I'm really good at shooting.

After rebounding, he wiped the backboard and fell into the net bag.

The Suns came out on top.

Phil Jackson looked up at the timer at this point.

5 seconds.

The Suns' offense only took 5 seconds.

The Lakers advanced to the frontcourt, and Payton was about to throw the ball to O'Neal inside.

Theoretically speaking, the Suns' internal strength is not much stronger than that of the Warriors, and O'Neal's hard work inside is the best way to play.

But before Payton lobbed the ball in, Marion had already put Ariza inside to help defend.

This choice also reflects the difference between the Suns and the Warriors.

Because the Warriors have no defense, the counterattack is very dependent on the speed of offensive and defensive transitions, so the defensive end does not dare to shrink the basket, but the Suns are different.

To use a vivid sentence to distinguish, the Warriors play counterattacks, while the Suns play more defensive counterattacks.

Payton quickly passed the ball to Ariza in the bottom corner.

It's a good pick, and Ariza also makes quick releases after the catch.

But at the moment when Ariza made a shot, Marion had returned to the defense and interfered with his shooting.

Don't be surprised, passing the ball takes time, especially from the top of the key to the bottom corner across a quarter of the court.

Of course, there is Marion's excellent personal prediction.

"when!"

Ariza's shot hit the box out.

The Lakers' first offense went nowhere.

And after the ball popped out, it was a long rebound, and several people near the Suns rushed over it almost at the same time.

Defensive counterattack, rebounding is the foundation.

Pietrus grabbed the rebound and turned to Nash.

Nash turned around and made a fast break, and the Suns immediately played D'Antoni's most proud V-shaped fast break.

As soon as Nash reached the front three-point line, Pietrus and Stoudemire had already followed up from the left and right.

Ariza saw that Payton had retreated to the basket, and directly rushed to Pietrus on the outside.

Nash faked a layup, changed hands in the air and passed the ball behind Stoudemire who followed up on the other side.

Stoudemire took the ball and jumped, and smashed the ball into the basket with a signature one-handed slam dunk.

4 is better than 0!

The morale of the Suns started like a rainbow!

The Suns' bench was also aroused by Stoudemire's dunk.

"They're doomed!"

Tim Thomas rushed to the sidelines at this time and shouted excitedly again.

Chapter 458 Enemy General Thomas Xiong!

Sun Hao turned his head when he heard the voice, frowning slightly.

He doesn't have much of an impression of Tim Thomas.

The only impression is similar to others, and it all comes from the phrase "you will regret it" after he wanted to come to the Lakers and was rejected.

Hearing this sentence again, this big mouth is a little owed!

Payton took the ball to the front court, and Sun Hao reached out to pass the ball.

He wasn't irritated by Thomas's words, because...if he wasn't on the court, it didn't make sense for you to be angry.

The problem now is that the Lakers have to get the ball into the basket.

The offense and defense in the round just now showed that the Suns' counterattack efficiency was one notch higher than that of the Warriors.

In this case, the Lakers need to suppress the rhythm even more.

Or in other words, they need to ensure the success rate of the offense.

Seeing that the Suns were not double-teamed, Sun Hao turned around and broke through after facing Pietrus' continuous shaking.

The biggest change between this Suns team and history is that the starting shooting guard changed from Raja Bell to Pietrus.

The size and defensive style of the two are not the same, but they are both defensive champions.

But one-on-one, it is still difficult for them to defend against Sun Hao.

But the moment Sun Hao turned around, he looked up and saw that Marion's defense had arrived!

Many people may not know much about Marion, and their understanding of him stays more in his ugly shooting posture.

True, Marion has some shortcomings.

The ugly posture brings about an unstable three-point shooting rate, and his personal ball-handling ability generally prevents him from becoming a top superstar.

But apart from these two points, Marion's other abilities are all super-all-star.

Top air cutting awareness, finishing ability, running position, top speed and jumping in the forward position, top single defense and assistance defense ability from the second position to the fifth position...

It's hard for you to imagine a 2-meter small forward with 01+ rebounds for most of his career, and even 8+ for several seasons.

Moreover, in addition to this, he can also average 2+ steals and 1.5+ blocks per game!

If these data are placed on Draymond Green, Green can blow himself into the number one insider in NBA history.

Because of the brilliance of Nash and Stoudemire, many people tend to ignore his existence.

But when you actually meet him on the field, you can't ignore him no matter what.

Sun Haochang tried to accelerate past Marion directly, but Pietrus had double-teamed from behind.

And both men have long wingspans, sealing off all his shooting and passing lanes.

