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"Carl, move, Alden, watch your position, pay attention to protect the basket!"

"Brian, press out, expand out, stick to your defender!"

On May 26, 1994, the day after the series between the Rockets and the Nuggets, when many sports media in the United States and even around the world were regretting that the Nuggets were not able to stage a final comeback, the Jazz players began to prepare for the next round of games against the Rockets early in the morning.

Of course, although the Rockets only confirmed their entry into the Western Conference Finals after beating the Nuggets yesterday, the Jazz did not start preparing to deal with the Rockets today, as early as a week after the Jazz defeated the Warriors, the team has been using the Rockets as an imaginary enemy, but although the Rockets have been used as an imaginary enemy, the Jazz's preparation method has not always changed, and Jerry Sloan has made an adjustment to the team during this period.

Although the Nuggets lost to the Rockets, the failure of this team left more than just regrets, there are some other things, such as the team dragged the Rockets into the tie-break and left some teams in the playoffs to beat the Rockets, although the Rockets were forced by the Suns in the first round was also very miserable, but everyone can see that the Rockets and the Suns did not reach the point of exhaustion in the series, and the reason why the Suns won two games in a row {Long + Wind Rockets.

In addition to the Suns' offense, Barkley is also really powerful. What's more important is that the Rockets did not prepare as well as the Suns at the end of the regular season, and the Suns have been deliberately releasing the Warriors in the second half of the regular season and have been preparing for the playoffs. Although the Rockets looked unhurried in the second half of the regular season, it is impossible for this team to be without the pressure on the Spurs, the Rockets do not have the physical fitness of the young Yin, so they really can't rush up in the back, but this does not mean that they are not trying to keep the top three positions.

So, the Rockets did start the playoffs because they didn't adjust. The preparation is not as full as the Suns, and coupled with the Suns' style of play that shines when a little sunshine is given, the Rockets were a little stunned when they came up. In addition, Drexler also needs to integrate into the team, so the Rockets came up with O to 2, but soon, the established Rockets immediately hit back at the Suns with a wave of three consecutive wins. So the Suns once led the Rockets 2-o. But the Suns didn't teach anyone how to beat the Rockets, and they didn't prove that they could beat the Rockets at near their peak.

The Nuggets eventually lost the series, but this team taught other teams how to beat this team!

At least from the Nuggets to press the single-interior Rockets with half-court pressing, forcing the Rockets' perimeter players to handle the ball and attack difficulties, and then using the tactics of Mutombo, who has reached the peak of his state, to successfully defeat the Rockets three times!

However, this tactic of the Nuggets is indeed very effective against the Rockets who play in-out inside and out, and the Rockets' perimeter players are not very strong in offensive ability except for Drexler, although the outside players are generally fast. Not even the Suns' run-and-gun can outrun them, as long as these Rockets perimeter players get a chance, they can really shoot. But what if you press at halftime and don't give these Rockets a chance on the outside?

As an NBA that has been dominated by interior players for decades, inout is a royal tactic, this tactic is very simple, as long as a team with a strong interior line can almost play, there is no threshold, unlike running and bombing or triangle offense or Princeton, such tactics require too many specific conditions, and this tactic is also a very easy to crack tactic, inout, combination of inside and outside, simply put, as long as the opponent can not combine inside and outside, then this tactic will not exist, It's like the Nuggets won the first three games against the Rockets.

And so that the Rockets can't combine inside and outside can have two options, cut off the connection between Olajuwon and the Rockets outside, or cut off the connection between the Rockets outside players and Olajuwon, don't think that these two methods are just reversing the name, in fact, these two methods are completely different, cut off the connection between Olajuwon and the outside, with Olajuwon's level, if the Jazz don't have an inside line like Mutombo or Ewing, it is impossible to do it, if Olajuwon is sandwiched, then this method will be invalidThe Nuggets are not sure if Mutombo is a person who can cut off the connection between Olajuwon and the Rockets, so this team is a two-pronged team, Mutombo Che O'Neal, and the other players cut the rest of the Rockets, and finally the Nuggets did this very well in three games, and the last game proved that Mutombo really can't cut the connection between Olajuwon and Drexler alone.

