Chapter 205: The Jazz in the Low Valley
After defeating the Clippers, the Warriors rushed to Utah overnight to face the Jazz back-to-back.
The Jazz currently have a record of 4 wins and 4 losses, ranking ninth in the Western Conference.
Star star Deron Williams performed quite well in the new season, averaging 20.4 points, 8.2 assists and 3.6 rebounds per game.
Compared with last season, De Xiaopang's points have slightly improved, but his assist data has dropped significantly. The reason for this may be because of Boozer's departure.
Although he lost his main player Boozer in the offseason, Al Jefferson was traded in the free market.
And Paul Millsap has made rapid progress, averaging 17.2 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists in the new season, basically making up for the loss of Boozer.
It can be said that the Jazz's lineup is still very good.
But even with such a strong lineup, it failed to achieve the expected results.
If you win, there won't be any problems, but if you lose, a series of problems will arise.
Due to the poor starting record and other factors, there are rumors that the conflict between head coach Sloan and Deron is getting worse and has reached an irreconcilable point.
The head coach's discord has cast a haze over the Jazz, making the team panicked and the players unable to concentrate on playing the game.
It can be said that the current Jazz team is the weakest in recent seasons.
Facing this disheartened Jazz team, the Warriors, who are playing back-to-back games, still have a chance to win on the road.
After a series of pre-game activities, the game officially started.
In the jump ball session, Chandler took off hard and beat Okur to touch the basketball first, moving back to the backcourt, giving the Warriors a chance to attack first.
Curry quickly dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and with the help of Chandler's pick-and-roll cooperation, he met Al Jefferson in a misplaced position.
After Jefferson suffered a serious injury, his athletic ability dropped significantly. His defensive ability was originally not very good, and now it is even worse.
The elementary school student took advantage of the change of pace, accelerated past Jefferson, quickly rushed into the penalty area, and scored a layup.
The ball is transferred and the Jazz attack.
Deron dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, did not call for pick-and-roll cooperation, and directly changed direction and broke through into the penalty area.
Curry immediately retreated, ready to move laterally to block.
With the small body of an elementary school student who can be destroyed by a collision, he can only adopt a defensive method of fighting and retreating.
De Xiaopang broke through to the right edge of the penalty area, immediately stopped, stepped back to distance himself from Curry, and hit a mid-range jumper.
Under the basket, Chandler picked up the basketball on the floor, quickly exited the baseline, and served the ball.
Sun Yi received the pass and quickly advanced towards the frontcourt.
Kirilenko immediately stepped forward to defend, not giving Sun Yi a chance to speed up.
Although Ak47's strength has declined due to consecutive injuries, his defensive awareness is still there and he is still one of the most comprehensive defensive players in the league.
Seeing this, Sun Yi, who was dribbling forward, immediately passed the ball to Curry, who was following up on the right, and then ran towards the frontcourt with Kirilenko entangled.
After receiving the ball, Curry quickly dribbled forward and came to the top of the arc to organize the attack.
David Lee stepped forward and set an off-ball screen for Xiao Gongju.
Ellis went around the screen to the right side of the three-point line, received a pass from Curry, and shot a three-pointer against the defense of Millsap, who had switched defenses.
Bang!
The basketball bounced out of the frame and missed!
Under the basket, Jefferson got stuck in position, grabbed the backcourt rebound, and passed it to Deron to dribble forward.
De Xiaopang dribbled to the outside of the three-point line, directly crossed the step and changed direction to rush into the three-point line.
Curry quickly retreated and blocked Deron's breakthrough route.
At the same time, Sun Yi quickly retreated to help Curry defend.
The unguarded Kirilenko ran into the high post area on the right and made a gesture to catch the ball.
But I never expected that Deron didn't pass the ball!
This guy carried Curry to the mid-range area on the right side, pushed away the elementary school student, then pulled up and threw the basketball in his hand.
Sun Yi, who rushed back, rushed over from the side of Fatty De and stretched out his arms to interfere.
Snap!
The basketball Delong just shot was slapped by Sun Yi and flew away.
David Lee immediately ran to the free throw line, grabbed the out-of-control basketball, and then threw the ball forward.
During the fast break, Ellis accelerated towards the frontcourt, ran to the three-point line to receive the pass, then rushed to the basket and completed the fast break with a civilian layup.
Seeing Deron expressionlessly running back to the backcourt to receive the serve, Sun Yi felt confused about his previous offensive choices.
Deron is one of the best star guards in the league, and he is at his peak. It is impossible not to see his teammates running into the open space.
Sun Yi guessed that this guy might be angry with Jazz head coach Sloan and wanted to prove his strength, so he got into a fight.
In fact, Sun Holmes Yi is almost close to the truth.
Deron will continue to play blindly in the next game.
It was the Jazz's turn to attack, and De Xiaopang dribbled toward the frontcourt.
Millsap quickly ran forward, trying to block Deron.
But Fatty didn't appreciate it and chose to break through from the other side of Millsap's block.
To fight a weak guard like Curry alone, you don't have to have the hands. It would be too embarrassing to call your teammates for help.
The primary school student was very active in defense and got up with small steps, making it impossible for Deron to speed up.
On the other side, after Sun Yi guessed Delong's thoughts, he let go of Kirilenko without hesitation and went to help defend with confidence.
Kirilenko, who was unguarded, shouted at Deron and reached for the ball.
De Xiaopang seemed not to hear it and continued to crush Curry towards the penalty area.
When he came to the penalty area, he was immediately double-teamed by Sun Yi and Curry and was forced to stop.
Upon seeing this, other Jazz players immediately ran over to respond.
But Fatty didn't choose to pass the ball, but used his strength to squeeze away Curry who was defending him, and relied on Sun Yi to barely throw the ball.
Under the basket, Chandler blocked Jefferson who was trying to grab an offensive rebound.
Sun Yi turned around and returned to the basket to grab the defensive rebound, then accelerated towards the frontcourt.
With the added effect of the badge [King of Counterattack], he quickly surpassed Delong who was retreating and continued forward.
When he came near the midline, Sun Yi saw Kirilenko's delay in coming forward, so he immediately made a dribble change from behind, shook Ak47 away, and quickly advanced toward the frontcourt.
David Lee and Ellis quickly followed up one on the left and the other on the right, rushing towards the Jazz's penalty area.
At the same time, only shooting guard Miles of the Jazz retreated.
Facing a three-on-one situation in the frontcourt, Sun Yi broke into the three-point line, attracted Myers' defensive attention, and threw the ball toward the basket.
David Lee, who quickly followed up, rushed to the basket, jumped up hard, caught the basketball in the air with both hands, and dunked it into the basket.
Such a powerful alley-oop collaboration immediately aroused overwhelming boos from the audience.
After all, Energy Solutions Arena is known as the Devil's home stadium, and the fans here are naturally not fuel-efficient.
On the bench of the Jazz, head coach Sloan saw the scene on the court and was extremely disappointed with Deron's behavior.
"Damn it! This guy is messing around again!"
Sloan shook his head helplessly, immediately asked the referee for a timeout, and called the players back to the bench to adjust.
Chapter completed!