I should have been quite successful defensively with Stockton, at least I managed to cut off the link between the ball-handling maestro and his teammates, but I obviously underestimated the overall strength of the Jazz team as a whole, and it is no longer a case where one person determines the tactical ceiling of the entire team.

Even though I was relatively successful defensively with Stockton, there was still no way to stop the other Jazz players from playing what they should have been, and when Stockton wasn't attacking with the ball, he even started to run open and play as a shooting point without the ball.

When I got the scouting report on Stockton before the game, I was actually shocked that the playmaker could shoot over 40 percent or even close to 45 percent from three-point range this season, and in this day and age, the three-point shot is not used as a conventional weapon, and his three-point shooting percentage is even higher than that of Hornacek, the team's real shooter.

Although Hornacek shoots a lot of three-pointers, the overall shooting percentage is actually less than 40%, and when I played against Hornacek before, he gave me the impression that he is the kind of player who doesn't play much in regular time and becomes more accurate when it comes to critical moments, so from this point of view, maybe these overall shooting percentage statistics are not completely valid.

Because they still can't be used as tools that you can use when playing on the court, they are just a reference data, only after you have carefully observed and analyzed on the basketball court, it is possible to really find out what the characteristics of these opponents are, and what kind of way you need to use to deal with them, otherwise you will find that many of the things you do are meaningless, and even make you unable to find a real focus.

Stockton always feels like a threat to underestimate him, especially as the inherent hallmark of a master passer, which makes many people overlook the potential for him from the outside, with his three-point shots ranging from cold arrows to HOU shots from teammates.

On the contrary, I think Stockton's three-point shot is quite terrifying, because you have no idea what he will do next, and when he makes a triple threat outside the three-point line, he is a real triple threat, whether it is a three-point shot or a breakthrough or a pass, he has his own set of skills, and you have to defend on all three sides, and in fact, there are few people who can really limit a scheming guy like Stockton.

If you ask me whether Stockton is scarier or Michael Jordan is scarier, I might even think that Stockton is entirely likely to be a scarier presence than Michael Jordan, at least in some ways, he is really more of a court threat than Michael Jordan.

And this threat is actually brought to you from him inadvertently many times, and before you even know it, these threats have led you into his trap.

Even though I haven't had a chance to go head-to-head with Michael Jordan, I've watched a lot of videos about him, and at least I can know a lot about Michael Jordan's style of play, he's a competitive guy on the court, and he likes to talk trash, and he has a flamboyant and fighting personality, which can be seen from the look on Michael Jordan's face.

But it is clear that Stockton is a different type of person entirely, he seems to be so low-key and silent, but he is often more deadly and dangerous, like a venomous snake waiting for an opportunity, or an eagle that is always on the lookout for his target.

If you are unfortunate enough to become his target or prey, then you better pray quickly, or you will probably suffer some losses when you talk to him.

In fact, I only now realize how much Stockton was underestimated by later generations, such a top player, in many ways too unpretentious, but his long series of records, such as total assists, total steals, attendance and so on, are obviously not something that an ordinary person can do.

Of course, it is quite normal for this kind of player to be underestimated, after all, the NBA is an entertainment league, and it needs to create stars and even gods, so a player like Stockton, who is too unpretentious and unpretentious, is destined to have too high popularity, and many of his small actions on the court also provoke the contempt of opponents.

So the reputation for Stockton has never been too high, and Michael Jordan is obviously far ahead of him in this regard.

After the Jazz came back from a pause, they quickly reversed the situation on the court, and our Lakers team was a little tired in the face of their team basketball, and there was no way to find the defensive center of gravity on the court, which made our defense take care of the other, because the Jazz's offensive efficiency was too high, so although the offensive efficiency of our starters has rebounded, the difference between the two sides has begun to show some signs of widening at this time.

However, in the face of this situation, we really can't make better adjustments, because whether it's a timeout or whatever, our entire Lakers team can't come up with a plan to deal with this situation, at least for now, we don't have enough physical reserves, and there is no way to limit the Jazz's team scoring in a real sense.

They have a lot of scoring points, and they are all consistent, and the most important thing is that they can be used as playmaking points in every position on the court, although Stockton is certainly the best of these playmaking points, but it doesn't mean that the attack without the Stockton Jazz team is not sharp, you will find that it is still very sharp.

In fact, without Shaq, we have not been able to improve on the defensive end, and the Jazz will constantly adjust their offensive tactics according to the characteristics of our players on the court, so that we cannot find the best way to defend them in time.

I always feel that although we don't have a big difference, we just don't see any hope of chasing the difference back, just like a mouse caught by a cat, the reason why it didn't die immediately is just because the cat hasn't played with you enough, what a terrible thing it is, especially when you find out that you are the mouse.

This feeling has always made our Lakers players on the court feel very uncomfortable, like there is a huge rock in the chest, sometimes it will be a little out of breath, because of this, I try to change this state, and now the first half is not over, we can't let this feeling of depression continue, whether the result of the fight is success or failure, but for me, I want to play this game.

I was holding the ball from beyond the three-point line, and Stockton was still defending me one-on-one, and now I was a little less susceptible to the impact of the Stockton defense, in fact, I watched Eddie Jones carefully when he faced Stockton's defense during the break, and finally calmed down a little bit.

I told myself that Stockton's defense was really good, but I didn't need to be afraid of him, I had to face up to my fears and try to overcome it and finally beat it.

I quickly gained a new strength from this thought of myself, and this power made my whole person seem to change all of a sudden, and the feeling of fear I had felt when I faced Stockton suddenly dissipated, and was replaced by a feeling of endless power.

