Basketball injuries only make me stronger

Chapter 145 Three Doubles
Defending the Suns is a headache.

Byron Scott is well aware of this, but to be honest, he can't think of any good way.

Therefore, during the intermission, he kept emphasizing one point to the players: defense, keep attacking well while defending well!
Then, no.

The players listened very carefully, but they couldn't help complaining in their hearts. It was really lonely after listening.Who doesn't know how to defend well!Can you tell us how to do it?
Of course, no one will jump out to show off at this time.Everyone said that the coach was right!
Next comes halftime.

During the halftime interview, Byron Scott accepted the connection.

The reporter asked: "Is Lian Feng playing point guard in this game your secret weapon?"

Byron Scott showed a kind smile: "It seems right to say that. We have been trying to provide more possibilities for potential players like Lian. But in fact, playing point guard was proposed by him."

"How do you think he's doing?"

"There's no question he's playing like Johnson. I think he's going to be able to make up for the playmaking that we've had with Chriss out."

"So do you think he's a better point guard option than Paul?"

The reporter's question full of traps did not fool the old and cunning Byron Scott. He smiled: "I didn't say that. Both of them are the indispensable core of our team. Their styles are different, and they are good at things. They also have their own strengths. They can't be compared like this. I mean it, they are both very important!"

At the beginning of the third quarter, the main players went up to play for a few minutes, and then took turns to rest.

After Lian Feng left the field, he silently observed the Suns' offense.

Leaving aside the individual abilities of the players, why is it difficult for the Suns to defend?
After the previous research, coupled with last season and today's match, Lian Feng now has a complete concept in his mind.

The Suns use fast breaks as their main means of offense, but not all fast breaks.Both their offense and defense can be summed up by the word "scattered".

The first is the classic V-word attack.

The two shooters sink quickly to the bilateral bottom line, and to defend them, two players must be sent to mark them.At this time, there are only three people in the middle who can defend.

Defense, and it's gone.

Then, Nash can take advantage of the speed of the three in the middle to be faster than the defenders, form a formation first, and then execute pick-and-roll tactics in the high position-sometimes it is a two-man pick-and-roll, and sometimes it is a three-man horn tactic.

All of this is based on fastness. Since their lineup sacrificed thickness for speed, they can always form a high position first and play more and less, so the success rate of pick-and-rolls is extremely high.

To defend them, you have to be faster than them.

Therefore, in the future small ball era, it is often fast to fast, and small balls to small balls.

But small ball defense also has requirements for the defender's lineup.Traditional 4th and 5th positions like Tyson Chandler and David West have a big disadvantage in speed compared to light insiders like Stoudemire and Marion, so it is not acceptable to use this kind of thinking: it is true that you can't expect an old man like Xiye to run so fast.

At present, most teams in the league are the same as the Hornets. The inside line is a traditional heavy striker, so the Suns can create the first 17 consecutive victories in team history.And the teams that can beat them this season basically have fast enough inside players.

So to sum it up, Lian Feng believes that the lineup is the most fundamental way to defend the Suns well.

Since there is no way to change the lineup at this time, other methods must be used.

Hmph... It's still the same idea: use our strengths to exploit their weaknesses!

After David West and Tyson Chandler took a break, Lian Feng whispered something in their ears.

At this time, Lian Feng was the leader in the boxing champion's mind, so he nodded immediately after hearing this.

After hearing this, David West patted Lian Feng on the shoulder: "Dude, you and I think about it!"

Both sides took turns resting in the third quarter.The score was not drawn.

Relying on the performance of the substitute lineup, the Suns caught up with the score and achieved a go-ahead.

75:81.

But when Lian Feng played in the second half of the third quarter, he once again relied on his previous thinking to open up the situation on the outside.

Lian Feng hit two consecutive three-pointers to tie the score, and the Suns called a timeout.

After playing again, the Suns changed their defensive strategy and began to no longer tighten.

At this time, Byron Scott, who didn't play any role in the whole process, finally made a rare decision. He also called a timeout and replaced David West and Tyson Chandler again.

Lian Feng shouted that this is right!

As soon as the two of them play, the thickness of the Hornets' inside line is not comparable to that of the Suns.

Without zone defense and tightness, Lianfeng can always find two people who have suitable opportunities in the interior, and then send a beautiful assist or lob.

And he himself began to break through the inside line, fighting with Stoudemire and Marion in the penalty area.

Collisions and sweat.

Lianfeng was sent to the free throw line again and again, and the Hornets' scoring steadily improved.

However, the defense is still not satisfactory.

Under the leadership of Nash, the Suns still maintained a very high efficiency, scoring again and again.

The scores of the two sides rose anxiously.

At the end of the third quarter, the score came to 84 to 85, and the Hornets were only one point behind.

The suspense will eventually be brought to the last section.

After a short break, the Hornets played the full starting lineup, and the Suns did the same.No one wants to fight for a whole round and fall short at such a time.

After the start of the fourth quarter, it was still the same as the previous quarter, with both parties coming and going, no one can take advantage, or everyone can take advantage of the other.

The offense is very sharp, but they are not very able to defend the opponent.

Such a battle situation made the fans on the scene emotional. Whenever the Hornets scored a goal, they screamed to let the players hear the roar.

But at a certain point in time, something strange happened suddenly.

The audience suddenly discovered that the offense of the Hornets and the Suns seemed to have no change, but the Hornets overtook the score bit by bit, and then began to increase!
103:97.

106:97.

112 to 102…

5 minute left.

The fans didn't pay close attention to what happened on the field, but the coaches off the field realized the crux of the problem.

Lian Feng on the field was panting and supporting his knees, dripping with sweat, he slowly raised his head, showing a weird smile.

It seems that this line of thinking... is right!
There are only two words to stick to the key point: rebound!

The strength of the Suns is speed, so what is the weakness?
thickness!

Thickness...not only on offense, but also on defense.

What Lian Feng told David West and Tyson Chandler was to stay on the inside, defend the air cut down, give them outside and mid-range opportunities, and protect the rebounds!
That's right, the core idea is to reduce the Suns' cutting offense with a higher success rate.With Tyson Chandler's height advantage, the Suns can only focus on the mid-to-long range.

So the result is that at the beginning, the two sides come and go, but the success rate of medium and long distances is always not as high as that of insiders.As long as the Hornets' offense can effectively bite the score, then just wait for them to miss.

Under the organization of Lianfeng, the offense successfully bit the score, and the Suns finally began to lose shots.

Under the conscious control of the Hornets, they can hardly grab the offensive rebounds.

After all, defense is more than just before the shot!
And this game so far, Tyson Chandler has 17 rebounds, and even forwards have 9 rebounds. As long as the Suns miss their shots, their offense will be over.

On the other hand, the Hornets also did a very good job on the offensive rebounds.

So, unknowingly, the Hornets have more offensive opportunities than the Suns.

So... there was the result that the score was stretched unknowingly.

In the last 5 minutes, Nash began to exert his strength and scored consecutively with his personal ability, but he was unable to recover.

The score was finally fixed at 128 to 120.

It is worth mentioning that when snatching a backcourt rebound in the last 2 minutes, the ball fell from the heads of Tyson Chandler and Lianfeng.

Tyson Chandler didn't take off and let the ball fall directly into the hands of Lianfeng.

In this way, Lianfeng's rebounds reached 10.

In the end, Lian Feng led the team to victory with 29 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds, and also got the first triple-double of his career!
(Brothers, Happy New Year's Day!)
(End of this chapter)