Chapter 241: The Finals Strikes the Gong, Asking for Support)
June 2, Atlanta.
The eyes of NBA fans around the world are all gathered here today, looking forward to the upcoming Finals G1.
The Phillips Center is already packed. Ticket prices for the finals have increased dozens of times compared to the regular season. The price of a regular seat ticket exceeds 2,000 US dollars. The price of a ticket in the front area of the inner factory easily exceeds 6,000. This price has already exceeded 6,000 US dollars.
It is more than the monthly income of ordinary people, but even so, it cannot stop the passionate fans.
The sports environment here in the United States is good, the fans are very enthusiastic, and high participation is very important. The most important thing is that they are willing to spend money!
Ke Yan asked for five tickets. In addition to Wang Lifan's family of three and Huo Qingshu, another single seat was given to Birdman Anderson, who had not appeared in front of everyone for a long time.
This summer, Anderson's suspension period expires and he can be "released after serving his sentence." At that time, he will join the Eagles and return to Ke Yan's command.
With half an hour left before the game, the fans entered the venue early, put on the white T-shirts that the staff had put on the backs of chairs in advance, and began to cheer for the players warming up on the court, without sparing any physical energy.
In a moment, the Eagles' home court turned into a surging white, bright and eye-catching.
In the middle of this ocean, a few Suns fans wearing blue and white jerseys also tried to make their voices heard and express their support for the home team, but they were drowned in the boundless sound of the home team fans.
More than a hundred TV stations broadcast the finals live, and the attention was much higher than the Heat vs. Mavericks last season. This is the benefit of an offensive team entering the finals.
CCTV arranged for the program team to broadcast the entire finals live. Yujia and Zhang Lili came directly to the scene to provide timely commentary. Zhang Lili was ready to teach Garnett about the nickname given to him by Chinese fans in the post-game interview.
Zhang reasonably analyzed the lineups of both sides: "The Suns have Nash, Stoudemire, and Marion; the Hawks have Paul, Garnett, and Joe Johnson. Coincidentally, they can match up! But,
The Hawks' bench has more players than the Suns, D'Antoni's rotation is not as good as Ke Yan's, and in the finals it is easiest for a surprise player to step up and solve the game."
The head coaches of both sides gave the players a few words of encouragement at the end, and then the players came out.
The starting lineups of both sides remain the same. Hawks: Paul, Joe Johnson, Battier, Garnett, Diaw.
"Garnett made a successful jump ball. He passed the ball to Paul. The Hawks got the ball for the first offense and the game officially began!"
Paul caught the basketball, smacked it forward, took a long breath, relieved his nervousness, and dribbled the ball leisurely across half court.
Joe Johnson and Paul were outside the three-point line on the left, Battier went to the right corner, Garnett was 70 degrees on the right, and the Eagles' offensive formation was completely stretched.
Joe John held the ball in the middle and played singles, attracting Bell's defense and observing the movement of his teammates.
Paul stopped for a moment on the baseline and ran back to the top line at full speed to catch the ball. Diaw hung up on Nash. Richardson immediately followed and changed defense, leaving Diaw to Nash.
Joe Johnson passed the ball to Paul, who threw the ball to Diaw who went straight to the basket. The French magician easily put the ball into the basket.
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"In the first round, the defense was completely dismantled by the Hawks, and Nash was a little tired. But he didn't say anything. The Suns are too used to regaining the field through offense after losing points on the defensive end!
Nash took the ball to the top of the arc and faced Paul's defense. He first observed the movement of his teammates, raised his right hand and made a gesture, then handed the ball to Marion, who was coming up, and ran to the weak side.
Paul followed closely beside him. At the same time, Stoudemire ran to the strong side at a 45-degree angle. After he was in position, Nash immediately turned around and ran back, using Stoudemire's off-ball screen to cover.
After getting rid of Paul, he came to the sideline and made another reverse run, which disrupted the rhythm of Garnett who was defending, and also created an opportunity for Stoudemire to forcefully eat Paul.
