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On May 22, the Spurs played away against the Trail Blazers, in this game the Spurs and the Trail Blazers played a big score, the final score of this game was 103-97, both teams have their own strong points, the Trail Blazers are on the outside, and the Spurs are on the inside, but in the end, the trend of this game has evolved into Duncan's personal show, Duncan scored 50 points alone in this game, and also became the third player this season after Carter and Iverson to score more than 50+ in the playoffs, which is also the first time in his own career 50+, He is also the eighteenth player in NBA history to score 50+ points in the playoffs. With this victory, the Spurs regained home-court advantage, but if this trend continues, the Spurs and Trail Blazers are expected to go for another seven big games. In the other matchup, the Knicks, playing at home, defeated the Hawks 90-78 to become the third team to earn a match point after three games.

A day later, the Timberwolves played the Jazz again, and before the game between the two teams, the 76ers lost to the Pacers at home, making the 76ers the first team to be eliminated in the division semifinals, while the Pacers reached the division finals again, and Miller will once again challenge for the championship.

In the locker room of the Timberwolves, all the Timberwolves players lowered their heads and listened carefully to the words of the team's head coach, Zhuang Fei looked a little angry today, and the Timberwolves players could feel it.

"Today the Jazz will definitely show their strongest strength at home, they will definitely not want to be swept by us, you will have a lot of pressure in this game, but I hope you can show your best fighting spirit, the atmosphere in our team in the last two days is very impetuous, everyone seems to have been sure that they can win, and then put more jīng power into other aspects."

"Don't think that we are now 3-0 ahead, we can say that we are stable in the Western Conference Finals, there is an old Chinese saying, those who travel a hundred miles are half ninety, and some failures are caused by laxity when reaching the finish line"

"Kevin, don't let the media's words affect your mood, I'm very satisfied with Malone's defense, as long as I'm satisfied, you don't need to look at anyone else's face, you are my player, not someone else's, you only need to be responsible for me."

Zhuang Fei's words made Garnett's face slight, he was embarrassed by the wording of the major media in the past two days, and now the media around the world are praising the madness of the Timberwolves while also taking Garnett out for key criticism, saying that he did not play a leading role in this series at all, especially after Duncan scored 50 points in the playoffs yesterday, Garnett's weakness against Malone was infinitely amplified again. For a young player, what he cares most about is what others think, and the voice of the outside world has a great impact on him, and this influence even appears in training, Garnett's temper has also grown a lot in the past two days, and he has been a lot more impetuous. I almost clashed with Pierce just now, you must know that Pierce Garnett's relationship has always been very good.

"Each of you is a part of the Timberwolves, we are one, and I can allow you to have your ego when the interests of the whole are not compromised, but don't magnify those egos infinitely."

Zhuang Fei's words are not only to Garnett, but also to Pierce, Mobley, Pierce and Mobley are very good, but Zhuang Fei is also giving them vaccinations to prevent the infinite expansion of these two, now in the eyes of public opinion, Zhuang Fei should decisively establish Pierce's position as the first core of the team, Zhuang Fei must also put Mobley in the starting lineup, these words naturally cannot have any effect on Zhuang Fei, but for Pierce and Mobley, it will definitely have an impact. Especially a few days ago, Jordan praised Pierce in an interview, almost putting Pierce at the height of Carter, which also made Pierce sit in the position of Jordan's successor, and it was also hand-picked by Jordan, Pierce was once a person who was hurt by the media, he was more calm than other players, but these words were not said by the media, Jordan said, such weight is different, in the last two days, Zhuang Fei obviously felt the change in Pierce, and Pierce's personal demands were more during training, In the past, he was always willing to be under Garnett when he was training, but in the last two days he has a lot of intentions to be more serious with Garnett.

Zhuang Fei complained about Jordan again, this great god can really cause trouble. For the Timberwolves, the team has a large number of talented young people, and sooner or later there will be an internal battle, which is inevitable, Zhuang Fei is also prepared, but he did not expect that the boss battle between Pierce and Garnett would appear so early because of Jordan.

