Blocking the Timberwolves players and leaving the Timberwolves players on their own is how Stockton came up with the response.

The Timberwolves' outside offensive point is martial arts, and the inside offensive point is Garnett, when the two Timberwolves players can form a mutual cooperation, the Timberwolves' overall offense will become extremely fluid.

And this is the biggest defensive difficulty the Jazz will face in the first quarter of the game.

Garnett is the Timberwolves' inside mediator, and when the basketball is in Garnett's hands, the young player can rely on his excellent vision and physical condition to get the ball into the hands of the right offensive players.

And while martial arts have excellent personal abilities, they also have extremely strong conduction abilities. Thanks to the efforts of these two people, all the Timberwolves players have been revitalized.

It's still difficult to defend in a one-on-one environment, and it's even more impossible to defend against the Timberwolves' offense when the whole Timberwolves are in full bloom.

Stockton knows a lot about the Jazz's own player abilities, and he knows very well that it is simply impossible to limit the Timberwolves players by relying on their individual abilities.

What they can do is divide the Timberwolves' many players and then rely on good defensive rotation to block important scoring points.

Of course, it is unrealistic to say that the Timberwolves' scoring points are completely blocked, but for the Jazz, they only need to be able to affect the opponent's offensive efficiency to give the team hope of victory.

Stockton's idea is clearly that of head coach Jerry Lons as well.

Coach Jerry Longs also knows that it is impossible to limit every player of the Timberwolves. At this point, he faces the same situation as Timberwolves' Coach Phillip before him.

And the coaches of these two different teams are surprisingly consistent in their defensive choices.

On the other side of the court, the Timberwolves' lounge area.

Coach Philip is holding a tactical board, giving Takemichi a picture of what might happen on the court in the future. The Timberwolves are a team that focuses on defensive counterattacks.

In Coach Philip's mind, defense is more important than offense.

The break between the first and second quarters was also used by Coach Philip to explain to Takemichi what he needed to do on the defensive end.

After the end of the first quarter, the Timberwolves did not make substitution adjustments, the score difference between the two teams was relatively close, and the players' physical condition was not bad, so there was no need for substitution adjustments.

And with the referee's whistle, the short break also passed.

As the players from both teams returned to the pitch, the stands resounded with enthusiastic cheers from the spectators.

Like the Timberwolves, the Jazz didn't make any substitutions in the second quarter. Coach Jerry Lons and Coach Phillip have once again agreed.

The second quarter of the game began, and the Timberwolves had the ball.

Marbury received a teammate's serve in the backcourt and quickly dribbled the ball into the frontcourt. The Timberwolves' ball-handler changed from Chris Kyle to Marbury.

After the change in the number one position, Coach Philip still did not take Chris Kyle off the court.

Chris Kyle has a three-point threat, and staying on the court can make some difference in this situation. It's just Martial Arts' adjustment of Coach Philip in this section. I don't understand, in his opinion, the Timberwolves need to strengthen the mobility of interior players.

Garnett is exceptionally good, but Garnett is just one person after all. Compared to Cherokee Parkes, the big center on the field at this time, Ben Wallace has better mobility. It can strengthen the defensive intensity of the Timberwolves' interior line, which also has a certain limiting effect on Malone.

This is the difference between the philosophies of Coach Martial Arts and Coach Philip.

Coach Philips hopes that Wudao can strengthen his defense against Ma Long. And Wu Dao hopes to strengthen the mobility of the inside players and increase the threat to Ma Long, he does not want to easily let go of the opponent's outside players.

Judging from the game in the first quarter, the Jazz's outside feel was not bad.

But I think, after all, it's just thinking, he's not a coach, he can't make a substitution decision.

Collected

With a mess of thoughts in his mind, Takeshi quickly focused his attention on the court. At the same time, Marbury also approached the top of the arc with the ball.

Stockton's defense was still very active, and when Marbury approached the top of the lake, he immediately posted it, and the martial arts on the side saw Stockton's movements. is also quickly rushing in the direction of Marbury, intending to make a pick-and-roll for Marbury.

Marbury's reaction was also very fast, and while the martial arts were moving, he also held the ball in his right hand and took the initiative to move the ball sideways to his right side.

After successfully pulling Stockton's letting go, Marbury didn't wait for the martial arts to be completely in position, immediately changed his rhythm, changed direction in front of the ball, and instantly crossed Stockton, who was on the right, and cut straight to the basket from the middle.

