Chapter 1571 Some Grudges Need to Be Understood

There is no doubt that so far, the biggest fake strong team in the new century playoffs has been born, and the Mavericks have undoubtedly been nailed to the pillar of shame in history.

The Mavericks' masochistic nature in the first round of the playoffs was once again exposed under the pressure of the Spurs. Cuban and his luxurious team once again proved that this is not a team that is good at fighting hard battles. They have repeatedly failed in the playoffs. Failing in the first round or being forced into a tiebreaker by opponents has become the best manifestation of this team's masochistic nature in the first round. In recent years, the Mavericks have experienced black eight and black seven. What can it mean?

Even in 2006, when they reached the finals, they were in a great situation with a 2-0 lead but were overturned by their opponents with four consecutive wins.

To sum it up, this year's Spurs embarrassing the Mavericks is actually revenge for last year. Last year, the Mavericks staged a black seven on the Spurs. This year it is his turn to be the unlucky one.

The Cow-Horse War once again ended in a classic way. Popovich and his Spurs once again gave everyone who was not optimistic about them a blow in the head. In this way, they got the last ticket to the semi-finals in the Western Conference. The Spurs seemed to be back to their post-season status. race rhythm.

Their opponents in the next round are also old friends. The showdown between the Phoenix Suns and the Spurs is also a classic showdown in the new century. Horry's earth-shattering clash of faith in the Western Conference Finals in 2007 is still remembered by many fans. Still fresh, that is the biggest regret and pain in the hearts of all Suns fans. If it hadn't been for that collision, the Suns might have made it to the finals, and Nash might no longer be the uncrowned king.

It's just a pity, there is no if.

However, fate is so magical. After three years, the Suns unexpectedly met the Spurs again in the playoffs. Although this time it was in the Western Conference semifinals, and although D'Antoni was no longer on the team, this was also considered the Suns' revenge. battle.

Nash expressed his opinion after learning that his opponent was the Spurs: "Although it is the same against anyone, the Spurs undoubtedly make me more excited. This time we will not let the opportunity slip away again."

And Stoudemire, who was suspended for that collision because of a routine, is also gearing up: "I hope this time it will be fair, a battle between men, and as long as it is a confrontation between men, then we will win."

It was a naked statement that the Spurs were not men when they won that year. It can be seen that Stoudemire was also full of resentment about what happened back then.

But even though this is the case, there are actually more people who are optimistic about the Spurs. It should be said that many people think that the Spurs have already won the ticket to the Western Conference Finals.

The basis is also obvious.

With Nash and Stoudemire as the core, and under the leadership of coach D'Antoni who advocates offense, the Suns have made rapid progress in almost every regular season.

But the championship seemed close at hand but out of reach, because they were defeated by the same opponent - the Spurs every time.

The Suns' empty inside line and weak defensive ability are always hard to escape defeat in the face of the Spurs, who are as iron-clad as the river. Stoudemire is more active again, and when he encounters Duncan, he always gets short of breath in the playoffs.

Last season, in order to break through, the Suns tried to give up running and gunning and focus on the traditional inside line, but they failed in the end. It was also the Spurs who shattered their dream!

Nash and D'Antoni's Suns have never defeated the Spurs in the playoffs, and this seems to be the fate of the run-and-gun and Suns.

The classic saying "offense wins the audience, defense wins the championship" is best supported by the Suns and Spurs.

Now Marion is gone, Diaw is gone, Barbosa is gone, D'Antoni is gone, O'Neal has come and gone, Bowen has retired, Horry has retired, Finley has retired...

However, in the NBA, there are some grievances that always need to be settled...

This sentence is also suitable for this matchup between the Lakers and Jazz.

If we talk about the Jazz in 1990, the destined opponents were the Bulls and Jordan. That year, the Jazz came back for the second time to play tickets. One day in 2003, they visited Salt Lake City for the last time in their lives. The two Jazz veterans Malone and Stockton fought with their eyes red. As a result, The Jazz defeated the Wizards.

People then sighed with a sense of vicissitudes: Malone won the last duel with Jordan.

Of course, this statement itself has a lot of entertainment content. Mr. Joe, who has come back for the second time, and the Wizards cannot be compared with the word "Jordan" and the Bulls dynasty. Malone is Jordan's loser. This fact has been Completely nailed into history.

Entering the new century, the Lakers are the Jazz's biggest sufferers.

Just like Rockets fans have feelings for the Jazz, Jazz fans have similar feelings for the Lakers.

In the 2007 and 2008 seasons, the Jazz were eliminated by the Lakers consecutively, and in the playoffs combined, the Jazz only defeated the Lakers once in the new century.

In the regular season, the last time the Jazz defeated Kobe Bryant at the Staples Center was back in the era of Malone and Stockton. It was November 2, 2000!

After that, when Kobe Bryant started, the Lakers had won 24 consecutive games at home. In the three seasons since Ji Feng joined the Lakers, the Jazz only defeated the Lakers once at home.

It is an indisputable fact in the new century that the Rockets are afraid of the Jazz and the Jazz are afraid of the Lake.

As for the grievances between Jackson and Sloan, the two former coaches, it goes without saying that it is obvious that Sloan has not defeated Jackson even once in the playoffs.

And this time, they met again in the Western Conference semifinals, and this time, what will be the result different?

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May 3rd, Staples!

The Western Conference semifinals finally begin!

"We haven't seen each other for a week, fans and friends, are you ready?" The Lakers home DJ stirred up the atmosphere, and the fiery cheerleaders woke up the fans.

“LAKERS!” “LAKERS!” “LAKERS!”…

With the cheers of the fans in the audience, the Lakers started with their regular starters, while the Jazz started with: point guard Deron Williams, shooting guard CJ Miles, small forward Korver, and power forward Boozer. Er, center Millsap.

This season, the Jazz have completed the replacement of half of the team. Okur left his peak in the 2007.08 season. This season, he has not recovered from a serious injury and his condition has plummeted. However, Millsap has stabilized his position after two seasons of training. Starting, rookie Miles is their biggest discovery this season, averaging 12.6 points per game and an important scoring point for the Jazz.

As for Korver, Kirilenko and Kirilenko make their choices based on the situation. Obviously, Sloan, who is well aware of Ji Feng's power, knows that neither Kirilenko nor Korver can defend Ji Feng, so Simply let Korver, who has stronger offensive attributes, appear on the court to increase the outside threat.

And with champions like Brewer and Collins sitting on the bench, the Jazz are well prepared.

However, it is definitely the Lakers. The Lakers, who ended the first round on April 25, have already done a clairvoyant analysis of the Jazz. So as soon as the game started, the Lakers let the world see their super tactical execution and pre-game performance. adequate preparation.