After changing careers, I became No.1 in basketball

Chapter 336 Chapter 335: MVP with the worst start!

Karl Malone won the first MVP of his career at the age of 36, which made the fans of Salt Lake City a little more confident.

After all, these days, MVP really has no parallel imports.

All the previous MVPs were stubbles whose strength was recognized by the fans.

This is an era when no one wins the MVP by making a triple-double, and it is also an era when no softie can win the MVP.

But anyone who can win the MVP is definitely a first-class superstar.

Karl Malone was able to rank fourth in scoring after Shai, Iverson and O'Neal in this extremely miserable defensive season, and led the team to second in the Western Conference.

It is indeed quite difficult.

You know, the Sharks can only rank No.6 in the MVP rankings this season, and the ranking is not even as good as Kidd.

Because everyone thinks the Sharks are too lazy on the defensive end.

This shows how strict the selection of MVP is these years.

Karl Malone won the MVP because of his offensive and defensive performance.

Therefore, fans in Salt Lake City firmly believe that Malone, who has persisted in achieving positive results for many years, can lead the team to make history.

This MVP seems to indicate that the Jazz is about to break the shackles and move towards a higher level of honor!
As for Rodman, Jazz fans didn't take him seriously at all.

An old guy who has been out of battle for a long time, eager to contain this season's MVP?This is nothing short of a joke.

And the so-called "parallel MVP" that Shea said, in the eyes of the fans, it is completely out of Shea's jealousy that Malone won the MVP.

The champion may have parallel imports, but the MVP does not!

Moreover, the Jazz has a special record this season, that is, they have never lost at home in the playoffs!
Neither the Sonics nor the Rockets have ever won a game in Salt Lake City before.

So if nothing else, this round of the playoffs started 2-0.Salt Lake City fans firmly believe that the Jazz will be able to win all the first two home games.

After the Jazz go to Los Angeles, they only need to win one game to lead 3-1.

In this situation, how can you tell me how to lose?
Karl Malone is also determined to seize this best chance to defeat Shay.

Although there is hardly any decline in his current state, he is still at his peak at the age of 36.

But Shay is only 29 years old!

No matter how good Malone is, he can beat Olajuwon, Fliggy, Jordan and others to death, and it is impossible for him to survive until the day when Shay's condition declines.

Ma Long's own state can be maintained until he is 40 years old at most.

And this year, the most vulnerable year for the Lakers in the next four years, is Malone's best and last chance.

Offensively, Malone felt like he was unbeatable.

Rodman?That guy suffered such a serious injury, and he was almost 40 years old, so his condition must have declined quite seriously.

Malone wasn't afraid to play against it.

On the defensive end, the Utah Jazz's tough style of play this season will definitely make things difficult for the Lakers.

Every team that finishes the game with the Jazz will be very painful.

That pain in the physical sense.

Except for the admiral who didn't feel any pain, because he fell asleep on the spot and didn't feel any pain at all.

The current Jazz is not just about Karl Malone and Stockton.

But all the villains, not a single good stubble.

It's kind of like "Legion of the Bad Boys of the West".

In fact, in Ma Long's view, the current new generation is a bit too "soft".

And the Lakers just got this benefit to get to this point.

The Spurs in the first round, from Duncan to the general, were so clean that they didn't look like basketball players. They should stay in college and play against each other.

As for the rest of the Spurs, in Malone's view, they look more like players from the WNBA.

Not to mention the Suns in the second round, Grant Hill's temperament determines that the Suns' style of play will not be too tough.

Danny Angie does have a heart that wants to be tough, but the players under him are not strong.

The most outrageous thing Livingston ever did was to hit Finley over the head with a basketball.

Rasheed Wallace, a superficially tough guy, actually only dared to use a basketball to pretend to hit Shay on the head, and he didn't frighten Shay. It was a failure.

It is so fierce and inviolable in front of outsiders, and it is also euphemistically called Roaring Tianzun.As a result, in front of Xie Yi, he was allowed to play with him.

She is a police flower in front of others, but she becomes a police dog in front of Shay.

Can you believe that the hardest player in the Suns team is Nash, who has the softest body?

Malone can only say that Angie died unjustly.

As long as he has a few really tough guys under him, he won't be sent to the hospital and almost become a vegetative state.

And the next Utah Jazz will never play as softly as the Spurs and Suns.

Malone will let Shay recall what playoff-level intensity is!
Shay was also surrounded by reporters when he arrived in Salt Lake City.

After all, he may be the first man in NBA history who dares to say that the MVP of the season is a parallel import.

It's not hard to imagine how much controversy this caused.

Shay actually admitted that Malone is always strong, and you really have to admire the physical fitness of some people.

For example, in the future, the 82-year-old Al Pacino will still be able to tidy up his 29-year-old girlfriend.

But no matter how good the physical condition is, in Shea's view, Malone's upper limit is that.

Therefore, Shay is still merciless when facing the camera:
"Of course I'm going to take this game seriously, even though Utah hasn't even put us in a fight before.

Precisely because I'm going to take it seriously, you're about to see one of the worst MVPs in the playoffs!

