Chapter 516 [Dominating the Basket, the Plan Fails]
The Suns attacked, three players pulled away, Nash and O'Neal Jr. played blocking and dismantling in the middle, which is what all teams will play, the simplest routine, and the Suns play basically the same way as the Lakers. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Nash drew Rashid into a switch and played the ball into the bottom right corner. The Lakers were on the defensive side, with Bell in the bottom corner and Yao Ming on the side, and it was a mismatch opportunity.
Yao Ming hurriedly pounced to interfere with the shot, Bell shook a little, changed to the left side and took a step, 45 degrees in the middle of the shot, he dodged Yao Ming's defense, but the ball was out of the basket, he took a step to stop the shot is not as good as a direct shot.
As soon as Yao Ming defended out, the weakness appeared, Marion rushed to grab the rebound in the front court, and immediately jumped to the second attack, 3-2.
Rashid's rebounding ability is mediocre, and his defense against Marion is also misplaced.
The Lakers attacked, Yang Rui shouted "No. 3 tactics" on the sidelines, Jones brought it to the front court, and gave the ball to Rashid, who took a step inside the three-point line on the right side, who leaned on Marion to turn the frame, passed the ball from Marion's head to the low post, and Iguodala cut it in the air.
The tactic of several positions is the simplest code, which means that the players in the number positions play directly alone, and where Nash defends, it is easy to become a breakthrough. Iguodala pulled to the right side of the low post to ask for the ball, leaned on Nash and forced a turn to wipe it under the basket, jumped up with all his strength, and dunked the basketball with both hands. 5 to 2.
Barkley said: "D'Antoni has never paid much attention to defense, and he can't use joint defense against the Lakers, Nash is not Kidd, he can't defend against swing guards, and he can't launch a fast break on the baseline because there are no rebounds to grab." ”
Smith smiled: "D'Antoni and Yang Rui have worked together for many years, and they must understand the importance of offensive and defensive balance, but the Suns' lineup is doomed to them not to do this, and Nash is more suitable to defend Jones." ”
The Suns offense, also looking for misplaced opportunities, Nash blocked and drew Rashid to defend, and the ball was distributed to O'Neal Jr., who followed up. Rashid turned back to defend and O'Neal Jr. cut to the basket.
Yao Ming made up for the defense, O'Neal Jr. shared the ball, Marion received the ball on the left baseline, and scored in the open position. 5 to 4.
The Lakers attacked, D'Antoni yelled at the players on the sidelines, making their defense man-marking, and Nash defended Jones, who was the easiest to deal with.
Yao Ming played with Kobe in the middle to block and dismantle, Marion changed the defense, Kobi scored the ball to Yao Ming, at this time, Rashid went to the left side, gave Jones no ball cover, and helped him get rid of Nash to catch the ball.
Nash is known as "Na Bu Defense", which is an exaggeration, but in fact, he is still very the defensive end, at least willing to defend. He bypassed the cover to chase Jones, but his body was unable to do so, and he was blocked for a second, which is a lot of time for the NBA's outside super shooter.
Jones hit a 70-degree jumper from the left side to make it 8-4.
CCTV5 Zhang Reasonable smiled: "Jones is very hot today, he scored two three-pointers in the opening, once he shoots away, the Lakers are almost sure to win, this game is easy to play." ”
Yu Jia said: "It's no problem to attack the Lakers, the key is to look at defense, and the two teams often can't prevent anyone in the regular season." ”
As soon as the words fell, the Suns completed an offense, Marion ran to the left side of the jumper and missed a three-point shot, and Yao Ming grabbed the rebound.
Jones slowly dribbled to the front court to Kobe, and Kobe and Yao Ming played again.
Changed to a man-to-man defense, O'Neal Jr. must change the defense to Kobe Bryant, otherwise his pull-up jump shot will be very threatening. Even in the two games won by the Suns in the regular season, Kobe's stats are not bad.
Kobe Bryant carried the ball to the baseline at full speed, attracting O'Neal Jr. to follow the defense and Bale to chase the defense, and passed the ball to the middle in the form of a shot. Yao Ming followed up, caught the ball in front of the reasonable collision area, jumped up, and scored with one hand. 10 to 4.
The cooperation between the two is smooth, as long as O'Neal Jr. is away from the restricted area, no one in the Suns can organize Yao Ming to shoot under the basket.
