Chapter 623 Dayao, does it feel good to be killed?
When switching offense and defense, the Blazers still went all out to defend.
"Bang!"
In a positional battle, the left wing was low and low, and Lao Wang got past Duncan, but this time Randolph blocked the left side of the basket first. He stopped suddenly and threw a small floater, but failed to hit.
"Bang!"
Looking back, shooting guard Anderson, who had not yet taken a shot, took the ball and faked a shot from the three-point line, knocking Joe Johnson away, but failed to seize the opportunity.
Stoudemire grabbed the rebound and the Suns attacked.
Solar attack, positional warfare.
On the left wing, Lao Wang took two steps out of the paint, and when Duncan caught up with him, he suddenly cut back to the basket.
This time, Nash's pass was very timely.
Seeing Old K cutting inside, Randolph bravely returned to defend the basket.
The next moment, Lao Wang caught the ball, took off with all his strength, and hit Randolph.
"Peng!"
Under the dive, with a heavy impact, Randolph, who was jumping in mid-air, groaned and rolled back. At the same time, Wang Tiejun's right hand holding the ball slammed hard.
"Bang!"
The next moment, a fierce slamming sound sounded.
"boom!"
The audience roared with cheers, like a volcano erupting, and even the roars of the commentators were suppressed.
Randolph's canthus and teeth were cracked from the fall, and his buttocks hurt, as if they were about to split. If it weren't for the flesh on his buttocks, he might have cracked his teeth.
He swore that he would never be so defensive again. This was playing at risk and was not his style.
Lao Wang fell to the ground, glanced at Randolph, didn't bother to talk trash, and ran to the backcourt.
The reason why he attacked the basket today was not only to improve his offensive efficiency, but also to attack Randolph and weaken his motivation to help defend.
Randolph's defense is mediocre to begin with. As long as some of his defensive ability is eliminated and the opponent is fearful, Duncan alone will never be able to withstand him.
After the first quarter, at 22:27, the Suns led by 5 points at home.
Zhang Lili said: "The Trail Blazers can still maintain the situation in the first quarter, the substitutes should be okay in the second quarter, and the main force returning in the third quarter should be okay, but they may not be able to hold on in the final quarter, and the situation will tilt towards the Suns by then."
"Director Zhang, why is this?" Su Qun asked quickly.
Zhang Lijia smiled and said: "Because of physical fitness, the Suns' fast break threat is very big, forcing the Blazers to have to defend with all their strength every time the offense and defense transition. The outside line is better, but the inside line consumes a lot of physical energy. The Suns
The fast break tactics make the Blazers' defense very passive, which is very troublesome.
You see, in the first quarter, the Suns failed to hit a fast break because the Blazers went all out to defend. The situation was a stalemate, but this was a situation that the Blazers had to expend a lot of physical energy to achieve."
Su Qun suddenly realized the truth and said: "So the Blazers will definitely come on the bench in the second quarter to give the main team a chance to breathe. But in the third quarter, after the main team's physical strength is once again exhausted, it will be difficult to maintain in the final quarter.
But Coach Zhang, although the Suns did not have a few fast breaks in the first quarter, several perimeter players, including Stoudemire, also made fast breaks frequently, which consumed a lot of physical energy!"
Zhang Liyi nodded and said: "But the Suns have long been suitable for this style of play and have an advantage in physical distribution. The Trail Blazers are passive, and their offensive and defensive rhythm has obviously fallen into the Suns' rhythm."
"I understand. If the Suns want to play fast break, they can play fast break. If they want to play positional warfare, they can play positional warfare. But the Blazers have to defend with all their strength every time. They are indeed passive and consume more money." Su Qun nodded and smiled.
The situation was indeed as Zhang Lili said. In the second quarter, the Trail Blazers mainly used their substitute lineup to maintain the situation and hold on to the score.
The Trail Blazers originally had a strong interior substitute lineup, but due to bad luck, two important interior substitutes were injured at the beginning of the game, and both Raheem and Theo Ratliff were seriously injured that would end the season.
As a result, the Blazers' strongest inside lineup became weak, and they were in a disadvantageous situation among the substitute lineup in the second quarter.
Lao Wang will not show mercy. If you come on the bench, I will come on the bench. He came on from the beginning and played the entire second quarter, forcing Duncan and Randolph to play 8 minutes each. Even so, the score was
It widened, at 44:55, the Suns led by 11 points.
In the third quarter, the main players of both teams came out. Lao Wang took a lot of shots in the second quarter, but didn't take many shots in this quarter. The two sides were tied at 64:75, and the Suns still led by 11 points.
At the end of the quarter, Duncan and Randolph couldn't hold on physically any longer, but then Lao Wang stepped up his personal offense and frequently participated in fast breaks. In just half a quarter, he completely defeated Duncan and Randolph's physical abilities, and they were blown away at the same time.
A pioneer.
