NBA: Trading Westbrook at the beginning shocked Lao Zhan

Hearing the accusation from the head coach Monty, Ayton nodded lightly. He had heard too many words from the head coach Monty. Now that he heard Monty's words again, Ayton felt nothing. .

Head coach Monty saw Ayton's indifferent attitude, shook his head slightly, sighed and stopped talking, and turned his head to look at the field.

Since Biyombo was replaced by Monty on the field, it really works well, and his defensive rebounds are somewhat guaranteed, but on the offensive end, Biyombo's performance is a bit unsatisfactory. Compared with Ayton, although Biyombo His offense is tougher, but Biyombo's handwork is much worse than that of Ayton, and he lost a lot of opportunities.

In addition, Biyombo's pick-and-roll effect is much weaker than that of Ayton, which caused the Suns' offensive end to stagnate somewhat.

Of course, this can’t be blamed on Biyombo. After all, Biyombo is only a basic salary contract. How much money can be used to do so many things? You can’t expect Biyombo to dominate the Lakers inside!

On the other hand, the efficiency of the Lakers is the same as before. Brogdon and Norman Powell are still efficient. Now Payne and Biyombo in the Suns are considered defensive weaknesses. Brogdon and Norman Powell's offense It's more comfortable to play.

In addition to Norman Powell, the remaining two new aids Boucher and Covington also played very well. Both Boucher's offensive ability and Covington's plug-and-play attributes are very suitable for the Lakers' lineup !

In this way, until the end of the second quarter, the Suns were still 12 points behind!
"Hey, it was a wonderful second quarter. The scores of the two teams were very close. Penn of the Suns played very well. I was very surprised. He made sudden shots. This quarter has already won 10 points!"

After the halftime game, O'Neal in front of the commentary opened his mouth wide and began to analyze the performance of the two teams in the second quarter.

Hearing O'Neal's words, Barkley on the side shook his head slightly, and said with a smile: "O'Neal, Payne did perform well, but compared to Payne, what surprised me the most was the three rookies on the Lakers side. Support, Boucher, Norman Powell and Covington all performed very well!"

"Boucher's three-point ability surprised me, and his defensive vitality is also very good. He is a good defender and constantly sweeps the penalty area on the defensive end!"

"And Norman Powell's singles ability is obvious to all. He frantically went to the Suns' defensive weaknesses to play, and played Payne and Biyombo very ugly."

"As for Covington, he is really easy to use. Whether it is his defensive ability or three-point ability, he is very suitable for the Lakers. He is a perfect 3D!"

While Barkley was talking, O'Neal kept grinning beside him. When Barkley finished speaking, O'Neal laughed loudly, patted Barkley on the shoulder, and laughed.

: "Hahaha, Mr. Barkley, they did really well. It's a good thing you didn't bet before the game started, haha, otherwise your lips might have to touch the donkey's ass again, hahahaha!"

Hearing O'Neill's laughter, Barkley also scratched his head and smiled: "Hey, this shows that my vision is good, and what I made was the right decision!"

In the locker room of the Suns, the atmosphere was a bit dull.

The head coach of the Suns, Monty, was sitting on a seat holding a tactical board, scribbling and drawing on the tactical board with a gloomy face.

This game has completely fallen into the rhythm of the Lakers. They have fallen behind by 12 points at halftime. In the third quarter, Paul must return to the court again!
Although Paul has rested for a quarter and played in the third quarter, with Paul and Booker at the bottom, the Suns' offensive firepower should be guaranteed.

But the core of the Lakers, James and Big Eyebrow, also took a break for a quarter, and the Lakers' offensive firepower in the third quarter will not be bad!
If the Suns did not recover the score in the third quarter and were dragged into the fourth quarter by the Lakers, then I am afraid that this victory will be won by the Lakers.

But in fact, Monty doesn't care too much about the outcome of this game, what he really cares about is the future playoffs!

If the Lakers' strategy against the Suns is learned by other teams, then, I am afraid that the Suns will become extremely difficult after entering the playoffs.

"Fack, how has the depth of the Lakers' lineup reached this level now? Farke."

The more Monty thought about it, the more uncomfortable he became. When he thought of the damned depth of the Lakers lineup, even Monty, who has always been known for his calmness, couldn't help but swear in a low voice.

However, as the brain of the team off the court, the head coach must not let himself go. Monty took a deep breath, looked at the generals of the Suns sitting on the seat, and Monty clapped his hands and said.

: "Guys, in the third quarter, we will continue to play with the starting lineup, and we must give me the offensive firepower!"

"Don't take it lightly. In this game, the opponent is obviously more serious. They regard this game as a playoff! Guys, we also need to increase the intensity, cheer me up!"

After finishing speaking, Monty's eyes slowly turned to the face of Claude who was sitting aside, coughed twice, and reiterated again: "Guys, bring up the strength for me!!"

Claude looked up, and after seeing Monty's eyes, he nodded slightly, without saying a word.

On the Lakers side, Vogel still hasn't changed his game strategy, and is going to continue to bring up the Lakers' starting lineup in the third quarter to completely open the score!

After the coaches of both sides finished the arrangement, after a while, the intermission ended, and the players of both sides returned to the field.

Soon, the third quarter began. After coach Monty's explanation, the Suns suddenly showed the intensity of the playoffs and launched an offensive against the Lakers frantically.

On the side of the Lakers, the starting lineup is also relentless. Facing the strong counterattack of the Suns, the Lakers still maintain their usual game strategy, resolutely double-team Booker, and maintain the score.

In this way, until the middle of the third quarter, the Lakers still led the Suns by [-] points!
However, at this time, Howard has been fighting fiercely for a long time. As a veteran, his physical strength has declined greatly, and his pace has slowed down a lot.

Seeing this, Vogel quickly took advantage of the timeout to replace Howard off the court.

Vogel looked at the people sitting off the court, and after thinking about it, he decided to send Cousins ​​to the court to try it out first!
Boucher is not very suitable for partnering with Nongmei, because Brother Nongmei can't go to the fifth position, so Vogel finally decided to send Cousins ​​to play.

After Cousins ​​was put on the field, the effect was not bad. Although he was relatively weak on the defensive end, he could provide good three-point firepower on the offensive end. with.

On the whole, Cousins ​​can be regarded as able to provide a positive effect on the court.

During the period when Cousins ​​replaced Howard, until the end of the third quarter, the score remained at around [-].

Lin Fei, who was on the sidelines, was worried throughout the third quarter, fearing that the Suns would overtake the score in the third quarter. Now that the third quarter was about to end, the Suns did not recover the score.

From Lin Fei's point of view, this game can be said to be a sure thing!
But just when Lin Fei was relieved, something happened suddenly on the field! ! !
When Monk intercepted Booker's pass, rushed to the frontcourt, and took off for a layup, Crowder, who was chasing behind Monk, also jumped up and pushed Monk in the air with both hands.

Monk was in the air at this time, even though Claude didn't use all his strength, Monk was still put on the ground by Claude.

Although Munch was not injured after the ball fell to the ground, Munch was very angry. After falling to the ground, he immediately stood up angrily. Pushed Claude.

Claude is not a good stubble, after being pushed by Monk, he rushed up and started pushing each other with Monk!
Conflict is imminent! !

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