You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 293 Pride and Prejudice (313)

How outrageous the offense of the Suns in the second quarter is, a set of data shows true knowledge.

The Lakers' overall shooting percentage is 59%.

As for the Suns, Nash had 0 points and 5 turnovers in a single quarter, and the team's overall shooting percentage was 33%.

The 6-minute blacksmith behavior allowed the Lakers to lead them by 18 points at the most. In the second half, they found themselves and finally played like an NBA player. They were also tired by their own defense, unable to score and limit opponents from scoring.

Fortunately, there was Smush Parker's selfless mistake in delivering the ball, which hurt others but was completely unselfish, which allowed them to chase the point difference to 16 points before the end of the first half.

"If there is a problem with the formation of troops, I can be responsible; if the tactical response is not good on the spot, I can accept the penalty; but if the player fails to throw the ball into the basket when he has a chance, that is God's will, and we are powerless to stop it."

Mike D'Antoni insisted that the Suns' performance in the second quarter was not their own problem, but the gods were working hard.

"We really can't expect them to play like this in the second half." Jackson is still good at numbers.

It's because everyone can see the problem of the Suns. If the offense is not good, it can be solved by scoring.

The Lakers took a 16-point lead.There was an undue relaxation in the spirit, and an arrogant side in the mind.

So, when the Suns didn't get off to a great start in the second half, they didn't respond well.

Wei Xia made an emergency stop and missed a jumper, Nash made a mistake, and Kobe immediately chased and made a layup to pull the point difference to 18 points.

Next, the Suns returned to the true colors of the running and bombing team. Nash's fierce offensive performance completely made people forget how much his performance in the second quarter matched popcorn.

At a distance of one and a half meters from the three-point line, Nash shot a three-pointer without warning, which frustrated Wei Xia, who even got rid of the defense and missed a mid-range jumper.

39 is better than 56
Tim Thomas blocked the "smartest Lakers" and Nash missed a two-pointer.

But "the smartest Laker" turned into "the simplest-minded Laker". Even Wei Xia's brother could judge the pass he sent. He should pray that his old father didn't watch the game, otherwise he should doubt whether it was his own.In the end, the old Wharton will probably prove that Luke Wharton is his relative through the shape of Wharton Jr.'s face, tooth shape, and more direct blood identification. It was just a short-circuit of the brain just now.

Wharton's mistake, in exchange for another three-pointer from Nash.

Any Nash fan who saw Stephen Curry in 2015 will feel familiar, and some aspects of them are indeed similar.

Nash's three-pointer fed the Lakers.

42 is better than 56
The Suns, who chased to 14 points, forced Jackson, who was always calm, never panic, and always calm, to call a timeout.

No one expected that Jackson's timeout was called for Wei Xia.

He accused Wei Xia of being weak in defense against Nash, and then replaced Wei Xia, who should not be replaced, and replaced him with Smash. It seems that I didn't get you enough in the first half. "The Lakers Death and Kobe Killer" Parker.

Wei Xia did not respond or refute Jackson's accusation.He didn't even bother to say a word of argument.

Under what circumstances does a three-pointer usually occur?When the defender cannot defend at all.

As for Nash's three-pointer at a position of one and a half meters from the three-point line. When Wei Xia can travel to the future to see how the guys in the small ball era play, maybe he will be wary of Nash who is one and a half meters from the three-point line.

Before that, it was impossible for him to overreact to Nash who was one and a half meters away from the three-point line.

Odom's score helped the team recover, and then, Nash ran a screen to catch the pass and threw Parker a few meters away to make a shot.

Parker's biggest problem is not that he can't guard Nash, nor is he unable to make three-pointers.His biggest problem is that as a point guard, he doesn't have a big picture. He just wants to be stable, and sometimes he feels that he is too stable, so he makes outrageous ball mistakes.

He didn't think he was at fault for those missed balls, and he blamed his teammates for those who couldn't catch them. It was because of their low IQ and poor adaptability, not his poor passing.

He has almost no sparks with other teammates except Wei Xia.

As the Lakers' starting point guard, the last thing he should do is not call Kobe at all.He didn't know when Kobe wanted the ball, he didn't know where Kobe was comfortable receiving the ball, and he didn't know that when Kobe was in good shape, the only thing he had to do was to block other people wearing Lakers jerseys on the court, and only look for that damn No. 8.

Also, he couldn't read Kobe's wink.

Kobe is a relatively silent person. The coaching staff encourages him to talk more, but as long as he wants to attack, he doesn't speak much. He will remind his teammates to pass the ball with solid movements.Wei Xia saw a certain pass, but Parker would fall into "Does he want me to pass or not? Why didn't he shout out if he wanted me to pass? If I gave him the ball rashly, would I be scolded? Forget it, just wait and see what happens."Then Kobe will basically hold back the anger of calling him an idiot and wait for the next opportunity.

