The game is about to begin, and the two teams start to come to the court.

The Lakers' starting lineup has been fixed, with a combination of Van Exel, Anthony Pierre, Zhang Hao, Magic and Campbell on the court.

The Jazz sent Stockton, Hornersek, Chris Morris, Malone and Felton Spencer to start.

Zhang Hao came to the middle circle to prepare for jumping balls, tasks, etc. Since he didn't know the goal, there was no need to think too much about it. It would always trigger when it was time to trigger. If there was no trigger, just pretend that there was no such task. Thinking so much is to seek trouble.

Looking at Felton Spencer opposite, it changed, not the super meat shield of Ostertag when he played against the Nets last time.

Spencer is 213 cm tall, weighs 120 kg, and is also a big meat shield, with an average of 5.3 points and 4.2 rebounds per game.

At 7:30 pm, the referee blew the whistle at the beginning of the game and threw the ball into the air... Zhang Hao jumped high and pushed the ball backwards...

The Lakers attack first!

After Zhang Hao landed, he immediately bypassed the opponent's center and rushed towards the opponent's basket, starting a fast attack!

"Single riding (gold) triggers..."

He was taken with it by Ma Long who prepared in advance!

Malone is not as conceited as David Robinson. Before the game, he did a thorough research on Zhang Hao, the popular rookie, to guard against Zhang Hao's start-up fast attack.

With a rough and powerful blocking, Ma Long also had a sideways movement. When Zhang Hao's chest and Ma Long's arm collided, he almost closed his breath!

The offense was blocked at the beginning, so Zhang Hao had to give up, and the Lakers fell into the positional battle.

After the game started, Zhang Hao was in trouble.

After joining the Lakers, Zhang Hao has played against strong teams like the Bulls and Spurs. Although these two teams also attach great importance to him and have targeted defense, they are ultimately more afraid of the constraints brought by his off-ball pitcher. They always want to take good care of the overall defense, so he is patient and always has a chance.

Perhaps it was because Zhang Hao's fame was not as great as he is now, and the threat he gave to his opponent was not so strong.

The Jazz's defense is different from those two top teams. They are staring at Zhang Hao to death!

Malone's confrontation, Chris Morris' pursuit, Spencer barely jumped and blocked the basket. Even if he went to play with three points first, he would die.

He pulled and pulled, and his movements were rough... It felt like he was treating him as a real superstar on guard!

Olajuwon, David Robinson, Ewing, O'Neal, Mourning... The treatment is only available when playing against the Jazz in the interior!

What Zhang Hao felt most deeply was the opponent's control of the degree of "before attack or not". The home court advantages and rules were used very well, and many defenses were in ambiguous situation. If you change the stadium, the Jazz may be hyped a lot of violations of early attack, but this is Salt Lake City, but it's not hyped!

The Jazz's offense was excellent, and they started with the pick-and-roll cooperation of Stockton and Malone to launch an offense and easily created shooting opportunities.

The one who scored consecutively at the beginning was not Malone, but Stockton who looked like an ordinary middle-aged man!

One pick-and-roll three-pointer, two pick-and-roll mid-range shots, Stockton scored 7 points in a row at the beginning, and then gave Chris Morris a three-point assist, passing it to Hornersek and passing it to Malone's jump shot from the baseline... The Jazz scored 12 points in a row at the beginning! All five rounds were scored!

The Jazz's average shooting percentage has reached 49% so far this season, which is slightly worse than the Pacers and Supersonics, and even higher than the Bulls.

As for the lower score than these three teams, it is because their pace is very slow! The ability to suppress the rhythm is super strong, the seemingly bloated lineup, the ability to prevent fast attacks, and the ability to convert defenses is very strong, and the coordination of retreats and defenses is extremely good. Among them, Stockton, a point guard who seems to be unable to run fast and not strong, plays an important role in limiting Van Exel's speed. Sometimes Zhang Hao is almost gone, and he has a chance here, but Van Exel cannot pass it!

Malone also did a great job of defending the ball when counterattacking against the Magicians.

The Lakers wanted to play the game where the opponent scored or not was completely irrelevant to speed up directly, and the Jazz also had good defense!

Relying on years of cooperation and with Sloan coaching the team for many years, the experienced team defensive ability created by building two dual-cores that are still at the same time for more than ten years, the Lakers can almost only fall into positional battles and offenses.

It is difficult to find an opportunity to shoot on the run, and the cut is not open, and the counterattack is locked... Zhang Hao played for more than 3 minutes at the beginning, and except for jumping and serving, he had almost no chance to encounter the ball!

Zhang Hao didn't have a chance, but fortunately, the Magician was very serious tonight, even more desperate than when he played Jordan. He took advantage of Zhang Hao's threat, seized the opportunity, scored 5 points in a row at the beginning, and created an opportunity for Anthony Pierre and a jump shot from the bottom line at the close range for Campbell. Both of them seized it.

During this period, Zhang Hao, who found that the opponent was particularly fierce in defense against him, took the initiative to create an opportunity to restrain the opponent's defense, and the magician seized it.

The Lakers made 4 of 5 shots at the beginning and scored 11 points, firmly grasping the score.

Finally, under the Lakers' attack on Malone and blocked Stockton's pick-and-roll defense, Hornersek's three-pointer from the ball failed to make a goal, and the Jazz's momentum of scoring 12 points in a row was cut off!

Campbell withstood the Malone who rushed in from the free throw line to grab the rebound. The Magic blocked Spencer at the basket, and Zhang Hao accepted the defensive rebound!

Pass it to the magician immediately, and Zhang Hao launched a counterattack!

