Chapter 164
Su Hao was the nightmare of the Suns' running and gunning, allowing the Clippers to finally beat the Phoenix Suns by 10 points and win 20 consecutive games.
After the game,
Drexler praised the Clippers,"At the beginning of the season, who would have thought that such a young team could win 20 consecutive games. The
"Little Emperor" LeBron,"Big Shark" O'Neal,"Stone Buddha" Duncan, and even the"God of Basketball" Jordan, who just entered the league, could not lead their weak team to the best record in the league.
It can only be said that……""Hulk" Su Hao, he used his extraordinary talent to play an extremely amazing leadership ability.
It's really amazing.
Now, they are just around the corner to catch up with the Rockets' 22-game winning streak."
"That's right."
Ian Thompson nodded, and then said,"But... the next opponents are not easy to deal with.
The Jazz, the Pistons and the Rockets.
The Jazz's home court is known as the"Devil's Home Court". Don't look at their current record of 13 wins and 7 losses, which is the sixth record in the Western Conference.
But.
The home record is 9 wins and 1 loss, with a winning rate of up to 90%.
It can be said that in their home court, the Jazz are almost invincible.
The Pistons' record is also average.
But... The Pistons have"Big Ben" Ben Wallace, who is so strong that he can compete with the peak"Big Shark" O'Neal. The Clippers are strong.
But they are strong in Su Hao's absolute dominance in the restricted area.
If Ben Wallace can just beat Su Hao and limit Su Hao to a certain extent, the Clippers will definitely be defeated.
The Pistons have a chance to overturn the Clippers.
If the Clippers can overcome them, they can be on par with the Rockets with 22 consecutive wins, competing for the second longest winning streak in history.
That seems interesting too."
"That's right."
Drexler's eyes were hot,"The milestone is right in front of us, and the Clippers are the public enemy of the league. It's fun to witness the new history of the Clippers, and it's also very exciting to let the Clippers hand over the first drop of blood.
The palm and the back of the hand are all flesh.
So... the next Clippers game, just look forward to it."
……
Two days later, the Clippers players and staff flew to Salt Lake City tonight to challenge the Utah Jazz at the Energy Solutions Arena. At
10 a.m. in the Jazz locker room, the players, led by Deron and Boozer, were all excited.
"" Hmph!"
Deron snorted coldly,"Finally waited until today, finally waited until... to play the game against the Clippers on our turf, in our devil's home court.
Tonight.
It will be a battle of revenge against Su Hao."
Revenge?
Yes.
The opening game of the new season, Su Hao's first game in his career, was against the Jazz. He blocked Deron and crushed Boozer.
The Jazz's dual cores and two All-Stars lost face.
All the Jazz players were banned from flying in the penalty area.
Su Hao scored 22 points, 30 rebounds and 13 blocks in the game, set four major records, stepped on the heads of all the Jazz players... and shone throughout the league.
How could they tolerate this?
This humiliation must be avenged.
And in their own"devil's home court", the Jazz have such ability.
"Overthrow the Clippers and end their 20-game winning streak. Leave it to us, to us who have 10 wins and 1 loss at home!!!"
Boozer was full of confidence.
10 wins and 1 loss at home?!
That's right.
On the night when the Clippers extinguished the Suns, the Jazz also tore apart the"Thunder Three" at home and continued to maintain the terrifying winning rate of the"Devil's Home". The
"Utah Double Devils" of Malone + Stockton once frightened countless players in the league.
Now the pick-and-roll of Deron + Boozer, with the blessing of the home buff, has also caused headaches for many teams.
So here comes the question.
Why is the Jazz's home court called the"Devil's Home Court"?
Why is the Jazz's home and away winning rate so different?
First, the Jazz's home court is in Salt Lake City, which is at an altitude of more than 1,300 meters. The altitude is It's high, and the air is thin.
There is"altitude sickness".
Although NBA players are generally in good physical condition, they are more or less affected.
The players in Salt Lake City have been training here for a long time, so they have naturally adapted to it and can always play in the best condition.
Second, the atmosphere in the Jazz Arena is too strong.
This is a small city, so there are not many away fans. Almost all of them are home fans, and everyone is united.
The unanimous cheers and shouts to the outside world are very powerful.
And many Jazz fans are Mormons, who admire"loyalty" very much, and they absolutely support their own team.
Even too much.
They went too far to the point of madly spraying trash talk at the away players, and even using a lot of abusive words, It's completely aggressive.
One person scolds, two people scold, but if it's a group of people, they will spare no effort to mock and abuse you when your offense doesn't go well.
If there are 20,000 people booing you.
Just imagine how many players can stand this scenario.
Anyone who is not a big-hearted player will generally be more affected, and the state will get worse and worse. Turnovers, mistakes, blind attacks, etc. will only get worse and worse.
Third, the Jazz's iron-blooded defense.
Just like with the Pistons, Kings and other teams, the locker room culture is to advocate confrontation, and strong teams defend fiercely and iron-bloodedly.
As a result, every Jazz player has a strong desire to attack and defend.
The defensive actions are also quite large and can last for the entire game, lasting for several hours. , the players of ordinary teams can't stand it.
Fourth, the stadium factor.
The structure of the energy program players is like a layer of steep mountains that are constantly climbing. From the bottom to the top, there is a feeling of being surrounded and swallowed by the mountains.
Full of oppression.
Of course... this oppressive feeling is only for the away teams that come to challenge.
The superposition of four factors.
Makes the Utah Jazz's combat effectiveness may not be absolutely strong on the surface.
In their own"devil's home court", the winning rate has remained above 90% for many years, and it is one of the most difficult home courts in the league.
The Clippers won 20 consecutive games.
It seems easy to beat the Jazz, but in fact... it is not easy. This will be a tough battle, and it is also the capital of the Jazz's confidence.
"Overthrow the Clippers and defend the glory of the"Devil's Home""
"Overthrow the Clippers and complete revenge!"
The Jazz were full of confidence and fighting spirit. They were ready to take the first blood of the Clippers!!!
When night fell, the duel also came.
At 8 pm, there was still half an hour before the game.
""Boom!"
The stadium was filled with loud drums and cheers, much louder than the noise produced by a Boeing 747 taking off. The feeling of oppression was strong.
The feeling of suffocation was overwhelming.
"？？？"
Curry's scalp tingled."Are the fans in Salt Lake City a little too excited? Are the shouts and cheers real?
The decibels are too loud!""
"I feel inexplicably flustered"
Gordon took a series of deep breaths to adjust his state.
Su Hao's eyes lit up as well, and he smiled slightly,"This is the famous Jazz"Magic Home", the aura... is really strong!!!"