On the flight to Salt Lake City, Zhou Xuan and Azubuke sat and chatted together.

Azubuk watched the news and pouted: "The Clippers are crazy, are they so cheap?" Is it fun to eat a garbage contract? ”

Zhou Xuan lay on his back and said lazily: "I think it's normal, they want to be rotten anyway, why don't they put it more thoroughly?" O'Neal's return to Los Angeles can still attract the box office. It's smart, Mobley is gone, and the Clippers can also let Eric? Gordon is a starter, the veteran restricts his development, and Thomas is also a bad contract, and when O'Neal's contract expires in 2010, the Clippers can renew O'Neal at a low price, continue to attract the box office, and can also free up more than 20 million salary space to chase the big names in the free market, if they select the champion next year, this team will have great potential, plus the home court is in Los Angeles, maybe there will be big names who want to join. The biggest problem right now is that we have more competitors, the Suns are not so easy to deal with, and I think they will definitely make the playoffs. ”

And if it's still Elgin? With Baylor as a manager, the Clippers would never have thought of such a trade. Dunleavy valued Zhou Xuan at the beginning, and he just took over as manager and has a big deal, and he has a long-term vision. Raheem Sterling is also very happy with the deal, it's a win-win.

Azubuike asked, "If the Suns are back running, they will definitely make the playoffs?" ”

"I believe they have the quality. Before O'Neal joined last season, they still had the best record in the league, and now with Richardson, Thomas, Mobley can shoot three-pointers, and there is no problem with small-ball tactics, we haven't played the Suns this year, and we quickly learned the truth. Zhou Xuan said with a smile.

Camby can be the Suns' starting center or Stoudamire's backup. Thomas only signed a big contract when he played in the Suns, and he is familiar with the team's tactics when he returns, and Mobley can shoot three-pointers, which is also suitable for running and shooting. Perhaps providential, Nash's chance to prove himself has come.

What Zhou Xuan didn't know was that the Clippers had also contacted the Knicks and wanted to exchange Mobley and Thomas for Randolph, but the Warriors' bargaining chip Harrington was better, so the Knicks refused, all of which was the butterfly effect caused by Randolph's arrival with the Clippers. Now, apart from the Clippers, no team is willing to accept O'Neal's big contract.

O'Neal is back in Los Angeles, and the butterfly effect continues......

When it comes to the Jazz's home games, there's a lot of mental pressure. Last season, the Jazz had a 37-4 home regular season record, losing to the Rockets, Lakers, Nuggets, and Celtics, respectively, the best home record in the league.

The Jazz's home stadium is not based on geographical location, they are located on a plateau that is not high, only 1,000 meters. However, the enthusiasm of the fans is obviously much higher than that of a thousand meters above sea level. Jazz fans are the loudest and most passionate fans in the league. At the Jazz's home arena, you can't even hear what your teammate is saying, you can see his mouth open and close, and there is a buzzing noise all around, and sometimes, you feel like your head is about to explode. Speaking of this devil's home field, many people have some heart palpitations.

Boozer is out injured and the Jazz are still on a good home record, losing only three games so far. However, this is a somewhat strange team, as they have won less than 50% away from home, both this season and last season. Of the 16 playoff teams in the league, the Jazz have the worst away record. This season they are temporarily behind the Mavericks and in ninth place in the West.

"Home Dragon, Away Bug" has become a tradition of the Jazz, which is similar to the veteran coach Jerry who has coached the Jazz for 22 years? Sloan is not unrelated.

Back when Sloan was still playing for the Bulls, he was known for his tough style of play, and after becoming a coach, "tough and iron" still stood as his label. And he also understands that one thing that other coaches have not accepted and disapproved of, that is, NBA referees cannot blow penalties in every round, and not every foul will be noticed by the referees. Otherwise, I am afraid that every game will have to play for 4 to 5 hours, all the players will be sent off, and the home fans will never agree, it's as simple as that.

Sloan took advantage of this to make his players play very tough at home, tougher than any opponent, and challenge the referee's blowing line. But in the playoffs, when every team starts to get tough, the Jazz won't be as scary as they were in the regular season.

Players like Stockton and Malone do everything they can on the court, and in their eyes, basketball is not an art but a war. But they can't do that away from home because there's a home whistle. Stockton's small movements and Malone's iron elbow have left a deep impression on people, perhaps because of this style of play, the two of them have lost their character and have never won the championship in their lifetime.

The Jazz's recent poor record has also put the Jazz in question. According to sources, they are currently in talks with the Rockets to trade the Rockets' Artest and Scola in exchange for the Jazz's Boozer.

There are rumors that Millsap unexpectedly broke out during Boozer's injury, and he could completely replace Boozer's position, so trading Boozer is understandable, and Boozer has the option to jump out of his contract and become a free agent this summer.

