After changing careers, I became No.1 in basketball

Chapter 337 336: Ma Long: Can this MVP be transferred to Shay! ? (Ask for a guaranteed monthly pass!)

Malone's original plan was to show off after the opening, to shock his opponents, and to show his majesty as an MVP.

Ma Long did what he said, and he really showed off on both ends of the offense and defense!
First, the offensive shot was bloody, and then he was brutally dunked by Shay.

Is this still the regular season MVP?This is clearly competing with Duncan for the background board MVP!

Inside Energy Solutions Arena, the booing has started to fade.

They were expecting Malone to beat up the Lakers, but what they saw was that Malone was beaten up by the Lakers instead.

Karl Malone is naturally very unconvinced. As the saying goes, a strong dragon does not overwhelm a snake. You are deliberately embarrassing me on my territory!
LA gangs are so rude!

That being the case, don't blame me and you're welcome!

The angry Ma Long naturally wanted to avenge his shame, so this round he continued to lean on Da Ben in the low post to ask for the ball, and he was determined to regain face.

A mere draft pick dares to break ground on my MVP head.

There has never been a precedent in this world where an MVP was suppressed by an undrafted pick!
I want you, the undrafted pick, to know how terrible it is to anger the MVP!
Stockton lobbed the ball to Malone in the post, and Alan Houston pulled Shai to the right, preventing Shai from going to the low post to attack Malone.

For the time being, Ma Long got a one-on-one chance with Big Ben.

Most of the time, Malone can be one-on-one with the opponent's fourth position, which means that the offense is basically stable.

But facing Big Ben, Ma Long didn't dare to shoot directly.Ma Long has just tried out Daben's bullet speed and ability to judge the timing of blocks, and it is really not easy to mess with.

Therefore, after shaking his shoulders this time, Ma Long turned his back and broke into the inside line!

And in the process of turning around and breaking through, he took advantage of the situation and gave Da Ben an elbow, letting Da Ben know what would happen if he pissed himself off!

But after a while of operation, Ma Long found that Da Ben was still clinging to his side with nimble steps, and he couldn't gain any space!
Ma Long's shoulder shaking and turning around and swinging his elbows just now are of no use to Da Ben at all!
The MVP's self-esteem was once again severely trampled on. What the man fears most is trying his best to output, but the other party has no response.

Karl Malone felt that his swaying of his shoulders was very confusing, and his swinging of his elbows was even more destructive.

But... this Afro's loss to the draft did not make him lose his position at all!
It can only be said that Ma Long mentioned a steel plate today.

First of all, Big Ben's extremely fast movement speed made Malone's back turn useless at all.

Secondly, Big Ben may be the man with the thickest armor in the league. It is estimated that only the combination of Arenas and Morant in the backcourt can cause substantial damage to him.

Therefore, turning back + swinging elbows is simply too easy for Da Ben to defend against.

Under Big Ben's close defense, Karl Malone couldn't fully get up to speed, nor could he fully take off.

So when he jumped up and dunked with both hands, Mutombo, who was defended back to the basket, was directly slapped, and Malone was also directly thrown to the ground.

After completing the block, Mutombo still stared at Malone on the ground, and asked with his unique smoking voice: "Hey MVP, what are you doing on the ground?"

Karl Malone was lying on the ground, already thinking about such profound questions as "Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?"

As the MVP, not only did he fail to take revenge this round, he also failed to let his opponent experience the anger of the MVP.

Instead, he was knocked to the ground directly!
This is even more humiliating than being blocked by Big Ben just now!
The shame just now has not been washed away, but Ma Long has put himself in a situation where humiliation is added to humiliation!

The fans in Salt Lake City covered their faces, feeling embarrassed for Malone.

Shay smiled. The Lakers' fast-to-high inside defensive combination is really restraining Malone.

Let Ma Long shoot the mid-range outside, and it is easy to be interfered by Big Ben.

Break through and go in, and it is difficult to climb over the mountains in Africa.

Relying on Mutombo's block, the Lakers fought back again. Billups assisted Finley and scored a layup easily, leading 4-0 at the start.

Shay also spread his hands to Malone who just got up from the ground: "When will you let me feel the anger of the MVP, Carl, I can't wait."

Mutombo echoed from the side: "Don't worry, Shay, just now Malone almost gave us a dunk after sliding on the ground."

Shay and Mutombo sang together, sucking Malone to shame.

But no matter how stupid Ma Long is, he knows it, and he also knows that he must not be arrogant now.

