Even though Francis performed well in the third game, he made 4 of 5 shots from outside the three-point line, but he did not let the game enter garbage time in three quarters.

Yao Ming made 9 of 13 shots, scored 18 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists, with the highest offensive efficiency, but his number of shots per game was not as high as that of two outside defenders.

Guo Xu showed his strength in this game, scoring a large double-double with 44 points and 10 assists, with a score of 111 to 96, and the Suns led 3 to 0.

Chinese fans who hope to see the Rockets and the Suns play classic games are disappointed. The Rockets cannot create any threat to the Suns, and they cannot even score a hundred points.

Although the Suns attach importance to defense than the regular season, the key reason is Van Gundy's employment. He rotates eight people back and forth in each game, and two offensive routines are too easy for the opponent to understand.

In the rotation of these eight people, Morris Taylor and Mark Jackson were still defending the black hole, and Guo Xu lived on the court. The swinger Nahba is not as strong as Suns rookie Josh Howard, and his physical fitness is at a disadvantage.

In the first game, Van Gundy had nine players rotated, and he also gave the "big spoon" Witherspoon 11 minutes of playing time. This big brother, who is 198cm tall and weighs nearly 125 kilograms, looks like he was taking a walk to lose weight.

A fan left a message after the game saying that the piece of meat on the back of his neck seemed delicious... What is this level?

In the fourth battle, Van Gundy continued to play the double tower tactics, preventing the pick-and-roll from rotting like shit.

The Rockets' style of playing is the same in every game, without any adjustments at all, and even the time for substitution is similar. In fact, it is the same as Van Gundy. Players can just turn up and down by checking the time.

This is why the Rockets led their opponents 2-0 in the first round of the playoffs and were reversed when they were coached by Van Gundy. It was too easy for the opponent to make targeted adjustments.

In the first half, the Suns led by 28 points and took the lead. Guo Xu, Xiao Si, and Marion did not appear again in the second half, and sat on the sidelines to watch their young teammates exercise.

Facing the lineup composed of Diop, Haslem, Howard, Joe Johnson and Blake, the Rockets' starters fought in one quarter but didn't get a good advantage. Yao Ming, who had made two games, became strong.

On the verge of being eliminated, players are prone to mental problems, they are burdened with the mentality of wanting to win and afraid of losing, and then perform abnormally. In Guo Xu's previous life, this happened to the Rockets many times.

In 2004, he lost to the Lakers 78 to 97, in 2005, the Rockets lost to the Mavericks 76 to 116, and in 2009, he lost to the Lakers 70 to 89, and he couldn't even score 80 points in the key battle.

The Suns substitutes are not under pressure. With the stars as a backing for them, they perform boldly on both offense and defense, and don’t have to worry about losing. They have good defense, they can be both people and pick-and-roll. In the joint defense system, no matter which side Francis goes, they are double-teamed near the penalty area, and scored 21 points with a shooting percentage of less than 40%.

In the end, 102 to 78, the Suns easily swept the Rockets 4 to 0.

Francis was tortured by Guo Xu for the first time in his career. He shot 39.6% from the field goal percentage and 40% from three-pointers, but he could only hit 1 goal, scored 18 points, 8 rebounds, 7.5 assists, and 4 annoying mistakes.

Guo Xu had 30.5 points, 3 rebounds, 11 assists and 2 steals in four games, with a shooting percentage of 60% and a three-point shooting percentage of 47%.

At the post-match press conference, Van Gundy did not find any reason for the loss and said frankly that he could not beat the Suns.

"The Suns have excellent players in every position, and their strength is far better than the Rockets. They are likely to win the championship this year. Jason Guo's personal abilities are very outstanding. We cannot limit him one-on-one. This is why the Suns are strong."

Yao Ming attended the press conference and mentioned that Guo Xu was still scared. "He is too fast. People say that he has disadvantages in playing basketball, but he turned his height into an advantage. Big players cannot keep up with him. The Flash's nickname is too suitable for him."

