Chapter 82: The Red-eyed Second Elder Xuanming!

Harris believes that the key to today's victory and defeat is not on the inside, because the Lakers' interior line is unlikely to be the opponent of the Jazz, and in the face of the impact of the top three forwards in NBA history, it is best for them to limit the performance of the "postman" to a normal level. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info

The key today is on the outside, and whether or not their trident can penetrate the Jazz's defense will be the difference between victory and defeat.

They also had to do that in the first three quarters, and even in the first half, they had to take a big enough lead.

The Lakers are playing back-to-back games away today, and once they are dragged into the fourth quarter, the players' physical strength will inevitably have problems, which basically means GG.

Zhang Wei didn't feel too tired, and the Lakers were very restrained in his use and didn't play hard with him.

The core of the Lakers has always had a tradition of longevity, and a core can resist the team for at least 12 years, as long as it doesn't go wrong halfway like the Magic, it usually doesn't start to decline until the age of 35.

If you don't admire this, if the magic didn't have that kind of disease, he would obviously be a player with an extremely long professional life. This can be seen from the fact that he is getting better and better in training matches, and the current Magic is 36 years old and still has an overweight body.

Playing the Timberwolves on the court, the situation on the court has been in a stalemate, and Harris still firmly controls Zhang Mao's playing time, and the last game is exactly 36 minutes.

Zhang Qian also knew that the Lakers used him for protection purposes, although he felt that he could play longer, but since the team was for his good, he would not take the initiative to ask to play.

When he came to Salt Lake City to play today, Zhang found that before entering the court, the city was quiet and secluded, and life was peaceful and peaceful, and it was said that alcohol was once forbidden......

It's hard to imagine such a noisy crowd of fans in a city with centuries-old Mormon tradition without experiencing it yourself.

When Zhang Qi walked into the stadium, the city's good gentlemen and elegant ladies turned into enthusiastic fans.

Here, there is no need for on-site commentary and agitation, everyone will automatically put on a cheering T-shirt, and then raise all kinds of things and shout at the top of their voices.

"The noisiest arena in the NBA," a sign that can be seen in almost every Jazz home game, is seen in many gray-haired old ladies who are no less vocal than the youngsters — something fans have been shouting about for decades since the Jazz moved to Salt Lake City.

As soon as Zhang Qi walked out of the players' tunnel, he saw Jazz fans on both sides of the tunnel clamoring for him to give him some color, some ugly paintings were shaken vigorously, and some fans wanted to use cheerleading sticks to give him coquettish hairstyles for a while, which was really rampant and infuriating.

The Lakers crew flanked him, ready to physically escort them to the likes of Coke cups or burgers that might have been dropped.

Although this is unlikely, there will be people who are smashed in the face of Coke every season, and you have to take precautions in this arena.

Zhang Yu finally came to the stadium with the support of his own staff, and he was greeted by the boos and curses of the fans who had been holding back for a long time, and the voices of "going back to China" in the "Energy Solutions Arena" were endless......

This is really the noisiest arena he's ever seen, even his head is a little buzzing when he comes in, these guys can really shout, much louder than Lakers fans.

But it's not over, when the Lakers players were about to step on the court to warm up, they saw the Jazz's mascot rushing into the court in a large-displacement motorcycle, deliberately passing in the direction of the Lakers, and the sound of the motor and exhaust made the heads of all the Lakers players bigger, which was impossible to warm up.

"This bear is badly beaten!" Zhang Qi didn't want to inhale a stomach of exhaust gas, so he could only cancel the idea of shooting to warm up.

He thinks that this kind of show is really malicious, and I wonder why the league doesn't ban this kind of excessive behavior?

The league certainly won't ban this kind of behavior because it's a good post-game topic.

The Jazz's home court takes full advantage of the league's penchant for creating buzz and maximizing its own advantage.

The Lakers have a good face, they can't do this kind of thing, and the Lakers even have a little more luxurious than the visiting team's locker room.

In fact, not to mention these little tricks, the "Zijin Aristocrats" are embarrassed to even mess up, and they don't even want those ugly stars, let alone the trick of exhaust exhaust for the opponent.

If you look at it this way, Zhang Mao is indeed the most suitable for the Lakers.

Because in order to become the cornerstone of the Lakers, not only must you be strong, but you must also have a certain appearance.

This is a bit like the style of the Loose School, ugly disciples, don't do it!

Lakers starting lineup: Van Exel's (ugly), Ceballos, Zhang Mao, Bison, Campbell.

Jazz starters: Stockton, Jeff Hornacek, Chris Morris, Karl Malone, Greg Ostertag.

This Jazz team is not without weaknesses, the guard and small forward positions have been weak in the past few years, until Lao Huo came, but the small forward position has not been strengthened. As for the center position, the Jazz are not stronger, and this year's rookie Greg has some defensive potential, but it takes time to cultivate, and it is far from being able to solve the close fire.

In the past few years, the Jazz have completely relied on the blocking and demolition of the double brakes to the extreme, and it is their limit to be able to go to the Western Finals.

This year, the Jazz have changed a lot of lineups, resulting in instability in the team, and the tactics are not mature enough, especially the outside position is still weak, and they have not had much to do with the top center outside O'Neal, every time they encounter Olajuwon, David Robinson and Sean Kemp, they are very passive, and even have to be blown up!

Why is O'Neill exceptional?

Because of O'Neal's team, they will always be second-degree cripples in defensive pick-and-roll!

When Zhang Qi greeted his opponent, he found that the two elders of Utah looked like they didn't answer him.

He also secretly wondered in his heart, he didn't have a conflict with these two people, why did these old guys look at him so unpleasantly, was it because he was too handsome?

