NBA: This flower path is a bit strong.

Hanamichi fully understood the idea and mastered the tactics after only three days of team training, and his defensive performance on the court shocked the entire league.

For most of the first quarter, Hanamichi followed Karl Malone's running routes like a tireless robot.

His eyes were focused and determined, and he remained vigilant at all times, not giving Malone any easy chance to catch the ball.

Whenever Ma Long tried to break free from the defense, Hua Dao would always catch up quickly and block Ma Long's way with his elbows, preventing him from catching the ball smoothly.

Not only that, Hanamichi also successfully reduced the Jazz's pick-and-roll efficiency.

Originally, the Jazz's pick-and-roll tactics was one of their important means of offense, but under Hanamichi's defense, one of the players in this "two-man tactic" was restricted very well by him.

And if other players of the Jazz try to create open shooting opportunities through pick-and-roll, Hanamichi will create little "surprises" from time to time, arriving in time with super-fast assist defense speed to interfere with the opponent's passing and shooting, making the Jazz's offense weak and powerless.

In terms of grabbing position, Huadao may be slightly inferior to Malone, but in terms of starting position and assisting defense, Huadao is not inferior to anyone in the league!

"ladies and gentlemen!"

"I think the league totally underestimated Flower in the All-Defensive Team rankings."

"I dare say there are no more than five players in the league who can defend Karl Malone so well."

"For this reason alone, Flower deserves an All-Defensive Team nod!"

The commentator who is responsible for calling for the Raptors is praising Hanamichi's defense crazily!

Comrade Zhang Heli also explained to the fans of the Flower Farmers the importance of defense in the game:

In a word – defense wins championships!

With Hanamichi as their core, the Raptors have the confidence to win the championship!

This season, the Raptors are a rare team in the league with an average score of over 97 points per game, but they limit the opponent's average score to less than 90 points!

It was hard for Jerry Sloan, the hot-tempered head coach of the Jazz, to accept that his team's pick-and-roll success rate did not exceed 4% for most of the first quarter.

You know, even in the previous regular season, facing the Bulls, their pick-and-roll completion rate was over 50%.

"Your movements are so gentle, Carl!"

"The guy on the other side doesn't know how to show his elbows, don't you know how to do it?"

"Do you want me to demonstrate it to you personally?"

Jerry Sloan finally couldn't help it. In the last two minutes of the first quarter, he stood on the sidelines and pointed fingers at Karl Malone, the core of his team, but there was a hint of disharmony in his words!

The referee frowned as he listened: The game is going well, but you have to add a few more elbows to liven it up, right?

Looking at Jerry Sloan's eloquent appearance, the referee couldn't help but once again turned his eyes and whistle to the coach who had the most fouls in the league.

That’s right, this hot-tempered and iron-blooded coach is the head coach who has received the most technical fouls in NBA history!

In his now-concluded 26-year coaching career, he received a total of 413 technical fouls.

The reason why he is called "Iron Blood" is that he has challenged the authority of the referee many times and was banned for "illegal contact" with the referee.

The key is that no one dares to fight with Jerry Sloan because the price to pay is too high!

As former Jazz coach Frank Layden said:

"You might come out the victor in a fight with him, but you might lose an eye, an arm, or a testicle in the process!"

Back on the court, Jerry Sloan saw the referee's warning look and the whistle directed at him, then he smacked his lips, as if he was not satisfied, and sat back in the coaching seat.

It can be said that Malone's iron elbow, Stockton's little tricks, and the noisy noise of the Salt Lake City Energy Solutions Arena are not the symbols of the Jazz. Only the violent temper of the Utah Godfather is the soul of this team.

Karl Malone felt very helpless inside. It was indeed the red-haired boy in front of him that was a little difficult to deal with!

In the past, he had encountered such uncomfortable situations where he was restricted by pick-and-roll tactics. However, since Jeff Hornacek came in 94, he developed his face-to-basket skills and mid-range shots, and this situation has become very rare.

"Oh, right—Honacek! Where are the Hornacek people?"

Jeff Hornacek, who was being closely watched by Doug Christie, silently raised his paw at the three-point line in the corner.

Huadao couldn't help but be happy. The best player in future defense [Mamba] is here to defend you. What else can you not be satisfied with!

What? Who is Mamba?

Oh, that's a guy with an afro who's playing as a substitute in a certain team! You just need to know that he will be great in this field in the future!

As for now, the greatest active player is of course myself!

What? Jordan! Look at me winning one more championship in the playoffs!

Hanamichi felt like there was a capital letter "Swelling" engraved on his face!

However, he has diverse offensive methods, unlimited defensive capabilities, and a basketball IQ that can adapt to 90% of the league's tactics. Most importantly, he is more handsome than all of you readers of Yanzu. Shouldn't such a player with first-class physical fitness and the attribute of being durable be a little inflated?

"No, this is a Zhongmi live broadcast, I can't be too obvious, it will damage my image in the Flower Growers!"

"Oh, right, I need to be calm for a while!"

Hanamichi, who inherited the Stone Buddha card, has now learned about 80% of the Stone Buddha's expressionless face.

Zhang Heli was overjoyed when he saw this:

“Well, this is called professionalism!”

"He who has a heart full of thunder and a face as calm as a lake can be worshiped as a general!"

Well, this time Hanamichi has a new nickname, "General".

ikebana:

"Please~ Zhang Heli!"

"If you can speak, then speak more!"

After the first quarter, the score was 27:21, with the Raptors leading by 6 points.

Hanamichi didn't take many shots, but he scored 7 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal.

The Jazz's pick-and-roll efficiency decreased, Karl Malone's number of missed shots increased sharply, and Jerry Sloan's tactics weakened the role of the center.

Most of the rebounds in the restricted area were basically taken by Hanamichi, not including Charles Oakley's rebounds.

In the second quarter, Oakley left the court and Ben came on, and the master and apprentice of "Crouching Dragon and Phoenix" seamlessly connected.

Hanamichi looked at Daben's afro:

"Did you see the first quarter time clearly?"

"Let's learn from them!"

Da Ben patted his chest, looked up and said:

"O muscle master K!"

As for Hanamichi, he retired to defend the Jazz center Antoine Carr who came off the bench.

As for Karl Malone, of course he will be handed over to his younger brother Ben Wallace!