On the second day, the media widely praised the two losing teams, the Green Team Troika, SuperSonics Gary Payton and stars such as Weinbeck and Schramf were all praised.

   On this day, Lei Gong Dan Marley also arrived in Los Angeles and stayed at Lao Wang's house.

   On May 4th, the Lakers vs. the Jazz and the Pacers vs. the Heat.

  From noon, the Great Western Forum Arena began to gather a large number of Lakers fans, and by the evening, it was already a sea of ​​people.

   Far away on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, it was already the morning of the 5th. On Tuesday, the students had not yet had their summer vacation, but Fengshen Street was still full of people, including countless college students who skipped classes.

In Los Angeles, Pharaoh's family has been dispatched, as well as Barkley and the other four. Because there are too many people, the family will sit in the private room. The Lakers will always send him three front row per game, just behind the Lakers' bench. Barkley and the others There were four people. After the Lakers management knew about it, they sent another position, exactly four.

  Other tickets, he gave to some of the closest brothers in Los Angeles, the three Liu brothers, Wang Tielong, they are all among them.

  This series is broadcast nationally by ESPN, and the commentators are Winston Rollin and Carter Oldman.

   In addition, more than 100 large and small TV stations around the world have purchased ESPN's satellite broadcast signals, and more than a dozen TV stations such as CCTV will broadcast live on the spot.

  The Pacers-Heat game is at 8:00, and the Lakers and Jazz are at 8:30.

  Great Western Forum Arena, the visiting team's locker room, Jerry Sloan laid out tactics with a serious look.

   In fact, I have said it many times, and now I just reminded it again before the battle to strengthen the memory of the players.

The   Jazz have been under pressure in the West for years, and the old K is the culprit, and the strongest of the old K is the offense, so he repeatedly told only one thing, how to defend the old K.

He said: "Old K has added a lot of face-to-the-basket offense this season. His movement speed is much higher than Sabonis. , you must return to the basket in time.

   Their 3-pointers are very strong. You don’t have many opportunities to help defend the weak side. I only ask you to go back to the basket. Once Old K gets to the basket, you have to form a double-team with Sabonis. "

   In fact, this is what he has improved the most. The postman can't defend the weak side in time.

   Sabonis alone can never defend against Old K. He will be exploded into slag, and the postman must help defend him.

However, the early postman was influenced by his boss Dantley and did not like to defend. Although the current postman is excellent in single defense, the participation in assisting defense is still not enough. This is not a problem of ability, or even attitude. It is a problem of consciousness, and that's why he has to remind the postman.

   "I'll do it." The postman nodded calmly.

   This season, he has the most confidence. His team has no weaknesses now. In other words, facing the old K, the Jazz's strengths are enough to make up for the weaknesses of the weaknesses, so they are very confident.

  Jerry Sloan added: "Old K has changed his style of play this season to reduce physical and physical consumption, but it also reduces his lethality, which is a good thing for us."

   Stockton smiled and nodded: "K-law has greatly limited his lethality, and changing his style of play is another step in his self-limiting lethality."

  The postman also nodded and said, "Old K changed his style of play, which is very beneficial in the regular season, and can indeed save energy and reduce physical consumption.

  The media has been criticizing his style of play, which may make his peak period not too long, and his career will be seriously affected, which may be the reason why he decided to change his style of play.

But the regular season is the regular season, and the playoffs are the playoffs. In the playoffs, the most terrifying part of Old K is his lethality. After the K-law, he has now sealed his residual lethality by himself. It's really a good thing for us. "

   Having said that, he remembered the fact that he was knocked off three ribs by the old K in the playoffs that year, and couldn't help but feel fortunate in his heart.

   Jerry Sloan also analyzed: "So I think that although the old K will increase the attack at the basket, he will not attack, but will mainly break through.

  Whether it’s a back-to-the-basket breakthrough or a face-to-the-basket breakthrough, Avidas, you have to pay attention to retreating and try not to be bumped by him. "

   "I understand." Sabonis nodded.