This is a problem that can be easily explained.

Who told him that as soon as he entered the NBA, he would earn more than these old rivers and lakes who have been in the league for more than ten years, and it was not a little more, but countless times more.

Stockton is the same age as Jordan, both are rookies in '84, and he is now at least one of the top three point guards on the active roster, but he only has a salary of $2.8 million this year, earning as much as Zhang Qi.

Karl Malone, a year younger than Stockton, is an 85-year-old rookie and has been dubbed the active No. 1 power forward by many media outlets, while he has a salary of only $3.68 million this year.

But what makes the two indignant is not the salary issue, but the recent frequent sneaker endorsement rumors.

Just two days ago, the Los Angeles media revealed that Reebok was ready to use a 10-year, $50 million sky-high contract to acquire the Lakers' Australian rookie Zhang Zhu.

As soon as this news came out, it immediately caused turmoil in the entire league, and the magnitude of the earthquake was bigger than Zhang Zhu's three doubles in two consecutive games, because this is the largest NBA shoe contract except for Jordan, and the winner is actually an 18-year-old kid!

What's even more unbelievable is that it is said that Zhang Yi was not satisfied with such an offer, and actually rejected Reebok's shocking contract of 50 million US dollars!

After Carl Malone learned the news, his heart was not only uncomfortable, unhappy, and uncomfortable...... He's going crazy with jealousy now!!

Everyone knows that Ma Long, who is extremely strong but has a too rustic image, has never obtained a decent sneaker contract in his life, and can only wear some second- or third-rate unknown sneakers for most of his career.

In the early days of his career, Malone mainly wore Converse, although Converse's influence in the NBA at that time was turning from prosperity to decline, they still didn't believe in Malone's influence, and just gave Malone a pair of sneakers and a sponsorship fee that was better than nothing, which was no different from sending Hanako.

And when Malone gradually sat on the throne of the first striker in the West and hoped that Converse could increase endorsement funds, Converse announced the termination of the contract with Malone without thinking.

After Malone was ruthlessly dumped by Converse, it was difficult to find a new sneaker contract, and everyone looked down on the No. 1 forward in the West, can you believe it?

In the end, Ma Long could only accept a contract from a niche brand, and it is said that this small brand only paid 150,000 yuan a year to package Ma Long and another super inside line Olajuwon.

What brands such as Adi Wang and China Jordan are estimated to be beating their chests in the future, secretly hating that they were born at the wrong time.

The stars of this era really can't put their wrists on the sneaker contract at all.

Just $150,000 is packed to get the two gods who are almost the first center and the first big forward in the current team, this thing shouldn't exist, right? No matter how you listen to it, it feels sci-fi.

But with the withdrawal of this small sneaker manufacturer from the NBA market in 95, this year's Malone suddenly faced the dilemma of having no shoes to wear, and today he can only wear a pair of sneakers that he paid for.

Just ask, the dignified active No. 1 striker actually needs to pay for shoes by himself? Naturally, this became a joke for a while.

Magicians have been laughing at him for this a lot lately, and who told this bastard to gang up to protest his comeback, there is a lot of grudge between the two.

The relationship between the Jazz and the Lakers has always been very tense, so Ma Long, who is in a state of shame and indignation, saw that Zhang Zhu had just entered the league a few days ago, and there was a big contract of 50 million dollars thrown at him, and then this bastard still looked like he was ignoring, how could he calm down?

How can a little kid who is only 18 years old make more money than he has in his whole life?

The grievances, grievances, unwillingness, and unhappiness in Ma Long's heart are now like a volcanic eruption, and he can't wait to elbow Zhang Mao's head hard to relieve his anger.

"Why are they looking at me with fire-breathing eyes?" Zhang Qi couldn't help but ask Ceballos.

"Maybe you were by what you said in your pre-match press conference, right?" Ceballos doesn't know what's going on, his status is a lot worse than Ma Long and others, plus his personality is low-key, so he naturally doesn't have the eyes of these people.

Zhang Qi looked at Ma Long's pair of iron elbows, and to be honest, he was a little worried.

Such a big pair of elbows, if they hit someone, it would be unimaginable.

If he remembers correctly, Isiah Thomas ate an elbow and ended up with more than forty stitches; David Robinson went into direct shock for two minutes, which shows the power of this big killer.

Stockton's guy is not a good thing, although he seems to be a harmless car repair man, but he makes Rodman can't help but want to hit someone, this car repair man's "crotch digging magic skill" is unique in the world.

Why is Jazz's blocking and dismantling difficult to prevent, just think about these two people's cover, one uses an invincible iron elbow to attack you in the upper three lanes, and the other uses invincible knees and crotch digging magic skills to attack you in the lower three lanes, who can prevent this kind of yin damage trick without dead ends?

However, except for the iron elbow and small actions that are scary, there is very little negative news about these two people off the field, especially Stockton has no news off the field at all, and Ma Long's negative news is only about the illegitimate daughter.

The stability and durability of these two people, which can be called the first in history, are actually maintained by the same historical level of "self-discipline" and "professional ethics", so you have to admire their professionalism, and their success is not a fluke.

Malone has been hacked since then because of the illegitimate daughter, to be honest, it is a bit wronged, and which NBA star does not have an illegitimate daughter and illegitimate child!

Although these two people don't like Zhang Qi today, they won't really hurt him on purpose.

There are a lot of bad NBA balls, but there are very few who like to hurt people.

Ma Long and Mutombo's iron elbow is more to protect themselves from harm, and it will be themselves who are unlucky if they don't have this skill.