After changing careers, I became the number one player in basketball

Chapter 337 336: Malone: ​​Can this MVP be transferred to Shay!? (Please give me a guaranteed monthly ticket!)

Author: Grove Street Brothers

Chapter 337 336: Malone: ​​Can this MVP be transferred to Shay!? (Please give me a guaranteed monthly ticket!)

Malone's original plan was to show off after the game started to intimidate his opponents and show off his majesty as an MVP.

Malone kept his word and really showed off on both offense and defense!

First, his shot on the offensive end was bloodied, and then he was brutally dunked by Shay.

Is this still the regular season MVP? This is clearly competing with Duncan for the background MVP!

In the Energy Solutions Arena, the boos have begun to subside.

They originally expected Malone to beat the Lakers violently, but what they saw was that Malone was beaten violently by the Lakers.

Karl Malone is naturally very unconvinced. As the saying goes, a strong dragon cannot overwhelm a local snake. You are deliberately trying to embarrass me on my territory!

LA gangs are so rude!

If that's the case, don't blame me for being rude!

The angry Malone naturally wanted to avenge his humiliation, so in this round he continued to rely on his big ball in the low post, hoping to regain face.

A mere undrafted guy dared to make a move on my MVP.

There has never been a precedent in this world where an MVP was suppressed by an undrafted player!

I want you, an undrafted guy, to know how terrible the consequences will be if you anger the MVP!

Stockton lobbed the ball to Malone in the inside position, and Alan Houston pulled Shea to the right, preventing Shea from attacking Malone in the low post.

Malone temporarily got a one-on-one opportunity with Ben.

Most of the time, Malone can be one-on-one with the opponent's fourth position, which means that this offense is basically stable.

But facing Ben, Malone didn't dare to shoot directly. Malone had just tried out Ben's bullet speed and ability to judge the timing of blocking shots, and he was really not easy to mess with.

Therefore, after Ma Long shook his shoulders this time, he turned his back and rushed into the paint!

And in the process of turning around to break through, he gave Ben an elbow, letting Ben know the consequences of irritating him!

But after a quick operation, Ma Long discovered that Ben was still close to his side with quick steps, and he couldn't get any space!

Malone's shoulder shaking and elbow turning movements just now were of no use to Ben at all!

MVP's self-esteem was severely trampled on again. What a man fears most is to try his best to output, but the other party will not respond.

Karl Malone feels that his shoulder swing is very confusing, and his elbow swing is even more destructive.

However, this undrafted guy with an afro did not lose his position at all because of this!

It can only be said that Ma Long mentioned a steel plate today.

First of all, Ben's extremely fast movement speed made Ma Long's back turn completely ineffective.

Secondly, Ben may be the most stacked man in the league. It is estimated that only the backcourt duo of Arenas and Morant can cause substantial damage to him.

Therefore, the back turn + elbow swing is simply too defensive for Ben.

Under Ben's close defense, Karl Malone was unable to fully pick up the speed or fully take off.

So he jumped up and dunked with both hands, but Mutombo, who was defending and returning to the basket, slapped him down, and Malone was directly knocked to the ground.

After completing the block, Mutombo still stared at Malone on the ground and asked in his unique cigarette voice: "Hey MVP, what are you doing on the ground?"

Karl Malone was lying on the ground and had already begun to think about such profound questions as "Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?"

As the MVP, not only did he not succeed in revenge this round, he also failed to let his opponent experience the anger of the MVP.

Instead, he was knocked to the ground!

This is even more humiliating than having a shot blocked just now!

The shame just now has not been washed away, but Ma Long has put himself into a situation of adding insult to insult!

The fans in Salt Lake City covered their faces, feeling embarrassed for Malone.

Shay smiled. The Lakers' fast and high interior defensive combination was too restrained by Malone.

Malone should make mid-range shots from the outside, as he is easily interfered by Big Ben.

Let's break through. It's difficult to climb over the mountains of Africa.

Relying on Mutombo's block, the Lakers counterattacked again. Billups assisted Finley for an easy layup, leading 4-0 at the start.

Shay also spread his hands towards Malone, who had just gotten up from the ground: "When are you going to let me feel the anger of MVP, Karl? I can't wait."

Mutombo echoed from the side: "Don't worry, Shay, Malone almost performed a sliding dunk for us just now."

Shay and Mutombo sang and harmonized, making Malone lose his face.

But no matter how stupid Ma Long is, he knows that he must not act on impulse now.