No matter how stupid he is, he also knows that the inside defensive combination of Big Ben and Mutombo is not easy to mess with.

If you continue to attack, you will only be beaten more and more miserable.

This round, it's time to give the teammates some chances.

So, after Malone and Stockton played a pick-and-roll this round, they made an off-ball screen for Alan Houston.

When blocking Shay, Karl Malone stretched out his violent iron elbow and hit Shay hard.

Because of this, Shay was half a beat behind in chasing and defending, and Alan Houston also got a fleeting opportunity to shoot open.

Although Shay still blocked as fast as possible, the accuracy of CIC Wang was not blocked.

Alan Houston seized the slightest shot gap and used the fleeting opportunity to successfully throw the ball in!

The Jazz's scoring drought was finally broken, and Karl Malone also breathed a sigh of relief.

But when Malone was complacently preparing to respond to Shay with trash talk, Shay spoke first:

"What's the matter Carl? Why does Ace feel that a small guard who has never made an All-Star team, never made an All-NBA team, and never won any personal honors is tougher than you, an MVP?"

Xie Yi's words made Ma Long feel complacent again in an instant.

That's right, he was the head of his majestic team, and he was either impersonated or dunked at the beginning.

To break the scoring drought, you have to rely on the shooting of the third player, which makes you look weaker!

Who is tight that the MVP needs to rely on teammates to solve problems?And this wave of Malone didn't directly assist Houston, he just made a pick-and-roll.

Ma Long, who wanted to make a fuss, didn't say anything. The huge sense of shame made him want to find a hole to get in.

But the cruelty of the basketball game is cruel here, no matter how shameful it is, you will have nowhere to escape.

Either continue to be publicly executed, or fight with your opponent to regain your dignity.

Karl Malone pinned his hopes on this position defense. If I can't score a goal, it won't let Shay score a goal!
It is embarrassing for one person not to score, but if everyone does not score, there will be no such feeling.

This is the game, the Lakers' first game against the Jazz.

The person in charge of defending Shay was Brian Russell, who was famous in history because he became the background board of Jordan's last shot.

Don't look at the most famous scene of Russell's career is being knocked down by Jordan and then a lore, but in fact Russell has always been a defensive vanguard.

Otherwise, the Jazz would not have used him to guard Jordan in the original history.

But there are indeed exceptions in history. Some teams just like to use average defensive players to match the opponent's star.

For example, Barea vs. GOAT.

Shay ran without the ball to the mid-range position on the right, ready to ask for the ball for a single, and Brian Russell immediately wanted to stick to the defense.

But Ben made a sideways block and set up an off-ball screen for Shay.

Seeing this situation, Karl Malone immediately switched defenses, ran towards Shay and slammed into him hard, knocking Shay away from the position where he was going to catch the ball!

Malone just wanted to use rough confrontation to tell Shai that the Jazz's defense was different from the previous two soft-ball teams.

If you dare to force your way, you will have to pay the price!

However, Shay was not intimidated by Malone's rough defense.

I saw that Shay quickly regained his footing, and then used a shoulder push that he had practiced for two and a half years to hit Karl Malone's chest hard.

Ma Long was forced to take a step back at that time, and his chest was tight and he couldn't speak.Shay's top is more powerful than Ma Long's just now!

Once again, Malone was so deflated by the whole job!

From today's start to the present, he has been struggling at the basketball level.

Even the confrontation suffered a loss!

After deflecting Malone, Shai took a solid pass from Billups and finished the offense with a smooth turnaround jumper.

At 6-2, Malone defended Shai himself, and that didn't change anything.

He was expecting a round where he could save face, but it ended in a complete defeat!

Salt Lake City fans also saw how powerless their MVP was when defending Shai.

At the scene in Salt Lake City, Marvin Albert summed up the opening rounds in one sentence:
"This is not a confrontation at all. Shay is teaching Malone how to be a qualified MVP!"

Karl Malone is really autistic now, the offense he is proud of does nothing under the defense of Big Ben and Mutombo.

However, the intensity of confrontation he was proud of was still indifferent to Shay.

It's like a man confidently took out his most powerful weapon, but what he got in return was just a contemptuous smile from the other party.

How humiliating this feels is self-evident.

Malone doesn't know what to do now. After the start, he has tried everything he is good at, but to no avail.

