In the long history of the NBA, the appearance of each team will undergo huge changes over time.

Only the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City seem to be unaffected by time and have maintained their original appearance for more than ten years.

In the 1988-89 season, Jerry Sloan took over the Utah Jazz from Franka Layden.

The pick-and-roll between Karl Malone and Stockton has become a sight in Salt Lake City.

No one could have imagined that this pick-and-roll would last 14 years.

In the 2002-03 season, the Jazz were still led by coach Sloan and used Marlon Stockton's pick-and-roll.

But now, Stockton is 41 years old and Malone is 39 years old.

This Jazz team has almost reached the end of their life cycle.

Before the start of this season, Stockton told Karl Malone: ​​"No matter what the result is, I will retire after this season."

Malone also knew that this was his last season in Salt Lake City.

If Stockton leaves, there's no reason for him to stay here.

This is the last time these two old boys will join forces to win the championship!

A 41-year-old veteran and a 39-year-old guy join forces to fight for the championship.

This may sound silly, but after all, competitive sports are almost the same as eating a fruit plate.

The younger the better.

If you eat a stale fruit plate, it will easily squirt.

There is basically no team in the world that gathers a bunch of veterans and just wants to win the championship.

But Malone and Stockton are exceptions.

These two men who manage their bodies to the extreme are still in excellent condition even at the age of 40.

Karl Malone is still averaging 21.6 points and 8.8 rebounds per game this season.

Stockton averaged 12.4 points and 7.8 assists per game.

For comparison, Malone in the 1998-99 season averaged 23.2 points and 8.3 rebounds per game.

In the 1997-98 season, Stockton averaged 12 points and 8.5 assists per game.

Their data has barely shrunk compared to a few years ago!

Although Stockton and Malone did not win a championship, they are definitely the two people with the strongest physical management in the NBA.

Not only their attendance rate is ridiculously high, but their condition is also seriously inconsistent with their age.

Based on this data, if you say that they are veterans around 40 years old, who would dare to believe it?

For a true veteran, shouldn't he be able to produce a highlight reel for every mistake he makes in a game?

In addition to Malone and Stockton, two shady veterans, the Jazz also have tough white forward Matt Halprin this season.

Even though Halprin is a white player, because he used to play rugby, he is very strong and keen on confrontation.

In addition, he also inherited the advantages of white players, such as good touch, high golf IQ, and accurate running position.

This season, as the second scoring point of the Jazz after Malone, he averaged 18.2 points per game and had a three-point shooting rate of more than 40%.

In addition, the Jazz's Russian forward, second-year Andrei Kirilenko, has also gradually matured.

This pervert, who is 2.06 meters tall but has a wingspan of 2.28 meters, is simply ahead of his time.

Blocking Kobe Bryant 4 times in one minute, blocking Yao Ming, and being a terrifying defender that McGrady personally admitted, these are the marks the Russian left on the league.

And he will also be the main defender against Li Ang in the next game.

The Jazz's lineup is definitely competitive. The Jazz's current record of 6 wins and 3 losses is proof of this.

6 wins and 3 losses is not bad, after all, the defending champion's record is not that good.

Kobe Bryant: How many times have I said it, the regular season is not a loss, it is not a loss!

In the past, for a game like Jazz vs. Pistons, buy one get one free tickets might not be sold.

But this time, the tickets at the Palace Stadium of Auburn Hills were sold out early. For those who didn’t know, I thought the time was back in the early 1990s.

The Jazz have a very embarrassing record - since Li Ang entered the league, the Jazz have not won a game against Li Ang's team.

This time Li Ang finally changed teams, and the Jazz also had a good opportunity to break this embarrassing record.

Moreover, this Pistons is also known as the second-generation Bad Boys. The Bad Boys and the Jazz have a close relationship.

Therefore, the league has been hyping this game for a long time.

Although Karl Malone is almost 40 years old, he still considers himself one of the best power forwards in the league.

I think back then, Rodman, Kemp and others failed to knock down Karl Malone. How could Malone be willing to be defeated by a mere Lyon?

Malone takes this game very seriously.

Before, they were all fights without beating Li Ang. Today, Ma Long decided that he would not fight anymore.

He wants to compete with Li Ang openly and openly with basketball!

Ma Long believes that fighting is not unwinnable. But after all, everyone is an adult and cannot continue to fight and kill like children all day long.

Danzi: Damn your horse, you even elbowed me in the last game!

Malone: ​​How can old friends call each other elbow when greeting each other?

The last time the Jazz played the Wizards, although the Jazz lost, Malone scored 26 points and Stockton had 17 points and 11 assists.

Facing Danzi, their lifelong enemy, the performance of the two Jazz veterans was perfect.

Danzi, on the other hand, made 7 of 17 in the game and only scored 19 points. He also scolded Kwame Brown 12 times.

His performance was completely inferior to Malone.

Today, Leon is also the enemy of Stockton and Malone.

Therefore, everyone agrees that Malone and Stockton will never show mercy.

Before the game started, Malone unabashedly expressed his dislike for Li Ang: "I am very happy to see Li Ang and his team achieve nine consecutive wins. Because no one is more suitable than me to win ten consecutive games.

Go ahead and stop him. I would be very happy if I could personally break his winning streak."

Although Ma Long seemed relaxed on the surface, he was actually quite panicked on the inside.

He looked at Li Ang and Da Ben who were warming up in the opposite half and swallowed.

Ma Long has learned what level Li Ang is in the past three years.

Ever since Li Ang removed his big elbow, he still doesn't dare to elbow anyone easily again.

It can be said that Leon is the only man who can truly subdue Karl Malone in so many years.

Although Rodman is also very annoying, he actually doesn't like to take action. Rather than taking action directly, he prefers to ridicule and manipulate other people's mentality to get them sent off for attacking him.

Although "Rain Man" Kemp has a strong playing style and loves to show off, he also has little interest in fighting.

The leader of the previous generation of bad boys had his face smashed by Ma Long’s elbow.

As for the admiral, he is a typical example of someone who has to stand at attention when being beaten.

Ma Long fought against all the invincible opponents in the world until Li Ang showed up and let him know what it means to be outside the world.

And now, Li Ang has a violent maniac like Da Ben beside him.

Ma Long did not dare to act rashly.

Pretending to be relaxed in front of reporters is purely for the sake of face.

The game is about to begin, and both sides are taking their positions.

The Jazz's five tigers are Stockton, Halprin, Kirilenko, Malone and Ostertag.

The newly added Halprin and Kirilenko are both very powerful.

While waiting for the referee to kick off, Li Ang cracked his fingers and Ben was also practicing turning and elbowing.

Seeing this situation, Ma Long swallowed his saliva and shouted to Li Ang: "Qiaodou sack! Li, I have something to tell..."

But before Malone could finish speaking, the referee threw the ball into the air.

Ma Long is convinced, are you anxious!?

The game officially started, and although Ostertag was taller than he should have been, his athletic ability was still far behind.

Before Ma Long could react, he saw Li Ang entering the penalty area.

Li Ang is already frustrated. Have you ever experienced how boring it is to only allow your opponent to score 53 points in a game?

Finally meeting a strong opponent today, Li Ang was naturally very excited.

As soon as Li Ang got close to Ma Long, he hit him on the waist with his elbow.

Ma Long was in so much pain that he couldn't even jump. He could only watch as Li Ang leaped for a layup.

"Done!"
To be continued...