Chapter 302: Bruce, Are You Shaking?

February 24, 2007, San Antonio, AT&T Center.

The Seattle SuperSonics' road trip to the West continues, and their opponent is the Spurs, who are currently fifth in the Western Conference.

The eighth in the Western Conference versus the fifth in the Western Conference.

This is a focus battle!

From the ranking point of view, this game is not enough to be called focus, but this game has too many meanings!

The Seattle SuperSonics now have a record of 34 wins and 20 losses, ranking eighth in the Western Conference.

The Lakers and Nuggets, who are seventh in the Western Conference and sixth in the Western Conference, both have a record of 35 wins and 19 losses.

The Spurs' current record is 36 wins and 17 losses.

Judging from the record, the Spurs' fifth position in the Western Conference is relatively stable, but it is no longer as stable as imagined.

Not only the Spurs' fifth place in the Western Conference has become less stable, but the Jazz's fourth place in the Western Conference has also become loose.

The Jazz's current record is 37 wins and 16 losses.

The Jazz and Spurs, who had already determined their rankings early, could no longer rest and watch the sea in peace due to the madness of the Lakers, Nuggets and SuperSonics.

"Charles, the latest news is that the Boston Celtics lost again today. They lost to the Utah Jazz 87-105 away from home by 18 points!"

"Suns, Kings, Lakers, Jazz, four consecutive losses, now in the West, who comes and who dies!"

Barkley was not surprised to hear that the Celtics had suffered a four-game losing streak on their Western Conference road trip.

Now the top twelve teams in the Western Conference have really formed a terrible pressure cooker!

The Boston Celtics' Big Three are very strong, but they have always been miserable in the East and have no idea how terrifying the West is now.

Compared with these crazy teams in the Western Conference, their intensity cannot improve at all.

It's hard for the Celtics to do everything they can to win.

No team in the Eastern Conference can threaten the Celtics. If they really make it to the Finals, they won't be able to compete with the Mavericks, Rockets, and Suns for home court advantage.

Winning or losing is not that important.

But the current Western Conference teams are different.

There is really no team in the Western Conference that dares to lose!

Even the Jazz and Spurs, who had no desires before, now have a ranking crisis!

Now it's up to the Western Conference to see who collapses in the end. They can't hold on.

All I can say is that ESPN’s report before the All-Star Game was so prescient.

The West is hell now!

The pressure is really amazing!

It’s pressure cooker hell!

"If the Spurs lose this game, the Spurs will be only one win away from the Lakers and Nuggets, and only two games away from the SuperSonics. Then there will be a battle for the top five in the West! "

"In an environment where the Mavericks, Rockets and the Suns are sweeping wildly, the weakest player in the top half of the Western Conference is the Jazz. There is a huge difference between the fifth place in the West and the bottom three in the West!"

"This game will be the turning point in the sprint stage of the Western Conference regular season this season!"

The turning point in the sprint stage of the Western Conference regular season!

In front of the TV, Kobe Bryant, Iverson Anthony, and Jerry Sloan almost nodded subconsciously.

They agree with Kenny Smith's summary.

The outcome of this game will determine their attitude towards the next sprint stage!

If the Sonics win, the pressure on the pressure cooker will be greater and hell will be more terrifying!

The Spurs won, the pressure in the pressure cooker dropped a little, and hell became a little less scary.

The outcome of this game will change the situation of many teams in the Western Conference!

Who do you want to win?

Kobe Bryant and Iverson Anthony previously hoped that the SuperSonics and Yes would collapse, but in this game, of course they support the SuperSonics!

Unexpectedly, under the pursuit of Yes and the Sonics, they were actually driven in front of the Spurs!

The fifth Jazz in the Western Conference!

This is a huge temptation!

For Jerry Sloan and the Jazz, they also want the Spurs to lose.

Even though the Spurs looked half-dead in the regular season, after so many years in the NBA, Jerry Sloan still has some discernment.

What player is truly loyal and honest.

What team is truly unmatched.

He still knows.

For so many years in the NBA, he has basically never been cheated by his own players or opponents.

The Spurs' strength is indeed declining now, but the team's defensive framework is still there, and Duncan is still there.

As long as these things are there, the Spurs will definitely still be a strong team in the playoffs!

Even if the Spurs are no longer as good as the Mavericks, Rockets and Suns, they are still not comparable to teams full of loopholes like the Lakers, Nuggets and SuperSonics.

Jazz Ji will certainly hope to play a team with many holes in the first round of the playoffs, leaving the Spurs to the top three.

Jerry Sloan not only hopes that Yes and the SuperSonics can win this game, but also hopes that Yes and the SuperSonics can go all the way to fifth place in the Western Conference!

This season, the Jazz have not lost to the Sonics.

Although the SuperSonics are making more and more obvious progress now, they are still just a dish in front of the Jazz!

"Come on Spurs!"

In the Mavericks locker room, Nowitzki and the Mavericks players really never thought about cheering for the Spurs.

The Mavericks are now No. 1 in the Western Conference.

They are also confident of winning the Triwizard Tournament.

The Sonics must be ranked eighth!

Defeating the SuperSonics and Nelson in the playoffs means so much to the Mavericks!

This is a showdown of Mavericks’ transformation, and there is absolutely no room for error!

In order to be able to play the SuperSonics as you wish, cheer for the Spurs and cheer for the Spurs!

What was originally an ordinary 'powerful dialogue' suddenly turned into the most important game in the second half of the schedule.

This surprised Popovich.

He really never thought that this game would be given such a meaning.

All I can say is that Yes is too scary, it just won’t collapse!

If the Sonics collapse, won't there be so many problems? !

"This game is just an ordinary regular season game. Don't think too much and treat it with a normal attitude!"

After Popovich finished speaking, he was embarrassed by the reaction of the Spurs players next to him.

Tony Parker: Did I say it’s not ordinary?

Ginobili: Did I say I was out of character?

Tim Duncan: Who am I, where am I, and what do I do?

Michael Finlay: I'm 34

Brent Barry: I'll be 37 soon

Robert Horry: I'm 37

Bruce Bowen: Guys, are you too calm? My balls hurt!

The Spurs are the most experienced team in the league and the oldest team in the league.

Being chased by the Lakers, Nuggets and SuperSonics like this, Popovich is really helpless.

He can't work as hard as the Lakers, Nuggets and SuperSonics.

Even if he knew that these three teams were going crazy, he and the Spurs couldn't go crazy.

The team bus only has so little gas on it.

The regular season is over, what to burn in the playoffs?

Popovich now knows the West has turned into a pressure-cooker hell.

But so what?

Spurs must continue to look at the sea when they should.

Let you young people do the hard work.

However, there is still no room for failure in winning this game!

Fifth place in the Western Conference is the Spurs' bottom line!

"Bruce, you can show your 'full strength' in this game!"

"..."

Um?

Bruce, what are you shaking about?