Jump ball between both teams.
Gan Guoyang was the first to tap the ball, but Van Exel didn't catch it securely.
The ball bounced off his leg and was intercepted by Stockton, starting the Jazz's first offensive play.
This season, the Jazz team changed their team logo and game jerseys from the classic music note logo to Salt Lake City-themed snow mountain jerseys.
The cold, towering snow peaks on the jerseys symbolize the Jazz team's stern and precise team offense.
On the opening play, the Jazz used continuous ball movement and outside runs, ultimately relying on Malone's high post pass to a cutting Ostertag, who received the ball and powered over PJ Brown for a layup.
The Trail Blazers persisted with man-to-man defense; Gan Guoyang directly matched up against Karl Malone, with no intention of playing any defensive tricks.
Gan Guoyang immediately inbounded from the baseline, signaling to Van Exel, indicating he planned to target the offense.
