So far in the playoffs, Zhang Mao's physical strength has not had the slightest fatigue symptoms, and the outside world can see from his performance in the second round and the division finals that he played the first three quarters at every turn, "physical fitness" will not become a problem that restricts him, and the words "physical crisis" should not appear from the Lakers.

Through a more detailed examination, the Lakers' physical trainer found that Zhang Fu's physical condition was in the best competitive state, and there were not even minor injuries or pains, and it was really impossible to imagine how he maintained his body so well.

An NBA athlete doesn't even have a small injury on his body, which can only happen during the holidays, like Xuan Ming's two elders, Jordan, Pippen, Mourning and others, there will be some minor injuries at this moment, but Zhang Zhu can't even find a little bruise.

Zhang Qi is in such a perfect physical state, so far he has played a total of 11 games, playing an average of 38.9 minutes per game, and can get 36.3 points, 8.0 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 3.0 steals and 1.4 blocks, the reason why his playing time did not exceed 40 minutes is that the first round of games is always played in three quarters, which lowers his average playing time per game.

The Lakers' strategy today is still to limit the two elders and focus on Stockton, the kind of veterans who usually have a slump in one game and are likely to go on a rampage in the next game.

But this is not a big problem, only one or two people go crazy, the impact on the trend of the whole game is very limited, and many Jazz players in the desperate situation of 0:3, the mentality begins to become negative, and they can't raise the determination to fight to the death again.

Malone and Stockton don't want to have the stain of "sweeping" and can still bring up the spirit of fighting, but ordinary players don't pay so much attention to sweeping. Besides, the media in Salt Lake City have been looking for someone to take the blame for the past two days, except for the second old player, none of the players were spared, and even Lao Huo was pulled out and whipped the corpse, which even made the latter have the idea of retiring, which shows that the morale of this team is basically non-existent.

Sloan is no exception, and some fans are beginning to question whether he can lead the Jazz to a championship.

After the Jazz were eliminated again this year, the competitive form of the two elders is likely to be gone forever.

Speaking of which, the Jazz were not favored this year, and they were able to play the third regular season record in the league, which has always been regarded as the return of the second elder.

Well, now that the divisional finals have been beaten in their true form, and next year these two will be a year older, and in the face of extreme frustration, will they be able to maintain their form this year?

So, this Jazz team is almost entering the countdown to rebuild, so is it better to even rebuild the coach together?

Sloan wasn't bad, but his inability to lead the team to a championship in the Jazz's best two years may not have been just luck.

After today's game, the atmosphere at the Jazz's home court was a little weird, and there were no more foul words in the ears, and the voices of cheering for the players were less than half.

This should be a silent protest, and Jazz fans are very unhappy with the result of their imminent sweep!

The local media is worried about the physical strength of the Jazz veterans, after all, except for the first exchange of venues for the first time, the rest of the games are played every other day, and veterans such as Malone and Stockton are likely to be unable to hold on, coupled with low morale, it will be a bigger fiasco today.

After the start of the first quarter, Zhang Qi first hit a three-point jumper at the top of the circle, which was not a good impression for the Jazz, and the "sweep" alarm sounded from the first second of the game.

The current Lakers like to let Zhang Fu try his feel first in the first attack, he usually shoots at a long distance more casually, if the ball is thrown, it means that he feels good today, and the defense will immediately drop a drop of cold sweat, because they know too well how terrible a hot Zhang Qi is.

This is also a psychological warfare method, even if Zhang Zhu's first shot can't be scored, it doesn't mean that he doesn't feel good today, and he has too many ways to help the team, and whether he scores or not has no impact on the Lakers.

But if the first goal is scored, the pressure on the opponent will be great, and they will not even know how to deal with him, and the morale of the team may drop as a result.

Today's is the case, the Jazz players who are already in a desperate situation, when they saw Zhang Zhu's first goal in the opening game so casually scored a three-point shot, their hearts were "groaning", and they felt that the "sweep" was inevitable, and even the face of the second elder began to look difficult.

