The Fifth Point Guard

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Like Shentong and Jefferson's tacit fist before the game, the opposite Karl Malone and John Stockton embraced each other before they played.

According to official media, Malone and Stockton did not discuss the renewal of the contract with the Utah Jazz during the offseason. Some media broke the news that this season will be the last season of Utah's second team on this team.

Lianpo is old, can he still eat?

With the passage of time, the growth of age, the decline of the competitive state, even if it was the leading violent power forward and passing holy in the league, this pair of evergreens has to face the situation of withdrawing from the historical stage.

Judging from the four games on the first day of the regular season, the Nets looked the most relaxed.

This game, the Nets' starting lineup is no surprise.

The center is just joined Dikembe Mutombo, Uncle Mu joined the New Jersey Nets, quickly integrated into the team, and was appointed by Scott as one of the team's captains.

In the locker room and training ground, Mutombo's rough voice often sounded.

Jefferson once told Shentong that he suspected Mutombo was more than 36 years old.

Shen Tong answered him, maybe Mutombo doesn't know his real age now...

After all, the trees in his backyard were cut down as early as 2001...

Although Uncle Mu is old, he does not move very slowly, and his height and arms are longer. Compared to Mark Lodge, he does have the ability to stand alone.

In the new season, the fans of Continental Airlines Arena can't wait to see Uncle Mu's stunt--One Finger Kato!

The other four positions have not changed from last season.

Kenyon Martin is the power forward, Richard Jefferson is the small forward, and the two defenders are Shentong and Jason Kidd.

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On the other side, the second elder of Utah is still high, but his level is still there.

Even when facing retirement, the second elder is still a starter who can't move.

Karl Malone and John Stockton are still the team's starting power forward and point guard respectively.

The center player is Greg Ostertag, who is 2.18 meters tall. This player has been playing here since the 28th overall pick of the Jazz in the first round in 1995.

It is a pity that his performance is definitely the blue collar among blue collars, and the best season in his career is only 7.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.0 blocks.

However, his partner is Karl Malone, so he only needs to do his part of the job, which is enough for the Jazz.

In terms of small forwards, the Jazz welcomed a newcomer, who played for the Philadelphia 76ers' Matt Harplin last season.

With Keith Van Horn, Harperin, who has the same position and function, has no room for personal development, so he left Philadelphia and went to Utah.

Although the team is facing rebuilding, rebuilding also means opportunities, and Hapling looks forward to playing his own day here.

In terms of shooting guard, Carl Porter Chaney, who came from Denver to the Nuggets with a gun, became the team's starting candidate.

This veteran has also played in the NBA for nearly 10 years. He has a long-range shot in his hand and basically does not occupy the ball. It is very good with Stockton.

In addition, a man named a successor by the Utah media sat on the bench of the Jazz.

All-round forward Andrei Kirilenko, a Russian-born player who was the same rookie of Shentong last season, averaging 10.7 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.9 blocks per game last season Performance, selected for the best rookie lineup, and these data, only completed in 26 minutes.

In short, judging from the current situation of the Jazz, they may be difficult to enter the playoffs, but Utah's old classic pick-and-roll cooperation is still one of the highlights of people watching the Jazz game.

Before the game, Byron Scott also specifically advised the players to study and observe the pick-and-roll cooperation between Malone and Stockton. After all, this season will be a sing-out of their tacit cooperation.

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Mutombo and Ostertag stand in the centre line.

With the whistle of the referee, the ball was thrown high into the air.

Uncle Mu's dry long arm put the ball into the hand of Kidd with contempt.

The atmosphere of the Continental Airlines Arena is fierce. Since the Nets washed up last season, they made it to the finals and lost 6 games with the heaviest Lakers. The market here has completely detonated.

The tension of the tickets is more exaggerated than last season, and even the relative tickets guaranteed by the players themselves, if they are free, are requested to contribute to meet the needs of more fans.

However, the fact is that the relatives of the players are not enough for their own points.

Shentong is also facing this problem. Due to the old Shen business relationship, in New Jersey, where Chinese people gather, there are often friends asking Shentong for tickets, so Shentong is also self-sufficient.

This can be seen in the Nets' basketball market atmosphere!

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The first attack was the most familiar taste.

Kidd dribble outside, Martin mentioned the high position, the chicken combination took the lead.

Malone followed the defense, Stockton was blocked by Martin, Kidd rushed to the penalty area, and Martin immediately followed. This tacit understanding of the pick-and-roll and double-court cooperation has been played countless times in the Nets!

Although Malone turned hard to turn back to defense, it is clear that the old Malone is no longer a brave cowboy, can only watch Martin take off in front of him, and then press Kidd's pass into the rim!

Martin scored the first goal of the New Jersey Nets this season!

An empty dunk.

At the moment Martin scored, the Nets played like the loudest sound bomber at home, noisy!

Even Yu Shentong shouted "two fools" beside Jefferson, Jefferson just responded with a smirk, and reached out and slapped Shen Tong...

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In the fanatical "defense" cheering of the Nets fans, Utah, who doesn't eat pancakes and porridge, is a little old and unambiguous.

Stockton dribbled low under Kidd's defense and didn't even need to say hello, Malone came over.

Stockton skillfully used Malone's pick-and-roll to get rid of Kidd and walked inward against Martin's defense.

The difference is that the combination of the chicken and the double under the air is that the cooperation between the Utah and the elders is blocked and removed.

While Martin was defending and Kidd was back, Stockton passed the ball from behind with a left hand pass to Malone who was standing near the penalty area.

The iconic mid-range shot made a steady shot!

In his 18 seasons so far, Malone's two-point field goal percentage is 51.6%, which is comparable to many center players who only dunk.

Insiders with strength and baskets are quite rare.

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However, just after Malone and Stockton showed a standard pick-and-roll cooperation, the two back wavers also got angry.

Shentong received a pass from the outside, and it took only one step to pass the opposite chaney, causing Harplin and Malone to step forward and prepare for defense.

After ripping the Jazz defense, Shentong passed the ball and handed the ball from between the two to Jefferson who inserted the bottom line.

After taking the ball, Jefferson greeted the Jazz center Ostertag, and directly came a head-on dunk, full of momentum!

After the goal, Jefferson and Shen Tong who came over came to a passion and hit the chest!

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The elders of Utah are ready to call the curtain, but the stage of these new stars has just risen.

Assistant Brett whispered to Scott in a noisy environment: "These guys seem to have improved a lot from last year!"

Scoot nodded his head ~www.ltnovel.com~ to look at the two championship flags hanging in the arena.

That was the time when Julius Owen played for the Nets. The team won the championship banner in the ABA league in 1973-74 and 1975-76.

After joining the NBA in 1976, the New Jersey Nets have never won a championship.

It has been 27 years so far.

Scott withdrew his gaze and looked back at the stadium.

This year, maybe there is hope...