NBA peak

Chapter 730 The Utah Jazz
After watching this video, Ge Feng felt dumbfounded.

In this video, all superstars from the NBA spoke highly of Ge Feng's defense.

Ge Feng's stealing ability and defensive awareness are unparalleled.

When the exposure of this video increased, the fans who had complained on the Internet that Ge Feng was not worthy of being the best defensive player were immediately suppressed.

No superstar questioned that Ge Feng was not worthy of this trophy. On the contrary, even Leonard, who failed to run for DPOY, admitted that Ge Feng's defensive awareness was better than him.

Ge Feng, the best defensive player, deserves it!
When this matter came to an end, Xiao Hua's first counterattack ended in failure.

After throwing a stone without causing any waves, Xiao Hua continued to pretend to be crazy in the mental hospital.

Xiao Hua's action this time not only did not draw the fans' attention to the acting president Tatum, but confirmed the authenticity of Ge Feng's best defensive player.

After the questioning of Ge Feng's voice came to an end, the Lakers' semifinal opponent was finally determined.

The Utah Jazz beat the Lone Ranger 117-111 in Game [-] to advance to the semifinals.

The Lakers' opponent in the next round is officially determined to be the Utah Jazz!
The trip to the semifinals between the two teams will be officially held three days later at the Lakers' home stadium, the Staples Arena.

Long before the start of the game between the Jazz and the Lone Ranger, the Lakers coaching staff analyzed that the Jazz has a greater probability of advancing to the semifinals.

Therefore, while waiting for their opponents to advance, the Lakers have always regarded the Jazz as their imaginary enemy and conducted targeted training.

Against the Jazz, the Lakers not only have the advantages of ranking and home court, but even the rest time and tactical adjustments in the playoffs crush the Jazz in all aspects.

Facing the Jazz, the Lakers have a great advantage.

However, after the tough resistance of the Grizzlies, the Lakers will no longer underestimate any opponent.

For the Jazz, the Lakers prepared very well before the game.

The Jazz's biggest strength is defense.

The Jazz is a traditional strong team in the Western Conference. Under the leadership of Mitchell and Gobert, they have been ranked among the top five in the Western Conference all year round.

The most important point of this is the Jazz's defense.

When Gobert is on the court, the Jazz's defensive efficiency ranks first in the league. Even when Gobert is not on the court, the Jazz's defensive efficiency can also rank among the top [-] in the league.

Defense is the key to the Jazz's tiebreaker and the elimination of the Dallas Mavericks.

The combination of Dallas Porzingis and Doncic is slightly better than the combination of Mitchell + Gobert on offense, but in terms of defense, there is a gap visible to the naked eye.

The second advantage is that the Jazz's double-double maniac Favors returned to the team healthy.Favors' jack-of-all-trades attributes can give the Jazz an extra layer of assurance inside and outside the line. This change is especially important in the playoffs.The Utah Jazz averaged 53.33 rebounds per game this season, ranking first in the league, including 13,33 offensive rebounds, also ranking first in the league.

The third advantage is the Devil's home court of the Jazz.The Jazz's home stadium, Vinter Smart Home Stadium, is located in Salt Lake City. Like the Denver Nuggets, it is located on the plateau of the Northwest Division of the United States.Both the Jazz and the Nuggets can rely on the plateau home effect to cause major problems in the opponent's physical fitness, which will affect the opponent's shooting percentage and offensive and defensive transition rhythm.

Because of the above three reasons, in the semifinal match between the Lakers and the Jazz, it is necessary not only to play a high level of offensive efficiency and control the rebounds, but also to overcome environmental factors in the away game and play games that are not affected by the plateau effect as much as possible.

The first game between the Lakers and Jazz was at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

The day before the game, the entire Jazz team arrived in Los Angeles for an offensive public practice.

The Jazz looked confident and ready to go big at Staples Center.

Jazz coach Snyder publicly interviewed reporters.

A reporter asked: "The Lakers eliminated their opponents 4-0. For the Jazz, the Lakers have won at least a week of rest. May I ask if this will put the Jazz players at a physical disadvantage?"

Snyder smiled mysteriously: "Of course not. The Jazz is not a team where the old guys are in charge. As far as the boys I lead, they are full of energy. And, don't forget, our home court is Salt Lake City. We have never worried about the lack of physical fitness of our players."

Snyder's words were so strong that he made the reporter speechless.

It seems that Snyder is very confident.

After a while, another reporter asked: "Coach Snyder, the Jazz's defensive efficiency ranks first in the league this season, but the Lakers' offensive field goal percentage also ranks first in the league. The series between the Lakers and the Jazz can be said to be the strongest spear and the strongest shield. So I would like to ask you, can the Jazz figure out a way to limit the Lakers who are all-conquering on the offensive end?"

The question the reporter asked was very to the point.

Immediately, countless reporters on the sidelines noticed this problem and pointed their microphones at Snyder.

It was this simple question that immediately made countless fans realize the excitement of the game between the Lakers and the Jazz.

In this round of the series, the most elite spear in the league will face the strongest shield in the league.

Whether the spear can pierce the shield, or the shield can break the spear, all depends on this round of the series between the Lakers and the Jazz.

Snyder smiled, and said easily: "Of course, any team will greatly reduce their offense when they encounter our defense. The Lakers are no exception to this point."

Snyder spoke in a very confident tone.

However, it happened to be such an arrogant word, but no one could refute any of his words.

Snyder was telling the truth.

He didn't arrogantly think that the Jazz will definitely beat the Lakers, but he said very strongly that any team that encounters the Jazz will be affected offensively.

This sentence is domineering, but not offensive.

Snyder must be a very smart head coach.

After Snyder was interviewed by reporters, the nervous expressions on the faces of Mitchell and Gobert had completely disappeared.

Snyder has been with the Jazz since 2014, and his greatest contributions to the Jazz have been helping Gobert win two Defensive Player of the Year awards, turning Donovan Mitchell into an All-Star shooting guard and developing the Jazz into one of the toughest teams on both ends of the floor.

Snyder has won 329 games since taking over as Jazz head coach.

He has surpassed Raiden to become the coach with the second most wins in the history of the Jazz. At the same time, he also ranks second in the history of the team's head coach winning percentage, second only to Sloan, the famous coach in NBA history who trained Malone and Stockton.

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