On November 29, 1997, at the center of the Utah Triangle, the Lakers played the Jazz.

Before the game, supporters on both sides were arguing in the newspapers. Then the Jazz players went down in person and provoked the Lakers. They vowed to bloody past defeats and cut off the Lakers' winning streak.

There are historical records, superstars, and earth-shaking public opinion battles, and all the elements are in place for this pinnacle battle. Coupled with the 7 p.m. prime time slot broadcast of the national live broadcast, the popularity of this game is simply amazing.

"These boys, the change is really big!" Byron Scott looked at the Lakers players who walked into the arena with a relaxed body and sighed sincerely. Last year's Lakers rookies, or rookies who would tremble when they entered the Devil's home court, experienced the baptism of the playoffs and the Finals. Now even Fisher, a coward, is full of confidence.

"Don't shake your feet! Shake again, be careful I'll beat you! Speaking of Xiaoyu, Xiaoyu is now acting as a guide to the Lakers' two rookies, Stephen Jackson, and guard DeJuan Witt, and is starting to do a good job.

Watching Xiaoyu spewing trash talk frantically at the martial saint, Kobe Bryant stopped talking.

It's a game of death!

Entering the center of the triangle, the overwhelming invective filled the ears. Some spectators even threw empty bottles over.

"It's still the same smell, it's strong enough." Bryant ignored it and walked straight to the court to warm up.

Later generations of Lao Zhan once complained about the quality of fans in the Triangle Center, and the discrimination of these Mormons against blacks is simply deep-rooted in the bone marrow.

The game started quickly.

The narrator is Houston veteran Kenny Smith, Houston's starting point guard during the two-game championship period, who played a few games last year for the Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, and Denver Nuggets. But in the end, he was swept away, and Kenny Smith, who finally realized that his body could no longer adapt to the American professional basketball, finally chose to retire.

The other commentator is singles champion Adrian Dantley.

"The Lakers' starting lineup is still to put Big Ben in the starter, and it looks like Ben Wallace is regarded as the MVP nemesis by the Lakers!"

"Big Ben's body shape is very suitable to fight against Ma Long, Ma Long has always had the advantage of not being as strong as him who is faster than him, and not as fast as him who is stronger than him. At the same time, there is also a top mid-range, there are few players in the league who can keep up with the rhythm of Malone, and Big Ben is just the most suitable one. ”

"Ben Wallace's defense is very good, but he can't be called dominant at the moment, we have seen before, whether it is this year's champion Tim Duncan, or the wolf king Garnett can easily use the height advantage to eat Duncan, these power forwards may not be as strong as Malone, but Big Ben's defense is not as effective as Malone."

"System restraint, if the Spurs' twin-tower lineup system restrains the Lakers. Then the Lakers' lineup system is obviously restraining the Jazz, and the Jazz's blocking system restrains the Spurs twin towers. It's a cycle. ”

"Institutional restraint exists, but it is not the only criterion for victory, water can extinguish fires, just like the fires in California, but it cannot be extinguished by a single rain."

"The Jazz's starting lineup is also out!!"

"Change formation! A crazy change of formation!! ”

"What! Malone has stepped into the center position! I read that right! ”

"Defender Stockton, Richmond! Forward Shanton Anderson, Brian Russell! Center! Last year's MVP! Today's No. 1 striker Karl Malone! ”

Exclaim!

Jazz's change of formation not only surprised the commentators. The Jazz fans present also exclaimed, as did the fans in front of the TV and the personnel of other teams!

Let Malone top to the center position!

Malone's position at power forward is the strongest in the league and the one that best reflects his role. Except for Ma Long, who just entered the league, he played as a small forward, and he has played for almost ten seasons after hanging meat! And now let him go to the center?

Don't guard against O'Neill?

Ma Long's height is only 2.06 meters! O'Neill is 2.16 meters!

The two of them are also stout body types, and O'Neill has a height advantage of 10 cm, that is, a weight advantage of more than 10 kg at the same time!

Duncan Garnett played Big Ben with ease, while O'Neal played Karl Malone the same, it was just too easy and freehand.

And Malone's advantage in playing center is also very obvious, and the Jazz's offensive space will be as open as the road in the morning!

Stockton with four pitchers! He can use his playmaking talents to the fullest, and this season, he is the super assist leader who averages 15 assists per game, and he will not let go of every open spot.

And O'Neal's defensive flaw is that he can't go out, so Malone will have unlimited open offensive space.

On the other side, Big Ben can only defend Russell or Shanton Anderson on the defensive end, both of whom are averaging 8 points per game! Even if it is completely sealed by the big book! Big Ben's flaws on the offensive end will make the Lakers' interior offensive space a mess!

Jerry Sloan looked at the startled Silver Fox Harris on the sidelines, just because at the beginning of the season, thinking about how to deal with Sloan, whose Lakers hair was gray, the corners of his mouth were hooked.

This lineup! Finish you!

The game started with O'Neill and Malone jumping the ball.

"Guy, you're going to jump with me?" O'Neal was completely unaware of what kind of storm the Jazz would bring by putting Malone at center, and he even thought it was just a lame tactic, and the jubilant sharks were ready to kill all sides.

"Hmph." Carl Malone snorted unpleasantly, now let go of the cruel words, and we'll see later!

The basketball was thrown into the air by the referee, and Malone didn't even take off and retreated to the halfcourt.

Bryant had a calm face and advanced step by step.

Since the Jazz retreated so quickly, let's play the position.

O'Neal stuck Karl Malone behind him with a big block, and Bryant's pass also crossed Richmond's defensive line and went straight to O'Neal's hands.

As soon as O'Neal received the ball, the Jazz players around him pounced wildly!

Bag clip!

Vicious bag!

Seeing this, O'Neill threw the ball to the outside.

Big Ben looked at the basketball in his hand, he was standing at the free throw line, and there was no one around!

It's cold.

This picture is like the later generation of Long guiding the ball at the top of the arc, and there is no one around. It's just that what's even more terrifying is that Big Ben is not at the top of the three-point line, but one step outside the free throw line.

Big Ben felt a little embarrassed.

The other nine players in the stadium were looking at Big Ben.

And none of them stepped forward to defend him.

"Let him vote!"

"If there is a kind, you will vote!"

"Don't guard against him! Card good O'Neill. ”

The Jazz players' exchange fueled Big Ben's fire.

Then I'm going to vote for you!

Jump!

An action that looks like throwing a shot put!

The basketball was thrown off the court by the angry Ben!

Kobe Bryant turned his head and closed his eyes, unable to bear to look directly at this embarrassing picture.