In fact, Jordan was similar back then, in the years when the Bulls won three consecutive championships, if Jordan's three-point hand was very good, then the opponent would really feel desperate, you can't prevent such a Jordan at all, then this game means nine deaths.

Today, Zhang Qi also brought the same feeling to the opponent, and he is even more terrifying, because his average three-point shooting rate is more than 40% per game, which means that his three-point touch will always be good, just ask if you are afraid?

Fortunately, the second old man also felt good today, and then the two teams scored each other, and both sides had good shooting percentages after the opening, and the first five minutes were 12:10, and the Lakers only led by 2 points.

But even Jazz fans can see that the defensive intensity of both teams has decreased today, at most in the first round, compared to the Bulls and Heat in the East, the gap is even more obvious.

Of course, this is not good news for the Jazz, they can't beat the Lakers than the offense, and once the feeling drops, I'm afraid they will be taken away by a wave again.

But Sloan has no choice at all, except for the second elder, the rest of the people lack fighting spirit on the defensive end, and even Russell is unwilling to press Zhang Qiu closely, what can he do?

Russell also has suffering, it's not that he doesn't want to work hard, it's that his body is full of holes, as long as he takes off his clothes, people can see that he has a blue and purple on his body, and the scars all over his body are due to Zhang Mao.

Now Jazz has no hope, he doesn't want to be knocked away by Zhang Zhu by the way, this little skill, Zhang Zhu is really powerful, he can always add a little action when breaking through, obviously he can do it with his appearance and body alone, but he has to make a little action to kill the opponent.

Although Barkley at his peak is also annoying, his buttocks will not hurt very much.

It's the same with O'Neal, the most you can do is not be able to withstand being knocked over, and it is nothing if a professional athlete is knocked down.

But Zhang Qi is different, just imagine, when a heavy tank full of iron thorns crashes into you, it is a posture that really wants to kill you.

Russell would rather defend Jordan now, although they are all equally difficult to defend, but the helper will not let you be injured after playing, but Zhang Qi will let you lose the game and be covered in color.

It's not that he doesn't want to fight back, but Zhang Fu's reaction is too fast, and the small tricks are basically not enough for him, if he is too ruthless, first, the action is too big, and the yin is even more insignificant, and second, he doesn't dare to do this, he really doesn't dare!

Zhang had very little defensive pressure today, and half of the Lakers' scoring was directly contributed by him.

When the two teams played until 14:13, the Lakers took the lead but asked for a timeout.

Harris is obviously a little dissatisfied with his team's defense, he doesn't want to play another game with the Jazz, this game still can't be too casual, and now the Lakers' defense is too casual.

However, the Jazz at this time are negative, but it is difficult for the Lakers not to be casual.

At this time, even Zhang Qian couldn't ask his teammates to be serious, because even he himself played a little casually, and he couldn't control himself to remain as cautious as in the first three games.

There is still a difference between a player and a coach, and if you are really cautious like this, then there will be no fun in playing.

This timeout did not raise the defensive intensity of the Lakers, and the two teams still played offensive basketball like the rhythm of the regular season.

To be honest, playing like this is beneficial to the Lakers, the Jazz's strengths no longer exist at this pace, but the Lakers' advantages still exist, and there is actually nothing wrong with playing like this.

After a timeout, Zhang received another wonderful pass from Kidd, and the right jumper shot hollowed into the net; Then he received Mason's land-hitting pass and completed an outside cut to the basket...... The koala's baby's personal data is soaring in this fast pace, which is why he is reluctant to speak, and there are many benefits to him in this fight......

After the first quarter, when the Jazz players saw the data on the big screen, they really felt uncomfortable and wanted to cry.

With a score of 37:33, the Lakers led by little margin, but the score was still behind.

The reason should be that none of them can brush Zhang Qi at this pace.