He could only choose to turn and dribble outward to break through the double-team, and then dribble back to the three-point line.

Although the ball was not lost, more than half of the offensive time was wasted.

The defensive strength of the Suns can be seen.

And after this offensive attempt, it is difficult to guarantee the success rate if you want to catch Nash.

When Nash was still in the Warriors, no one could wipe his butt for him, but now in the Suns, four people lined up to wipe him!

However, Sun Hao's reaction was also quick, and he directly raised his hand to call for O'Neal to pull up to the high position to pick and roll.

O'Neal's physical fitness is limited now, and keeping him under the basket on the offensive end is the most energy-saving.

But the current situation is not the time to think about those.

O'Neal mentioned the high position, and Sun Hao used the cover to make a mid-range shot.

O'Neill was already big, and after getting fat, he became even bigger, like a mountain of meat.

Pietrus felt that it was impossible for him to go around. In fact, he could only bump into the mountain of meat.

Moreover, Sun Hao is shooting in a single action, and Marion has no time to help defend.

"Shh!"

Basketball hollow into the net.

The Lakers finally broke the scoring drought on the court!

After Sun Hao scored a goal, he high-fived O'Neal and knew how to play the Suns best.

Nash continued to play the pick-and-roll with Stoudemire in the frontcourt. This time the Lakers shrunk, and Nash sent the ball to the bottom corner with an elegant backhand change pass.

Over there, Marion caught the ball and showed off his slightly ugly shooting posture.

"Shh!"

Ugly is ugly, but the ball went in!

Unstable means that the fluctuations are relatively large, and it does not mean that there is no three-point ability.

In fact, in the third and fourth years of his career, in this ugly posture, Marion shot close to 40% of his three-pointers for two consecutive seasons.

Even if the hit rate has declined in recent years, it is close to one-third.

7 is better than 2!

The Suns are opening the score!

Sun Hao's prediction before the game was right, the Suns are their toughest opponent in the playoffs so far!

"I have to say that the combination of this team is perfect."

In the commentary seat, Barkley couldn't help but speak.

Although he is still Sun Chui, he is also a Sun celebrity.

Kenny Smith on the side nodded seriously.

The fact that the Suns were able to turn from the last season to a championship team in an instant last season, and then to integrate offense and defense this season is neither due to D'Antoni nor Nash alone.

But as Barkley said, these players are perfectly matched.

Marion's biggest shortcoming is that he can't hold the ball, but when he gets to Nash, he doesn't need him to attack with the ball at all!

The same is true for Stoudemire, his possession of the ball is even more disastrous than Marion, but beside Nash, he is more comfortable as a starting point for tactics!

Then back to Nash, he couldn't find strong teammates in the Warriors, but in the Suns, they are all strong players!

Not to mention that the Suns are sitting on the bench with a jack-of-all-trades Boris Diaw.

But if the Lakers are either easily defeated, it would be an underestimation of the Lakers and Instant Kill combination.

Before, the fans felt that the Lakers were not working hard, but they couldn't tell where it was.

But in the next round, they quickly discovered the problem.

In the previous games, in order to save O'Neill's meager physical strength, both Sun Hao and O'Neill were using their respective abilities to solve the problem.

Playing against the Spurs, O'Neal focused more on the defensive end, while Sun Hao killed all sides on the offensive end;

When playing against the Warriors, O'Neal has an absolute advantage inside, while Sun Hao plays more on the outside;

But now, the Instant Kill combination has reappeared, and Sun Hao and O'Neal have started to play pick-and-roll consecutively!

The Suns were prepared this time, Thomas couldn't keep up, and Marion helped defend in place in advance.

Because the two teams hadn't played in the playoffs before, Sun Hao wasn't that impressed with Marion's defense ability, so he was a little unprepared for the previous round.

But at this moment, he already had a prediction, and after taking it apart, he was looking in the direction of the bottom corner.

Seeing that Ariza was empty, he knew Marion was on his way to help defend.

A fast pass, the quality of the pass is not better than Payton's, but the advantage lies in the amount of advance.

It was too late for Marion to help defend again.

Stoudemire under the basket hesitated for a moment, but still didn't dare to rush to the bottom corner.

Because after the pick-and-roll, O'Neal didn't stay in place, but moved to the basket.

Ariza got a rare big open, he adjusted his breath, took a look at the box before shooting.

Compared with the previous ball, this ball has much better trajectory and power.

"Shh!"

The result of this change is that basketball hits the net!

7 is better than 5!

Point difference, it's back!

"This is Sun's ability. If you want to easily beat the Lakers, there is no way!"