On April 17, the first game of the Suns vs Rockets will be played in Phoenix.

The Suns finalized the final 13-man playoff roster, and veteran Tom Gogliotta was left out, and there were too many interior players to need him. The coaching staff brought James Jones, who had been on the fringe all season, ready to let him play for a while in garbage time to gain experience.

Gugliotta has decided to retire at the end of the season, and he has no opinion on the arrangement of the coaching staff, he has long been unable to play, and there is no need to show his face in the playoffs.

In the past few years, he has been the highest-paid player on the team, and the Suns have been very miserable. Local fans often say that if you give him a contract to any second-rate star, the Suns will be invincible this season.

Before the start of the game, basketball experts in major media predicted the outcome and were all optimistic about the Suns to advance.

The few who are optimistic that the Rockets can win one or two games say that the key to the Rockets' victory is coach Jeff Van Gundy, who is more experienced than Mike D'Antoni and has won widespread praise when he was with the Knicks, and the difference in ability between the two head coaches will surely be the difference between victory and defeat.

Van Gundy, who has experience in the Finals, has maximized the potential of the Rockets, and he said in an interview that he has figured out how to deal with the Suns' run-and-gun tactics. The Houston media touted Van Gundy. 'He's got everybody to find their job, and the players' job is just to do their job well.'

In the NBA, whether you judge a player or a coach, the most intuitive criterion is the quality of the record. Van Gundy has made it to the final, D'Antoni has only made it to the Western final, it's as simple as that.

As a result, after the game started, the rocket failed to prevent the running bomb, nor did it prevent Guo Xu, and was miserably abused.

The Suns started the game with twin towers, with Smalls and Nene partnering inside, Marion small forward, and Bell splitting back, strengthening the defense.

The Suns are mainly positional battles, not attacking the basket, Xiao Si and Nene cover their teammates in the middle and on both sides respectively, Guo Xu holds the ball to look for misplaced single opportunities, breaks through or divides the ball to the running Bale, who catches the ball and shoots.

The Suns' main tactic is to use mobility to withdraw Yao Ming and Cato from the restricted area, and they will shoot when they have a chance on the perimeter, and prevent two super-quality interior air cuts to impact the basket.

Nene has been in very good shape since joining the Suns, has not suffered major injuries, and he has played no more than 25 minutes per game, and his chances of becoming a glass man in the future have been greatly reduced. Needless to say, Xiao Si is recognized as one of the fastest inside lines in the league.

The Suns took the lead in the first quarter, and in the second quarter, Joe Johnson took the bench and was responsible for organizing with Blake, and the offense was also well organized. On the defensive end, Howard, Nene and Haslem didn't perform badly.

In the last ten games of the regular season, D'Antoni has been using Joe Johnson as the sixth man, so that he can use his attacking power more and be responsible for the ball alone. Blake just dribbled through the half-court pass, waiting for the catch shot and defense, and the pressure was greatly reduced.

The Suns led by 28 points in the third quarter and went into garbage time, and the starters left work early.

Young substitutes Diop, Jones, Howard, Blake came on the court, and the only veteran on the court was Kukoc, who was tasked with opening up to create opportunities for his teammates, as well as playing inside tactics to help Blake share the pressure of playmaking.

Entering the playoffs swingman Kirisek was abandoned, he can do everything, he is fine with nothing, and he will definitely go after the season. The coaching staff needs time to develop new talents, and it is impossible to help the potential substitute brush up the data, as for what contract he can sign in the future, it depends on the agent's ability.

The Suns strengthened their defense of the restricted area after sending a meat shield, and the Rockets' offense was a mess.

Originally, the Rockets' backup point guard Murch Norris broke through well and could attack with the ball, but in the middle of the game, the Rockets traded him to the Knicks in exchange for the retired veteran Mark Jackson.

