From today on is the king

Chapter 152 151. I want to single out Ace!
As cruel as it is, for basketball, or for most sports, old age is the original sin!The opponent will definitely seize this point and hit hard!
Stockton's physical control is very good, and he has been like this throughout his career. He has first-class offensive ability. Except for dunks, his scoring skills are better than his average points per game, but he mainly focuses on assists, so his physical consumption is not too big.

But Ma Long is different. He is the end point. The reason why his jump shot-based style of play has declined is mainly because of his physical fitness. No matter how well he maintains it, he is almost 39. After running for a few minutes, he can't keep up immediately.

Unlike the mad scientist Nelson who gave up defense by running and bombing, the Eagles are chasing and defending, abandoning the big man, using three frontcourt players of about [-] meters, running back and forth to grab rebounds and chasing caps without hesitation.
The biggest problem of the Jazz has appeared, and the problem of the core players being too old is particularly prominent at this moment!
Generally speaking, the boss is unwilling to change the core, and the core is so old. Basically, they will choose to play poorly or introduce young players, but the Jazz can't.

The Jazz are both veterans, and they can guarantee a place in the playoffs no matter what, and there is no lottery pick.

The core structure is too stable, and there is no extra assets to trade draft picks. In Salt Lake City, it seems that there has been no young star who has been playing for decades. To put it bluntly, any young star is willing to play for two old men in their 30s. The Jazz can rely so strongly on the pick-and-roll.

So half of what the Jazz can introduce are old stars who have already passed their peak and want to hug their thighs and hit the championship together, and there are not many. Up to now, Stockton and Malone have been the core for 17 years, and they are still the core of these two.

Malone played the first quarter and was exhausted. He was not replaced in the second quarter. Kirilenko played well, but lacked experience in the NBA. He drew two fouls in the first 4 minutes.

Kirilenko didn't play much in his rookie season. Apart from the fact that Salt Lake City didn't get much attention, he fouled too much. As a rookie who played less than 20 minutes per game, he averaged 3.7 fouls per game. He defended very fiercely, but he didn't find the skills.

After the start of the second quarter, the Eagles replaced Liu Mang, Emmanuel, Chris Crawford, Newbell, and Ratliff.

On the Jazz side, Stockton didn't consume much. Most of the time he passed the ball and continued to play, as well as veteran John Starks, future "James Terminator" Deshaun Stevenson, backup power forward Scott Padgett, and third center John Amici.

The Eagles had the ball, and Liu Mang pushed forward.

It was Stockton who defended, and it was too far from the physical confrontation given by Kirilenko.

"Ding... John Stockton, 88 in ability, 83 in offense, 76 in defense, 99 in possession, 99 in passing..."

So strong!Utah's two elders are really strong!Malone has an ability value of 87, and Stockton has an ability value of 88. If they are not too old, teams with such a combination of inside and outside lines in the league can count them on one hand!

Now the overall lineup strength of the two teams on the field is almost the same!Liu Mang is very excited, and one-on-one with Stockton, one of the best point guards in history!

It was the first time that he faced Stockton in a serious manner. Stockton's defensive position and small steps gave Liu Mang a very inconspicuous but very calm feeling.

"Uncle, look at your age, why don't you retire, I'm afraid I'll hit your old bone and break it, and you'll have to pay for medical bills." Liu Mang turned on the trash talk mode.

Just when Stockton was about to respond, Liu Mang suddenly accelerated his breakthrough!Stockton was not disturbed by Liu Mang's words, and quickly reached the defensive position, and was very alert to Liu Mang's retreat. Seeing this, Liu Mang made a movement of collecting the ball, and Stockton immediately rushed forward, but Liu Mang's movement of collecting the ball turned into a heavy slap on the ground!Speed ​​up and wipe out Stockton again!
The defender under the basket is John Amici, who immediately pounces on him, and Liu Mang easily makes a quick stop and jumps away the opponent's low-handed layup.

