Basketball starts with breathing

The Suns' play style changed so suddenly, it caught the Kings off guard.

Of course, this is also related to the decline in the strength of the Kings. Webber's several serious injuries have made him no longer able to be used as the core. However, the Kings have to rely on him to defend Lu Yu, which is a bit difficult.

After the end, D'Antoni shouted excitedly: "You played beautifully, I knew you could do it!"

"It's not that the coach's tactical arrangement is good, everyone said it is." Lu Yu coaxed, and his teammates responded in unison. The Suns' bench was full of laughter, and everyone didn't seem to worry about losing this game at all. possible.

Of course any game can be lost, but the Suns players have found confidence.

Rather than confidence, they've found a style of play that works for them.

In fact, the reason for going the wrong way at the beginning is also very simple. D'Antoni was originally a point guard in his playing days. Of course, when he laid out tactics, he would focus on placing the core tactics on the point guard.

In Lu Yu's previous life, among the players who played under D'Antoni, there was no guard with poor statistics.

Not to mention that Nash won two regular season MVPs, Harden also won the MVP under him, and even Jeremy Lin, when D'Antoni was coaching in New York, successfully played Lin's crazy results.

But this time, because of Lu Yu's existence, he had to make a change.

Fortunately, he changed fast enough that the Suns didn't lose all the time. Otherwise, if they continued to lose, it might really become a joke in the league this year.

Perhaps from a lineup point of view, this Suns team is much thinner than the previous Suns lineup.

But in comparison, Lu Yu felt that this sun had more potential because it was more balanced.

Not to mention Lu Yu, after all, Lu Yu is a bug, Haslem on the power forward, although the offensive end is not as good as Stoudemire, but Stoudemire can do, he doesn't need to do at all, Stoudemire Demeier can't sit, he can do everything, like all kinds of dirty work.

Marion has not changed, and Richardson at this time has improved by more than one level compared to Richardson in his previous life.

Not to mention that there is still Barbosa, the sixth man, on the bench, which is enough anyway.

Last season, Barbosa represented the Suns in 70 regular-season games, averaging 7.9 points and 2.4 assists per game.

This data, on a bench, what kind of bike is needed.

What's more, Barbosa, nicknamed the Brazilian Lightning, is fast and explosive. He is creative at the rim, can finish games with both hands, fool opponents, handle physical contact and other ways.

Even if these teammates are really weak.

Lu Yu also has the confidence to rely on himself to force his teammates into the playoffs. If he is lucky, he might even be able to play in the Western Conference finals.

But it will be tiring.

Lu Yu didn't want to work two jobs with one salary.

Now that there is such a pretty good lineup, at least in Lu Yu's eyes, this lineup is really good. In the eyes of others, this lineup is really worthless. No matter what, Lu Yu feels that this lineup is enough for the sun to shine. Illuminated the whole league.

Kings coach Adelman looked around the bench and couldn't find someone who could be replaced.

He suddenly missed Divac a little at this moment.

Adelman believes in the "Princeton offense", and the core of this tactical system is the outside pick-and-roll. The arrival of Divac and Chris Webber has brought this tactic to the extreme.

When Webber was seriously injured, the offensive threat dropped.

The core who can pass the ball and organize the team is gone, and all he has left is nostalgia.

Divac went to the Lakers.

After O'Neal, Malone and others left the team, the Lakers hope that Divac will use his rich experience to guide young players.From 1989 to 2005, Divac and O'Neal teamed up to occupy the center position of the Lakers, but these two great centers with very different styles never played on the same team.

However, Lu Yu knew that Divac, who returned to Los Angeles, failed to regain his strength. Injuries finally came to him when he was 36 years old. After only playing 15 games all season, Divac had to give up. With one year remaining on the contract, he announced his retirement.

Neither team made any substitutions.

The fans don't even know whether the coaches on both sides have arranged tactics, because the Suns are joking, and Adelman is silent for a while on the Kings.

Bibby passed the ball to Peja, Peja threatened three times, made a pull-up jumper after a tentative step, evaded Richardson's block, 13-8
The Suns attacked, and Lu Yu continued to play pick-and-roll with Haslem. This trick was extremely uncomfortable for the king, but there was nothing he could do. Adelman believed that not only them, but any team in the league came, it would be very uncomfortable. uncomfortable.

When did the center start to pull to the perimeter?

Even Nowitzki only occasionally shoots three-pointers from the outside. He is not like Lu Yu, who takes the ball to the three-point line every round and starts to be disgusting.

The key point is that the Kings did not dare to double-team Lu Yu.

Last season's Bulls, everyone knew that they wanted to double-team Lu Yu, but could anyone be able to double-team it?

After the pick-and-roll, Webb could only switch with Thomas again. Lu Yu made an emergency stop to open up the space. Taking advantage of the opponent's failure to react, he was ready to shoot. Just as he made a shot, the opponent rushed forward.

Lu Yu's wrist flicked slightly, and the basketball was passed to the middle.

Haslem cut in from the middle, and after catching the ball, he dunked with one hand. He can only dunk in this action. When he gets older, he will switch to two hands. If he is older, he will not be able to dunk.

15 to 8, Lu Yu's fifth assist.

The Kings have a headache. The same play has already been dunked twice by Haslem. How can this be, especially Webber, who used to be the top power forward in the league, and now he is being held on his head by a man who has never even heard of his name. A bang bang.

Who can bear it.

Weber took the ball to test in the middle. He wanted to let Haslem know that there are still tigers in the mountains. After two consecutive tests, Haslem was stunned. Weber raised his hand and made a mid-range shot, and the basketball easily entered the net.

15 is better than 10
In fact, Haslem shouldn't retreat the ball. Even if Webber rushes in, his explosiveness is not enough. Lu Yu can make up for it in time.

The Suns attacked, Nash passed halftime and handed it over to Lu Yu again, Lu Yu played the pick-and-roll again, and Webber started to curse again.

Weber chose to stay close to Lu Yu and did not give him space to pass the ball. As a result, Lu Yu dribbled the ball under his crotch to speed up and rushed directly from his right side. Weber quickly withdrew. Who knew that after Lu Yu made an emergency stop and pulled back, he made a steady hit shot.

17 is better than 10
Lu Yu got his fourth point.

Sun Yiping sighed: "It's unbelievable that a big player like Lu Yu can actually make such a move. The most important thing is that his movements are still so smooth."

Zhang Weiping smiled: "You must know that when Lu Yu was in the NCAA, he played a guard."

Yes, Lu Yu is a defender!
Maybe in the past two seasons, after watching Lu Yu play too much inside, everyone regards Lu Yu as an inside player, but everyone forgets that when Lu Yu played a guard, he had already destroyed all the guards in the league.

Lu Yu, a first-year shooting guard, has already led the team to the finals.

At that time, Lu Yu's skills were still a little green. Now he is more mature. When a center player has the skills and shooting ability of a defender, how can he play this game?
The two commentators chatted about Lu Yu's past while thinking about Lu Yu's future.

Chatting and chatting, they found that the first quarter of the game was about to end.

In the second half of the first quarter, the King strengthened the defense of the penalty area and strictly prohibited Haslem's air cut, making it difficult for him to directly attack the basket.

After this arrangement, it really has some effect.

Haslem's weak single-play ability really makes him not able to cut in the air. He only has the threat of mid-range shots. The key is that his mid-range shots are good, but there is still a gap between them.

Therefore, Lu Yu has always used his strengths. When the opponent does not give Haslem a chance, it is the opportunity for others to take action.

Marion and Richardson both have the ability to shoot. The Kings now dare not let loose on the outside, nor do they dare to let go on the inside. Lu Yu simply started to play singles on the outside.

When Weber is far away, Lu Yu makes a direct three-pointer, and when he is close, he is passed directly. Lu Yu passing him is as easy as crossing the road in the morning.

In the first quarter alone, Lu Yu had already scored 13 points and 7 assists, and his efficiency was outrageous, which was a bit scary.

Equivalent to the whole team's points, most of them came from Lu Yu or indirectly from Lu Yu.

At the end of the first quarter, the Suns led 40-27.

