One Guard

Utah Jazz, they are considered to be the force most likely to change the situation in the Western Conference this season. {苏}{梦}щ{suimеng][lā}Although it is not possible to compete for the final championship glory, it can still be done by changing the pattern of the Western Conference playoffs.

There are only two reasons for the Jazz's rapid rise in people's hearts, Snyder and Hayward. The performance of the two this season has exceeded expectations. Although the record of 5 wins and 5 losses this season is not amazing, it is not a failure either.

So tonight, a game that had no suspense before between the Jazz and the Mavericks has become a highly anticipated event. In addition to the relationship between Yiyang and Hayward, the rise of the Jazz itself is the reason why people pay attention to this game.

Both Snyder and Hayward are eager to break the Mavericks' winning streak at the American Airlines Center Arena, while Yiyang aims to win ten consecutive games against the Jazz.

The regular season has just begun, and neither team wants to fall too far behind the others in the rankings right from the start. So before the game, Yiyang and Hayward said hello to each other and then never spoke to each other again. Before the end of this game, they are the biggest enemies!

In the past five years, most games between the Mavericks and the Jazz have ended in the Mavericks winning. In those games, Hayward played a supporting role most of the time. Who was the protagonist of the Jazz in the past? It's Delong who is currently playing as a substitute for Yiyang. After that, there were the twin towers of Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap. Until now, the protagonist of the Jazz has become Hayward.

So strictly speaking, this is the first time that Hayward leads the team as a star player to fight against Yiyang's Mavericks. Most of the time, Hayward hopes Yiyang can win the game, except when the Mavericks' opponent is the Jazz.

The game started quickly, and Gobert easily caught the basketball over Favors. Brazilian defender Neto is a fake, playing more than ten minutes in every game. Snyder's real point guard is actually Alec Burks who is sitting on the bench at this time.

But neither Burks nor Neto are defensive warriors. The Jazz, like the Spurs, rely more on the system for defense rather than individual operations.

Yiyang easily passed Neto, without even using any fake moves, just a slight sudden stop and acceleration. After passing Burks, Jazz second-year swingman Rodney Hood stepped up to defend.

Although Hood is tall and has long arms, he was still unable to interfere with Yiyang's pull-up jump shot because of some hesitation.

As soon as he came up, Yiyang easily broke through the Jazz's defense, which made the fans and commentators relax instantly. Maybe this game will be no different from before.

Then the Jazz attacked, and Favors shot and hit the ball under Gobert's interference. Favors, who is less than 2.0 meters tall, Gobert's height advantage is too obvious. In order to avoid being blocked, Favors had no choice but to increase the arc of his shot. However, once the arc is adjusted, the sight will also be lost.

Gobert's defense is as good as ever. As the Jazz's second scoring point this season, Favors undoubtedly faces a huge challenge.

After Nowitzki grabbed the defensive rebound, without saying a word, he handed the ball directly to Yiyang, allowing Yiyang to attack the Jazz's basket at a fast pace.

After receiving the basketball, Yiyang broke through easily and finally succeeded in a layup despite Hayward's interference.

After three rounds of competition, the Mavericks turned the score into 4-0, leaving no room for the Jazz to counterattack. It seems that these opening two rounds should be the epitome of this game. Although the Jazz have made considerable progress, there is still a big gap compared with the Mavericks.

Snyder looked at the court coldly without any expression. Just two goals behind, it's not time to retreat yet.

However, after several rounds, the situation on the field did not change much. It wasn't until the score became 8-0 and the gap was about to become double digits that Snyder finally stood up from the bench.

“I don’t think Coach Snyder was thinking about winning from the beginning.

"Seeing the American who looked like a German so calm, Chris Webber couldn't help but make a joke on the commentary table.

This time, Hayward's breakthrough gave Gobert his second foul of the game. Not only did Hayward have to get to the free throw line, he also forced Gobert to leave the game early.

Snyder's eyes lit up, as if he saw an opportunity! Gobert's interior defensive gate makes it very difficult for the Jazz's offense to advance. Because the Jazz are a team with very little space, they often need to break into the three-second zone to score. Without Gobert, their offense will definitely become more efficient!

Hayward made two free throws and scored the Jazz's first two points of the game. At the same time, it also sounded the clarion call for the Jazz to counterattack!

Taking this opportunity, Snyder made the first decision of the game. He replaced Burks, the real main point guard, and the Jazz will start to show strength!

In this attack, when Yiyang shook Burks away and prepared to break through, Hayward switched to defense and calmly opened his arms.

Hayward's defense is definitely not bad. His strong body, good basic skills and experience accumulated over more than five years have allowed his defense to make a qualitative leap. Yiyang really wanted to try one-on-one with Hayward in an official game, but he couldn't delay the entire team's offense just for his own "fun."

So Yiyang passed the ball to Wade, who went straight in, intending to go straight for a layup. But Jazz power forward Trevor Booker quickly followed up, jumped up, and slapped Wade's layup back from the side!

Although Booker has no commendable characteristics, he is always passionate about the game and dares to fight!

At only 2.03 meters tall, he used his jumping and enthusiasm to gain a foothold in the fourth position.

Wade didn't expect the opponent to be so energetic. Normally, if other teams were almost ten points behind the Mavericks, they would never be so active.

