NBA: Opening breaks record

Chapter 318 Zhan Mei Connection
The sun soon ran into a dilemma.

Double-teaming Meng Hua, James came out to control the ball and set up a screen. He found open teammates many times, and if he couldn't find them, he killed the basket by himself.

Without double-teaming, Meng Hua's three-point rain drenched them all drenched, and the flaws were clearly visible like exquisite curves.

Therefore, Monty could only instruct his disciples to double-team for a while and not double-team for a while.

If this kind of ball is Westbrook, he will get lost soon.

Westbrook is suitable for one tendon, and I will use one method to eat you thousands of times.

But now that the seasoned James stands up to handle the ball, he is very suitable for this kind of rhythm that you change and I change.

Fortunately, the Suns still have veteran Paul. Although the team's defense is not good, the offense has not stagnated.

Before entering the rotation, Paul contributed 6 assists.

Two assists for Booker to make a three-pointer;

After two wonderful passes to the basket, Ayton turned into a Tyrannosaurus rex.

With two assists left, it was given to Bridges and Crowder, who both scored open three-pointers.

Paul himself also hit two mid-range shots.

The 20 points the team scored were all related to him.

This is the old gun.

Even with his perfect play, the Suns are still 1 point behind.

The main reason is that Meng Hua's three three-pointers in the opening game stunned them and forced them to make defensive changes.

But this is only the main lineup, basketball is five people, but it refers to the players on the court at a certain moment.

Few people can persist in playing for 48 minutes;

Sometimes it is necessary to make appropriate adjustments according to the opponent's style of play;
Even if your players on the court are all powerful and versatile, there are still injuries.

So basketball is at least seven people, and some coaches will expand this number to nine or ten.

The Lakers are led by Westbrook, with Monk, Tucker, Melon and Warcraft on the court. This lineup is actually not weak.

The Suns are led by Payne, with Shamet, Johnson, Bridges and McGee on the court.

Both sides left one starter to fight on the scene.

The Lakers' rotation still couldn't beat the Suns, but the loss was tolerable. At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers trailed the Suns by 25 points 31-6.

Among these players, Johnson played the most brilliantly.

This also gave the Suns self-confidence. As long as our main players persevere, when it's the turn of the bench lineup, we can beat you up violently.

Out of self-esteem, of course the main Suns will not say it, but they can see clearly from the sidelines.

Although the Lakers only lost 7 points with this lineup, the Suns were unlucky with two goals, and judging from the scene, the Lakers were quite passive.

Vogel is also aware of this problem, but a substitute is a substitute. If they can stabilize their output, do they still need to be a substitute?
The shortcomings of this lineup are the same as the shortcomings of the Lakers in the first season. They lack more than two meters of wings, and there is no one like Meng Hua to make up for it.

Melon's offense can only shoot three-pointers, and his defense is a big colander. Johnson targeted him and hit several times.

How to do?
Substitution, replace all the main players, what about the fourth quarter?
For Vogel, this is a very difficult choice.

It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice. In order to get Westbrook, they lost too much.

Ariza, who originally had high hopes, didn't know whether he was injured or lost his temper, and he couldn't play [-]% of his skill back then.

So he decided to play Meng Hua earlier, young people are more aggressive, so what's the problem with playing for 48 minutes?
put it on me!
O'Neal, who is optimistic about the Lakers, shook his head and had to eat the biscuits, which shattered on the table.

Smith asked with a smile: "Shaq, are you still optimistic about the Lakers?"

O'Neal sighed, chewed the biscuit and said, "I wish you didn't see through my bravado."

The two sides fought again soon, Meng Hua replaced Warcraft, and the inhuman Vogel even asked him to defend McGee.

Before going on the court, he said hypocritically: "Pay attention to fouls, let him score if he can't."

Meng Hua was speechless. With his sense of defensive responsibility, how could he give up defense when he saw someone score on the field?
That being the case, he can only defend around the front, which is also his unique skill.

He was deeply impressed by this scene when he was six years old. At the Olympic Games at that time, a foreigner took this trick on the Great Wall of China.

Only later did he know that the man named Gasol was known as the most powerful player in the international arena.

This kind of player, when he is forced to rush around, he doesn't care about his identity. What is it for a small shrimp like him to go around?
With his height, the center forward who is guarded by him should be ashamed.

It was true in the beginning, and then everyone was guarded by him, so no one was ashamed.

Be kind.

When Meng Hua moved forward, McGee's offense was abolished, and the sun could only fight outside.

On the court, you just want to hit the outside line, and sometimes you have to pretend to pass a few balls inside to distract the enemy's attention, so as to achieve your goal.

But now the Suns can't even pass the ball in, and the Lakers seem to have great confidence in Meng Hua. They have already seen that the Suns must play outside, and their focus is all on the outside.

In this way, the offensive pressure of outside players will be greater.

That's why defense matters.

It seems that it is simply going around to prevent McGee from receiving the ball, but the Suns lineup, in fact, McGee is still very important.

If you pinch him, the power will be crippled by half.

The two teams played fast and disrupted with fast, and the more they fought, the more chaotic they became.

The gap between the substitute and the main force is clear at a glance.

Vogel and Monty knew it well, and they looked at each other with a wry smile.

Vogel: Why are you laughing, my team is playing out of order, is your offense orderly?

Monty: Van Wo, you guys are clearly organized, but I'm kidding myself for being disorganized.

Just when the fans were falling asleep and the commentators were chatting about the night game, the coaches of the two teams finally couldn't stand it any longer, waved their hands, and replaced the main players.

Westbrook and Bridges were replaced by Monk and Johnson respectively.

Without Westbrook, the Suns would no longer double-team Meng Hua.

It must be James holding the ball. They modified their defensive strategy, Claude blocked the defense, and Johnson took the opportunity to move. Under the close watch of the two defensive masters, even if Meng Hua had an instant vacancy, James could not pass the ball.

breakthrough?

Facing the strong Crowder, James struggled to break through.

It's better to call it a pick-and-roll honestly, isn't there still Monk?

James made the most correct choice, calling Monk.

After a dislocation, James turned to face Booker, the situation has not changed much, and Johnson is still eyeing.

James plays the pick-and-roll again, and he and Meng Hua are also familiar with the cooperation.

Meng Hua cuts outside, his lateral movement speed is very fast, there seems to be phantoms on the field, as if there are multiple Meng Huas.

The sun turned pale with fright, Johnson didn't bother to double-team James, and flew straight to Meng Hua.

On the other side, Booker was blocked by Meng Hua, and his figure could no longer keep up with James.

James took a step diagonally, and Dapeng spread his wings and rushed to the inside.

Ayton burst into a storm, covering the sky above Sun City.

James braked with one foot to avoid hitting someone with the ball, and at the same time threw the ball high, and Zhan Mei connected.

Unguarded thick eyebrows at the basket, alley oops, one-armed dunks.

After playing for so long, he didn't exert much force, and the Suns even forgot that the Lakers have a big killer inside.

(End of this chapter)