Jim Bass Ambition

Chapter 239 Is this the end?

No. 18 pick Gorilla Patrick Ewing, No. 23 X-Men Javier McDaniel, No. 24 God Lefty Chris Mullin, No. 77 Dantliff Schramff, No. 1985 Old Oak Charles Oakley, as well as the No. 84 pick Joe Dumars, the No. [-] Iron Man A.C. Green, the No. [-] Trail Blazers engine Terry Porter, and the No. [-] pick Avedas Sabonis, etc. , the [-] draft, if placed in other eras, can be regarded as star-studded, but it is a pity that there is an unprecedented [-] generation in front of it.

Of course, the rookies of the 1985 class can also be regarded as a tragic generation, because their maturity is highly consistent with that of the 84 class, resulting in very few honors for them.Representatives are Ewing and No. 13 pick Karl Malone.

He persisted in Salt Lake City for 18 years and missed the championship twice.

Now in Angel City, the purple and gold, coached by Phil Jackson who used to sit on the Bulls bench and lead that man's team, the core of the team was once in the All-Star Game shouting "put away your goddamn pick-and-roll! "The arrogant high school student, five years ago, Ma Long would never have imagined that such a day would come.

You don’t need to be the number one core to attack the city every game, just pass the ball, make a few mid-range shots, eat a few cakes, do a good job of defense, and play a game for 30 minutes. So easy, although Malone still believes that he can still score 30 points when necessary.

All the way into the Western Conference Finals, this team may be the strongest team I have ever been with. As long as they pass the Spurs, they can basically get the championship ring they dreamed of.

Of course, we must first defeat the expressionless No. 21 on the opposite side.During the intermission, the head coach arranged that the Spurs will definitely play Duncan in the second half. They must fight this game no matter what, and Duncan is their undoubted core.

Duncan attacked with the ball, Malone focused, lowered his center of gravity, and defended against Duncan.

Strong body, excellent strength, superb technique, and the ability to shoot at any time, it is difficult to deal with. If he enters the league ten years earlier, he will be an interesting opponent.

Barkley covered in fat?He's good offensively and rebounding, but he can't guard against anything but pizza and donuts.

Sean Kemp?The man who lives in the collection, the guy who doesn't discipline himself, a few drinks can completely break him down.

Dennis Rodman?Is he here for acrobatics or a play?

Of course, the No. 21 next to him is also good, but his style of play is more like a small forward.

"Fake, do you want to turn around?" Malone adjusted his steps, raised his left hand high, and put his right forearm in front of him, while Duncan also raised his left elbow to open the way.

Seeing that Billups' pincer attack was about to arrive, Duncan suddenly exerted force to push Malone a small step away, collected the ball and tossed the shot, and made it into the net in one go.

Malone shook his head, a little annoyed, his hand was a step slower, and he failed to hit the target when Duncan received the ball.

Billups dribbled the ball, Malone stood in the low post, and did not go up for the pick-and-roll. In the Lakers' tactics, the pick-and-roll is not a necessary means to launch an offense. High-quality off-ball screens are the ultimate move.

Kobe came running from the bottom line. The kid who clamored to single out Jordan at the beginning has now started to use the simplest and deadly tricks to score.

Malone blocked Prince with a tight off-ball screen, and Kobe got a gap. After receiving the ball, he made a shooting fake, slightly lifted Duncan's center of gravity, and immediately rushed to the basket, forcing a one-handed dunk.

Coming back, Garnett assisted in the defense in time, blocked Turkoglu's breakthrough layup, and grabbed the rebound.

"If you had these teammates against the Bulls..."

In addition to the old partner Stockton, the main members of the Jazz at the time were Jeff Hornacek, who had become a defensive player; Adam Keefer, who averaged 5 points and 4 rebounds per game in his career; averaged 3 points per game Greg Foster with 2 boards; Byron Russell, who is known as a defensive champion, but has only one member of the All-Star Rookie Game...

The Lakers attacked, Kobe received a hand-off pass from Garnett, got rid of Prince, and rushed to the Spurs basket. Duncan had no choice but to go to defend.

For a player with excellent defensive awareness like Duncan, rushing to follow up is not a good choice. Not to mention filling the space under the basket, even if teammates distribute the ball in a narrow space, Duncan will quickly second reaction interfere with.

In the blink of an eye, Malone had already made his own judgment and moved to the left 45 degrees, which was his most comfortable shooting point.

Kobe took off, and Duncan raised his hands at the same time, weaving a net with the posture of a volleyball net. He will not allow anyone to freely enter and exit the Spurs' restricted area as a back garden.

Kobe received the ball in the air, ready to pull a gorgeous bar, but out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Malone who was emptied. At a certain moment in his life, reason overcame impulse and distributed the ball.

Malone took the ball, delivered the letterhead in the envelope as he had done for the past 18 years.

From the connection between the two 13th picks.

The Spurs' offense is still Duncan holding the ball and playing low post singles. This time, all four of the Spurs stretched beyond the three-point line, creating more room for Duncan to operate, including Rasheed Wallace.

The strong side is Turkoglu, who has a good three-pointer, and Artest dare not double-team rashly.

"Too underestimated me." Ma Long secretly said, if he was ten years younger, no one would dare to play singles so recklessly.

Even now, the experience of the first defensive lineup is not enough. Malone lowered his center of gravity, withstood Duncan's first hit, and then suddenly withdrew.

Duncan's force hit the ground, lost his balance, fell forward, and fell to the ground entangled with Malone.

The referee whistled and whistled Duncan for a walking violation.

The teammates arrived and helped the two of them up from the ground. Duncan returned to defense without saying a word.

But here, Ma Long clutched his ankle and didn't get up for a long time. Beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, his expression was very painful.

The slow-motion replay shows that Duncan just fell towards Malone. When Malone stepped back, before his left foot completely left the ground, the center of gravity had shifted backwards, and his ankle twisted 90 degrees.

The Lakers players quickly gathered around Malone to check the situation, and the team doctor also came in for an emergency check.

Popovich called the players together and arranged something during the interruption of the game. Duncan listened attentively, but kept looking at the direction where the Lakers players gathered.

Two minutes later, although Ma Long stood up again with the support of his teammates, he tried twice, but his painful ankle could not exert any strength at all.

Team doctor Gary Vitti was asking about something, but Malone couldn't listen to anything now.

"Am I going to call it a day this year?"

(End of this chapter)