   But Jerry Sloan added at the end: "But everyone should be mentally prepared. If old K starts a strong attack, be careful not to get hurt."

  The postman, Sabonis, and a few insiders froze in their hearts and nodded.

   At 8:00, the game between the Pacers and the Heat began, the Lakers and the Jazz also announced their starting roster, and ESPN's national live broadcast also officially started.

  Sir: Sabonis, Karl Malone, Dansny Rodman, Jeff Hornacek, John Stockton

  Lakers: Wang Tiejun, Danny Fortson, Richmond, Kobe, Mark Price

  Winston Rollins analyzed the roster: "The Jazz's starting lineup has not changed. Since the big bug joined, he has been the Jazz's starting small forward.

He's a guy who can guard five positions, and that's what he's worth, especially in the case of the opponent's fast break, he's the best defender because he can guard whoever is next to him, no matter who the opponent is Point guard, or center.

  The Bulls won two consecutive championships with their defense. Both Jordan and Pippen could guard five positions. The ability to switch defenses was very strong. Without defense, they could not win the championship. "

   Carter Oldman nodded and said, "If Big Bug's character wasn't so eccentric, he wouldn't have joined the Jazz, and teams would have given him a better contract.

   But I wonder, why Michael recruited him instead of the Knicks, and the contract is better than the Jazz, he didn't go to New York? "

Rollin said with a smile: "Because it was the offseason at that time, he hoped to get a better contract. In fact, the contract the Knicks gave him was not big, not worthy of his worth, last season he took 900 Wan's contract."

   Oldman complained: "So this delay, he can only get a million annual salary. If it weren't for the Jazz, he might really retire."

   "Haha..." The two laughed.

After laughing, Rollin continued to analyze: "For the Lakers, the Silver Fox sent Danny Fortson, a rookie, to play the main power forward. It should be because of his ability to fight, Teyhir is indeed a little softer in the face of the postman. ."

  Oldman nodded and said: "Fordson played very bloody, his confrontation ability is very strong, like a beast, he is not afraid of injury, and his rebounding ability is very good.

   In the regular season, he averaged 27 minutes per game. He was not only Hill's first backup, but also Old K's first backup. He averaged 8 points and 8.5 rebounds per game, and his performance was good.

   His weakness is that he is inexperienced, and he is prone to fouls. If it weren't for the lack of strength in other Lakers inside the bench, he would not get as much playing time. "

   "Carter, who do you think has a better chance of winning, the Lakers or the Jazz?" Rollin asked.

  Oldman smiled bitterly and said: "I agree with our company's forecast data. Although many people are complaining, I think it is like that. The Lakers and the Jazz are 55 to 500, and anyone is likely to reach the Western Conference Finals."

   "Yes, I think so too. After the Jazz got the big bug and made up for the weakness of rebounding, they can completely compete with the Lakers."

  Rollin nodded, as ESPN's commentator, they definitely can't sing against ESPN, and he really thinks so.

   At this time, the starters of the two teams came to the player tunnel and waited to play.

  As a landlord, and Pharaoh is the leader of the Lakers, he stepped forward and bumped fists with the Jazz and others, but didn't say anything to each other.

   "Shhh!"

When Sir    appeared, there were boos from all over the sky, like a storm crashing on the shore.

   The opponents in the second round were too strong, and the Lakers fans showed no mercy. In order to help the team suppress the momentum and morale of the opponents, they tried their best to spit out their lungs.

   "Boom!"

   When it was the home team's turn to play, a tsunami of cheers sounded, especially when Pharaoh made his final appearance, the entire Great Western Forum Arena immediately boiled.

   "MVP! MVP! MVP..." The audience chanted continuously, and finally formed a unified cry.

  Pharaoh is all smiles. The MVP will be announced before the Western Finals, and the best team will be announced before the finals. Of course, he is looking forward to winning a third MVP and a double first team.

