The draft picks of the ‘Utah Twins’ are all near the lottery zone. Judging from the draft picks, their talent is not particularly amazing.

But they are extremely self-disciplined and can be said to have fully realized their talent, especially their pick-and-roll cooperation, which can maximize their strength.

Unfortunately, they still haven't won the championship until now. There is no way. The Jazz's salary is too small and it will not easily exceed the salary cap. It is far inferior to the giant team and cannot attract stars to join.

The most speechless thing is that the salary of the "Two Utah" is not as high as that of other superstars of the same period. For example, the combined salary of the two is only 10 million US dollars in the shortened season. Look at the "Jo Gangmaster" last season, he got 30 million US dollars in a year.

In the later time, even if Chi Liang tried his best, it was still difficult to limit the pick-and-roll. Stockton was too skilled and could always seize the fleeting opportunity and pass the ball to the player who ran out of the opportunity.

Their routines are not fixed. The seemingly simple pick-and-roll tactics are completely changed according to the defense of the Nuggets players, and they are simply a fancy way to play.

If you want to limit the Jazz's pick-and-roll, you have high requirements for point guards and power forwards. In addition to having enough defensive skills, you also have to have enough tacit understanding, otherwise it will be easy to be fooled by them.

Chi Liang and Mike Daisy have a good relationship, but they have only known each other for a month. Their cooperation is relatively unfamiliar. In addition, Mike Daisy's defense is average and he is unable to stop the pick-and-roll, and he is often fooled.

In addition, the "Utah Twins" have too many tricks, which is simply unpredictable. Ma Long's generous figure leads to a high efficiency in blocking people and has strong lethality. Whether it is running, covering or catching the ball, he can always find an opportunity to use his "Kilin Arm", so the players naturally dare not get close. If they are hit by this pair of iron elbows, it would be fine to suffer, but what they fear most is injury.

Stockton is even more insidious. This guy is doing everything he wants and is even more unpredictable. Perhaps because he was too forced by Chi **, he used the "crotch-punching magic" to Chi Liang!

Fortunately, Chi Liang's reaction was fast enough and he avoided Stockton's "Food the Moon under the Sea" in time, but Stockton also took the opportunity to get rid of it.

The Nuggets were unable to defend, so they saw two old guys using their skillful pick-and-roll to play with the Nuggets' defense. Stockton's exquisite pass also gave Malone a large number of mid-range shots or hit the basket.

In addition to them, there is also Horacek, who is involved in defense. As long as there is a chance, Horacek will show his shooting ability.

28:23

Judging from the scene, the Jazz have a slight advantage, but by the end of the first quarter, it was not them who won the lead, but the Nuggets.

Poor Stockton was forcibly broken through by Chi Liang again and again. As long as he attracted the defense, Chi Liang would use the pass to assist his teammates in scoring.

Driven by Chi Liang, the Nuggets blossomed at multiple points, even if the pace was slow, but the offensive efficiency was very high.

Compared with the Nuggets, the Jazz cooperate better, but the "Utah Twins" feels poor, which is the main reason for the score being behind.

After the first quarter, D'Antoni was quite satisfied, but there was still no way to do the Jazz's pick-and-roll.

Just like defending Jordan and O'Neal, how to limit the pick-and-roll of the "Two Utahs" has also become a headache for many coaches.

"Everyone strengthens the conversion of the round and tries to limit their pick-and-rolls. As long as everyone is united, I believe that we will definitely win in the end!"

Before the start of the second quarter, D'Antoni adjusted his tactics slightly and continued to send out the starting lineup.

In this quarter, the Jazz's feel was extremely bad, and they can only be described as cold. Malone made 1 of 5 shots, Stockton made 1 of 4 shots, and the basket was like a cover, constantly rejecting the basketball they shot.

In just five minutes, the Nuggets made a 14-5 shock wave, widening the gap to double digits.

Seeing that the situation was wrong, Jerry Sloan immediately chose to pause, but when they returned, their feel still remained unchanged.

In desperation, Karl Malone increased the number of times he hit the basket and used fraudulent fouls to win free throws, which finally delayed this trend.

But their good times did not last long. When both sides sent a substitute, Chi Liang continued to play. With his connection, the Nuggets had a full advantage.

57:40

By the end of the first half, the gap between the two sides widened again, and the Jazz only scored 17 points in the second quarter.

Jerry Sloan said he was speechless. The Nuggets' offense was still normal. Since Chi Liang, their offense has been promoted to the forefront of the league and almost scored three-digit points in every game.

The abnormal thing is that the Jazz players led by the "Two Utahs" have extremely cold hands. Jerry Sloan knows the source, but no matter how he adjusts, he is unable to change his cold hands.

In the third quarter, Chi Liang immediately opened his dynamic vision after playing, hoping to defeat the Jazz as soon as possible and to retain strength for the subsequent games.

Taking advantage of his height and wingspan, Chi Liang reduced the number of breakthroughs and increased long-distance shooting. Even though Stockton had many tricks, it was still difficult to limit Chi Liang, and Chi Liang hit three-pointers in a row.

On the other hand, the Jazz felt much better than in the first half, but unfortunately they encountered Chi Liang's outbreak and were suppressed.

In this quarter, the Nuggets once again had an advantage with a score of 36:29. Chi Liang played for eight minutes, scoring 14 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

93:69

After the end of the third quarter, the score difference widened to 24 points, almost indicating that the fourth quarter became garbage time.

Theoretically speaking, the Jazz still have hope of a comeback. However, in the league, the Jazz are extremely stable, which is their advantage, but they lack strong bursts and no amazing scorers.

In addition, unless the Nuggets collectively feel cold, it is almost impossible for the Jazz to make a comeback in the fourth quarter.

When he played in the fourth quarter, the Jazz had not given up and continued to send out the starting lineup. After seeing no hope, Jerry Sloan finally gave up and replaced it with the substitute.

After the Jazz's 'surrender', the Nuggets also replaced the substitute lineup to retain their strength for the next game.

The time afterwards naturally became garbage time, and the Nuggets finally won with a big score of 113:87.

In this game, Stockton made 3 of 9 shots, scoring 14 points and 8 assists. Carl Malone made 5 of 13 shots, but scored 18 free throws and finally scored 22 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists.

Compared with them, McDyce made 10 of 15 shots, efficiently 24 points and 4 rebounds. Chi Liang played for 32 minutes, scored 28 points, 10 assists and 12 rebounds, and scored a triple-double in two consecutive games.
Chapter completed!