This bastard is too good at brushing, he scored 18 points in only one quarter, and the Jazz are only 4 points behind, which is already good, if it weren't for the two old people who felt good today, they were likely to be led by double digits in a single quarter by the Lakers.

Lakers fans don't think it's because the second elder is in good shape, if you want to say so, it's better to say that the Lakers didn't make a force on the defensive end, otherwise how could these two team up to score 20 points under the Lakers' defense?

After the start of the second quarter, Malone scored first on a layup, and then hit a three-pointer successfully, and the Jazz became more and more courageous and quickly tied the score.

Zhang Qi is very calm off the court, which fully explains his role on the court.

If the Lakers are complained about suffering from "koala baby dependence", he doesn't mind at all, and he will feel very happy.

However, at the critical moment, Kidd assisted Mason again to complete a layup, and then Finley also received Mason's pass and hit a shot.

The Lakers' two playmakers stepped up, and Kidd singled out Stockton, but soon Stockton threw in another three-pointer, Malone hit a mid-range shot, and the two teams began to stalemate.

Zhang Qian is not on the court at the moment, the Lakers are under the organization of Kidd and Mason, but the offense is also good, which makes Zhang Zhu feel a little unhappy, he thinks that the script should be that the Jazz overtook the score in one fell swoop, and when he re-plays, the Lakers will pull the score back, and then take away the opponent in waves.

Unfortunately, Harris is not in a hurry to replace him, and the lineup on the field is: Kidd, Starks, Finley, Mason, Big Ben.

However, the script was pretty much the same, Starks hit a jumper with a three-point shot, the Jazz's fast break was interrupted by Big Ben, and Finley countered with a dunk and scored......

The Lakers' short lineup once again exerted the power to surprise the opponent.

Sloan really didn't take Big Ben to heart, but who knew that he actually had the upper hand against Antoine Kyle, not only on the defensive end, but also on the rebounding ball, grabbing two frontcourt rebounds in five minutes on the court, and also contributing a steal and a block.

Neutral fans suddenly discovered that the Lakers not only have a Mason similar to Rodman's role, but this big book also seems to have a bit of a top blue-collar temperament?

The Lakers' two interior lines, who are only about two meters tall, actually made it difficult for the Jazz's offense to hit the paint area, and Malone's two offenses were out of the basket under the blockade of Big Ben, and the Jazz won't collapse on this lineup, right?

Zhang was as embarrassed as Jazz fans, but fortunately, Harris replaced him in time before the Jazz collapsed.

Finley's mood should be very bad, and the good thing has nothing to do with him, thanks to his excellent state today, but there is no time for him to perform at all, and he was replaced again after only a few minutes, what about the three or four masters who said good?

The opposite of his treatment was Big Ben, who was not substituted when Mutombo came on and was moved to the number four position.

Harris and the Lakers obviously attach much more importance to this blue-collar interior line than Finley to the outside.

Ben Wallace averaged 26.1 minutes per game in this round, which is already the playing time of many starting interior players.

Big Ben's performance in the first two games of this round can only be regarded as tepid, neither too big mistakes, but also not many bright spots. Considering that he was blown up in the series against the Rockets, it can be said that he is not noticed, and he looks like an ordinary rookie, at most he is a little stronger, but he is also 22 years old, isn't he?

The Lakers still give him plenty of playing time to work out, and today you can see how much he's improved, as well as his different style from Mason.

Although Mason is very strong in single defense, and he is also good in offense and organization, he is not a pure defensive interior after all, Big Ben is an interior line specializing in defense and rebounding, when he partners with Mutombo, although the Lakers' interior line has lost its organizational ability, and its offensive ability has become very urgent, but its defensive ability is more dynamic.

Malone has a deep experience, he played very well before, and now after facing the big book, he can break through to the paint area more easily.

But in the face of Mutombo and Big Ben's joint packing, Malone suddenly felt that this area was even more difficult to break through than when Mason was there, and the ball was gone if he didn't pay attention?

Is Big Ben better defensively than Mason?

