Legend of Tomorrow

Zen Master Jackson often emphasized selfless sharing of the ball. After the Lakers' strong side formed a triangle, Bogut caught the ball in the low post and it was difficult for the Suns to double-team. He took advantage of the situation and distributed the ball to the outside to get a shooting opportunity.

The Suns double-teamed only when Kobe was playing in the low post, which meant that the inside players were pulled out and their mid-range shooting percentage was not high.

Stoudemire tried his best to resist, but Bogut leaned back twice and turned to the baseline as before, turning around and scoring on the board. 2 to 4.

When Bogut returned to defense, he clenched his right fist and yelled. This is his favorite style of play. Today he finally received the ball and showed his talents.

The Lakers have a good offense, but they have to defend against the Suns if they want to win. The Suns coaching staff was not in a hurry after losing points, and Stoudemire, who was beaten twice by the opponent, was not in a hurry. They are used to winning games by attacking.

Stoudemire was selected to the All-NBA First Team this season, ranking first among interior players in scoring efficiency. The coaching staff has long expected that he is not good at guarding the penalty area. After all, he plays center with the size of a power forward.

When the Suns attack, Guo Xu and Stoudemire play a pick-and-roll in the middle and rush to the right. If Odom on the weak side does not change defense, Kobe has to leave the corner to cover, so Odom can only choose to follow Guo Xu from the side.

At this time, there were three mismatches on the court. Guo Xu faced Odom, Stoudemire faced Ellis, and Marion faced Bogut.

Guo Xu turned around at 45 degrees and observed Ellis' movement with the corner of his eye. He held the ball and singled out Odom without pursuing him.

Guo Xu is a sure success when it comes to breaking out of big men. The Lakers have seen this many times during the regular season. How can they let Odom defend alone? As soon as Ellis got around the screen, he chased and double-teamed. Guo Xu took advantage of the situation and distributed the ball to the middle.

Stoudemire caught the ball in the high post and easily hit the net. 4 to 4.

When the Lakers attacked, Kobe passed the ball to the inside again. Stoudemire was familiar with Bogut's rhythm and jumped up to interfere with the shot at the right time. The ball went wide and Marion grabbed the rebound.

In the positional battle, Guo Xu played a pick-and-roll again, attracting double-teams and then passed the ball to Stoudemire. Artest let go of Roy to cover the defense. Stoudemire feinted to pass the ball, and Roy caught the ball at a 50-degree angle on the left, attracting Bogut to cover up, and passed the ball to the baseline.

Marion got an open shot and hit a mid-range shot with a weird stance. 6 to 4.

Zhang Lili commented: After Stoudemire and Marion returned, Guo Xu became very relaxed. He could just watch the fun from the side after attracting double-teams and passing the ball. His teammates knew how to play.

Yu Jia said: “From 2002 to now,

The Suns Trident has been working together for 5 years, and Bell has been with the Suns for 4 years. Their cooperation is much better than that of the Lakers.

Zhang Lili said: The two strongest teams in the Western Conference have the same team building ideas. The Spurs also have the same core. They will introduce role players suitable for the system around the three of them. The Lakers seem to have never thought about who is suitable to partner with Kobe.

In the next round, the Lakers' tactics changed. Kobe couldn't tolerate Bogut's fourth consecutive shot. He singled out Bell with the ball and made a sudden stop jumper under interference.

Jackson shook his head slightly on the sidelines. The tactic he arranged was to force the Suns to double-team the center in the low post. As long as Stoudemire defended alone, Bogut would play continuously, just like O'Neal did back then.

The Lakers have lost 10 consecutive games to the Suns in last year's playoffs. The coaching staff knows one thing. If Bogutra is let out, the Lakers will definitely lose. In addition to low singles, Jackson also arranged for Ellis to break through with the ball and play pick-and-roll with Odom in the middle.

This was the way the Lakers played in 2002. The point guard and center had to open up, and Kobe would have a good opportunity to challenge one-on-one again, trying to get to the basket for a layup or a pass.

If Kobe Bryant leads the Lakers with two points from long distance, it will be over. In the playoffs, Kobe took 8 mid-range shots per game within one step of the three-point line, making 3.4 of them, with a shooting percentage of 42.5%. This data is higher than his 38.8% last season, but not high enough to lead the team to win.

