Chapter 551 [Obvious Progress, Great Victory over the Sun]

At the end of the timeout, the Suns took the lead in substitution, with Hill coming on to replace James Jones and replacing Marion as the main defense of Kobe.

Hill is 203cm tall, taller than Marion, and the main defense Rashid can interfere with shots better. Marion, on the other hand, is not inferior to Kobe Bryant physically, is highly mobile, and has enough bounce to block a step-back jumper.

In Yang Rui's previous life, Marion was also a wonder, with 8 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 7 blocks in his peak season, with a shooting rate of 5%, but he was not even selected as a starter in the Star Game, and not many people remembered his statistics later, all caused by his ugly and picturesque playing posture.

D'Antoni didn't give Bale a rest, and he's a good 3-and-D player who can't compare to James Jones who played off the bench when he was with the Pacers.

The Suns attacked, the Lakers joint defense contracted, Nash split the ball, and O'Neal Jr. scored a jumper in the middle. 11 to 7.

After hitting 5 shots in a row, the Lakers finally missed once, Yao Ming received the ball in the middle and passed to Mo Williams, who had been running back and forth during this time, his hand was a little cold, and he missed the catch-and-shoot jumper.

Next, the Lakers still relied on positional warfare, steadily pressing the opponent to play, and the Suns mainly relied on running and bombing counterattacks and blocking and dismantling to score.

In order to strengthen the defense, Yang Rui replaced Yao Ming in the 7th minute and replaced Dior to strengthen the mobility on the field, and Rashid defended O'Neill Jr. to guard the penalty area.

Yao Ming rested, the offense is still a combination of inside and outside, Kobe can attack in the low post, and Dio replaces Yao Ming in the middle to pass the ball.

The Lakers led 35-25 in the first quarter.

Yao Ming had 11 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, and Kobe Bryant had 15 points and 3 assists, and the two scored more than the Sun Trident.

In the second quarter, Yang Ruirang Yao Ming, who had rested for a while, came back and partnered with Odom on the inside, and the other three were Wharton, Ellis, and Jones.

Yang Rui arranges positional battles as the mainstay, and he has long been a super coach who will adjust his tactics according to the opponent's lineup. This is the right choice, rookies Ellis and Luiz, who have just joined the NBA, can play counterattacks, how can they be better than Barbosachaus, who has many years of game experience?

And the Suns' backup center is Chris Meme, who is strong in offense and weak in defense, a big center with a height of 213CM and a weight of 120 kilograms, who can shoot and hook hands, and averaged 10 points in 25 minutes per game last season. Well, his offense isn't much better either.

Meme's feet are slow to defend, and while he looks the most aggressive, he often gets into trouble with too many fouls, averaging 04 fouls in one minute of playing time in his career.

If it's just Meme, the Suns' interior defense isn't bad, but the power forward is Brian Grant, who was cut by the Heat, and he is also slow to move.

As a result, Ellis broke out, and after playing with Yao Ming, he broke through with a change of direction in speed, and neither Mime nor Grant could keep up with his speed.

The Suns knew that this was a rookie and didn't want to wrap it up, but in 3 minutes, Ellis scored 8 points, and assisted Yao Ming's dunk in the air, and assisted Yao Ming's high-post shot, beating the Suns.

Yao Mingkong cut the ball, attracted the bag and assisted Odom to score a three-pointer, and the difference widened to 19 points, and D'Antoni hurriedly replaced Marion.

It's useless, Marion defends the pick-and-roll, the Lakers only need to pass the ball to Odom, playing Mime is like a misalignment, or to ensure scoring efficiency, D'Antoni had to replace O'Neal Jr. The Suns' core has increased playing time, which is another routine from last season's playoffs.

Six minutes later, Yao Ming rested, Rashid came back to partner Odom on the inside, and Kobe and Iguodala replaced Wharton and Ellis.

Both Lakers pulled out outside the three-point line to cover, the Hawks attacked, Iguodala organized a forward in the middle, and Kobe Bryant took over the offensive banner. And the Suns' offense is blocked, and Yao Ming is not there, and their counterattack efficiency will be reduced.