The Rockets want an interior All-Star to share the offensive pressure on Yao Ming. And Scola has always been the Jazz's favorite player, he is a typical Sloan-style player, as we all know, Jazz coach Sloan likes players with a tough style of play, he likes players who are tough on the defensive end of the court, even if he puts this player on the bench, he doesn't have any emotions, but once he plays on the court, he will go all out to play well, there is no doubt that Scola is such a player, who meets all the requirements of the Jazz.

But Sloan didn't like Artest. Artest is notorious for his bad temper across the league, and Sloan is by no means the kind of coach who can tolerate his subordinates not listening to instructions and causing trouble.

This is just rumor, after all. In fact, now the Rockets don't want the inside, but are peddling Maddie to the entire league, eager to get rid of this "big burden", and Maddy is too uncompetitive this season.

In the visiting locker room, the Warriors players were as quiet as ever, waiting for the game to begin. Bidlings knew that he was leaving, and he would not try to boost morale.

Zhou Xuan and Randolph communicated.

"Zach, you should be able to fight Millsap, right? That guy was still a substitute last season, and he wasn't very tall. ”

Randolph laughed, "It should be possible, but they will probably let Oku defend me, that guy is very strong, and it is difficult to deal with in the low position." Let's see who has the best pick-and-roll. ”

The Jazz's famous tactic is to block and dismantle, and now Zhou Xuan and Randolph's blocking and dismantling have also begun to be mentioned by many people.

In the home team's locker room, several Jazz cores were gearing up for the game to begin. Especially Delong? Williams is desperate to make a name for himself with a victory. He had long wanted to meet Zhou Xuan, his idol was Kidd, and he wanted to know what level Zhou Xuan was praised by Kidd, and why he was so much ahead of himself in the all-star vote.

As soon as the players on both sides appeared, Zhou Xuan immediately felt that the Devil's home stadium was worthy of its name, the audience seat here was too close to the venue, and the fans were crazy like zombies in Resident Evil, as if they would rush down and bite the away team players at any time.

However, Zhou Xuan quickly calmed down, he hypnotized himself in his heart, telling himself that this was the home stadium, and he couldn't hear what the fans were shouting anyway, so he regarded it as his supporter.

The coaches of both sides arranged tactics, and the Warriors advocated rapid counterattacks, supplemented by positional offense. The Jazz are still focusing on positional advancement, and Oku will suffer if he plays fast. And in Boozer's absence, the Jazz's control of the rebounding ball will be reduced a lot, and it is still appropriate to play steadily.

Under the noise, the old Nelson didn't bother to say the second time, before going on the field, he just told Zhou Xuan to adjust in time if he encountered trouble. On the court, the point guard is the coach.

The Warriors' starting lineup remains unchanged, and the Jazz send Delon? Williams, Ronnie? Brewer, CJ Myers, Paul? Millsap, Memet? Oku.

Zhou Xuan and Delong glanced at each other, and they both saw the battle intent in each other's eyes.

The game got on, and Biedlings jumped the ball to beat floor flow center Oku, and the Warriors attacked first.

In the first round, Zhou Xuan did not block and dismantle with Randolph, but made a code to Biedrins.

Biedrins immediately pulled out to cover, Zhou Xuan broke through on the right side, and Millsapur pulled out to block Zhou Xuan's breakthrough route.

Looking at the offense, Boozer is better than Millsap. BUT DEFENSIVELY, MILSAP IS MUCH MORE AGGRESSIVE THAN BOOZER, WITH A HEIGHT OF JUST 201CM AND A SPEED THAT IS AMONG THE BEST ON THE INSIDE.

Zhou Xuan tried to see if Oku would come out, and now he found that Oku was really defending under the basket, Randolph had pulled it out to the left periphery, Zhou Xuan immediately passed the ball over, Oku didn't come out, and the person who defended Randolph was Brewer.

This change was beyond Zhou Xuan's expectations. Brewer is average on the offensive end, but he is one of the toughest finishers in the league's No. 2 position. This guy with a wooden face and a more twisted shooting posture than Marion is very strong, and he is also 201CM tall, and he has withstood Randolph on the perimeter.

Randolph turned and tried to shake off the opponent but failed, passed the ball to Azubuuk again, Millsap switched defenses, and after a few passes, the Warriors did not find a good opportunity, Morrow forced a shot wide, and the rebound was obtained by Oku.

In defense, Zhou Xuan analyzes the Jazz's defense, Brewer is often responsible for defending the opposing team's best outside players, and has mastered all the weapons of a defensive finisher, including strength, distance, excellent sense of smell, and excellent hand and foot movement. He has a good reflexes and experience to anticipate his opponent's next move. He's having a hard time with a fast defender, but Randolph has a hard time getting past him on the perimeter, and Brewer has plenty of power to fight against.

Today, the Jazz will not let Millsap defend Randolph, and the high and low posts are all arranged.