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"It's a miracle, it's a miracle for Malone, he has been fighting for 3 quarters in a row in this game, and he hasn't played a minute, this season's Jazz is no longer a team of two people, Stockton's slump makes it difficult for this Jazz to find the glory of the past, and the current Jazz has only belonged to him, only to this fierce inside"

"We all know that Karl Malone is one of the league's most enduring players, and even at the age of 36, he has averaged 38 minutes per game in a season that has been painfully shrunk for veteran players, and he has averaged 42 minutes per game in the last six playoff games, which is an iron man in the league."

"Now, he is fighting against Kevin Garnett, a new generation of super power forward in the league who is 12 years younger than him, and he has been fighting for 36 minutes, and he has suppressed Kevin Garnett fiercely, which is why the Jazz can bite the Timberwolves to the death, for the victory of this game, he is impossible to play, the depth of the Timberwolves' lineup is too strong"

ABC commentator Michaels has been a Timberwolves fan this season, but he also has to be shocked by a jīng god like Malone in this game, he is no longer a young man, Malone once averaged 46 minutes per game in the playoffs when he was 25 years old, but now this is enough respect for a 36-year-old. This year's Jazz can be said to be already a team of Malone, if it weren't for Duncan's stronger strength, if it weren't for the Jazz's collapse at the end of the regular season, he would be the best choice for MVP this season.

"Malone is dying" Zhuang Fei sighed on the sidelines and said, this big forward is finally about to win his limit, which is also the result he wants in this game, in these two games at his home court, Zhuang Fei not only wants to win the game, but also wants to consume the Jazz's vitality, just like a great man in China said. The fourth quarter has begun, and the Timberwolves have rotated all four positions except for Garnett, who is still on the court, and if Malone is not still on the court, Garnett will also be rotated off the court.

"Even the iron body can't be so tossed" D'Antoni said with a smile, now the score on the court is 84 draws, the Timberwolves are not ahead, but D'Antoni no longer has the panic at the end of the first half, he also saw something unusual, all in the hands of this Chinese, since this Chinese is not panicked, then the Timberwolves can be said to have won the game, now the Jazz except for Ma Long, others are almost unavailable, Stockton was almost dead halfway through the third quarter, which also forced Malone to replace part of Stockton's tasks, and many times he also needed to organize the team's offense, as for the Jazz's other core player, Jeff Hornacek, was almost entangled by Jackson and couldn't catch the ball for almost the entire game.

"This game will be really cruel for Kevin" Zhuang Fei looked at Garnett, who was defending Malone on the field, and said with some emotion, Garnett's defense in this game can only be said to be in place, but the defense in place does not mean that Malone's offensive efficiency is low, Malone's shooting rate in this game is extremely high, and sometimes Garnett has almost sealed his eyes, and he can still throw the ball in, so now the apparent situation in this game is that Garnett was completely blown up by Malone, and he can't defend against Malone, Then he didn't do much on the offensive end after spending a lot of jīng on the defensive end, and most of the offensive responsibility for the Timberwolves was given to Pierce, Mobley and Nash, and of course, it was mainly Pierce. Such a result can be imagined for Garnett, who is working hard for the first person in the league, how cruel it is, and how big this blow will be, even if the Timberwolves can eliminate the Jazz in this round, it is estimated that Garnett will not think that he has defeated Malone.

"There's no way around it, Malone is better than Kevin now" D'Antoni echoed, although Garnett and Duncan are known as the leaders of the new generation of big forwards, but in the current public opinion and expert opinions, Duncan is already the best power forward in the league, he is alone in one grade, and Malone, the former No. 1 forward, is in another grade, judging from this game, Malone is indeed a grade higher than Garnett, while Garnett and Webb are a notch lower, However, Raheem is slightly better than the Vancouver Grizzlies, and then McDice, who broke out this season for the Nuggets, is a new generation of leaders in the NBA's expert media.

"Yes, Kevin still needs to grow, and now he is still not strong enough" Zhuang Fei also nodded, no one knows the gap between Garnett and Malone better than him, not to mention the ethereal thing like experience, purely compared to the ability value, Malone is also higher than Garnett.

In this game, Malone has been renewing his life for the Jazz, but when the Timberwolves entered the 41st minute of the game, they replaced Garnett, Pierce, Jackson, Mobley, Nash, such a big and four small whirlwind lineup, the Jazz also completely collapsed, Malone wanted to continue to live for the Jazz is also powerless, and the final score of this game was 104-98, the Timberwolves won by 6 points, and won another game at home.

"It's over" was the last sentence of ABC commentator Michaels, and in the CCTV live broadcast hall, the two teachers also shouted excitedly.

Jordan, who was sitting on the bench, stood up for the first time and applauded both teams.

"Paul, you've done a great job, I think you're going to be the new NBA superstar" Paul Pierce looked at the god in his heart patting himself on the shoulder and saying words of encouragement, a little unbelievable, but all this was really real.

"Paul, I'm very optimistic about you, come on, your future won't be worse than that kid in Vancouver" After saying this, Jordan left, and Pierce still stood there dumbfounded.

After Jordan left the Timberwolves' bench, he went to the Jazz's side, and although they were once opponents, Jordan still did not hide from them.

In this game, Malone got the highest score of the game, 44 points. The Timberwolves have six double-doubles, Pierce 32 points, Mobley 18 points, Mobley has grown to a new level after winning the league's sixth man, and the ability value has also reached 80, Garnett 14 points, Nash 12 points, Jackson and Lewis 10 points. Of course, the best player of the game went to Pierce of the Timberwolves. This is the second consecutive game in which he has won the best player of the playoffs.

"We're just down 0-2 now, it doesn't mean we're eliminated, now we're back on our home court, we'll get back in the end" At the post-game press conference, Jazz head coach Sloan was still very hard, but he knew very well in his heart what the loss of this game would mean, and the Jazz would have to fight at least four more games if they wanted to turn the tables, according to the Jazz's current physical state, can they really hold on to four games? Hanging, too suspended, if this win is good, but in the end lose, not to mention the collapsed Stockton, even if the team's best physical fitness Malone may have a huge physical crisis after this 48-minute battle, now Sloan has some regrets, if this game can be replaced in advance, but the score of this game has been in a tense alternation, he has no way to find a second point that can be trusted, and he also does not have the courage to remove the team's only strong point. Now it's useless for him to regret it.

"Mr. Sloan is right, now the Timberwolves are only 2-0 ahead, we need to work harder, the Jazz have always been a great team, great teams will always have great moments, we will do everything we can to stifle their possibility of creating great moments," Zhuang Fei said with a smile.

However, Zhuang Fei's smile was particularly hateful in Sloan's eyes, and this Chinese was as annoying as the Spurs guy. He even suspected that the Jazz had been able to bite the score in this game, and it was deliberately arranged by the Chinese to induce him not to replace Ma Long, in fact, the Timberwolves have always had several periods when the score exceeded a lot, but whenever this period appeared, Zhuang Fei would call a timeout, and then rearrange the lineup, and finally Jazz could chase the score back every time. In retrospect, it is very likely that this is the trick of this cunning Chinese.

"Abominable Chinese" Sloane thought viciously in his heart, and also hated Zhuang Fei by the way

The 76ers lost to the Pacers 82-85 in the other division semifinals on the same day, also suffering a two-game losing streak, in which Iverson scored just 23 points on 7-of-28 shooting, and the Pacers' win was not Miller, but Rick Smitters, the white power center who scored 25 points in this game and also led the team to victory. Like the Jazz, the 76ers are on the edge of a cliff.