George Hill's departure from the Pacers and his departure from the Jazz is a bit of a past life.

But the meaning is different.

In his previous life, George Hill left the Jazz because he had no achievements, but this time it was different, he won the championship and left for a better future!

Indiana didn't mean to stay too much, after all, Xu Xuan was gone, what could anyone else do?

It's impossible to win another championship.

This time the championship was won, and the people of Indiana also salted the fish, and the dream that had not been completed for so many years has now been realized, and the following ...... It can be digested safely.

They don't have that much ambition, and they didn't think that it would be okay to have two or three consecutive championships.

One champion is enough for them to be happy for many years, otherwise, why do you think Xu Xuan's departure can go so smoothly? Why don't Indiana fans hate Xu Xuan?

Their hearts are small and easily satisfied, so they are not so resistant to those who have left, and they are not as crazy as Miami.

Moreover, they firmly believe that Xu Xuan will come back one day, this is the most important fertile soil for Xu Xuan's growth, how can he not come back.

George Hill's joining the Jazz this time was a big contract, so Xu Xuan did not refuse when he said that he wanted to treat him.

The road is quite winding, originally Salt Lake City is a place similar to the junction of urban and rural areas, and Hill took Xu Xuan around for a while to get to the location of this family restaurant.

Xu Xuan measured the area around the restaurant, the environment is not bad, this house is surrounded by a cornfield, and on the other side is a pond that looks like it should be dug artificially, which is used for irrigation during the dry season, and can also be used as a landscape in normal times.

It was a Saturday, and there were quite a lot of people in the restaurant, but Hill had already booked a place, and when he entered the restaurant, the waiter saw Hill coming, and enthusiastically led the two of them to the window by the pond.

There were also customers who recognized Hill and Xu Xuan, some people secretly took pictures, and a big brother who seemed to have drunk a little wine opened his voice and shouted: "George, can we XXX the Lakers tomorrow?" ”

Seemingly a Jazz fan, Hill smiled and turned his head in response, "Of course, that's for sure." ”

Xu Xuan heard the conversation between Hill and Passerby A with a black line on his face, and he communicated like this in front of their Lakers players, can he give some face?

Xu Xuan took the menu sent by the waiter, picked up the expensive points, and ordered more than 600 US dollars.

After drinking the pre-dinner soup, they began to serve the dishes one after another, and the two of them chatted and ate at the same time, which was not bad, this special diet in Salt Lake City was quite suitable for Xu Xuan's taste.

After lunch, Xu Xuan flashed directly.

It's time to catch up with the old days, and the game is coming up in the evening, and both of them need to go back and prepare.

......

The Jazz have been strong this season, and many people are saying that the Jazz could finish in the top four this season.

They haven't made a lot of additions this season, but every one of them has been crucial.

They first traded French striker Boris Dior from the Spurs.

The Spurs were rewarded with the signing rights of Jazz 2015 second-round rookie Oliver Hanlan. Oliver Hanlan is still playing for Lithuanian powerhouse Sakiris.

The 34-year-old Dio was the 21st pick in the first round of the 2003 NBA Draft, and so far in his NBA career, he has played for the Hawks, Suns, Bobcats, Spurs and other teams. He has played in 991 NBA regular season games (531 of them as starters) and averaged 8.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 27.7 minutes per game.

Dio has played in 331 regular-season games for the Spurs for four-and-a-half seasons, and the Spurs are also Dio's longest-serving team in the NBA, averaging 7.4 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 22.5 minutes per game.

Dior, who was paid $7 million last season, is due to expire in the summer of 2018, $6.5 million next season and $7 million in 2017-18.

The purpose of the Spurs trading him is also very simple, in order to make salary space for Dajia, after all, with Dajia, Dior is a bit redundant.

In addition, there is Joe Johnson, the "Hawk King" that the Lakers desperately wanted to trade before, plus George Hill, although Trevor Booker has left, but overall, it has strengthened a lot.

......

Salt Lake City fans are excited about this game, they have already lost one game to the Portland Trail Blazers, and now they are being touted by the media as if they are going to win the championship, and they desperately need a win to save their confidence.

It's just a pity that the star of the Jazz team, Gordon Hayward, temporarily suspended due to physical discomfort, and Xu Xuan originally wanted to communicate with him about "canyon cos", but now there is no chance.

......