This MVP will not become Karl Malone's honor, but will become a disgrace! "

Shay did not save face to Malone at all, who made Malone not save face to Shay at the award ceremony, this is called reciprocity.

Malone was, of course, annoyed that he didn't get the respect he deserved as an MVP.

So after the training ended that afternoon, Malone also responded to Shay stiffly:
"To anger an MVP, usually there will be no good end. When the MVP's anger burns on him, he will know that he regrets it!"

The tense atmosphere before the game made the boos piercing people's eardrums when the Lakers players entered the court the next day.

When Lima walked into the arena, he was afraid to take a seat.Not only because of the booing from those 2 people, but also because the people around her cast extremely unfriendly eyes on her.

If it weren't for the close defense of Shay, Lima would never want to come to this ghost place in his life.

This is also one of the reasons why the Jazz are unbeaten at home in the playoffs this season. The Energy Solutions Arena has always been the league's most famous home court for the devil.

Not to mention the boundaries of Salt Lake City, the residents are very united, and most of them are Mormons.So, Steady boos are very uniform.

Moreover, the only public places open in Salt Lake City at night are churches and arenas, and only arenas will serve beer at night, so most people choose to watch NBA games to vent their restless emotions.This makes the fans in Salt Lake City more crazy than anywhere else, after all, this is the only way they can be presumptuous.

In addition, the altitude of Salt Lake City is very high and the air is thin, which makes it difficult for most athletes to adapt.

Of course, these are not the main reasons.

After all, most of the time when playing away games, the shouts of the fans are actually very unified.

As for the high altitude, you can always get used to it a few times.

The biggest reason why the Energy Solutions arena is the home of the Devils is actually related to the structure of the arena.

Because the area of ​​the arena is small, the stands of the Energy Solutions arena are built very steeply, with a large inclination angle.

This kind of structure makes it easier to amplify the noise, and it is also more oppressive to watch the auditorium on the court, which virtually increases the psychological pressure of the players.

So the "devil's home court" thing is not metaphysics. In the Energy Solutions Arena, the boos are actually bigger than other places.

It’s no wonder that Phil Jackson, who has always been calm, couldn’t help complaining about Salt Lake City: “It’s the noisiest place in the league!”

So, you can imagine.All 2 people booed in unison.And because of the structure of the arena, the boos were several times louder than in other places!
This atmosphere made Lima as a spectator already scared, let alone the players on the field.

When Billups was warming up, he was so stiff. Although his injury has eased, the towering stands in front of him still made Billups feel quite depressed.

In terms of momentum, the Jazz already have the upper hand.

The Lakers are like a deer that has fallen into a trap by mistake, and then they can only be slaughtered.

Although Shay and other veterans have long been accustomed to this.

Not to mention anything else, the sense of oppression that Shay felt when he practiced two overtimes with Liv Tyler and Connery in one night was far more than this several times.

But not all players have a big heart like Shay and Rodman.

If a team does not perform well overall, it is difficult to lead the star.

Karl Malone knew very well that once he started strong in such an atmosphere, his opponents would become more depressed and flustered.

So at the beginning of the game, he had to make a few strong first attacks, which doubled the oppression of the Lakers, and lived in panic throughout the game!
He wants the Lakers to experience the horror of the MVP!
Ma Long is full of confidence in the opening score to deter opponents.

Although Mutombo came back to sit on the inside line, what Malone is most afraid of is precisely this kind of traditional big center.

Because the Jazz are a pick-and-roll team, Malone doesn't fight those traditional big centers at all.

Why this season, the Jazz beat the Sharks' Knicks in the regular season?Why can the Jazz easily eliminate Big Dream this season?

It is because O'Neal and Olajuwon, whose mobility has declined severely, can't guard against it, and can't contain the pick-and-roll.

Facing the pick-and-roll, the two of them either squatted down and gave Malone a shot, or pulled it out and were suddenly attacked by Malone.

In the original history, the Jazz swept the OK Lakers in 98, and Malone averaged 50.6 points per game with a shooting rate of 30% in four games.

Use the fourth position to defend Malone?Then Malone played more easily, because there are not many fourth positions in the entire league that can match Malone.

Most fours are stronger than him but not faster than him, and those who are faster than him are definitely not as strong as him.

The feeling of O'Neal and Olajuwon playing Malone is like Yao Ming dealing with Boozer and Okur.

It was unbearable.

So Malone wondered if so.If Mutombo defends himself, he can make reckless mid-range shots.

And if Jermaine O'Neal is defending himself, even the little hemp stick is not enough for Malone's teeth.

If the Lakers let Rodman start directly?It's even easier to abuse the elderly, the weak, the sick and the disabled!
Malone is gearing up, there is no way he will lose this game!
Not only to win, but also to play MVP-level data!
Don't blame me, if you want to blame it, blame your boss for coming out of your mouth~
But just when Malone was determined to do a big job and give the Lakers a blow.

But he found that the Lakers had changed.

The Lakers' starting lineup today is Billups, Shay, Finley, Mutombo and Big Ben!

Although the configuration of the outside line is still the same, the combination of the inside line has changed again.

Carlisle and Thibodeau are not stupid, and of course they have done a lot of research on this season's MVP.