Van Gundy singled out Jackson, believing that the veteran who was playing on the move could help the team better than Norris and use his experience to organize the offense. However, this is impossible, how can a defender who can't break through and pass the ball after half court lead his teammates? Besides, he doesn't have three points yet?

Back in the 90s, when Van Gundy was an assistant coach with the Knicks, he formed a deep friendship with Jackson, laying a good foundation for the two to become commentary partners at ESPN in the future. The price of camaraderie is that the Rockets don't even have a proper backup point guard.

The final score was 108-71, and the Suns won by 37 points.

Guo Xu played 30 minutes, scored 33 points, 2 rebounds, 11 assists and 2 steals, and all six members of the Suns team scored double-doubles.

Francis, Mobley, and Jim Jackson hit the iron like crazy, and the two of them shot less than 40 percent. Yao Mingkong had an advantage but couldn't receive the ball, only made 9 shots in 37 minutes, hit 4, plus two free throws, and got 10 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.

After the game, the reporter asked Guo Xu to evaluate the Rockets, and Guo Xu said what he wanted to do this time. "I feel like the Rockets' tactics are very bizarre, yes, I think of such an adjective. Every time I play the Rockets, I see Cato and Yao Ming playing together, overlapping positions on the defensive end, and ...... on the offensive end Don't mention it, it's too offensive, in short, the rocket is less attacking, everyone guess who it is. ”

He said that he was not used to seeing that the American media always boasted that Cato was tough on defense and protected Yao Ming. Just because Cato is a center in the United States, he was blown as a representative of "toughness", but he is clearly a burden on the offensive end.

Guo Xu dares to defend Kato if he is misplaced, this product has no technology, the face frame dribble can smash his feet, Guo Xu can wait for the opportunity to break the ball, don't worry about him breaking through. He also didn't have a range, he just let go of the perimeter, and the only way to score was to hit the basket down after blocking and dismantling, and to catch the ball in the low post and turn around against the opponent and wipe it under the basket.

Cato is Diop, who has a slightly stronger desire to attack, and can only play some role when defending against O'Neal and Duncan, and his strength can resist people, and he is not afraid of attacking in a low position. The problem is that Yao Ming is also so defensive, because Cato is there, Yao Ming often has to defend and dismantle.

After the game, Guo Xu's words won the approval and support of many Chinese fans, who of course hoped that Yao Ming would get more balls, and if Cato was gone, he might be able to rebound more.

The second game continued in Phoenix, Guo Xu's words did not change Van Gundy's mind, he firmly believed that sending the twin towers was the best way to deal with the Suns, the difference was to let Cato defend and dismantle instead.

The way the Rockets lost the ball was exactly the same as on the court, the Suns kept blocking and dismantling and covering without the ball on the wing, Guo Xu stopped and jumped and broke through with the ball with ease, and his teammates shot when they received the ball or went heads-up in the counterattack, and the shooting rate was also guaranteed.

This time, Cato only played 16 minutes and left the court with 6 fouls, got 2 points and 2 rebounds, and the "tough" he could neither prevent Guo Xu's breakthrough, nor Xiao Si's mid-range shot, and the Suns had no one to attack the restricted area with their backs to let him play his strengths.

The Suns exploded the Rockets with three-pointers alone, shooting 15-of-33 from the field and 3-of-10 from three-point range.

At 116-84 in the final game, the Suns won by 32 points and led 2-0 in the overall score.

Guo Xu deliberately slammed Cato's point, and even pseudo-fans saw that there was a problem with the rocket's arrangement. As a result, in the third game when the Rockets returned to their home court, Van Gundy still sent the twin towers to start and did not adjust the lineup.

He is such a rigid coach, and no one can change his mind.

He spends most of his time on the sidelines frowning and standing to watch the game, looking like a gambler with a red eye.

I don't believe that you can't win if you are big, big! Big! Big!

At the end of the game, Van Gundy lost his soul and his eyes were confused.

Damn, I really can't win.

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