Legendary Basketball Tycoon

Unlike the strong disparity on the east side, the first round on the west side was still quite tragic.

Of course, in addition to the Jazz and Rockets with absolute strength, these two teams swept their opponents 3-0 as soon as they came up, and the opponents had no tempers to resist.

The other two matchups, like the Eagles and 76ers in the East, will definitely not end in April.

The confrontation between the No. 1 Jazz in the West and the No. 8 Suns in the West is really not suspense in itself. Danny Ainge is suitable to be a very shrewd general manager, but if he is a head coach, then forget it. Well, three games were completely slammed by the Jazz. Jerry Sloan gave Danny Angie a lesson, telling him not to waste his youth in the position of head coach. The head coach is not for you.

Visley Posson + Kevin Johnson + Rex Chapman, the outside trident of the Suns, no matter how powerful it is, can't resist the Jazz's John Stockton + Carl Malone + Jeff Hornace K’s "Big Three" combination, the reason why the Suns lost is entirely because the team only has one Danny Manning who can do the job, and Hout Rod Williams and Waiman Tisdale are getting older. , Is not an insider opponent of the Jazz at all.

It's really a pity. If the Suns can put more strength on the inside, they should still be able to compete with the Jazz. After all, the Jazz will only keep tactics and that is pick-and-roll. As long as the inside limits Karl Malone, there is still a chance to win. One or two games, at least they won’t lose so ugly, right!

The matchup between the Rockets, No. 2 in the West and the Timberwolves, No. 7 in the West, is still one-sided. After all, pre-game fans are still paying attention to this round of the series. This can be regarded as a conversation between the older and younger generations. However, the last one who laughed was still the Rockets, who also eliminated the Timberwolves with a big score of 3:0.

The Timberwolves lost too badly. It can be said that in front of the Rockets’ three old men, these young men were beaten to doubt their lives, and the Timberwolves lost the young man. After all, this is the second season that Philip Sanders has led the coaching team. The Timberwolves still did not find a core player, this is the most deadly place.

From the early interception of Garnett by the Blues in 1995, to the trade of Marbury in 1996, the Timberwolves can be described as all ordinary players get together, which makes Timberwolves coach Philip Sanders very helpless, if there is an all-star level. The players joining the team this round of the series will not be like this.

Even after the game, head coach Philip Sanders complained to general manager McHale and asked him to trade some stars into the team, otherwise he would die next season.

As for the third Lakers in the West and the sixth Mavericks in the West, this matchup is quite interesting. The Mavericks lead the Lakers with a total score of 2:1, but the fans will never focus on this parallel line. They actually When will O'Neal, who is concerned about the Lakers, be sent off? This is very interesting!

No way, who made O'Neal meet his "nemesis" old Nelson, the "shark-cutting tactic" was not prepared for others, but specially prepared for O'Neal.

O'Neal played very ugly in the first two games of this series. It is because the Mavericks frequently fouled him, and the mentality collapsed, and it was still a particularly powerful one. O'Neal in the first two games An average of 12.7 points per game proved his mentality at the time.

But fortunately, the Lakers returned to the Great Western Forum Arena. O'Neal recovered his due level in the third game. This did not allow the Lakers to almost be swept out by the Mavericks, which would be too ugly.

(Additionally, at this time, the Lakers' home court was still the Great Western Forum Arena. It was not until October 17, 1999 that they officially moved from the Great Western Forum Arena to the Staples Arena, which is now the Staples Arena. It's still under construction!)

Of course, the Mavericks are not vegetarian either. Without the inside advantage, the Mavericks still play unhurriedly, just relying on the Mavericks' youth to bring down the old Lakers.

I believe that the fourth game of the Lakers and Mavericks will attract more attention. After all, it is the Lakers' home court. If the Lakers can't get this game, then the Mavericks can advance to the knockout stage.

Finally, there was a strong duel between the Trail Blazers and the Sonics in the fourth place in the West. The Blazers led the Sonics with a total score of 2:1. The two strong confrontations were extremely fierce.

How tragic is it? !

Terry Porter, Jermaine O’Neal, and Avidas Sabonis on the Sonics side were injured and lost for the season.

On the other hand, the Trail Blazers are also uncomfortable with "Penny" Hardaway who is also injured and reimbursed for the season.

This is really too tragic. Both sides have exhausted all their efforts to advance to the knockout round, but the more skilled Blazers still have the upper hand.

The current lagging behind the Sonics is due to the improper command of head coach Gentry. His frequent use of experienced players has caused Terry Porter, Jermaine O’Neal and Avidas Sabonis to be injured and reimbursed for the season. , It can be said that Gentry has to pay more than half of the responsibility, even if the Supersonics barely passed the Blazers level, waiting for them are the jazz who have long been waiting for work.

The current Supersonic situation is not optimistic. Not only did it hurt three players, but as the captain, Iverson was also very angry with the head coach Gentry. Frankly speaking, Gentry only used these veterans to play games for a long time. Training the newcomers, this has led to the current situation. The veteran can't reimburse the newcomers during the season. !

Iverson’s anger is conceivable. After all, he has to compete for this year’s Rookie of the Year award. He cannot be too far behind. Kobe in the East has led the team to the next round of the series, although in the end because The fight was suspended for 5 games, but the league's investigation of rookies still depends on the team performance and personal data. If the personal data is comparable to Kobe, if you can't make the next round of the series, then maybe this year's best rookie. The prize may fall to Kobe.

This is also what makes Iverson and he can't stand it. After all, Iverson is the No. 1 pick, and he can't win the No. 4 overall in personal honor. What a shame to say this!

It can be said that the duel between the Supersonics and the Trail Blazers has become fierce, and if the Trail Blazers lose the "penny" Hardaway, Damon Stoudemire will lead the team alone and the same person will lead the team. Iverson competed, the fourth game was full of excitement and suspense, because now no one knows which team can laugh at the end.

The situation in the West is roughly like this. Except for the Rockets and Jazz, the other two matchups still have to be announced in early May to reveal who can get the last two seats in the Western Conference Finals. This also makes many fans focus on all their attention. The two groups are in a duel.

Of course, fans are generally optimistic that the Mavericks and the Trail Blazers can laugh at the end. The reason is simple. The Trail Blazers are mainly because the supersonic coach Gentry is too unhealthy, and the supersonics hurt the soldiers. Manying is indeed difficult to go on. For the Trailblazers, because only the "Penny" Hardaway was reimbursed for the season, the overall framework has basically not changed, which also retains the strength to win the Supersonics.