It is precisely because of this that the Jazz's training tactics in recent days have changed again and again, at the beginning, when the Nuggets kept losing, the Jazz's way to deal with the Rockets was to wrap up, Malone and Polynes trained how to wrap Olajuwon, and when the Nuggets began to win constantly, Jerry Sloan began to practice the team's half-court pressing, and when the Rockets used Drexler and Olajuwon to break the Nuggets' half-court pressing, today, the Jazz team returned to the strategy of inside packing, However, the Jazz are also working hard at halftime.

It can be seen that Jerry Sloan is no longer a static tactical strain, and he is also trying to have different changes, but because his strength is not very enough, he has not much to do, just let his players practice what the Nuggets have played before or mix some other things together.

"I'm tired, I'm really tired, Lin, can you not stick to me so tightly? You know I'm not Drexler?! ”

Jerry Sloan is trying to make a more varied change to the team's tactics, especially on the defensive end, which is a very good thing, and it's a good decision for the team, just for the players. It's really tiring and speechless.

After all, no NBA player wants to train a completely different tactical style every day for a week, which will not only make the player uncomfortable, but also make the player feel that his coach is a little unreliable. After all, how can even coaches believe things that they are not sure about?

But fortunately, the Jazz players also know that Jerry Sloan has been trying to make himself better recently, so he is trying to change his style, so although the Jazz players are not very adaptable, they are not dissatisfied with Jerry Sloan.

"Sean, although you are not Drexler, in Lin's eyes now. You're Drexler, hahahaha."

Of course, although it is said that the Jazz players have been working in recent times, it is really not very certain. But fortunately, everyone is in a good mood, even Elliott, who plays Drexler, is only complaining about it, although he was made miserable by Lin Han.

Compared to other players who pretended to be Drexler, the team's bench interior Aaron Williams, the Jazz rookie who pretended to be Olajuwon, was really miserable. Although he is not as strong as Drexler. But the gap is not so huge, and Aaron Williams and Olajuwon are put together, it will really be killed in seconds, and for Aaron Williams who pretends to be Olajuwon, Malone and Polinis, players who have been repaired very badly by the real Olajuwon, don't mind finding the field on the fake Olajuwon.

In the NBA playoffs, many teams will play this game of pretending to be an opponent before the game, and Aaron Williams is favored by Jerry Sloan, mainly because he is the same as Olajuwon. Aaron Williams is also an inside player who can play anything, but unlike Olajuwon. Olajuwon plays everything well and is a 5x5 king, while Aaron Williams is not good at anything.

"Yes, Sean, look at Aaron, he has no complaints at all, and you haven't been abused by me, once it's abuse, and it's the same for two or three times."

Lin Han looked at his complaining teammate in front of him, and after saying it with a smile, he directly broke the ball in Elliott's hand with a very high steal rate, and then smashed it to the other half like a gust of wind to complete a dunk.

"Lin, very nice defense, very good steals!"

"Hahaha, this kid is a beast, as long as he doesn't pay attention a little, he can break the ball, I really sympathize with Sean now, in fact, he is not easier than Aaron at all"

Although Elliott is a pretending Drexler, Lin Han is still very serious in training, it can be said that when Lin Han entered the NBA, the head coach of the Jazz team, Jerry Sloan, couldn't bear to look directly at his defense, and only expected Lin Han to move a little, and didn't expect Lin Han to be able to defend anyone, but now on the team's training ground, Lin Han is already the most satisfied player on the defensive end of Jerry Sloan.

So this time, after Lin Han broke the ball directly from Elliott's hand and successfully attacked it directly, Jerry Sloan continued to applaud on the sidelines.

"If we also had a center like Mutombo, plus an outside-level defensive end like Linham, the Rockets basically couldn't be our opponent."

