Sloan's face was grim; this wasn't the team he was familiar with.

Too impatient...

The more you want to win, the more you should stay calm and not make any mistakes, otherwise the Lakers could easily take the game away in one fell swoop.

Leaving aside Wei Guo and Kobe...

Paul and Gasol are also players capable of scoring 20+ points per game.

......

Sloan called a timeout after only three minutes of play!

As soon as Boozer and his teammates left the field, Sloan questioned them: "Do you want to win?"

"Of course I want to!"

Boozer shouted, "Beat la!!!"

His shout was so loud that even the Lakers players heard it.

Cummings stood up, pointed at Boozer, and yelled, "Beat your mother, can't you keep your voice down?"

Boozer wasn't going to back down either, and he was about to rush to the Lakers' bench to go head-to-head with Cummings!

His teammates quickly pulled Boozer away...

This is Los Angeles, and Boozer shouting 'beat la' is just asking for trouble. If he then rushes over and fights Cummings, being ejected is the least of his worries; the real problem is that the home crowd might not let Boozer off the hook.

"Fuck..."

Sloan cursed under his breath and pulled Boozer back. "Listen carefully to my tactics and don't let anyone else distract you."

The 90-second timeout cost him 46 seconds, so Sloan could only shorten his tactical deployment time and speak as fast as possible, "blah blah blah..."

......

The timeout has ended, and the game has resumed.

Jazz on offense!

Deron Williams isolates Paul, drives and passes to Okur beyond the three-point line!

Okur is known as the best three-point shooter of the century. Although his shooting percentage is not high, he dares to shoot. Take this season for example, he takes 11 shots per game, 4 of which are three-pointers, with a three-point shooting percentage of 38%, which is only about 20 percentage points lower than Wei Guo's three-point shooting percentage of 61% this season.

To rank in the league for three-point shooting percentage, players must play more than 57 games and attempt at least 3 three-pointers per game.

Follow this...

Wei Guo's 61% three-point shooting percentage in a single season is also a record that is extremely difficult to break in the league.

The basketball Okur threw was still floating in the air, tugging at Sloan's heart. Unlike the Lakers, who have several superstars, the Jazz are more like a team like the Pistons, a team of ordinary players. If Okur can get his three-pointers going, the Jazz will be much easier to beat.

"Whoosh!!!"

The basketball went into the net.

Sloan excitedly pumped his fist, "Nice!!!"

13:7!!

The Jazz are down by 6 points.

Gentry said, "That was a good play. Kirilenko drew the defense under the basket, Boozer's off-ball screen created space for Okur to shoot, and the key... Deron Williams passed the ball at just the right time."

In recent years, the league has seen the emergence of many good point guards, such as Calderon, Rondo, Byron, Felton, and Hinrich. The most representative are Paul and Deron. As Nash and Kidd gradually age, these two may have a battle for the title of the best point guard.

Lakers on offense!

Wei Guoshun received a pass from Kobe and drove to the basket over Kirilenko.

It's just a regular layup...

Kirilenko was unstoppable. He had height, wingspan, and speed, representing almost the highest level of defense on the front line. He once won a '5x5' that he could brag about for a lifetime. But... he was slightly lacking in strength. Wei Guo taught him a lesson, showing him what it means to overcome all skills with sheer force.

Kirilenko frowned. "His layups are so ordinary, how come they're so hard to defend?"

In the first round against the Rockets, Kirilenko was tasked with guarding McGrady, and his defense was quite effective... McGrady is already a top small forward in the league, but I didn't expect the gap between him and Wei Guo to still be so big!

"ordinary?!"

Brewer countered, "That's the ultimate level of basketball: a perfect combination of speed, power, and skill!"

......

Sloan called two timeouts in the first quarter.

31:19!!

The Jazz are down by 12 points.

The Jazz bench.

Oku wiped his sweat. "Coach... what should we do now? Kirilenko can't stop Weiguo at all."

"I can't defend against it?"

Kirilenko was unconvinced, "So you think you can defend against it?"

"Shut up, all of you!"

Sloan glared at the two of them. "When Wei Guo has the ball, whoever is closest should go and help defend, even if it means committing a foul!"

Sloan has studied many of Wei Guo's games. What's most terrifying about Wei Guo is his consistency. He has scored more than 10 points in a single game during his career, but that was when the team had already established a huge lead early on, so Wei Guo didn't even need to take a shot... When he took more than 10 shots, Wei Guo never scored less than 20 points.

One more thing...

We must absolutely not provoke Wei Guo.

Many matches are like this: a team with a clear lead will have its opponents deliberately provoke the opponent, resulting in a crushing defeat for the team!

In short...

Wei Guo has been in the alliance for seven years and has never been humiliated. He is either humiliating his opponents or on his way to humiliating them. Wei Guo has been the one putting on all the show.

Lakers bench.

Gentry was holding a thermos and watching the players chat. He said that giving a tactical talk was disrespectful to the team!

First round matchup against the Nuggets...

Gentry didn't call a single timeout; that's his confidence.

......

In the second quarter, Wei Guo remained on the court.

Korver receives the ball and faces off against Wei Guo!

Give me the ball...

Halprinka, standing in front of Turiaf, shouted, "Whatever you do, don't fight him one-on-one!"

Korver refused to believe it!

Wei Guo was still half a meter away from him. As long as his release speed was fast enough and his shooting arc was high enough, Wei Guo couldn't block him. The rest was up to him with a 40% three-point shooting percentage, so he took the shot!

When Korver jumped, Wei Guo didn't move!

As the basketball slid through Korver's fingertips, it was as if Wei Guo had used a teleport skill; he instantly appeared in front of Korver and slapped the basketball away!

"Holy crap, that's fast!"

Cummings was also taken aback by Wei Guo's speed. "Wei Guo didn't even jump. Was that a steal or a block?"

A benchwarmer pointed out, "Korver made a shooting motion, so that definitely counts as a block."

Wei Guo 'cut' Korver's shot, flashed behind Korver, grabbed the ball, took big strides, crossed half-court in just two steps, and reached the free-throw line in three more steps, then jumped with his feet on the free-throw line!

The audience instantly stood up, exclaiming, "He's going to dunk from the free-throw line!"

The movement was incredibly fluid; after gliding through the air for a moment, he slammed the ball in with both hands and dunked it with tremendous force!

Before landing...

Wei Guo slammed his hand on the basket.

"Squeak..."

"Squeak..."

"Squeak..."

The ball rack made a sound that made your back teeth ache.

The audience was completely dumbfounded...

After Wei Guo landed, the basketball hoop collapsed. Although it wasn't broken by Wei Guo, it still needs to be replaced.