Legend of Tomorrow

When the Grizzlies attacked, Williams played a pick-and-roll in the middle and passed to Gasol who was cutting in the air. The latter received the ball with his back on the left and leaned against Haslem, turned around and hooked the ball in the middle. 7 to 4.

Gasol's singles ability is always underestimated because he takes too few shots. In fact, he has the height and wingspan of a center, the skills of a small forward, is fast enough to participate in fast breaks, and has a very high one-on-one hit rate and efficiency. High, with the ability to average 20+ per game.

In Guo Xu's previous life, Gasol's problem was his lack of domineering power. He has been the leader of the Grizzlies for many years. His most in a single season was 14.9 shots per game, but he has never averaged more than 15 shots per game.

His style can be said to be the perfect second-in-command, efficient and selfless, but unable to dominate the game with his personal ability at critical moments.

When the Suns were attacking, Guo Xu still went to the left side when playing the pick-and-roll. Gasol thought he was going to break through again, so he stood relatively back. Unexpectedly, Guo Xu took a step laterally and quickly shot a three-pointer.

The ball bounced out of the frame, but he had a good chance to throw a cold arrow. Williams failed to catch up and blocked the shot, and Randolph grabbed the backcourt rebound.

The Grizzlies couldn't make a fast break and could only slowly grind down the position.

Williams failed to break through and was stuck by Guo Xu. He couldn't turn around on the right side, so he forced the ball to change direction and look for Gasol to pass. Haslem suddenly went around and successfully stole the ball in a gambling style, passing it to Guo who was on the fast break. Asahi.

Guo Xu received the ball and entered the penalty area. He took the ball with his left hand and made a layup motion. He stopped suddenly. Williams was one step behind. He jumped up from the side to block the shot but found that it was a fake move and was knocked away.

Guo Xu took the ball back, used his left foot as a pivot, took a step towards the center with his right foot, turned around, and scored with a hook with his right hand. 9 to 4.

Zhang Lili shouted: Beautiful, Guo Xu's shot looks like the footsteps of Da Meng.

Xu Jicheng said: He has many scoring methods, so it is not difficult to beat Williams.

When the Grizzlies attacked, Gasol got the ball in the middle and didn't play hard. The Suns came up with a short man to defend in order to attract Gasol to shoot, but his playing was too simple, which was not a good thing for the team.

The Grizzlies' winning model is also a combination of inside and outside. Gasol and Randolph lack three-point shooting range. They can win against ordinary teams by playing two-pointers, but not against a team with super offensive power like the Suns. You have to drive your outside teammates to shoot away.

Gasol passed to Miller, who couldn't do anything when Marion was close to him. He is a tall and strong top shooter who can shoot from no dead ends, but rarely can break through with the ball.

Miller passed the ball,

Posey was closely guarded by Joe Johnson again, one of the best defensive swingmen in the league. He mainly relied on catching and shooting to score, and could occasionally break through the baseline.

Posey singled out Joe Johnson to break through the baseline but failed, and passed the ball again. Seeing that 24 seconds were running out, Randolph singled out Stoudemire on the left, turned around and hit a step-back jumper. 9 to 6.

Although the ball was scored, Randolph was unable to attract double-teams and was targeted from the outside.

The Suns attacked, Guo Xu continued to play the pick-and-roll on the weak side, Gasol returned to defend Stoudemire, and Guo Xu singled out Williams on the right.

He dribbled the ball behind his back to his left hand, flicked it and followed it up with a fake move. Williams took a small step forward. Guo Xu took the ball with his left hand and changed direction to the right, and scored a 50-degree one-step jumper. 11 to 6.

He didn't take an extra step, and neither Gasol, who was guarding Stoudemire, nor Miller, who was on the baseline, had time to cover up. Miller was the closest but didn't dare to double-team. When Guo Xu passed the ball to the corner, there was an open three-point opportunity. This year, Joe Johnson is extremely accurate at this position.

Old coach Hubie Brown felt helpless on the sidelines. Guo Xu was a very powerful tactic in singles.

The Suns can also play with the same set of things that the Lakers have won three consecutive times. They first use the triangle offense and man-to-man defense to drag the game into a blind rhythm, and then use their rich experience to defeat their opponents.

