NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 296 The Legend
The Jazz had a stalemate with the Suns at home for most of the game, and they overturned in the last few minutes, which was quite depressing.

They played fiercely, and the Suns also fought fiercely, so fierce that the Jazz players felt aggrieved. The series has already led 2:0, why should they be so desperate.

However, this is the attitude of the Suns in the game. If you can win, you must work hard to win.

The Suns led 3:0 in the series and won the match point undefeated. The Jazz have lost hope.

However, their head coach Sloan still praised Deron after the game. He said: "He is already one of the best point guards in the league. He is improving every month. His wisdom and self-confidence are growing rapidly. He With the physicality, the skill, the toughness of play, he's going to be a great player."

Deron said: "I feel very tired, but I want to do my best and fight side by side with the team. Maybe you think the series is over, but in fact, it is not over. We must continue. To keep fighting, we have to stay calm and stay confident."

Russell also commented on the opponent. He said: "There is no doubt that Deron is a good player. He also caused me trouble in the game. And my defense against him is based on adequate preparations before the game, not that My defensive ability has improved all of a sudden, and we never fight unprepared."

Martin, who performed fairly well in this game, told reporters: "I told myself that I must play tough. I want to help the team win. I won't think about other things."

Regardless, Game [-] of the series begins in Salt Lake City two days later.

The Jazz changed their starting lineup again, probably to change their luck.

In fact, as in the first game, Girisek became the starter again.

In fact, he is a good choice to start. After all, he is good for three-pointers, but it is difficult to play as a substitute.

Of course, neither Girisek nor Fisher can support the Jazz's No. [-] position.

The Jazz are already on the edge of a cliff, and they also want to work hard at the start of the game.

But maybe there is no hope for the series, and their shooting percentage can't get up at all.

Relative to the Suns, Russell and Stoudemire got off to a good start.

It's fine for them to lead slightly, but it's not just the two who are in good shape.

Not long after the start, Iguodala hit two consecutive bottom-line three-pointers, and the Suns' lead suddenly came to double digits, and the Jazz suddenly gave up on themselves.

They took several three-pointers in the next few shots, but only Deron hit one, and the score gap became even bigger, and the players lost confidence.

The Jazz hurriedly changed players to make adjustments, and then they stabilized a lot, but the score gap has already appeared, and the game situation is even worse than the previous few games.

The Suns began to play steadily, but even so, because of their mentality, their shooting percentage has always been relatively good. Marion also hit a three-pointer, and Martin also hit a three-pointer.

The Jazz have been unable to hit three-pointers, so they simply stopped shooting.

They are more stable in scoring without shooting outside the three-point line, but it doesn't make any sense for chasing points.

Fortunately, there was an intermission, and the struggling Jazz finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Although they are behind now, the score is not unstoppable. If they make good changes in the second half, the game will not end here.

But this is only a theoretical matter. The Jazz couldn't win the previous few games, not to mention that they are already on the edge of a cliff, and the psychological pressure is huge.

So Jazz coach Sloan didn't put pressure on the players. He just talked about tactics in the locker room and left the time to the players themselves.

The Jazz players were also uncomfortable, and they also wanted to kill the Suns all at once.

In the third quarter, they still worked very hard, but their mentality was unstable and they couldn't make it work at all.

On the offensive end, the Jazz's shooting percentage has been unable to improve, and on the defensive end, there are relatively large moves and many fouls.

Soon, the Suns had even more leads. Russell and Stoudemire both scored 20+ shortly after the start of the second half, and the Suns' lead also reached 20+.

This time the Jazz completely collapsed, and the opponent did not struggle in the final quarter. They withdrew the main force and let players who had no chance to play before feel it.

Of course, the Suns also replaced the main players, and also let the players who had no chance to play in front of them enjoy themselves.

And even players who can't usually play are also stronger on the Sun's side.

The defense of both sides dropped a lot during the garbage time, but the fight was very lively.

As soon as the game time came, the Suns swept their opponents again and advanced to the final with their heads held high.

The Jazz also felt the gap between them and the strongest team in the league in this series. It is normal to think about it. If the opponent they encountered in the first round had serious flaws, they would not have come to the Suns.

On the other side, the battle between the bulls and horses was extremely fierce. Now the Spurs are also imitating the Suns' tight double-teaming of Nowitzki, which has greatly reduced Nowitzki's efficiency.

Howard played well, but after all, he was still not lethal enough.

Unlike the Spurs GDP, people have stood up every time, and they are more reliable at critical moments.

In the end, the Spurs and the Mavericks fought in seven games, and the more stable Spurs had the last laugh. The Suns and the Spurs also met in the Western Conference Finals for the third consecutive year.

In the East, the Pistons and Bulls had six defensive battles.

The Bulls performed well in the first round, but it's not that they are strong enough, but that their opponents are relatively weak.

Facing the experienced Pistons in the playoffs, they are really unsustainable.

The current Pistons are a little weaker inside, but the outside line is still more stable than the Bulls.

That is to say, the Pistons have become much weaker this season, so the game has only played six games.

In the other group, the Cavaliers also won the Eagles in six games.

The Eagles are an attacking team, but the smooth offense of the Cavaliers was affected.

The Cavaliers' defense this season is really good, otherwise they would not be able to walk sideways in the East with a single James.

Although there is not a strong team in the Eastern Conference this season, the Cavaliers and Pistons are still better than other teams.

It is not bad that Nash can lead the team to win two games, because no one can stand up and take over the game at the critical moment of the Eagles. This is also the biggest gap between Nash and Russell.

It will be very difficult for the current Eagles to rely on Nash to go further. After all, Nash is getting older and older.

Although the Suns started to rest earlier this time, but because the opponents appeared later, the East and West finals started at about the same time.

Before the start of the Western Conference Finals, Russell once again won the MVP trophy.

Three consecutive MVPs are difficult, but Russell's personal statistics and team performance are very good this season. In addition, he led the team to break two relatively large records. He is destined to become a legend.

In this way, Glory joined the ranks of Russell, Chamberlain and Bird, envious of Jordan.

(End of this chapter)