251 Sir Utah forced to the edge of a cliff

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that although Leonard was the Spurs who completed a wave of switches throughout the fourth quarter of the game, it cannot be denied that it was Jin Feng who really continued this wave.

Jin Feng continued to use his accurate three-pointers to make the Jazz desperate, and he was the absolute hero of the Spurs' ability to take away the game in waves.

After the game, ESPN directly affirmed Jin Feng's performance in this game with eye-catching titles such as "Chinese Jin, superstar performance".

Looking at Jin Feng, so far in the playoffs, there is no doubt that this game is the most eye-catching.

In the previous first round of the playoffs with the Trail Blazers, although Jin Feng's performance was remarkable, more of it was on the defensive end, and as we all know, what a player can really remember is the performance on the offensive end.

"The coach told me that the team needed me to shoot three points, and I was very excited, and I lived up to the coach's expectations and we won the game."

"Of course, we were able to win the game in the end, and it wasn't my fault alone, as you know, San Antonio has always been a team that believes in team basketball, and obviously, this game, I think we did it."

"Everybody has seen his performance, there's no doubt that he's a superstar, he's a great player, he's been phenomenal this season, and in my opinion, he's the MVP."

In the locker room, Jin Feng was surrounded by many reporters, facing the camera, Jin Feng behaved very calmly!

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A day later, the entire Spurs team flew to Salt Lake City, Utah. Having enjoyed two home games, Spurs finally got their turn to play on the road.

When it comes to the home arena of NBA teams, Wisdom Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City is definitely a terrifying place, and it is also considered by many to be the most difficult home stadium in the NBA to conquer!

This arena in Salt Lake City is the home of the Utah Jazz, and the reason why the Jazz who play at home is difficult to defeat has a lot to do with the location of Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City is located in northern Utah and is the seat of the state capital of Utah; The city is a typical highland climate with strong ultraviolet radiation; The plateau is low in pressure, and the hypoxic environment is difficult to adapt to. Therefore, when a team comes to Salt Lake City to play away from home, the state of the players is often greatly affected, and it is really difficult to play normally in a place where it is difficult to breathe.

As we all know, the Jazz have been strong this season, so it will undoubtedly become more difficult for the other 29 teams in the NBA to conquer this terrifying home court.

And the same is true for Spurs!

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Everyone knows that the team playing at home has a better chance of winning, and it is rare for the series to be swept unless there is too much difference in the strength of the two sides, and in this season's series, although the Spurs are stronger than the Jazz, they may not be able to take the game away smoothly.

Popovich has always asked to ensure that he is undefeated at home, but there are no strict requirements for away victories, Jin Feng of course wants to win four consecutive victories and directly advance to the next round, but in Parker, Ginobili and other old rivers and lakes seem unrealistic, there is no need to pursue perfection, losing one is not a big deal, the important thing is to win the series.

You know, in the eyes of Ginobili and other former founders of the Spurs dynasty, it is undoubtedly ridiculous that the Golden State Warriors last season lost the championship in pursuit of excellence.

As long as you are a true professional, you want to set a record, which is understandable, but everything has to be done according to your ability. Otherwise, in today's society that only looks at the results, it is difficult for people to recognize.

Isn't it just a matter of asking the Golden State Warriors, asking Stephen Curry, asking Draymond Green, if time can be turned back to see if they will continue to desperately pursue that 73-win win? Even now, when facing the camera, they still say that they don't regret it, however, everyone who understands knows that this is just a scene.

Of course, on the way, Jin Feng felt that the team's desire to win was not very high, at least it was slightly lower than the first two games, and I believe that any team that has won two consecutive games will have a sense of pride, but Jin Feng did not, even if he was the most qualified to be arrogant.

The past life experience tells Jin Feng that nothing has always gone well, people have to be prepared for danger in times of peace, once they are pulled back by the Jazz, it gives the Jazz confidence, let them know that the original Spurs can be defeated, and it is likely that the Jazz will win another game, once the game is tied 2-2, the result will be difficult to predict, after all, the NBA is a place where miracles happen.

However, everyone's current state is not something that Jin Feng can change with a reminder or two.

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Today, there are teams in the East and West to compete in the playoffs, the first one to start is the Warriors and Rockets in the West, the Warriors are now in the same situation as the Spurs, they have won two consecutive games at home, and now they are playing away games, psychologically and in condition, and the Spurs are also similar.

Once the game began, the two sides were locked in the first quarter. The fans at the scene were quite frenetic, creating a fiery atmosphere for this game.

Undoubtedly, the Warriors are the Spurs' biggest potential opponent to break out of the West next, so the Spurs are always paying attention to the Warriors' game while conducting their own series.

"I thought it would be a series of fierce matchups in the first round, but I didn't expect it to be one-sided." Ginobili smiled.

Because in the regular season, the Rockets with James Harden once defeated the Warriors on the road, and throughout the season, the Rockets led by D'Antoni were no weaker than the Warriors in offensive firepower, so before the start of this series between the Warriors and the Rockets, many people thought that there was still a very big suspense in this group of matchups.

However, what people didn't expect was that in the first two games, the Warriors who were fighting at home easily took a 2:0 lead with two big wins.

From the second quarter onwards, the Warriors suddenly felt cooler, but the Rockets still maintained the momentum of the start. On the bench, in particular, three players scored more than five points and led their opponents by nearly 10 points at halftime.

Just when people thought that the Rockets were about to pull back a game, at the beginning of the second half, Durant told the opponent with his actions that there was no way! In the third quarter, he scored 16 points in a single quarter, and scored 34 points after three quarters.

The game between the Warriors and the Rockets did not become unsuspenseful because of the sudden shutdown of the Warriors, after Durant stepped up, Stephen Curry also stepped up to save the team, and in the end, the Warriors won the road with a difficult victory, winning the match point by 3-0.

