In the long history of the NBA, the appearance of each team will change dramatically over time.

Only the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City, seemingly unaffected by time, have been keeping their original appearance for more than ten years.

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

Carl Malone and Stockton's pick-and-roll became a scenic spot in Salt Lake City.

No one could have thought that this pick-and-roll would take 14 years.

In the 2002-03 season, the Jazz still played the pick-and-roll of Malone Stockton under the leadership of the old coach Sloan.

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

This jazz has almost reached the end of their life cycle.

Before the season started, Stockton told Carl Malone: ​​"No matter what the result is, I will retire after playing this season."

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

If Stockton left, he had no reason to stay here.

This is the last time these two old boys have joined forces to compete for the championship!

A 41-year-old veteran and a 39-year-old guy teamed up to compete for the championship.

This sounds quite stupid. After all, competitive sports are actually similar to eating fruit plates.

That must be the younger the better.

Eat the stale fruit plate and it is easy to spray.

There is basically no team in this world who gathers a bunch of veterans and yells to win the championship.

But Malone and Stockton are exceptions.

These two men who have achieved the ultimate in their physical management are still in excellent condition even at the age of 40.

Carl Malone has been able to contribute 21.6 points and 8.8 rebounds per game so far this season.

Stockton averaged 12.4 points and 7.8 assists per game.

For comparison, Malone averaged 23.2 points and 8.3 rebounds in the 1999 season.

Stockton averaged 12 points and 8.5 assists per game in the 97-98 season.

Their data have almost no shrinkage compared to a few years ago!

Although Stockton and Malone do not have championships, they are definitely the two strongest physical management players in the NBA.

Not only is the attendance rate of the two people so high, but their status is still seriously inconsistent with their age.

Just say that they are veterans around 40 years old, who dares to believe it?

A true veteran shouldn't it be possible to cut out a highlight of a game's mistakes?

In addition to Malone and Stockton, the Jazz also has a tough white forward Matt Haplin this season.

Although Haplin 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, with good feel, high ball quotient and accurate running position.

As the second scoring point of the Jazz this season, except Malone, he averaged 18.2 points per game and had a three-point shooting percentage of more than 40%.

In addition, the Jazz's Russian striker, Andre Kirilenko, who was second-year, also gradually matured.

This pervert with a height of 2.06 meters and wingspan of 2.28 meters is simply an existence beyond the times.

The blockade of Kobe four times in a minute, the big hat of Yao Ming, and the terrifying defender that McGrady personally admitted were all the marks left by the Russian in the league.

And he will also be the main force in defending Li Ang in the next game.

The Jazz's lineup is definitely competitive. At present, the Jazz's record of 6 wins and 3 losses is proof of it.

6 wins and 3 losses are not bad, after all, the record of the defending champion is not so good.

Kobe: How many times do you have to say it? The regular season is not considered a loss, not a loss!

In the past, in the game like Jazz VS Pistons, the tickets were not necessarily sold if they were bought and got one free.

But this time, the tickets for Auburn Mountain Palace Stadium were sold out early. If you don’t know, you 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 single 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 are also known as the second generation of Bad Kids Legion. There is a lot of connection between Bad Kids Legion and Jazz.

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

Although Carl Malone is almost 40 years old, he still thinks he is one of the best power forwards in the league.

Back then, Rodman, Kamp and others failed to defeat Carl Malone, how could Malone be willing to be defeated by just one Li Ang?

Malone attached great importance to this game.

It was a fight before that, but today, Ma Long decided that he would not fight anymore.

He wants to use basketball to win and lose with Li Ang openly!

Ma Long believes that fighting is not a big deal. But after all, everyone is adults and cannot fight and kill like children all day long.

Danzi: Let’s goofy, I’m still going to be the last game!

Ma Long: How can you call elbows when old friends say hello?

In the last game, the Jazz played against the Wizards. Although the Jazz lost, Malone scored 26 points and Stockton scored 17 points and 11 assists.

Facing Danzi's lifelong enemy, the two Jazz elders' performance was perfect.

On the contrary, Danzi made 7 of 17 shots in the game, scoring only 19 points, and scolded Kwame Brown 12 times.

The performance was not as good as Ma Long.

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

So, everyone agreed that Malone and Stockton would never be ruthless.

Before the game started, Malone expressed his disgust for Li Ang without any concealment: "I am very happy to see Li and his team achieve a record of nine consecutive victories. Because no one is more suitable to block him at the 10 consecutive victories than me. If I could break his winning streak record with my own hands, I would be very happy."

Although Ma Long was relaxed on the surface, he was actually very nervous.

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

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

Since Li Ang took off his big elbow, he has never dared to elbow easily.

It can be said that Li Ang is the only man who can truly subdue Carl Malone in so many years.

Although Rodman also hates it, he actually doesn't like to do it. Instead of doing it directly, he prefers to mock him, and prefers to make others' mentality so that the other party is sent off for attacking him.

Although "Rain Man" Kemp is very popular and loves to pretend, he is also not interested in fighting.

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

As for the admiral, it is a typical example of being beaten and standing attentive.

Ma Long fought all over the world with invincible hands until Li Ang appeared, letting him know what it means to have heaven beyond the sky.

And now, there are more violent men like Da Ben around Li Ang.

Ma Long dared not act rashly.

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

The competition is about to begin, and both sides take their place.

The five Jazz tigers are Stockton, Haprin, Kirirenko, Malone and Ostag.

The newly added Hapurin and Kirilianko are very powerful.

While waiting for the referee to kick off, Li Ang made his fingers clatter, and Da Ben was also practicing turning around and elbow strike.

Seeing this, Ma Long swallowed and shouted at Li Ang: "Bridged bean sack! Li, I have something I want to tell"

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

Ma Long is convinced, are you in a hurry?

The competition officially began. Although Ostertag was taller than the big book, his athletic ability was still much worse than the big book.

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

Li Ang is already in a bad mood. Have you experienced how boring it is to only get 53 points in a game?

Li Ang was naturally very excited when he finally met a powerful opponent today.

As soon as Li Ang approached Ma Long, he directly hit his waist with an elbow.

Ma Long was so painful that he couldn't even jump, so he could only watch Li Ang jump up and make a layup.

"Done!"

Li Ang smiled proudly, Carl Malone is just supreme!
To be continued...