When the Rockets swept the Lakers out of the Western Conference semifinals, the other pair of the Spurs and Jazz in the Western Conference semifinals also began to fight.

In the first game, the Jazz relied on the second overtime to go to Shanton? Anderson's three-pointer and a driving layup ended the game as both sides licked their wounds and waited for Game 2.

In the preparation meeting before the start of the second game, ** Vic began to lay out tactics for the Spurs.

"Guys, we lost the first game, we lost very badly, in the last minute, we were solved by a three-pointer and a layup, we were very unlucky, if at the end of the regular game, Thiem's ball could go in, then the victory would be ours, now the game is lost, there is nothing to say. What we need is a strategy for the Jazz as an opponent. However, it has been so many years, Sloan's tactics are there, very clear and accurate, we just play blocking and dismantling, and you still can't prevent anyone, we have to admire him. ** Vicky held a pre-war tactical arrangement meeting in the conference room of the hotel.

David? Robinson said, "Coach, do you have any good ways to limit the Jazz's style of play?" ”

Vicky smiled and said, "Yes, but I need your full dedication. ”

Barkley smiled and said, "Coach, we're professionals, can we not put our hearts and souls." ”

Vicky shook his head and said, "What I need is for you to put your brain into the game, to read the game, okay, now let's look at the whole Jazz tactics in detail." ”

** Vicky talked eloquently, starting from the simplest two-person blocking and dismantling of the Jazz, and then moving to the most complex multi-person blocking and dismantling rotation, which lasted nearly 1 hour.

After speaking, Vicky said to the Spurs players: "Blocking and dismantling, it is simple and simple, and it is complicated and complicated, it depends on how the players use it." What I'm going to give you today is how to get you to use the method of blocking and dismantling to deal with the team of blocking and dismantling. ”

As soon as this sentence came out, there was a buzz from the crowd of the Spurs.

David? Robinson said: "Coach, did we hear it wrong, you want us to use pick-and-roll tactics when we play against the Jazz, then aren't we looking for death." ”

Vicky shook his head and said, "No, I'm not asking you to compete with the Jazz for pick-and-roll tactics, I'm going to use pick-and-roll methods to deal with pick-and-roll teams." ”

Everyone was confused for a while, but the 'little general' Johnson on the side nodded with understanding.

Seeing such a situation, ** Vic was also very curious, looking at Johnson's realization, ** Vic asked with great interest: "Avery, what do you think of, tell everyone." ”

Johnson scratched his head and said, "Coach, I think I can know a little bit about what you think, but it may not be right, please forgive me." ”

Vicky nodded and said, "You say, everyone listens." ”

Johnson looked at Vicky's encouraging eyes and said: "The two strongest points of the Jazz now are Malone and Stockton, and the two of them are also the initiation points of the Jazz's entire offense." With Malone as the big axis, Stockton as the brain, the Jazz is really difficult to deal with, but everyone knows what the blocking and dismantling is all about, but they just can't prevent it, because what, that is, Stockton's grasp of the rhythm on the court, in terms of the position of point guard, there are few people who can admire me, but Stockton is one of them, let's see" After speaking, he stood up, walked to the front of the tactical board and said.

"Look, that's the Jazz's basic pick-and-roll tactic." Johnson moved the pieces representing the players on the tactical board a few times to show the Jazz's basic tactical moves.

Then he said to everyone: "These are the jazz's, the basic line, so let's look at us now." ”

Then he fiddled with a few pieces of the players representing the Spurs and said, "Look, if we are in a position like this, we can be very effective in attacking the opponent's tactics." So, what the coach meant, I understand, was to increase the defense of the misplaced defenders, and when Stockton started to break through, we started to have more control over his passing routes. Don't let the opportunity to play the pick-and-roll, and let Stockton attack alone, so as to limit the Jazz's tactics to the greatest extent and limit the power of Malone. ** Vicky listened to the nodded repeatedly, and then said: "Avery, you said it was great, hehe, you kid said everything I had to say, what else can I say." ”

After finishing speaking, Vicky also praised the 'little general' Johnson.

The Spurs players in the room chuckled.

"Actually, there's really nothing to be afraid of pick-and-rolls, as long as there's enough misalignment defense, then they're not scary." Vicky made the final summary.

"Everyone, you know, tomorrow's game is quite crucial, we don't have home advantage, we have to win a game at the opponent's home field, otherwise we can only go home to the fate, I finally say, that is, this is not a game, this is a war, a war in a peaceful era, there is no gunpowder, I don't want to be the loser of the war, because the contempt of the winner of the war is too uncomfortable, I don't want to feel, that kind of emotion, do you think?" **Said slightly firm and low.

Everyone in the Spurs said loudly, "No." ”

"Well, let's go on the court tomorrow and kill the Jazz and let them know what war is." Vicky was already roaring at this point.

With the start of the second game of the Western Conference semifinals between the Jazz and the buy, the Jazz obviously felt the difference between the opponents, a tougher game attitude, a more tenacious spirit, and a more wise style of play, all of which made the Jazz feel that the Spurs were different.

