The Suns changed their starting lineup and started with a stronger defense.

In the regular season, Haslem played well on the defensive end against Malone, he was slightly shorter than Malone, and he was not afraid of confrontation. On the offensive end, Haslem and Smalls were able to pull away from mid-range shots to help create space for the outside to break through.

Diop, who is the most suitable for defending O'Neal, did not play, and the coaching staff found that after studying the Lakers' style of play, O'Neal and Kobe Bryant would stagger the playing time at a certain time, one rested, and the other brought a substitute, which was the best time for Diop to play a single defense.

If the Lakers had kept O'Neal and Kobe Bryant on the floor and had more playing time, it would have been better to have Diop defend in the second quarter or the second half. The Suns and Lakers fought for offense first, consuming some of O'Neal's physical strength.

D'Antoni is this kind of character, if he can fight offensively, he will not be solid in defense. If Marion hadn't suffered too much in the cameo power forward against Malone, he wouldn't have let Haslem start.

The Lakers' style of play is traceable, as long as no one is injured, the starters are always F4 together, George is the only variable in the starting lineup, starting 48 games in the regular season, and sharing playing time with Rush and Fox.

With injuries to his feet, neck and back, Fox is no longer good, and the Lakers have a fatal flaw at the small forward position.

In the regular season, Fox played in just 38 games, finishing with 4.8 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 22.3 minutes while shooting 39.2% from the field and 24.6% from three-point range. He moved slowly on the defensive end, was easily passed by opponents, and was reduced to a fringe man in the last series.

O'Neill jumps the ball to win and the game begins.

Payton was brought to the front court and was close to Guo Xu and passed the ball to Kobe, and Bale also adopted a close-fitting strategy.

Even the best offensive team needs someone to take on the heavy responsibility of the outside defensive end, and this person on the Suns team at that time was Bell.

Bale's defense isn't blown, and it's no exaggeration to say he's one of the best perimeter defenders in the league.

In Guo Xu's previous life, taking the 2006 Suns and Lakers series as an example, Kobe, who averaged 35.4 points per game in the regular season, only scored 24.2 points in the six playoff games that Bell defended. And in the game where Bale was suspended for chokehold, Bryant was on fire, scoring 50 points on 20-of-35 shooting.

In the 2006-07 season, Bale was named to the league's All-Defensive Team for a while, and his trick was to keep pestering, making it difficult for opponents to even catch the ball and turn around when he received it. That's how Bale defends now, but it's not recognized.

Jackson talked to Kobe Bryant before the game and asked him to pass the ball to O'Neal for the main offense, and the Suns were likely to start with a small-ball strategy.

Bryant was unlucky in his position and gave George first, who could pass the ball to O'Neal on the wing. Marion defends the main defense, the defense is not the shooting, George's basket is very average, Xiao Si defends O'Neal in front of the defense, George has a big anti-lob pass, directly out of the bottom line.

Zhang said: "This kind of mistake is very demoralizing, George's passing is so poor, I haven't practiced it for several years." ”

Xu Jicheng said with a smile: "The Lakers chose to renew the contract with George after giving up Guo Xu in 2002, and now they must regret it." ”

The Suns attacked, the players pulled away, Guo Xu held the ball in the middle and singled out Payton, and Phil Jackson was a little panicked when he saw this posture.

As the first coach to coach Guo Xu and understand his personality characteristics, Jackson knows very well that Guo Xu may not finish the fight if he has an advantage in heads-up, and helping stars create heads-up opportunities is a typical routine of triangle offense, and it is difficult for opponents to cover it.

Guo Xu dribbled the ball to his left hand under his crotch, and suddenly started to break through the left side to get rid of Payton by speed, and hit the basket, O'Neal made up for the defense, Guo Xu took advantage of the situation, and Xiao Si received the ball at 50 degrees on the right side and shot it easily. 2 to 0.

The Lakers attacked, Kobe Bryant gave O'Neal a low drop, O'Neal dribbled with his back, Marion let go of the bottom line, George retracted the bag, and pulled the ball in the next three ways.

