Chapter 1157 6 Wins and 2 Losses to End the Journey (2)

Back-to-back double kills the Thunder, once again pressing Durant, telling people that he is the well-deserved NO.1 in the 2007 class.

By the way, I educated Westbrook. Except for the first half of the first game, Westbrook was completely destroyed by Ji Feng. In the second game, he only got 10 points and 2 assists. The shooting percentage was only an embarrassing 30%, 0 for 4 from 3-point range, and one was blocked. In addition, there were 8 turnovers and 5 fouls. This performance is definitely a disaster. I feel like my performance is really bad.

However, Westbrook is also a bachelor. He did not continue to talk after the game like the guy Beasley, but simply admitted his shortcomings. He said directly in the interview after the game: "Yes, I am not season. The opponent of that guy in Feng, it is really enough to play against him, but I will also remember today's loss, which is also the driving force for my continuous improvement."

In this way, it seems that Westbrook's development prospects are more optimistic than Beasley, because in addition to talent, the brain is obviously also very important. People who can see their own shortcomings will definitely be better than those who think that the sky is the best and the second child. develop better.

After these two games, Ji Feng also completed the killing of the top four rookies this year, while the number of other high-ranked rookies fell into Ji Feng's hands, so ESPN called him a well-deserved Rookie killer.

What's more important is that the Lakers have won two straight and this season's record has reached 45 wins and 4 losses, basically confirming that they surpassed the Bulls' first 50 league-best record that year.

Before the All-Star Game, the Lakers had only one last opponent left, an old acquaintance of Chinese fans, the Utah Jazz.

The Jazz have always been a strong player in the Western Conference since Deron joined the team. In the past two years, they have reached the second round of the playoffs, and they have also reached the Western Conference finals. Of course, this promotion process must be abhorrent to all Chinese fans. , because basically every time I meet the Rockets in the first round, and then successfully eliminated the Houston Rockets in 6-7 games, Dayao is still the holder of the first round of the playoffs medal.

It is also very strange, no matter how they played in the first two seasons, the Jazz and the Rockets have always been fourth or fifth in the Western Conference. The two teams can always meet in the playoffs, no matter how optimistic the Rockets are before the game and how they lead in the process. , there will be all kinds of problems when it comes to Jazz, and then there will be no more.

But this season, the Rockets fans should be relieved. The Rockets are still the same Rockets. They are still in the top four in the Western Conference. The combination of Dayao, Artest and McGrady has had a good chemical reaction. The first two seasons were rejected by DISS. The unnecessary Artest has a second spring in the Rockets, and he has an excellent relationship with Dayao. His presence also fills the vacancy in the Rockets' No. 3 position, and the Rockets' No. 3 position has become the top of the league.

The Jazz are not the Jazz anymore. The Jazz have fallen to the second half of the playoff team. At this moment, they are only ranked eighth in the Western Conference, but they are only one game behind the Mavericks and sixth place behind. The Hornets have won 2 games, but there is also the sun behind him. This is the West, and the competition is fierce.

In fact, the Jazz lineup has hardly changed from the previous seasons. The starting five have always been Deron, Boozer, Brewer, Kirilenko and Okur. This is the best lineup the league has preserved in recent years. On the bench, the rookie Millsap of the previous two years also rose, as well as the three-point fortress Korver and the tough guy Halprin. The head coach is still Sloan. On November 7, 2008, the Utah Jazz and Oklahoma After the Homer Thunder victory, Sloan coached the Jazz to their 1,000th victory, making him the only coach in league history to lead the same team to more than 1,000 victories.

Logically, they shouldn't have such a record. However, injuries have ruined their efforts this season. The Jazz have been struggling since the beginning of the season. Deron Williams missed the top 15 due to a sprained ankle in the preseason. In 13 of the games, he relapsed and recuperated immediately after the comeback with the Lakers, and Carlos Boozer also missed the team's half-season game due to a knee injury, and only announced his return in the first two games, but The state is completely gone, and the degradation of Kirilenko and Okur has made them difficult, which has also caused their competitiveness to drop sharply.

Fortunately, there is Millsap, who can contribute 13.5 points and 8.6 rebounds per game so far, and has become the backbone of the Jazz inside.

But overall, the Jazz have not been very competitive this season.

On February 12, the entire Lakers team rushed from Los Angeles to Utah. This time, the Lakers' chartered plane was full. Because of the schedule, all All-Star players such as Ji Feng and Kobe needed to play directly after the game. Flying to Phoenix, so like Ji Feng, he brought as many as 5 entourages, and Kobe was similar.

Ji Feng wanted to fly over again on the 14th, but as the signature player in this All-Star Game, the league contacted James early and asked Ji Feng to rush to Phoenix as soon as possible, where there are still many activities waiting for Ji Feng to participate.

However, the Lakers attach great importance to this game. Master Zen is still studying the opponent's tactics on the plane. The main reason is naturally that the Jazz are very likely to be the Lakers' opponent in the first round of the playoffs. The Lakers, who won the championship, will naturally not miss any opportunity to understand their opponents, and the Jazz who are all healthy are still difficult to deal with.

However, on the day of the game, the Jazz broke the news that Boozer, who had just returned from injury for two games, felt unwell in training, so he would miss the game due to injury, and the team's No. 3 Kirilenko occasionally felt cold. Also can't play in this game.

Having lost two generals before the battle, the Jazz can only let Millsap and Korver start the battle in this game.

Although these two are strong and have their own characteristics, the impact of losing Boozer on the Jazz is much greater than imagined.

The most important thing is that Deron Boozer, who the Jazz depends on, can't play the pick-and-roll. Millsap is more like a post-up insider. It's also so-so, so the Jazz can only throw the ball inside and let him chisel one by one.

But this doesn't work for the Lakers. It looks very immature against Gasol and Bynum Millsap. The height and weight are not dominant, and the skills are not strong enough, so the Lakers easily cracked this play. Only scored 18 points in one quarter.

In the second quarter, he could only rely on Deron’s singles to give the Jazz a point. Korver made a three-pointer, but Ji Feng never left him after that. The reason why Korver’s three-pointer is underestimated , because he only has the ability to shoot from a fixed point, and is trapped in his confrontation ability. Once he is pressed, it will be difficult for him to shoot.

Therefore, the Lakers also strangled the Jazz's outside line. All the inside and outside lines were frustrated. The Jazz were unable to resist the Lakers' offensive. They lost 103-118 at home. 8 games!