As for Shay, he seemed to see through Malone's mind, and smiled deliberately:

"What's wrong Carl? That's how you ended my era? With a little bump?
You can't do anything about me anymore, can you?You must not be serious yet, right? "

Shay's wild taunts upset Malone.

So much so that in this attack, when Malone set up an off-ball screen for Alan Houston, he deliberately moved two steps toward Shay with force, trying to knock Shay over directly.

I forbid you to despise MVP like this!

But unfortunately, Ma Long's strategy still failed.

He did hit Shay, but the strong Shay was not directly knocked down by Malone, but bounced a few steps away.Moreover, Malone was blown by the referee to move the pick-and-roll!
Ma Long's slap just now was too purposeful. It was clear that he was running towards the Xie Yi, and he took two full strides to hit Xie Yi.

Such an obvious mobile pick-and-roll, the referee can't do it unless he blows it.

It can only be said that Karl Malone is a player who was born in the wrong era.

Malone relies on this technique of moving pick-and-rolls. If he can join the Warriors in the small ball era, he will be able to mix two or three rings.

Malone's mobile pick-and-roll, not only failed to retaliate against Shay's success, but also led to a direct exchange of ball rights.

The majestic MVP, from the beginning to now, has not succeeded enough but failed!

Although Salt Lake City fans hate to admit it, in front of Shay
Ma Long, the MVP, feels really good!
After that, Malone tried several more attacks, but they all ended in failure.

The defensive combination of Big Ben + Mutombo is indeed too restrained for Malone.

The 99 Jazz in the original history originally wanted to take advantage of Jordan's retirement to rule the league.

As a result, in the Western Conference semifinals, they were defeated by the Trail Blazers 4-2.

The reason is that the Blazers are too strong inside.

Roaring Tianzun's quickness + Sabonis' stability forced Karl Malone to score 43 points on 20.2% shooting in the entire series.

For comparison, the Jazz's outside line, Brian Russell, Hornacek and Stockton, their shooting percentages are 43.7%, 50% and 45.1% respectively.

This shows how badly Ma Long was defended in that round.He is an insider, and his shooting rate is not as high as his outside teammates.

So it's not that the Jazz's elder brother has never had a chance, nor has he been suppressed by Jordan all the time.

The key is that they didn't see them win the championship when Jordan was away.

And the Lakers' current inside defensive lineup is almost a replica of the 99 Trail Blazers in the original history.

No, enhanced version!
Daben's mobility is stronger than Roaring Tianzun, and Mutombo's ability to protect the frame is even stronger in history.

How do you think Ma Long can play this ball?
His favorite style of play is to keep picking and rolling, moving positions, finding opportunities and then "popping" a big jumper with iron blood to easily score two points.

But if there is someone who can follow him at any time and fight against him as the main defense, Malone will be very uncomfortable, and his weakness of not being strong enough in singles will be infinitely magnified.

In this way, the Lakers had the ball in the 7th minute of the first quarter.

Shai called Ben for a screen from beyond the three-point line, then walked to the top of the key with the ball, ready to shoot.

Brian Russell was firmly blocked by Big Ben, and an exasperated Karl Malone immediately prepared to switch defenses.

But Big Ben also blocked Malone's route to switch defenses, and if Malone wanted to bypass Big Ben and interfere, it would definitely be too late.

But Karl Malone really didn't want to let Shay shoot the ball easily, so he chose. Shenshoulders directly knocked over Ben to get to Shay!This simple and crude way of preventing pick-and-rolls is estimated to not be called a foul until the 90s.

But when Malone knocked over Big Ben in a hurry and rushed forward, he saw that Shay was not in a hurry to make a shot, but was deliberately waiting for him to get to him, and Shay just threw the ball against the interference!

Shay deliberately had a wide open and didn't shoot, so he had to make Malone look bad!
There is no doubt that Shay's behavior is full of provocation.

Malone is furious, Shay, don't take it too fucking far!

He jumped up, trying to interfere with Shay's shot as much as possible.

On the surface, Malone's interference seems to be very tight.

But in fact, Shay had already completed the shot before Malone fully pounced.Therefore, Malone's interference did not bring any substantial interference to Shay.

As soon as Ma Long landed, he heard a "swipe".

Shay succeeded in setting up Malone, and scored 9 points in the half quarter!
On the other hand, Karl Malone, he still hasn't scored a point since the first quarter!
This humiliating makeup made Ma Long completely shut himself off.

Coach Sloan also hurriedly suspended the game, because after the three-pointer, the Jazz also trailed the Lakers by 9 points.