The basketball that was blown out by Booker was impartial and fell right into the arms of Hayward!

Hayward did not advance by himself after getting the ball. Since his college days, Hayward has preferred to attack without the ball. He handed the ball to Burks, then advanced with his bare hands, and started a two-line fast break with Burks!

Burks quickly advanced beyond the three-point line with the ball and used a behind-the-back pass to pass the opportunity to Hayward who later cut it.

At this time, Hayward was next to Iguodala. According to the "normal" situation, it should be difficult for Hayward to get up due to the interference of Iguodala!

However, Hayward is stronger than Iguodala expected. Fighting against this guy feels like fighting against James!

Hayward put Iguodala on his shoulders and dunked with both hands. Iguodala could only watch the white forward take off in front of his eyes.

As the rim made a loud noise, Hayward's two-handed dunk made Weber, who was doing everything rogue just now, shout out his throat! Hayward is far more cruel than he looks!

"It's four points. In the blink of an eye, the Jazz has narrowed the point difference to only four points! They are very tenacious. They did not panic or give up when they fell behind 8-0! Now, the Jazz are starting to counterattack!"

The Jazz's offense will never be as loud as the thunder, and the Jazz will work harder on the defensive end. Seeing the equalizer goal so close, no one wanted to let the Mavericks score again.

Nowitzki's turnaround jump shot was affected by Favors's push and lost its rhythm, and the Mavericks offense failed again. This time, Hayward personally held the ball and headed toward the three-second zone, attracting the attention of everyone on the Mavericks.

But after Hayward took off, he didn't go up against the defense for a layup. Instead, he distributed the ball in the air.

Favors, who was in the mid-range position, caught the basketball and hit it easily. With 8 points, the two sides were almost back on the same starting line.

"A beautiful counterattack, Hayward's passing has a bit of Yiyang flavor. Could it be. Is this also the result of Hayward's training this summer?"

In fact, it's true. During the Brickley training camp this year, Nash and Yiyang both taught Hayward some passing postures. But Yiyang didn't expect that Hayward would learn and use it so quickly.

After the goal, Hayward remained serious and high-fived Favors gently, then retreated to half court to prepare for defense. This little otaku who was very sloppy a few years ago has finally become more like a team leader.

Of course Yiyang was very unwilling to be beaten to a score of 0 by the Jazz. Hayward's outstanding performance stimulated him, and he decided to take action personally to stabilize the situation.

However, when Yiyang took the screen and broke through the basket for a layup, Hayward stepped in again! Yiyang wanted to find his teammates in the crowd, but found that he had been surrounded by Jazz players without knowing it, with no vision or space at all!

Snyder smiled, the players executed the tactics very well today!

Yiyang had no choice but to go for a layup, but as always, the guy made a pulling motion in the air.

Yiyang can deceive most players in the league with this trick, but he cannot deceive Hayward. They understand each other very well.

When Yiyang took the basketball back into his arms, Hayward just took off and was about to block the shot!

Yiyang gritted his teeth and had no choice but to shoot the basketball ahead of time! Even so, the basketball still bounced on the rim five or six times before finally sliding down!

Although the ball didn't go in, Hayward still broke out in a cold sweat! He almost scored a goal under such tight defense, Yiyang is really unbelievably strong!

But there is no essential difference between almost scoring a goal and missing a goal. They are both offensive failures! Yiyang was very annoyed and wanted to steal on the spot, but Favors, who protected the rebound, quickly handed the ball to Burks, and the Jazz had a chance to equalize the score!

This time on defense, the Mavericks did a very tight job! Burks' shooting is sporadic, and Hood is not a stable shooting spot. Favors's shooting range is limited to the mid-range, and Trevor Booker is the kind of violent insider who was very popular five years ago but is now almost eliminated by the league. He has no idea what shooting is.

It seems that only Hayward on the Jazz has a somewhat reliable shooting ability. Therefore, the Jazz's offense is often limited in space!

But Snyder's team's offense also has characteristics, that is, constant running, screening and conduction! To put it bluntly, it means never giving up and fighting for these 24 seconds! From top to bottom, the Jazz team exudes a ruthless attitude that looks like death!

The Jazz conducted the game for 20 seconds, and there was still no flaw in the Mavericks' defense. But the hard work paid off, and finally in the last four seconds, Hayward took advantage of Favos's off-ball screen and reached beyond the three-point line!

Burks then passed the ball, and Wade immediately made up the defense!

However, Hayward was not in a hurry to take action. With his eyes fixed on the basket, he calmed down for a minute under Wade's interference. In the last four seconds, the goal was given to Hood!

Hood took an open shot from mid-range. The moment the basketball hit the net, the red light on the backboard just turned on!

The buzzer-beating shot tied the score! The tenacious Utah Jazz, they incredibly pulled back from 0-8 to 8-8!

If you want to score 8 points in a row over the Mavericks, you can't do it without some strength! The diligent defense and patient attack that never gave up prevented the Jazz from collapsing, but instead made the defending champion look disgraced!

Snyder never paused from start to finish, but instead expected the players to overcome the difficulties on their own. Now, it was Carlisle's turn to call a timeout.

The Jazz's tenacity completely changed the game, and people were impressed by the Jazz.

A strong will is sometimes more difficult to defeat than strong strength.