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"Popovich was thinking too simply, although we can win this time for a reason, but overall, we are much better than the Spurs. "

"This old man just bites the Spurs and is the defending champion. "

"Spurs want to win back-to-back championships, we won't agree, and in the next game, we will smash Spurs little by little until they are convinced!"

After listening to the reporter's explanation of Popovich's speech, the Zen master laughed and said.

Clearly, he did not agree with Popovich's one-sided ideas.

Only victory is the last word.

And this game is won by the Lakers, the Lakers are the winners, and the Spurs are the losers!

Soon, in an atmosphere of rivalry, the interview ended.

In this battle, the Spurs' loss to the Lakers was also unexpected by many people, because most of them thought that the Lakers would lose, because the Spurs had a good record and they were the defending champions.

And what about the Lakers? It's just an aging team, just like the Celtics, who don't belong to this era anymore!

The Spurs now have GDP as the core of the team, and a "hard-working" small forward like Bowen, and there are many tactics they can use.

You can play both inside and outside tactics.

Diamond horns, low-post singles, outside running...... There are few tactics that the Spurs can't use.

However, the fact that the Lakers won, which is intriguing, makes a lot of people feel ...... Spurs can't even win the championship.

Because many people think that the Spurs should be the favorites to win the championship, compared to the Pistons with five tigers, the chances of winning the championship are much greater.

Now it's lost to the Lakers!

Then, because the Lakers defeated the Spurs strongly, with an 11-2 record, the team directly ranked first in the league.

Its odds on the championship ranking have also been cut again and again, and it is now among the top five in the championship leaderboard.

The first is the Spurs, mainly because the Spurs have always been strong, although it lost to the Lakers, but it won in stability.

The Lakers didn't make the playoffs last year and are now in a semi-rebuilding state.

It's hard for it to win the championship!

......

The next day

Qi Ming trained with Kobe Bryant in the training gym, and now the Lakers have come to Utah, the big state where the Utah Jazz are located.

Salt Lake City is Utah's largest city, and with Utah's amass of fans, the Jazz have no shortage of fans!

Many people have heard of it, though...... The Jazz's home stadium is the NBA's famous devil's home court, which is even more "devilish" than the Nuggets' home court.

There are many reasons for this.

The first point is...... Jazz fans are among the loudest and most passionate fans in the league.

So, on the home court of the Jazz, most of the fans are very fanatical, and the visitors will always hear a lot of expletives and boos when they play here, which is a big test for the away team.

At the Jazz's home arena, you can't even hear what your teammate is saying, you can see his mouth open and close, and there is a buzzing noise all around, and sometimes you feel like your head is about to explode.

Speaking of this devil's home field, Rocket Battier has some heart palpitations.

However, Rockets coach Adelman was a little unimpressed, saying that the Rockets are a team that is good at playing on the road, and it is not impossible to win at the Jazz's home court.

Second, Salt Lake City's altitude of about 1,300 meters is another reason why the Utah Jazz Devils are at home.

The Salt Lake City plateau has low air pressure, and the impact of the hypoxic environment on athletes is also very obvious. Yao Ming also said in an interview that the air is relatively thin, and you will feel strained after a while.

The third is because of the Jazz tradition, under the coaching of Jerry Sloan, their style of play is very iron-blooded!

However, the main reason is because the fans are crazy.

Phil Jackson mentioned that Salt Lake City is the noisiest home game, and they even affected the referees.

As soon as you walk into that hostile stadium, the 20,000 fans will start booing you, they will tell you that you are terrible, they will talk about your parents, and even your dog.

Moreover, the construction of the energy plan arena is different from the general basketball court, the fan stands appear to be relatively steep, and the players seem to be playing in a deep well, so depressing, the players will definitely not be used to it.

It can be said that whether the Jazz are bad or not, their home record is generally good.

This highlights how difficult it is for Jordan to win the last three consecutive championships, and it is not something that ordinary people can do by stepping on the Jazz to win the championship two years in a row!

So, before this game starts...... The Lakers players didn't look good, and flew to Salt Lake City overnight, but the air here is really depressing for them, and it's better to be in Los Angeles!