Chapter 165 Sweeping into the Western Finals

Author: Dust and Flowing Years

Chapter 165 Sweeping into the Western Finals

May 27, 2008 local time.

"Guys, the Hornets are already ahead of the Spurs with a big score of 2:0. They must win this game tonight and lead the way to Salt Lake City with a big score." Kobe cheered his teammates in the locker room before the game.

"Why do you have to win that strongly? If you want to do it, you have to sweep it. Sweep it to advance to the Western Finals, at least a gentleman sweep it to advance." Famal shouted inappropriately.

"Haha, I like Famal, Kobe, I don't think it's worth winning this game strongly. If you want to do it, you have to sweep it." Odom echoed.

"Sweep, sweep." In the locker room, shouts were shocking, and everyone was full of momentum to sweep the Jazz in this round of playoffs.

Phil looked at his disciples with such confidence, but no matter how happy he was, he could not take it lightly.

Under Sloan's training, this Jazz team is not so easy to solve. It is these players who played in the Western Conference Finals last year, and the young people have grown up for another year, so it will definitely be more difficult to play.

The gorgeous entrance ceremony ended and the competition officially ended.

The starting lineups of both teams have not changed.

The game TNT was broadcast live across the United States.

"Kenny, the Lakers beat the Jazz in the last game. What do you think of this series?" Barkley asked Smith beside him.

"What else can I think? The Lakers' chances of winning in this game are still very high. The Jazz can't solve the Lakers' offense at all. At the same time, they can't play their own offense." Smith watched the last game seriously.

Just a Kobe, plus a Gasol, can play hard in the inside and support his teammates; now another Li Tian appears, with accurate outside shooting, pulling the Lakers' offensive space wide, and being invincible at the basket

.However you ask the Jazz to play, other character players shoot well.

"This Lakers is really hard to play, I support your opinion." Barkley raised his hand to agree with Smith's opinion.

"Hahaha, fat man, do you still agree with me?" Smith had a hint of doubt. This was simply unbelievable. Barkley had been fighting against him.

"I don't want to be slapped in the face, it hurts too much. The first round prediction is to be slapped in the face." Barkley's old face turned red.

"Hahaha, Barkley's IQ has increased a lot recently."

In the TNT studio, two big men were as tired as lovers they hadn't seen for a long time.

"Can Li's performance in the last game continue?" Barkley looked at Smith beside him affectionately.

"Don't look at me with this damn look anymore. It's so disgusting. It's impossible to explode. After all, Sloan would never allow such a player to exist. He should choose to double-team Lee." Smith didn't think that Sloan would

If you continue to defend Li Tian like this, you will not be a famous coach.

"The game has begun, Gasol has won the jump shot, it's too fast, Kobe has already broken through and scored." Barkley shouted.

Li Tian is still sitting on the bench, but he is not worried. He plays stably and can help the team open up enough offensive space. When Gasol leaves the court, he can also replace the team's center.

Kobe went all out at the beginning, and the Lakers also showed his bloodthirsty side, which was even worse than the previous game.

Sophomore rookie Ronnie Brewer could not stop Kobe's breakthrough at all. He passed Brewer in one step and reached the basket, and Oku stepped forward to make up for defense.

"Ding!"

The referee blew a whistle and signaled that Oku was fouled.

Kobe still threw the ball into the basket after being fouled.

"Wow, this old guy is still so powerful, he beats it to 2+1 again." Barkley's voice filled the entire studio.

"Kobe, Kobe, Kobe." The fans shouted loudly, and the whistles kept coming.

Sloan stood up on the bench, he couldn't sit still. In the last game, Oku had a foul because of a foul, and he had a pitiful time. He received his first foul before playing for a minute in this game.

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He frowned, dragged his chin with his right hand, thinking about countermeasures.

Extra fine and score.

The Jazz are still the same as their pick-and-roll tactics, and they have polished countless seasons. Malone and Stockton brought this tactic to the top of the league.

Okutto blocked Fisher Deron, who was chasing and defending, played a big shot in small play, and played Gasol alone.

The dazzling dribble still tricked Gasol into it and made a jump shot.

2:3.

Kobe continued to attack with the ball, and the Jazz directly changed his strategy and no longer allowed Brewer to defend Kobe alone, and asked Kirilianko to come up to double-team.

