After the two sides entered the rotation this time, Stockton, who was already 41, came up with a substitute and played with Boozer to create opportunities for the other three teammates, and he still played with the combination of Rocios Harris, Richard Jefferson, Kenyon Martin, and Mourning brought by Kidd!

Stockton played Kidd, 20-8 in his career so far, or based on the fact that the Nets swept the Jazz twice in the past two years when the Nets were at their peak and the Jazz were declining.

What limits Stockton's strength has never been because of the speed of age decline, confrontation and other influences.

Since 97, he has never become the assist king, at that time he was 35, the speed has declined significantly, and the data has also slipped to about 12 points and 8 assists, but in the next few years, until last season, he was still about 12+8, and he has always been so stable, Stockton's second Finals season, the average time per game has fallen below 30, but the efficiency on the field and the positive impact on the team, Stockton has not changed throughout his career, but the playing time has decreased, and his teammates are getting older and older, The Jazz are just starting to slide.

The biggest problem with Stockton now, which makes him want to retire, is that he is no longer enough to support even more than 20 minutes of all-out physical fitness.

In fact, from the time Stockton reached the finals for the first time, his pace began to decline, but it didn't really affect his role on the court, what affected his stats and performance was his fitness.

But now it's no problem to play as a substitute, playing more than ten minutes per game and getting five or six assists.

After returning from the official timeout, with the cooperation of Stockton and Boozer, Kwame Brown did not have a good offensive awareness, but he was obedient! Stockton asked him to go to Jason Terry to block and dismantle him without the ball, Jason Terry was stared at and had no chance, Kwame Brown remembered Liu Mang's angry scolding - so strong to rush to the basket, it is not good to attack Kwame Brown with the ball, but it is still okay to cut in and get the ball and smash the basket directly, the main thing is that he is so strong, even if he does not catch the ball, the threat is great, and now Kwame Brown has not received the ball and has a reputation as a butter hand, seeing him is undoubtedly the best body of all the interior lines in the whole court to rush in, and the thief is scary.

On the defensive end, although the defense of this lineup is far worse than the starter, there are two small action masters of Stockton and Barnes, especially after Barnes is now Stockton's younger brother, the more he learns, the worse he gets, and the mouth of No. 21 greets the other party in the next three ways, he directly starts, which makes the opponent annoying.

Stockton and Barnes have a defense against Rodney Rodgers and a defense against Richard Jefferson, and the effect is really good!

And the defense of the Hawks' lineup is very simple, Boozer can't prevent it, the defensive end shrinks under the basket, Kwame Brown doesn't care about anything else, Kidd can shoot after blocking and dismantling, he is good, anyway, when he encounters Mourning or Kenyon Martin going out to block and dismantle, it is Kwame Brown who follows out, and then shrinks and blocks Mourning or Kenyon Martin who is empty after blocking and dismantling for the first time, so let Jason Terry chase Kidd, Kidd throws into the Hawks offense, and if he can't shoot into the Hawks, he will go on a fast break.

Playing the rhythm of the two teams, it was chaotic, all kinds of fast attacks, and when Stockton came on the court to compete with Kidd in a short period of time, he really played with Kidd.

Although Stockton has only been in power for about ten minutes now, it is enough for the Eagles!

In the last five minutes of the first quarter, under the leadership of Stockton, the Nets did not catch up with the score when none of the Hawks' starters were there, but were pulled away a little bit!

At the end of the first quarter, the Hawks were 28-22, leading the Nets by 6 points away!

And that's when Jason Terry was desperately tough today, and the Hawks still led by six points at the end of the first quarter.

Last season, the Nets were able to bully the Hawks rookie rookie dishes by grinding their positions, and the depth of the roster was lacking.

But now, after the Eagles started the game with a 4-0 run, they took advantage of this lead by a few points to make a fuss and maintained it until the end of the first quarter!

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At the break, both teams made adjustments.

Jason Terry played the worst in the rotation lineup, and was prevented by Richard Jefferson to shoot a 1-of-5 half-quarter performance, thanks to Kwame Brown's active performance today, grabbing 3 frontcourt rebounds in 5 minutes, otherwise it would be impossible to say whether he could lead by six points, so Jason Terry, who continued to play in the second quarter, was pressed on the bench and Liu Mang was replaced.

Coach Krueger used Stockton and Liu Mang as a backcourt, and the lineup of Raheem, Rasheed Wallace, and Kwame Brown was replaced.

Enhances projection and defensive height.