O'Neal immediately distributed the ball to the bottom corner, and George hit an open three-point shot. 2 to 3.

Fisher played off the bench, and George had to shoot three-pointers, and although he was inconsistent, he could occasionally shoot a few.

Payton's bottom corner three-pointers are unreliable, so he can't find a sense in the triangle offensive system, and the stats are slipping. One of the things that the Lakers coaching staff struggled with was that they had to start Payton in order to take care of his pride.

The Suns player pulled away again, Guo Xu was heads-up in the middle, dribbled the ball under the crotch to the left hand, shook his left shoulder lightly and changed direction to the right, Payton hurriedly moved sideways to keep up, Guo Xu brought the horn position to a sudden stop, dribbled the ball to the left hand behind the back of his right hand, and took a quick shot with the left foot.

Payton's defensive awareness is still there, but he can't keep up, not to mention the fastest guard in the league like Guo Xu, who suffered from Billups speed in the regular season, and was broken through by Billups, who is also a heavy guard. As a result, Jackson often had him play alongside Fisher as a shooting guard.

Guo Xu's shot also added a little back, almost no interference, and the ball hollowed into the net. 4 to 3.

The Lakers attacked, Marion didn't go to wrap O'Neal again, and it was impossible for Bell to let go of Kobe Bryant and retreat to wrap up. O'Neal turned his back to Xiao Si twice and turned around and threw at the baseline, hitting the cricket ball to score. 4 to 5.

Although the goal was scored, O'Neal's form was also an indisputable fact, and at the age of 32, he was overweight and could no longer try to squeeze his opponent away from his opponent every round as he did when he was younger.

Guo Xu dribbled past half the court, Xiao Si suddenly pulled out to cover and blocked Payton, Guo Xu didn't even play the code, which was unexpected.

He and Xiao Si discussed before the game, and came out in the third round to play a pick-and-roll, and if he always goes heads-up, it will make it easier for Malone and O'Neal on the defensive end, so that they can focus more on the offensive end.

Guo Xu dribbled the ball to the right side and made a three-point jump shot, O'Neal did not change the defense in time, and the ball went into the net hollow. 7 to 5.

Zhang Li sighed: "Guo Xu is the nemesis of the high school striker, and it is too difficult for the big man to change his defense." In the last round, Yao Ming, Cato, and Taylor were all suddenly convinced by him, there was no good way except for fouls, and it was not okay not to change the defense, he could shoot directly after getting rid of the guard. ”

Xu Jicheng added: "His shooting ability is the most terrifying, hitting more than 300 three-pointers in the regular season for two consecutive seasons, and he is the only player in NBA history to do so, I don't know when there will be a second one." ”

When the two were chatting, O'Neal singled out Xiao Si, turned around in the middle and swayed, Xiao Si didn't eat the feint, O'Neill took a step forward and threw another one. 7 to 7.

D'Antoni gave him two applause on the sidelines, and although he didn't defend it, he still improved on the defensive end. He's not like last season when he was a little bit flying, and he knows that raising his hands to interfere with the shot, which is good, and the alignment can be limited on the inside.

When the Suns train in the team, the coaching staff often praises None, Haslem, and Diop for their defense, and Xiao Si is not a second fool like Swift, and he likes to jump when he sees too much. I also understand that the single defense should not jump as much as possible, and interference is the right choice.

The sun attacked, Guo Xu and Xiao Si blocked and dismantled, took the ball to the right side and pulled away, and Xiao Si stood in the middle and had no time to cut.

Payton didn't chase the defense this time, and chased Xiao Si and rushed in to make a violent dunk, but in this way, Guo Xu had the opportunity to single out O'Neal, he took a step towards O'Neal, and dribbled the ball under his crotch to the right hand to change direction to the right side successfully.

Malone didn't have time to make up for the defense, and as soon as O'Neal turned around, he saw Guo Xu make a layup, 9-7.

Guo Xu played continuously in the opening game, Payton felt very faceless, when Guo Xu first entered the league, he was able to teach the other party to be a man, and now he finds that he is suddenly too old to fight against him.

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