The first point guard in basketball

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"Fuck, this damn bastard," Stockton muttered in a low voice. The referee ignored him, but he didn't know if it was because Sloan understood lip language or something. Seeing this scene, his face changed again. There were so many situations that happened in this game, it seemed impossible to win.

Without Karl Malone, the Jazz can only be a lottery team unless they find another Malone successor, and Stockton, the former No. [-] point guard, after Malone left Salt Lake City, his aura also began to fade.Now he is just an ordinary point guard, and the term top point guard has gone away from him.

The game was about the same as Sloan had expected, and the results of the three quarters had already been decided. In this game, Stockton scored 10 points and 8 assists, while he and his opponent Xiao Tian scored 32 points and 18 assists. The difference in assists between the two sides was 10. This may be the current gap between Stockton and Xiao Tian.

After winning the Jazz, the Grizzlies improved their record to 24-4. Without staying in Salt Lake City, they flew to San Antonio to challenge the Spurs.

The game against the Spurs was the highlight. The Jazz are no longer the Finals-level team they used to be.

It didn't take much time to fly from Salt Lake City to San Antonio, but the Grizzlies' group was still drowsy on the special plane, and back-to-back demands on physical strength were too great.

The Spurs fans were not as bored as those in Salt Lake City, going to the hotel to make trouble or something. The Grizzlies team came to the hotel where they were staying, and they took a rest and no one went to the nightclub or anything.The players of the Grizzlies, except for Rodman who likes to play a little bit, everyone else is very nerdy, but because Rodman is on a basic salary, he has no spare money to spend, and because of his divorce from his ex-wife, he has to pay a considerable amount of alimony every year. a key.

This game against the Spurs was broadcast live nationwide. In the previous game, the Spurs lost to the Lakers. In that game, McGrady became the target of media criticism. The reason why McGrady was in a slump in that game was because a paparazzi caught him in a nightclub the day before the game. McGrady is a talented guy. Although he has spondylitis, his strength is still terrible.

The guest commentator invited for this game is very interesting. This guy is the Knicks coach Van Gundy last season.

"In this game, the Spurs want to win. Tracy is the X factor, because David Robinson has always been the most stable point of the Spurs, but Tracy determines the upper limit of this team. Besides Tracy, I have to mention one person. That person is the big man Wang from the East. This guy's statistics this season are not so high among rookies, but he can surprise us every game. This kind of player is more appreciated by the coach than the kind of player who is at the peak when he debuts."

Van Gundy talked eloquently in the commentary booth, and the game began immediately. Popovich still looked at the No. 21 of the Grizzlies, with a complicated expression, resentment, envy, jealousy, all kinds of emotions were intertwined together.

In the historical space, it is Duncan who created the myth of Popovich. It is because of Duncan's support that the Spurs have stood for so long. Duncan is the most suitable player to be the core of the team in the 90s. There is no one, but because of Xiao Tian's intervention, everything has changed.

The Spurs' starting lineup has not changed much from before. The generals, Mario Alley, Tracy McGrady, Malik Rose, David Robinson, Wang Zhizhi and Rashard Lewis were still put on the bench. It is worth mentioning that after entering December, Rashard Lewis' chances to play dropped sharply. He averaged less than 12 minutes of playing time per game. Except for garbage time, he had no chance to play at all. It's a high fort, but apart from shooting, he doesn't know anything about defense or organization.

This is the point that makes Popovich most criticized. If Rashard Lewis can learn to defend, then he is undoubtedly the most eye-catching existence, but all this is too difficult for him.

So with Wang Zhizhi, Popovich can do without Rashard Lewis, unless the opponent improves his defense, otherwise he really doesn't want to give him a chance.

As soon as the game started, McGrady pulled up against Jamison. This move has been well practiced by McGrady. Compared with Jordan's backward jumper, this shooting action has a higher hit rate and consumes more energy than the backward jumper.

So the Grizzlies were a little surprised that McGrady fell back from the beginning. McGrady seemed very determined in this game.

Xiao Tian looked at the little general, he used the speed attribute to forcibly overwhelm the opponent without the slightest feint, which made the little general very uncomfortable, but the opponent still has a certain tonnage, it is not so easy for Xiao Tian to rely on brute force to break through.But Xiao Tian stopped in the middle, and then chose to shoot, swipe, and the ball went in. This ball made Popovich on the sidelines open his mouth. It is really not easy for Xiao Tian to be so calm in this situation.

McGrady's sleepy eyes seemed to be opened. This time the Spurs' ball came to the frontcourt, and he took the initiative to ask for the ball again. David Robinson on the inside was doing defensive work silently. He didn't have the ball in his hand, and he didn't have any annoyance. He just wanted to win a championship and retire. The rest was not what he thought at all.

Facing Jamison, McGrady continued to pull up. Just when he was about to pull up, a figure of No. 7 player wearing a blue jersey appeared behind McGrady. With a bang, the ball was blown away. McGrady panted heavily and looked at Xiao Tian viciously, wishing to eat him, but Xiao Tian was still indifferent, as if the defense just now was not done by him.

Popovich called a timeout and arranged his tactics. The ball still has to be handed over to David Robinson because the latter has opened a few rounds and he hasn't touched the ball once.

(End of this chapter)