Add One, I Don’t Know How To Fight

In the long history of the NBA, the appearance of each team will undergo huge changes over time.

Only the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City seem to be unaffected by time and have maintained their original appearance for more than ten years.

In the 1988-89 season, Jerry Sloan took over the Utah Jazz from Franka Layden.

The pick-and-roll between Karl Malone and Stockton has become a sight in Salt Lake City.

No one could have imagined that this pick-and-roll would last 14 years.

In the 2002-03 season, the Jazz were still led by coach Sloan and used Marlon Stockton's pick-and-roll.

But now, Stockton is 41 years old and Malone is 39 years old.

The Jazz have almost reached the end of their life cycle.

Before the start of this season, Stockton told Karl Malone: ​​"No matter what the result is, I will retire after this season."

Malone also knew that this was his last season in Salt Lake City.

If Stockton leaves, there's no reason for him to stay here.

This is the last time these two old boys will join forces to win the championship!

A 41-year-old veteran and a 39-year-old guy join forces to fight for the championship.

This sounds pretty stupid, after all, competitive sports is almost the same as eating a fruit plate.

The younger the better.

If you eat a stale fruit plate, it will easily squirt.

There is basically no team in the world that gathers a bunch of veterans and just wants to win the championship.

But Malone and Stockton are exceptions.

These two men who manage their bodies to the extreme are still in excellent condition even at the age of 40.

Karl Malone is still averaging 21.6 points and 8.8 rebounds per game this season.

Stockton averaged 12.4 points and 7.8 assists per game.

For comparison, Malone in the 1998-99 season averaged 23.2 points and 8.3 rebounds per game.

In the 1997-98 season, Stockton averaged 12 points and 8.5 assists per game.

Their data has barely shrunk compared to a few years ago!

Although Stockton and Malone did not win a championship, they are definitely the two people with the strongest physical management in the NBA.

Not only did the two have an absurdly high attendance rate, their condition was seriously inconsistent with their age.

Based on this data, if you say that they are veterans around 40 years old, who would dare to believe it?

A true veteran, shouldn't he be able to produce a highlight reel for every mistake he makes in a game?

In addition to Malone and Stockton, two shady veterans, the Jazz also have tough white forward Matt Halprin this season.

Even though Halprin is a white player, because he used to play rugby, he is very strong and keen on confrontation.

In addition, he also inherited the advantages of white players, such as good touch, high golf IQ, and accurate running position.

This season, as the Jazz's second scoring point besides Malone, he is averaging 18.2 points per game and has a three-point shooting rate of over 40%.

In addition, the Jazz's Russian forward, second-year Andrei Kirilenko has also gradually matured.

This pervert, who is 2.06 meters tall but has a wingspan of 2.28 meters, is simply ahead of his time.

Blocking Kobe Bryant four times in one minute, blocking Yao Ming, and being a terrifying defender that McGrady personally admitted were all the marks the Russian left on the league.

And he will also be the main defender against Li Ang in the next game.

The Jazz's lineup is definitely competitive. The Jazz's current record of 6 wins and 3 losses is proof of this.

6 wins and 3 losses is not bad, after all, the defending champion's record is not that good.

Kobe Bryant: How many times have I said it, the regular season is not a loss, it is not a loss!

In the past, for a game like Jazz vs. Pistons, buy-one-get-one-free tickets might not be sold.

But this time, tickets at the Palace of Auburn Hills were sold out early. For those who didn’t know, I thought it was back to the early 1990s.

The Jazz have a very embarrassing record - since Li Ang entered the league, the Jazz have not won a game against Li Ang's team.

This time Li Ang finally changed teams, and the Jazz also had a good opportunity to break this embarrassing record.

Moreover, this Pistons is also known as the second-generation bad boy army. There is quite a connection between the Bad Boys Legion and the Jazz.

Therefore, the league has been hyping this game for a long time.

Although Karl Malone is almost 40 years old, he still considers himself one of the best power forwards in the league.

Thinking back then, Rodman, Kemp and others failed to knock down Karl Malone. How could Malone be willing to be defeated by a mere Leon.

Malone takes this game very seriously.

Before, they were all fights without beating Li Ang. Today, Ma Long decided that he would not fight anymore.

He wants to compete with Li Ang openly and openly with basketball!

Ma Long believes that fighting is not unwinnable. But after all, we are all adults and we cannot continue to fight and kill like children all day long.

Danzi: Damn your horse, you elbowed me in the last game!

Malone: ​​When old friends greet each other, how can they call each other elbows?

The last time the Jazz played the Wizards, although the Jazz lost, Malone scored 26 points and Stockton had 17 points and 11 assists.

Facing Danzi, their lifelong enemy, the performance of the two Jazz veterans was perfect.