Zhuang Fei can only use his power to forcibly suppress this influence now, and he can only guide this competition in a healthy direction and guide it to the arena. Make Garnett and Pierce's rivalry a healthy rivalry like Wake Forest's, Duncan and Carter's

In Salt Lake City at 8 p.m. on May 23, the Utah Jazz at home hope to get a face-saving victory, and Sloan also knows that it is unrealistic to eliminate the Timberwolves, but even then he does not want to be swept by the Timberwolves, so before this game, Sloan said in an interview.

"Everyone in this game is ready for a duel, and all the Jazz players in this game will be gladiators. We're going to win this game. ”

Even if Sloan made a big wish before the game, Zhuang Fei was not affected by him, in this game Zhuang Fei changed the formation again, and Nash, who had always been in the starting lineup, was actually put on the bench by Zhuang Fei, which was the first time Nash played as a substitute this season.

The Timberwolves' starters in this game are Mobley, Jackson, Pierce, Lewis, Garnett, Mobley appeared in the No. 1 position, his passing and vision are not as good as Nash, but his impact is definitely not comparable to Nash.

"What is Coach Z preparing for? Difficulty: He was under pressure from the outside world and was ready to compromise and put Mobley in the starting lineup? You know, Mobley has started two games in a row. Or is he trying to replicate Wake Forest's point-guardless formation? But Wake Forest has Carter even though they don't have a point guard, but can anyone replace Carter in this Timberwolves team? ABC's on-site commentator, Michaels, was puzzled.

Zhuang Fei's change of formation has made Sloan a little numb, and he is even wondering in his heart if Zhuang Fei is too good at tossing, NBA playoff games are generally losers change formations, and there has never been a team that has been winning is always changing. But now he doesn't care, he has no way back in this game, no matter how Zhuang Fei changes, Jazz will win this game.

At the beginning of the game, in the point guard position, Mobley once again pressed Stockton a little breathless as he did in the last game, Mobley's defensive aggression was too strong, definitely not comparable to Nash.

"I wonder if Mobley can freeze the little general Johnson like he froze Stockton?" Zhuang Fei thought secretly in his heart. The Timberwolves are very similar to the Trail Blazers, the strength of the front guard line is very strong, the two sides of the Timberwolves outside line, Stephen Jackson and Paul Pierce are super strongmen who can shoot suddenly, in this game, the Timberwolves who lack Nash are still playing the fast play whirlwind, but it is no longer based on blocking and dismantling, more is a burst tactic, more singles with individual ability, and the Jazz's aging outside line is a little unbearable under the breakthrough of the three strongmen Pierce, Mobley and Jackson on the outside of the Timberwolves.

Although Sloan gave a death order before the game that he must win, he was disappointed by the progress of the game, and the Timberwolves took the lead at the beginning of the game, and never allowed the Jazz to overtake.

By the end of the third quarter of the second half, the Timberwolves had an eight-point lead at 80-72. If you follow the trend of the previous games, the Jazz's Stockton has already gone down at this time, but Stockton is still fighting on the court in this game.

"Maybe many Jazz fans will put the blame for the Jazz rout in this series on Stockton, but now I think all Jazz fans will be relieved, it's not that John doesn't want to work hard, it's just that he really has a weak heart, he is still on the court in this game, he is making his last effort, this game Mobley gave him a lot of pressure, but the veteran still did not give up"

"Stockton broke the ball, from the slow motion point of view the ball is suspected of a foul, but the referee did not blow, and Mobley did not protest, beautiful, Stockton scored a layup"

"It was Stockton's first open score of the game, and he scored four points from a free throw in the previous game, and the fans gave him the biggest applause after scoring that goal."

Zhuang Fei, who sat on the court, also admired Stockton's hard work, the NBA has been able to maintain his condition for 20 years, and there have never been any major ups and downs, and the impact of this season's shrinking season on Stockton and Olajuwon is too great, but it is clear that Stockton is more respectable than Olajuwon, and he has been encouraging to persevere.

The final score of this game was 106-100, and the Timberwolves won again, which was still not a big difference, but the content of the game was definitely not as difficult as the score indicated, and the Jazz never had any chance to exceed the score, and the whole game was pressed.