At 7 p.m., after warming up, the Lakers and Jazz players entered the arena at the Energy Solutions Arena.

Salt Lake City fans are crazy, and if you were to rank the madness of all NBA teams, then Salt Lake City fans should be in the top five.

Seeing Hill opposite, Xu Xuan didn't know how to describe his mood.

I was a teammate before, but now I'm an opponent, and I don't feel that it's impossible at all.

After the two teams have completed the final pre-match preparations, the referee signals the two teams to start the game.

Xu Xuan put on his equipment and came to the court, and the starting teammates who played with him were still Russell, Ingram, Randle and Yi Jianlian.

On the Jazz side, the starting lineup of George Hill, Hood, singles Joe, Dio and Gobert was made.

Hayward was absent, and singles Joe was promoted to start.

They have a very strong squad defensively.

Hill, Hood, Eagles, Dio, and Gobert are all very strong defensive players in various positions, especially Gobert, this future two consecutive makes Xu Xuan dare not take it lightly at all.

The Jazz also have a history, and in the 2011-2012 season the Jazz led by Deron Williams also made the playoffs, albeit only in the first round.

It's just that the Jazz's record has been really limited and sluggish in recent years, and this season has been blown like this.

However, in today's small-ball environment, the Jazz's style of play has simply become a breath of fresh air, and head coach Quin Schneider still emphasizes the use of airtight physical confrontation to maintain the team's defensive performance.

As he said before the start of the season, they have to defend to win the championship!

That's why they prefer players like Dior, Hood, Hill and other traditional positional battles, and they don't want to run at all.

They'll use a pace of attack that can be called turtle speed to keep their opponents down the number of offensive rounds, much like the iron-blooded Pistons of the early century.

This is a style of play that is almost against the times, and many people also want to see if the Jazz, who have been wildly touted this season, can play well against the Lakers.

Yi Jianlian and Gobert's jump ball, Yi Jianlian has no height advantage, Gobert is a famous big man in the NBA, with a height of 216, but Xu Xuan looks at it now, and it is estimated that it is more than that, this guy should have developed a second time......

The referee blew the whistle at the beginning of the game and threw the ball into the air, and Yi Jian jumped hard...... The ball is flicked back to the backcourt by Gobert.

The Jazz were really slow.

1 second

2 seconds

3 seconds

......

It wasn't until the 15-second break that George Hill, who had possession of the ball, was able to push past halftime.

Xu Xuan: "......"

Speechless.

To be honest, if this ball is dialed down by Yi Jianlian, the Lakers' offense will be almost complete.

Looking at Xu Xuan's eyes, George Hill pursed his lips vaguely, he didn't want to be like this...... But it can't be helped, that old guy is watching from the sidelines......

Slowly advanced through the half, and the pick-and-roll came as promised.

Xu Xuan didn't rush to the opposite Hill, but turned around and followed Dior, who was blocking and dismantling, to a 45-degree angle.

Blocking, changing defenses, playing without passion. 516

But it can't be helped, the Jazz don't just play against the Lakers, they play against all teams.

"Bang"

Didn't hit.

Xu Xuan grabbed the ball and prepared to counterattack.

The Jazz are slow to attack, but they are fast when they retreat, and they don't give the Lakers a chance to counterattack quickly.

Meat grinder-style defense!

Let's not mention the problem of their offense, when the Lakers attacked, Xu Xuan could obviously feel the arrogance of the Jazz's defense.

Very arrogant, the kind of arrogance!

Xu Xuan suddenly felt the pressure.

"Tsk, this is still without Hayward, if there is Hayward, wouldn't the defense be more fierce?"

Now this Jazz team lacks a soul, and singles Joe is old after all, and there is still a big gap compared with the role of young Hayward.

Hayward is currently one of the top seven small forwards in the league, but he doesn't have a high rating in 2K, only 84, which is not even as high as Derrick Favors on their team.

Playing jazz, Xu Xuan threw a lot of waves.

After taking half court here, just came to the opponent's three-point line, and under the almost surprised eyes of Quin Schneider, Shi Shiran threw a three-pointer.

Don't look at me, you're so well defended, you won't take me to the shot.

There's only one way to break a well-organized defense, the wave!

Unbridled waves!

Anyway, it's hard for me to play regularly, so if I go through this wave to the end, maybe the hit rate can be higher.