After watching Lin Han complete this dunk, Jerry Sloan on the sidelines sighed and said, and after Jerry Sloan finished speaking, Phil Johnson also nodded.

After the Nuggets opened a window to deal with the Rockets, Jerry Sloan did feel that his team's future was much brighter, what the Nuggets didn't have they had, if the Nuggets had a player who could contain Drexler in the last game, Mutombo wouldn't be so miserable, and the Nuggets might not lose, but the Nuggets didn't have a Linhan, and the Jazz didn't have a Mutombo.

And this is indeed a bit regrettable.

When the teams in the Eastern and Western Regional Finals were selected, the NBA playoffs soon came to the final stage, although the Nuggets' table did make many media and fans admire, this team almost created a miracle that has never been seen in history, but after all, the Nuggets still lost, so soon, these media focused on the Pacers and the New York Knicks, as well as the Jazz and Rockets.

The Pacers and the Knicks are also old enemies, and the Knicks swept the Pacers out of the playoffs in the first round last season, but although the Knicks won last season, the advantage was not so obvious. In particular, the resilience of the Pacers is indeed outstanding, especially the team's big man Reggie Miller, who averaged more than 3o points per game against the Knicks in the playoffs last season. The three-point shooting rate is as high as 5o%, if it is not for the team's defense is really problematic, it may be more difficult for the Knicks to win, and this season with Larry Brown, the team's defense and resilience are stronger, the Knicks will naturally be more difficult, in fact, the Pacers can beat the third Bulls and the second Hawks in a row, I have to say that this team is indeed a team suitable for the playoffs.

The game between the Pacers and the Knicks was indeed a sight to behold. But compared with the Rockets and Jazz, it is still a lot worse, because when the Rockets defeated the Nuggets, many media have already labeled this matchup between the two teams with such a title.

"This is an early round of the Grand Final!"

This is an early round of the Grand Final. The matchup between the Jazz and the Rockets was named the winner-or-win championship, and although it didn't seem so respectful to the Knicks and Pacers in the East, it was a fact of public opinion, in the eyes of these people. The Rockets and Jazz are indeed the strongest teams.

"The Jazz are very strong. They've had an easy second game but we're never afraid of a team because we've shown that we're better in the regular season and we have one of the most special players in the league, Hakeem Olajuwon, he's a do-it-all player, we can't fail with him, he's going to keep our box tight. No one wants to break our defense, let alone Lin Han and Ma Long. Not even Jordan, Hakim will collapse all the Rockets' opponents, he is a truly unique player in the league, he is an umbrella for all of us, and a nightmare for the rest of the league, including the Jazz! ”

"Lin Han and Michael? As I said, Lin Han and Jordan are both very good players, but in my opinion, the only truly unique player in the league is Hakim, the Bulls can still enter the playoffs without Jordan, and even rank very high, the Jazz without Lin Han I believe they can also enter the playoffs and go far, but if we don't have Hakim, then it will be a disaster, he is the real MVP of the NBA! ”

When the league's eyes were on the Eastern and Western Conference Finals, this is when the league's eyes were on the Western Conference Finals between the Rockets and the Jazz, as the Rockets' outside star Drexler, who was not very good in most of the first two rounds of the playoffs, but completed the self-redemption in the most important game, when he followed the Rockets to Utah to give interviews to the world's media, he almost made no secret of his praise for Olajuwon.

This even came as a surprise to some Houston media, and it seems that the former Trail Blazers star player in the first two rounds of the series, who was once a top-10 or even top-5 player in the league, really seems to be willing to give Olajuwon a hand on the Rockets, and this is definitely a very good news for the Rockets.

"The table of the previous game? Any team coming to the playoffs is a completely different game, and I need to run in with the team, so my performance is really not very good, but after 12 playoff games, I believe that I have no problems with Hakim, me and the Rockets, and I will not have any bad situations against the Jazz! ”

"Lin Han is confident of the championship? Of course, anyone can be confident in a championship, and the Jazz have this strength, and Lin Han can dream of his championship because of this strength."

