After the substitution, the Lakers' defense obviously improved to a higher level, but they still could not withstand the Suns' fierce offensive. Garnett pulled up a high jump shot and the Suns seized the opportunity to counterattack.
In the transition between offense and defense, Chen Yan performed his best trick, chasing after one step from the three-point line and hitting!
15 to 8.
The Lakers can also slightly limit Chen Yan's three-pointers by quickly changing defense, but there is no way in this fast break. The Lakers players have not yet settled down, and Chen Yan has already taken action. Who can withstand it?
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The Lakers attack, this round Kobe no longer takes the back seat, but participates in the triangle offense.
Kobe held the ball at the top of the arc. Garnett stepped forward to set a fake screen and immediately passed down. Kobe hit the ball between the cracks and sent the ball out.
The attention of the Suns players was attracted by Kobe. After receiving the ball, Garnett easily entered the penalty area. Jordan immediately let go of Camby and strode up to cover the defense. He was very active!
Garnett jumped up against DeAndre Jordan. If the 'Wolf King' had done this a few years ago, he would have dunked. But now his explosive power is obviously not as good as the young DeAndre Jordan, but Garnett still has the foundation, and he grabbed the ball with one hand after the confrontation.
, lean back and score in the air!
"Beep!"
The referee's whistle sounded at the same time.
and-one!
After Garnett fell to the ground, he made a fist with one hand. Kobe Bryant and James Posey quickly pulled him up.
Garnett made an extra free throw to help the Lakers chase the score to 11-15.
Sun attack.
James Posey stared at Chen Yan, and Kobe Bryant stared at Nash. Almost all of the Suns' scoring in the opening game was completed by the two of them. It can be said that the Lakers' defense was very targeted.
The Suns' offense is also very targeted. Kobe Bryant defends Nash and James Posey defends Chen Yan, which means there is a natural mismatch on the court.
Nash waved, and Azubuike, who was squatting in the bottom corner, suddenly became the main attacker.
After receiving the ball, Azubuike directly singled Fisher.
Fisher's heart skipped a beat, he was so fucked up, anyone could poop on his head?
‘Old Fish’ pulled up his trouser legs, lowered his center of gravity, and concentrated on defense.
Azubuike didn't do any fancy tricks. He suddenly picked up speed after a crotch move, and his slow lateral movement was the weakness of the "Old Fish". Excellent confrontation was his strength. Smart attackers would use their strengths and avoid weaknesses when facing him.
Fisher barely kept up, but Azubuike suddenly pulled up at the elbow after making a sudden stop.
Fisher was half a beat slow on defense and watched helplessly as Azubuike threw the ball over his head.
"Bang!"
Although he didn't score, Azubuike had a chance to score.
‘Old Fish’ breathed a sigh of relief. It wasn’t him who defended his opponent in this round, but the basket of Staples Center that defended his opponent.
For Azubuike, the missed shot had nothing to do with Fisher, it was simply because his hand was shaking when he shot.
Camby grabbed the rebound and Kobe dribbled the ball across half court.
Camby and Garnett both came up to the line to cover for Kobe. The two insiders came up to the line, thereby emptying out all the inside lines. Kobe took advantage of the screen and accelerated to move in. The Suns' defense quickly recovered. No one wanted to let Kobe kill easily.
Get to the basket and score.
Kobe stopped suddenly outside the penalty area and threw the ball with both hands to Fisher on the outside.
Chen Yan reacted quickly, braked suddenly, turned around and dived towards the outside.
"Whoosh!"
Fisher was not afraid of Chen Yan's interference and steadily hit three-pointers from the outside.
15 to 14.
This is the value of Fisher. His outside shooting is very stable and has a high arc that is not easily disturbed.
At 6 minutes and 11 seconds, Jordan received his second foul of the game and was replaced by Mustache.
DeAndre Jordan's role in the first quarter was quite obvious. He protected the defensive rebounds very well and also performed well in protecting the frame. Barnes replaced DeAndre Jordan and the Suns played the purest run-and-gun game.
The Lakers obviously struggled on the defensive end due to the speed of the Suns, but on the offensive end, they frequently used their height advantage to beat the Suns inside.
At the end of the first quarter, 32 to 29.
Both sides played high scores, with the Suns temporarily leading by 3 points.
Mike Breen commented: "The Suns' perimeter duo feels very good. Chen Yan scored 12 points in the first quarter and Nash scored 10 points. This is the key to their lead."
Van Gundy added: "But this is also their problem. Compared with the Lakers, the Suns' scoring points are too concentrated. Once Nash or Chen Yan have problems with their touch, it will be difficult for them to maintain their advantage."
Facts have proved that the Suns not only rely on Chen Yan and Nash, but their second team is also trustworthy.
The biggest difference between the Suns' second lineup and the Lakers' is the ball-handling point. The Suns' White Chocolate Williams can hold the ball, Barea can hold the ball, and Grant Hill can also hold the ball. The Lakers' second team can hold the ball.
The lineup is much more embarrassing. Shannon Brown and Ariza can be regarded as the core players in this lineup.
This group of teammates themselves are not strong in holding the ball. Coupled with Kobe's super offensive ability with the ball, they have developed a bad habit, which is to rely on Kobe's offense. Their tasks in the round offense are basically empty.
