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Chapter 112

Gill was injured and Curry replaced him.

Boggs was suspended and replaced by Tony Bennett.

Lee won the rematch, and Johnson was in good form for several consecutive games. The Hornets had no problem inside, but the real wound of the Hornets was on the outside.

Jill is injured, which means that the outside firepower has been frustrated. Although Curry's strength can basically plug the gap, more often, Curry is the sharp knife in the rotation lineup, ensuring that when the main backcourt players are resting, the Hornets' firepower will not stop.

Now... Curry plays directly, and Alan has no backcourt players who can be used in the rotation lineup. The bench and the starting lineup also represent their strength to a certain extent.

There is also Boggs at the point guard.

No one can replace Boggs in the Hornets. No one has ever doubted that. Although Boggs has poor autonomous offensive ability due to height restrictions, he averaged 9.1 assists and 2.7 steals per game. He is definitely a qualified and excellent player. Attack organizer.

However, unlike Curry, Tony Bennett, who came off the bench, can't plug the gap that Boggs is not there, and this game... If you want to win, the last hope is the joint offense and defense of Li Shengli and Johnson in the interior.

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The head coach finalized the starting lineup.

The perimeter changes have been confirmed, while the other three positions remain unchanged, John Newman plays small forward, Larry Johnson plays power forward, and Li Shengli plays center.

Alan reminded a few more words, the horn of the game has already sounded, and players from both sides have appeared on the stage one after another.

The Hornets didn't say anything. After all, it's the home game. The fans will not be stingy in cheering. If you buy a ticket and don't yell a few times, you always feel that something is wrong.

When the Utah Jazz players came on the field, especially the two leading players, the home fans didn't boo at all, but screamed, which made the Hornets very unbalanced...Look at their home court, think again At their home court, they once felt that the Hornets fans had betrayed.

In fact, it wasn't the Hornets fans who rebelled, but the Jazz's two leaders who deserved cheers and screams... Utah Shuangsha, Karl Malone and John Stockton.

First up is Karl Malone, a rogue filled with intelligence points.

If...Charles Barkley, who is currently playing for the Phoenix Suns, is his big butt, which can push opponents all the way to the basket without interference, then Malone's back is undoubtedly His iron elbow.

Turning around with his back, the iron elbow opened the way.

This taste is really... whoever experiences it will know.

Compared with the villain on the bright side like Bill Lambir of the Pistons, Malone, a hooligan with full intelligence points, is obviously more terrifying.

Because Ma Long, who has a great elbow technique, can perfectly integrate every elbow strike into a reasonable movement. While making his opponent's elbow dizzy, he will also raise his hands to signal... Hey, brother, this is all a misunderstanding!

For this reason, Iron Elbow Malone will inevitably eat criminals and even cause conflicts, but educated and intelligent hooligans can definitely handle them with ease.

Fights?This doesn't exist, if you want to fight you will be sent off, anyway, I just don't fight.What if you don't fight?That's okay, back to the game, I will continue to elbow you.

For Ma Long, who has outstanding talent and a strong elbow, the game is so pure and simple...

Or, eat my big elbow!

Or, come to fuck me and get sent off!

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Then there's John Stockton.

Unlike Malone, Stockton is low-key and silent like a gentleman outside the arena, but he is full of wildness on the court. Since 88, he has started to dominate the list, staying at the top of the NBA assists list in the season, unable to survive , In the middle, he also won the steals king once in 89.

In this era, the division of labor between positions on the field is still relatively clear, and as point guards, most of them focus on organization and sloppy offense, but... Stockton is definitely a special case.

In the 87-88 season from the peak, he has always maintained a double-double data per game. At the peak, he once reached an average of 17.2 points + 14.5 assists per game, and his shooting percentage reached an astonishing 57.4%. Repeatedly break 3.

Can attack, defend and organize!

There is no doubt that John Stockton has given the point guard a brand-new commentary, which can be called a classic textbook among point guards, and his partnership with Karl Malone is definitely the best for the Utah Jazz to qualify for the championship. Strong support, the cornerstone of the team.

The cornerstone is there, and the Jazz's elevation in other positions is still ideal.

The starting center for this game, Mike Brown, is a hard worker that the Jazz bought from the Bulls. He didn't get much salary.

The starting small forward, Tyrone Corbin, is also a full-time substitute, but he is worth more than Mike Brown. He is a rare intelligent black player.

The starting shooting guard, Jeff Malone, averaged 51.1% shooting and 20.2 points per game last season.In addition to the two bosses, he is the firepower guarantee of the Jazz's backcourt and the most important part of the Jazz's offensive system.

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After the entering ceremony, the two sides warmed up.

The main force of the Jazz is all at once, and the Hornets are incomplete. Although on the surface, the situation of the Hornets is bleak, but the game has its own charm and is full of variables. No one can say who will win or lose until the last moment.

Wait a while.

The two sides are in place, the midfielder jumps the ball!

Generally...jump balls are a center thing.

However, on the Jazz side, Karl Malone, who plays power forward, is the same height as his own center Mike Brown, but has better explosive power and jumping, so Karl Malone has no problem jumping the ball.

Standing in the midfield, Li Shengli and Karl Malone looked at each other, and the muscular Karl Malone grinned, making Li Shengli uncomfortable.

This is an old rascal!

This was Li Shengli's first reaction.

A person who looks vicious is actually not scary. At least you know that he is hostile to you, so you can take precautions in advance, but the smiling Karl Malone in front of you, if Curry hadn’t reminded him before the game, he wouldn’t have known about it at all. The thing is...how cruel.

Karl Malone is also looking at Li Shengli, a rookie who has been dazzling recently, and even classifies Li Shengli as the same type of person as himself.

There is no way, the replay of the game between the Hornets and the Bullets, Li Shengli's elbow, he watched it in detail, first he was elbowed hard by the Bullets center, and then took advantage of the opportunity to catch the Bullets power forward to fight back.

That elbow...is completely natural!

If it weren't for the bullet being knocked out by the elbow and almost crippled, even Karl Malone, a big elbow hitter, wouldn't be able to tell whether Li Shengli was intentional or unintentional.

However... an unintentional move cannot have such a great power, coupled with Li Shengli's previous record of smashing a rebound with brute force, Karl Malone firmly believes... the kid in front of him is definitely a little fox! ?

(End of this chapter)