In fact, the Kings have played very well. At least Adelman feels that their offense is not too stretched, but when he thinks that his team's offense is already in the forefront of the league, it is still being suppressed by the opponent. It makes no sense.

The reason why the Kings' record is not high now is not the problem of offense, but the problem of defense.

So when the offense was compared by the Suns, they suddenly felt that the Suns were a little too scary?

In the second quarter, the Suns began to rotate, Lu Yu rested, Marion and Nash were responsible for leading the bench, and Barbosa went up to play the shooting guard.

In this way, the Suns directly increased their speed. In fact, when Lu Yu was present, the speed of the game was not slow, and the counterattack was even faster than that of Nash with a substitute.

But when the bench is on the bench and the chickens are pecking at each other, Nash's breakthrough kills the inside line, which looks more beautiful.

The second unit transitions quickly, and players shoot when they get the chance.

Marion is both a father and a mother in the second lineup. The two replacement insiders are only responsible for shooting, so Marion is now the most active one on the bench, grabbing rebounds on the defensive end and fast breaks on the offensive end. .

D'Antoni's requirements for the second team will not be the same as the starting lineup. His second team is to hit, run and fire according to his original thinking.

His tactical system, how should I put it, looks like a random game, and it depends entirely on the play of the point guard.

In the second half of the second quarter, Lu Yu, Richardson and Haslem came back and continued to play, Marion went down to rest, and Richardson moved to the small forward position.

Richardson also has a height of nearly two meters, and is strong enough to play a small forward.

At the end of the second quarter, the Suns extended their lead, 66 to 40, leading by 26 points.

Lu Yu scored 21 points and 12 assists in the half, easily scoring a double-double.

And 7 rebounds.

At present, it is not a big problem to win a triple-double.

At halftime, many reporters rushed to Phoenix and gave up interviewing other Western teams. They all felt that there would be big news today. No one expected that the Suns, who were mocked by basketball experts a few days ago, would be slapped in the face. So fast, everyone knows this game, the Suns' offensive firepower is too fierce.

In the second half, the Suns continued the style of the first half.

With all the starting five on board, the Kings couldn't stand it at all.

Adelman finally chose the way out of nowhere, double-teaming Lu Yu, but double-teaming Lu Yu, there was a chance on the outside, Nash and Richardson plus Marion's three guns fired together on the outside.

Don't double-team Lu Yu, he is single against Webber again, without Weber to defend, others can't defend.

The Kings can't even try to defend. The Suns' counterattack is too fast. The Kings have not yet settled down. The Suns have already ended their offense.

Lu Yu played very cool. Such offensive firepower can make players' offensive ability to the extreme, which is much more cool than the reasonable play when he was in the Bulls.

Although the Bulls won two championships in three seasons, Lu Yu missed out on the scoring title more than once.

I have to say, this is a pity.

But in those two seasons, the scores of other scorers really exploded, especially McGrady. He not only crushed Lu Yu's scoring data that year, but also Kobe and Iverson, who did not compete with him.

Many people say that McGrady is a weakened version of Lu Yu.

Because his offensive strength is no less than that of Lu Yu, but he is not as versatile as Lu Yu, who can play inside, pass the ball, organize, and defend.

Maddie didn't want to admit it.

He could never have imagined that the college students he and Bryant played against each other at the New Orleans Arena had grown to this level now.

But I have to admit that Lu Yu is indeed intercepting a wall in front of all players of their era.

With Lu Yu there, it is difficult for other players to win the championship.

Kobe has already won a championship.

Other players can only take advantage of Lu Yu's opportunity to transfer to the Suns this year to see if they can fight for one.

Unfortunately, if the sun keeps going down like it is today, they still have no chance.

Perhaps in the near future, Lu Yu will become a Jordan-like existence, standing in front of all players in this era, becoming the biggest regret in their careers.

Adelman has no choice. He can only close his eyes and let the players play by themselves. Anyway, he can't beat it. If the sun does not break out by chance, with this strength, the king will definitely die this year.

It's better to see what good seedlings there are in next year's draft, and start to rot.

At the end of the three quarters, the Suns led 99-70 by 29 points. The Suns did not exert much effort in the third quarter. Anyway, the game was already spent.