I knew that this feeling was not easy to come by, so when I faced Stockton again, I started to show all my abilities, because I knew that when I faced such a strong and cunning opponent, I would not be subjected to the psychological suppression that came from him if I did not fear him psychologically, and only then would I have a chance to win.

Soon Stockton also showed a look of surprise, because he found that his previous defensive strategy against me no longer seemed to be effective, all his defensive strategies were actually based on some psychological suppression of me, and when I stopped fearing his little tricks, his defense against me was no longer as terrible as before.

I was finally able to be bold enough to change direction and dribble in front of my body, and Stockton's defense suddenly became less scary, so my dribbling fluency improved, and even his dribble was no longer scary, because I already knew what his pooping habits were like, and all I needed to do was to observe his pooping habits and then make my own coping strategies before he poked the ball.

The biggest change for me at this time is not only mental, of course, because of the psychological change, I don't worry about playing against him physically, I will also use more power on the offensive end when facing his tough defense, although Stockton's static power is top-notch, but after all, I still have some advantages in height and athleticism.

I started hand-to-hand combat with Stockton, and I wasn't used to this kind of physical hand-to-hand combat, so he put too much pressure on me on the defensive end, and now that I'm used to the older generation, I don't think it's a big challenge.

I went straight to the offense with my body and started playing him with my back from outside the three-point line, and the rest of the Jazz team didn't adopt a trap-and-assist strategy against me, so it was clear that they were ready to continue their previous defensive strategy against me, defending alone and not helping to defend, believing that Stockton could finish me off on the defensive end alone.

But now I'm not the same person I used to be, Stockton certainly can't do what I want on the defensive end like before, as long as I want to, I can surpass my previous self and become a new me, this process may go through some twists and turns or setbacks, but once I stick to this process, then I will definitely get some kind of growth, this growth can make me very strong.

When I singled Stockton with my back, I finally discovered some of his weaknesses, a big part of which came from his height and reach, after all, he was only six feet tall, so when I played him with my back, it was very difficult for him to really limit me effectively, and it was difficult to get the ball out of my hand.

I dribbled with my back to him and watched the other of the Jazz's defensive positions, and I kept repeating the dribble without any intention of attacking, which was actually a way to anesthetize the opponent and make it impossible for the opponent to judge what I wanted to do next.

It didn't take long for me to show them what I was trying to do, and when the opponent started to let up on me, and Stockton didn't expect my sudden turn, his reach limiting his space and making it impossible for him to take me down.

As long as my turn is successful, then there is no way for them to limit what I can do next.

In fact, they really can't limit it, although Karl Malone is very strong, but his foot speed and height and arm span are not particularly good, which leads to his lack of dominance on the defensive end, especially when it comes to rim protection, and when my turn finally gets rid of Stockton, I get a chance to directly attack the Jazz's interior.

This is one of the few opportunities I can get in this game to directly impact the Jazz inside, which makes my blood start to pulsate at this time, and the whole person feels completely into a different state.

Different from the previous feeling of blood boiling completely, this time I felt that the whole person's attention was completely focused on a ball, and I had a similar feeling before, in this feeling, the defensive movements of the defenders around me became so slow and slow, and I could get rid of them very easily.

And Karl Malone seems to want to make up for the basket, I have met guys who want to block my dunk before, and even in the face of the top defensive player Dream Olajuwon, I have done a dunk, that dunk Dream Olajuwon made me feel impressed, although I know that there is some luck in that dunk, but it makes me more confident at this time, because I know that as long as I work hard, there must be a chance of success.

Karl Malone has been working hard to lean under the basket, and their Jazz team's previous defense was actually not good at helping to defend this piece, but because their single defense was too successful, so in fact, it didn't matter, but this time the rare Stockton defense was directly passed by me, which also directly disrupted their previous defensive strategy.

To be honest, Karl Malone's defensive ability is really very poor among the top interior players, especially in the era of these four centers, each of the four centers has a very strong interior defensive ability, but Karl Malone's real advantage is on his offensive end, and the strong offensive efficiency he and Stockton have established on the offensive end can often make up for the lack of individual talent between the two of them.

Despite this, Karl Malone's strong body can still bring a certain amount of psychological pressure to the attacker many times, but at this time I still rose into the air, spread my arms in the air, and made a flying posture, at this time it is not so easy for Karl Malone to defend me.

Karl Malone also took off in the air, as if trying to pounce me directly from the air, but my explosiveness was also very amazing, and this time Karl Malone obviously didn't fully jump, which gave me a certain opportunity.

This time I collided directly with Karl Malone in the air, and the huge impact also made me extremely uncomfortable, but just before I lost control of my body I made an air lever and threw the ball to the rebound, and the ball miraculously hit the basket at an almost impossible angle, and Karl Malone and I collided in the air and both fell backwards.

I felt like I had been hit by a huge movable stone wall, but then the referee blew the whistle and a chance to hit a two-and-one.

The goal immediately sent a breath of relief to the Jazz home fans, who certainly couldn't have imagined that I would be able to collide with Karl Malone in the air and still have the strength to score the ball into my season highlights.

My Lakers teammates pulled me off the ground, and I gritted my teeth and screamed excitedly, encouraging myself in my own way.

This goal is very important for our Lakers team, and it shows that our Lakers team has enough strength to play well.

It also served as an encouragement to the morale of our entire Lakers team, and I was finally able to see a rare long-lost desire to win on the faces of my teammates.

In fact, a lot of times in our games this season, I feel that my teammates don't seem to have such a strong desire to win the game, as if many times the team's victory has nothing to do with them.

I don't know why they have this attitude, but I just know that it is definitely not normal for them to have this attitude, I want to use my own hard work and passion to infect my teammates and make them become hungry for victory, but most of the time it disappoints me, but at this moment I know that my efforts have a certain effect.