No one understands this substitution.

You should know that until now, Zhu Fangyu has only played 5 minutes per game.

It seems okay, but in fact it only played 5 games, because of the Warriors, there is garbage time almost every game.

He is a bit similar to Louis Williams. He gave him a chance to perform well at the end of the season and stayed on the playoffs roster, but he didn't have a chance to play in the playoffs due to defensive issues.

"Maybe the Lakers want to try his three-pointer?"

Kenny Smith gave a reasonable explanation at the commentary seat.

Zhu Fangyu can stay in the league because he has a good three-pointer.

In the last two minutes of the first quarter, Thomas threw two or three points in a row, but Horry and Walker missed shots one after another.

There is nothing wrong with changing someone who can shoot three points to respond.

The Lakers attacked first when they came back in the second quarter.

Finley and Morning broke through the basket after pick-and-roll, broke up and broke through Tim Thomas and scored a layup.

However, on the Suns, Barbosa immediately broke through the pick-and-roll and committed a foul, and made both free throws to retaliate.

Barbosa lost to Mike Miller in the selection of the best sixth man this year.

But that has something to do with the Suns playing many players and scattered ball rights. In terms of the sixth man attribute, he is obviously stronger.

Finley continued to play pick-and-roll with Morning in the frontcourt.

This time the Suns contracted and assisted defense, Zhu Fangyu from the bottom corner was empty.

However, Finley did not pass, but instead made a layup against Thomas, causing the latter's foul.

Thomas' offense is good, but his defense is really bad.

But after these two rounds, Confucius could not understand, Mencius could not understand, and I couldn’t understand.

Zhu Fangyu seems to have no effect when she put it on. She just practices and runs back?

And soon, the fans discovered something very interesting on the court.

Thomas, who was very active in the offensive end in the second half of the first quarter, ran for two times and didn't get rid of Zhu Fangyu, and then squatted on the outside line and stopped moving.

This makes people even more incomprehensible.

Thomas is the power forward and Zhu Fangyu is the small forward. If the two face each other, they will definitely crush their bodies.

Thomas will do it, but it's not just throwing two or three points from the outside!

Barbosa's breakthrough was blocked, the Lakers fought back, and Christy assisted Finley to score another 2 points.

34 to 30!

Finley performed well in this period, and the Lakers successfully narrowed the gap.

The next round, a more interesting scene happened on the field.

Barbosa signaled Tim Thomas to go to the low post to play singles, and Thomas was not very willing at first.

After Barbosa made a second gesture, he reluctantly went to the basket.

And after he received the ball and started playing with his back, the others realized that his back was a bit gentle.

That's right, it's gentleness.

Zhu Fangyu, who was defending behind her, calmed down her center of gravity to push her back, but Thomas just chose to turn around and hook her hands out.

"Dou!"

The basketball hit the frame and Zhu Fangyu actually got out of the way!

There was a turmoil at the scene.

But at this moment, Phil Jackson on the sidelines showed a KFC-like smile.

If Artest is notorious for beating fans in the "Auben Mountain Palace Fight", then Zhu Fangyu's boxing of Bogut made him notorious among the players.

The combined punch with a strong shadow of "kung fu" is to some extent more fearful than Ma Long's iron elbow.

Especially for players like Thomas who like to be "talking".

Because, you will be beaten up.

And there will be surprises next round.

Finley broke through again and was double-teamed again, and this time he chose to pass the ball.

The ball was sent to Zhu Fangyu's hands at the bottom corner.

Zhu Fangyu took action when he received the ball.

Thomas was obviously too late to return to defense, so he watched Zhu Fangyu take action.

"Swish!"

A crisp sound came into the internet with three-point response!

Zhu Fangyu got his first point in the playoffs in his career!

34 to 33!

Moreover, this three-pointer is very important, and the Lakers have only one point left!

D'Antoni was also dissatisfied with Thomas' performance in the second quarter at this time, so he directly replaced him with Stoudemire.

This scene made Barkley and Kenny Smith in the commentary seat laugh.

Because in a sense, Jackson replaced Zhu Fangyu and directly defeated Thomas, who was in excellent shape!

You have Hua Xiong, and I have General Pan Feng!

And you really killed!

Or it can be understood as how to use a ox knife to kill a chicken? Why does Sun Hao need to be beaten to kill Thomas!

Zhu Fangyu is enough!

Jackson's adjustment was very eye-catching. The Suns had a chance to open the score, but they were once again in a tug-of-war with the Lakers.

This tug-of-war lasted until the third quarter.

This time it was the Lakers' turn to break out, and they made a 13-3 attack wave at the beginning of the third quarter.

Unlike the Suns, the Lakers did not let this opportunity slip away.

They played steadily and finally defeated the Suns 117-104 to win the game.

On the Suns, Stoudemire scored 22 points and 10 rebounds, Marion scored 13 points and 11 rebounds, Nash scored 9 points and 13 assists, Barbosa scored 14 points, and Dior scored 8 points and 4 rebounds.

On the Lakers, Sun Hao scored 32 points and 7 assists, O'Neal scored 21 points and 13 rebounds, Finley scored 16 points, Walker scored 11 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, and Zhu Fangyu scored 3 points and 1 rebound.

At the post-match press conference, Sun Hao and O'Neal attended.

"The Suns are a good opponent, he has caused us some trouble, but like in the past, the winner is still us."

O'Neal was in a good mood.

Although the Suns' double-teaming made him less comfortable when he played against the Warriors, he still scored easily after playing pick-and-roll with Sun Hao.

After all, double-teaming is a thing that takes time no matter what.

The reporter threw the same problem to Sun Hao, but Sun Hao was more cautious.

"The Suns are very strong. We won this game for luck, and the next game will be more intense."

Sun Hao's answer caused O'Neal to bounce his head. This big guy obviously felt that Sun Hao was too cautious.

A day later, the second game of the Eastern Conference Finals continued to start.

The Pistons' lineup is relatively fixed and there is little room for adjustment, but they have a higher defensive intensity than the first game.

The game turned into a defensive battle as the game was played.

This time the Pistons played the game to the end.

Anthony hit the key ball, while McGrady's final three-pointer came out of the basket.

The Pistons finally won 87-85 and tied the big score to 1-1.

The next day, the second game between the Suns and the Lakers continued in Phoenix.

D'Antoni made tactical adjustments and replaced Cote Thomas with Dior.

Dior was still a swaying man on the front line at this time.

This adjustment means that Stoudemire will go to the center, and the Suns have launched a lineup without a center!

Although their tactical concepts are different, D'Antoni, like Old Nelson, is a running-and-bomb-type coach.

When you encounter problems that cannot be solved, the first thing that comes to mind is to use offense to solve the problem.

This adjustment by D'Antoni proved to be effective.

Because whether it is Stoudemire or Thomas, O'Neal can't defend against one single defense, and he still needs to rely more on assisted defense.
To be continued...