The Utah Jazz, the only NBA team affiliated with Utah, joined the league after its formation in 1974. Malone and "General" John. Stockton's leadership led them to the playoffs for 21 consecutive seasons, creating a historical record and laying the foundation for the Jazz to become a strong team.

After the Utah Twins' retirement, Delong. Williams and Carlos. Boozer recreated the classic of double evil, under the leadership of the famous coach Sloan, the Jazz re-entered the playoffs only three years later, and the matchup with the Rockets led by Yao Ming has also become a hot couple among fans.

When Boozer left the Chicago Bulls, Sloan resigned, and Deron was traded to the Nets, the Jazz have been in a slump since then, and they have not gained a player who can become the core in the draft for several years, and has become a team that has been hovering on the edge of the playoffs all year round.

This season is not much different from previous seasons, and the core Gordon. Hayward was embarrassed, although he scored nearly 20 points per game in the previous games, but he couldn't lead the team to enough victories, and so far, with a record of 6 wins and 7 losses, he is only ranked tenth in the West.

Although the Clippers now have a record of 6 wins and 8 losses, ranking eleventh in the West, which is worse than the Jazz, the situation is completely different from the Jazz, the Jazz team is because of limited strength, but the Clippers are because of turmoil, and in terms of the book strength of the two sides, the Clippers are obviously higher than the Jazz.

After a day of training, November 30, US time, on the last day of November. The Clippers host a Utah Jazz challenge at home.

Because the last game against the Pacers ended an eight-game losing streak, and the last game was a comeback victory. The spirit of the team was eye-catching, and the team that had won five in a row in the regular season seemed to be back overnight.

So wait until this is the home field the next day. The attendance rate of the Staples Center has changed qualitatively from the previous game, from less than 70% in the previous game to more than 90% attendance, and the entire arena is crowded, and the eight-game losing streak seems to have become a forgotten past in an instant.

Ballmer saw the attendance rate of the stadium, and the whole person was also in a good mood, and the decision to fire Reeves was finally made by him, although it doesn't matter who is the coach to him, but if the team does not improve at all, the pressure of public opinion will definitely not be less. Nor was it what he wanted to see.

But the good thing is that everything is going in a good direction.

In the shouts and cheers of more than 18,000 spectators at the scene, the Clippers took the initiative on the court at the beginning, and Paul came to Jordan Jr. and Griffin twice in the air, pushing the emotions of the audience to the highest point one after another.

At 23:12, by the time there were four and a half minutes left in the first quarter and both sides entering their normal rotation, the Clippers had taken a double-digit lead.

Tang Shuai, Smith and Stephenson were replaced one after another.

The difference from the previous game was that when I played in the front. Most of them are when the team is behind and needs to chase points, but now this big lead is going to be the icing on the cake, which is a completely different situation, at least the pressure in the heart is almost gone.

One up. Tang Shuai beckoned Smith to the high post to play a block, and then slammed into the basket with his head down.

After the change of defense, it was Trevor who defended Tang Shuai. Booker, the interior rebounder who signed with the Jazz in the offseason, is an excellent rebounder. The style of the ball is strong, but as an inside lineman. He is only two meters and one meters tall, which is inferior to many small forwards.

Tang Shuai's two consecutive cross-steps swayed. Directly a guard Bryant hook hand, Booker has the heart to block, but he is short in height, and it is really difficult to cover the hook shot.

With a "swish", Tang Shuai scored 2 points as soon as he came up.

The fans cheered, and the cheerleaders on the sidelines were shaking excitedly with colored balls in their hands.

Through the performance of the last game, although Tang Shuai was very low-key when he answered reporters after the game, everyone knew in their hearts that Tang Shuai, a rookie who had just returned from the NBDL, was the ace player in their bench group.

The core of the Jazz team is Hayward, a small forward from Indiana, although he does not have the scoring explosiveness like Anthony and Durant, but his ability is indeed stronger than the average No. 3 player.

His presence on the court is still very strong, especially his ability to respond, which is absolutely second to none among small forwards.

At this point, he took advantage of his teammate's pick-and-roll and made a fake shot to Booker, who comfortably received the ball in the low post and leaned on Smith's turnaround board to score.

Seeing this on the sidelines, Cassel yelled at Smith, "Josh, interfere with passing, interfere!" ”

Smith buried his head and moved forward.

Tang Shuai turned around and didn't attack again, but let his teammates pull away, and then gave Smith, who was in the low post.

Smith played Booker, both in height and strength, and because of this, Booker was full of strength when he stood up to Smith.

Smith shook a few steps, shook off Booker in one fell swoop, and raised his hand to shoot.

But just as he raised his hand, Hayward, who was killing in the diagonal side, suddenly slapped the ball out of his hand with a slam.

Smith was still there complaining, but after the break, Hayward had already rushed forward, and after passing the ball a few times with Burks, he finally received the ball and scored two points on a fast-break layup.

Cassel's face was a little ugly.

When Tang Shuai saw this scene when he retreated, he ran to Smith and whispered to him.

In the next round, Tang Shuai and Smith made a block, and after dismantling the ball, Smith received Tang Shuai's pass and hit Booker's forced layup, which was somewhat recovering some face for himself.

But Hayward's performance continued, perhaps because he felt it, and he took advantage of his teammate's half-block to finally hit a three-pointer in the face of Stephenson.

Cassel shook his head helplessly on the sidelines, George in the last game, Hayward in this game, and two consecutive games exposed the defensive problems of the Clippers' small forward position.

In the last game, Tang Shuai's sudden drop limited George's play, but Hayward's style is completely different from George's, this is a player who likes to shoot and respond, and with such a big difference in height, it is simply unrealistic to let Tang Shuai defend.

The game on the court continued, although there was no way to effectively limit Hayward, but the Clippers were better in strength after all, and the Jazz team's offensive ability on the court except for Hayward was limited, and Tang Shuai's combing was also in order, and the Jazz did not let the Jazz approach the score.

By the end of the first quarter, 32:22, the Clippers still maintained their advantage on the court. (To be continued.) )