And on the Nets' side, there was a strange lineup, coach Byron Scott couldn't do anything else, and the defensive plan was very set, and Kidd, Rodney Rodgers, Richard Jefferson, Aaron Williams, Kenyon Martin were on the court!

Let's say it's a big lineup, it doesn't have a center, let's say it's a small lineup, except for Kidd, everyone else is more than two meters tall!

At the beginning of the second quarter, seeing that none of the players running over from the Nets were taller than Rahim, the Hawks knew that the Nets were going to play tricks again.

Kidd pushed forward and Stockton defended and Kidd handed the ball to Rodney Rodgers.

In the face of Liu Mang's defense, Rodney Rodgers began to separate the space with Liu Mang, Kidd went to the right side to open up the space, and on the left side, Kenyon Martin went to Richard Jefferson to block and dismantle without the ball!

The blocking and dismantling of the two most impactful people of the Nets immediately attracted the defensive attention of the Hawks, these two were too impactful, Raheem and Kwame Brown switched defenses very actively, but Richard Jefferson still found an opportunity to cut inside, and Rasheed Wallace, who was guarding the basket, turned around and was ready to help defend at any time.

At this time, Aaron Williams pulled out to block Kidd on the right side, Kidd cut to the basket, Rodney Rodgers distributed the ball to the basket for the first time, and Kidd hit a layup!

I didn't expect that it would be Kidd's side as the endpoint, and Rashid Wallace's attention was all on Richard Jefferson, who might be able to cut in, and he was confident that he could block Richard Jefferson and cover Aaron Williams at the same time, but he didn't expect Kidd to rush in and make a layup.

The Nets are really too good at running.

The offense and defense switched, the Hawks attacked, the Nets retreated quickly, Stockton was not in a hurry, and after receiving the serve, he stabilized the rhythm and advanced to the frontcourt.

Liu Mang wants to take Kidd to continue to the low post, it is Rodney Rodgers who defends Stockton, Stockton obviously has no single ability now, as long as he prevents the jump shot after blocking and dismantling, Liu Mang goes to the inside line, just to the low post, that is, below the arc top of the dotted arc in the free throw line and the parallel line of the free throw line, which is the low post area, Kidd immediately switched defenses with Richard Jefferson, Richard Jefferson blocked in front of Liu Mang, and Kidd went to defend Rahim.

Raheem was about to press up and lean on Kidd, Kenyon Martin switched defenses, and Rashid Wallace immediately ran to the left three-point line, and Kidd followed Rashid Wallace to pull out.

Seeing this, Stockton immediately gave the ball to Rasheed Wallace, and Kidd posted it towards Rasheed Wallace, who saw that it was Kidd who was defending him, and shot a three-point shot with a straight arm...... Didn't hit!

Kidd stuck to Rashid Wallace and interfered as much as he could, and Rashid Wallace was iron!

It's time for the Nets to attack again, Rodney Rodgers continued to hold the ball in the top arc and singled Liu Mang, and the others ran away, this time Kwame Brown took it back early, and held the basket with Rasheed Wallace, Richard Jefferson ran to the bottom left corner, Kenyon Martin saw Kwame Brown go back in the process of cutting, turned around to help Richard Jefferson block Raheem, Rodney Rodgers gave the ball to Richard Jefferson, Richard Jefferson received the ball and hit a three-point shot!

27-28, the Nets narrowed the gap to 1 point!

The Nets' style of play suddenly changed, no longer Kidd organized the offense, but used Rodney Rodgers' single-handedness ability to contain Liu Mang to the top arc, and the others ran the position, using the threat of the front line to attract the Hawks to shrink the basket, and finally attack from the outside! A Kidd cut and a Richard Jefferson run back to the bottom corner for a 5-0 run.

The Hawks attacked, Stockton advanced over, and saw the Nets' defensive strategy, Kidd, Richard Jefferson, Kenyon Martin's infinite rotation defense, Kenyon Martin and Richard Jefferson one guard Raheem's low post, one person guarded Liu Mang's low post, Liu Mang expanded out to defend Kidd, Liu Mang went to the low post to Richard Jefferson defense, Stockton knew that the Nets had thought of a way to prevent the Hawks' low-post offense.

Very good defensive strategy, but Stockton immediately had a way to deal with it, Stockton commanded Liu Mang to run to the right 45-degree angle to pull Kidd away, Raheem came to the left mid-distance to open the space, Kwame Brown to the left baseline at any time to hit the basket, forcing Kenyon Martin to come out to block, and only Rashid Wallace and Aaron Williams were left in the basket.