It may be a delusion, but this rookie is accurate and ruthless, not tall, but more explosive, very agile, with extremely long arm spans and high jumps, which is actually more difficult to deal with, at least in the paint area.

At 5 minutes and 03 seconds in the second quarter, Malone finally broke through Big Ben's defense, but was covered by Mutombo and Zhang Mao in the penalty area.

Jordan in front of the TV was cold behind him, and he could clearly see from the TV that the rookie obviously intended to put Malone in, which is not bad! Then there is an even more terrifying scene, under the siege of Mutombo + Zhang Mao + Daben, Ma Long's goal can be said to have no chance of sparing, let alone scoring, it is already a blessing not to be blocked.

The current fans don't know what this scene means, but ten years later, this formation will scare any star out of the pee, and at this moment Malone doesn't know what kind of defense he has encountered, he is facing three "DPOY" bags!

"Haha, it's my hat!"

Zhang Wei smiled happily, this big hat was snatched by him again, although this is a very shameless act of grabbing people's heads, but who made him the protagonist of this team.

In the end, Malone still didn't avoid the Lakers' "three kings and one queen" defense, and he was completely fanned by this big hat.

This is the third big hat Malone has received today, and the first half of the game has not yet been played, and Mr. "Postman" feels that his face is swollen.

But it's still that sentence, he doesn't know what kind of defense he is encountering, even if Big Ben is still a rookie, it is also a sandwich attack of three DPOY, getting this kind of treatment has proven his status, how can ordinary people be targeted like this?

Harris chose to reuse the big book in this game, because he liked his serious attitude of "not leaving his hands".

This team can be cautious enough to be so uninteresting that he is probably the only one who is there.

Lakers fans don't seem to have seen Big Ben laugh on the court, this guy is like a patient with severe facial paralysis, who always shows you a murderer's expression, and the title "Los Angeles Murderer" is more suitable for him.

Harris's substitution has improved the Lakers' defensive intensity a lot, and the Jazz's offense is naturally difficult to maintain, the combination of Mutombo + Big Ben + Zhang Mao is obviously a match for the Lakers a few years later, and many people have seen the potential of this combination.

At the end of the first half, the Lakers led the Jazz by 12 points at 72:60, and the lead was stretched again.

"That's a good lineup!"

Although Zhang Wei grabbed three big hats in the first half, he felt more relaxed on the defensive end than in the previous games, especially when Big Ben was on the court, he put a lot less energy on the defensive end.

It wasn't until Mason came on the pitch that he discovered the reason for this feeling – Big Ben had nearly doubled the range of his defense, taking away all the tasks of sweeping the penalty line. At this time, he only needs to find an opportunity to grab the head, and he doesn't need to spend too much defensive energy, and Big Ben has done a lot of the work he is responsible for.

Mutombo feels the same way, and if he plays like he did with the Nuggets, he can defend the box while sweeping around the box line, and even extend the defense to near the free throw line, which is what he has been doing with the Nuggets.

But now he doesn't have to work so hard, Mason will help him take away his least favorite single defense task, and Zhang Qi has also helped him with the defense outside the box before. And after Big Ben came on the field, he felt like he had three heads and six arms, no matter where he went, someone would help him fill the position, so that he had no worries.

It's a feeling that makes Mutombo so happy, and now he's really enjoying defending - it feels like you're fighting hard, someone is stealing your ass from behind, and when you've tackled your opponent and you think you're going to be stolen, your teammate is blowing a smoking muzzle telling you that the guy you're sneaking up on has been killed, and it's a really cool feeling!

Zhang Qi looked at his 38 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 steals and 4 blocks on the side, this is really cool!

Let's put it this way, even the guy who stole the ass, he got all the heads, and it didn't take much effort, it was his teammates who were disabled first, and then he came to make up for it, this is the real winner in life!

Kidd silently watched his 10 assists, the highest half-time assist record of his playoff career, and he felt good at the moment, but no one else seemed to feel that way, and no one was paying attention to his results......