"It doesn't seem like it's going to be easy to play away from home, but if you can keep the score deadlocked until the end, then it's still the stronger team that wins." After watching the game between the Warriors and the Rockets, Jin Feng also had some inspiration, that is, tomorrow's game with the Jazz, even if it can't be like the last game, from the beginning of the fourth quarter of the game, a wave of big leads. It is also necessary to bite the score, as long as the stalemate is to the end, the key score and key defense must be better than the Spurs, then the probability of winning will be relatively large.

Today's second matchup is the Eastern Cavaliers and Raptors, the two sides came to the home court of the Raptors in Toronto, Canada, the Raptors fans are quite fanatical, and the outdoor square is crowded with people. They all want the team to win this victory, as long as the Raptors score, it is an overwhelming cheer, the Cavaliers were really a little overwhelmed, James was a little out of shape, but what people didn't expect was that Kevin Love suddenly stood up in this game, scored the highest score in the team, and slashed the Raptors again, so that another group of 3:0 matchups appeared.

The next day was about to play, and everyone quickly returned to their respective rooms to rest, I don't know if it was the reason why they were going to play the most terrifying home game in the NBA league next, Jin Feng fell asleep very late.

"The Jazz have no way out, once they lose three games in a row, it means that there is no chance of a comeback, so tomorrow they will definitely bounce back, they will definitely do their best to win one, if they can win tomorrow, this series can end early."

In Jin Feng's view, the victory or defeat of the first and second games is not as important as tomorrow's game, this is a game that can destroy the opponent's confidence, and Jin Feng's favorite thing to do is this, like a cold-blooded killer, just like Kobe Bryant back then.

On this day, the Jazz's home stadium was filled with fanatical fans, and when they finally waited for their team to come home to play, each of them was excited, and everyone went out of their way to cheer on their favorite team.

"Just as the regular season is coming to an end, we can finally announce loudly to the world that the Utah Jazz are finally back in the playoffs" A pure and beautiful woman, wearing the same uniform as everyone else, her eyes were full of determination, and she looked at Jazz star Haywood affectionately, everyone knew that Haywood played very well on the ball, and he was also very handsome.

Her boyfriend next to her is not an NBA fan, not even a Utah, but he is full of pandering: "Honey, you're right! The Jazz are not much worse than the Spurs, there is no reason why you can't win a game, this one seems to be very critical, once you lose, it will be 3-0, I believe the Jazz will win, and it will be a big victory! ”

Gotta win! It is every Jazz fan, every Jazz player who repeats the words in their hearts, and now the Jazz have been burned to the edge of the cliff by the Spurs, and once they take a step back, they will face an abyss and can no longer climb up.

Coach Sneijder is the most excited, even if he has been tireless in the past few days to tell the players the importance of this game, in fact, there is no need for the coach to say, Haywood, Gobert and these main players also know what this game means, no team can reverse in the case of 0-3 down, at least this miracle they think they can't do, if they want to win, they can only do this one, if this one loses, even if the series is not over in theory, but for most people, it has ended early.

On the Spurs' side, Popovich also gathered everyone: "You can also see that our opponents and their fans are very fanatical, their fighting spirit is unimaginable, they are determined to win this victory, and what we have to do is to dash their hopes!" Guys, give it your all to win this win, and then, let's go to the Western Conference Finals! ”

"Good!" The Spurs are also quite combative.

There is a well-known person at the sideline commentary desk, looking at the state of the players of the two teams, and secretly said: "These two teams look very combative, while trying to solve the battle as soon as possible to win the match point, while fighting to the death and rebounding to win the next game, this game will be much better"

This man is Kenny Smith.

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In this game, Popovich discharged the regular starting lineup, after all, the starting lineup of the first two games is undoubtedly very risky, and Jin Feng continued to start.

At the beginning of the game, both sides played very hard, and the state was very fast, and in the first few rounds, both the Spurs and the Jazz were able to complete wonderful goals and score, presumably everyone knows the importance of this game, no matter for whom, it is not just a simple win or defeat, it will make the Jazz directly face the situation of whether to go home or not.

Jazz's star Haywood finally broke out, shooting consecutive three-pointers in the first quarter, facing Leonard he has a height advantage, but Leonard is very experienced on the defensive end, so the first two games made Haywood very uncomfortable, almost unable to find an offensive rhythm, maybe a desperate fight, Heywood shot very decisively tonight, once there is an opportunity to shoot firmly, and one shot is accurate.

Leonard's defense seems to be airtight, but in fact, it is still tight, especially the defense of this kind of peripheral shooting, which is generally just a matter of interference, and it all depends on the will of God whether it goes in or not.

Haywood's sudden three-point rain almost opened the score, but fortunately, the Spurs were full of fighting spirit as soon as they came up, and Leonard responded to Haywood, easily breaking through with a change of direction, and when he got to the basket, he easily shook Haywood up. Then hit the time difference, hit the board into the basket and succeeded.

Although Jin Feng did not break out like crazy in the last quarter of the last game, he could see that he was still in a brave state, and used Kobe-style backward jumpers to shoot two goals in a row at the free throw line to bite the score tightly.

After the first session. The Jazz scored 20 points, the Spurs scored 19 points, only one point apart, the two sides fought very fiercely, this one is really a bit of a playoff matchup, the fans on the scene are all very excited, and the tense game makes everyone preoccupied. Home fans are absolutely enjoying the playoff matchups, but at the same time, they don't want their teams to be knocked out.

And as a Jazz player. Each of them has a reason to fight for the fans and win a win.

At the beginning of the second quarter, when the main forces of both sides were rested, the substitutes launched a wonderful battle, and the most eye-catching was the "old demon knife" Ginobili.