This is the vicious cycle.

It is said that Kobe is the person who resembles Jordan the most. From Ivexia's point of view, these two are just like certain technical movements.

Smush Parker was thrown to the Bulls, and he wouldn't survive preseason training camp.

Jordan would have killed him, for sure.

Kobe would just bear it, and probably remembered all the sins he committed. After years, he still reads "there was an old man in my team who should have killed a thousand knives and forced him to cry without tears."

Wei Xia saw that Kobe's expression was wrong, presumably it was because Parker didn't give the ball and Nash started to show off again. He was unhappy.

"Wish, don't you have any opinions?" Bynum complained for Wei Xia, "It wasn't your fault just now."

"I don't have time to worry about this." Wei Xia got up and shouted at Parker, "Smush, give the ball to Kobe!"

Parker actually handed the ball to Odom, turned around and muttered, "Sit on your bench, don't teach me how to play!"

Looking at Wei Xia's trembling hands with anger, Brian Russell asked sincerely: "How do you maintain friendship with this kind of person?"

"With my good temper." Wei Xia said honestly.

He said he was "good-tempered" and Russell was excited. As the guy who replaced Kobe as the "most hated Laker", he really has a good temper and can be hated by so many opponents?

Brian didn't ask the question in his heart because he knew Wei Xia's answer.

He would probably say that those people have a bad temper.

Halfway through the third quarter, when the game time went from 6:20 to 5:25, Walton missed a three-pointer and Marion hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner.Kobe missed three or two points with the ball, and Dior made a wonderful pass to Tim Thomas for another three-pointer.

58 is better than 61
The Lakers' third quarter was a little better than the Suns' second, but not much better.

Only scored 6 points in 7 minutes and was chased by the Suns for 13 points.

纳什风卷残云般的单节14分，三节29分4篮板9助攻以及8个失误。杰克逊换下了帕克，换回韦夏。

However, it was too late when he replaced Wei Xia.

Nash's explosive output is over. He successfully used his offense to drive his teammates. The Suns are no longer the Blacksmith United team that had a grudge against the basket in the second quarter, but an offensive team that averaged 108 points per game in the regular season.

"Phil, you shouldn't have replaced him just now."

Wei Xia's defense against Nash made the Son of the Wind pay a lot for every step forward.

Hearing Winter's words, Jackson's numb face did not change at all: "If Smush didn't spend half a quarter, he wouldn't be able to defend successfully."

"Smash? Consumption?" Winter laughed when he heard that, "It's time to put aside your prejudices, Phil, this is the playoffs!"

What Winter wants to remind Jackson is that at the moment of the playoffs, everything must focus on the overall situation.

Back then, he and Jerry Krause were in dire straits. While placing insiders on the team, they went on TV to expose all kinds of scandals about each other, and put the conflicts within the team on the table. But in the playoffs, the two sides tacitly stopped fighting and focused on winning.

Going into the playoffs, there's only one thing that matters as a team, and that's winning.

Winter wanted Jackson to focus on the bigger picture.

In the third quarter, 74 to 70.

Wei Xia, who played at the end, effectively relieved the Lakers' defensive fatigue, injected new vitality into the team, and allowed Nash to stay at 14 points in a single quarter.

"After Wish played again, Steve couldn't score a single point." Cole said incredulously, "Also, Wish took care of Steve throughout the second quarter, and he let Steve lose his score in the second quarter."

Albert echoed: "I don't believe anyone can completely suppress Steve, but when Wish faced Steve, especially on the defensive end, it was indeed phenomenal."

Nash, who scored 29 points in three quarters, restrained his edge in the fourth quarter, because his teammates and his team had enough people who could stand up and score.

Three points like rain.

In less than 2 minutes, the Suns overtook the Lakers.

They declared their offense as they wished, as if they wanted to fight back what the Lakers had knocked down before.

Moreover, they implemented a flanking attack on Kobe that did not take the other Lakers seriously.

Crazy flanking, crazy on-line blockade, Kobe made 7 of 2 in a single quarter.

Kobe can't count on it, and others need to stand up.

If they can't make open shots, the sun's double-teaming of Bryant will only become more frenzied.

Someone couldn't stand the pressure and missed the open ball.Like Brian Cook.

Some people feel cold and completely waste the open space, like Luke Walton.

There are others, who know Kobe's situation well, and try their best to do something for him.

Wei Xia and Odom, they are well-deserved TO2 and TO3 in the Lakers team, the most critical fourth quarter, the fourth quarter when Kobe was flanked by three ways, the fire support they provided maintained the vitality of the Lakers.

However, a game cannot be won by just three people.

(End of this chapter)