NBA: Come off the bench, save the national team

"WooooW! It's finally here! The Suns' run and gun lineup!"

"I don't know how the Thunder will face it?"

"If you play a small lineup, who will replace Chandler?"

Barkley said excitedly, his tone full of expectation.

Following the last game against the Lakers, after the Thunder achieved amazing results with their five small lineups, all fans are looking forward to seeing another offensively pleasing five small lineups.

For professional basketball commentators such as Barkley and Van Gundy, they are looking forward to seeing what effect running and bombing and the five small lineups can show on the field.

Perhaps when these two styles of play collide, people can see a different basketball game, and even change the basketball world.

on the field.

The Suns attack.

Hill serves from the baseline.

Nash dribbled the ball across half court, broke through the penalty area to attract the defense after a pick-and-roll with Stoudemire, and then passed the ball to Barbosa in the bottom corner.

The latter made a direct open three-pointer.

Swish!

Hollow into the net.

The Suns attack this time took advantage of Chandler's slow pace and was unable to return to the penalty area in time, so when Nash broke through to the inside, someone had to come to defend.

And once it shrinks to the penalty area to make up defense, the Suns will have opportunities on the outside.

The Thunder attack.

Durant missed a three-pointer from the outside.

The Suns grabbed the backcourt rebound and quickly counterattacked.

Nash dribbled the ball in the half court and passed the ball behind the back very aggressively, and passed the ball again to follow up and landed in the hands of Barbosa at a 45-degree angle on the left.

Jeff Green rushed up.

Barbosa passed Green in one step, rushed inside and hit an easy layup.

The Suns only took 7 seconds to attack this time, and the rhythm is very fast.

beep!

Brooks finally couldn't bear it and asked for a timeout.

After the pause.

The Thunder also made personnel adjustments.

Chandler and Westbrook were replaced, and Tucker and Lowry were replaced.

"Here we come! Here we come! Thunder's five small lineups!"

"However, I was a little surprised that Brooks replaced Westbrook. Is it because of lack of three-point shooting ability?"

Barkley was a little puzzled.

"Yes, both Tucker and Lowry are players with both defensive and three-point shooting capabilities, and Lowry has very good organizational skills."

Van Gundy's eyes lit up, and he said excitedly.

"Then let's see what kind of strength these two new recruits of the Thunder can play!"

Barkley said, emphatically.

Van Gundy also looked at the court. Before the start, he was not optimistic about the performance of Lowry, Tucker and other new players.

......

Now the 5 players in the Thunder team can all shoot three-pointers!

For the Suns, the run-and-bomb tactic is to focus on offense and light on defense.

Now it is even more difficult to defend the Thunder's three-pointers.

The game continues.

Thunder throws a throw-in.

After receiving the basketball, Qin Feng organized an attack one meter away from the top of the arc.

Durant mentioned the high pick-and-roll.

After Qin Feng broke through to the penalty area, he attracted double-teams and passed the ball back to Durant.

The death scythe swung out, raised his hand and shot a three-pointer.

Swish!

Hollow into the net.

When Durant is pushed to the 5th position, Qin Feng can play unlimited pick-and-roll with Durant.

Stoudemire may have a certain defensive ability in the penalty area, but if he defends outside, he can't limit Durant's shooting at all.

The Suns fought back.

The bombardment tactic made the players rush forward like a tide.

Nash dribbled halfway and wanted to find an open teammate to pass.

However, the Thunder's defense is very tight, and they don't suffer at all in terms of speed. They keep a close watch on their respective opponents.

Seeing that there is no chance outside, Nash can only play pick-and-roll with Stoudemire.

Facing the Suns' signature tactics, the Thunder chose to substitute players for defense.

Stoudemire was forced to defend by Lowry outside the three-point line.

Stoudemire, who doesn't have breakthroughs and three-pointers, is a little blind and doesn't know how to attack.

He wanted to pass the ball to Nash, but was easily intercepted by Durant.

Quickly play the fast break.

The Thunder five ran across the frontcourt like shooting stars.

Due to the lack of tacit understanding between everyone, Tucker and Green's positions were overwhelmed, and they bumped into each other in a funny way.

However, this did not affect the Thunder's offensive and defensive transition.

When Durant made a fast break, his goal was very clear, which was to hand the ball to Qin Feng.

After receiving the basketball, Qin Feng directly made a three-pointer.

Raja Bell followed closely behind, but couldn't defend. He could only watch Qin Feng make this three-pointer.

Swish!

Without any hesitation.

Hollow into the net.

For a player who shoots more than 70% of his three-pointers, this kind of open shot is absolutely impossible.

The last 3 minutes of the first quarter.

Both sides set off a super fast-paced offense and defense.

But the Thunder's five small lineups are slightly stronger than the Suns in terms of offensive and defensive capabilities.

With the Thunder's top defense and speed, the Suns rarely get open looks.

When the Suns performed the pick-and-roll between Nash and Stoudemire, the Thunder took advantage of Stoudemire's "three incompetence characteristics" of not being able to pass, not being able to break through, and not being able to make three-pointers to push him beyond the three-point line.

The biggest offensive threat of the Suns was contained, and the offensive ability was greatly reduced.

This is the Thunder's strategy against the Suns on defense.

On the offensive end, it is very simple for the Thunder to be stronger than the Suns, just because of Qin Feng.

The general existence of this bug is not only unstoppable, but also attracts defense, making other Thunder players often have open shots.

It can be said that Qin Feng's restraining force in the game made the Suns ignore each other from head to tail, and they didn't know how to defend at all.

The first quarter is over.

The score was 25:38.

The Thunder took an 13-point lead.

The Thunder made a total of 8 three-pointers in this quarter.

Qin Feng monopolizes 4 records.

"Looking at the last 3 minutes of the first quarter, the Thunder are slightly better."

"It seems that even if it is a run-and-gun tactic, it will not be an opponent of the five small lineups."

Van Gundy sighed.

"Yes! The Suns are completely suppressed by the Thunder. I think the Suns might as well give up the bombardment tactics and replace O'Neal with more reliability."

Barkley joked.

"But the outcome of the game is still hard to tell. Although the Suns are behind, Nash, Hill and others haven't played yet!"

"And the performance of the bench lineup is also crucial. The Suns have Barbosa, Richardson and other bench gangsters."

Van Gundy said that it was a bit of a rivalry with Barkley.

Although both of them believed that running and bombing could not beat the fifth team, Van Gundy had to insist on the opinion that "the Thunder's new aid is not enough".

For this reason, a wave of Suns substitutes must be praised.

After all, the Suns' bench lineup can rank among the top five in the league in scoring per game, and their strength is very strong.

......

The second quarter started soon.

The Suns switched back to their normal lineup.

The lineup has Robin Lopez, a tall center.

To everyone's surprise, the Thunder still had five small lineups without Qin Feng and Durant!