Especially the MVP. If he wins this year, he will be the third consecutive MVP. In the history of the league, only Russell, Chamberlain, and Larry Bird have completed it. Michael Jordan has no such luck. If he does, he will be the fourth man in history. .

  Pharaoh ran around the sidelines and greeted acquaintances and friends.

   The most important thing for the Lakers at home is the starlight. In such an important game in the second round, the starlight is even more dazzling. Most of the big stars who can spare time will appear on the scene.

After the warm-up, after returning to the bench and sitting down, assistant coach Bill Portka said: "Old K, there is a fight over there, and the Pacers have the upper hand, but the Heat fought hard and within eight minutes, Mourning sent two goals. Remember the big cap, capped Ewing once."

   "We've all been stimulated, and we have to prepare ourselves mentally today to fight a fight, no, fight a series of tough battles."

  Pharaoh said this, with a cold light in his eyes, and said, "If you don't completely crush them, they don't know how to write the word 'fu'."

   "Old K, be careful, don't get hurt." Coach Del Harris immediately urged.

   "I will pay attention." Old Wang nodded.

   He has already said in the internal tactical meeting that in this series, whether he is against Sabonis or the Postman on the offensive end, he needs to strengthen the confrontation.

   If it is the former, use the strongest confrontation to directly destroy him. Sabonis is too injured and if the confrontation is too strong, he may not be able to withstand it. If he is injured, the Lakers' chances of winning will greatly increase.

   If Postman guards him, he will strengthen his offense around the basket. Postman has no height, so he can gain a height advantage at the basket.

  The only thing to watch out for is the rebounding.

   One of the important reasons for Danny Fortson to play the main 4 is that he rebounds better than Hill.

  Hill's rebounding is actually very strong, averaging 6.1 rebounds per game in 30 minutes per game this season.

   But Big Worm's rebounding ability is too strong, averaging 15 per game this season, second only to Wang Tiejun, so the Lakers' main lineup must maintain the strongest rebounding ability.

   But it should also be noted that Danny Fortson's fouls must be controlled, otherwise his playing time will be seriously affected.

   The countdown starts at 8:30, the game is about to start, and the starters of both sides are ready to appear.

   "Victory! Victory! Victory..."

  Under the leadership of Wang Tiejun, all the Lakers players gathered around and shouted, and then the entire Great Western Forum Arena shouted, and countless Lakers fans formed a unified will at this time.

   Then the players came on the court, Pharaoh and Sabonis jumped the ball, and the Lakers attacked.

   He ran down low, Sabonis came to guard him, the Postman was close to Danny Fortson, so immediately went down to the left flank as planned.

  Fortson did not enter the paint area, and according to the predetermined tactics, if the postman guarded him, he would pull to the mid-range area to increase the difficulty of the postman's defense as much as possible.

   The other three all had three points, and they all pulled away, giving Pharaoh the opportunity to single against Sabonis in the low post on the left wing.

  Mark Price gave the ball to Richmond on the left wing beyond the arc, who turned it over to the old K below.

  Old K's offense started immediately without the slightest delay, obviously not wanting to give the Postman and other Jazz players a chance to double-team him.

   On the right wing, the Postman has at least 70-80% of his defensive attention on the strong side.

The old opponent for many years, he is too familiar with the old K. With the old K's always playing style, this ball will definitely not pass, but will only attack by himself, so when he saw Mark Price passing the ball, he immediately turned around and hit it with one kick. Dive into the paint and slam the second foot straight to the basket.

   As long as the old K breaks through Sabonis, he can just make up the defense at the basket, and then complete the double-team with his teammates.

"good."

   Seeing that the postman activated the help defense in time, Jerry Sloan on the sidelines couldn't help but nodded.

But just when the postman slammed into the basket, he saw that Old K received the ball, but to his surprise, the expected breakthrough of Old K did not happen. Not only did Old K not make a breakthrough with the ball, but It was Sabonis who started post-up right after catching the ball.