At halftime, the Lakers led by 24 points, Yao Ming only played 13 minutes and cut 19 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, and Kobe Bryant also scored 23 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.

Zhang Li said with a smile: "When the Knicks game was broadcast live, Yao Mingyi played this kind of data in the whole game, even if it exploded, who would have thought that he could reach today's heights at that time?" ”

Yu Jia said: "Yao Ming is very well rested, and if he didn't play in the Asian Championships, Yang Rui will definitely give him a chance to perform." 24 points is not an irreversible gap for the Suns. ”

In the third quarter, Yang Rui sent the opening starter again.

The "drug combination" felt down, and Iguodala began to exert his power again.

He was trained by Yang Rui to be an off-ball player like Marion, actively running on the offensive end, relying on cover to quickly cut into the air, and being able to hit the basket when he catches the ball, not only scoring goals, but also adding assists to his teammates.

On the counter-attack, Iguodala showed good ball-handling skills against James Jones, and won two strong shots.

In the summer, he worked the right corner three-pointer, and it was equally fruitful, Yao Ming attracted the bag to divide the ball, and he shot an open three-pointer.

Iguodala showed the potential to be an all-round warrior and made significant progress to become an All-Star player.

In order to deal with Yao Mingkong, the Suns shrunk the players, Rashid, Kobe, and Mo Williams all scored three-pointers, 7 three-pointers in a single quarter, and the two sides attacked, 39-30, and the difference widened to 33 points, entering garbage time.

Yao Ming played the whole quarter, played 25 minutes, 27 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 block, and easily cut a double-double; Bryant played 30 minutes and finished with 33 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.

In the final quarter, the Lakers sent a full bench lineup, Luis, Ellis, Ariza, Dio, Odom, no center.

The Suns started with only Marion on the bench, House and Barbossa formed a double guard, and James Jones and Meme could also shoot. D'Antoni tried to chase points with this lineup and try to lose a little less.

As a result, the Lakers still had the upper hand, and the two teams fought hard, Ariza could keep up with Marion, but Mime couldn't outrun Odom.

In the positional battle, Mim also couldn't play a physical advantage, and Odom did a good job of single defense, and he could also change guards when he encountered a block.

Positional battles Odom and Dio's two organizational points, both high and flanks can open up to respond to the attack, no matter who Mime defends, they can break through with the ball.

The biggest surprise was Ellis, who scored three breakaways and assisted on a layup by Luiz for his first two career points.

He played 4 minutes and had 6 points and 1 assist, for a total of 14 points and 3 assists in 10 minutes.

Yu Jia said excitedly: "The Lakers, a second-round rookie, are really powerful, as soon as he plays, it's like taking a doping, the speed is too fast, and the sun can't prevent him." ”

Zhang Li said with a smile: "Yang Rui said in an interview that he is ready to speed up, it seems that he is referring to Ellis, after Kobe Bryant is off the court, he can be responsible for attacking with the ball." Mo Williams is not bad today, he really dares to throw when he has the opportunity, and he really enters. No wonder Yang Rui didn't let Diop enter the squad, and he didn't need a big man to beat the Suns. ”

D'Antoni reluctantly replaced Grant, and the fringe man inside Pat Burke chose to surrender the gun. The Suns are too far behind to catch up, and it is also embarrassing to continue to play the Lakers off the bench in the start.

At this point, Nash was covering his head with a towel on the sidelines, not even wanting to watch the game, and the cameraman gave him a close-up.

Last season, Nash was the second in the MVP list, but he couldn't lead the team to compete with the Lakers. He played 30 minutes and had 15 points and 12 assists, and he had no clear advantage over Mo Williams, who also played 30 minutes and had 18 points and four assists.

In garbage time, the Lakers continued the small-ball tactics, the two sides quickly attacked you back and forth, the game was very lively, the game was very exciting, but the victory and defeat were divided, and the fans were purely watching the excitement, and there was not much applause.

At 136-99 in the final game, the Lakers got off to a good start.