind and explained to me, who was a little confused. That's when my heart fell.
Raised his eyes and looked at the top of the auditorium. It's almost all white and blue. It's like a blue ocean. I feel dizzy when I look at it! It felt like something was wrong. Later, I accidentally saw the steps of the stairs and found out.
The stairs here are not quite the same as those at home of other teams. Compare high and steep! I said so! At first glance, the auditorium looks much higher! It gives people an invisible sense of oppression! "Who's special!" I said to myself.
The fans shouted almost frantically, as if the game was coming to an end. But the game hasn't started yet, okay? They got used to it, and they didn't have altitude sickness.
The players started to warm up, shoot, stretch their muscles. The Utah Jazz are one of the few traditional teams in the NBA. They rarely have players who go to nightclubs. The current main general, Hayward, is even more of a big otaku. I like to play games at home.
It probably has something to do with Mormonism. More than half of the citizens of Salt Lake City are Mormons (Chinese the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the fourth largest religious group in the United States).
The Jazz's starters today are, Derrick, Hayward, Johnson, Burks, George. The Nets sent Brooke, Booker, Bojan, Greaves and Harris as starters.
The game begins. It also pulled me back from my thoughts. Booker grabbed the ball and passed it to Harris. Harris made a layup and smashed the basketball the ground! Lopez stepped forward and turned around and scored!
George quickly moved to shoot a three-pointer after receiving Johnson's serve! Booker serves to Grevis. The latter slowly passed through the half-court and suddenly passed the ball to Bojan, who had left his free position. Bojan saw that Hayward, who was defending him, was still some distance away from him, and made a decisive shot with a long-range 2-point shot! 4:3。
Hayward dribbled the ball and suddenly accelerated when he was about to get to the basket, and scored a layup in a quick move that caused a foul on Booker next to him. No penalty scored.
Bojan passes the ball to Harris, who then passes it to Greves. Grevis, who was already in the frontcourt, hit a direct three-point shot! 7:5。 Such a goal drew a frenzied boo and shouting from Jazz fans! The decibel level of the sound is so high that it is not very comfortable for people both physically and mentally with the altitude!
Johnson passes the ball past half court, and Burks misses the shot after receiving the ball. Lopez immediately grabbed the backcourt rebound and threw the basketball out! Harris receives the ball and runs to the frontcourt! In George's chase, Harris passed the ball to Grevis, who had just arrived, and the latter scored with a direct dunk! 9:5。
Burks served, and Johnson began to run quickly after receiving the basketball. A long pass to Hayward. The latter scored with a direct dunk.
The players played well. I thought to myself, because I was a little dizzy when I first came to the Energy Solutions Arena, so I sat on the bench and rested. Fortunately, it wasn't me who did the tactical guidance drill today, so I was a little relieved.
And suddenly I saw that Harris began to sweat on his forehead! There are quite a few more to look at! No, this state should only be at the end of the third quarter or the fourth quarter, right?
After receiving Harris's pass, Greaves did not break through the attack quickly, but took a few long breaths before moving slowly. I don't think it's just Harris. As Greaves shot a little shorter, Hayward caught the bounced basketball and ran to the frontcourt.
Apparently the Nets have slowed down the movement of the whole team! Johnson received a pass from Hayward and went straight to the basket with a relaxed expression. The score of 9:9 was tied in the blink of an eye. And look at the state of the two teams on the pitch now, it is very different!
Bojan passes to Harris, who misses a layup. Hayward grabbed the ball and passed it to George in the distance. George runs fast and scores for a layup! Harris served to Booker, who slowly dribbled past halfcourt and passed the ball to Lopez, who missed the dunk but caused a foul on Derrick. 1 of 2 free throws.
George dribbled the ball in the backcourt and threw it directly into Hayward's hands. Hayward didn't run a few steps, just got up and hit a jumper and hit a three-pointer! 14:10。 The Jazz lead by 4 points! With Bojan missed, Derrick passed the rebound to Johnson, who in turn passed to Burks in the distance, who hit a 2-pointer straight from the basket!
Harris receives the basketball and dribbles repeatedly to find opportunities! The Utah Jazz players are quite relaxed. Booker was just about to make a move to catch the ball when Johnson suddenly appeared! George received the ball and ran quickly! Harris was a little unwilling to chase after him quickly!
As a result, George hit a three-point shot and caused Harris to foul, and it was 3+1! At 20:10, Atkinson called a timeout. The players who walked from the pitch to the bench were sweating a lot, and Lopes was slightly better. But it looks like the fatigue level has increased a lot.