Battier tried to return to the inside to make up the position, but it was too late. Stoudemire's impact was so strong that he easily knocked over Paul and pushed away Battier for a dunk. (2:2)
"What a ball! Nash didn't even catch the ball, so the Eagles' defense was distracted!" Yuga praised.
Stoudemire doesn't have many opportunities to play Garnett in isolation. If he wants to be more comfortable on the offensive end, he needs teammates on the outside to create a better output environment for him. The key is to take away Garnett.
The Eagles attacked, and Joe Johnson passed the ball to Battier on the right, who then hit the ground and passed to Garnett in the low post.
Garnett hit Stoudemire in the low post, fired up Stoudemire with a shake of his shoulder, then jumped up and scored with a one-handed dunk. (4:2)
Stoudemire has first-class physical fitness, good speed and strength, but his defensive habits are really poor. He can occasionally contribute two wonderful blocks and hit the top five goals, but his highlights are full of flaws.
When the Suns attacked, Nash played a pick-and-roll with Stoudemire and advanced one step inside the free throw line. At the same time, he restrained the defense of Garnett, Paul, and Diaw, and passed the ball to the right side at a 45-degree angle. Marion was left empty-handed.
Cutting to catch the ball, he squeezed away the defender Battier and entered the penalty area. He dunked the ball with both hands and scored. 4:4.
The Eagles attacked, and Joe Johnson passed the ball to Garnett. As soon as Garnett took a step after receiving the ball, Marion retreated to help defend, and took the ball from the lower three lanes, while Stoudemire defended behind him.
Garnett had excellent vision and handed the ball to the open Joe Johnson. Joe took aim in isolation and did not shoot. Instead, he waited for Marion to save and then moved the ball inside. Garnett received the ball and turned to the middle and turned over.
Jump shot made.6:4.
When the Suns attacked, Nash and Marion advanced through the middle after playing a pick-and-roll. After containing the two-man defense, they sent a "hand-to-hand" pass. Richardson, who cut in from the ribs, received the ball and took a step forward, already between him and the basket.
There is no obstacle, easy layup. (6:6)
In two consecutive attacks, Nash's passing was wonderful. It was also the first time to play in the finals, and neither Garnett nor Nash had stage fright!
The Hawks also played a pick-and-roll. Paul took the ball to the top of the arc. Diaw covered him and blocked Nash behind him. Paul entered the penalty area, singled out Richardson, looked at six directions, and cut the ball to the basket.
Nate and Stoudemire followed him closely, constantly exerting physical confrontation and denying him the chance to speed up and attack the frame.
Garnett's fake move once again "defeated" Stoudemire, but Bell received the basket in time and reached out to cut the ball and hit Garnett's hand.
"Ouch!" shouted Garnett, putting pressure on the referee while passing the ball to the bottom corner. Battier caught the ball and shot, and the three-pointer went into the net (9:6).
The key point is that the Suns' own players mistakenly thought that Bell had fouled. Unexpectedly, Garnett was "two-pronged", and it was not a loss anyway!
This is actually a matter of defensive habits. If you were the Spurs, you would never give Battier such an easy chance to take action.
This goal somewhat dampened the morale of the Suns. In the next round of offense, Nash's pass after completing a breakthrough from the wing created an opportunity for the inside. Marion went straight to the basket in rhythm, restrained Battier's defense and then distributed the ball.
To Richardson, the latter wanted to hit Joe Johnson, who was coming over to defend, but he didn't expect the opponent to miss it and instead went straight to the basket to attack the frame, but was interfered by Garnett.
Diaw grabbed the rebound, immediately promoted the transition between offense and defense, and assisted Paul for a layup to complete the score. (11:6)
"Oh, Richardson should have made this shot!" Zhang Lili said with regret.