The Suns scored 30 points in the final quarter, allowing the Trail Blazers to score only 18 points.
At the end of the game, 82:105, the Suns won by 23 points.
Lao Wang scored 44 points, 16 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals, 7 blocks, 2 turnovers and 4 fouls, shooting 64% from the field.
In addition, Marion, Stoudemire and Nash scored in double figures.
Duncan scored 18 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks, 3 turnovers and 5 fouls, shooting 42% from the field.
Randolph scored 19 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 2 turnovers and 3 fouls, shooting 42.5% from the field.
After the game, Barkley commented: "The Trail Blazers' strongest point, low-post offense, failed tonight. Under the strong defense of Old K, Duncan and Randolph were not efficient enough. At the same time, they were unable to guard Old K.
k's attack.
The low post suffers on both offense and defense, which is one of the important reasons for losing the game."
"Charles, is there any other reason?" Kenny Smith asked.
Nodding, Barkley continued: "In addition, the Suns did not have many fast breaks today. There were only 17 fast breaks. A total of 29 fast breaks were actually launched, and the success rate was 58.6%. The Suns shot
It was 85 times, and the fast break ratio was 34%.
This is a very high proportion for other teams, but not high for the Suns. In the regular season, this proportion is 48%, and nearly half are fast breaks.
The reason why the Suns' fast break is lower than before is because when the offense and defense transition, the Blazers return to defense with all their strength. This limits the Suns' fast break, but at the same time it also consumes a lot of their own physical energy, and also makes the Blazers
His physical fitness collapsed in the final quarter and he lost the game."
Kenny Smith nodded and said: "It is true. The Trail Blazers fell into the Suns' game rhythm and used physical exertion to limit the Suns' fast breaks. Although it was considered a success, they consumed too much themselves, so this tactic
, it should not be used in the next game.”
Barkley smiled: "But if you don't follow, the Suns can't limit the fast break, so the Blazers are in trouble.
Duncan and Randolph can't outrun K and Stoudemire. Payton on the outside is also old and can't outrun Nash. Anderson is also injured. However, Joe Johnson is average and can keep up, but the Blazers have no one at the third position.
Can keep up with Marion.
Five positions, four positions cannot keep up with others, how to fight?
Today I think the Suns did not unleash their speed at all, because this is only the Western Conference Finals, and there will be the Finals later. Otherwise, with the overall speed of the Trail Blazers, even if they return to defense with all their strength, it will be difficult to defend against the Suns' fast break.
.”
Kenny Smith said: "This should be deliberately controlled by Old K. Every time the Trail Blazers went back to defend with all their strength, that is, when Duncan and Randolph went all out to defend, he did not make a quick release.
But if the two inside men don't return to defense with all their strength, he will usually launch a fast break, and the Suns mainly hope to consume the physical energy of Duncan and Randolph."
Barkley nodded and said: "That's right, the series is very long and there are four games to sweep. The Suns have made long-term plans.
More importantly, the Suns have a strong sense of fast break. During the transition between offense and defense, as long as you are half a beat slower, their fast break will come out, so you have to go back to defense with all your strength from the beginning.
But if you really return to defense with all your strength, Old K will step on the brakes and switch to positional warfare, but your physical energy will have been wasted."
After winning the G1 game, the Suns' coaching staff also breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, the Trail Blazers are one of the strongest teams in the league besides the Suns. Being able to defeat their opponents by a huge score in G1 shows that the techniques and tactics adopted by the coaching staff are successful and targeted.
"We played well today. Steve, Sean, Amare, Joe, and a few substitutes were all good..."
Lao Wang accepted an on-site interview and praised his teammates' performance before returning to the locker room.
As soon as he entered the dressing room, he heard his cell phone ringing in the closet and quickly took it out. It turned out to be Dayao's phone number.
"Hello, Dayao?"
"Brother, congratulations, you won so easily. It seems like you have no problem reaching the finals!"
"It's okay. The Trail Blazers' internal injury problem is too serious. Duncan and Randolph alone can't handle it. The further back they go, the worse their physical fitness will be. Our fast-paced offense and defense can wear them down. It doesn't matter.
No matter how I take action, I just need to control the rhythm." Lao Wang said with a proud smile.
"Brother, don't do Sideways again, right?"
"You can't say for sure, luck is also very important. Maybe one of the games is not accurate, and the opponent performs extremely well, and we may lose one or two games. The home whistle is also an issue to consider. If it is too biased, there may be
We might lose. Anyway, the league doesn’t want to see a sweep, and the Blazers are very strong, so we can’t be careless.”
"Then if we meet in the finals, you must be merciful and don't sweep us away."
"That won't work. Those who deserve to be swept must be swept away. You kid, don't try to get too close."
"Brother, don't you give me any face?"
"I have no choice. If I don't sweep you away, how can I have any face? I don't even have face, so how can I give you face? Only when I sweep you away can I have face and give you face. Do you understand?"