No matter how stupid he is, he still knows that the interior defensive combination of Ben and Mutombo is not easy to mess with.

If you continue to attack forcefully, you will only be beaten more and more miserably.

This round, it's time to give teammates some opportunities.

Therefore, in this round, Malone and Stockton played a pick-and-roll, and then set an off-ball screen for Alan Houston.

When blocking Shay, Karl Malone extended his violent iron elbow and hit Shay hard.

As a result, Shea was half a beat late in pursuit, and Alan Houston also got a fleeting open mid-range shot opportunity.

Although Shea still blocked the ball as quickly as possible, the accuracy of the CIC king cannot be overshadowed.

Alan Houston seized this slight opening and took advantage of the fleeting opportunity to successfully throw the ball in!

The Jazz's scoring drought was finally broken, and Karl Malone also breathed a sigh of relief.

But just when Malone was triumphantly preparing to respond with trash talk to Shay, Shay spoke first:

"What's going on, Karl? Why do Aces feel that a small guard who has never been in the All-Stars, has never been in the All-NBA Team, and has never won any personal honors is better than you, the MVP?"

Shay's words made Ma Long feel proud again.

Yes, I am the boss of the team, but I am either cheated or dunked at the beginning.

To break the scoring drought, you have to rely on the shooting of the third leader, which makes you look weaker!

Who is pressing for MVP and has to rely on teammates to solve the problem? And Malone didn't directly assist Houston in this wave, he just set up a pick-and-roll.

Ma Long, who originally wanted to make a fuss, said nothing, but the huge sense of shame made him want to find a hole to crawl in.

But the cruelty of the basketball game is here. No matter how humiliating it is, you have no way to escape.

Either continue to be publicly executed, or fight with your opponent to regain your dignity.

Karl Malone pinned all his hopes on this positional defense. If I can't score, then I can't let Shay score either!

It's embarrassing if one person doesn't score, but if everyone doesn't score, you won't feel this way.

This is the first time the Lakers have played a positional offense against the Jazz in this game.

The person responsible for guarding Shea is Brian Russell, who is famous in history for being the backdrop for Jordan's last shot.

Regardless of the fact that the most famous shot in Russell's career was being knocked down by Jordan and then being killed, in fact Russell has always been a top defensive player.

Otherwise, in the original history, the Jazz would not have used him to guard Jordan.

But there are indeed exceptions in history. Some teams just like to use average defenders to face the opponent's star players.

For example, Barea vs. GOAT.

Shea moved without the ball to the mid-range position on the right, preparing to ask for the ball for a single. Brian Russell also immediately wanted to defend.

But Ben stepped across and set up an off-ball screen for Shay.

Seeing this situation, Karl Malone immediately changed defense, ran towards Shay and hit him hard, knocking Shay directly away from the position where he was about to catch the ball!

Malone wanted to use rough confrontation to tell Shay that the Jazz's defense was different from the two weak teams before.

If you dare to break in, you will pay the price!

However, Shay was not intimidated by Malone's rough defense.

Shay quickly regained his balance, and then used a shoulder thrust that he had practiced for two and a half years to hit Karl Malone hard on the chest.

Malone was pushed back at that time, and his chest felt tight and he could not speak. Shay's push was more powerful than Malone's just now!

Once again, Ma Long worked so hard that he was ruined!

From the start of today to now, he has been struggling at the basketball level.

Actually, even the confrontation suffered a loss!

After pushing away Malone, Shea steadily received Billups' pass and then ended the offense with a smooth turn-over jumper.

At 6-2, Malone personally defended Shay, but it didn't change anything.

He expected a round in which he could regain his face, but it ended in complete defeat!

Salt Lake City fans also saw how powerless their MVP was when defending Shai.

Live in Salt Lake City, Marvin Albert summed up the opening rounds in one sentence:

"This is not a confrontation at all. Shea is completely teaching Malone how to be a qualified MVP!"

Karl Malone is really shutting himself down now. The offense he is proud of has no effect under the defense of Ben and Mutombo.

But the intensity of confrontation that he was proud of was still neither painful nor itchy in Shay's opinion.

It's like a man confidently pulled out his most powerful weapon, but all he got in return was a contemptuous smile.

It’s self-evident how shameful this feeling is.

Malone didn't know what to do now. After the start, he had tried everything he was good at, but to no avail.

As for Shay, he seemed to have seen through Ma Long's thoughts and smiled deliberately:

"What's wrong, Karl? Is this how you ended my era? With that slight bump?

Are you already at your wits end with me? You must not be serious about it yet, right?"

Shay's crazy taunts made Malone upset.

So much so that in this offense, when Malone was setting up an off-ball screen for Alan Houston, he deliberately took two steps toward Shay, hoping to knock him over.

I don't allow you to despise MVP like this!

But unfortunately, Ma Long's plan still failed to succeed.

He did hit Shay, but the strong Shay was not directly knocked down by Malone, but was bounced a few steps. Moreover, Malone was called a moving pick-and-roll by the referee!

Ma Long's move just now was so purposeful. It was obvious that he was heading towards Xie Yi. He took two large steps to collide with Xie Yi.

Such an obvious moving pick-and-roll would not be allowed without the referee calling it off.

It can only be said that Karl Malone is a player who was truly born in the wrong era.

With his pick-and-roll skills, Malone could have won two or three rings if he had joined the Warriors in the small ball era.

Malone's mobile pick-and-roll not only failed to retaliate against Shea's success, but also led to a direct exchange of ball rights.

A dignified MVP, from the beginning to now, he has failed more than succeeded!

Although Salt Lake City fans don't want to admit it, in front of Shea

Malone, the MVP, feels really good!

After that, Malone tried several more attacks, but all ended in failure.

The defensive combination of Ben + Mutombo is indeed too restrained by Malone.

In the original history, the 1999 Jazz originally wanted to dominate the league after Jordan retired.

As a result, they were defeated by the Trail Blazers 4-2 in the Western Conference semifinals.

The reason is that the Blazers are too strong inside.

The speed of Roaring God and the stability of Sabonis forced Karl Malone to only score 20.2 points on 43% shooting in the entire series.

For comparison, the Jazz's outsiders, Brian Russell, Hornacek and Stockton, shot 43.7%, 50% and 45.1% respectively.

This shows how badly Malone was defended in that round. He was an inside player, but his shooting percentage was not as high as that of his outside teammates.

Therefore, it is not that the two Jazz veterans have never had opportunities, and it is not that they have always been suppressed by Jordan.

The key is that we didn't see them win the championship when Jordan was away.

The Lakers' current interior defensive lineup is almost a replica of the 1999 Trail Blazers in original history.

No, enhanced version!

Big Ben's mobility is stronger than that of the Roaring God, and Mutombo's frame-protecting ability is even more powerful in history.

How else can Malone hit this ball?

His favorite style of play is to constantly pick and roll, move around, find an opportunity and then "pop" a big jump shot to easily score two points.

But if there is someone who can follow him and confront him at any time to defend Malone, Malone will be very uncomfortable, and his weakness of not being strong in single attack will be infinitely magnified.

Just like that, at the seventh minute of the first quarter, the Lakers had the ball.

Shea called for a screen from outside the three-point line, then walked to the top of the arc with the ball, preparing to shoot.

Brian Russell was blocked by Ben, and a furious Karl Malone immediately prepared to switch defenses.

But Ben also blocked Malone's route of changing defense, and if Malone wanted to bypass Ben and interfere again, it would definitely be too late.

But Karl Malone really didn’t want to let Shay shoot the ball easily, so he chose to directly knock over Ben with his heavy shoulder in order to get to Shay! This simple and crude way of defending the pick-and-roll was probably used in the 1990s.

Then he won't be called for a foul.

But when Malone hurriedly knocked over Ben and pounced on him, he saw that Shay was not in a hurry to take action, but was deliberately waiting for him to come to him. Shay just threw the ball in the face of interference!

Shay deliberately didn't take a shot when there was a big gap, so he had to set up Malone!

There is no doubt that Shay's behavior is full of provocation.

Malone was furious, Shay, don't go too far!

He jumped up hard and tried his best to interfere with Shay's shot.

On the surface, Malone's interference seems to be very strict.

But in fact, Shay had already completed the shot before Malone completely pounced on him. Therefore, Malone's interference did not bring any substantial interference to Shay.

So as soon as Ma Long landed, he heard a "swipe" sound.

Shay successfully set up Malone and scored 9 points in the first half of the game!

On the other hand, Karl Malone has still not scored a point since the first quarter!

This extremely humiliating appearance made Ma Long completely autistic.

Coach Sloan also hurriedly paused the game because after this three-pointer, the Jazz were also 9 points behind the Lakers.

After only half a quarter, the Jazz were in danger of being stretched to double digits!