   He knew it was in trouble, so he hurriedly started again, pounced from the basket to the low post on the left wing, and double-teamed against the baseline.

   On the sidelines, Jerry Sloan was startled when he saw that Old K started to play Sabonis with his back. It was Old K who saw the Postman returning to the basket, so he planned to shoot a nearly two-pointer? Or do you want to kill Sabonis? If it was the latter, he knew it was in trouble.

   "Strong fight?"

   At this moment, Zhang Lili asked loudly in the CCTV live broadcast booth.

   The left wing is low. Before the ball is in hand, Pharaoh did observe that the postman on the weak side was entering the paint area quickly. He didn’t know whether to defend the basket or double-team the strong side.

   But he doesn't care about that. As soon as the ball is in his hand, he immediately starts to execute the set play, to beat Sabonis hard and try to beat him down.

"boom!"

Between bowing and dribbling the ball, step back with the left foot, insert it between Sabonis's feet, and when the right heel is on the ground, the feet slam down, the six forces of the whole body are combined, and the broad back is thrown back. As soon as he leaned on it, the huge iron mountain broke out in an instant.

   "Boom!"

Sabonis was also influenced by Jerry Sloan. He thought that Old K would break through with the ball. He was ready to retreat. Unexpectedly, Old K actually arched his back and did not have sufficient defense for a while. At the sound of the impact, he groaned, his upper body slammed backwards, his feet didn't follow at all, and he fell to the floor.

"Oh!"

   All the fans in the stadium, whether they were home fans or hundreds of away fans, exclaimed one after another.

"what?"

  Postman, all Jazz players, Jerry Sloan, countless Jazz fans in Salt Lake City, seeing Sabonis' huge body fall to the floor, his heart skipped a beat.

   In the next instant, Pharaoh, who relied on the reaction force to stabilize his center of gravity, immediately turned up one by one, using his left foot as the axis, and rushed into the paint area from the upper side of Sabonis.

   The reason why he swung back with his left foot just now and used his left foot as the back foot was that he was ready to turn around and break through.

  The postman rushed towards the bottom line, entering and exiting with him, with a Sabonis in between.

   At this moment, the postman knew it was over, he forced an emergency stop, and when he turned around and wanted to go back to the basket again, he saw that the old K was already flying on the opposite side.

   "Boom!"

   Sabonis hit the floor with his back, and in the next instant, Pharaoh flew past him and flew to the basket.

"boom!"

   The next moment, the giant beast attacked the basket and smashed it violently with one arm, and a violent explosion sounded.

"yeah!"

   The audience immediately boiled, and countless Lakers fans rose from their seats, raising their arms and screaming.

"Beautiful! Awesome! Old K beat Sabonis on his back, he knocked over the behemoth from the ex-Surien, and flew over him, and the postman was like a fool who could only watch from the side. Old K completes the dunk, haha..."

   The live commentator shouted excitedly.

   "Really a strong attack?"

   Zhang Lili was surprised.

He also thought that Pharaoh would break through with the ball, because Sabonis' movement speed is very slow, and now Wang Tiejun's speed is no different from that of an ordinary power forward. Breaking through with the ball is the fastest and most energy-saving way to attack, and he has top With the face-to-basket technique, Tiejun can complete the breakthrough with the ball.

   "Director Zhang, Old K wants to kill?" Su Qun asked quickly.

  Old Zhang was startled and nodded, "I'm afraid you're right, Tie Jun probably wanted to do this."

  On the field, the postman pulled the 127kg Sabonis off the floor.

   Sabonis couldn't stop gasping, he was hit hard enough, he was all old bones, his entire chest was aching, his back was smashed enough, and his lower back was also faintly uncomfortable.

   "I said, be careful." On the sidelines, Jerry Sloan roared loudly.

   glanced at Sloan, the postman and Sabonis nodded in unison.