On May 15, the fourth game of the series between Jazz and SuperSonics began.

Qiao Hai's provocation effect is good, the supersonic began to fight desperately as soon as the opening game, Gary Payton defended John Stockton like a mad dog, and the supersonic strategy was very simple, preventing John Stockton and strangling the real core of the Jazz's blocking and pick-and-roll tactics.

Jerry Sloan was also very simple, directly using Jeff Hornacek to replace John Stockton's role, and Karl Malone played blocking and dismantling, although the effect was not good, but at least it withstood the pressure.

Qiao Hai organized the coach to watch the game in the Lakers training hall, the two teams played very anxiously, and the scores came and went, and this is exactly what Qiao Hai wanted to see.

What Qiao Hai wants to see most is the result of this game - to be able to win at supersonic speed.

Therefore, throughout the game, Qiao Hai and his coaching staff members were cheering for the supersonics, if the reporters who interviewed Qiao Hai two days ago saw this scene, maybe they would be shocked, but they would also understand the reason, and in the end, they could only sigh like Stamrefour: "Qiao Hai is too yin." ”

The fourth quarter of the game was played very quickly, and I have to say that the SuperSonics and Jazz are both strong teams, and the two teams played very intensely in this game, and the game was very exciting, and the two teams played until the last minute to determine the winner.

Wenbeck, who has been declining for many years, actually stood up at the end of the game, resisted the defense of the league's No. 1 forward, and made a mid-range shot at the end of the game, successfully killing the game!

SuperSonics won 98:96!

There was a cheer from inside the Lakers' training gym, and the victory meant that their opponents in the next round had been cornered in the first-round series, and the fifth game was decided to give both the Jazz and SuperSonics a chance.

But whoever enters the second round will certainly not be as good as the Lakers.

"Joe, do you think the SuperSonics can beat the Jazz in Game 5?"

Byron Scott's mind is also alive, if the supersonics beat the Jazz and the Lakers' opponent is replaced by the supersonics, will the semifinals be better?

After all, there is only one star left who is still at the peak of the supersonic team, Gary Payton, Wenbeck has fallen seriously, and Detreve Schramf has also reached the end of his career.

But Qiao Hai shook his head: "It's difficult, Jerry Sloan is not comparable to Paul Westfale, and the Jazz are very experienced, they know how to play key games." ”

After a pause, Qiao Hai looked at Byron Scott, now Byron Scott has entered the state, he humbly learns from Qiao Hai, and now he really recognizes Qiao Hai's ability.

"In addition, Byron, whether it is the supersonic or the Jazz, for us, the opponents are the same, no different, the supersonic only Gary Payton, the Jazz only Karl Malone, John Stockton also has a serious decline, in addition, my Lakers have not lost to the Jazz in the regular season, this is an advantage."

Byron Scott nodded, Qiao Hai is right, compared to the supersound, the Jazz are not much stronger, so whether it is supersonic or Jazz, there is no difference to the Lakers.

As the playoffs progress, the regular season awards have been announced.

On May 13, the day the Lakers won the Rockets to advance, the league announced that Vince Carter of the Toronto Raptors won the honor of this year's best rookie with an all-around data of 18.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.5 blocks per game.

On May 15, the league announced the attribution of two awards in a row, the fourth game of the Magic vs. the 76ers, the league announced that Magic point guard Darryl Armstrong won the honor of the sixth man of the year with an average of 13.8 points and 6.7 assists per game.

Meanwhile, it was in Philadelphia that Darryl Armstrong also took over the Most Improved Player trophy.

However, on the same day, the 76ers defeated the 76ers 101-91 and the Magic 3-1 to advance to the next round and complete the following grams.

Prior to this, a team in the East had already advanced, with the Pacers sweeping the Bucks 3-0 and facing the 76ers in the next round.

On May 16, the Spurs defeated the Suns 3-1 to advance to the next round, and the league announced that the best defensive player of the year was Alonzo Mourning of the Miami Heat, and at the same time, the Heat and the Knicks were tied 2-2 in the first four games, and the game was dragged into the fifth game.

On May 17, the Trail Blazers defeated the Kings 3-1 away to advance to the next round, where they will face the Spurs, who had just advanced the day before.

The league also announced that the honor of this year's manager of the year went to the Sacramento Kings' general manager Jov Petri, but the Kings lost the subsequent game to the Trail Blazers.

On May 18, Game 5 for the Hawks and Pistons, the Heat and Knicks, and the Jazz and SuperSonics began at the same time.

After these three matches, the second round of the East and West matchups will be decided.

This time, Qiao Hai directly gathered all the coaches and players to watch the three games at the Lakers training gym.

The first thing that started was the battle between the Heat and the Knicks, in the first quarter of the game, the two teams played iron frequently, the game was interrupted several times, the Heat and the Knicks did not feel good, and the master-apprentice battle between Pat Riley and Jeff Van Gundy turned into a defensive battle from the beginning.

At the end of the first quarter, the two teams played an ultra-low score, 15:14, and the Knicks led by 1 point.

Patrick Ewing slightly suppressed Alonzo Mourning, and Mourning, who had just won the Defensive Player of the Year trophy, seemed to be a little overwhelmed by the pressure from Patrick Ewing.

In the second quarter of the game, the young interior Coatthomas had cooperated with Ewing to completely suppress Alonzo Mourning, but at this time, the Lakers changed the channel, because on the other side, the Jazz's fifth game against the SuperSonics began......

Qiao Hai also paid attention to the battle between the Hawks and the Pistons, Grant Hill was in poor form, and the Hawks took an early 10-point lead and seemed to be about to refuse to go down.

After the Jazz and SuperSonics game, the Lakers' training hall was quiet, except for the rustling of Joe Hay and Jim Eden, both of whom took pen and paper and kept writing and drawing.

The Jazz played very resolutely in this game, and did not give the supersonic a chance at all, and from the beginning of the game, they played blocking and dismantling tactics, although John Stockton was very uncomfortable by Gary Payton, but the Jazz added a variety of blocking and dismantling methods, including various double gears, and secondary blocking and dismantling after substitutions, all of which were taken out.

Seeing these blocking and dismantling tactics at the bottom of the box, Qiao Hai knew that the Jazz had thrown out their hole cards.

Supersonic is not so easy to deal with, and Jerry Sloan does not dare to risk it.

At halftime, the Jazz led by seven points.

The scales of victory have tipped in Jazz's favor, and the SuperSonics have launched a big comeback in the second half, hoping to turn the tables around.

The old and spicy Jerry Sloan directly let John Stockton control the rhythm and play steadily.

After another quarter of the game, the SuperSonics, who were already in a chaotic battle, were continuously widened by the Jazz, and after three quarters, the SuperSonics trailed by 14 points.

In the last quarter, Jazz was still unflustered and slowly consumed time.

In the end, the Jazz won the supersonic with a 107-92, 15-point advantage.

The Lakers' Western Conference semifinals opponents are then announced, and they will face the Jazz in the semifinals!