Today's first game of the Western Conference Finals was completely different from what the Jazz players expected!

Shai is literally playing MVP!

Malone sat on the bench, panting.

He raised his head and found that most of the fans in the Energy Solution Arena were looking at him with disappointment.

Indeed, what Ma Long has performed so far today is simply war criminal-level performance.

Even if he is an ordinary star, his performance today is completely unjustifiable, let alone he is still an MVP.

However, Malone is not completely disappointed yet.

He still has a chance!

Once Ben is replaced, no one can restrict him anymore.

It doesn't matter, I'm just 0-for-4 from the field now, and I still have a chance to improve my shooting percentage.

Sure enough, after returning from the timeout, Karl Malone was delighted to find that Ben had been replaced!

His replacement was Rodman, who had been away from the game for a long time!

Jazz fans and Lakers fans were very happy to see Rodman on the court.

I just don’t know who will be happy in the end.

Jazz fans believe that Rodman is quite old and has suffered serious injuries, so his strength must have seriously declined.

Lakers fans believe that the return of Rodman, the demon king, will make Karl Malone even more miserable.

After Rodman came on the court, he first high-fived Shay: "It's been a long time since we did some damage together!"

Shea had a look of disdain on his face: "Don't talk nonsense, I'm here to guard the players. Hey, guard well, I don't want to see Karl Malone score easily, not even once."

Rodman showed his long-lost evil smile, and then looked at Malone confidently, as if he was not facing the MVP, but a little kid:

"Don't worry, this matter won't be difficult for a genius like me!"

As the game continues, Karl Malone has reached a point where he has to do something to prove that he is not a softie.

He looked at Rodman, whose hair was dyed pink, and began to think about the next scoring plan in his mind.

You must take advantage of the time when Ben is away to regain your face!

Rodman stepped forward and slapped Malone on the butt:

"Hello, the most miserable MVP in history."

"Fuck" Malone gritted his teeth. Who would have thought that Rodman would stab him in the chest as soon as he came up.

"Seriously Karl, you won the MVP not because of your superior strength, but because Shay missed most of the season.

Admit it, Karl, your MVP was just a fluke.

You are completely unworthy!"

Malone tried to intimidate Rodman by yelling: "Shut up, you bastard, or I'll be rude to you!"

But how could Rodman be afraid of this? The more anxious his opponent was, the happier he felt.

"Shut up? You have to use your strength to shut me up. People like you who are lucky enough to win MVP but are still complacent, who the hell cares about you."

Rodman kept using the "lucky MVP" thing to stimulate Malone's already fragile nerves.

His mind-attacking tactics achieved miraculous results. Malone, who had accumulated too many negative emotions, could no longer tolerate a jerk pointing fingers at him.

So Malone did not continue to talk trash to Rodman, but directly hit Rodman in the chest with his elbow, hoping to scare Rodman.

Ordinary people might be frightened when they see Ma Long elbowing them.

The admiral saw Malone using his elbows, and even saw that he was too titty.

But when Rodman saw Malone using his elbow, what he saw was an opportunity!

As soon as Malone's elbow touched Rodman, before he could fully exert his strength, Rodman raised his arms in an exaggerated manner and fell back!

Immediately afterwards, the whistle sounded throughout the audience.

The Jazz just took a sideline kick and were called for an offensive foul. The Lakers have the ball!

After Malone heard the referee's penalty, he rushed directly to the referee: "What are you doing!? I just blocked the position normally!"

In the chaos, Rodman immediately got up and clapped in Malone's ear: "The referee is really aware of everything, hahahaha."

"Damn it, Dennis, can you just get out of here!?"

"You've already offended Karl twice. Who do you think among us should get away?"

As soon as Rodman said this, Malone could only suppress the anger in his heart and return to defense obediently.

After all, if he committed three fouls in one game, he wouldn't have to play this game.

In fact, Rodman felt that if he started, Malone might commit four fouls in one game.

Big Ben is still too honest, he would rather resist the damage than pretend to fall to the ground.

Not to mention anything else, Malone just broke through the screen to interfere with Shea's defense. If it had been Rodman, Malone would never have been able to escape a defensive foul.

Karl Malone's mentality was completely shattered. He finally managed to survive the defeat. He thought he could easily take down Rodman, but who knew that he was counterattacked by that pink-haired bastard!

As the MVP, he is still making negative contributions on the court!

As the second-in-command of the team, Stockton is also very aware of how dangerous the current situation is.