Xu Xuan advanced to the front court, didn't even call for blocking, and controlled the rhythm with a turn, and the ball was lifted up to make a three-point shot......

Quin Schneider, who had been paying attention to Xu Xuan's side on the sidelines, was stunned again, he dared to vote!

Wild!

And how else to play like this?

In other words, are you really sure that you vote like this?

Or is it just a few handfuls of blind throwing?

Quin Schneider looked unhappy, Xu Xuan's hanging man touched his tactical scales, if Xu Xuan was in his hands, he dared to guarantee that the playing time would not exceed three seconds, of course, Xu Xuan would not be under him, even if he was, it was estimated that he would not have a chance to take charge of Xu Xuan.

The shot was solid, and the three-point shot from the right side of the top arc was hit!

Quin Schneider pouted, the game has just begun, and I don't know how it feels yet, so it's so waveful!

You've got it!

But he's not a fool, he's still a little worried in his heart, he still dares to continue the wave if he loses one and the second, and now he throws it in, and he can't get the waves out of the hole?

However, Coach Quin Schneider watched a few more rounds and found that Xu Xuan didn't really float on the outside all the time, but began to create opportunities for mid-range shots and breakthroughs by shooting two three-pointers and scoring a three-pointer.

Although it is still a wave, Xu Xuan will still shoot if the opponent's defense is in place in the middle distance, and Xu Xuan will pass the ball when Brother Ying, Russell and others are empty, but Xu Xuan is working very hard to find better shooting opportunities.

Wave after wave, the brain is still clear.

That's going to be tough to deal with.

If Xu Xuan was really like Yang Shaoxia, Quin Schneider wouldn't be worried, he had ten thousand ways to make the reckless man realize what was wrong......

played to the 6th minute and 22 seconds of the first quarter, and the score was 15-16, a very anxious score.

Coach Frank called a timeout.

The Jazz's defense really opened his eyes, and he decided to cooperate with Xu Xuan to take the next dose of fierce medicine.

"Nick, Luiz, wait for the two of you to play, let's play a back three!" Frank said.

If you want to wave, then wave to the end, and now I completely put down my height and focus on outside shooting.

Do you defend?

I'll see what you can prevent!

It's not that easy to defend against!

"Huh? Lakers lineup...... Coach Frank: Is this a learn-to-sell experience? Three-back system! The ESPN commentator looked surprised.

"Running and shooting against defense? It's a good idea, but it's like abandoning all your defenses! ”

The back three are still Nick Young and Lowe ....... This is a prevention!

Quin Schneider's eyes lit up.

He is not afraid of run-and-bomb tactics, what he has to do is to suppress the unhealthy trend of run-and-bomb!

"Take this opportunity to strengthen the attack and take them away in one wave!"

After the pause, Xu Xuan shook his hand and gave Yang Shaoxia a three-point score, and the rebound was protected by Gobert.

There was a wave of blocking and dismantling in the frontcourt, and the Jazz offense was handed over to Gobert to handle the basket.

Gobert didn't have many offensive means, mostly under the basket, and he chose to roll over for the layup.

Yi Jian even interfered, but the effect was not obvious, Gobert's physical condition was really good, with long arms and legs, stretched out, it was too difficult to completely restrain him.

"Humph!"

Quin Schneider snorted coldly and looked at the score on the field, "Three defenders? I don't even know how to die! ”

15 to 18.

The Lakers' baseline shot is out.

Xu Xuan brought to the frontcourt, and Yang Shaoxia and Lu Wei kept running on the three-point line.

Knock, knock, knock!

With Xu Xuan speeding up the pace of dribbling, a simple crossover, George Hill was left behind by Xu Xuan.

Helpless, the defense is strong, but Xu Xuan's one-sided skills are too strong, Hill knows Xu Xuan very well, but he knows better that he can't defend against Xu Xuan at all.

But the Jazz have help defense.

As soon as Xu Xuan passed Hill, the singles Joe and Hood pounced on him.

Fierce defense!

Under the double pinch, Xu Xuan was not a god, and the ball was taken away by the ruthless Hood as soon as he dribbled.

Seeing this scene, Quin Schneider nodded with satisfaction, this is the effect he wants.

The opponent didn't score three points, made a mistake on the dribble, and his side kept scoring, and the Lakers took the lead to fight them?