The Utah Twins were all drafted near the lottery, and judging by the draft picks, their talent wasn't particularly amazing.

But they are extremely self-disciplined, and they can be said to have fully fulfilled their talents, especially their blocking and pick-and-roll cooperation, which can maximize their strength.

It's a pity that until now, they still haven't won the championship, there is no way, the Jazz's salary is too small, and it will not exceed the salary cap easily, far inferior to the giant team, and it can't attract stars to join at all.

The most speechless thing is that the salary of the 'Utah Heroes' is not high, not as good as other superstars of the period. For example, in the shortened season, the combined salaries of the two are only 10 million US dollars, and if you look at last season's 'Joe Gang Leader', he got 30 million US dollars in a year.

In the following time, even if Chi Liang tried his best, it was still difficult to limit the blocking. Stockton is too good to always take advantage of the fleeting moment and pass the ball to the player who runs out of the way.

Their routines are not fixed, and the seemingly simple blocking and pick-and-roll tactics are completely changed according to the defense of the Nuggets players, which is simply a trick.

If you want to limit the Jazz's pick-and-roll, the requirements for point guards and power forwards are very high, in addition to requiring sufficient defensive skills, you must also have enough tacit understanding, otherwise it is easy to be played by them.

Chi Liang and McDyce have a good relationship, but they have only known each other for a month, and their cooperation is relatively rusty, coupled with McDyce's average defense, they are powerless to prevent blocking and dismantling, and they are often played around.

In addition, the 'Utah Twins' has too many tricks to prevent. Ma Long's generous stature leads to a high efficiency in blocking people, and has a strong lethality, whether it is running, covering or receiving the ball, he can always find an opportunity to use his 'unicorn arm', and players naturally dare not approach. If you are hit by this pair of iron elbows, the pain is enough, and the most feared thing is injury.

Stockton is even more insidious, this product does everything it can, and it is even more unguardable, maybe it was forced too much by Chi **, and he once used the 'crotch digging magic skill' against Chi Liang!

Fortunately, Chi Liang's reaction was fast enough to avoid Stockton's 'Haidilao Moon' in time, but Stockton also took the opportunity to get rid of it.

The Nuggets were unable to defend, so they saw two old guys use their skillful blocking and dismantling to play with the Nuggets' defense. Stockton's exquisite passing allowed Malone to get a lot of opportunities to shoot or impact the basket.

In addition to them, there is also Hornacek, who is involved in the defense, and whenever the opportunity arises, Hornacek will show his shooting ability.

28:23

On the court, the Jazz had a slight advantage, but by the end of the first quarter, it was not them, but the Nuggets, who took the lead.

Poor Stockton, who was forced to break through again and again by Chi Liang, as long as he attracted the defense, Chi Liang would use the pass to assist his teammates to score.

Driven by Chi Liang, the Nuggets blossomed more, even if the pace was slow, but the offensive efficiency was very high.

Compared to the Nuggets, the Jazz have a better fit, but the 'Utah duo' has a poor feel, which is the main reason for the score to fall behind.

At the end of the first quarter, D'Antoni was satisfied, but there was still not much he could do about the Jazz's pick-and-roll.

Just like defending Jordan and O'Neal, how to limit the blocking and dismantling of the 'Utah Twins' has also become a headache for many coaches.

"Let's strengthen the rotation and change positions, try to limit their blocking and pick-and-roll, as long as everyone is sincere and united, I believe that we will win in the end!"

Before the start of the second quarter, D'Antoni adjusted his tactics a little and then continued to field the starting lineup.

In this quarter, the Jazz felt unusually bad and could only be described as cold, with Malone shooting 1 of 5 and Stockton shooting 1 of 4, and the basket was like a cover, constantly rejecting the basketball they throwed.

In just five minutes, the Nuggets unleashed a 14-5 shockwave to stretch the margin to double digits.

Seeing that the situation was not right, Jerry Sloan immediately chose to take a timeout, but when they restarted, their hand remained unchanged.

In desperation, Karl Malone increased the number of times he hit the basket and used the cheat foul to win free throws, which finally slowed down this trend.

But their good times were short-lived, and when the two sides sent substitute lineups, Ji Liang continued to play, and under his tandem, the Nuggets had a full advantage.

57:40

By the end of the first half, the gap between the two sides widened again, and the Jazz scored only 17 points in the entire second quarter.

Jerry Sloan said that he was speechless, the Nuggets' offense is normal, and since having Ji Liang, their offense has improved to the top of the league, and they can score almost triple-digit points in every game.

What is not normal is the Jazz team, the Jazz players led by the 'Utah Double', their hands are unusually cold. Jerry Sloan knew where it came from, but no matter how much he adjusted, he couldn't change his cold touch.

In the third quarter of the game, after Ji Liang came on the court, he immediately opened his dynamic vision, wanting to defeat the Jazz as soon as possible and save strength for the following games.

Taking advantage of his height and reach, Chi Liang reduced the number of breakthroughs and increased long-distance shooting, even if Stockton had many tricks, it was still difficult to limit Chi Liang, and he was hit by Ji Liang with three points in a row.

On the other hand, the Jazz team, their hand was much better than in the first half, but unfortunately they encountered Ji Liang's outburst and were suppressed.

In this quarter, the Nuggets once again dominated with a 36-29 score. Ji Liang played eight minutes and scored 14 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

93:69

At the end of the third quarter, the margin widened to 24 points, which almost meant that the fourth quarter was garbage time.

Theoretically, the Jazz still have hope of a comeback. However, in the league, the Jazz are extremely consistent, which is their strength, but they lack strong bursts and do not have explosive scorers.

In addition, unless the Nuggets collectively feel cold, it is almost impossible for the Jazz to turn the tables in the fourth quarter.

When they came out in the fourth quarter, the Jazz didn't give up and continued to field their starting lineup. When there was really no hope, Jerry Sloan finally gave up and switched to the bench.

After the Jazz 'surrendered', the Nuggets also switched to the bench lineup to save strength for the next game.

The rest of the time naturally became garbage time, and in the end, the Nuggets won with a score of 113:87.

In this game, Stockton shot 3-of-9 and had 14 points and 8 assists. Karl Malone shot 5-of-13 from the field but made 18 free throws to finish with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists.

Compared to them, McDyess shot 10-of-15 and finished with an efficient 24 points and four rebounds. Ji Liang played 32 minutes, scored 28 points, 10 assists and 12 rebounds, and got a triple-double in two consecutive games.