After consecutive losses to the Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns, and Denver Nuggets, the Nets finally ushered in the return of core player Gao Dazhuang from injury, and the return of Gao Dazhuang immediately brought the team a hearty victory, thus ending the losing streak.

But the 1-3 road trip obviously did not satisfy the Nets fans, and the young players of the Nets also needed more wins, so they quickly rushed to the next away game - Salt Lake City!

Here they will take on their next opponent, the Utah Jazz.

"Hey, coach, I applied to share a room with the boss" I don't know when it started, the team's "funny" Lance Stephenson became a tall and strong "fan", and the "boss" shouted very catchy, at this moment the Brooklyn Nets had rushed to their hotel in Salt Lake City, and Lance Stephenson "snatched" a room card from assistant coach PJ Callesimo and said with a smile.

In order to promote team unity, there is an unwritten rule in the Brooklyn Nets that on the road, even the biggest stars do not have separate rooms, and they also need to live with their teammates.

"But as is customary, it's my room," said veteran Gerard Wallace before he could respond, and since Tall joined the Brooklyn Nets, Gerard Wallace has often stayed in the same room with Tall and Strong on the road, and the experienced veteran has also taught him a lot of "knowledge".

"I'm also here for the team," Lance-Stephenson explained with a serious, uplifting face, "and I have to keep learning and improving. That's how I can help the team on the bench, and living with the boss allows me to steal all the time, no, learn the boss's tricks all the time, so that I can be a powerful firepower on the bench......"

Seeing that Gerald Wallace and Lance Stephenson were about to "negotiate", the tall man quipped, "Hey, it seems like you haven't asked my permission yet?" ”

However, it is clear that Lance Stephenson has positioned himself accurately, "a strong point of fire on the bench". And it is. Tall and strong and Deron Williams are undoubtedly the best choices for the Brooklyn Nets' backcourt.

According to Coach Johnson's projections, Lance Stephenson will be able to get 20-25 minutes of playing time in the "gap" between Tall and Strong and Deron Williams per game.

But at this stage, Lance Stephenson needs more work if he wants to grow into a "super sixth man" like Spurs' Ginobili. However, the team will do everything they can to help him grow.

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The Brooklyn Nets are currently second in the East with 42 wins and 26 losses. But it was only one win ahead of the New York Knicks. The slightest mistake will be overtaken, so the Brooklyn Nets have no reason to relax at this stage.

The Utah Jazz, on the other hand, are more responsible, having been battling the Warriors, Rockets, and Lakers for a playoff spot in recent times. Prior to this game, they had beaten the Milwaukee Bucks to return to the playoffs and take their fate into their own hands, but Bryant's Los Angeles Lakers were only half a game behind them, and the situation was extremely unfavorable for them.

And the Utah Jazz and the Brooklyn Nets still have a lot of "roots", and now the Jazz's star Joe Johnson is traded from the Brooklyn Nets, and the Nets' core point guard Deron Williams is famous in Salt Lake City.

This is the second time Brooklyn Nets big man Deron Williams has returned to Salt Lake City, after failing to win against his former club last time.

Although various media, experts and fans made various predictions about the game on TV, newspapers, social networks and other places before the game, no one expected the game to be so "simple".

The focus was still on the tall and strong, and after the game began, the Utah Jazz coaches quickly discovered that no one on their team could guard against the tall and strong.

Just 15 seconds into the game, Gao Da Zhuang singled the Utah Jazz star Joe Johnson, Gao Da Zhuang swayed left and right and continued to cross the step, suddenly accelerated, instantly broke through Johnson's defense, and hit the inside of the tall and strong basket, easily for the Nets to take the lead.

20 seconds later, with the help of his teammates' blocking, the tall and strong attacked the opposing point guard Randy Foye in a misplaced position, and the tall and strong man who had the height advantage directly pushed the paint area with his back to the paint, and then turned around and hit a backward jumper.

At 1:09 of the first quarter, Gao Dazhuang received an assist from Deron Williams after cutting the baseline, and pulled up a layup.

At 1:27, the Brooklyn Nets played a high-quality counter-defensive counterattack, and after a series of passes, the attack was stopped by tall and strong hands.

At 1:58, the tall man shook off Joe Johnson's center of gravity with a probe at the top of the three-point arc in front of him, and then pulled a three-point shot in front of him.

With a "brush", the tall and strong hand felt hot, and this three-point shot went straight through the center of the net.

In other words, in the first two minutes of the game, Gao Dazhuang had already made five shots and scored an astonishing 11 points.

And under the "stimulus" of being tall and strong, the rest of the Brooklyn Nets players also played very well, and the game seemed to have no suspense from the beginning.

"Brush" As Gao Dazhuang hit two free throws at 10 minutes and 25 seconds in the first quarter of the game, Coach Johnson replaced Gao Dazhuang off the court.

