"Jin, good job, keep up your condition, you have a chance to win the championship this season. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info" The next day, after returning to San Antonio, Jin Feng received a call from Kobe, in which Kobe gave Jin Feng some advice (during the previous series with the Trail Blazers, Jin Feng had sent a text message to Kobe Bryant to ask for some advice), and of course, he also affirmed Jin Feng.

For Jin Feng, it is undoubtedly exciting to get Kobe's advice and affirmation.

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The championship is still far away from the journey of the Spurs, but Jin Feng and the Spurs are very confident, they showed excellent form in the first round, and the current Spurs are already the biggest favorite second only to the Warriors among the championship contenders this season.

In the other matchups in the playoffs, only two teams like the Spurs finished the battle in four clean games, the Warriors in the West, who beat the Grizzlies in four games, but the process was not as smooth as the Spurs, and in the third game, they were attacked by the Grizzlies and almost lost the game.

However, the Cavaliers in the East are similar to the Spurs, with four wins easily, but only two games are big wins, and the other two games are just small wins, of course, four sweeps are already very good, which means that the Cavaliers can get valuable rest.

Of course, the same goes for the Spurs and Warriors, who can also get valuable breaks.

The Spurs' second-round opponents, the Clippers and Jazz, tied 2-2, which is good news for the Spurs. The Rockets led the Thunder 3-1.

In the East, the Bulls have announced that Rondo is out for the season, and they are also struggling with the playoffs against the Celtics, after the first two games are 2-0, and the two games are lost to the Celtics in a row, and it seems that the "dark horse journey" will be difficult to achieve.

The Wizards led the Hawks 3-1, while the Raptors won three games in a row to lead the Bucks 3-1 after losing one game first.

For the Spurs, a 4-0 sweep will give them more time to rest, once the Clippers and Jazz play a full seven games, then the second round of the Spurs playoffs will not start until May 15, and the fourth game between the Spurs and the Trail Blazers will end on May 7 in the United States, which means that the Spurs will have up to seven or eight days of rest, which is scary to think about.

However, so much rest time also made Popovich worried, the playoffs are not only about resting, but more importantly, they have to maintain their condition.

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In the first round of the playoffs, the Spurs rested day after day, while the Clippers and Jazz played more and more anxious.

After a 2:2 draw, the Jazz snatched the home court of the Clippers, and just when the Spurs thought that their next opponent would be the Jazz, the Clippers in turn grabbed the home court of the Jazz, and the two teams fought to a 3:3 draw, and the series entered the tiebreaker! The two sides played a wonderful offensive and defensive game in this series, the first game of the Clippers in the final quarter of the big reversal, Redick hit three three-pointers in one minute, and then, the Jazz defended, the Clippers attacked, and played until the tie-break.

In other matchups in the East and West, the Rockets eliminated the Thunder and booked a semifinal spot, while in the East, the four sets of matchups have ended, the Celtics reversed 4:2 to eliminate the Bulls without Rondo, and the Wizards defeated the Hawks 4:2 to advance to the second round by virtue of the old spicy backcourt double guns; The Raptors lost one game in a row and advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals.

In this way, the semifinals of the Eastern Conference have been clear, the Celtics will face the Wizards, and the Cavaliers will be blocked by the Raptors, and now, just wait for the West to finish a tie-break, and the Eastern and Western semifinals will start at the same time.

The seventh battle between the Jazz and the Clippers was packed at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Chris Paul gritted his teeth and struggled, under the pressure of the Jazz interior Gobert and Favors, Jordan Jr. had few chances (he didn't have much offensive ability), and the defense of Haywood and Hill also made Chris Paul's offense more and more difficult.

Win the tiebreaker? It's tough, but Chris Paul still hasn't given up, he's working so hard, for what? Isn't it just going one step further in the playoffs? In the first round of the playoffs, Chris Paul played, and Chris Paul also played in the Western Conference semifinals, but after coming to the Clippers, can't he play in the Western Conference semifinals? Is the floor of the West Decisive so hard to touch? Is it really a spell?

Chris Paul had a drop of sweat on his cheeks, and he pulled up a three-pointer, boom!

"The key three points missed! The Clipper is coming to an end! ”

The Jazz began to exert strength inside, Chris Paul looked at Little Jordan, who was completely dumb on the offensive end, and a helpless expression appeared on his face, the game was ...... It's over......

"In the battle of the seventh, the Jazz has won! They used a mill-like defense to prevent this series! ”

"Congratulations Sir, they've made the cut! And their opponents, the Clippers, deserve our applause, with both teams putting together a great series! ”

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San Antonio, the Spurs players watched the tie-break in the locker room, this tie-break has all ended, not surprisingly, the Clippers were killed by the Jazz in the first-round playoffs (Griffin's glass man attribute has been bitter to the Clippers and Paul more than once).

Then, the Western Conference semifinals matchup is out, and the Spurs' opponent is the Jazz; And the opponent of the Rockets will be the Warriors.

What Jin Feng didn't know was that his little butterfly had more or less begun to influence history, in the original history, the Spurs ended the regular season in second place in the West, and their second-round opponent was the Rockets, not the Jazz.

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Popovich was in the office to watch the Clippers and Jazz tie-breaker, in the announcer's excited roar, the TV snapped and was turned off by Messina, and several Spurs assistant coaches sat in a circle in the office.

Popovich was silent for a moment, then he knocked on the table and said, "Did you notice a change in Jazz's tactics?" ”

"Defensively?" Chip was a little uncertain until Popovich nodded.

"Do any of you still have such a discovery?" Popovich asked again, in fact, he just wanted to verify whether the Jazz's defense had undergone such a change.

"I also found that it seems that the Jazz's defense is more systematic than in the regular season." Messina said the same, but more than Chip.

And after he finished speaking, Chip and they all nodded, and now Popovich was convinced that the Jazz's defense had indeed changed.

"Yudoka, tell me about it." Yodoka is now responsible for the construction of the defensive system within the Spurs, and Popovich motioned for Yudoka to talk about the Jazz's defensive changes.

"Jazz defense, in fact, we have always said before, Sneijder's defensive system in the Jazz, to be honest, we are not unfamiliar, after all, he is also a Spurs "product" (Sneijder worked in the Spurs coaching staff), is a kind of inside-based, blocking the restricted area, controlling the three-point line, and assisting in the defense of the defensive system. ”

"However, since the playoffs, the Jazz's defense has obviously changed again, and their defense no longer seems to be dominated by the interior, although we all know that the interior defense composed of Gobert and Favors is very good." Yudu paused. "Since the series with the Clippers, the Jazz have begun to use the single defense ability of Haywood and Hill on the outside, starting to defend from the perimeter, and the two interior lines plus the bench have also begun to move outside, through the control of the outside of the restricted area, and the physical confrontation like a cow's hair, delay the opponent's position, and finally form a kind of meat grinder-like defense."

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"So, guys, our opponent in the second round is not easy to deal with, and it is bound to be a huge test"

"But, guys, we should be excited about it, and after a dozen seasons ago with the Pistons, we can experience that suffocating feeling again.........