The Nets' offensive strategy makes Rasheed Wallace a stake under the basket on the defensive end, that is, Rasheed Wallace has no big role on the defensive end, and relies on height to become a defensive threat, in this case, Stockton plays the role of Rasheed Wallace on the offensive end!

Rasheed Wallace saw Stockton directing the others to pull away, and immediately understood Stockton's idea, stepped into the three-second zone, and leaned on Aaron Williams for the ball half a step outside the reasonable collision zone, Stockton hung to Rasheed Wallace, Rasheed Wallace turned and threw easily, using the absolute height advantage to throw the ball into the basket!

The Eagles' third low spot!

When the Hawks were stuck to death by the Nets' small lineup on the outside, and Kenyon Martin, a big forward with extremely strong blocking and pick-and-rolling, made the Hawks unable to block and dismantle when Boozer was away, there was only one way out of the low post, otherwise they could only grind the position and shoot strongly, and the Nets also defended the low post of Liu Mang and Raheem, so there was an attack in the last round that Rasheed Wallace pulled out and was shot, which made the Hawks play almost the same as the original Pistons.

However, the Nets overlooked that Rasheed Wallace is also a good low-post offensive player!

Unlike the media and fans who think that Rasheed Wallace's role in the Hawks is dispensable in a game, Nets head coach Byron Scott clearly sees the role of Rasheed Wallace on the defensive end, and after watching the game between the Hawks and the Celtics, Rasheed Wallace is not physically strong enough to support him to play on both offensive and defensive ends, knowing that Rasheed Wallace may have become a pitcher-type defensive interior in the Hawks, so he developed such a defensive strategy.

But when formulating a defensive strategy, Rasheed Wallace's comprehensiveness on the offensive end was overlooked, and it may not be forgotten, but it had to be ignored, after all, there is no perfect defense.

And this hole was caught by Stockton, and Rashid Wallace easily scored two points in the hoops to the basket!

There is an old family like a treasure!

For the next period of time, the two teams took advantage of each other's defensive holes, and on the Hawks' side, if Kenyon Martin did not defend against Rashid Wallace, Rashid Wallace would fall into the low post, and Kenyon Martin could only choose one of Raheem and Rashid Wallace to defend, after all, the Hawks had another low-post strong point that Richard Jefferson needed to defend.

And the Nets' offense is also clear, using Richard Jefferson and Kenyon Martin's air-cut threats to make a fuss.

However, the Hawks didn't dare to replace Ratliff on the town, and Ratlleaf's defense was more than enough and the offense was insufficient, so the two teams were on the bar.

The situation was a bit unfavorable for the Eagles, as Stockton couldn't play for long! The Nets were grinding desperately, and every time Kidd attacked, he cut to the basket without the ball, forcing Stockton to chase around Aaron Williams' block, draining Stockton's physical strength.

At the sixth-and-a-half-minute timeout of the second quarter, the Hawks narrowly missed a one-point lead at 42-41.

Stockton, who had been playing for a full 12 minutes, was already covered in sweat and was starting to gasp for air!

Stockton obviously couldn't hold on, the 41-year-old played 12 minutes in a row, and it was still the opponent's high-confrontation blocking and splitting style of play, which was too much of a drain on the defensive end for Stockton.

After the Nets saw that their defensive holes were discovered by the Hawks, they did not adjust, just to continue to consume Stockton, and that loophole was there, and the Hawks had to play, and there was no more tactical response, so that the Hawks continued to play.

Coach Kruger has a headache and who to replace, Jason Terry, he has a very bad hand today, and going up may not necessarily play the role of Stockton, Willie Green? It's too lonely, it's a point guard, and he plays like a small forward.

Calderon is not on the active roster, and it is not easy to use, he is still too tender, he has shooting talent and is stable, but he is not yet at the NBA level, it is normal to lose the draft, and this kind of traditional point guard needs a few years to develop.

Now the fight is not which side can use tactics to break the opponent, but to stabilize the current situation, and wait for the opponent to score first, so you need to seek stability, Coach Kruger is generally a steady coach, although he is being brought more and more unstable by someone, but the first reaction is still steady.

But at this time, a person who was completely incompatible with stability came to Coach Kruger's side, and after a whisper, Coach Kruger almost kicked out, but think about it, let's do it!

It's just that there is no position, and if you say it's not stable, it's not stable!