After changing careers, I became No.1 in basketball

Chapter 96 095: The bloody battle in Salt Lake City makes Ma Long unable to breathe

Although Drexler is still half a year away from turning 30, his hairline is almost touching the back of his head.

Don't get me wrong, Drexler's hair was not beaten by himself, but by someone else.

Since the finals in 90, the hairline of the glider has moved backwards crazily visible to the naked eye.

In 90, the gliding team re-entered the finals after 13 years.

I thought this would be the beginning of my glory, but the team was swept by the Pistons 4-1 in the finals.

The Smiling Assassins averaged 27.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 7.0 assists per game, which is also more dazzling than Drexler.

All praise for Drexler was lost in the split second of the Finals loss.

Everyone says that Isaiah Thomas is the greatest guard other than Magic.

Drexler?In people's minds, he is not even comparable to Jordan, who was overthrown by the Pistons for three consecutive years.

Although Jordan can't beat the Pistons, at least his personal data is quite explosive.

The glider was hit hard by this, and the hairline moved back a few centimeters in anger.

Last year, the Pistons fell, and Chicago Braised Eggs finally broke out of the East after three consecutive years of failure.

Ah Hua thought, the invincible piston is not here, it must be time for me to emerge this time.

The result was another 4-1, and Jordan averaged a full 10 points more than Drexler.

By this point, the glider was bald.

The top of his head became smooth and shiny, and the sparse hair on his temples was his last stubbornness.

Drexler was not convinced, he thought he was no worse than Jordan, and he thought so since the two first entered the league.

Therefore, Drexler this season is thinking about competing with Jordan everywhere, hoping to do better than Jordan everywhere.

Including the All-Star Game, he didn't want to be compared to Jordan.

Drexler energized and ready to go big in the All-Star Game, but the result
He didn't lose to Jordan this time, but to a rookie!

From the smiling assassin, to Jordan, to a rookie.

Drexler feels that he is taking one step at a time, being small and weak!

After Shay returned to the locker room with the All-Star MVP trophy, the reporters flocked to take pictures of Shay and the magician.

Glider, as the strongest guard in the West now, and as the player who received the second most votes in the Western Conference All-Star voting this year after Malone, has no sense of existence now.

After Jordan, he once again watched others climb on top of his head and weed wildly.

A new target was added to Drexler's blacklist, below Jordan's name.

The Smiling Assassin didn't like Jordan back then, and now Drexler doesn't like Shai.

History is indeed a cycle sometimes.

Ma Long, who had no sense of presence today, also stared at Shay with a gloomy face in the corner of the locker room.

Shay had previously publicly supported the magician against Malone, and Malone was very upset.

Today, Shay and the magician beat the All-Stars into some shit inheritance ceremony, and Malone was even more upset.

He can't wait to go back to Salt Lake City and wait for the Lakers.

He's sure to give Shay an unforgettable road trip.

The day after the All-Star Game, Shai had dinner with the Magician's family.

Originally, Ewing asked Shay to go to Danzi's party to play cards, but Shay was really not interested in gambling, so he declined Captain Orangutan.

Dan Zi was disappointed when he learned that Ewing did not make an appointment with Xie Yi.

From knowing Shay to now, Jordan has been losing money and never winning.

The first time the bet was on Shay College, Jordan lost.

The second time was when Shai and Jordan practiced together, and Jordan lost again.

Finally, the third meeting did not make a bet. As a result, Jordan lost another 2000 because he hammered the door of the locker.
See once and lose once, see once and lose once.

Jordan couldn't even imagine that he would spend so much money on a man!

I wanted to set up a pig-killing game this time to beat Shay once and get back what I lost.
As a result, when all the people arrived, the pig did not come.

then
Barkley lost 5000 that night and was slaughtered!
The All-Star Game in 92 ended with Shai's starlight, glider's hairline and Barkley's pig cry.

When Shay returned from the All-Star Game with honors, he found that the entire city of Los Angeles was covered with his advertisements.

Whether it's a billboard on a viaduct or a huge poster outside a mall, Shay can be seen.

There are even Shay's advertisements posted outside some Chengren supply stores: "Be a tough man like Shay!"

Of course, the advertisements outside the Chengren Supplies Store are pirated, and Shay is not currently endorsing any sports protection brands.

But it can also be seen from this how well-known Shay is now.

There are not many pirated advertisements, are you ashamed to say that you are very popular?

Originally, he was able to start the All-Star in his rookie season, and Shay's commercial value has increased a lot.

