The rise of basketball legends

Back from the timeout, the Jazz finally broke the opening scoring drought.

It's just that the way they broke the scoring drought is a bit special, relying on the free throw opportunities obtained after the Suns defended for three seconds.

Deron stood at the free throw line. The most accurate free throw in the Jazz team was Korver. He made 88.2% of his free throws this season, but Korver was not on the court at this time.

Deron's free throws are also very stable, with an average of 5.6 free throw opportunities and 4.8 free throws per game, and his shooting percentage reached a decent 84.9%.

"Shh!"

Deron made a free throw and the score came to 7-1.

According to the rules, the Jazz still has the ball.

Kirilenko sent the ball from the sideline, and Brewer received the ball as a transfer point and passed it to Deron.

Deron kept the ball to Kirilenko on the wing and then ran to the inside to get a position, posing as if he was going to sit and beat Nash.

Nash couldn't fight Deron physically, but his consciousness was better. He went around halfway to prevent Kirilenko from passing the ball in the first place.

Deron quickly pointed to the top of the arc and directed Kirilenko to guide the ball there.

Deron is very smart. He knows that with his height, he can't squat inside for too long, otherwise even if he wants to get the ball, he will be flanked, and it will be difficult to get the ball and it will easily cause mistakes.

Kirilenko gave the ball to Millsap at the top of the arc, Boozer ran to the elbow area, and the inside line was completely emptied.

Deron turned back and ran into the paint. If it was Dior, he would have passed the ball. However, Millsap didn't have the insight and passing ability. Most of the Jazz are players like this. Can do all kinds of dirty work, suitable for scrambling but lacks creativity.

Seeing that Millsap didn't pass, Deron immediately moved to the other side along the bottom corner. Brewer and Boozer made a double wall to block the defenders. Deron took the opportunity to go around the middle distance to catch the ball and shoot.

The basketball hit the box after knocking.

3:7.

There was thunderous applause at the scene, and the Jazz finally hit their first sports goal.

This is the advantage of playing at home. As long as the offensive and defensive ends improve slightly, the momentum can be easily reversed.

The sun continued to play pick-and-rolls, and this time the two players in the pick-and-roll became Chen Yan and Stoudemire.

Although they are all pick-and-rolls, the focus of defending against Chen Yan + Stoudemire and Nash + Stoudemire is completely different. Defenses against Nash's pick-and-roll need to focus most of the attention on other players, because he is a pass-oriented player. Yan's pick-and-roll had to concentrate on defending against his attack. Chen Yan was an assassin, the coldest kind of assassin.

After the pick-and-roll, Chen Yan attracted the defensive pressure and then made a cool back pass to find Stoudemire.

It's not a flash of inspiration, he has this passing skill himself, and the reason why his average assists per game can't increase is that the team needs him to score more than pass.

Stoudemire stepped on the free throw line and missed.

For Stoudemire, this is a simple ball, but he is still in the period of looking for a game. The dunk in the previous round made him regain some confidence in the game, but the game state cannot be found with a dunk. After all, he It has been two months since I left the game.

Brewer grabbed the rebound and dribbled to find Deron, who advanced the ball to the frontcourt to find Boozer.

After receiving the ball, Boozer hit the backboard at a 45-degree angle. The angle of the shot was wrong, and it hit the backboard and bounced out.

Millsap rushed to grab the rebound.

Compared with the Suns, the Jazz have better control over the rebounds. Everyone in the team is willing to get stuck and fight.

After getting the rebound, Millsap made a point to the outside line, and Deron took a step forward after receiving the ball.

"Shh!"

Three point hit!

6:7.

"Deron showed his power and scored 6 points in two rounds. The Suns should be more vigilant." Director Xu said.

"This is the Utah Jazz's home court, their territory. The Suns will not easily win the game here. Even if Deron doesn't stand up, other players will stand up." Zhang He understood.

During the Suns' offensive round, the Jazz was noisy, and the fans were excited to see the team scoring consecutively.

After some conduction, Grant Hill missed a mid-range shot.

The Jazz fans cheered and continued to put psychological pressure on the Suns.

The Suns' shooting percentage began to decline compared with the start, and Deron turned around and got a rebound and moved forward quickly.

