The Lakers' sweep of the SuperSonics to advance was expected in the eyes of Los Angeles fans, except for the third game where the SuperSonics caused some trouble for the Lakers, the other three games the SuperSonics basically did not fight back.

In fact, the strength of the SuperSonics team is still there, but unfortunately they were unlucky to meet the Lakers, if they meet a team with weak outside defense such as the Jazz or the Spurs, the SuperSonics may be able to play a dozen, but unfortunately, they have met the Lakers for two consecutive years. Last year, the SuperSonics team at least had Sean Kemp support on the inside, but this year it can only be supported by Gary Payton alone, but Gary Payton needs to invest a lot of energy in defense when facing the Lakers, which makes their offensive efficiency has not been high, even if they fight offensively, they are not as strong as the Lakers with Liu Han in terms of strength.

Seattle's loneliness has been left to Seattle, and fans elsewhere have focused their attention on the other games after this round.

On May 11, the second round of the Eastern and Western playoffs continued.

The Pacers changed their style of play after losing to the Knicks defensively in their last game on the road.

The Pacers played offensive tactics with Reggie Miller as the core, Mark Jackson controlled the offensive tempo of the game, and Reggie Miller began to repeatedly attack the Knicks' defense inside and outside like Jordan.

The Pacers' mutation caught the Knicks off guard, and head coach Jeff Van Gundy has always been known for his defense, but his adaptability has also been criticized.

The Pacers' Reggie Miller scored 38 points on 10-of-26 shooting and 5-of-13 three-pointers, but he still had 14 free throws, and he hit 13 of them. Mark Jackson, who is 33 years old, was rejuvenated today, scoring 15 points on 3-of-3 three-pointers and adding 15 assists.

Although the Knicks scored in double figures for six players, they scored twenty points on five days. Ewing, who has returned to the firing line, is clearly not in the game yet, finishing with just 17 points and eight rebounds in the game.

In the end, relying on Reggie Miller's excellent play, the Pacers won this crucial game 118-107, and they also led the Knicks with a total score of 3-1.

In the second game on the 11th, the Jazz defeated the Spurs 82-73.

After the fiasco of the last game, Jerry Sloan was so angry that he even scolded Malone, with the prestige of coaching the Jazz team for more than ten years, Jerry Sloan's scolding made the Jazz players finally wake up.

In this game, the Jazz strengthened their defense of the Spurs' passing between inside and outside, that is, they did a good job of limiting the play of point guard Avery Johnson, which caused the Spurs' offense to fall into complete chaos.

In the end, with Karl Malone's 34 points and 12 rebounds, the Jazz also won this crucial game.

On the 12th, the Bulls returned to their home court, Chicago, where they defeated the Charlotte Hornets 93-84 to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. Jordan scored a game-high 33 points again. The Bulls are still better than the Hornets.

On the 13th, the Jazz team who also returned to the home court defeated the Spurs 87-77, in the face of the Jazz team that has awakened, the Spurs are still a little immature, Popovich has just taken over the Spurs for only two seasons, and he has already given the Spurs the strength to advance to the Western Conference Finals, and his ability is also worthy of recognition, but the current Spurs team needs to be more tacit than the experienced Jazz team. In the end, the Jazz eliminated the Spurs 4-1 and advanced to the Western Conference Finals, where their opponent was the old enemy Lakers.

In another game on the 13th, the Pacers also returned home. In the face of the Knicks' ferocious counterattack, they withstood the pressure and defeated the Knicks 99-88 under the leadership of Reggie Miller and Mark Jackson. Although Knicks big man Alan Houston scored 33 points on 14-of-25 shooting, the Pacers had no choice but to score 20 three-point points, including Mark Jackson's triple-double of 22 points, 13 assists and 14 rebounds. The Pacers also eliminated the Knicks 4-1 to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. If it weren't for the Lakers' George Krent doing a great job this season, the Pacers' new head coach Larry Bird would also have a good chance of winning the Coach of the Year title.

In this way, the second round of the Eastern and Western playoffs is over. The two teams that qualified for the Eastern Conference Finals were the Chicago Bulls and the Indiana Pacers, and this was the first time the two teams had met in the Eastern Conference Finals in recent years.

Last year, the Jazz and Lakers fought seven games, and finally relied on Liu Han's excellent performance to advance to the Finals. And this year, the two teams met again in the Western Conference Finals, whether the Lakers eliminated the Jazz with a ferocious offense and reached the Finals again, or the Jazz relied on sophisticated defense to defeat the young Lakers to reach the Finals, which undoubtedly made basketball fans look forward to it.

In terms of strength, although the Jazz's Karl Malone and Stockton have declined with age, it is undeniable that their duo has developed an amazing degree of tacit understanding after more than ten years of cooperation, and they have their own unique abilities both offensively and defensively. The Lakers have a 72-win record in the regular season this year, equaling the Bulls' achievements in the 95-96 season, and after entering the playoffs, the Lakers are even more powerful, not losing a game before the start of the Western Conference Finals, and it can even be said that their previous two opponents have hardly caused too much trouble for the Lakers, which makes almost everyone think that the Lakers have the strength to win the championship.

After the second round of the playoffs, Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan got all the footage of the Lakers' games after entering the playoffs to watch, and he had to figure out how to deal with this Lakers team. Seriously, Jerry Sloan had no clue after watching the game footage, and just one Liu Han gave Sloan a lot of headaches, and this BUG-like player made the experienced Jerry Sloan feel really a little puzzled. Liu Han not only has strong outside firepower, but also his back skills are also very powerful, on par with Jordan, and even more excessively, this is also a very calm and brainy player, he will not hesitate to pass the ball when his teammates have the opportunity, which is much stronger than Ma Long, Ma Long has been honed for more than a dozen seasons, and is still full of desire to score, although this is also beneficial, but it is likely to make the team passive in key games.

Just when Jerry Sloan was having a headache about how to defend Liu Han, Lakers head coach George Krent was also struggling with how to defend Malone and Stockton. The flawed position in the Lakers team is probably the No. 4 position, although Robert Horry is also doing a good job, but he is still worse than Malone after all, and if Horry defends Malone, his height and weight are also at a disadvantage. However, compared to Jerry Sloan's distress alone, George Krent had someone to help share it, he went directly to LaBeouf's house, and discussed with Li Rui and Liu Han, which is a point of George Clend, he is very good at accepting other people's advice, and he is also very good at getting his own growth from other people's experience. (To be continued.) )