At this time, the tall and strong had scored 15 points in a single quarter, and the Brooklyn Nets also led the opponent by 18 points at 34:15, and its score was even twice as high as the Utah Jazz, which made it impossible to see that the Jazz were actually a team fighting for playoff qualification.

"Phew, the team played well today," he said to Coach Johnson with a smile while sitting on the bench chair and taking the towel handed by the staff.

"Well, the defensive training has had a certain effect" Coach Johnson turned his head and said to Gao Dazhuang with a smile: "In the few games you missed, I emphasized the most on defense, I believe that as long as we can hold back the opponent's pace." You can lead us to victory."

"Bang" Just as Gao Dazhuang and Coach Johnson were talking, Kenneth Faried, the Brooklyn Nets power forward "Half-Orc" Faried, jumped high and gave the opposing point guard Randy Foye a volleyball-style hat.

"Heh, compared to athleticism, our team is not inferior to anyone" The tall man excitedly waved the towel in his hand and shouted loudly to cheer for his teammates on the field.

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122：83

The terrifying Brooklyn Nets shocked the league by "slaughtering" the Utah Jazz who were sprinting for a playoff spot by 39 points on the road.

What's even more "scary" is that the young Brooklyn Nets only had 2 turnovers in this game, and the last 6 minutes and 13 seconds left the Utah Jazz scoreless.

"The perfect offense and defense makes the Brooklyn Nets look so terrifying. The Utah Jazz lost to such a young, energetic team. And the Nets, who played statistics on both offensive and defensive ends, are not wronged at all," the New York Times commented after the game.

In the first quarter, the Brooklyn Nets scored 35 points under the leadership of Gao Dazhuang, playing a 20-point advantage and zero turnovers.

The Brookley Nets' first turnover came at the start of the third quarter. Lance Stephenson, a bench player who just transferred from the Pacers after the All-Star break, made a passing error. It was also the Nets' only turnover in the first three quarters of the game.

The Brooklyn Nets' second turnover came with 5:16 left in the game. Its power forward, Kenneth "Half-Orc" Faried, was whistled by the referee for a fast-break layup, and it was still a controversial decision.

In the whole game, the Brooklyn Nets only had these two turnovers. The team only made two turnovers in a single game, which also tied the league's all-time record held by the Milwaukee Bucks and Cleveland Cavaliers.

And with only two turnovers on board, the Brooklyn Nets' defense allowed the Utah Jazz to have 17 turnovers.

Of course, the biggest surprise of the Brooklyn Nets in this game was their terrifying performance on the defensive end.

With 6:24 left before the opening time, the Brooklyn Nets made the Utah Jazz shoot iron in all of their field shots, and the entire Jazz team scored four points from the free throw line.

It wasn't until there were 5:13 left in the first quarter that Joe Johnson hit the first field goal with a second offense.

And with 6:13 left in the game, the Nets stepped up their defensive intensity again, and the Utah Jazz didn't score again.

The tall man made a steal from Joe Johnson, Deron Williams with a steal from Randy Foye, Kawhai Leonard and Kenneth Faried combined to give the Nets a clean sheet in the final 6:13 of the Jazz.

In this game, the Brooklyn Nets' defense of the opening 6 minutes and 24 seconds and the last 6 minutes and 13 seconds showed their suffocating defensive strength, and the 69 points in the half and 122 points in the whole game can reflect their terrifying offensive ability.

With a flawless offense and a flawless defense, coupled with a tall and strong and Deron Williams "thunderous" offense, the poor Jazz just fell in front of the terrifying Nets, and there was no excuse to be found.

Gao Dazhuang played 30 minutes in this game, "easily" scored 35 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, while his partner - Deron Williams played 36 minutes in front of his old club, also cut down 24 points, 3 rebounds and 12 assists amazing statistics.

The 59 points of the combined score of Tall and Strong and Deron Williams also gave fans more expectations for the backcourt pairing.

After the game, a number of media outlets commented on the game, and the Brooklyn Nets received rave reviews for a while.

Former Bulls legend Steve Kerr also talked about the Nets' defense, saying that as long as the Nets are fully committed on the defensive end, then the team can give Miami enough threat.

"In the playoffs, the format dictates that you have to beat Miami four times," Kerr told reporters, "but the boys of the Brooklyn Nets today gave a glimpse of hope to beat the Heat, and when the Nets have that advantage, they're very ruthless, and when they play like this, when they're willing to play like that, they're going to be the best defensive team in the NBA at any given time, and they're going to be the best defensive team in the NBA, and they're going to be able to cause problems for the Heat."

Since the Heat are so strong, how can other teams crack it?

Kerr said that one of the ways to do this is by overpowering the Heat on the inside, especially offensive rebounding, and there is no doubt that the Brooklyn Nets are doing a good job at this. (To be continued......)