Chapter 336 335: MVP with the worst start!

Author: Grove Street Brothers

Chapter 336 335: MVP with the worst start!

Karl Malone won the first MVP of his career at the age of 36, which gave Salt Lake City fans a little more confidence.

After all, these days, MVP really doesn’t have parallel imports.

All the previous MVPs were hard-earned by the fans because of their strength.

This is an era where no one can win MVP by getting a triple-double, and it is also an era where no weakling can win MVP.

Anyone who can win MVP is definitely a first-rate superstar.

Karl Malone was able to rank fourth in the scoring list behind Shea, Iverson and O'Neal in this extremely miserable defensive season, and also led his team to second in the Western Conference.

It is indeed quite difficult.

You know, the Sharks can only rank sixth in the MVP rankings this season, and their ranking is even lower than Kidd.

Because everyone thinks the Sharks are too lazy on the defensive end.

This shows how stringent the MVP selection is these days.

Karl Malone won the MVP award precisely because of his offensive and defensive performance.

Therefore, fans in Salt Lake City firmly believe that Malone, who has persisted for many years and finally achieved success, can lead the team to create history.

This MVP seems to indicate that the Jazz are about to break the shackles and move towards a higher level of honor!

As for Rodman, Jazz fans didn't take him seriously at all.

An old guy who hasn't played for a long time is eager to curb this season's MVP? This is simply a joke.

The so-called "parallel MVP" that Shay said was, in the eyes of the fans, just an angry comment made by Shay because he was jealous of Malone winning the MVP.

There may be parallel imports for the No. 1 pick, but not for the MVP!

Moreover, the Jazz have a special record this season, that is, they have never lost at home in the playoffs!

Neither the SuperSonics nor the Rockets have ever won a game in Salt Lake City before.

So if nothing else happens, this round of playoffs will start with a 2-0 start. Fans in Salt Lake City firmly believe that the Jazz will win all two home games at the beginning.

After the Jazz went to Los Angeles, they only needed to win one game to lead 3-1.

In this situation, can you tell me how I can lose?

Karl Malone was also determined to seize this best opportunity to defeat Shay.

Although his current form has hardly declined at all, he is still at his peak at the age of 36.

But Shay is only 29 years old!

No matter how good Malone is and can defeat Olajuwon, Flying Pigs, Jordan and others, he can't survive until the day when Shea's condition declines.

Malone's own condition can only be maintained until he is 40 years old at most.

This year is the most vulnerable year for the Lakers in the next four years, and it is Malone's best and last chance.

Offensively, Malone felt that he was unbeatable.

Rodman? That guy suffered such a serious injury, and he was almost 40 years old. His condition must have declined quite seriously.

Malone is not afraid of facing off against him at all.

On the defensive end, the Utah Jazz's tough style of play this season will definitely make it difficult for the Lakers.

Every team that finishes a game with the Jazz will be in great pain.

Pain in a physical sense.

Except that the Admiral didn't feel any pain, because he fell asleep on the spot and felt no pain at all.

The current Jazz team has more moves than just Karl Malone and Stockton.

Rather, they are all evil people and there is not a single good person.

It's a bit like the "Bad Boys of the West".

In fact, in Ma Long's opinion, the current new generation is a bit too "soft".

The Lakers have gotten to this point precisely because of this benefit.

The Spurs in the first round, from Duncan to the general, were too clean to be basketball players. They should have stayed in college and played against each other.

As for the rest of the Spurs, Malone looks like they are players from the WNBA.

Let’s not talk about the Suns in the second round. Grant Hill’s temperament determines that the Suns’ playing style will not be too tough.

Danny Ainge really wants to toughen up, but the players under him are not doing well.

The most outrageous thing Livingston ever did was just hit Finlay on the head with a basketball.

Rasheed Wallace, a seemingly tough guy, only dared to pretend to hit Shay on the head with a basketball, and he didn't frighten Shay. It was a complete failure.

He is so fierce and inviolable in front of outsiders, and he is also called the Roaring God. But in front of Xie Yi, he is allowed to be played by Xie Yi.

She is a policewoman in front of others, but she becomes a police dog in front of Shay.