As a result, who would have thought that Shay would win the All-Star MVP historically as a rookie.

For a while, Shai became the hottest player on the Lakers' most trafficked team.

Its popularity is not even lower than that of superstars like Jordan.

Shay was also influential in the minds of the children.

Shai's self-throwing shot to win the Eastern Conference in the All-Star Game was popular all over the country, and there were kids on every court practicing that move like crazy.

A football and basketball star at Bethel High School, he practiced day after day that Shai lobbed himself and dribbled past Jordan's goal.

Although he is not tall, he believes that sooner or later he will make a big splash in the professional field!
However, competitive sports is not about playing traffic, and in the end, results have to be king.

It's not enough to be popular, you have to keep winning.

So Shay, who returned to the team after the All-Stars, also received a task related to his performance.

"Mission: Only those who can win are called stars.

Goal: Get at least 50 wins by the end of the season.

Mission Reward: Three Player Essences. "

Giving essence to three players at once was something Shay didn't expect.

After all, you only get five for one upgrade!
Although you can't draw five times in a row, the reward this time is quite attractive.

Just trying to get at least 50 wins at the end of the season is not going to be easy.

The current record of the Lakers is 30 wins and 16 losses, with 36 games left in the regular season.

In the next period of time, Shay will have to lead the team to at least 20 wins and 16 losses to complete the task.

Although the Lakers had a good record in the first 46 games, it was because the team miraculously did not encounter any injury problems, and secondly, they played a lot against weak teams.

But entering the sprint stage of the last 36 games, the frequency of encountering strong teams will rise sharply.

This year's Lakers schedule highlights a sweet first and then bitter.

No, the Lakers' first opponent after the All-Star Game is the Utah Jazz, who have never dropped out of the top three in the Western Conference this season!
Shay still remembers how badly the Lakers lost the last time they played against the Jazz.

Karl Malone can do whatever he wants inside the Lakers.

You can't use your hands in the Tui dance club, but in the Lakers insider Malone can do whatever he wants.

If it was in normal times, it would be fine for the Lakers to lose to the Jazz.

But don't forget, Shai just snatched the All-Star MVP from a group of super giants.

This is undoubtedly a highly controversial result.

Some people think that Xie Yi deserves his name, but naturally some people think that his virtue is not worthy.

So now countless pairs of eyes are staring at him.

If he was tortured to death by the Jazz like in the first match, Shay would definitely be drowned out by the criticism.

And in order to complete the mission, Shay must win as many games as possible.

Before the game, Ma Long also deliberately said in an interview:
"Salt Lake City is not like Orlando and Los Angeles, there are not so many bells and whistles here.

Here, there is only real basketball, basketball between real tough guys.

No one here will perform with those so-called stars, there is only real competition here! "

The grievances between Malone and the Lakers are not only caused by the All-Stars this time.

In addition to not being used to Magician and Shay, Malone hates AC. Green who is playing against him.

AC. Green is indeed harmless to humans and animals, but he once squeezed out Karl Malone by a mere 90 votes in 1000 and was selected as the All-Star starter!
In terms of personal data, Malone in the 89-90 season must have blown up AC. Green.

He averaged 31 points and 11 rebounds per game that year.

AC. Green only had 13 points and 9 rebounds.

However, relying on the popularity of the Lakers, Green abruptly beat Malone in the final round of voting.

Malone has been brooding about this until now, after all, it was the only All-Star substitute in Malone's career so far.

And the one who squeezed him out was someone he didn't like at all.

Malone, who was not selected as a starter for the All-Star that year, simply did not participate because of illness, which shows how dissatisfied he is with this.

So Malone has always hated the Lakers, and the Lakers players who rely on traffic.

This is why Malone worked so hard the last time he played against the Lakers.

The old revenge has not been avenged, and this year's All-Stars have filled in a new revenge.

AC. Green, Shay, Lakers. For Malone, this is simply full of buffs.

He will definitely wave his bloody elbows and beat that fancy traffic team to the ground!
On the morning of February 2, the most popular team in the league arrived in Salt Lake City, the ugliest and most boring city in the world.

In the area of ​​Salt Lake City, Ewing has to honestly play gorilla masturbation in the hotel by himself when he comes.

Let alone bars and nightclubs here, when Malone first came to Salt Lake City, there was even only one movie theater in Salt Lake City, which was run by the owner of the Jazz.

This city with a strong religious atmosphere is definitely a bitter cold place in the minds of every NBA player.

But what really makes the players feel painful is not the boredom in Salt Lake City.