Since Li Tian arrived, Kobe has already pressed the pass button.

A strike, passing the ball to the ski man who got the open space.

He took the ball and made a jump shot, and shot the iron and bounced out. Gasol squeezed out Oku and took offensive rebounds.

Oku, who was carrying a foul, dared not make any big moves. Seeing that the rebound was hopeless, he had to give up fighting and prepare for defense.

Gasol used his steps to shake Oku away and scored a layup.

Seeing Oku who was carrying a foul, Sloan was a little crazy on the defensive end. Oku is an important part of the defense. Now that he is so timid, the Jazz's defensive threat will be lost half.

While Oku served the bottom line, he called Kirilenko.

"Tell Oku, don't worry about fouls, don't be afraid of defense."

Hearing Kirilenko's message, Oku was also ready to let go of his hands and feet and do something big.

Oku is no longer afraid of his actions, and the Lakers' success rate of breaking through the basket has dropped a lot.

The Jazz's pick-and-roll tactics were also played several times, and Deron got two phone shots, but the shots were bounced out.

Kobe turned around and killed the basket again, passing back to Fisher on the outside, making a three-pointer.

The Lakers' outside line was also opened under the leadership of Kobe.

The Jazz, who had originally shrunk the basket and put on two or three defenses, had to change their strategy from the outside.

After hitting a three-pointer, the score reached 10:18, and the Jazz fell 8 points behind.

Seeing the situation on the field change, Phil waved his hand and replaced Odom and the ski man, allowing Li Tian and Walton to appear.

"You guys are amazing." He shouted while clapping Odom's high-highway.

"We have to sweep, we have to sweep." Odom responded loudly.

"Help me fight Oku down." Gasol whispered.

After comparing the OK gesture, seeing that Kobe no longer breaks through the basket, it feels like Gasol has discussed with Kobe a long time ago.

"Hahaha, Lee is on the stage. I'm looking forward to his performance." Barkley said happily.

When Kobe reached out to ask for the ball, he understood and made a false breakthrough and real pass, attracting the ball to Li Tian at the basket with a high profile.

After receiving the pass, he used his steps to shake off Boozer who was defending, attracting Oku to come forward and double-team.

Gasol, who was given an open position, scored a layup. Gasol really won't dunk if he can make a layup. As long as he is not defended frequently, he will generally not dunk to vent his emotions.

"Haha, your assists finally became a little more comfortable when they were connected." Gasol stepped forward and slapped in high fives to celebrate.

"Damn it, that's my assist, why not layup?" Kobe couldn't help complaining.

"Paul's open seat has a much higher success rate than me." To be honest,

"Okay, your choice is better."

"Hahaha!"

"Hey, why did Li go to the basket? Shouldn't he shoot three-pointers from the outside?" Smith was a little puzzled.

"Haha, I should have hit this, but it's not that tough. I shouldn't use my steps and just sit down and turn around and dunk directly. How cool is it." Barkley YY.

"Do you think everyone is you, the fat man?" Smith said angrily.

"Isn't it right? I was invincible back then" said a few minutes of history.

Sloan was relieved when he saw that Li Tian was not on the outside, but when he saw the steps that were even stranger than dreamy, he had a headache.

I feel like three-pointers and under the basket are just two cups of poison, and I can’t even drink that cup. I can only choose a two-pointer basket, which seems to lose at least one point.

The Jazz attacked, Deron launched a pick-and-roll, passed it to Oku at the basket, and made a jump shot.

Continue to attack at the basket, and this time he no longer passes the ball, but instead faces Oku's defense and makes a forced layup.

"Ding!"

The referee whistled again, signaling that the Oku foul was made.

When he heard the whistle sound, Sloan signaled Boozer to go up and claim the foul, but the referee was unmoved.

Sloan's eyebrows were sagging, his drooping eyelids blinked a few times, widening his eyes, losing his luster.

Added penalty hit.

Oku serves and Delon receives the ball. Sloan, who has been thinking about it for a long time, shouts a timeout.

"Haha, I successfully defeated him and finally felt a little easier." Gasol said.

Millsap, who swept to the Jazz bench, began to warm up, his heart sank, and said, "No, this guy is going to play." He tried hard to recall the scene of his matchup with Millsap, and he had to work harder to defend next.
To be continued...