Chapter 183: Marlon's Elbow
The new lineup sent by the Knicks is Nash, Hornacek, Bo Outlaw, Buck Williams, Big Z.
This lineup is actually a small forward for Bo Outlaw to play against the Jazz when he is defending, this rough man is officially 2.03 meters tall, but in fact, he is not enough, he can run and jump, and the small forward with average defense is absolutely no problem.
Of course, on the offensive end, Bo Outlaw certainly can't stand outside, and with his offensive skills comparable to Big Ben, the Jazz will definitely ignore him when he stands outside.
Seeing that Big Z was back on the field, Sloan immediately sent in Ostertag, in addition to replacing Stockton with Howard Easley.
Howard Easley is a backup playmaker for the Jazz, who is 1.88 meters tall and has excellent athleticism. In the first few seasons of his career, his mid-to-long-range shooting was relatively poor, but this season he has become accurate after hard training, and his three-point shooting rate has even reached an astonishing 40%!
Carl Malone didn't go down, and Sloan kept him to chase points with the bench!
The Jazz's offensive routine in these rounds is very simple, that is, they all pull away, hand the ball to Malone, and let him eat Buck Williams with his back alone. If the Knicks are trapped, Malone will split the ball in time, and Easley and others will shoot empty baskets.
In these years, no tactics are as good as inside singles, so there are superstars to take advantage of!
Karl Malone, as last season's MVP, is the most valuable player, second only to Jordan in scoring ability, even if this season's scoring list, only Jordan and O'Neal are in front of him.
Buck Williams is a super defensive giant, but unfortunately he is too old to defend the real MVP alone. After the referee blew Bo Outlaw for an illegal defense, the Knicks' defense could only slow down.
After all, this is the home court of the Jazz, and if the Knicks don't blow the referee in the defense, the Mormon believers in the entire Delta Center arena will have to boo.
Malone continued to hit back, scoring again and again, and Buck Williams' whole face was black!
On the other hand, Big Z's form today was really bad, and under the defense of Ostertag, he failed to find the crosshairs with three consecutive shots.
The main center can't be opened, and the days of Nash and others will be sad, just by throwing a few kiteballs from the outside, whether they can score completely depends on the sky.
At the end of the third quarter, the score was 67-76, and the Jazz regained the lead and had a nearly 10-point deficit.
The crucial fourth quarter is coming, and Li Wei re-sacrifices Charlie Ward, Houston, Bowen, Big Ben, and Garnett's small-ball lineup!
Sloane let Malone go to rest and put out the lineup of Stockton, Shanton Anderson, Brian Russell, Antoine Kyle, and Adam Keefe!
Adam Keefe is back against Garnett, and he's helpless. But after the Jazz changed people, you will find that he is still white and thin, and he is really the player who has the best restrictions on Garnett in the Jazz center position!
At the beginning, several of the Knicks' tactics seemed to use Charlie Ward's breakthrough points to drive the offense, but in fact, the tactical focus was Garnett's air cut.
When the 2.11-meter-tall man ran up and dunked the ball in the Jazz's diminutive interior group, Adam Keefe was actually extremely desperate inside.
Jerry Sloan quickly adjusted his tactics and used more pinch shots and blocks to suppress Garnett's air cuts, but the Knicks' style of play also changed at this time.
Garnett became the central axis of the organization, and Houston, Ward, and even Bowen were all there to pose, waiting for Garnett to feed the cake and shoot open three-pointers!
That's the time to fight for the feel, and the Knicks felt okay today, and after four minutes, the score became 77:82, just five points away from tying.
Jerry Sloan had to be replaced by Karl Malone, wanting to rely on the MVP's strong individual ability to stabilize the situation!
Big Ben's eyes lit up when he saw Karl Malone on the pitch.
As the MVP of last season, Malone is undoubtedly the top player in the league at present, but Big Ben is not false to him at all!
Ma Long's official height is only 2.06 meters, and Big Ben's official height is also 2.06 meters.
Once the height does not have an advantage, it is too difficult to expect other aspects to bully the big Ben.
Malone is very strong, and his whole body is full of muscles, but Big Ben is not bad. Malone has very good athleticism, and can play fast and slow in the face of big centers, but Big Ben's explosiveness is even more rebellious, you obviously shake him off with a feint, and he can still come back and fly to cover you!
Another thing that affects the duel between the two is the mentality of both sides.
Karl Malone is the MVP, the league's top player, and Big Ben wants to prove himself by killing him!
But what about Big Ben?
Big Ben is just a draft loser, a sophomore raw melon egg, and only when he came to the Knicks this year did he have stable playing time, even if Malone beat him, everyone would only take it for granted!
So the more Ben defends, the more he fights, the more bored Carl Malone feels!
Desperate with a guy with a basic salary, he can't afford to lose this person!
When Karl Malone couldn't open the game, the game became extremely difficult. Halfway through the fourth quarter, the Knicks had tied the score, and when there were still two minutes left, the Knicks led by 5 points at 93:88!
Costas said: "The Knicks are getting better and better, and it looks like the Jazz's five-game winning streak will end at home!" ”
Isaiah Thomas said: "The Knicks have won four in a row since the All-Star break, and if they win again, it will be five!" ”
Doug Collins said: "They have the feeling that they don't have a winning streak, they lose in a row, they can win any team when they win, and they can lose any team when they lose!" ”
The host was chatting, and the change on the field was steep. When Carl Malone was attacking, he knocked Ben Wallace to the ground with a flying elbow!
Ben Wallace lay on the floor, unable to get up for a long time!
Costas shouted, "Ouch, Carl Malone has elbowed again!" ”
Doug Collins said, "This Isaiah has a say!" ”
Carl Malone's iron elbow is indeed famous in the United States, when an elbow hit Isaiah Thomas on the head, causing the latter to be carried out of the field with blood and later 40 stitches!
Seeing that he was named, Isaiah Thomas said depressedly, "Can we not talk about this?" Well, I admit, it hurts so much that anyone who gets his elbow will never want to be with him again! ”
The referee blew for a technical foul and the Knicks made a free throw.
Li Wei hurriedly replaced Big Ben with Bo Outlaw, only to see that a large bag had swollen on his pitch-black head.
"Coach, I can still play!" Big Ben is not reconciled to authenticity.
Li Wei said: "Take a rest first, let Dabo do it for you." Rest assured, we can win this time! ”
Although Li Wei said that he could win, the Jazz team immediately got up after Malone elbowed, scoring again and again, and the Knicks hit iron again and again. The home fans cheered together, and the score difference of the game was getting closer and closer!
Li Wei urgently adjusted his tactics to put more pressure on Ma Long, and at the same time asked everyone to play positional battles to slow down the pace of the game.
When the Jazz trailed the score to 96-94, the game was over. The Knicks beat the Utah Jazz in a thrilling way to win five in a row!