Francis said: "He has caused us great trouble. His defense is not as weak as people say. It is difficult for you to get rid of him. He is not afraid of confrontation and will keep entangled, unless the Suns lead too much and he doesn't defend seriously."

After the game, the media reported the game, and some fans online said that Francis expressed the voices of many point guards. Although the media never said that Guo Xu was a defensive expert, none of the point guards in the league said that he had poor defense.

Some fans also said that it is not easy to name a few point guards better than Guo Xu's defense.

"Jason's offense is too strong, and it is easy for people to ignore his defense. In the 2001 Finals, Iverson's shooting percentage was less than 40%.

"The explosive power and bounce power can win the dunk king. How can the power be poor? He is the enhanced version of Iverson."

"Although Jason beat everyone up, I don't believe he can enter the best defensive team. The selection criteria are just that, and the Suns lost too many points."

"I think the Lakers will be swept against the Suns next round, of course, the premise is that the Lakers will pass the Grizzlies first."

The Lakers and the Grizzlies tied 2-2, and the Suns waited for their hard work and watched the tiger fight while sitting on the mountain.

The Lakers' strength is far less powerful than the players' fame, and the Grizzlies' strength is not as weak as the players' fame.

The Grizzlies not only have double towers inside, Lorenzen White, but also swinging team Mike Miller, James Percy, Mike Dunleavy, they can all make three-pointers, and Percy is still the kind of defender that Kobe hates.

If Malone hadn't stood up and made two central shots at the critical moment in the fourth game, the Lakers would have been 1-3 behind.

"Gloves" Payton suddenly became unable to play after entering the playoffs, and had no advantage against "White Chocolate" Williams.

After the game, Phil Jackson, O'Neal, and Malone publicly stated that there were people in the team too independent, and the Lakers were about to have internal strife again, or they were in internal strife...

No one of the Grizzlies can defend O'Neal alone, but he made less than 15 attempts in three games and was deflated.

The fifth game was played at the Grizzlies at home. Kobe finally stopped fighting one-on-one again and again, and was very fast. Percy, who was good at single defense and had height and wingspan, began to cooperate with his teammates.

Kobe scored more than 20 goals in a game with a shooting percentage of 40%, and was mainly two-pointers, allowing the two inside players to watch the fun. The Lakers were very lucky to win two games, and they all depended on the efficient performance of the two inside players with nearly 60% shooting percentage, leading the team to climb out of the pit little by little.

The "Zen Master" asked Kobe to communicate, saying that he would fight alone without any brains, so that he would know what it means to "If I don't go to hell, you will go to hell."

If he continues to fight like this, before the "Zen Master" comes forward, Ma Long wants to extinguish his grudges with Kobe.

Malone is the last person the Lakers regrets. He gave up his life in the Jazz and gave up the "one person, one city" talk. Is it because he joined the Lakers to tease Kobe's wife and watch Kobe make a fuss?

In this game, the Lakers returned to O'Neal's strong attack low post, and the offense was old path from the inside out, which immediately made Gasol and Randolph run away on the defensive end. The little fat guy couldn't stand the big fat guy alone, and the coach asked Chakalidis to play and could stand it, but the offensive end was of no use.

O'Neal attracted double-teams to pass the ball at a low post, and his teammates' shooting percentage increased and they blossomed from multiple points.

McBryn analyzed in an explanation: "It's not that Kobe is not capable, but that the Grizzlies are very good at defending the outside and are afraid of strong attacks at low posts. The Lakers let O'Neal take the main attack is the right choice."

98 to 90, the Lakers won the Battle of Tianwang Mountain away and won the match point.

In the sixth game, the Grizzlies had many young players, and the shortcomings of unstable core performance were revealed again. Gasol and Randolph made a series of blacksmiths. Although the people performed well in the swing, the Grizzlies still lost 78 to 88.

The Lakers advanced 4-2 in the first round, and encountered the Suns in the second round.
Chapter completed!