Chapter 711: Jazz Tenacity
With a double-digit lead in the first quarter, Nelson Sr. replaced Chamberlain and Billups, and rested in the second quarter to bring on Curry and West to control the backcourt.
Curry and West's cooperation lacks height, but the offensive ability is strong enough, the mobility and flexibility are good, and the derived set of small lineups is also very combative, Evans + Ibaka + Blair to control the interior.
Sloane still opted for Boozer and Oku to control the box, and he replaced DeLong on the pitch again.
With his composure off the court, DeLong reined in his ambitions and began to play steadily. Several of his passes were very intimidating, but Korver, who is a sharpshooter, had poor crosshairs and missed consecutive jumpers.
Oku blocked West's layup, which won the cheers of the fans, and in the first two and a half minutes of the opening game, the two sides fought a defensive battle, and the offensive success rate of each other was not high.
In the third minute, first Oku hit a hook shot, and Delon immediately won applause with another difficult shot, and West licked his lips, and the wild came up.
West singled out DeLong, he continued to change direction and break through, and when he was close to the free throw line, he suddenly dribbled under the crotch and stopped suddenly, and he lifted the ball up and scored a hollow score.
Sloan was once again looking to take a timeout to change tactics, with Boozer linking up in the box with Oku and using his height and experience to deal with the combination of Evans and Ibaka.
Delon scored four points on consecutive free throws, and the Jazz went on a 16-8 run in the first half of the quarter and left the Warriors without a single point in the sixth minute of the second quarter, narrowing the margin to within five points.
The Jazz's bravery made the fans excited, and the stadium kept ringing with the cries of "ALL-STAR", "MVP", and "must win".
Old Nelson raised his arm to take a timeout, he pushed Chamberlain and said, "Z, you and TJ are on together!" ”
Bald Ty Gibson chewed gum and stood up, he took off his training jersey three times and five by two, revealing a strong tendon meat, and followed Chamberlain in high spirits.
Iverson also came into play, and the old Nelson deployed tactics, and the first ball was to let the AI use speed to tear through their defenses, and the others covered the battle.
Sloan still uses Deron as the coach, Iverson is experienced in playing him, Chamberlain served in the midfield, he immediately raised his hand to make a feint, and then stepped with a heavy shoulder, cut Delon to rush forward, and began to break through from the midfield distance.
Delon chased back sideways, Iverson raised the corner of his mouth to show a smile, the forward body suddenly retracted, the ball in his left hand jumped quickly on the floor to his right hand, and his thin body took a big step, directly staggering the position between him and Delon.
Delon's lateral speed was quite stuck, and his small thick legs provided enough energy to wave his hand and jam the AI, twisting and chasing after him.
At the same time, the AI's left foot took a quick step, and the ball that had just landed on his right hand fell to the floor again with lightning and bounced to his left hand, and then reversed direction.
DeLong wanted to continue chasing, but he turned around and crashed into Chamberlain, who was covering in position, and was directly hit by the reaction force.
Iverson seized the opportunity to step into the three-point line, Chamberlain turned a corner, followed the AI's footsteps from the left wing and rushed inside, Boozer and Oku hesitated and focused the defense on Chamberlain.
A second later, Iverson burst into the box, and Oku was too late to get back into the line, as Gibson used his strong frame to help Iverson cover a green path, and the latter took to the air and sent the ball into the hoop.
Iverson was obviously quite happy to score, so he smiled as he ran: "It's still that simple to score." ”
Chamberlain went up to high-five him, then quickly ran down the front court to defend.
Seeing Chamberlain appear on the court, Jazz fans were a little worried, Chamberlain's defense is too terrifying, only can it withstand his test can it be shown that the Jazz have hope of winning today.
Delon has a determined big heart, and the opponent is who he does not now consider, as long as victory.
Running forward with possession, he waved for Oku to come up and cover, Oku stood still, and Iverson hurriedly stepped back to get around the cover when DeLong broke through.
Don't think that Iverson is short and thin and poor defensively, in fact, this is the impression stream, and at his peak in 2001, he topped the voting for the best defensive player, and only the defensive experts like Big Ben, Garnett, Duncan, and Christie (who were once the brilliant Kings' defensive gates) received more votes than him.
In addition, Iverson appeared in the selection of the best defensive player from '99 to '06, and if he doesn't defend well, then at least 260 players in the league must be defensive black holes.
Iverson's step-back broke the Jazz's pick-and-roll, and as soon as Deron saw that the tactics were ineffective, he passed to Brewer, who was ambushed in the bottom corner of the three-point line, who took the ball and cut down a three-pointer.
Old Nelson was suddenly depressed, pointed at West and shouted, "Damn, give me more attention for you!" What are you looking at? Let him throw this kind of ball?! ”
West yelled at Brewer, "Boy, you dare to score in front of me?" Well, your arrogance has finally me off! I bet you're miserable! ”
Iverson heard West's wild words, he broke through again, and after the step, he just flipped a shot and passed the ball to West on the flank.
If Iverson is like a sports car, West is a steel pickup truck in desert off-road, he has thick skin and strong strength, gets the ball and crashes Brewer, and rushes inside with a cannonball.
Blair used his huge body to block Kirilenko who wanted to make up for the defense, West jumped up in the air against Oku, he protected the ball in the lower abdomen, and his body collided with Oku fiercely, and then used his strong upper body to stabilize his balance, his right hand held the ball with one hand and pulled it under the hoop, and provoked his wrist to send the ball out.
The ball slid through an arc, the lever fell into the hoop, and West fell out of the air before getting back to his feet.
All of a sudden, both sides came to the feeling, the sword aura was like a rainbow, the human ball was vertical and horizontal, and the game entered the stage of mutual explosion.