After only half a quarter, the Jazz are in danger of being stretched to double digits!
Today's first game in the Western Conference Finals was completely different from what the Jazz players expected!
Shay is literally playing MVP!

Malone sat on the bench, panting.

He looked up and found that most of the fans in the energy solution arena cast disappointed glances at him.

Indeed, what Ma Long has shown so far today is simply a war crime-level performance.

Even if he is an ordinary star, his performance today is completely unjustifiable, let alone he is an MVP.

Still, Malone isn't completely desperate.

He still has a chance!
When Big Ben is replaced, no one can restrict him anymore.

It doesn't matter, it's just 4 for 0 shots now, and there is still a chance to hit the hit rate.

Sure enough, after returning from the timeout, Karl Malone was delighted to find that Big Ben had been replaced!

The one who played instead of him was Rodman, who had been away from the game for a long time!
Seeing Rodman play, Jazz fans and Lakers fans, both sides are very happy.

I just don't know who will be happy in the end.

Jazz fans believe that Rodman is quite old and has experienced serious injuries, so his strength must have declined severely.

The Lakers fans believe that the comeback of Rodman, the devil in the world, will make Karl Malone more painful.

After Rodman came on the court, he first high-fived Shay: "It's been a long time since we broke up together!"

Shay looked contemptuous: "Don't talk nonsense, I'm here for a tight player. Hey, take care of it, I don't want to see Karl Malone score easily, not even once."

Rodman showed his long-lost evil smile, and then looked at Malone confidently, as if he was not facing the MVP, but a kid:

"Don't worry, this matter, I am a genius!"

The game went on, and Karl Malone had reached a point where he had to do something to prove he wasn't a jerk.

He looked at Rodman, whose hair was dyed pink, and began to figure out the next scoring plan in his mind.

We must take advantage of the time when Daben is away to regain our face!
Rodman stepped forward and slapped Malone's ass hard:

"Hello, the worst MVP in history."

"Fuck" Malone gritted his teeth, who would have thought that Rodman would stab him in the chest as soon as he came up.

"Seriously Carl, you won't get the MVP because you're superior, it's because Shai missed most of the season.

Admit it Carl, your MVP was a fluke.

You are totally unworthy! "

Malone tried to scare Rodman by shouting: "Shut up, you bastard, or I will be rude to you!"

But how could Rodman be afraid of this? The more anxious his opponent was, the happier he felt.

"Shut up? You have to show your strength to make me shut up. Someone like you who is so lucky to get the MVP but is still complacent, who the hell cares about you."

Rodman kept using the "lucky MVP" thing to stimulate Malone's already fragile nerves.

His mind-boggling tactics achieved miraculous results. Ma Long, who had accumulated too much negative emotion, could no longer bear a jerk pointing fingers at him.

So Malone didn't continue to talk trash with Rodman, but directly elbowed Rodman on the chest, trying to scare Rodman.

Ordinary people may be terrified when they see Ma Long elbowing himself.

The admiral saw Malone flexing his elbows, and he could even see his tits.

But when Rodman saw Malone making an elbow, what he saw was an opportunity!

As soon as Malone's elbow touched Rodman, and before he had fully exerted his strength, Rodman raised his arms exaggeratedly and fell back!
Immediately afterwards, the whistle sounded throughout the audience.

The Jazz just took a sideline kick and was called an offensive foul. The Lakers have the ball!
After Ma Long heard the referee's penalty, he rushed to the referee directly: "What are you doing!? I'm just stuck in a normal position!"

In the confusion, Rodman immediately got up and clapped in Malone's ear: "The referee is really perceptive, hahahaha."

"Damn it, Dennis, can you go away!?"

"You've committed Carl twice, who do you think should get out of here?"

As soon as Rodman said this, Malone could only suppress the anger in his heart, and obediently returned to defense.

After all, if he commits three fouls in one quarter, he won't have to play this game.

In fact, Rodman felt that if he started, Malone could commit four fouls in one quarter.

That kid, Big Ben, was still too honest, he would rather resist the injury than pretend to fall to the ground.

Among other things, just now Ma Long directly smashed through Da Ben's cover to interfere with Shay's defense.If it were Rodman, Malone would never escape a defensive foul.

Karl Malone's mentality was completely blown up. He finally made it to Daben's end. He thought he could easily handle Rodman, but he was killed by that pink-haired bastard instead!
As the MVP, he is still making negative contributions on the court!

Stockton, as the second head of the team, also knows how dangerous the current situation is.

