In another arena in the Western Conference semifinals, the Utah Jazz defeated the Seattle SuperSonics 4-2, advancing to the Western Conference finals for a successful meet with the Trail Blazers.
This is the fifth time in the last seven seasons that the Jazz have reached the Western Conference finals, making them a rather successful team in the 90s.
Although they lack some absolute talent, always blocked at the finals gate by the most gifted players, or not winning the championship.
Two contrasting teams delivered a very exciting round of semifinals for the fans, indeed more intense than the other round of Trail Blazers vs Lakers.
They met in the Western Conference finals in 1996, when the SuperSonics won a game seven against the Jazz to advance to the finals, with Patrick Ewing's performance in the last moments of game seven on both offense and defense allowing him to win the battle against Karl Malone.
