Karl Malone, who had already scored ten points in the first quarter, made the entire Staples Center seem a little quiet.

22-12, the Utah Jazz won all 10 points of the lead thanks to Karl Malone.

None of his teammates meant to blame Wang Dazhi, because Elden Campbell, a defensive powerhouse, had not been very effective before.

The Los Angeles Lakers played a bit depressed, and the atmosphere on the court was a bit lifeless.

As the youngest Kobe on the court, of course he wanted to turn the situation around on his own. He took a pass from Nick Van Exel and tried a single!

If you look at the appearance alone, Kobe is undoubtedly taller and stronger than Jeff Hornacek. Kobe also has an overall advantage in speed and strength.

But when the two really faced off offensively and defensively, Kobe just couldn't take any advantage in the offense!

Kobe was dribbling the ball around, flying up and down, but he looked a bit like Jeff Hornacek, a white-collar guy on Wall Street, who was able to maintain his defensive position.

Kobe, who likes to force shots, has a hard time getting the chance to force shots on his head. This situation surprised Wang Dazhi. Jeff Hornacek has 1.4 steals in his career and is indeed a defensive leader.

But a 1.91 meter white guard cannot guard Kobe like this no matter what. Today's Utah Jazz indeed have a stronger desire to win. This mentality also makes their players perform at a super level on both ends of the offense and defense!

Kobe had no choice but to pass the ball to Eddie Jones. Eddie Jones made two tentative steps and found that Brian Russell did not falter. He passed the ball to Shaquille who asked inside.

Er O'Neill.

This time, as soon as Shaquille O'Neal released the ball, Karl Malone decisively double-teamed him!

Shaquille O'Neal, who was in average condition, did not take advantage of two opponents. He used a freehand behind-the-back pass to Wang Dazhi, who was secretly hiding under the basket.

The team boss passed the ball in seconds, how could Wang Dazhi waste the opportunity?

Wang Dazhi was about to dunk, but John Stockton came out of nowhere and cut the ball out of Wang Dazhi's hand!

Without giving Wang Dazhi time to complain about the referee, John Stockton quickly came down with the ball, passed the ball from east to west, and Brian Russell dunked!

24-12, the Utah Jazz took a 12-point lead in the first quarter!

Magic Johnson: "The Utah Jazz are stronger this year, and their overall coordination caused a lot of pressure on the Lakers!

Karl Malone is simply playing at an MVP level. Elden Campbell is difficult to match up with, and Wang Dazhi is too young.

If the Lakers cannot contain Karl Malone on both offense and defense, then their game today will be in danger."

Even though the first quarter hasn't ended yet, the trend of this game is already obvious.

Dr. J Julius Erving: "Indeed, the Lakers are a team with great potential, but the Utah Jazz are the better one now.

Except for the center position, every other point of the Utah Jazz completely suppressed the Lakers.

Kobe Bryant and Wang Dazhi, who were very energetic in the past, simply couldn't perform in a confrontation of this level."

Dr. J, Julius Erving and Magic Johnson have the same opinion.

Larry Bird: "All rookies have to go through such a growth process. Karl Malone is indeed very good now, but when he saw him as a rookie, he didn't even dare to show off!"

Larry Bird is simply a walking humanoid machine.

With Wang Dazhi coming on the court, Karl Malone's desire to attack is not as high as before. John Stockton certainly understands the meaning of his partner.

The Utah duo experienced last year's defeat in the Western Conference Finals. The two of them reached a consensus, that is, everyone should participate in the game. Only in this way can the role players make a difference in the crucial playoffs through accumulated training over time.

Wang Dazhi originally thought that he would have a head-to-head battle with Karl Malone, but this top power forward at the MVP level did not regard him as an opponent at all!

Karl Malone didn't even bother to challenge Wang Dazhi in isolation. He kept doing pick-and-rolls, and John Stockton passed the opportunities he made to other teammates.

Even so, Wang Dazhi was still exhausted by Utah's pick-and-roll maneuvers.

The Los Angeles Lakers simply cannot match the intensity and pace of the Utah Jazz's game. Wang Dazhi has never committed any fouls. In a sense, he has completed the task completed by coach Delmar Harris.

After Elden Campbell came on the field, the situation did not ease.

Less than half of the fourth quarter, the game had already entered garbage time, 110-85. This loss was the most for the Los Angeles Lakers this season.

Delmar Harris surrendered first and replaced the main lineup, and Jerry Sloan also cooperated and replaced the Utah Shuangsha.

As first-year rookies, Wang Dazhi and Kobe remained on the court even in garbage time.

For these two brothers, there is no concept of garbage time, and they also showed their spirit of daring to fight and fight in garbage time.

Wang Dazhi: "Let's also practice pick-and-roll, just like the two people on the opposite side!"

Wang Da, who was tortured by Utah's double pick-and-roll, learned the hard way.

Kobe: "Let's try it, but compared to the two of them, our pick-and-roll is just like Boy Scouts."

Kobe, who was limited in singles, actually wanted to try to practice pick-and-roll further.

Such a big gap caused Kobe to have a lot of inner turmoil. This feeling was something he couldn't experience when he was in Lower Merion High School.

Wang Dazhi and Kobe Bryant tried to imitate Utah's pick-and-roll during garbage time. Of course, coach Delmar Harris could see what they were thinking at a glance.

This was the first time in Delmar Harris' coaching career that something like this happened, which gave him some conflicting emotions.

The two rookies have the idea of ​​​​learning from the foreigners to use their skills to defeat the foreigners. Logically speaking, this is a commendable thing, but it is the responsibility of the head coach to formulate tactics and apply them on the spot.

Delmar Harris did not make such an arrangement, and the behavior of Wang Dazhi and Kobe was already a bit out of line.

The pick-and-roll effect of Wang Dazhi and Kobe Bryant is quite good, but their cooperation is limited to what they were in high school, and their pick-and-roll proficiency can only be tried in low-intensity periods.

Kobe was actually a little repelled by the pick-and-roll. He preferred to work alone. However, he had just arrived in the NBA and he could not play alone indiscriminately, so he agreed to Wang Dazhi to practice pick-and-roll tactics.
Chapter completed!