Malone is tough, but if we use a fast and hard man, how do you deal with it?

Big Ben is definitely not inferior to Ma Long in terms of footsteps, and his body is also not inferior to Ma Long's "bodybuilder".

Although he is a little short, considering that Malone's offense is mainly based on iron-blooded jump shots, Big Ben's long arms can also give him great interference.

And in order to make up for the absence of Daben who is too short, didn't he put an African mountain behind his buttocks.

The reason why the combination of Big Ben + Mutombo was not used in the last round is that the offense of this inside combination is too hard-core considering that the Suns have to fight for offense.

In this round, Carlisle and Thibodeau agreed that if Malone was strangled, the Jazz's offense would be completely paralyzed.

Therefore, it is enough to have three perimeters on the offensive end.

Not to mention, on the Lakers bench there is still a flower bug who is gearing up and ready to make a big fuss at any time.

Rodman and Big Ben take turns, and the MVP will get it if he doesn't get it!
In a twist that stunned both Malone and Sloan, the game began.

On the Jazz side, center Greg Foster got the ball.

At the beginning of the game, the Jazz played a pick-and-roll that has remained unchanged for thousands of years.

Malone stepped up, and Stockton used the cover to break through.

Relying on the advantage of his height and wingspan, Billups bypassed the screen and continued to cover Stockton, not giving him space for mid-range jumpers.

Seeing this, Stockton returned the ball to Malone.

In front of Ma Long, the afro had fierce eyes and was full of tendons.

If it is an ordinary center, Ma Long will pass in one step.

But Malone knows that Ben Wallace is a guy who moves as fast as a forward.

So, he chose post-up singles!

But Ma Long tried his best to lean back, but it seemed that he had hit an iron plate without breaking any space.

Malone gritted his teeth, and his strength was no match for most centers.In the end, he couldn't hold back this dwarf and lost the draft!

The angry Malone turned around and shot a jumper, trying to end the offense directly.

But because of being stuck close to Big Ben, Ma Long turned over and took off, which was not enough to take off.So the moment Malone made a shot, he was directly slapped down by Da Ben!
At the beginning, MVP's offense suffered a bloodbath!
Relying on his strong body, invincible long arms and excellent jumping, Big Ben shamed Ma Long as soon as he came up!

Carlisle could clearly feel that the cheers in the energy solution arena suddenly weakened.

It is estimated that all the fans in Salt Lake City did not expect that their MVP turned over as soon as they came up.

Malone was also stunned. He originally wanted to give the Lakers a bad start, but he was kicked out first by Da Ben, the undrafted pick!

And after finishing the cover, Big Ben yelled at Ma Long viciously: "Shay is right, you are a parallel importer, I have never seen such a weak MVP."

Malone:? ? ?
It's not that Shay said I'll forget it, you are a loser, how dare you disrespect me! ?

Billups picked up the ball that was blocked by Big Ben, and the Lakers' counterattack immediately began.

As a man who usually likes to practice running with a parachute on his back, Ma Long is 36 years old, but his retreat speed is still very fast.

He ran back to the restricted area in a few strokes.

But Ma Long had just settled down when he saw Shay rushing in.

Ma Long was stunned again, how could Shay be so fast?

Laughing to death, isn't Xie Yi a man who runs around with a "little umbrella" at any time?

Shay just ran forward without the ball, and Billups fed the ball directly to the frontcourt, so the advancement speed was very fast.

Before Malone was ready, Shay had already dribbled into the paint and went straight up.

MVP immediately raised his arms high, but before he could take off, Shay slammed into him.

So, Shay spread his legs, and the whole person rode on Malone completely and solidly from the front, and scored with one hand!

Malone is numb, as the MVP, he was shot + buckled by blood as soon as he came up! ?
Looking at the entire NBA history, there is no such miserable MVP!

The cheers in the energy solution arena are now less than half of what they were at the beginning.

Carlisle smiled, no matter how steep the arena is, it can't stop the fierce firepower of the Lakers!
Malone's eyes widened, obviously not realizing what happened.

Wait, I'm MVP, MVP!
Why is it in your hands, but I seem to be turned into a sandbag!
After dunking Malone, Shay also pointed at him with a smile:

"That's the MVP? Come on Carl, is this what you call the MVP's anger? Don't make trouble, my kitten is more angry than you!

But don't worry about Carl, because there's no use worrying.

And this is just the beginning of MVP's night of suffering! "

Blood risk + buckle, the Lakers made the MVP fall into fear and depression as soon as they came up.

Everyone didn't feel the anger of the MVP, but the worst thing is that the MVP is already on the verge of being born.

The Salt Lake fans swallowed, Shay he... no kidding really.

This man doesn't care about MVP at all!

The magician who was watching the game smiled, Shay is actually a bit stingy.

Either he gets the MVP, or destroys them all!
Malone thought that after becoming the MVP, he would finally be able to counterattack.

But in fact, the status of MVP will make him get beaten even worse!
Now, the magician doesn't worry about the outcome of the game at all.

The Jazz don't say anything about eliminating the Lakers.

Thank goodness for Malone not to be played in the worst series of his career next time!

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