Without waiting for the Jazz's interior players to make a move, Marbury immediately grabbed the ball with one hand, and the high throw shot was direct.

Marbury played very resolutely, and his throwing was also very decisive, and neither of the Jazz's two interior lines could run out to interfere with Marbury.

As the basketball hollowed into the net, there were bursts of cheers in the stands.

Marbury took advantage of the cover of martial arts and feints to score a single burst.

The difference between him and Chris Kyle is that even in the face of a troublesome defender like Stockton, Marbury will become cautious, but he will never be afraid to make a move.

Marbury is a first-round pick, and he has always played well in the Timberwolves before, with the capital to make mistakes and the confidence to make mistakes.

In the face of the tough Jazz, he dared to fight more.

If the same ball is handled like this by Chris Kyle, it is good to score, but if it can't be scored, Coach Philip's face on the field may become extremely ugly.

There is still so much time to attack, and as the No. 1 position, it is understandable to try to find opportunities steadily. But a goal like Marbury's is a star.

The Timberwolves' players began to defend back, and the Jazz were not impatient when they saw the Timberwolves scoring first.

The opponent defended by Martial Arts was still the Jazz's Kife, who moved into the front court with Stockton with the ball, and took the initiative to lean closer to the right wing touchline, completely emptying the position in the middle.

And with his displacement, the Jazz's offensive formation has also changed slightly, and it is still based on Malone's high post blocking as an offensive signal.

When Wu Dao saw this scene, he and Kifei in front of him quietly pulled away, retreated to the middle distance, and prepared to return to the basket anytime and anywhere.

At the same time, he and Kife also maintained a distance of less than two meters, a distance that Takeshi was able to block the moment the opponent received the ball and intended to shoot.

Of course, this is also based on his terrifying explosiveness.

But such a defense ... The stakes are actually huge.

Like what...

Stockton, who was at the top of the arc, took advantage of Malone's defense to break through, and Malone, after giving a delay, cut into the basket.

Garnett chased Malone back and let go of Stockton, who was clinging to the three-point line at this time and had a small open space in the high post.

It was just this momentary opportunity, Stockton did not sample his scoring ability to shoot, but grabbed the ball with one hand and threw the ball away, giving it to Kiefe, who was in the bottom corner.

As soon as Kife started his basketball, he quickly raised his hands above his head.

At the same time, Wu Dao, who was separated by two and a half bodies from him, also immediately moved, and his feet suddenly exerted force, and he quickly pounced on Kife.

And when the center of gravity of Martial Arts was raised sharply and accelerated to make up for the defense, the ball was raised above Kife to quickly collect the ball, and after a shooting feint lit up Martial Arts's center of gravity, the left-handed dribble quickly approached the basket.

Immediately, under Garnett's active defense, Kife grabbed the ball and rose into the air, but the basketball in his hand fell down the next moment when he entered the air, and then the ball from his left was sent to the empty Malone at this time.

"Boom !!"

As the sound of violent slams sounded from the stadium, the fans of Salt Lake City also cheered for a while.

Martial Arts' Defensive Risk... Right here

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In order to entrap Ma Long, Wu Dao followed Coach Philip's instructions to open up space with Kife.

Although Kife's shooting is still within the interference range of martial arts, because the distance between the two is too far apart, even if martial arts wants to interfere with the opponent's projection, they often need to completely burst out their explosive power, so there is no room for force.

It is not easy to stop in an instant and turn back in pursuit.

Anyone who has ever run a switchback run may have this experience, when the full sprint is about to turn back to run, it is often necessary to slow down in advance, otherwise, it will not be able to brake.

The martial arts that were lit up by the other party looked somewhat embarrassed at this moment.

Defending the defeat, Wu Dao took a deep breath, adjusted his mentality, and ran towards the front court with steps. Sometimes the basketball court is like that, and there are a lot of things that a player can't control alone, especially defense.

After all, it's a five-person movement, and any one person has a loophole, which will make their team have a loophole.

In the NbA arena, the "unsolvable" of a certain position can often bring a huge boost to the team.

Jordan of the Bulls dynasty, O'Neal of the oK dynasty, and even Malone of the Jazz in front of him all belong to that kind of player.

Of course, Wu Dao himself is also that kind of person!