It's Salt Lake City's dreaded home stadium, the Energy Solutions Arena.

This season's Energy Solutions Arena is undoubtedly the home of the Devil.

The Jazz played for more than half a season and only lost 2 games at home!
The violent fans and the harsh plateau environment made all the teams who came to the energy solution arena fall into the sand.

Just before the All-Star break, the visiting defending champion Bulls scored 80 points with Pippen, Jordan and Grant.

Both failed to conquer the Energy Solutions Arena.

Today, the Lakers came to the Energy Solutions Arena, and most people also think that this is more or less auspicious.

"Shay just won the All-Star MVP, but it's a pity that a loss will make him realize the reality."

"The Lakers have no chance of winning. The only suspense is whether Shay can show a convincing performance."

"Shai, as the All-Star MVP, is very likely to be beaten by Malone and Stockton in Salt Lake City.

Showtime is coming to an end! "

Flipping through various local newspapers in Salt Lake City, Shay could feel the deep malice.

Fans throughout Salt Lake City will pour into the arena today to watch Shay, the new AMVP, overturn.

AC. Green also had a solemn face. He was not afraid of being beaten by Malone, but was worried about being beaten violently by Malone.

Since taking away Malone's All-Star starting position that year, every time Malone meets AC. Green, he greets him to death.

Dell Curry is also very nervous. He feels that there is a high probability that Stockton will defend him today.

As for Stockton, although he looks harmless to humans and animals, he actually has a lot of little tricks.

The combination of him and Karl Malone is really painful.

Shay is also very serious at a rare sight. He has lost to the Trail Blazers twice in a row before the All-Star, and Shay doesn't want to lose to the Jazz again.

You can't just abuse Peyton's rookies in the west.

After arriving at the arena and changing clothes, the Lakers immediately warmed up.

When Shay played, the entire Salt Lake City booed earth-shatteringly.

Although Salt Lake City fans do not love personal attacks like Boston fans, this huge booing is enough to affect a player's mentality.

But Shay is not afraid that such boos will affect his shooting touch today.

Laughing, I don't have any, how do you affect it?

Subsequently, the Jazz generals headed by Karl Malone made their debut.

Ma Long has big arms and a round waist, and his arms are so thick that they seem to be able to break steel bars.

He looked at Shay menacingly and touched his elbow in warning.

But Shay is not even afraid of Jordan, so how can he be afraid of Malone.

Let me tell you that Ma Er is a fool, holding back in front of me and touching his elbow to intimidate me.

Ask Danzi if the pork rib soup I boil is delicious!

Connery would be very lucky if he could really marry Shay, and she would directly name whose rib soup she wanted to drink when she became pregnant.

Shay knocked down every minute to make soup for her.

Malone didn't beep with Shay before the game. His dislike of Shay, AC. Green, and the Lakers is not a day or two.

The Lakers players don't like the Jazz either. After all, Malone stole Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's AMVP and publicly opposed the Magician's comeback, which also caused dissatisfaction among the Lakers players.

The enemies were extremely jealous when they met. As soon as the game started, the two sides fought full of gunpowder.

In the first round of the opening round, Sam Perkins took Malone's iron elbow.

In the first round of offense, Perkins ran back and threw off Bruce Edwards, who was in charge of defending him, and went straight to the basket.

Shay naturally did not ignore this opportunity, and pushed the ball hard with one hand to his good brother.

The 2-meter-tall "Mammoth" Mark Eaton moved too slowly to stop Perkins. Perkins broke through Eaton, who couldn't defend, and went to the basket.

Perkins thought that after avoiding Eaton's two-time Best Defensive Player and five-time Best Defensive Team Eaton, he would be able to easily score points.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he jumped up, Karl Malone raised his iron elbow to attack from the side, and hit Perkins hard with his elbow in the air.

Perkins fell directly to the ground, clutching his chest in pain.

The referee gave Malone a foul, but Malone didn't care, and looked at Perkins viciously, as if saying to him: "The restricted area of ​​the Energy Solutions Arena is not where you come when you want."

Shay rushed to push Malone away with both hands, and stood in front of Perkins.

Ma Long knew that he would be sent off if he made a direct move, so after being pushed away, he just shrugged: "Don't worry, it's your turn right away, All-Star MVP."

Shay clenched his fists, he knew exactly how dangerous Malone's action was just now.

A few months ago, the Smiling Assassin had his head broken by the trick just now, causing the Assassin to sew 47 stitches for it!
It's also thanks to Perkins' tallness that Malone didn't reach his head.