"However, as a player who has been to the Finals twice, I would give a piece of advice to some young people who are full of dreams, the NBA is a very realistic place, and the Jazz may not be a threat to us even the Nuggets."

"Clyde, do you think the Rockets can finish the Jazz in six games or less?"

"Of course, why not!"

When the game between the Jazz and the Rockets was getting closer and closer, when the whole Rockets came to Salt Lake City, the unbanned Lin Han and the Jazz players had not yet fired at the Rockets, and the Rockets' leading outside players had already sprayed the Jazz and Lin Han.

In the current NBA, if you don't put two cruel words at the beginning of the playoffs and don't throw a few trash words in the game, it is definitely a shameless store to go out.

So for Drexler to speak harshly to the Jazz team on behalf of the Rockets before the game, everyone likes to see it, but no one expected Drexler to be so ruthless.

Not only did Olajuwon tout it, but also put Lin Han and Jordan directly under Olajuwon for Olajuwon to step on, although Olajuwon is indeed strong, and it can be called unique, if Drexler takes Olajuwon to step on Lin Han, then there are indeed not many people who will have an opinion, at most the media and fans who support Lin Han will choke twice, but I didn't expect Drexler to step on Jordan directly.

You must know that recently, Jordan's fans are excitedly asking the Bulls and the league to invite Jordan back, and the league and the Bulls are also creating public opinion for Jordan's comeback.

And according to the news of Jordan's baseball team, although Jordan is indeed playing baseball now, this guy always likes to miss the team's baseball training to train with his basketball trainer to maintain his condition, and even many Chicago fans can often see Jordan in the field, according to this speculation, Jordan has actually planned to make a comeback.

"Clyde is right, Hakim is a unique player, and I think this Western Conference Finals will prove that Lin is also a very unique player, yes, I admire him, he is the best young player I've ever seen, and of course, if I have the chance, I will prove to Clyde again that I can still be a unique player."

And what's even more crazy is that there has been no response to many things in the NBA, and even Jordan, who didn't respond to Lin Han's joke that Jordan left because he came to the league, actually stood up and responded after Drexler's 'uniqueness' came out, earlier than Lin Han and the Jazz stood up to respond.

And judging from the meaning of this guy's words, this guy is really ready to make a comeback!

In the face of the provocation of the Rockets and Drexler, it was impossible for him to endure it with Lin Han's character, especially after Sloan had no restrictions on him, it was even more impossible for him to endure it, but what Lin Han didn't expect was that Jordan actually stood up to help him respond to this matter.

And this also made Lin Han, who originally wanted to come out and scold Drexler in person, and didn't know how to join the battle for a while.

Because after Jordan came out to respond, Drexler's 'uniqueness' theory is quite wide-ranging, if Jordan says that he is a unique player, no one will refute anything, Jordan has proven himself, but why is Olajuwon? Although the Rockets leader is indeed very tough, he has not yet proven himself, is it a little too early for Drexler to say this at this time?

Is it really Drexler who is too arrogant? Or is it in the eyes of the Rockets that after they beat the Nuggets and the team runs in, the rest of the league is no longer their opponent? So they feel like their champions are already in their hands?

Judging from the current situation, it is naturally more likely to be the latter, I am afraid that in the eyes of the Rockets, they have indeed held the handle of this year's championship now, especially after Drexler's remarks caused a huge shock, Olajuwon did not come out to make any response, and the attitude like a default can explain a lot of problems.

"FVCK, these guys are really arrogant, it's so unpleasant"

On May 28, 1994, on the morning of the Western Conference Finals between the Jazz and the Rockets, Lin Han came to the team's training locker room early in the morning, looked at today's latest newspaper and said with an unhappy face, while the other Jazz players on the side had similar expressions at this time.

As the team with the highest regular season record in the league's history, whether the Rockets really look down on them or pretend to be pretending, it will be very unpleasant. (To be continued......)

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