The Jazz's lineup also focuses on Xiao Kuailing, and the advancement speed is very fast. All five players passed the frontcourt at once.

Deron dribbles to the top of the arc, suddenly stops the ball and crosses to find Kirilenko on the wing.

Kirilenko put his hands on his chest, and just as he was about to catch the ball, Chen Yan came out from outside the screen, very fast!

After the steal, Chen Yan rushed to the front court at high speed, just like driving at double speed. The Jazz couldn't do anything about tactical fouls.

Run up, collect the ball, take off!

Chen Yan countered with a one-stop hack!

"Bang!"

At this moment, Chen Yan seemed to feel that the whole world was quiet.

The noise of the Jazz's home court annoyed him, so he decided to lighten the fire with a split dunk.

"Fuck! This is too fast, how did Jazz's fast break turn into Chen Yan's solo counterattack in the blink of an eye?"

"Chen Yan only needs three seconds!"

"This speed... the whole field seems to be at a standstill!"

"Between two o'clock, Chen Yan is the fastest!"

Domestic fans exclaimed in disbelief.

The Jazz's offensive round still revolved around the pick-and-roll of Deron and Boozer.

The Suns switched defenses in a timely manner. Chen Yan's tomahawk dunk gave all the players blood. The Jazz duo couldn't find a good opportunity, so they could only let the role players find opportunities, but Brewer's shooting ability was urgent, and Mirsa Pu was a pure blue-collar again during this period. After conducting a circle, Kirilenko barely made a shot from the outside. The ak47 shot was very stiff, and the ball hit the front frame and popped out.

Kirilenko was not in good form throughout the season, and he played especially badly in the playoffs. If his performance in the regular season was limited by Sloan, then he has been the team's starter since the second game of the playoffs , It seems a little unreasonable to use this reason again.

As soon as Kirilenko made an outside shot, the Suns fans felt stable. Like Chen Yan, the difference was that Chen Yan was steady while Kirilenko was steady.

Kirilenko's three-point shooting percentage in the regular season was only 27%. What Jazz fans didn't expect was that there was still room for improvement. Kirilenko's shooting percentage in the two playoff games was only 20%. It is estimated that it will have to go down.

Kirilenko's current status in the Jazz is very embarrassing. His 6-year contract of 8600 million is the first in the team, but his tactical status is not even comparable to Korver. Korver at least has Sloan for him. With three-point tactics, Kirilenko has nothing. His biggest role now is to use his height and wingspan to help defend and limit Chen Yan and Nash, but relying on this alone, the 6-year 8600 million contract is obviously at a premium.

The Jazz did not expect that the all-around forward Kirilenko, who was eager to sign a contract, would become a big burden. This burden severely suppressed the Jazz's salary space, making them unable to reinforce Boozer and Deron to find new helpers.

The troubles of the Jazz are still to come. Next year, they will have to renew their contracts with Boozer and Millsap. Now their funds are close to exceeding the standard. Deron and Sloan have irreconcilable conflicts. Unity is actually cracked internally.

Kirilenko didn't throw in, but fortunately they had boards, and Boozer grabbed an offensive rebound in front of Stoudemire.

Although Stoudemire is a jumper, his sense of rebounding is really average. So far in his career, he has not averaged more than 10 rebounds per game in a single season. This season, he averaged only 8.1 rebounds per game.

The Jazz reorganized the offense, and the Suns' defense was very strong. The Jazz's lineup had a fatal flaw, that is, they had no outside ability. The most accurate three-pointer was Deron, who averaged only 31% of his shots per game.

After calling two screens in a row, the ball was finally digested by Deron himself.

Deron made an emergency stop jump shot at a 45-degree angle to the left of the free throw line, and the ball bounced out of the frame.

The Jazz's offense is too single, and it is easy to be seen by the opponent. Fortunately, the sun's overall shooting rate is not high except for Chen Yan. Bang a strike iron show.

Grant Hill didn't play very well in the starting lineup. D'Antoni hoped that he could break the game on the flank when Nash and Chen Yan were strictly guarded, but his touch was not online tonight.

In addition, the Jazz's small lineup has a good limit on the Suns, 25 to 22, and the points difference between the two sides in the first quarter is very close.