nba championship predators

Chapter 613 Battle against Salt Lake City

The Portland Youth Army did not make any waves in the end.

The final score was:
98:85
The Rose Garden Arena lost for the first time at home in the new season.

Larry Hughes gave it his all, played 44 minutes, barely rested, but only scored 21 points, 5 assists, and 3 rebounds.

Aldridge had 15 points and 7 rebounds, and Durant had 11 points.

In contrast, "Oden the Great" went berserk again, scoring 16 points, 22 rebounds, and 6 blocks!
The game was too smooth, so Zhao Ke didn't have any chance to play. It seems that the thermos cup can come in handy again.

However, the focus of the people who eat melons has gone astray again.

The headlines of the day were:

Larry Hughes did everything he could until he was so exhausted that he vomited after the game...

There is an idiom that says, when you work hard enough, even God will help you——

God rewards hard work!

Larry Hughes was obviously disgusted by the "hangover soup" photo sent by Zhao Ke, because he ran tirelessly for 44 minutes before.

People would rather believe that he went shopping to the point of "collapse"!

So, people still have to work hard.

The next day, the Memphis Grizzlies drove to Salt Lake City for an away game against the Utah Jazz.

This is their first back-to-back of the new season.

John Stockton has been sent back to Memphis to rest early by Rick Carlisle.

It's to keep fans who once loved from booing him.

His jersey flies high under the dome of Energy Solutions Arena as a symbol of his 19-year loyalty to the Utah Jazz.

Just imagine, Stockton standing under his retired jersey, booing all over the sky, that is too cruel!
Such a legend should not be insulted by some bad fans.

The Utah Jazz's home stadium, the Energy Solutions Arena, is the most prestigious "devil's home stadium" in the NBA. It is even more devilish than the ATT Center Arena like the funeral parlor!
This is for a reason.

First of all, the Energy Solutions Arena is a wonder.

At the beginning of the design, in order to accommodate more seats in a limited space, they made the fan stand very steep, which can be called the steepest slope in the NBA!

In this way, looking up from the stadium, it is like being in a deep well, and the fans who are flailing around seem to fall down at any time, which is terrifyingly depressing.

Moreover, this design has another effect——

It can gather noise to the maximum extent!

The players at the bottom of the deep well were dizzy from the repeated refraction of the shouts of the fans around them:
what?
What did you say, coach?
The signal is not good, what did my teammates say just now...

Many teams have to prepare earplugs for their players when they come to play in Salt Lake City, so as not to let them run back to the locker room screaming!

Second, Salt Lake City has the scariest fans in the entire NBA.

This is a long story.

Salt Lake City used to be barren and uninhabited.

Until 1847, a certain god raised his arms and led a group of Mormon Church believers to open up territory here and build a new city.

Since then, Salt Lake City has only grown.

Compared with the traditional Christian doctrine, the dogma put forward by Mormon Church was so horrifying that believers were shouted and beaten by the rice grain family members.

The believers scattered all over Mi Li's house had no choice but to keep gathering here to seek shelter.

Over time, Salt Lake City became the base of Mormon Church, and more than half of the local population are fanatical believers.

The three views are consistent and the ideals are the same. This has given birth to the most unified fan group in the NBA.

Entering the energy solution arena, it is natural that the fathers and villagers work together to fight against each other:

As a player on the Jazz side, he must be popular and worshiped.

As a hostile party, you will inevitably encounter terrible hatred.

As long as the opponent catches the ball on the field, they will hear boos all over the sky, and the field is full of trash talk.

Third, a strong style of play.

In a sense, from 1988 to 2011, the Jazz's powerful style of play is completely a continuation of Jerry Sloan's personal style.

Sloan was selected by the Baltimore Bullets (now the Washington Wizards) in 1965. As one of the earliest swingmen, he was definitely a nightmare for opposing players.

In his career, he was selected to the NBA All-Defensive Team 4 times and was selected to the NBA All-Defensive Team 2 times.

After Jerry Sloan coached the Utah Jazz in 1988, he quickly cast the strong and iron-blooded trademark of his player era on the Utah Jazz.

He injects strong iron blood into Karl Malone who runs against the wind with a parachute on his back every summer, John Stockton who keeps practicing shooting in his backyard, into Kirilenko and Williams who are crying bitterly, and into every player who comes to Utah.

In addition, Jerry Sloan also did a big thing——

He pioneered the use of referees by home players!
It is impossible for the referee to whistle every round, and not every foul will be noticed by the referee, especially in his own home court.

Otherwise, too many players will be sent off, the game will not be played, and the fans will not agree.

So, Jerry Sloan asked his players to play very tough at home, tougher than any opponent, challenging the referee's bottom line.

During the Jazz team under Jerry Sloan's coaching, Jazz players can say that they can do everything in terms of fighting on the court, even if it is a foul.

The most notorious is Karl Malone's iron elbow!

In their eyes, the game of basketball is not a competitive art, but—

war!

Stadium, fans, and players, the three complement each other, creating a great reputation as the NBA's No. 1300 devil's home court.Compared with this, Salt Lake City's altitude of [-] meters is not so difficult to overcome...

Based on safety considerations, Rick Carlisle cautiously removed the old man from the starting lineup.

They are all in their 40s, with osteoporosis, sore waist and leg pain, and a weak prostate gland. How can they stand up to the tossing and tossing of these young bulls in Salt Lake City!
The Memphis Grizzlies' starting lineup is:
Point Guard: Mike Conley

Shooting guard: Zhao Ke

Small forward: Shane Battier
Power Forward: PJ Brown

Center: Greg Oden

Zhao Ke all started?

Regardless of Rick Carlisle's blond hair and modest appearance, how can he be the one who can get the best coach in the rookie competition?

Carlisle put Zhao Ke on the field. This is a conspiracy. Let me ask:

Who has such a hard head, dare to touch a hair on my Grizzlies player?
Across the court, Jerry Sloan's eyebrows twitched.

The Utah Jazz lineup is:

Point Guard: Deron Williams

Shooting Guard: Ronnie Brewer
Small Forward: Andrei Kirilenko

Power Forward: Carlos Boozer
Center forward: Mehmet Okur

This is the strongest lineup that the Jazz have managed to gather after the "Utah Shuangsha" over the years, none of which can be broken by Zhao Ke!
After weighing again and again, Jerry Sloan gestured to the field.

Take it easy, it's just a regular season, and it won't be worthwhile to lose troops.

And let that kid Carlisle groan first, my big jazz can handle it well even if he doesn't make a foul!

　PS: Ask for a ticket o(∩_∩)o ~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)