Otherwise, it is estimated that he will come to an end in this game.

When the Jazz defended for the first time, Malone tried to light the powder keg.

Perkins and Malone didn't have any grievances, but because Perkins was wearing a Lakers jersey, Malone chose to attack indiscriminately.

Today, Malone is going to kill a few Lakers to add to the fun while winning the game.

Supported by Shay and Green, Perkins stood up, clutching his ribs.

Xie Yi was so angry that he must find a chance to give Ma Long a hug.

The game continued, and Perkins made two free throws, perhaps just because he was elbowed too hard and affected his touch.

For the Jazz to attack, Stockton dribbled the ball to the frontcourt with one hand.

Watching Stockton dribble, you would think he is a beginner in basketball.

Because he almost only uses his right hand, rarely uses his left hand, and rarely uses those fancy movements.

But in fact, it's not that Stockton doesn't have that ability, he just thinks it's unnecessary.

This is very suitable for Stockton's style of play. Stockton is the kind of unpretentious throughout the game. As a result, after the end of the game, he scored [-] or [-] points and [-] or [-] assists without any pain. people.

Shay will defend Stockton today, and Dunleavy hopes that Shay can limit the Jazz's offense from the source.

Shay's defense of Payton before made it impossible for Payton to connect the team directly, making the Supersonics play like headless chickens.

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

In short, Shai's defense against the opposing point guard locks up more than just one person.

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

But under the interference of Shay's long arm, Stockton, who is only 1 meters tall, still passed the ball lightly, and successfully fed the ball to another Malone of the Jazz, shooting guard Jeff Malone.

Shay had already reached for the ball with the fastest reflexes, but the basketball seemed to fly past his fingertips.

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

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

But what few people know is that Stockton has 2500 more assists and 200 fewer turnovers than Kidd, who is second in the history of assists!
Stockton's control of turnovers is unique in history.

He's really the type of player who doesn't make a lot of mistakes.

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

The classic shooting guard's catch and mid-range 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 had already served the bottom line as soon as possible, the Jazz still didn't give Shai a chance to push quickly.

When Shay rushed across the half court with the ball, the Jazz basically had defense in place except for Mark Eaton.

However, taking advantage of Mark Eaton's giant beast not returning to its position, Shay still launched a quick attack.

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

AC. Green is fast in front of most four positions.

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

When he cut and received the ball, Malone followed closely, and Green had no chance to make a shot.

In desperation, Green had to pass the ball back to Shay.

And after such a toss, Mark Eaton has already run back to guard the basket.

The Lakers are forced to break the position hard!

Shay continued to direct the offense, this time with Green covering himself.

Its purpose is to attract Malone to attack him.

Sure enough, Malone chose to encircle Shay with Bruce Edwards immediately after the pick-and-roll.

Shai hit the ground one of the two and fed the ball again to a cutting Green.

This time, Ma Long can't catch up any faster, right?

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

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

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

Anyway, the current Mark Eaton has passed his peak, and he can't dance much anymore, so he may not be able to eat him.

During this period, Mark Eaton was indeed not able to jump very much, but he waved his hand when he barely jumped, and gave Green a risk while standing!
Green was speechless, why did the more I fought, the more I felt that my abstinence was moving me?
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 integral part of the Jazz's defensive end.

With him in the penalty area, Malone is much more comfortable on the defensive end, and he can not waste so much energy fighting against the fifth position.

After Mark Eaton retired, Malone dreamed that the Jazz would quickly find a replacement for Mammoth.

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

But at least for now, Ma Long doesn't have to worry too much about protecting the frame.

He will put most of his defensive attention today on assisting Shay!

The Jazz counterattacked, and Stockton and Malone played a classic UCLA pick-and-roll this round.

The Lakers' strategy is to switch defenses directly. After all, Shay also has the height of a striker, so switching to Malone should not be a big problem.

But AC. Green switched defenses in front of Stockton, and the problem was huge.

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

Then he made an easy layup.

Malone applauded frantically after scoring the goal, and did not forget to taunt Green: "Hahahaha, he even made an All-Star starter just like that. It's ridiculous."

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

Shea also knows why the Jazz's home win rate is so terrible this year.

This team is stable, too stable!
With Stockton, a guard who can hardly make mistakes, the Jazz rarely turns over and has a very high offensive efficiency.

From the two rounds here, it can be seen that Stockton is so powerful. He will pass when it is time to pass, and he will not hesitate when it is time to attack.