In the same one-on-one match, Randolph and Gasol only scored 20 or 30 points in a game, but Guo Xu was the one who won the scoring title. In the series against the Timberwolves last season, he had three consecutive games with 50+ points and one game with 67 points. The sharing will never be forgotten in this life.

If the team doesn't have a defensive expert on the outside and doesn't double-team Guo Xu, it's over. His opponents who often shoot will doubt their lives.

Unfortunately, Williams' passing is excellent and his ball-handling ability is also good. What he lacks most is defense. He can do a good job in preventing face-to-face breakthroughs, but Guo Xu is much worse at interfering with shots, because Guo Xu can fight close to the opponent, but his strength cannot stick to the opponent at all.

After two more rounds, the Grizzlies began to double-team Guo Xu. He immediately began to distribute the ball to his teammates without caring about the scoring data.

Gasol came to double-team him and passed to Stoudemire, and the wing players came to double-team him and passed to Joe Johnson. His teammates also selflessly shared the ball after attracting defense. The Suns blossomed more and soon widened the point difference to more than 10 points.

The Suns led 38-25 in the first quarter. Guo Xu scored 11 points and 5 assists, beating Williams with 0 points and 2 assists.

Zhang Lili sighed: How to defend Guo Xu is a big problem in the league now. If he is not double-teamed, he can score high in isolation. If he is double-teamed, he will lose faster. The whole team is open, and he has more than 15 assists.

Xu Jicheng said: Magic Johnson is recognized as the number one point guard in NBA history. I think it is only a matter of time before Guo Xu surpasses him. His personal honors now surpass Isiah Thomas, Robertson, and Stockton. Waiting for someone.”

The Suns' rotation is very strong, with Payton, Raja Bell, Josh Howard, Haslem and Nene.

Haslem took a 5-minute rest in the first quarter and came on again. Diop didn't have many opportunities to perform this year. He was only allowed to play when he encountered an insider who was good at attacking the penalty area. The Suns can actually complete the rotation with only three players inside, and Marion can also play as a power forward for a few minutes.

Payton can hold the ball in isolation against Earl Watson, and Howard can hold the ball and play pick-and-roll with Nene. The other two are separated and wait for opportunities to catch the ball. Nene's task is to cut and attack the basket after covering the screen.

The Grizzlies' rotation is not very economical either. It has been called the bench gangster this season. Bunch Wells and Mike Dunleavy can suddenly shoot. Randolph continues to play as a substitute and rests separately from Gasol to ensure that there is an inside axis on the court. The inside plus Lorenzen White also rotates among the three. host.

The flaw of the Grizzlies' second lineup is still the point guard. Watson is a role player with no characteristics. He shared playing time with Williams this year, scoring 7.7 points and 4.5 assists in 22.6 minutes, while shooting only 42.6% from the field.

The strength of the two teams in the rotation lineup was equal. The main players returned in the second half. The Grizzlies' offense was vigorous under the leadership of Gasol. The peripheral rotation was accelerated. The players double-teamed Guo Xu more successfully, and the point difference did not continue to expand.

In the third quarter, the Suns sent out the twin towers, constantly covering Guo Xu and making air cuts to hit the basket. The Grizzlies couldn't withstand it anymore.

This season, people have discovered how terrible Stoudemire is. He can get to the basket in one step after receiving the ball. He either dunks or shoots from close range. It is difficult to be blocked. Neither Gasol nor Randolph are known for defending the penalty area, so they cannot limit him.

Most of Stoudemire's shots are in the penalty area, and his mid-range shots are misplaced or open. His shooting percentage is naturally very high. It was 56% in the regular season and 55% in the playoffs. Now, no one in the league is willing to defend him.

Guo Xu organized for a while. In the last quarter, the Grizzlies began to shrink their formation to the penalty area in order to prevent Stoudemire. Guo Xu started to play one-on-one with the ball. The maximum point difference between the two teams reached 26 points, sealing the victory 5 minutes in advance.

Guo Xu played 7 minutes in the final quarter, making 5 of 7 shots, 3 of 4 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws. He easily scored 15 points and 1 assist.

He played 37 minutes and scored 34 points, 2 rebounds, 15 assists and 2 steals. Stoudemire had 30 points and 12 rebounds. Five members of the Suns team scored in double figures.

The Grizzlies also had five players score in double figures. Randolph had 27 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists, and Gasol had 18 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.

The Suns got off to a good start in the second round with a score of 124-103...