Boozer and Delon teamed up, Gibson defended misalignment, Delon passed to a teammate, and Boozer hit a jumper.
West then hit his first three-pointer of the game and fired back.
Iverson made a pass error, and Deron seized the opportunity to play a fast break, and then the Jazz suddenly came to the touch, and Brewer and Oku cooperated to chase five points in a row.
Chamberlain asked for the ball to attack, and he forced a foul from Boozer and Oku under the pack, and ten seconds later, Deron broke through for a layup and his block, and Iverson picked up the ball to lead West on a fast-break counterattack, who scored on a dunk.
With two minutes left in the first half, the Jazz trailed the score to 50-56 and Sloan called a timeout, apparently intending to equalize at the end of the first half.
Oku was fouled and Sloan was replaced by Costa Kufos, who is now confident and Delon passed the ball to him after the game, but Costa Kufos chose to turn and make a layup.
Chamberlain used a big hat to warn him not to be too arrogant, to know that Oku was in front of him and never made a move.
The Warriors launched a fast break, and Iverson was caught up by Delon when he rushed to the three-point line, and he twisted his waist and changed direction, rushing along the three-point line to the bottom right corner.
Substitute Hill provided cover for DeLong there, and Iverson faced Ruth Plessy, who came off the bench for Kirilenko, and slipped through the line in a dangerous position.
Oxlade-Chamberlain immediately withdrew from the penalty area, and Costa Kufors hesitated whether to defend Iverson or chase Chamberlain, but Iverson didn't give him room to think and seized the opportunity to pass the ball to Chamberlain, who made a jumper.
In this way, the score was not only not caught up but was pulled away, DeLong was a little anxious, he organized an attack again, Chamberlain did not leak the inside defense, although Delong broke through, but was finally forced to withdraw.
After a few passes, DeLong saw that there was not much time, so he simply pulled out three points, his body was almost out of balance, and he threw the ball out casually, but at this moment God stood by his side and let him hit the ball.
This difficult three-point point made the fans excited, and the big screen played the shot five times in a row, and replayed it from 360 degrees without dead ends.
In the last minute, the Warriors, under the command of Nelson Sr., firmly handed the ball to Chamberlain, and the Jazz knew he would do so, so Costa Koufors was behind and Boozer went around, and the two sandwiched Chamberlain into a sandwich.
In addition, there was a Price on the flank who was staring at the ball and preparing to make up for it, and Chamberlain received the ball with difficulty, and he pushed Kosta-Kufus like a tiger, and Boozer and Price flanked from both wings.
Seizing this opportunity, Chamberlain passed the ball to Hill in the open position, and the veteran's steadiness was unmatched, and the jumper hit!
The Jazz held their ground in the final moments, with Delon directing his teammates into position, passing the ball to Boozer and himself following up.
Boozer hit Gibson with his back, he was worried that Chamberlain would make up for the defense, so he turned his head to see Chamberlain's position, and Iverson, who was chasing Delon, seized the loophole and slapped the ball in Boozer's hand hard, breaking the ball.
With the ball in hand, Iverson avoided Delon and ran wildly to the frontcourt, and at this moment, the Salt Lake City fans vaguely saw the answer of the young god to block the god.
Iverson was as fast as a galloping horse and bold, he ran forward with the ball, bent over and his body was perfectly streamlined, like a dolphin riding the waves in the ocean.
The Jazz's pursuit was useless, and Iverson, who was under this ball, was so fast that he surprised himself, and sent the ball into the hoop when no one was catching up.
This broken ball one-stop layup is flawless, old fans have rarely seen AI do this in the last two seasons, many people sighed, they know that time is gone, and they will have fewer and fewer opportunities to watch such shots in the future.
This is the current situation in the NBA, although the league has Chamberlain, a pillar of optimism, and the resurgence of Oden has also given the league a new gimmick, Durant, Roy, Rose, etc. have proved that they are also the outside superstars of the new generation in the future.
However, the NBA does not have Kobe, Carter, Maddy, Iverson, and Junzi Lei.
The paranoid Kobe, the inhuman Carter, the elegant Maddie, the unruly Iverson, and the elegant gentleman Ray, this used to be the most beautiful scenery in the NBA, and Durant may be better than these predecessors in terms of technical and physical qualities, but they will never give fans such a feeling again.
In the face of the applause of the fans, Iverson went on to make the rest of the move, turning his head sideways to face the fans, turning his head slightly and spreading his hands to his ears, as if he could not hear the cheers of the fans.
As a result, the call of "AI, MVP" sounded like never before in this stadium.
Iverson failed to start this game, and some sensitive fans have already predicted the reason, the king of the 96 generation, has begun to perform the curtain call.
The Warriors also have this prediction within the players, Iverson left the starting lineup this time, and I am afraid that he will appear as a substitute in the future.
But this qiē went smoothly, as the replacement of his position of West and Curry is strong enough, and both of them regard him as a teacher, usually have great respect for him, and Chamberlain also agrees with his status as the big brother in the locker room, so Iverson acquiesced to this matter.
The Jazz attacked again, this time DeLong controlled the ball, and he wanted to replicate the three-point miracle of the previous one, as Boozer and Costa Koufors sank inside, and he jumped up and shot a three-pointer from distance.
"Bang!" The ball hit the iron, Costa Couffs got stuck with Chamberlain and jumped into the air to grab the ball, Chamberlain was about to grab the ball, but suddenly changed his mind and took a small half step back.
Costa Kufors grabbed the rebound and immediately shot in joy, seeing that Sloan and Delon on the court both screamed: "Stop! ”
But it was too late, a figure followed Costa Kufus, one arm raised high, and a big hand covered the sky, before the ball flew up and was pressed down, this time not by blocking, but by grabbing it!