Defending Kenny Smith will prevent Smith from feeding the ball to Dream at critical moments.

In short, Shea's defense against the opponent's point guard locked up more than just one person.

Locking is the launching point of the opponent's entire attack, and it destroys the entire system!

However, under the interference of Shea's long arm, Stockton, who is only 1.85 meters tall, still passed the ball lightly and successfully fed the ball to another Malone of the Jazz, shooting guard Jeff Malone.

Shay had used his fastest reaction to reach the ball, but the basketball seemed to fly past his fingertips.

Stockton grasped the passing angle that can not only bypass Shea's defense, but also feed the ball to his teammates!

Many people know that Stockton will be the future assists leader in NBA history.

But what few people know is that Stockton has 2,500 more assists than Jason Kidd, who is second on the all-time assists list, but has 200 fewer turnovers!

Stockton's control of turnovers is uniquely good in history.

He is really the kind of player who doesn't make many mistakes.

Jeff Malone received the basketball and took a mid-range shot. He averaged 20.2 points per game this season and is the Jazz's second-leading scorer.

This classic shooting guard's catch-and-shoot shots are extremely accurate. It is precisely because of the stable output of the two Malones that the Jazz can occupy a place in the top three in the Western Conference.

After the goal, the Jazz retreated very quickly.

Although Divac also served the baseline ball as soon as possible, the Jazz still did not give Shea a chance to push quickly.

When Shea rushed through half court with the ball, the Jazz, except for Mark Eaton, was basically on defense.

However, taking advantage of the fact that Mark Eaton's beast had not returned to his position, Shay still launched a quick attack.

He pretended to play a small pick-and-roll with Perkins, but actually fed the ball to AC Green who was waiting for an opportunity to cut to the basket after the pick-and-roll.

ac. Green has quick feet when facing most of the fourth positions.

But facing Karl Malone, Green has no advantage in speed.

When he cut in and caught the basketball, Malone followed closely and Green had no chance to take action.

In desperation, Green had no choice but to pass the ball back to Shay.

And after such a toss, Mark Eaton had already run back and guarded the basket.

The Lakers were forced to forcefully break their position!

Shay continued to direct the offense, this time letting Green cover for him.

Its purpose is to attract Malone to flank him.

As expected, Malone immediately chose to surround Shay with Blue Edwards after the pick-and-roll.

Shea hit the ground with one of the two and fed the ball to Green who cut in again.

This time, no matter how fast Ma Long is, he can't catch up, right?

After receiving the ball, Green took two strides to rush to the basket, but as soon as he entered the penalty area, he saw Mark Eaton standing like a towering tree under the basket.

He blocked all vision, making the entire restricted area invisible.

Green didn't want to waste this opportunity, so he faced Eaton and chose to force a layup.

Anyway, Mark Eaton is now past his prime and can no longer dance very well, so he may not be able to eat him.

At this period, Mark Eaton was indeed not very good at jumping, but he waved his hand while standing and took Green away with almost no jump!

Green was speechless. The more I beat him, the more I felt that my abstinence was an act of self-impression.

I can't even beat an old man who can't jump!

Although Mark Eaton has entered the end of his career, he can still contribute 2.5 blocks this season and his ability to protect the frame is still very strong.

Still an indispensable part of the Jazz's defense.

With him in the penalty area, Malone is much more comfortable on the defensive end and can avoid wasting so much energy fighting with the fifth position.

After Mark Eaton retired, Malone dreamed of the Jazz quickly finding a replacement for Mammoth.

But unfortunately, until he left the Jazz, he still didn't meet an inside partner who could help him wipe his ass.

But at least now, Malone doesn't have to worry too much about protecting the rim.

He will focus most of his defensive attention today on helping to defend Shay!

Jazz counterattack, pick and roll.

The Lakers' response strategy is to directly switch defense. After all, Shea also has forward height, so switching defense against Malone should not be a big problem.

But when AC Green switched defense to Stockton, there was a big problem.

Stockton's breakthrough ability is very strong. After the pick-and-roll, he saw that he was out of position. With an unpretentious change of direction, he passed Green and entered the penalty area.

Then he easily made a layup.

After scoring the goal, Malone applauded wildly and did not forget to taunt Green: "Hahahaha, he even made the All-Star starting list. It's so funny."

Green was not the kind of person who liked to talk trash, so he swallowed his anger.

Shea also understands why the Jazz's home winning percentage is so terrible this year.

This team is stable, so stable!

With Stockton, a guard who can hardly make mistakes, the Jazz rarely make mistakes and their offense is very efficient.

From these two rounds, we can see how powerful Stockton is. He passes when he should pass and doesn't hesitate when he should attack.

The most important thing is that he can accurately judge when to attack and when to pass.

As soon as he saw Green changing defense, Stockton didn't hesitate for even a second and directly chose to break through.

Shay frowned, this must be another hard battle today!

Sure enough, in the first round of the game, except for being led 1-0 by the Lakers at the beginning, the Jazz maintained their lead.

The stability of Stockton and the Jazz as a whole means they make fewer mistakes and make fewer mistakes.

This also means that the Lakers have fewer opportunities to counterattack.

Shay could only use his own personal ability to occasionally force positional warfare into counterattacks.

But even if the top magician comes, it is impossible to turn the positional battle into a counterattack for the entire quarter.

When the game reached the tenth minute of the first quarter, the Lakers were already 7 points behind.

Karl Malone looked at the helpless Shay and smiled proudly.

I have already said that this is not an exhibition match, and I will have no problem beating you.

Now, it's time for you little boy to experience the pain of being behind in the score.

The Jazz had the ball, but Stockton dribbled across half court with one hand as usual, and then called for a screen.

The Jazz's offense is nothing special. They don't just have to play the pick-and-roll for a whole game.

But it will take more than ten years.

The Lakers chose to switch defense as always, but this time, Malone leaned against Shea and raised his hand for the ball.

In the process of taking the position, Malone leaned back hard and hit Shay's chest hard with his elbow.

"What a waste? Does this make you happy?" Ma Long shouted proudly.

Shay grimaced in pain. Malone is indeed a master of fighting basketball, and his offensive power is indeed extraordinary.

But Shay did not retreat, but stayed close to Malone again.

Malone immediately turned around after receiving the basketball, and when he turned around, he naturally waved his bloody iron elbow.

This elbow was aimed at Shay's head. In the original history, in 1998, the Admiral almost died on the court after receiving a similar elbow.

But Shay was well prepared. He leaned back slightly and used his excellent sense of distance as a former wrestler to avoid Malone's elbow.

It's just that he didn't hide very obviously and let the iron elbow pass by the tip of his nose.

Shay fell down, grabbed Malone's jersey as he fell, and then used his foot to trip Malone who was charging forward, destroying his center of gravity.

Shay grabbed the jersey tightly and turned around hard, causing Malone to fall forward and hit the floor face down!

Shay, who was "knocked down", was lying on Malone's body, with the two crossing each other in the shape of a cross.

Shay's upper body lay on the floor, covering his face with his hands in "pain".

His lower body pressed Ma Long's neck with his knees!

Ma Long, who was suppressed on the ground, slapped the floor crazily as if surrendering, shouting while slapping it back:

"Fuck...I can't breathe!"

The Jazz players were stunned. This was the first time they had seen Malone suffer a loss by playing dirty tricks.

Stockton, who was still the calmest and calmest, was the first to react and pushed Shay away.

The moment Shay took off from Malone, Stockton could only hear the sound of Malone taking a deep breath.

Ma Long ignored his bleeding nose and lay on the ground, greedily sucking in the air.
To be continued...