Marbury received the ball in the backcourt and quickly came to the frontcourt, this time, he did not attack by himself, but when he tried to break through, he saw Budo, who ran back to a certain vacancy, and then gave the ball to Budo, who was in the middle distance of the wing.

At the moment when Wudao received the ball, the Jazz side immediately began to wrap up, and while Kife behind him was holding up Wudao's body, Ma Long, who was on the inside, also quickly came out of the inside, intending to make dumplings for Wudao.

However, Malone's movements were noticed by Takemi, who was holding the ball and turning to face the frame, and Takedo used his long arm to hit the ball to the ground from Kife's side and gave it to Garnett on the inside.

The Jazz's defensive rotation was very timely, and when Malone left the interior, the Jazz's Foster immediately stepped forward, but in the face of Foster, Garnett didn't have any psychological pressure at all, and after taking the ball, he was strong in front of Foster.

Smoothly scored the ball not to mention, but also seduced Foster to send a foul on him.

"Beep-"

As the basketball enters the net, the referee's whistle blows.

Garnett's whole person was very excited, and he yelled at Foster in front of him, and his passionate appearance gave great stimulation to the Timberwolves fans, making the cheers in the stands even worse.

"Whew!"

Garnett made a free throw to tie the game for three points.

Amid the cheers of the fans, the Timberwolves players began to retreat quickly.

"Cut off the ties between Timberwolves players."

"It's a very simple sentence, but it's a little unrealistic."

"Martial arts has excellent vision and excellent physical condition, even in the face of a bag, he can play a reasonable ball."

"For us, it's not just about keeping Stephen Marbury at bay, but also about defending Kevin Garnett and Martial Arts."

"But..."

"If we can block the transmission of these three players at the same time, then what team else can't be prevented?!"

On the sidelines, Coach Jerry Lons covered his head and smiled self-deprecatingly, thinking of his and Stockton's naïve thoughts before, he himself felt a little silly.

If the connection between the Timberwolves players is severed, then why do they only cut off the connection between the Timberwolves players? Isn't it good to win the game with a direct lead of 20 points?!

Coach Jerry Longs can see that they Jazz can't prevent the Timberwolves' offense at all.

What they can do is to increase the intensity of the game, affect the opponent's shooting percentage, and then do a good job of defensive rotation and offense.

After all, basketball is a game about who scores more points, and it is not enough to just defend without offense!

In the middle of the court, Jazz

is still using Malone's high block as the clarion call for attack.

This time, the strong Stockton and Malone, who cut down the air after blocking and dismantling, attracted the attention of the four Timberwolves players, and all of them surrounded the basket, not wanting to give the Jazz a chance to shoot under the basket.

But Stockton's wide vision actually allowed him to find Jeff Hornacek outside the gap in the athletic battle, who scored directly from the outside of the open three-point shot.

In the next game, the two teams rotated one after another, and they gave full play to their team characteristics.

The Timberwolves' small range and excellent player ability make them almost invincible on the offensive end.

On the Jazz side, the team basketball offensive system built around Malone and Stockton is also flowering more and beating the Timberwolves.

The high-intensity and fast-paced offensive and defensive transitions are dizzying for fans.

Just when fans thought that the ball would be able to end the game in such a rhythm, the Jazz took the lead in making substitution adjustments halfway through the second quarter.

Kife and Stockton were substituted off the pitch and rested.

"Ho... Ho..."

In the Jazz's lounge area, Kife and Stockton sat on the bench, panting and tired.

The two of them, one is the team's offensive and perimeter defensive core, while the other is facing the Timberwolves' young ace leader.

The physical depletion rate of the two of them is much faster than that of other Jazz players.

Stockton is no longer young ....

And when the two of them left the field, the game between the two teams in the stadium was still going on.

After nearly 20 minutes of action, Takemichi's eyes were still bright, and his opponent was replaced by "Black Hard" Brian Russell.

It's just that in the face of such a defender, Wu Dao is still very active and resolute.

In the middle of the court, Wu Dao, who received the ball from the middle distance of the wing with a basket, used a solid back to push Brian Russell and chiseled it inside.

After perceiving that Ma Long, who was on the inside, had the intention of wrapping up, Wu Dao suddenly put the ball together with both hands, and directly turned around and threw a jump shot backwards.

Under such a physical confrontation, his posture is still quite good, and the basketball enters the net.

The situation of the game has gradually fallen in favor of the Timberwolves.

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