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

Just seeing Green change defense, Stockton didn't hesitate for even a second, and directly chose to break through.

Xie Yi frowned, today is bound to be another hard battle!
Sure enough, in the first round of the game, the Jazz kept their lead except for being led 1-0 by the Lakers in the opening game.

The stability of Stockton and the entire Jazz means that they have fewer strikes and fewer mistakes.

This also means that the Lakers have less chance to counterattack.

Shay can only use his personal ability to occasionally push the positional battle into a counterattack.

But even if the peak magician comes, it is impossible to push the positional battle into a counterattack for a whole quarter.

When the game progressed to the 10th minute of the first quarter, the Lakers were already behind by 7 points.

Karl Malone looked at the helpless Shay and smiled triumphantly.

I have said that this is not an exhibition match, and there is no problem in winning you.

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

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

The Jazz's offense is nothing special. They don't just play the pick and roll for the entire game.

But it will take ten years to fight.

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

In the process of taking the seat, Malone leaned back hard, and at the same time slammed Shay hard on the chest with an elbow.

"What kind of trash? Are you happy with this!?" Ma Long shouted triumphantly.

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

But Shay did not retreat, but reattached to Malone's side.

Ma Long turned around immediately after receiving the basketball, and naturally he did not forget to wave his blood-stained iron elbow the moment he turned around.

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

But Shay was prepared, leaning back slightly and using his excellent distance as a former wrestler to avoid Malone's elbow.

It's just that he didn't hide very clearly, letting the iron elbow pass by the tip of his nose.

Shay flopped, grabbed Malone's jersey as he fell, and tripped Malone as he charged forward, breaking his center of gravity.

Shay, who was holding the jersey tightly, turned around hard, causing Malone to fall forward and hit the floor hard face down!
Shay, who was "downed", lay on Malone's body, and the two crossed in the shape of a cross.

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

The lower body pressed Malone's neck tightly with his knees!

Ma Long, who was suppressed on the ground, slapped the floor frantically as if surrendering, and shouted as he slapped:
"Fuck I can't breathe!"

The players of the Jazz were stunned. It was the first time they saw Malone suffer a disadvantage in playing dirty tricks.

Stockton, who was still the calmest, was the first to react, and went up to push Shay away.

The moment Shay got up from Malone, Stockton only heard the sound of Malone taking a deep breath.

Ma Long didn't care about his bleeding nose, lying on the ground sucking the air greedily.

Just now, Xie Yi knelt on Malone's neck, making his eyes go dark, and he almost passed out due to the lack of oxygen in his brain.

Ma Long was terrified, but at the same time extremely angry.

That damn bastard!
No one in this alliance dares to treat me like this!
It's so shameful to be kneeled on your head by the other party!

After recovering, Malone stood up and prepared to trouble Shay, but the referee blew the whistle on the nosebleed Malone:
"Offensive foul!"

Malone:? ? ?
I was almost killed by him, you call me an offensive foul?

What about otherwise?From the referee's point of view, it was Malone who elbowed Shay and then Shay accidentally tripped Malone.

Although Malone's nose was broken, he still fouled first.

And Xie Yi, who was still covering his face on the ground just now, has nothing to do at this time, secretly shrugging at Malone.

And said to AC. Green in a strange way: "Oh, the foul just now was so bad, some people almost couldn't breathe."

"Thank you!" An exasperated Ma Long was about to rush forward, but was stopped by the referee.

"Carl, if you don't calm down, I will give you a technical foul."

"But me. Fuck!"

Ma Long stomped his feet angrily, and instead of telling Shay, he was reprimanded by Shay.

Forget about being thrown out with a nosebleed, the main reason is that Shay just pinched his neck with his knee, and he could do nothing but slap the floor and surrender, which is really too shameful.

Malone's hands were trembling with anger, and Jerry Sloan could only temporarily replace him in order to stop Malone's bleeding first.

When Malone walked off the court, Shay waved to Malone:

"You can challenge me Carl again, but I promise, only your blood will be left on the floor today!
Is it annoying me and can't kill me?now it's right! "

Seeing Malone gritted his teeth, Shay was very proud.

You can bully a lot of people, even the Smiling Assassin, the leader of the Bad Boys Legion.

But you just can't bully me!
It can make Malone feel deflated, and Shay really feels a lot better.

But today's work is not over.

In today's game, we have to continue to find a way to win.
　Thanks to Crashing Soy Sauce, Xiaohuozhi and other big guys for their rewards, thank you everyone!
　　
　
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