Chapter 68 - Home of the devil
Salt Lake City is the capital of Utah in the United States, and is named for its proximity to the Great Salt Lake.
More than 100 years ago, thousands of Mormon believers pioneered the city here, and today it has developed into the third largest city in the United States.
Salt Lake City is rich in ore, and there are a lot of tourist attractions, but compared to these, his most famous place is his altitude.
Most of the entire Salt Lake City falls left into a valley at an altitude of 1,320 meters. If you exercise violently in this city, you will soon feel poor breathing.
The Jazz’s home energy arena is located in the heart of the city.
This is the biggest reason for the Jazz’s “Devil’s Home”, and the Rockets will soon face it.
It is precisely because of this advantage that despite the two defeats, the Jazz players still seem confident.
The Jazz’s main player, Deron Williams, said in an interview that the team will fight back at home.
“We have a 90% home win rate this season in the regular season and our opponent made a 2-0 lead in the playoffs and was reversed, so we have absolute confidence.”
“We will bottom out and kick our opponents ass.” Boozer said in an interview that was even more provocative.
The two core leaders of the Jazz are this attitude, and the team is full of confidence.
The next night, the Energy Solutions Arena was full, with seats that could accommodate more than 18,000 people already seated.
As the headquarters of Mormonism, nearly half of the people in Salt Lake City are Mormons, which makes the city’s fans extremely united.
Tang Tian took the Rockets out of the player’s channel and felt an invisible pressure the first time.
Unlike all other NBA stadiums, the seat **** of the Energy Solutions stadium is very large, and it can even be said to be a bit “steep”. The entire stadium looks like a deep well, which is chilling.
The effect of this design has been manifested when the players were introduced. When the home team ’s starting players were introduced, all the cheers rolled up like waves, and the eardrums were shaken together. Some tingling.
The members of the Jazz team have already been used to all this, and they were excited and excited about the cheers of the fans.
“Oh my god! This is crazy!” Mike Brin of the commentary has been deeply shocked by this momentum.
“This is Salt Lake City, the city of the devil.” Reggie Miller said on the side. As an narrator, he has little experience, but as a player, he has played too many games in this arena.
Many members of the Rockets have shocked their faces. Many of them have not played in the playoffs here, and this is the first time they have seen such a scene.
However, because Tang Tian has been vaccinated many times before, their psychological fluctuations are much smaller than expected.
比赛 After the introduction of the players from both sides, the game will soon begin.
The starting lineups on both sides are the same as in the previous two games.
“Beep!”
With the referee’s whistle, Yao Ming and Boozer jumped for the ball.
Boozer jumped to the ball for the Jazz, the Jazz led the attack.
“Come on! The Jazz!”
Deafening shouts followed.
By the side of the field, Sibodu frowned unconsciously. This sound was more frequent than before, and it was different from the simple cheers. It was also mixed with a lot of **** and boos, which was simply noise pollution.
He turned to look at Tang Tian, and found that the expression of the latter did not change much.
He has to admire Tang Tian a bit, and it will always be so unwavering on the field.
在 Just then, the Jazz launched their first offense.
Different from the previous two games, Sloan made tactical adjustments. Instead of letting Deron hold the ball to launch an attack, Boozer held the ball on the right side and played a pick-and-roll cooperation with Oku.
After waiting for the defenders to switch from Yao Ming to Millsap, Boozer chose to fight with his back.
Millsap and Boozer are a bit similar in style, but the latter’s height and wingspan are obviously more advantageous.
After continuous footsteps, Boozer chose to turn around and shoot.
Millsap struggled to block the shot and missed it.
The cheers at the scene fry the pan.
The players on the Rockets field felt their ears buzzing.
After the Rockets’ offense, Blake held the ball to the frontcourt and handed it to Yao Ming.
The Jazz defensive end has also been adjusted, Kirilenko died close to McGrady, and did not give him a chance to receive the ball at all.
Yao Ming gave the ball to Blake, the corner.
的 The noise of the scene is rolling like a wave.
“boom!”
Blake missed a three-pointer and was rebounded by Oku.
The Jazz pushed back, and one of Deron’s fast breaks speeded up Battier to make a layup.
4 to 0, as soon as the Jazz swept the previous slump, they started off with momentum.
The cheers at the scene were astounding.
The voices of the two commentators at the banquet were completely covered by the sound.
I waited until the sound passed, Brin shook his head helplessly and said loudly: “This is really crazy, this place, the Rockets will definitely have a hard time trying to take victory from here.
As the Rockets attacked, Millsap’s air cut found a chance. Yao Ming gave the ball in time. His layup caused a foul for Okur’s hitter.
Millsap went to the free throw line and he had a chance to score the first point for the Rockets.
The referee signaled to Millsap ~ www.mtlnovel.com ~ and gave him the ball.
However, as soon as he received the ball, the noise of the scene spread over the ground.
It’s really a tidal wave, and your ears are going to explode.
Millsap took a few deep breaths and then made a free throw.
“boom!”
The first penalty was missed.
This level of interference is really not tolerable by ordinary people.
Millsap adjusted it and aimed for a while before shooting.
“boom!”
The second free throw still failed to score, and Boozer took the rebound in his pocket.
Missed two free throws!
的 The interference effect at home is simply explosive!
After Deron received the ball, he advanced to the Rockets halftime.
“Come on! The Jazz!”
The shouts of fans at the scene swept again.
Xibodu shouted on the sidelines, the Rockets’ defense is still impervious, and the Jazz have no chances of several pick-and-rolls.
But the shouting at the scene did not abate at all.
Squinting as the time was approaching, after Delong borrowed Okur’s pick-and-roll, facing Yao Ming’s defense, he directly selected a three-pointer.
Basketball crossed from Yao Ming’s fingertips and flew straight towards the hoop.
“boom!”
The ball hit the rebound, but after rebounding, it scored!
7 to 0!
The Jazz opened the Rockets with a full kick.
The cheering scene broke through the sky, and the fans were completely excited.
的 The scene was given to Tang Tian. The photographer hopes to use this method to “fuel the fire” to the atmosphere of this home court.
However, after the camera was passed, everyone found that Tang Tian’s face didn’t have the unexpected panic look, and he still sat there with a calm expression.