Danzi, on the other hand, made 7 of 17 in the game and only scored 19 points. He also scolded Kwame Brown 12 times.

The performance is completely inferior to Malone.

Today, Li Ang is also the enemy of Stockton and Malone.

Therefore, everyone agrees that Malone and Stockton will never show mercy.

Before the game started, Malone unabashedly expressed his dislike for Li Ang: "I am very happy to see Li Ang and his team achieve nine consecutive wins. Because no one is more suitable than me to win ten consecutive games. Stop him. I would be happy if I could break his winning streak with my own hands."

Although Ma Long looked relaxed on the surface, he was actually quite panicked inside.

He looked at Li Ang and Da Ben who were warming up in the opposite half and swallowed.

Ma Long has learned what level Li Ang is in the past three years.

Ever since Li Ang removed his big elbow, he still doesn't dare to elbow anyone easily again.

It can be said that Leon is the only man who can truly subdue Karl Malone in so many years.

Although Rodman is also annoying, he actually doesn't like to do anything. Rather than taking direct action, he prefers to ridicule and manipulate other people's mentality to get them sent off for attacking him.

Although "Rain Man" Kemp has a strong playing style and loves to show off, he also has little interest in fighting.

The leader of the previous generation of bad boys had his face smashed by Ma Long's elbow.

As for the admiral, he is a typical example of standing at attention after being beaten.

Ma Long fought against all the invincible opponents in the world until Li Ang showed up and let him know what it means to be outside the world.

And now, Li Ang has such a violent maniac beside him.

Ma Long didn't dare to act rashly.

Pretending to be relaxed in front of reporters is purely for the sake of face.

The game is about to begin, and the starting lineups of both teams are in place.

The Jazz's five tigers are Stockton, Halprin, Kirilenko, Malone and Ostertag.

The newly added Halprin and Kirilenko are both very powerful.

While waiting for the referee to kick off, Li Ang cracked his fingers and Ben was also practicing turning and elbowing.

Seeing this, Ma Long swallowed his saliva and shouted to Li Ang: "Qiaodou sack! Li, I have something to tell you."

But before Malone could finish speaking, the referee threw the ball into the air.

Ma Long is convinced, are you anxious? ?

The game officially began. Although Ostertag was taller than he should have been, his athletic ability was still far behind.

Before Ma Long could react, he saw Li Ang entering the penalty area.

Li Ang is already frustrated. Have you ever experienced how boring it is to only allow your opponent to score 53 points in a game?

Finally meeting a strong opponent today, Li Ang was naturally very excited.

As soon as Li Ang got close to Ma Long, he hit him on the waist with his elbow.

Malone was in so much pain that he couldn't even jump, and could only watch as Li Ang leaped for a layup.

"Done!"

Li Ang smiled proudly, Karl Malone is so stupid!

Just when Li Ang thought he had gotten rid of all obstacles, a big hand stretched out from behind and covered the basketball.

The next second.

"Bang!"

After a muffled sound, the basketball was pushed onto the backboard.

The fans at the Palace of Auburn Hills were silent for a moment.

They have witnessed too many incredible scenes on this court.

For example, Duncan blocked a shot and turned around for a jump shot, or Li Ang dunked from behind the backboard.

But Li Ang was severely punished. They had never seen this scene before!

"Oh! Andrei Kirilenko, he caught up and successfully completed the pursuit! We have seen Li Ang chase others and impersonate him many times, but this is the first time I have seen him being chased by others this season!"

After Li Ang landed, he looked at the Russian wearing jersey No. 47 in surprise.

He is worthy of being the man who once blocked Yao Ming's hook shots, and he is worthy of being the man who averaged more than 3 blocks per game in his peak period.

Averaging more than 3 blocks per game, which may have been nothing in the 1990s. But in the 21st century, it is very difficult to produce such data.

After all, the 21st century league has established a defensive three seconds, which makes squatting and blocking shots no longer feasible. Under the three-second defensive rule, averaging more than 2 blocks per game is already a lot.

During the years when Howard was at his peak, he never averaged more than 3 blocks per game. Only Camby and Whiteside, who ignore defense and just block shots, can average more than three blocks per game.

As for Kirilenko, as a forward, he can average more than 3 blocks per game without deliberately brushing. This shows how abnormal his blocking ability is.

It's different from someone whose head is more accurate than a ball.

Kirilenko glanced at Li Ang coldly, and then quickly handed the ball to Stockton.

The Jazz's first defense gave Li Ang a blow!

Kirilenko is not an easy opponent!

"Fuck, fuck, it hurts me to death! Li Ang, let me tell you."

As soon as Ma Long came to his senses while holding his waist, he found that Li Ang had retreated quickly.

"No. Why are you all so anxious? Listen to what I have to say, damn!"

