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Chapter 95 Strong Lakers, Fierce Jazz

The Lakers swept the Sonics and advanced to the Western Conference Finals. This result did not surprise everyone.

Although the Lakers were not favored before the start of the season, they only ranked sixth in the West in the strength prediction before the start of the season. considered to be solely for monetary reasons.But after halfway through the season, the performance of the Lakers caught everyone's eyes. The two young players they selected in the draft showed their super potential. The special Liu Han made everyone sigh the Lakers I have chosen the core for myself for the next ten years.But now Liu Han's performance in the playoffs is even more surprising. Liu Han is not the core of the future, he is already an indispensable all-round fighter for a team.

The strong performance of the Lakers in the playoffs also made all the media and fans optimistic about their challenge to the Bulls, although the Bulls are still competing with the Eagles to qualify for the Eastern Conference Finals.

In the other two games on the 11th, the Heat lost to the Knicks. The two teams played defensive basketball in this game. Both teams have very tough defensive players in the interior, but Mourning still lacks some experience than Ewing. His irascible temper is also a dynamite package on the field.

The Bulls beat the Eagles again in Atlanta and tied the score 3-1. The Eagles had no way out.

In the West, the Jazz and the Rockets tied 3-1. The next game on the 12th will be held in Utah. If the Rockets cannot win this game, the Jazz will compete with the Lakers for this year's Western Conference championship.

On the 12th, there was only the game between the Rockets and the Jazz. The Jazz back at home played a fierce game. Utah’s home court has always been a nightmare for other teams. This area where alcoholism is prevalent has been banned on a large scale. , The way people vent the pressure of life is all kinds of sports. Salt Lake City fans like to use their deafening voices at the Jazz's home court to make the visiting team feel the atmosphere of hell.

In the game, Karl Malone scored 33 points and 20 rebounds with his iron elbow. Stockton also scored 24 points and 14 assists.After the Rockets, Olajuwon scored 30 points, and the other players scored another 102 points on May 91. The Rockets' poor outside offense prevented them from breaking through the Jazz's fierce defense.In the end, the Jazz won the game [-] to [-], so the Rockets were eliminated, and Barkley's sad exit seemed extremely lonely.

Two days later, the Jazz will come to Los Angeles to challenge the Lakers for their second trip to the Western Conference Finals since their founding in 1974.

On the 13th, the Bulls defeated the Eagles 107 to 92 at home and successfully reached the Eastern Conference finals. The Heat lost to the Knicks in an away game and set foot on the edge of a cliff.

On the 14th, the Western Conference Finals kicked off first, and the Lakers ushered in the challenge of the Jazz.

Both the Lakers and the Jazz can be regarded as the newcomers to the Western Conference Finals in recent years. Although the Lakers were regular visitors to the Western Conference Finals when "Magic" Johnson was still there, the Lakers have fallen into reconstruction since Johnson retired due to illness. , They have not participated in the Western Conference Finals for 6 years, and the only veteran with finals experience is Byron Scott.

In this game, the Lakers lineup is point guard Van Exel, shooting guard Liu Han, small forward Eddie Jones, power forward Eldon Campbell, and center O'Neal.The Jazz's lineup is point guard Stockton, shooting guard Hornacek, small forward Brian Russell, power forward Karl Malone, and center Ostertag.

Except for the advantage of the Lakers in the shooting guard and center positions, other positions are much weaker than the Jazz.

At the beginning of the game, O'Neal jumped the ball in the middle circle to win. Although Ostertag was about the same height and weight as O'Neal, his speed was much weaker than that of O'Neal. It was difficult for a white center to compare with the speed of a black player. The fastest seven-footer.

Liu Han squeezed away Hornacek and grabbed the ball from O'Neill. Hornacek was much worse than Liu Han in terms of height and weight.

Liu Han, who grabbed the ball, did not pass the ball, but took the half-court by himself. O'Neal followed up and gave Liu Han a single block. Liu Han bypassed Hornacek from the right and attracted Ostertag's supplementary defense. , and then he hit the ground skillfully, the ball went through Ostertag's crotch and directly into the hands of O'Neill, who had already slid down. O'Neill.

The Lakers opened the game with the pick-and-roll cooperation that the Jazz are famous for and scored two points.

The Jazz's offense, Stockton is not a player known for his physical fitness, the reason why he has been able to occupy the top assist list for eight years is his focus on the game and his understanding of the team's tactics.

Malone mentioned that the Jazz still used their traditional pick-and-roll to cover for Stockton. Although this offensive routine is simple, with the combination of Malone and Stockton, this tactic can be called a big killer.