Can you believe that the toughest player on the Suns is Nash, the softest player?

Ma Long could only say that Anji died unjustly.

As long as he has a few really tough guys, they won't be sent to the hospital and almost become a vegetative state.

The next Utah Jazz will never play as softly as the Spurs and Suns.

Malone will remind Shay what playoff level intensity is!

When Shea arrived in Salt Lake City, he was also surrounded by many reporters.

After all, he may be the first man in NBA history who dares to say that the MVP of that season is a parallel import.

It's not hard to imagine how controversial this caused.

Shay actually admitted that Malone is getting stronger with age, and you really have to admire the physical fitness of some people.

For example, in the future, the 82-year-old Al Pacino will still be able to take care of his 29-year-old girlfriend.

But no matter how good his physical condition is, in Shay's opinion, Malone's upper limit is just that.

Therefore, Shay still showed no mercy when facing the camera:

"Of course I'm going to take this game seriously, even though the Utah Jazz haven't even put us in a life-or-death situation before.

Precisely because I take it seriously, you are about to see an MVP with the worst performance in the playoffs!

This MVP will not be an honor for Karl Malone, but will become a shame!"

Shay didn't save any face for Malone. Who knew that Malone didn't save face for Shay at the award ceremony? This is called reciprocity.

Of course Malone was angry. He felt that he did not get the respect he deserved from the MVP.

So after training ended that afternoon, Malone responded to Shay forcefully:

"Provoking an MVP usually won't end well. When the MVP's anger reaches him, he will regret it!"

The tense atmosphere before the game made the boos pierce people's eardrums when the Lakers players entered the court the next day.

When Lima walked into the arena, she was afraid to take her seat. Not only because of the boos from the 20,000 people, but also because the people around her cast extremely unfriendly looks at her.

If it weren't for the personal defense of Shay, Lima would never want to come to this ghost place in his life.

This is also one of the reasons why the Jazz are undefeated at home in the playoffs this season. Energy Solutions Arena has always been the most famous Devil's home stadium in the league.

Not to mention the Salt Lake City area, the residents are very united, and most of them are Mormons. Therefore, the steady booing is very unified.

Moreover, the only public places open at night in Salt Lake City are churches and arenas, and only arenas provide beer at night. Therefore, most people choose to watch NBA games to vent their restless emotions. This leads to fans in Salt Lake City

Even crazier than elsewhere, after all, this is the only way they can be wild.

In addition, Salt Lake City has a high altitude and thin air, making it difficult for most athletes to adapt.

Of course, these are not actually the main reasons.

After all, most of the time when playing away games, the fans' cheers are actually very uniform.

As for the high altitude, you can always get used to it after visiting it a few times.

The biggest reason why Energy Solutions Arena is the home stadium of the Devils is actually related to the structure of the arena.

Because the arena is not large, the stands of the Energy Solutions Arena are built very steeply with a large inclination angle.

This structure makes it easier to amplify noise, making the audience more oppressive when looking at the stadium, which invisibly increases the psychological pressure on the players.

So the "devil's home court" thing is not a mystery. In Energy Solutions Arena, the boos are actually louder than in other places.

It’s no wonder that Phil Jackson, who has always been calm, can’t help but complain when talking about Salt Lake City: “That’s the noisiest place in the league!”

So, you can imagine. The 20,000 people in the audience all booed in unison. And because of the structure of the arena, the boos were several times louder than elsewhere!

This atmosphere made Lima, as a spectator, already scared, let alone the players on the field.

Billups was very strong during the warm-up. Although his injury has been relieved, the stands towering in front of him still make Billups feel quite depressed.

In terms of momentum, the Jazz already have the upper hand.

The Lakers are like a deer that fell into a trap and can only be slaughtered next.

Although Shay and other veterans have long been accustomed to this.

If nothing else, the pressure Shay felt when practicing double overtime with Liv Tyler and Connery in one night was far greater than this several times.

But not all players have big hearts like Shea and Rodman.

If a team does not perform well overall, it will be difficult to lead its star players.

Karl Malone knows very well that in such an atmosphere once a strong start is made, the opponent will become more depressed and panicked.
To be continued...