Bishop of the Devil

May 12th, G5!

The Jazz have already got the match point. As long as they win this game, they will advance to the Western Conference Finals...

There is no doubt that Sloan is quite distressed now. He would rather the Blazers get the match point!

Now everyone in the Blazers, whether they are owners, coaches, players, or fans, are united in wanting to take revenge on the Jazz, even if they lose, even if they are criticized for not having sportsmanship...

Anyway, I just want your Jazz to be finished!

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At the beginning of the game, the two sides directly staged a super ugly fight, because no one wanted to win this game!

Richard and several injured players did not go to Salt Lake City at all, but left the losing matter to Zhang Weiping.

Richard had immense trust in Zhang Weiping, perhaps even more than he trusted Carlisle.

There may be a reason why Zhang Weiping has the same yellow skin as Richard, but this is not the main reason...

The main reason is that Zhang Weiping is not an inflexible person like Carlisle. He has worked hard in the United States for many years without getting ahead. He has seen too many people and sophistication. His personality is much smoother than Carlisle's. He has his own way of solving things. Method.

For example, in this G5, if it were Carlisle, he would probably not be as determined as Sloan to let go, but Zhang Weiping is different. Since he has taken over this job, he will definitely complete it by any means...

Trail Blazers fans know the tricks in this series, and Jazz fans don't know it either.

This led to an extremely embarrassing situation at the Jazz home arena...

After the Blazers players took action, the scene erupted into enthusiastic cheers, and they even shouted MVP to a bunch of the Blazers' fringe players!

If a player from the home team takes a shot with the ball, the boos will reach the ceiling...

Stern watched the game through live broadcast, and the cups and pens in his hands were smashed to pieces by him!

He never expected that there would be such an unlimited competition situation...

Since the NBA introduced the twenty-four-second rule, this situation has never happened before. Both sides have exhausted the twenty-four seconds and have no desire to take action...

Even if he takes action, it's just a random throw!

The lowest score in a single game in NBA history was 19:18. This happened in 1950. The Pistons played the Lakers away from home. Because there was no twenty-four-second rule, each offensive round lasted an average of ninety seconds!

This is definitely an unprecedented scoring record...

But maybe in today's game, the shameless Trail Blazers and Jazz can break through!

The key thing that is most difficult for Stern to accept is that the Pistons and Lakers want to win, so they deliberately lower the pace of the game and the success rate...

The Trail Blazers and Jazz are better, these two teams are obviously going to lose!

Stern couldn't sit still anymore and directly called the presidents of basketball affairs of the two teams. This kind of thing is absolutely not allowed to happen. It will do great harm to the image of the NBA!

He no longer wants to worry about who advances to the Western Conference Finals, or when!

The only thing he thinks about now is to end this extremely ugly game as soon as possible...

"O'Connor, I give you three minutes to quickly order Jerry Sloan to stop his ugly and ridiculous behavior!"

"Three minutes later, if this is still the case, I have the right to deprive you of the Jazz's draft rights for the next five years on behalf of the NBA Management Committee!"

After receiving the call, O'Connor, the vice president of the Jazz, was frightened by Stern. He naturally knew what Stern was talking about.

Offending this dictator was not a good idea. After O'Connor hung up the phone without saying a word, he ran directly to the court to dominate Jerry Sloan...

"Orsi, give you three minutes..."

"..."

With almost the same words, Stern roared at Olshey...

But Olshey's answer made Stern crazy!

"Mr. Stern, players and coaches are not allowed to bring communication equipment into the venue. I can't fly to Salt Lake City now to inform them..."

"I really can't help it..."

Stern threw the phone down angrily. He knew that Olshey was right. Even if Olshey wanted to inform Zhang Weiping, he would have to wait until halftime...

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In the first three minutes of the first quarter, the two sides scored 1:0!

The only point scored by both sides was not through free throws, but through technical fouls...

Seeing that Zhang Weiping could not open up the situation, he yelled directly at the referee. As a result, he received a technical foul and the Jazz player received a free throw...

Maybe the Jazz player overacted, and as a result, the free throw was missed.

It directly made Zhang Weiping on the bench smile from ear to ear!

Than release water? You lost, now you have scored...

After the first four minutes were played, O'Connor finally arrived at Jerry Sloan's side!

After hearing what O'Connor said, Jerry Sloan's face turned pale. He knew that the Jazz was finished!

The road to winning the championship can basically be said to be completely blocked...

Blocked by Shameless Richard!

Stern has already spoken cruelly, what can Sloan do? Are you really going to challenge Stern?

He called a timeout and told the players with a helpless expression to start playing normally...

The players looked confused and didn't understand what nonsense happened, especially Malone, who had just returned from suspension.

"Jerry, what's wrong?"

"If we win this game, we will advance. Isn't it agreed..." Ma Long asked in confusion.

"Stern asked about it and called O'Connor!" Sloan said helplessly.

Ma Long's face turned pale!

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Players from both sides returned to the court, and the Jazz started playing normally. The Trail Blazers didn't get the news, so they still looked like they were letting loose, making random shots!

By the time the game reached the seventh or eighth minute of the first quarter, Zhang Weiping felt that something must have gone wrong.

Otherwise, the Jazz will not suddenly start to become normal...

Zhang Weiping, who has always been very careful in everything he does, immediately called a timeout. Anyway, the Jazz are now leading by many points, and there is no need for the Trail Blazers to continue to be so shameless.

"Remember, let's be normal next time!"

"But don't be too normal. Keep a score difference of about 20 points. Once we see the opponent start to let go, we will let it go immediately!"

The cautious Zhang Weiping took the safest approach and followed the Jazz's score. I would not move if the enemy could not move...

Sloan and Malone were almost mad!

They now feel Stern's deep malice. Why should they restrict us from releasing water and not restrict the Blazers? !

Are the Trail Blazers your Stern's biological son? !

Stern watched the Jazz return to normal. Within a few minutes, the Trail Blazers also began to return to normal. He couldn't help but relax and finally breathed a sigh of relief...

Stern felt quite satisfied with Zhang Weiping's performance. After all, Zhang Weiping did not get the news like Sloan did.

…

"Beep!" The referee blew the whistle to end the game.

The Jazz defeated the Portland Trail Blazers at home with a score of 87:69, and finally got the chance to advance to the Western Conference Finals with a score of 4:1!

Countless Jazz fans at the scene gave crazy boos...

Stockton will be suspended for three more games. Entering the Western Conference Finals at this time, he can be of some use, not just to deliver food!