Chapter 691
"Let's congratulate the Lakers! They have won two home games in a row. In the series of 7 games and 4 wins, they already have a considerable initiative!" Yu Jia said.
"And more importantly, the Lakers have shown richer tactics, especially Ji Feng's ability. His shooting and running from the outside completely abolished Kirilenko. How to limit Ji Feng will become Sloan and him The most important question for the coaching staff at the moment!"
Indeed, the Jazz was actually pretty good, with 7 players scoring in double figures and hitting 50% from the field.
Deron played 43 minutes and scored 25 points and 10 assists on 9 of 17 shots. Okur scored 16 points on 7 of 13 shots. The substitute Millsap became the Raider and scored 17 points and 10 rebounds. Korver also scored 12 points. In the money, Brewer also scored 10 points in addition to defending Kobe, and Halprin also scored 10 points.
This is all extraordinary performance!
But they still lost, and they lost as much as 18 points. The biggest problem here is actually the other two people who started.
Kirilenko ran all over the place and was dragged to death by Ji Feng. He never played again in the fourth quarter. He only had 4 points and 2 rebounds. This is not his true level at all. He averaged 13 points and 8 rebounds per game in the regular season. The master of 2 blocks, especially the threat to the inside, allows Boozer, who is not tall and not a top player, to have enough space on the offensive end, and he can fill the gap on the defensive end.
In fact, the role of Kirilenko in the Jazz cannot be replaced by anyone. His individual defense, ability to help defense and ability to open space are unique.
But he was completely defeated this time.
This also led to Boozer having to face Gasol alone today. No one could help him share the pressure. This led to his scoring in double figures, but he scored 3 of 10 points, scored 10 points and only had 5 rebounds. There are also 5 fouls and 4 turnovers, which is really bad.
Boozer was completely restricted by Gasol, and because of the lack of the help protection of Kirilenko, a 207CM big man, Boozer couldn't guard Gasol, and he still lost 5 fouls. Jia scored 22 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocks.
This is the key to the difference between the two teams in this game!
This is precisely because this guy Ji Feng is too terrifying. He has done a lot of things that cannot be reflected in the data, not to mention that other people's data are still dazzling. Although the media did not report on a large scale, after all, it is a routine operation, but everyone knows it. Understand.
So after the game, Sloan still gave Ji Feng a high evaluation in an interview: "Ji Feng completely disrupted our defense, his touch is so good, I think we need to go back and study how to limit his shots. ."
And Delong also emphasized Ji Feng, thinking that he was the key factor in this game. As for Kirilenko, I'm sorry, he didn't want to be interviewed...
The Chinese media even used a very large-scale report to describe Ji Feng's performance in this game. Tencent Sports directly reported the match with the title "Ji Feng shoots through the Jazz with a three-pointer".
And ESPN even launched the poisonous milk, thinking that the Lakers have a high probability of completing the sweep again in the semifinals.
"The difference in strength is just put in front of everyone!"
ESPN said so.
Well, looking at Ji Feng's kidney pain.
In this game, Ji Feng played 37 minutes and scored 23 points, 9 assists and 8 rebounds on 7 of 8 three-pointers!
There was only one two-point shot in the whole game, which also set a new record for Ji Feng. Ji Feng is no longer a man who can only be invincible within the three-point line. His three-point shot will become a new defensive problem for the opponent.
Apart from Ji Feng, Kobe Bryant played the most dazzling game in this game. The Jazz had nothing to do with a double-double with 30 points and 10 rebounds in 39 minutes. This was the topic at the beginning of the series. JK is really difficult to defend. When your attention is focused on one person, the other person will not be polite to you.
And Bynum also scored 18 points. Anyway, it is his task to fight against Okur. Don't come in, and I can't go out. It's a very harmonious group.
After the game, the locker room was very lively. After all, the game was played very easily for two consecutive games. The Lakers will not be surprised that this round of series will end as soon as the first round.
Farmar, the guy, was singing out of his chair, even shouting, "Take Victory in Utah!"
Vujacic even approached Ji Feng to ask where it would be better to end the series to celebrate, which made Ji Feng very helpless.
Ji Feng always felt that if the Zen master hadn't stopped them, they would even go to a nightclub when they went to Utah...
The reason is actually very simple. The touts from the outside world and their own feelings have made these guys a little inflated!
This is a very normal mentality. After consecutive victories, many teams will feel this way, thinking that they are omnipotent, that they are in the sky or something.
But Ji Feng actually saw it very clearly. Although the Lakers played very easily throughout the game and maintained their lead, the Jazz never gave up, and Deron kept trying to recover the score at the last moment. , but there was no discouraged expression on his face. Sloan was still commanding calmly, and he didn't make rhetoric or criticize anyone after the game.
All this shows that the fighting spirit of the Jazz still exists.
They are different from the Denver people. This is the temperament that Utah has formed during the postseason process over the years. The tough guy has been with this team since Malone's time.
After all, with Sloan there, they wouldn't fall down easily.
So Ji Feng thinks differently from the reporters outside. He always feels that this round of series will not end so easily.
But Ji Feng couldn't say that. He could only remind his happy teammates a little to keep them working hard and not slack off.
However, even Ji Feng knew that this was useless.
So Ji Feng decided to be himself...
On May 9, the Lakers headed to Utah to prepare for the third matchup that started on the 10th.
And that night they enjoyed the Hornets game against the Spurs in the hotel.
Before the game, Ji Feng guessed that the Spurs would be able to regain a victory. As a result, Ji Feng was slapped in the face for the first time. The Hornets actually won the Spurs at home again, and also achieved a 2-0 lead!
And in this game, the Spurs are not saying that they lost, but they were defeated, 102-84, they also lost to the Hornets by 18 points.
In fact, the Spurs won by a point at halftime, but in the third quarter, the Spurs veterans lost their physical strength in an instant. How could they not play? The Hornets took the opportunity to beat 36-16, and they scored 20 points in a single quarter, creating the Spurs season. The biggest point difference in a single quarter of the playoffs.
Paul scored 30 points and 12 assists again, and Peja scored 25 points on 5 of 7 three-pointers, proving that his level without Ji Feng's defense is still decent.
The best GDP performance is Duncan who played abnormally, but he only had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Parker and Manu only had 22 points, so it is not surprising to lose.