My Name is Kobe Bryant

Jerry Sloan was livid.

This is the third game between the Lakers and the Jazz this season. The first two games have won one and lost one. This game is a key battle to determine whether the Lakers can win 70 wins. And Jerry Sloan's proud pick-and-roll system was actually suppressed in the mutual attack!

Fans not in the 1990s may not be able to imagine how surprising the Jazz's pick-and-roll tactical system was suppressed at the time. In this era, the Jazz's tactics are unique in the NBA. Before pick-and-roll tactics became popular, the trend of the American NBA has always been star singles and defensive counterattacks.

Jerry Sloan's pick-and-roll tactics added a lot of off-ball players to the traditional simple pick-and-roll tactics. Let the whole team form a whole and form a perfect offensive machine. Stockton and Malone serve as the core of the team, and both are historical passers in the same position as the cornerstone, building an advanced and timeless tactical system.

Twenty years later, the mainstream tactics of many teams are still point guards as pick-and-roll initiators to lead the team's offense. The pick-and-roll tactic is the root of basketball. Although it was not invented by Jerry Sloan, this tactic has indeed reached its peak in the Jazz in recent years.

And the Jazz's peak offensive system was blown away by an offensive lineup improvised by the Lakers! ?

Jerry Sloan's ten fingers had blue veins, and during the rest period after the first quarter, his eyes looked at Silver Fox Harris from time to time. Jerry Sloan was born in 42 years and Del Harris was born in 37 years. The time they coached the NBA is also relatively close.

He deserves to be the best coach of the season, and a top coach who can bring out the best potential of Kobe and O'Neal.

Jerry Sloan has been thinking about how to crack the Lakers' system, but he couldn't find a way for a while. In other words, the team's lineup prevented him from finding a way.

"If there is a player who can defend Kobe alone." The only way Sloan can think of is to defend Kobe alone, and let Malone and Ostertag compete with the Sharks. At the same time, on the offensive end, he infinitely impacted the Lakers inside, causing O'Neal's foul trouble.

It's a pity that the Jazz have tried both internal and external rotations up and down, but they really can't find a role that can single-handedly defend Kobe.

But the team had to change, and the sweat on Malone's forehead showed that he was struggling to get between Kobe and O'Neal on the defensive end.

pick one of two.

Kobe or O'Neal?

Sloan chose to lock Kobe this time, although O'Neal's reputation and strength are obviously better. But Kobe's explosive power is too terrible, O'Neal can't be stronger than 2 points, and he can use foul tactics if he can't prevent it. But Kobe is different. Kobe may score 30 points in a single quarter.

Fortunately, the game entered the second quarter, and the two sides also entered the regular rotation time.

Speaking of substitutes, the Jazz's substitutes are below average among the teams competing for the championship this season.

The Lakers have old Curry and Horry's old twin stars leading Xiaoyu and Big Ben as two new recruits.

The Bulls have Kerr, Kukchi, Parish and many other proud soldiers.

Houston has AC Green, Sam Mark, one inside and one outside.

The Sonics have Sam Perkins and Nate McMillan, two top role players with one offense and one defense.

Compared with these teams, the Jazz inevitably looks a bit awkward. Their sixth man is Antoine Kyle, a forward who averaged 7.4 points, 2.4 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 0.3 steals and 0.8 blocks in 17.8 minutes per game. This is already the strongest player on the Jazz bench, and other players such as Shandon Anderson, Howard Eisley, and Chris Morris are not worth mentioning. They're all guys who haven't scored more than five points per game, but there's one thing about these players.

That is obedience!

They completely obey Jerry Sloan's tactical command!

The first is defense. Although the Jazz's offensive talent on the bench is very poor, their overall defense is very good after Sloan's adjustments.

Sloan, on the other hand, tends to send one of Karl Malone, Hornacek or Stockton to the second unit. This is also the reason why the average playing time of Iron Man Malone and Stockton is extremely high every season.

The Lakers' bench and the Jazz's bench strangled together early in the second quarter.

Dell Curry and Horry are hot because they played 4 minutes in the first quarter. And Sloan threw Hornacek on the field, Stockton injured his ankle, Malone was the key to the team's OK, and Sloan couldn't move, so Hornacek had to go to put out the fire.

"The Jazz's backup defense is really good." The magician said with emotion. Although the Jazz's backup players are all relatively unknown players, the remaining players from other teams, after all, not everyone is willing to play in Utah, the stronghold of the Mormon Church. playing ball. Utah's stars are almost all selected by the team. In the free market, the Jazz team will always appear as a supporting role. Utah's land reason accounts for a very large part.

"The situation on the field was deadlocked, and the Lakers' bench rarely opened up the situation."

"A few goals from Hornacek also gave the Jazz's backup a mouthful of nectar."

"Little fish Fisher seems to be a little timid in the Utah arena. In this regard, he is not as good as Big Ben and Bruce."

"Beep!" The referee blew his whistle, halfway through the second quarter, entering the commercial time.

At this time, the two sides have begun to gradually replace the main players.

The score between the two sides is the Lakers 43:40 Jazz. The Lakers slightly gained some advantages, but the score was rising alternately. The Jazz's substitute had several defensive counterattacks and almost collapsed the Lakers.

Then came the second round of the Lakers' one-subject, one-shark, three-shooter vs. Jazz pick-and-roll system!

"Perfect! The passing of the Lakers can only be described as perfect! Kobe and O'Neal as the core are not sticky at all!"

"Another wave of offense! The Lakers' performance is still going on! There is no stop!"

"Malone received a pass from Stockton, went to the basket, and pressed Horry hard to score consecutively! Karl Malone started to take over the game!"

"Giant star VS overall basketball! The offensive focus of the Lakers and Jazz is completely reversed!"

"Malone asked Horry for anything, and Horry got two fouls in a short period of time. Karl Malone! He supported the Jazz's offense in the second half of the second quarter."

At the end of the second quarter, the Lakers 57:56 Jazz.

Karl Malone started the takeover mode, facing Big Ben and Horry, made 6 of 11 shots in the half, 9 of 12 free throws, scored 21 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

Kobe made 6 of 9 shots, 3 of 4 free throws, 16 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.

O'Neal made 5 of 7, 2 of 5 free throws, 12 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks in the half, heading for a triple-double.