Cut and squat the bottom corner.
Not only do they have no ball-handling points, the Lakers' second lineup organization is also problematic.
Luke Walton can barely organize, but he is a forward after all and cannot do many point guard jobs.
If the Lakers' second team wants to compete with the Suns, they can only rely on the whole team, but the Suns don't play them as a whole. The Suns' substitute players resolutely implement the 7-second attack strategy, preferring singles and quick shots rather than letting the Lakers' zone defense fall into place.
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The Suns' bench hit a 10-2 spurt in the second quarter, forcing the Lakers to replace the starting lineup early.
This is what D'Antoni wants to see. If the Lakers' main force is exhausted prematurely, the Suns' winning rate will be greater in the final battle.
Kobe hit two mid-range shots as soon as he came on. When he saw these substitutes playing off the court, Kobe became angry. As soon as he came on the court, he vented his anger on the Suns.
The momentum that the Suns substitute had just played was suddenly suppressed by Kobe alone. This is a huge aura.
A minute and a half later, the Suns also replaced their main players. Under the leadership of Kobe Bryant, the Lakers' offensive was very fierce. If the main players did not gain the lead, they might not be able to maintain it.
Nash hit a horse-riding archery-style mid-range shot as soon as he came up. Tonight, the Lakers resolutely adopted a switching strategy against him. The Lakers planned to use the purest switching strategy so that Nash could only drive the covering players who started the pick-and-roll with him, and not let him change more.
There are many ways to connect teammates on the weak side to achieve the effect of revitalizing the overall situation.
However, this gave Nash a lot of opportunities for personal attack. Whenever there was a mismatch, Nash would attack with a small force and be very determined.
At halftime, Nash's personal score had risen to 19 points, second only to Chen Yan's 21 points and higher than Kobe.
Nash's offensive state continued until the fourth quarter.
Chen Yan was as hot as ever, and the Suns' backcourt duo firmly suppressed the Lakers with their powerful offensive abilities.
91 to 80, the Suns entered the final quarter with an 11-point lead.
The Lakers had the first possession of the ball, and Fisher handed it to Garnett after halftime.
Seeing no one flanking him, Garnett decided to post up.
Diaw lowered his center of gravity to hold on, and blocked the line to prevent Garnett from turning to the basket. The defensive work was very good, and Garnett could only turn to the outside to connect with a turn over jumper.
"Bang!"
The moment the sound of the iron was struck, Camby jumped up and grabbed the offensive rebound. His rebounding sense and experience were much better than Jordan's.
After Camby got the rebound, he tried hard against Jordan and missed, but Garnett followed up and made another tap!
Finally hit!
91 to 82.
In this round, the Lakers' inside advantage was fully demonstrated!
The Suns attacked, and Nash called a pick-and-roll after halftime. After the Lakers switched defense, he mismatched Camby.
In the first three quarters, Nash had a high success rate with small plays and big plays, but his layup in this round was ridiculously wide.
Too many shots in the first three quarters caused Nash to consume a lot of energy, which directly led to the inability to maintain efficiency in military training in the final quarter.
In the next two and a half minutes, Nash missed all three of his shots. The Lakers took the opportunity to chase the point difference to 5 points, and D'Antoni called a timeout.
"Nash's efficiency began to decline. He is one of the two scoring points that the Suns most rely on. His decline in shooting percentage directly led to a sudden increase in Chen's pressure." Mike Breen said.
"For the game mode between Nash and the Suns, the best thing is never Nash taking more than 20 shots to score crazy points, but Nash should control the number of shots to just over 10, but send more than 15 assists." Van Gundy said.
Mike Breen added: "Steve Nash seemed to have fallen into the trap of the Lakers tonight. The Lakers kept switching defenses to lure him into personal offense, which depleted his energy and made him unable to connect the ball well.
Team, now the problems have been exposed."
After the timeout, the Suns intended to let Chen Yan take over the offense. Phil Jackson had already expected this and made a flanking arrangement in advance.
Chen Yan held the ball at the top of the arc and initiated a pick-and-roll. Camby directly dropped DeAndre Jordan and James Posey to form a double encirclement.
"Bang!"
Chen Yan hit the ball and took a step back before walking to the right. The two did not press but had a tacit understanding at the same time to defend and drive Chen Yan down the line. The closer to the sideline, the smaller the space for Chen Yan to make moves, and the cost of the bottom line was
Scheer also blocked up the next second, and the three of them formed an encirclement and suppression force!
This strategy is also based on Chen Yan's exaggerated personal ability and Nash's declining touch this season.
Chen Yan pulled up the ball very decisively and threw the ball with a slight drift!
At this time, you need to be decisive when handling the ball. If you hesitate to stop the ball, you may be forced to make a mistake.
The three defensive players jumped up at the same time, but none of them interfered too much with Chen Yan. Chen Yan's height was very high, and the arc of the ball was very flat, with almost no spin, and it just flew straight into the basket.
98 to 90.
Chen Yan's three-pointer was like a high-pressure water cannon, directly extinguishing the Lakers' counterattack.
Chen Yan proved with his actions that at critical moments in a strong matchup, what matters is the star's hard-hitting ability.