Without Malone and Ostertag, the Jazz's basket is like a vacuum for Liu Mang!
Liu Mang has a clearer understanding of the Jazz. If this team doesn't have Shuangsha, the Bulls would probably have a hard time competing with them for the last place!
Offensive and defensive transition, the Jazz attacked, Stockton took a deep breath, young people are too difficult to deal with!Can't keep up with this speed!
Is it time to retire?How about fooling around that the second-round rookie on the opposite side is coming to our team?It's better not to, Jerry will be pissed off when he encounters this kid's style of play...

Stockton pushed forward, and Liu Mang posted it very actively.

"Uncle, come on, let's fight one-on-one!" Liu Mang's hand wanted to take out the ball dishonestly.

"Ding... Ball Master Level 5 trigger, from John Stockton."

"Ball master level 5: Earthlings don't want to steal this kind of ball master."

Tell you to talk too much!Liu Mang complained to the system, who doesn't know that Stockton is stable in possession of the ball, buddy, why don't you try, who doesn't know that this is a super master with a career assist to turnover ratio of 5 to 1.

Stockton observed his teammates while dribbling and responded: "Ace can call me uncle at your age, but we are not the same, I am not good at scoring..."

As Stockton was talking, he suddenly squeezed Liu Mang away and took a step. Liu Mang turned around to chase after him. Liu Mang dared to stick so closely because of his obvious speed advantage, and he was not afraid of being passed by.

But just as Liu Mang turned around, he bumped into a wall!
John Amic picks and rolls for Stockton!

"Ding... Pick-and-roll master level 5 trigger, from John Stockton."

After the pick-and-roll, Stockton's speed suddenly accelerated, and Stockton raised his speed to the fastest he could achieve!It was difficult for Ratliff to stop Stockton. After bypassing John Amici, Liu Mang quickly caught up and flanked Ratliff.

At this time, John Amici ran to the mid-range position at a 45-degree angle. Stockton shook his hand, and the ball flew into John Amici's hands!

Nima, this pick and roll!Stockton is able to pass the ball with anyone in the pick-and-roll!
However, why did both Liu Mang and Ratliff double-team Stockton without hesitation?Because not everyone is Malone!

John Amici didn't know what to do when he received the ball. He just subconsciously felt that he should cut in, and Stockton saw someone appearing there from the corner of his eye, so he habitually passed it!

John Ameche gritted his teeth and threw a mid-range shot...

Three do not stick!
Newbell catches the ball!

Liu Mang rushed forward as soon as Newbell received the ball. The speed was too fast!No one on the Jazz team could react. Liu Mang rushed to the frontcourt. Newbell's long pass was also practiced fairly well this season. Liu Mang received a long pass and scored two points for a layup!
Stockton reluctantly ran back to the half court to catch the serve and push forward. Now Stockton has only one choice, which is to score by himself.
Knowing it was a pit, Stockton still had to jump!
Enjoy the game!
This age!

Stockton put everything else aside, his expression changed, and he dribbled to the three-point line.

Liu Mang looked at Stockton and didn't know where there was a change, but there was a little change, I couldn't tell but I could feel it!Liu Mang also put on a one-on-one stance!
At this time, John Amici seemed to be ready for the pick-and-roll. Stockton originally planned to signal him to go back and stop coming. The pick-and-roll was useless, and he couldn’t make any shots. The current teammates were worse than one. No kidding, Stockton really disliked it!If it wasn't for Malone who still wanted to play, he would have retired a long time ago. After Hornacek was too old to retire, Stockton also felt that he was not far from retirement, so he played until now.

Stockton, who was just about to make a gesture, suddenly remembered something. This very gentleman-looking middle-aged man showed a smirk that he had never seen before.

Just when Liu Mang felt his ass tightened with a strange smile on Stockton's gentlemanly face, Stockton said loudly, "Go back, John, I'm going to fight Ace one-on-one!"

　Maybe the next chapter will be around 5 o'clock. If I haven't finished writing by 5 o'clock, I will update it at ten o'clock and twelve o'clock. I will get off work at five o'clock to deliver food. There are two more chapters today if there is no accident~
　　
　
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