The opportunity finally comes! The Magician can finally receive the ball as soon as the offense and defense transition! Compared with Van Exel, you need to see a chance before passing the ball. The Magician's ability to predict in advance is much stronger.

However, just as Zhang Hao counterattacked, a huge impact force hit him. After passing the ball to the Magician, he just ran out of the free throw line. Since other players on the field were directly at the closest point to the opponent's Nets, Zhang Hao, who had just seen the full power "single" trigger prompt, was knocked away!

It's "flying"!

He felt like he was hit by a cow, and he stepped off the ground and fell heavily on the floor...

The referee whistled at the first time, and the three referees rushed to the perpetrator faster than everyone. The three coaches surrounded the perpetrator and blew a foul, and gave the offender without hesitation!

The referee reacted so quickly and had such strong execution ability... the Lakers were stunned!

Listening to the manic cheers burst out from the fans at the scene, watching Ma Long raise his hands consciously, without arguing about this two-and-one-shot penalty, the Lakers players really don’t find it strange. This is what Ma Long can do!

When necessary, use a rough foul to interrupt the rhythm that the opponent may be able to lead!

Angry, irritable... But the Lakers have no impulsive emotions. They know that this is Malone.

The players on the Jazz have spontaneously surrounded Malone...

Obviously, this situation is not once or twice, it may be many times! Countless times! Malone’s teammates have long had experience!

Zhang Hao was helped up by his teammates, and it hurts... In fact, it was fine. The moment he bumped into him, it was a flat fall on the floor. The area of ​​force was wide, and the pain was fine. Overall, it felt like he had a fall.

Perhaps it was because the intentional foul was not injured, and the "bad retribution card" was not triggered.

After being called for a foul on his body, Ma Long kept staring at Zhang Hao with a fierce look on his face...

For many young players, they may be afraid of encountering such fierce fouls and encountering such brutal confrontation on the defensive end.

Because Ma Long is notorious and has a strong strength, he has a strong deterrence to young players.

But Zhang Hao is different from other young players...

The old players have become accustomed to Malone's actions, and their first reaction is to restrain their emotions.

Ma Long's actions this time were not so dirty. It was not that they were not dirty, but that among the dirty evil offenders of Ma Long, this time it was no longer dirty, it was just a deterrent.

Zhang Hao can't control it!

fight?

It is impossible to fight, unless you are on the other side, otherwise it will be more cost-effective to be injured. It is okay to be suspended. At least there is a deadline, and you will be injured... There is an injury card available, but that thing is precious.

Although Zhang Hao's desire to win is as strong as his desire to survive, because winning is his life, he is also mentally prepared before the game to play top-level teams. Although their Lakers' current record is top-notch, his family knows his own situation. The Bulls lose 82 regular season games a year, and it is normal for them to lose.

But now, Zhang Hao just wants to win!

Don't worry about him, fight!

...

What surprised Ma Long was that Zhang Hao had an expression when he fell on the floor and felt pain, and when he stood up, he showed a moment of irritability, but he soon recovered from his cold face.

The Lakers team doctor checked it out and there was nothing wrong with it. The pain of hitting and falling on the floor may cause bruising... After that, Zhang Hao moved his body and walked to the free throw line.

calm!

A person's emotions will affect his expression. Conversely, good expression management can also help him regulate his emotions.

Execute free throw!

Thanks to the referee's stopping the ball, the Lakers made a simple check for him. Zhang Hao's pain had subsided, and he was slow to move his body, and he hit both free throws!

All of them actually entered!

But it doesn't matter, the Jazz players steadily settled in the defensive formation.

Ma Long's big move foul this time was not only to interrupt Zhang Hao's counterattack and set the pace, but also to intimidate Zhang Hao, or to make Zhang Hao uneasy...a multi-level purpose.

But the main reason is that the magician played too actively tonight!

Stockton restricted Van Exel to a tight end. If there were no Magicians, the Lakers would probably be in trouble. At the beginning of the season, the Jazz played completely on the Lakers. Although there was Divac at that time, Divac could only support him, and could not really sort out the team's offense alone like a point guard. However, the Magic had already come back and played well tonight. When the Jazz were blocking Zhang Hao, the Magic sorted out the team's offense.

This is the deepest reason why Malone made a big move foul.

Now, Zhang Hao, who is more active in running, has a chance to slip on the bottom line! Morris Chicks, who is chasing defense, goes to stop Campbell, who has made a close jump shot just now, and does not seek the first opportunity to attack Zhang Hao after receiving the ball.

The Magician sent the ball out in time in the confrontation with Malone. Zhang Hao received the ball with his back to the bottom line. Spencer was much better than Ostag because of his movement ability, which was blocked.

Zhang Hao received the ball and turned left and turned 90 degrees to the basket, took a step forward, turned over, and made a jump shot floating towards the bottom corner!

He shouted in his heart, "Go in..."

I warmed up fully before the game and calmly restrained my emotions. I also had a strong desire to attack and the fear of Jazz defense due to the rough defense...

Zhang Hao took action decisively and straightforwardly this time!

Score 4 points in a row!

The Lakers overtook the Jazz 15-12 with three-pointers!

Not affected, no! Ma Long felt that the rookie was not unaffected, but became more determined!

The Jazz's offense and defense were converted, and the Jazz's offense relied on Stockton's simple pick-and-roll breakout, and Chris Morris made a close-range drop.

The pace is still very slow, with a focus on success rate and is very patient.

When the Lakers attacked, Zhang Hao continued to try to find opportunities, but found that the opponent adjusted very quickly!

In the last round, he just took advantage of the opponent's failure to attack the first time, and he made a shot, and the opponent immediately adjusted back to his previous defense.
To be continued...