The Lakers attached great importance to the Jazz's pick-and-roll defense today. Eldon Campbell did not switch to Stockton, but stuck to Malone tightly.Van Exel went around Malone's screen and tried to continue chasing Stockton, but Stockton didn't continue to dribble, but took the opportunity to shoot a three-pointer directly.Although Stockton has never been a top scorer, his field goal percentage is among the top in the league. He is very sure of this kind of unguarded three-pointer.

The game was very interesting at the beginning. The Lakers used a pick-and-roll to hit the Jazz, but the Jazz returned the Lakers with the Lakers' admirable three-pointer. The addition of Liu Han made the Lakers' three-pointer feared by all teams. The guy who throws the [-]-pointer like a free throw makes every team really hate it.

The Lakers continued to attack. Van Exel dribbled the ball to Liu Han after halftime. In this game, Liu Han is strong against Hornacek at this point. Hornacek is difficult to defend alone. Liu Han.

After Liu Han received the ball, he leaned against Hornacek and shook his back. Hornacek, who was very afraid of Liu Han, tensed his muscles and tried to resist Liu Han's next strong attack, but unexpectedly, Liu Han Leaning on Hornacek, he turned around and hit a jumper with a fallback. Liu Han now has a taste of anticipating the enemy's opportunity. His deterrence makes defensive players inadvertently reveal their defensive intentions, and Liu Han can Grab such a loophole and score the ball in a very short time.

The audience of the Lakers off the field cheered Liu Han's elegant backward jumper. Liu Han is now the most popular player on the Lakers. He was inherently recognized by Los Angeles fans.

The Jazz's next offense still uses their traditional pick-and-roll tactics. Since coach Jerry Sloan took over the Jazz, he has integrated this tactic into the soul of the team.

Malone has a strong body like a bodybuilder, but unexpectedly he also has an unusually soft touch. Although his shooting distance cannot reach beyond the three-point line, his mid-range shot still caused a lot of trouble for the Lakers. El Deng Campbell has no way to limit Malone very well.

The Lakers still focus on the internal and external cooperation of O'Neal and Liu Han today, and the Jazz have no good way to deal with these two strengths.

In the first quarter, the two teams were evenly divided, and the 27-level score also showed that neither side had a good way to limit the opponent's offense.

In the second quarter, Liu Han rested, the Lakers came off the bench, and Van Exel played with the bench.The strength of the Lakers on the bench is better than that of the Jazz. They have enough talented young players and enough experienced veterans.

The Lakers' substitutes played an offensive climax in the first half of the second quarter. They scored 6 points in 15 minutes, widening the gap between the two teams to 9 points. The Jazz's substitutes only scored 6 points.

Coach Sloan had to replace the main players of the Jazz in advance, and the main players of the Lakers got enough rest time. Liu Han and O'Neal came on the court one after another in the second half of the second quarter.

At halftime, the Lakers led by 54 points 49-5.

At the beginning of the third quarter, Liu Han controlled the ball and Van Exel rested. The Lakers changed the pick-and-roll that the Jazz are good at in the offense. Be strong.

The Lakers attacked, and Liu Han slowly advanced to the frontcourt. Campbell came out to cover for Liu Han this time. He only needs a little space to make a shot.

The Jazz fell into a passive position in the third quarter. Their usual fierce defense also got into foul trouble at the Lakers' home court. After all, the Lakers are better than the Jazz in terms of exposure and popularity. The league also hopes that the finals will be a duel between legendary stars and hopeful stars. This kind of duel is the game with the highest yield in the league. The Jazz's fierce defense and simple pick-and-roll coordination will obviously not improve the ratings of the finals, let alone It is still the home court of the Lakers, so the referee will always favor the Lakers when making penalties.

At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers extended their lead to 14 points.

The Jazz, which was in foul trouble, became more passive in the fourth quarter. Malone still played at the beginning of the fourth quarter with 4 fouls, and Ostertag also had 4 fouls.

The Lakers played a wonderful match at the beginning of the fourth quarter. After receiving the ball from the inside, O'Neal didn't stop the ball and directly swayed the ball to the basket. The cooperation is very tacit, both of them can pass wonderful passes to each other.Since the arrival of Liu Han, O'Neal's assist data this season has increased by 2.1.

The wonderful cooperation between Liu Han and O'Neal made the audience cheer for victory. Los Angeles has not won a championship for a long time.

最终这场比赛湖人队以104比95拿下，奥尼尔拿到29分14个篮板，刘汉拿下24分6助攻7篮板。

The wonderful performance of the Lakers in the game made all the media and fans optimistic about them. After all, the Lakers' offense is more exciting.

(End of this chapter)