In the Suns' position battle, Guo Xu played the pick-and-roll again without any haste, attracting double-teams and then passing the ball to help his teammates. This time he passed it to Stoudemire who was cutting in the middle.

Stoudemire took the ball to the basket and took a step to attract Bogut's cover. He passed out to Marion on the left, who missed the open mid-range shot. After Marion returned from injury, his number of mid-range shots decreased and his shooting percentage became lower, which gave the coaching staff a bit of a headache.

Marion's main role now is on the defensive end. He is very active and stalks Odom. Odom has a hard time getting the ball in the middle and can't break through with the ball. Bring it to the low post to attack, and the Suns' formation will shrink again, which is exactly what they want.

Ellis caught the ball and ran a pick-and-roll. Marion changed defense quickly, forcing him to pass the ball again. Odom received the ball and Marion quickly rushed out to interfere with shooting and breakthrough.

The Lakers players passed the ball several times and the ball moved to the strong side. The Suns successfully forced Kobe and Bogut to play singles. The defensive tactics were simple and effective. Even if Bogut shoots 65.8% from the basket and 48% from two-point range, he is still allowed to shoot in single defense.

This is how the Suns played last game. Someone could guard Bogut. The Suns mainly played three-pointers, and the point difference widened unconsciously.

In the second half of the first quarter, Kobe began to take more shots. He believed that it would not work to let Bogut shoot endlessly like O'Neal. Bogut did not have that ability. Even if the Suns did not replace Varejao, he could not guarantee efficiency.

The Suns led 29-22 in the first quarter.

Ellis played half a quarter and took a rest. He came on the bench in the second quarter and his performance was average.

The Suns' bench lineup is too luxurious. Lowry, Ariza, Anthony Parker, Tim Thomas, and Haslem play small ball tactics, and Varejao is responsible for guarding the water dispenser.

D'Antoni made this arrangement because Lakers substitute insider Turiaf had no shooting range. The tactic was for Cook, Walton, and Vujacic to spread out, allowing Ellis to break through with the ball or play a pick-and-roll.

The Suns only need to kill Ellis, and Turiaf has only one option: cutting to the basket. Going up to Haslem is like deliberately leading Turiaf to attack, which will make it even harder for the Lakers to shoot from the outside.

Guo Xu rested, and Ellis was not so easy to perform. Lowry is stronger than him, is fast, is good at preventing breakthroughs, and likes to stay close to him. Lowry's weakness is similar to Guo Xu's in that he can't interfere with his shooting, but Ellis's shooting is not good. It's difficult to beat Lowry.

The two teams play in the same style. Haslem is more mobile than Turiaf, and his mid-range shot can help his teammates clear the basket.

After playing for 3 minutes, the point difference widened to 12 points. Kobe returned to the court and replaced Walton to add an offensive point with the ball. The Suns made substitutions at 6 minutes. Guo Xu, Roy, and Stoudemire returned to the court to strengthen the offense. Bell and Marion continued to rest, allowing those with better physical strength to defend the pick-and-roll and Kobe.

At halftime, the Suns led by 18 points.

In the second half, Guo Xu led the team to continue to maintain their advantage, widening the point difference to more than 20 points. The Lakers players became more and more impatient, and their style of play was obviously much tougher than in the previous game.

At 2 minutes and 19 seconds of the third quarter, Kobe Bryant used his elbow to intentionally push Stoudemire to the ground when he came up for a pick-and-roll. The referee only gave a common foul and did not watch the TV replay. Although the Suns players were dissatisfied, they tolerated the lead and Stoudemire was not injured.

After a few more rounds, Ellis and Bogut played a pick-and-roll to get rid of Guo Xu. Their breakthrough layup was missed due to Stoudemire's interference. Marion grabbed the rebound and passed it to Guo Xu.

There was a serious mismatch on the court. Guo Xu sprinted at full speed and got rid of Bogut, forming a 2-on-1 frontcourt. He attracted Vujacic to cover and passed the ball to Roy.

At this time, Guo Xu just had to wait and see Roy score easily. He was relaxed and unprepared. Unexpectedly, Vujacic saw that he had no ball in his hand but did not slow down. Instead, he hit him hard and knocked Guo Xu over. On the ground.

This flagrant foul was so obvious that the entire audience was in an uproar...()

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