Sloan reassured the players, telling them to stay calm!

Try your best to win...

They also devised an excellent tactic: if Wei Guo continued to play like this, they would double-team him, with two or three players double-teaming him... This would definitely limit Wei Guo's scoring and allow them to catch up in the score!

Lakers' bench!

Odom complained, "Old Jin, what do you think of Wei Ge... the basket was wide open, but he didn't pass me the ball!"

It's one thing if you can't pass the ball...

Everyone knows that Wei Guo is the best point guard in the league. When there was no one under the basket, Odom cut to the basket to try to do an alley-oop, but he almost strained his back before Wei Guo passed him the ball.

"I wouldn't dare say that!"

Gentry waved his paper fan. "Go and say it yourself!"

Odom scoffed, "If I dared to say it... I would have said it on the court."

The gap in strength was too great, and the Jazz had lost their home-court advantage... The audience stopped booing Wei Guo and cheered when he scored!

A Jazz player advised everyone to give up the game, and even made a serious analysis, saying that according to his statistics, Wei Guo had not lost a single farewell game this season, and this was Wei Guo's farewell game in Salt Lake City, so the Lakers would definitely be the winner.

This analysis was immediately refuted by Delon...

Undefeated in the regular season, swept the Nuggets in the first round, and led the Jazz 3-0, the Lakers have never lost a game. What does this have to do with their farewell game?

This statement is like a classic quote from a professional commentator: "In games where the Rockets score over 100 points and their opponents score under 100 points, the Rockets have a 100% winning percentage."

......

Timeout over, game resumes!

Jazz offense...

Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer executed a classic pick-and-roll, with Boozer receiving the ball and scoring face-up!

17:11!!

The Jazz are down by 6 points.

It was a morale-boosting goal, but the home fans didn't give it a single round of applause... Everyone knew the outcome was already decided, and one or two brilliant goals can easily be overlooked.

Rather than looking at this...

Instead, let's enjoy Wei Guo's farewell match in Salt Lake City.

The Lakers had already launched their attack. Kirilenko and Harprin double-teamed Wei Guo, but Wei Guo dribbled past them with a crossover dribble and then passed the ball to Kobe.

"Bang!!!"

Kobe catches the ball and slams it home!

The scene instantly erupted in cheers...

"Great assist!"

"That was a beautiful pass..."

"What a wonderful person!"

Kobe's powerful dunks were ignored; the audience's attention was entirely focused on Wei Guo. Only if Kobe caught the ball and missed a dunk would he be met with boos from the entire arena.

Paul replaces Gasol!

Gentry felt there was no need to put so much pressure on the Jazz... Their sincerity was evident, winning the game was enough, this game was more about building relationships.

......

The first quarter has ended.

33:22!!

The Lakers lead by 11 points.

Gentry quietly told the players to throw the game a bit... win the first three games by a large margin, and give the Jazz some face in the last game. Wei Guo will never come to Salt Lake City again, so that the Salt Lake City fans will remember him well!

Doing this...

It looks like they're rigging the game.

Actually, that's not the case!

The difference in strength between the two teams is like an NCAA champion team coming to a high school league; the probability of them losing is very low.

Even sports lottery...

The odds of the Lakers winning this game are also very low; if you bet 100 yuan on the Lakers to win, you won't even make 3 yuan.

In the second quarter, Kobe and Gasol sat on the sidelines to rest. Just like in the first round against the Nuggets, in the last game, Kobe could only get very little playing time. This was a risk-averse behavior. There was still the Western Conference Finals to play. In the playoffs, no matter how strong you are, you have to be careful.

On the other side...

The Suns lead the Spurs 2-1.

The Suns have Nash, Stoudemire, O'Neal, and Marion... The Spurs have Duncan, Parker, and Ginobili... It's impossible to say which team will win.

In short...

The suspense surrounding these two teams far exceeds that of the Lakers and Jazz.

......

Even after leaving the alliance, Wei Guo's temperament became gentler.

The second section begins...

Okur, defending Weiguo beyond the three-point line, said enviously, "Your one-on-one ability is too strong. I wish I could learn a trick or two from you."

"What's so difficult about singles? Learn from me!"

Wei Guo began his on-the-spot demonstration, gripping the basketball with one hand, "You know the jab step, right?"

"Is it the 'Powerful Bomb Ball Club'?"

"Can you open your legs a little?"

"You know how to change direction, right?"

"You know how to do a pull-up jump shot, right?"

As he spoke...

Wei Guo executed a series of moves: he took a probing step with his right foot, blasted the ball with force, opened his legs, followed by a crossover dribble, then took a step past Okur and pulled up for a jump shot!

"Whoosh!!!"

The basketball went into the net.

This move is called a drop step change of direction... There are many small details involved, such as Wei Guo making a rightward shoulder shake feint when starting the double leg attack, and switching his gaze when getting past Oku, making Oku mistakenly think he was looking for a teammate, thus missing the best opportunity to help defend.

This is a very basic change of direction...

With proper training, even seven- or eight-year-old children can do very well.

Oku could do all the moves, but the techniques were so difficult to defend against when used by Wei Guo. After being beaten, Oku could only shrug. His eyes knew how to do it, but his hands couldn't.

Of course, Wei Guo hopes the league will get better and better, the Jazz will get better and better, and Okur will get better and better... Okur must have a brilliant career. He can't retire and look back and find that he has had less than ten games with more than 30 points. How embarrassing would that be? If he has never had double-digit assists, it would be even more embarrassing.

......

In the last three quarters, it was all Wei Guo's show!

The audience was very satisfied...

I've never felt so thrilled to watch the opponent score on my home turf.

Wei Guo lived up to expectations, scoring 61 points, grabbing 17 rebounds, dishing out 10 assists, making 3 steals, and blocking 3 shots in his farewell game in Salt Lake City.

After the game...

The Jazz also presented prepared gifts, including a complete set of ski equipment and lifetime tickets to a national park in the United States.

......

The Suns and Spurs next door are locked in a fierce battle.

Since Wei Guo left the team, the Suns have undergone significant changes in their roster over the past two years, with some players joining and others leaving. In the middle of the season, there was a major trade that caused quite a stir: the Suns traded Marion, a key player in their championship run, to the Heat for O'Neal.

The main reason for making this trade was to deal with Duncan!

They didn't expect to beat the Lakers, but judging from their mid-season record, the Suns are very likely to meet the Spurs in the second round of the playoffs. Their goal is to defeat the Spurs and meet the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals.