Chapter 21 The strongest firepower showdown
After the start of the new season, the Lakers performed well, defeating the Nuggets and the Warriors one after another. Their opponent in the third game was the Phoenix Suns, who also won two consecutive victories. Returning to Phoenix and coming to the familiar West American Stadium, during pre-match training, Ke Yan also came to the center line near the center line to talk to his old friend D'Antoni.
"Actually, last season, there was only one guard like Nash in our system. You really shouldn't have left~" D'Antoni was quite regretful about Ke Yan's departure.
This young man is very talented. D'Antoni absolutely believes that if he stays in the team, he will definitely be his own powerful arm and help. Maybe the Suns' offense with full marks can go further.
"I believe of course I know that the Suns are in better shape this season, but I think of a team that I can play better. Mike, I think it's good for me to be an opponent with you~" After slapping D'Antoni twice, Ke Yan returned to the Lakers' bench with a smile.
In the Suns, players like Stoudemire, Marion, Joe Johnson all cooperated with Ke Yan. Even when the Suns introduced Nash, Ke Yan had a conversation with him and portrayed the future of the Suns. Unfortunately, before he could work together, Ke Yan was poached to the Lakers. Speaking of which, Nash also felt a little regretful.
Ke Yan's tactical thinking is closer to Nash's mentor, Old Nelson, who likes to work with such a coach.
Since the Lakers and Suns both won two consecutive games, and their respective leaders Kobe and Nash have beautiful data, whoever wins three consecutive games in this game is very likely to win the first week of the season, which is also the biggest highlight of this game.
Tom Janovic still put Grant on the roster for the purpose of maintaining the stability of the team, but he only played a fake positioning. In the past two games, the lineup that Tom Janovic most often used in the game has gradually transitioned to Atkins, Kobe, Butler, Odom, Anderson, whom Ke Yan advocated. Ke Yan has initially reversed Tom Janovic's thinking. Tom Janovic is basically waiting for a suitable opportunity to promote Butler into the team's lineup.
Anderson and Stoudemire stood on both sides of the referee. Although the game had not started yet, the tense atmosphere was about to break out. Two pairs of scorching eyes stared at the basketball in the referee's hand, and there were tight muscles under the jersey. As long as the whistle sounded, the two would burst out like cheetahs like lightning.
As the orange basketball gradually rose, Anderson and Stoudemire jumped up, and the two jumped at the top of the league and were winners in most jump competitions.
Stoudemire jumped into the basketball first. After Joe Johnson grabbed the basketball, he quickly passed it to Nash's hand and immediately entered the Lakers' half. At this time, the Lakers players had not reacted yet, and even Kobe fell down, watching Joe Johnson pick the basket and score.
Atkins quickly brought the ball over the half and handed the ball to Kobe. The Suns defended him on the side of the Suns. The Suns' defensive strategy is very special, usually Marion is used to fight against the opponent's outside sharp swords. The strong Quentin Richardson comes to fill in the power forward who defends his opponent. If he can't defend, he finds a way to fight back on the offensive end. Once he can defend his opponent's attack, Marion, as the pioneer of counterattack, can better exert his impact.
Kobe held the ball from the outside, and Marion let him go. On the surface, he was not a good shot, but if you really wanted to make a strong shot from the outside, Marion's long arm and bounce speed could really block you. In the All-Star Game in 2003, Marion's decisive blow, Marion's defense reached its limit, but the muscle memory formed by the leader over the years helped him shoot the ball without seeing the basket at all.
Kobe leaned against Marion, turned around flexibly and passed Marion, forcibly suppressed the opponent to the bottom line, and then passed the ball to Odom who was around the wing. Odomyan, who was encouraged by Ke Yan to try to take the outside line, shot a three-pointer and bounced out. Anderson unexpectedly walked around in front of Stoudemire and grabbed the frontcourt rebound. He wanted to go to the outside line to reorganize, but found that Stoudemire did not come up and then made a layup directly. Although he did not score, it caused Stoudemire to foul.
Anderson keenly grasped the shortcomings of Stodmeier's bad defensive habits and decisive attack caused the opponent's defensive foul. Even Ke Yan didn't expect this calmness. He was about to wait a while to praise him, but under the pressure of away fans, Anderson missed two free throws. Marion protected the backcourt rebound and immediately advanced the offensive and defensive transition. Nash and Joe Johnson quickly pulled open on both sides. Marion entered the joint venture and went straight into the Lakers' three-second zone, suppressed Odom and Anderson and passed back. Quentin Richardson received the ball at the top of the arc, clicked and easily hit a three-pointer. (5:0)
The Lakers' offense, Kobe did not force a breakthrough, but instead blocked the Suns' letting go and passed the ball to Odom. The latter made a fake move, breaking through Joe Johnson's defense, making a mid-range jump shot, helping the Lakers break the egg. (5:2)
The Suns attacked, and Nash broke into the penalty area with Stoudemire's pick-and-roll, strolling around the Lakers' basket, and was nervous when he got the ball with nine people. Suddenly, a ghost pass was sent to Joe Joe at the bottom line. The latter's three-pointer missed. Stoudemire forced the rebound, leaned against Anderson, and rose to the ground to complete the dunk.
The Lakers attacked, Kobe received the ball on the horn and played Marion single with his back. He bent his left elbow slightly, resisted Marion, widened the distance between the two, and easily jumped and made a jump shot.
Taking advantage of the fact that the Lakers were not yet firm in their foothold, the Suns launched another blitzkrieg, serving from the bottom line, Nash received the ball and pushed it to Marion in the frontcourt in half, and Marion forced a foul at the basket, causing Kobe to foul. In just five seconds, the Suns' offense was so unpredictable.
On the bench of the Lakers, Ke Yan immediately called Butler and seized the time to give him a face-to-face opportunity. In the next round of attack, Joe Johnson broke the ball in Kobe's hand out of the sideline, the Lakers substituted and replaced Butler with Butler to replace Grant.
Odom served on the sideline and used Kobe and Butler to directly reverse the basket from the outside. Anderson jumped into the air and beat Stoudemier to complete an all-match dunk, responding to Stoudemier's dunk just now.
The Suns' blitzkrieg made the Lakers feel very uncomfortable, and the Lakers also seized the opportunity to return one of their opponents!
This is not over yet. Stodmeier, who was dunked, was intercepted by Butler, who was prepared for the long time, and the latter kicked in two steps and soared into the air. Stodmeier, who came up with a backup defense, wanted to dunk, but was thrown to the ground by Stodmeier who was unbalanced.
This goal can be a malicious second-level foul. On the Lakers, Kobe rushed forward and pushed Stoudemire at the first time, and the other teammates also surrounded him. The Lakers' bench was also excited, and they all made a living by basketball. There is no need to do such disgusting actions to smash people's jobs.
The referee team and other staff members controlled the emotions of both sides as soon as possible. The referee called out Stoudemire's first-level malicious foul, giving the Lakers a chance to throw two free throws. After the team doctor's examination, Butler confirmed that there was nothing serious. When he returned to the court, his physical fitness was indeed very abnormal.
In the first quarter, the offensive rhythm of both teams was very fast and the game was very exciting, which also made the fans watching the game excited.
Chapter completed!