Li Ang also became serious. The AK47's defense was indeed very strong, unlike those in front of him.

Note, the bad guys include Pierce in sixth place.

After Stockton played a pick-and-roll with Malone this time, he did not choose to shoot himself or pass the ball to Malone. Instead, he gave the ball to Halprin in the right corner.

Halprin wanted to shoot directly, but Hamilton was more defensively motivated than he thought.

So Halprin still gave the ball to Malone and asked him to play in singles.

Although Malone can still score 20+ points this season, his personal ability has actually declined a lot.

At his peak, he was a serious scorer. He ranked second in the scoring list for five consecutive years, second only to Jordan.

He is more dedicated than a few Internet article writers who rush to the second floor every day.

But now Malone obviously does not have such ability. His scoring actually relies more on mid-range shots.

Therefore, under Li Ang's defense, Malone handed the ball to Stockton again.

The latter made a mid-range jump shot directly after receiving the ball. However, Billups' defense was impeccable and interfered in time.

The basketball bounced out of the frame. As soon as Malone turned around, he felt a sudden push in his stomach.

Not only is Li Ang's elbow never absent, he is also never late.

Not long after the game started, Ma Long had already taken two elbows from Li Ang.

After elbowing Malone away, Li Ang easily grabbed the rebound.

AK47's defense is very strong, but the Pistons' defense is not a vegetarian either!

Ma Long held his stomach and almost held back his tears.

"Li Ang, listen to me, don't run away in a hurry."

Li Ang was puzzled that Ma Long was so soft today.

I haven't done anything excessive to you, right?

But Li Ang couldn't care about Ma Long now. He was thinking about how to avenge the recent risk.

However, Billups hit the ball to Hamilton this time.

Hamilton finally got rid of the difficult Halprin. The moment Hamilton caught the ball, Li Ang saw Kirilenko abandon him and run towards Hamilton!

"Richard!"

While Li Ang shouted, Hamilton had already chosen to shoot.

He probably didn't expect that someone else could help defend him so quickly.

After Kirilenko jumped up, his fingertips just touched the bottom of the basketball and completed the block!

A perfect defense!

"The second block in a row, Andrei Kirilenko's defense was simply terrifying. He was a nightmare for Pistons players on the court today!"

The Detroit commentators couldn't help but praise Kirilenko. There are few strikers whose defensive abilities can make the Pistons suffer so much.

After Kirilenko completed the block, he quickly reached out to grab the ball, and then passed the ball directly to Malone with one hand, who had not yet come back to defend!

Ma Long had just been hit in the stomach by an elbow from Li Ang, so his retreat speed was slightly slower.

As soon as he ran across the midfield line, he saw the basketball flying towards him.

After receiving the basketball, Malone quickly turned around and stepped down.

Hehe, I didn’t expect that I would get such a good opportunity~

Malone dribbled into the penalty area, then jumped on one foot to easily complete the dunk.

Because Malone started to counterattack from the midfield line, it is impossible for anyone to catch up under normal circumstances.

But Malone forgot that he was not facing a normal opponent.

As soon as he jumped up, Ma Long felt someone hit him hard from behind. He rushed forward with all his weight and fell hard off the baseline.

And the basketball in his hand was naturally blocked.

"Lee, quickly pursued the defense. He destroyed Malone's dunk and responded to Kirilenko's block. Haha, the offense and defense of the two teams today were really exciting. Although the two sides have not scored in sports battles, the game is not boring at all! "

Ma Long lay on the ground, unable to stand up from the pain.

He looked at Li Ang, who immediately counterattacked with the ball after blocking the shot, and the corners of his mouth twitched: "No. Just wait and listen to me first!"

Ma Long is convinced. Today's game has been like a show, and I'm the only one taking the beating.

After Malone came up, he already received two elbows and a block before he could do anything.

Being beaten for patronizing.

At this time, Li Ang no longer had Ma Long in his heart, and all his attention was attracted by the Russian who covered him as soon as he came up.

As we all know, Li Ang never takes revenge overnight.

This time, after Li Ang took control of the ball, he finally got the chance to beat Kirilenko in singles.

Li Ang looked into the Russian's eyes, dribbling with his left and right hands alternately, looking for flaws.

These two defensive beasts are about to engage in the most brutal showdown.

There can only be one Haonan in Causeway Bay, and there can only be one defensive beast in the Palace of Auburn Hills.

Today, someone must fall!

Kirilenko reached out to cover Li Ang's eyes, and the duel between the two officially began!

Not even a few rounds into the fight, Ma Long, who was feeling pain all over his body, almost cried "Wow" when he saw that Li Ang was already beating Kirilenko in singles.

Why are you so anxious? Listen to me first.

Ma Long, who thought he was the protagonist, found that he seemed to have no sense of existence at all.

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