NBA: I Really Have No Talent

Chapter 500: The semi-final stage is over, and the battle will start after changing formations!

Successfully resolved the battle in four games, swept the Spurs, and successfully advanced to the Western Conference finals. They did not stay in San Antonio. The Jazz returned to Salt Lake City the next day. While everyone was doing daily training, they rested and prepared for the next game. , Accompanying the family while waiting for the arrival of the opponent in the next final stage, it is very comfortable.

To be honest, whether it is facing the Lakers or the SuperSonics, Wang Bi and the others have sufficient confidence to win.

The overall combat power of the two teams is stronger than that of the Spurs, but their specific play and tactical ideas do not restrain the Jazz, so the threat is not too great.

Of course, even if the lineup and tactics have certain advantages, Wang Pan and the others will not relax.

There can be no dead ends in the road of the dynasty!

What they can do is to go all out to defeat their opponents and win the game.

In these thoughts, the other three semifinal games in the East and West continued. On the West side, the SuperSonics played very tenaciously and worked very hard on the court, but in the end they failed to win the Lakers, with a big score of 1: 4 was eliminated, unfortunately stopped in the semi-finals and failed to go further.

They have never been able to find a way to really limit O’Neal’s performance. As the game continued, Kobe’s competitive state gradually recovered, providing the Lakers with better fire support on the outside. The defensive end of the young Mamba is also a threat. , Under the connection between the inside and outside, the SuperSonics were quickly defeated and were eliminated by the Lakers winning two games in a row.

As a result, the specific confrontation in the Western Conference finals has been determined, specifically the Jazz vs the Lakers.

Because the regular season record is better, the first two games were played at the Jazz’s home court.

Looking at the lineup of the two teams, there is currently no absolutely strong offensive and defensive point on the outside, which cannot provide enough support to O’Neal. In addition, the Jazz itself has a lot of internal fighting strength. Karl Malone, Osterta Grid, Ben Wallace, Foster, Felton Spencer, these five insiders alone are enough to consume O’Neal.

So the Lakers can really put little pressure on the Jazz, after all, the strongest point in their team can’t pose too much threat to them in essence.

Who made O’Neal’s free throws so sloppy?

Just relying on the five insiders in the team taking turns fouling, can directly kill the fighting spirit of this big shark.

Jerry Sloan said more than once in the preparation stage that he doesn’t need to pay too much attention to the number of fouls in the process of defending O’Neal.

If you think about it carefully, if they stick to the shark slashing tactics, the Lakers really don’t seem to have a good solution, because they can’t come up with a second absolutely strong point in the team.

And different from the SuperSonics, the Jazz have Karl Malone and Ben Wallace, two points that can resist O’Neal in the power confrontation, and they are not afraid of the war of attrition.

So for the next game with the Lakers in the Western Conference finals, everyone in the Jazz team is full of confidence.

Eyes shifted to the Eastern Division..

The semi-final stage is also over. With the Bulls leading 3-0 by a big score, they overturned in the fourth away game and were won by the Hornets.

However, after returning to the home court, they did not give their opponents a chance. Under the leadership of Jordan, the Bulls quickly found the rhythm of the game, and the defensive end directly defeated the Hornets and won this crucial game. The team won the entire series with a big score of 4:1 and successfully advanced to the Eastern Conference finals.

The rest of the game between the Knicks and the Pacers ended in a victory for the latter.

The Knicks couldn’t restrain the Pacers’ gang of outside shooters, and the outside was directly blown up. Although the inside had an advantage, it was not enough to make up for the lack of the outside.

The most deadly problem is that the Knicks’ lack of offensive firepower has not been resolved, and they rely too much on Patrick Ewing.

But Ewing is no longer young now, and his dominance on the inside is no longer there. It is obviously impossible and too reluctant for you to let him lead the team to win by himself as before.

To go further, the Knicks must change their tactical thinking.

The head coach has to fly first!

Jeff Van Gundy’s coaching ability is good, but it is not suitable for this Knicks team, and its concepts are outdated and stubborn.

This is so deadly!

This loss is a very clear proof that the era of Ewing is over, and the era of winning championships only by defense is over. If you want to go further and compete for the championship, the Knicks will Have to seek change.

In contrast to their opponents, the Pacers, this team has shown a strong competitiveness when Reggie Miller is not injured in the playoffs this season.

In the upcoming Eastern Conference finals, facing the Bulls led by Michael Jordan, who will win and who will lose is really hard to say.

So far, the Eastern and Western semi-finals have all ended, and the remaining four teams are all preparing for the next game.

The Pacers and the Lakers are going to the road one after another, preparing to adapt to the culture and atmosphere of the road as soon as possible.

The Jazz and Bulls at home are undoubtedly easier.

Of course, it’s easy to be easy, and it will definitely not be easy to get on and off the court.

And with the Lakers arriving in Salt Lake City, the tense atmosphere of the game can be described as blowing.

Without making the fans and spectators wait too long, on the evening of May 16, in the Energy Solutions Arena, the first game between the Jazz and the Lakers in the Western Conference finals officially kicked off.

In this game, the starting lineup of the Jazz has been changed to a certain extent (Zhao Wangzhao), and it is no longer the same as before, specifically Ostertag + Karl Malone + Ben Hua Lace + Wang Xin + John Stockton, Big Ben was mentioned in the starting lineup, playing the position of small forward, the purpose is self-evident, it is to limit O’Neal.

Looking at the Jazz’s starting lineup, Lakers coach Del Harris can’t help but frown, but there is no good solution. Players who are under great pressure can only let it be, hoping that O’Neal can withstand the pressure.

Back on topic!

The Lakers’ lineup is Shaquille O’Neal + Robert Horry + Rick Fox + Eddie Jones + Kobe Bryant Lu.

The starters of both sides quickly took their positions on the court, the referee did not delay, and immediately blew the whistle for the start of the game…