Compared with the 3D type Bell, Richardson's personal offensive ability with the ball is good. His joining has also improved the Suns' starting lineup's weakness of having few ball points. But today facing the defensive expert Shane Battier, it is reasonable to
Chadson felt uncomfortable at the beginning, which affected his choice of this shot.
His teammates still needed to adapt to the atmosphere of the finals, so Nash chose to do it himself. Entering the Eagles penalty area through a pick-and-roll, Nash "walked around the garden" with his skillful dribbling skills. Everyone in the Eagles thought he was going to pass the ball.
At that moment, he suddenly turned around and took a shot, hitting the target accurately. (11:8)
The Suns' offense relies entirely on Nash's words, which is a good thing for the Hawks; but at this moment, Ke Yan can't relax. This may be due to the atmosphere of the finals. The game is obviously going in the direction of his ideal, but he is still worried about accidents
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The Eagles attacked, Diaw provided an off-ball screen to Joe Johnson, Paul passed the ball, and Richardson "switched" Joe Johnson.
Joe Johnson held the ball and beat Richardson in isolation. He continued to cross-step and dribble toward the penalty area. He made a drastic change of direction and swung his opponent away. He forced a layup and was interfered by Stoudemire who was assisting on defense.
"Dip!" The referee called Stoudemire a foul without hesitation, which aroused Stoudemire's dissatisfaction!
It may be that Stoudemire's complaint to the referee contained language that attacked Joe Johnson. There was some quarrel between the two soon, and they began to exchange insults through the crowd.
In the summer of 2005, Joe Johnson expressed his hope to leave the Suns early. In addition to the salary negotiation, the conflict with Stoudemire was also one of the reasons. "Enemies are extremely jealous when they meet." The always good-tempered
Joe Johnson also quarreled with Stoudemire from a distance, which is a very rare scene.
The referee came over and warned the two people respectively, and then the two restrained themselves. Joe Johnson executed the free throw and hit it accurately! (13:8)
Looking back, Stoudemire was also extraordinarily active on the offensive end. He set up a pick-and-roll for Nash and then passed the ball. He faced Garnett's defense and "overlorded the ball", although he failed to score the ball.
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"Garnett, who was also shot while lying down, looked at Stoudemire with a look that wanted to kill him and couldn't stop him!
Last season, Stoudemire was injured for a year. Despite this year, he did not waste time. He practiced an accurate mid-range shot in the training hall. There was no pressure at all when executing free throws, and he hit them accurately! (13
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Stoudemire, who made two free throws, retreated while watching Joe Johnson talk trash. The referee couldn't stand it anymore and decisively called Stoudemire a technical foul, giving the Hawks the opportunity to execute the free throw!
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"After causing trouble and being severely punished, Stoudemire felt that he was wronged and covered his head with a shocked expression!
If you had to call a technical foul for talking trash, Garnett on the opposite side would have already committed six fouls!
As everyone knows, the key to the problem is not to talk trash, but to provoke the opponent! Stoudemire is completely hitting the gun!
If there is any "violent incident" in the finals, it will do a lot of damage to the image of the NBA~ It would be strange for Stern not to punish him severely!
Joe Johnson took a technical foul free throw. After making the shot, he looked at Stoudemire with a "care for stupid x" expression, and his smile was warm and bright.
After catching the ball, Nash slapped Stoudemire on the butt twice, reminding him to calm down and not be irritated by the Hawks' "little tricks."
The Suns attacked, and Nash brought it to the frontcourt and passed it to Richardson who was running in the bottom corner. Richardson passed Battier and passed the ball to Marion who was 70 degrees on the left.
Marion singled out Diaw, feinted and then made a strong charge. Due to interference, the shot missed and Garnett grabbed the rebound.
The Suns have yet to make a breakthrough in the playoffs, and Marion, who earns the most money, must be blamed! No matter what gorgeous statistics he can score in the regular season, Marion's performance in the playoffs will definitely shrink, which is also Marion's well-known weakness.
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