If the Lakers are allowed to open the point difference to double digits in the first quarter,

Then the team's morale will fall directly to the bottom, and it will be difficult to recover after this entire game!

Now that Karl Malone is temporarily unable to protect himself, he definitely cannot be counted on.

Stockton decided to step forward and delay Shea's offensive pace.

Shea once again approached the Jazz half court, and Karl Malone, the MVP, looked so helpless.

He has been tortured to the point where he is like a zombie and has a mental breakdown.

Although Brian Russell was concentrating, he was easily thrown away by Shea's change of direction and acceleration.

Shea drove diagonally towards the basket. Karl Malone no longer dared to defend the basket due to too many fouls. Jazz center Greg Foster was blocked by the African mountain.

Just when Shay thought there was no obstacle between himself and the basket, the seemingly weak Stockton appeared under the basket!

At this time, Shea actually still had time to pass the ball to Billups outside the three-point line.

But Shay wondered, what could Stockton do to him?

The probability of him forcing a goal through Stockton might be higher than the probability of Billups shooting an open three-pointer.

So, Shea didn't pass the ball and continued to go straight to the basket!

But at the moment when Shay started to take off, Stockton, who was standing on the spot, turned sideways and used his shoulders and elbows to severely target Shay who was running towards him! This action is very insidious and is very likely to cause serious injury.

In the case of the opponent, he also earned an offensive foul!

Now, do you know why most NBA players hate Stockton?

His moves are not as bright as Malone's, he just swings his elbow and does it.

Stockton often pretends to be the victim, but does the most vicious things.

Just that action, if the ribs are broken and the ribs are inserted into the lungs and other organs, it is very likely to directly end a player's career or even threaten his life!

Fortunately, Shay noticed Stockton making a small movement and quickly slowed down, so he was not seriously injured.

But after being hit by Stockton, Shay was thrown directly sideways in the air, completely losing his center of gravity.

Stockton was secretly proud. As a result, the referee would either call Shea an offensive foul or Shea would miss a layup.

In short, the Jazz cannot fall behind by double digits and can get a chance to breathe.

However, Shay threw the ball onto the backboard with one hand while it was almost parallel to the ground.

Then when he landed, Shay's knee directly hit Stockton's head!

The next second, the sound of the tumbling nets and Stockton's screams were heard at the same time.

Shay made a layup despite being violated!

As for Stockton, people only saw him covering his head with his hands and rolling on the ground in pain.

Dark red blood gushes out from the gaps in his fingers like a mountain spring!

Shea not only scored a successful goal, but also punished the extremely sinister Stockton!

Two blooms!

Stockton wanted Shay to see blood, but Shay gave him a taste of blood instead.

Today, Malone and Stockton both used violence against Shay.

But the result was that both of them were killed by Shay!

Malone originally wanted to defeat Shay by relying on a confrontation intensity that far exceeded that of the Spurs and Suns.

Unexpectedly, after Shay started to increase his intensity, the Jazz became a little unbearable!

The Jazz's team doctor immediately came to the scene to help Stockton stop the bleeding.

Because the referee didn't call anyone a foul just now, Shea's goal is valid.

This means that the Lakers took a double-digit lead in just half a quarter!

The MVP was shut down, Stockton was fired, and the score gap was widened in half a quarter.

Salt Lake City fans originally hoped that Malone could create history, but at this moment they realized that what Malone created was not history of defeating Shea, nor history of leading the team to the Finals.

But the history of the worst MVP!

Shay looked at Stockton lying in a pool of blood and the double-digit score difference, but he was not relieved.

This is not enough, he must make Malone have nightmares when he thinks of this MVP!

So, Shay turned his head and looked at Malone, who was already at a loss:

"Hey, Carl. I hope you haven't collapsed yet. After all, we still have three and a half quarters of game time!"

Malone swallowed. Yes, this game was already so torturous, but it only lasted half a quarter!

At this time, the trembling Karl Malone just wanted to walk up to Stern and ask him a question:

"Can this MVP trophy be transferred to Shay!?"

Malone would rather not be the MVP than be tortured by Shay and the Lakers again!

That devil's methods are extremely cruel!

Malone finally knows now that the highest honor in this league is not MVP.

It's because Shay won the MVP, and MVP is the highest honor.

And others get MVP

MVP will become a torture!

Shay continued to pick up his bloody butcher knife, eager to try.

The King of the Alliance shows no mercy!

(End of chapter)