If the Lakers open the point difference to double digits in the first quarter
The morale of the team will drop directly to the bottom, and it will be difficult to recover this whole game!
Now that Karl Malone is temporarily unable to protect himself, he must not be counted on him.

Stockton decided to stand up and delay Shai's offensive pace.

Shai was once again approaching the Jazz's half court, and Karl Malone, the MVP, looked so helpless.

He has been tortured like a walking dead and has a mental breakdown.

Although Brian Russell was concentrating, he was easily thrown away by Shay's changing direction and accelerating.

Shay slashed towards the basket. Karl Malone was too afraid to help defend the basket because of too many fouls. Jazz center Greg Foster was blocked by the African mountain.

Just when Shay thought there was no obstacle between him and the basket, the seemingly weak Stockton appeared at the basket!

At this time, Shai actually still has time to pass the ball to Billups outside the three-point line.

But Shay wondered, what could Stockton do with himself?

The probability of me forcing a goal through Stockton's attack frame may be higher than the probability of Billups shooting an open three-pointer.

So, Shay didn't pass the ball and continued to go straight to the basket!

But at the moment Shay started, Stockton, who was standing on the spot, turned sideways, and used his shoulders and elbows to direct Shay who was bumping towards him!This action is very insidious, and it is very possible to get an offensive foul while seriously injuring the opponent!
Now, do you know why most NBA players hate Stockton?

His tricks are not as bright as Malone's, and he just does it with his elbows.

Stockton often disguised himself as a victim, but did the most vicious things.

Just that action, if the rib is broken and the rib is inserted into the lungs and other organs, it is very likely to directly end a player's career or even threaten his life!

Fortunately, Shay found that Stockton made a small move and slowed down urgently, so he was not seriously injured.

However, when Shay was hit by Stockton like this, the whole person was directly crossed in the air, completely losing his center of gravity.

Stockton was secretly proud, so the referee either called Shai an offensive foul, or Shai missed a layup.

In short, it is impossible for the Jazz to fall behind by double digits, and they can get a chance to breathe.

However, Shay threw the ball on the backboard with one hand while it was almost parallel to the ground.

Then when he landed, Shay's knee went straight to Stockton's head!

In the next second, the sound of the Nets tumbling and Stockton's screams came out at the same time.

Shay still made a layup despite being violated!

As for Stockton, people only saw him covering his head with his hands, rolling on the ground in pain.

Dark red blood gushed out from the gap between his five fingers like a mountain spring!
Shay not only successfully scored, but also punished the extremely insidious Stockton!

Two blooms!
Stockton wanted Shay to see blood, but Shay gave him blood instead.

Today, both Malone and Stockton have been rough on Shay.

But it turned out that both were killed by Xie Yi!

Malone originally wanted to let Shay fall into the sand by relying on the confrontation intensity far surpassing the Spurs and the Suns.

How did you know that after Shay started to increase the intensity, the Jazz couldn't stand it anymore!
The Jazz team doctor rushed to the scene to help Stockton stop the bleeding.

Because the referee didn't call anyone a foul just now, Shay's goal counts.

This means that the Lakers have achieved a double-digit lead in only half a quarter of the game!

The MVP who was beaten autistically, Stockton who was kicked out, and the point difference was opened in half a quarter.
The fans in Salt Lake City had hoped that Malone could make history, but at this moment they realized that what Malone created was not the history of defeating Shai, or the history of leading the team to the finals.

It's the worst MVP in history!
Shay looked at Stockton, who was lying in a pool of blood, and the double-digit point difference, but he was not relieved.

This is not enough, he must make Malone have nightmares when he thinks of this MVP!

So, Shay turned his head and looked at Malone who was already at a loss:

"Hey Carl. I hope you haven't collapsed yet, we still have three and a half quarters of game time!"

Ma Long swallowed, yes, this game has been so torturous, but it only lasted half a quarter!
At this moment, the trembling Karl Malone just wanted to walk up to Stern and ask him a question:
"Can this MVP trophy be transferred to Shay!?"

Malone would rather not want this MVP than to be tortured by Shay and the Lakers again!

That devil's methods are extremely cruel!

Malone now finally knows that the highest honor in this league is not the MVP.

It's because Shay won the MVP, and the MVP is the highest honor.

while others get MVP
MVP will be a torture!
Shay continued to pick up his bloody butcher knife, eager to try.

King of the Alliance, show no mercy!

(End of this chapter)