"...Brother, what you said makes sense! But it was so convoluted that I felt dizzy and hung up first."
"Ha ha……"
On the 19th, the Eastern Conference Finals G1.
Of course, CCTV will also broadcast Dayao's Eastern Conference Finals live, but unlike Lao Wang's Western Conference Finals, there is no on-site commentary. The Eastern Conference Finals only have a rear live broadcast room with commentators at CCTV headquarters. There is only one reporter on the front line, named Yang Yi.
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Before the game, Dayao was full of confidence, full of confidence, and full of confidence. After the first quarter, he was confused. After the second quarter, the Nets fell behind by 5 points. When he returned to the locker room, he called Lao Wang to ask for help.
Comfort, not asking for help.
"Brother, what should I do? The troll's weak-side help defense is too strong and I can't get in? There is no offense at the basket. The efficiency is too low. I only made 3 of 7 shots in the first half."
"I've warned you before, but now you know how good their help defense is? The Pistons just feed on defense. If you can achieve 40% efficiency, it's pretty good."
"Then how to solve the problem? I pulled him out to vote, but Big Ben is faster than me, so pulling him out is useless!"
"You idiot, he's so short, what threat does it pose to you if he's pulled out to defend alone?"
"He pushed me secretly and made some small moves. Didn't you see it? And I didn't feel so good today. I pulled out and missed a few shots. The coach asked me to get closer to the basket and then take another shot."
"Then there's nothing you can do. You should improve your distribution. If the trolls double-team you, there will definitely be an opening on the weak side. Alternatively, you can try to go directly to the basket. The big team shouldn't be able to push you out.
, there is no way to go around. Kidd's 360-degree vision, as long as you get to the position under the basket, his pass will definitely arrive. When you receive the ball under the basket, your shot must be fast, Big Ben or
If he commits a foul, he will be injured by you, or he will watch you lay up, and of course he may block you. His jumping is quite good, and he can occasionally block you."
"Okay, let me try."
In the second half, Dayao sometimes pulled out, or even directly to the three-point line, to create a high fort. The Pistons had no way to defend, but the touch was really not very good, so more often he went directly to the basket to get into position.
While strengthening the offense at the basket, they also caused consecutive fouls by Ben and Rasheed Wallace. The situation did improve in the third quarter. They scored 14 points in a single quarter with consecutive shots and free throws. After the third quarter, the Nets
Overtaken by 3 points.
In the final quarter, due to physical exhaustion, Dayao missed two attempts at the basket and made a catch error once, resulting in the score being overtaken by one point. He could only pull out more and use effortless mid-range shots and three-point offenses.
, barely holding on to the score.
With seven seconds left in the game, Kidd unexpectedly hit a three-pointer to tie the score.
The Pistons had the ball, Larry Brown called a timeout in advance, and then served from the frontcourt sideline. Hamilton, the masked man who could not run to death, ran around like crazy, threw away the defender, and caught the ball on the right wing and hit a mid-range shot.
, defeated the Nets.
It is estimated that Dayao returned to the locker room. Lao Wang made a phone call and comforted him: "Dayao, does it feel good to be defeated? Even Big Ben, the undrafted draft pick, can't do it. You, the No. 1 pick, are made of sponges.
It’s hydrated!”
"Brother, what you said is so shocking. Anyway, I scored 29 points today, so my performance wasn't that bad, right? I think I'm pretty good!"
"What's the shooting percentage?"
"Uh, 46%."
"Look, you don't even have a 50% shooting rate. No wonder you were killed. If your efficiency were higher, would someone have a chance to kill you? As a big center, this is an unqualified performance. Is it wrong for me to comfort you?
?”
"No, brother, you are right to comfort me, please continue, I'm done."
Lao Wang looked at the beeping phone and said with a smile: "You little bastard, if you dare to hang up on me, if you dare to advance to the finals, I will definitely sweep you away."
No. 20, Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals.
The Suns continued to play G1 game tactics, taking advantage of the Blazers' weakness of insufficient interior substitutes and using fast break tactics to consume Duncan and Randolph's physical energy.
However, this game did not go as smoothly. It was not that the Blazers found a solution to the problem, but that their condition was average, they were not focused on the game, their shooting touch was not as good as in the previous game, and they made too many mistakes. Nash alone
, under Payton's defense, there were as many as 8 turnovers, so after the first three quarters, the Suns fell behind by 6 points.
Lao Wang's own touch was also average. He made 7 of 15 shots in the first three quarters, with a shooting percentage of less than 50%. He missed several layups and missed two dunks. Duncan's defense broke out and cost him two big blocks.
I also had a bad free throw today, making only 5 of 10 free throws, and only scored 19 points after three quarters.
"What the hell, now it's the boy Dayao's turn to comfort me."
When he came on the field in the final quarter, Lao Wang stood up from the bench and muttered something.