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Chapter 235 The Devil Visits Salt Lake City

It is no surprise to everyone that the Lakers easily won two consecutive victories at home. Although the Jazz have performed very well in recent years, they are still far behind the dazzling results achieved by the Lakers this year. They have never won a championship before. Compared with their opponents, the Lakers, the Jazz still lack some background.

Jerry Sloan's changes in the last game made him almost a joke among the commentators. If he hadn't kept the Jazz's regular season winning percentage above 1987% in the 11 seasons from [-] to the present, Jerry It is estimated that Long will become a negative teaching material for the coach.

Compared with the smooth sailing of the Lakers, although the Bulls won this year's Eastern Conference finals, they did not play so easily. The Pacers caused a lot of trouble for the Bulls.

In the first game against the Pacers, the Bulls took advantage of the Pacers' inexperience in the finals and the poor state of the players to play an efficient defensive strength and won 85 to 79, but the Bulls themselves also exposed a lot weakness.

Although Jordan scored 31 points and 6 rebounds in the first game, his shooting percentage of 28 of 11 shots is really not high. If it weren't for 10 of 9 free throws, the Bulls might have lost this game .Other players of the Bulls, including Pippen, also performed poorly in this game. Pippen even scored only 4 points in the game.

At this time in the league, the expected final opponent is an opponent with enough influence. Small clubs like the Jazz and Pacers are basically out of the league's consideration. Only the second matchup between Liu Han and Jordan is the audience. The most anticipated game.

The Bulls also started their second game against the Pacers a day after the Lakers comfortably wrapped up their second home game.

In this game, the Bulls still did not play very well, even trailing the Pacers by 7 points in the first half.

Jordan still scored 41 points in this game, but the 18 free throws in the game also made his score full of moisture.

Pippen's state has recovered. He played 42 minutes and scored 21 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

In the third quarter, the Bulls took advantage of the Pacers' drop in shooting percentage to play an offensive climax to overtake the score. In the end, the Bulls beat the Pacers by 104 points 98-6.

Compared with the Lakers' two consecutive victories, the Bulls' victory seems a bit stumbling.

Salt Lake City was founded in 1847 by a group of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (CAS) led by Brigham Young. of the locals are members of the church.

Although Salt Lake City is now the capital and largest city of Utah, its urban population is less than 20.However, in such a plateau city with an altitude of more than 4000 feet, there is a stadium that makes all NBA teams fear.

Some players commented on the home of the Utah Jazz, saying that in Salt Lake City, you have to endure not only the noise and boos from the fans, but also the death threats from them. If you're in an arena, you'll need a change of underwear, because the fans here will scare you into peeing your pants.

This is Salt Lake City, this is the Utah Jazz.

Since coaching the Utah Jazz in 1988, Jerry Sloan has brought many glory to this basketball-loving city, but he has not brought a championship alone. As Stockton and Karl Malone are getting old , this hope looks more and more elusive, but the fans of Salt Lake City have always supported their team, no matter the team's performance is good or bad, which may be related to the teachings of Christianity.

The two consecutive away defeats made the Jazz quite depressed. After all, they lost to the Lakers once last year. If they lose to their opponents again now, they may have little chance of revenge in the future. The status of Tocton and Malone can always be maintained.

In response to Jerry Sloan's adjustment in the last game, the head coach of the Jazz apologized to the players after the game. He said that his arrangement was wrong and lacked thinking. For the first time in his career.

Stockton and Malone expressed comfort to Jerry Sloan. They have cooperated together for more than ten years and are very familiar with each other. Now the team is facing a difficult situation. Only by uniting can it be possible to defeat a powerful opponent.

The Jazz reorganized their tactics from top to bottom. They decided to still use the usual tactics to deal with the Lakers, but they will give the Lakers a surprise at their home court. They will use the unique enthusiasm of Salt Lake City to receive people from big cities. "guest".

Although the Lakers come to Salt Lake City two or three times a year during the regular season, every time they come here, the Lakers players can't help but feel a little terrified, even Liu Han, who has always been nervous When I came here for the first time, my legs were a little weak. To be honest, the fans in Salt Lake City are the most fanatical fans Liu Han has ever seen.

On the day the Lakers came to Salt Lake City, they received a "warm reception" from the opponent's fans. As soon as they came out of the airport, fans from Salt Lake City sent "greetings" to the Lakers—the smashed car glass and the sound of rotten eggs .

"Liu, it's scary here." Steve Nash couldn't help but said to Liu Han.

"It's not a big deal. You will know how enthusiastic the fans are here when you are on the field. I remember when I first came here, I had to stick to my ears when talking to each other on the field, because it was too noisy. "

"Haha, indeed, but don't worry, they will send us off when we leave." O'Neill is not worried at all, after all, he has been in the league for several years, which is different from Nash and Liu Han who are only in their second year.

"Boys, don't worry about some problems off the court. After all, this is a country ruled by law. Salt Lake City will host the 2002 Winter Olympics. They will not let you get hurt, but I want to remind you that when you arrive You must protect your body during the game. I believe that the Jazz will not give up the game so easily. They will use their traditional methods. This is recognized by the league, so don’t have disputes with them and be careful of yourself body." Head coach George Krent reminded the players that he knew that the Jazz would definitely strengthen their defense in this game, and to what extent he had to observe in the game, but George I feel that the league should not let the Jazz go too far. After all, only the matchup between the Lakers and the Bulls is the guarantee of ratings.

(End of this chapter)