In Yang Rui's previous life, Kobe Bryant attracted interior defense in the 2006 playoffs, passing the ball to Kwame Brown and Odom, both played seven games with the Suns, and his ability to attract defense was too strong.
Brown is a butter hand, and the low-post offense is not very good, but Yao Ming is a super interior line with a shooting rate of more than 60% as soon as he enters the basket.
The Suns attacked, Nash broke through the bag and split the perimeter, Hill made an empty three-point shot on the left side, missed the basket, and the rebound Rashid grabbed it.
After joining the Suns, Hill's style of play has changed a lot, averaging 15.4 points per game and shooting 51.1% from the field. His shooting percentage is very high, but he has not practiced his three-point shooting well, with a shooting rate of only 28.6%, and he has very few shots, not an empty position, and generally does not shoot.
The Lakers attacked, and Kobe Bryant played with Yao Ming again, took the left side to 45 degrees, and waited for Yao Ming to cut in the air.
O'Neal Jr. knew that Yao Ming had no solution to the basket, so he let Bell chase Kobe Bryant, and he stuck his position in the middle. After Kobe Bryant shook a little, he changed direction to break through the bottom line and passed Bell in one step, and dunked the basketball with one hand! 12 to 4.
Little O'Neal's figure was already struggling to defend against Yao Ming, and he didn't have time to turn around and make up for the basket.
The Suns attacked, Bell received the ball on the bottom line, and under the slight interference of Yao Ming, the three-point shot missed the basket, and the rebound was grabbed by the retreating Iguodala and handed over to his teammates to land on the ground to ensure offensive efficiency.
The Suns played fast, but their shooting percentage was not high, and they couldn't bring up the Lakers' offensive rhythm, so they were obviously at a disadvantage.
Entering the playoffs, the Lakers' defensive intensity has improved, and in the past playing the Suns, Yao Ming basically did not guard out of the restricted area, defending and protecting rebounds on the inside. Today, someone catches the ball from the bottom line, and Yao Ming also has to go out to interfere with the shot. It's okay to shoot two points, don't think about shooting three points easily.
Bale is not Joe Johnson, he has a poor offensive ability with the ball, and once Yao Ming makes a save, his choice is not to break through with the ball, but to shoot quickly or pass the ball to find his teammates. If "Singles Joe" is still there, Yao Ming will definitely be deflated.
The Suns start, the most accurate three-point is Nash, no matter which side Nash catches the ball, the Lakers' defense outside shooting is very tight, Nash breaks through, and the Lakers formation shrinks to the restricted area, wraps up, and puts Marion, Hill, and O'Neal Jr. in the middle and long distance shots.
Hollins has a simple and effective defensive system, and the players are able to execute the tactics well.
The Suns can still score, mainly by fast break, and Yao Ming shot without returning to the basket. And regardless of whether the shot goes in or not, the Lakers don't fight back, slow down, and play with a success rate.
Kobe Bryant will first lure O'Neal Jr. out of the perimeter, and then Yao Ming will attack under the hanging basket, and as in the last round of the series, the cooperation of the two will suppress the opponent.
O'Neal Jr. didn't change his defense, Kobe Bryant shot, O'Neal Jr. defended out, Yao Ming shot in the penalty area, and Hill and Marion couldn't retreat.
The biggest weakness of the Suns is the lack of a meat shield center, there is no big man who can resist on the inside, and Hunter on the bench is also a center with strong mobility and no weight.
In the middle of the season, Alonzo Mourning, who returned after kidney replacement surgery, was cut by the Magic, and the Suns wanted to invite him to join, although the strength is not as good as before, but Mourning can still defend in the restricted area, and a base salary is completely worth it.
However, Mourning has a special affection for the Heat team, and chose to join the Heat with a base salary, wanting to help the team win the championship, and became an important substitute for O'Neal, making the Suns' plan fall through.
During the regular season, Yao Ming had just returned from injury in April, and Yang Rui was afraid that he would be injured again, so he had reservations, and he didn't attack much in the low position. Now that he has entered the playoffs, Yao Ming has no need to save his strength, and after increasing the air cut, the Sun can't defend it.
In the first quarter, Kobe Bryant made 4 of 7 shots, 1 of 2 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 11 points and 4 assists.
Yao Ming shot 6-of-8 and 2-of-2 from the free throw line to finish with 14 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.
The duo led the Lakers to a 37-24 lead.