In the first quarter of the game, the Spurs beat the Jazz 25:17, and the Jazz were caught off guard.

In between games, Sloan looked at the head coach of the Spurs, Vicky, and thought to himself: This guy is not easy to deal with.

However, the Jazz are the Jazz after all, and after the start of the second quarter of the game, the Jazz, who had already adapted to the Spurs' style of play, began to fight back.

However, the Spurs, who had already made arrangements for their surnames, firmly controlled the situation on the court and suppressed the Jazz's counterattack.

Duncan, who was opposite Marlon, used his height and footsteps to greatly limit Marlon.

The fierce light that Ma Long held back.

During a rebound, Malone, who was flying high, kicked Duncan in the face with a flying foot, almost causing a group fight between the two sides.

Barkley opened his eyes and yelled at Malone: "Carl, how is it like a fight, you have the ability to rush at me, you are a." ”

Ma Long also showed no weakness, and shouted: "What, Charles, do you want to do it, come on, let's practice." ”

Just when the two sides were about to make a move, the referee rushed up at the right time and separated the two sides.

Malone was immediately sent off, and Barkley also received a technical foul.

And this penalty also completely changed the situation on the court, after the loss of Malone, the Jazz have the strength to compete with the Spurs on the court.

By halftime, the Spurs had a 15-point lead.

Although the Jazz also resisted stubbornly in the second half, the Spurs' powerful interior line suppressed the Jazz's counterattacks again and again.

By the end of the game, the Spurs defeated the Jazz by 17 points 107:90 Spurs to make the score 1:1 After the game, some media interviewed Malone and asked him what was going on with that flying foot, Malone just replied coldly: It was just an accident.

The media in San Antonio, on the other hand, relentlessly portrayed Malone as a demon, counted the characters who fell under Marlon's elbow, and finally came to the conclusion that Malone was an out-and-out big bastard.

However, these remarks obviously could not affect Malone's heart, and in the third game that began immediately, Malone single-handedly scored a big double-double of 35 points and 17 rebounds, making the Spurs' pre-game setup useless.

Malone alone changed the outcome of a game, which made all know that the energy of the top 50 superstars.

After the game, some San Antonio media asked Malone questions, but Malone refused, and Malone excused himself for not speaking to people who called him a bastard.

That attitude of ignoring is a big deal for the media in San Antonio.

The Jazz rewrote the big score to 2:1, and the Jazz once again took the lead.

The next fourth game has become the most critical game between the two sides, if the Jazz wins, then the Jazz who won the match point will definitely not give the Spurs a chance.

In the fourth game, the Spurs' twin towers once again played a huge role.

In the first quarter of the game, the Spurs and the twin towers teamed up to contribute 17 points, making the Jazz's interior a mess.

The Spurs have always followed their tactical guidance and tightly limited the Jazz's level of cooperation.

Let Malone only score 17 points in the whole game, such a score, the Jazz have a reason not to lose.

David? Robinson and Duncan each dominated half of the game, and David Full-Time? Robinson had 25 points and nine rebounds, and Duncan had 21 points and 11 rebounds.

103:94 The Spurs pulled back a big score on their home court, and it became 2:2 again, and the two sides stood on the same running line again.

Both sides focused on Game 5, which started with a suffocating defence.

Hand-to-hand combat, foul fighting, hand-to-hand combat, foul fighting.

It's simply the best portrayal of the game.

Malone's big elbow also lost its power, Duncan was almost hanging on him, and Malone's was greatly restricted.

And David? Robinson and Barkley were also locked up by the Jazz, and a group of strong men on the court staged an ugly hand-to-hand fight.

The two sides reached 61-61 after the first three quarters of the game, which was an extremely low score.

This is the time when both sides need a hero to change all that.

The hero this time is Spurs' Sean? Elliott, the 6-foot-8 forward, started his show in the fourth quarter.

Back-to-back, hook, jumper, pull-up jumper, throw-and-throw, Elliott showed his all-round skills.

With 17 points in the first quarter, Elliott became the savior.

89:81 Spurs got the match point, the Spurs got it, a crucial win.

Looking at the cheering Spurs players, the Jazz wiped off their sweat and silently walked to the players' tunnel.

Back on the Jazz's home court, the Jazz began their own counterattack, but unfortunately they met an all-powerful Barkley.

After the start of the sixth game, Barkley erupted without warning.

In the first quarter, Barkley scored 10 points.

And the next game became Barkley's performance, with a violent dunk on the side, a fast-break dunk, an empty dunk, and Barkley raging on the Jazz's basket.

At the end of the game, the dreaded Barkley scored a quasi-triple-double of 47 points, 15 rebounds and 8 assists.

The Jazz players looked at the god-like man and sobbed in pain.

105：96.

One man broke out and solved a series.

After the game, someone asked Barkley how the game broke out, and Barkley just said lightly: I don't want to be a supporting role anymore.

With a big score of 4:2, the Spurs advanced.

The Spurs won the war, and what awaited them was the Rockets, who had been recuperating for a long time.

The Western Conference Finals are about to begin, another war is about to begin, and I don't know who the winner of this war will be

(To be continued)