Healthy basketball, starting from eating the old Lakers F4

Chapter 51 Lubricant, two pairs?

Phoenix, America West Arena.

As the lights dim, the prelude to tonight's battle will also begin.

The visiting team, the Lakers, made their first five appearances on stage, and the first to appear was Karl Malone.

Immediately afterwards, Dunn came to the court again in the second appearance order.

Then there is Grant, Payton at the finale, and Kobe at the end.

After the players of the visiting team finished playing, the home team's starting five Tigers of the Suns also appeared one after another.

The first to appear was Stoudemire, who also served as a power forward, then small forward Marion, followed by center Jack Voskull, and shooting guard singles Joe.

Finally, Marbury came on stage amidst the cheers of MVP.

It is worth mentioning that last year Marbury was arrested for drunk driving during the offseason and was sentenced to 10 days in prison and a one-game suspension. Marbury was already notorious.

But relying on his strong personal strength, he was selected to the All-Star team and the third team of the best team, and helped the Suns reach the playoffs.

Although they were kicked out by their opponents in the first round of the playoffs, it was the championship team Spurs that defeated the Suns, so that's okay.

After hearing the news here, it can be basically confirmed that Marbury is quite popular in Phoenix.

Obviously, the vast majority of fans are more realistic, as long as the head star can bring them victory, they will enthusiastically support it.

There is one thing to say, Marbury is at his peak at this time, and his personal state is indeed very good.

At the beginning of the game, Marbury faced Payton's defense and played singles with the ball. He directly crossed the step, changed direction, stopped and then changed direction, which made Payton dizzy.

Marbury's first step was too fast, and his body control was excellent. Payton, with his old arms and legs, couldn't keep up with Marbury's rhythm at all, and was completely wiped out.

Neither Malone nor Grant on the inside are known for protecting the rim. Marbury scored two points with a clean layup as soon as he came up.

In the previous preseason, Payton suffered a disadvantage against Marbury. In the Lakers' offensive round, Payton did not force himself to play.

Although Marbury's defense is average, it is much stronger than Nash.

Now Payton's offense mainly relies on breakthroughs. Marbury's physical fitness requires speed and speed, and confrontation and confrontation. Payton really has nothing to do with Marbury.

After halftime, Payton simply handed the ball to Kobe.

This made Kobe a little confused: "During the preseason, it didn't seem to be like this?"

However, it's not a bad thing to get the ball. Even if Marion took the initiative to defend him, Kobe was not afraid at all.

Leaning in with his back to try to get to a comfortable half-basket area, Marion wanted to push Kobe out, but couldn't bear Kobe's big elbow, so he backed down.

Joe did not remain indifferent in the singles and chose to let go of Duan and double-team Kobe.

Sure enough, just as Joe had thought in singles, instead of passing the ball, Kobe shot a fadeaway jumper.

Duang——

As always, Kobe tried the performance of the basket when he came up and found that it was quite resistant and the sound of the iron was also very good.

At this moment, Duen, who was left unattended, took the opportunity to rush to the basket.

Although Dunn's rebound prediction attribute is not high, but the basic judgment is still no problem, not to mention there are Malone and Grant stuck in the basket.

With no interference from anyone around him, Dunn successfully grabbed an offensive rebound, and then continued to rush towards the basket.

Jack Voskull came to assist in the defense, but when Duane saw this, he said that he was in the right place. He stopped and shook for a while, and after flying the opponent, he skillfully made a foul throw.

2+1, with Kobe attracting the defense, Duane got an offensive rebound as soon as he came up, scored a goal, and got a chance to add a penalty.

The extra penalty was a solid hit, and the Lakers overtook the Suns by 1 point.

But in the blink of an eye, during a fast break under the sun, Payton failed to keep up with Marbury, and Marbury scored a goal from the basket.

"Give me the ball and I'll take care of him for you! You go guard that rookie later."

Kobe couldn't stand it. While asking Payton for the ball, he told Payton that he would guard Marbury next.

Payton was very angry when he heard this: "Do you think I can't handle him? I have a hundred ways to beat him."

If it was an opponent, Kobe would have been trash talking-did you prevent it before?If your defense is half as hard as your mouth, then you can guard!

But now they are teammates and we have to compete for the championship together. Kobe just said lightly: "I am the boss of the team!"

The implication is to let Peyton listen to him, and don't think too much about other things.

At this moment, Payton thought in his heart: "The Lakers boss I recognize is not you, I am here for Shaq.

And I already have a good relationship with Karl and Du En, why should I listen to you?

You look down on me, right?You want the ball, right?I just won't let you get what you want! "

Payton dribbled past half court, and instead of doing what Kobe said, he passed the ball to Duane.

Kobe was a little angry and clapped his hands towards Payton. At the same time, Dunn launched an attack on his own.

Because Marion took the initiative to defend Kobe, it was Joe who appeared in front of Duan.

After playing against each other in the preseason, Doon already has some successful experience in singles against Joe Johnson.

First, he turned his back to play inside, and then found space to rush in. However, unexpectedly, as soon as Duan passed Joe in isolation, Marion actually let go of Kobe and came to help defend.

Instead of going his own way, Dunn passed the ball to Kobe who was open.

Kobe didn't expect that he would be emptied, but after receiving the ball, he didn't hesitate and immediately shot a jumper.

The speed of Joe's defense in isolation was obviously slower. Kobe relied on Duan's pass to steadily hit the mid-range shot, and then immediately ran to the backcourt without any celebration.

Obviously, under the influence of Dunn's lubricant, Kobe no longer complained to Payton: "Why don't you pass the ball to me?"

When Duan, Payton and others saw Kobe taking the lead in returning to defense, they immediately followed Kobe's footsteps.

The Suns failed to push up the fast break and could only fight on the ground.

Seeing that Kobe was coming to defend him, Marbury didn't choose to play hard, but passed the ball to Joe for singles.

Singles Joe is half a head taller than Payton, and he has a great advantage in height. Coupled with singles, it is his best field.

Singles Joe lowered his center of gravity and dribbled quickly, pretending to break through to the basket. Payton stepped forward to interfere, but Singles Joe missed half a step.

By the time Payton turned around to catch up, Joe had already made a jump shot in singles.

Fortunately, the mid-range shooting rate often does not exceed 50%. In isolation, Joe's emergency stop jump shot was very handsome, but the ball failed to hit successfully.

It is precisely because of this that even if Payton's defense was out of position, it did not cause a catastrophe.

Malone protected the rebound and immediately passed it to Payton not far away.

Payton quickly dribbled the ball forward, broke into the penalty area with the help of a fast break, attracted the defense and then passed the ball back to Malone.

Malone did not choose to dunk, but played healthy basketball. After making a layup, he slipped under the basket and immediately returned to defense.

The Lakers were well prepared to defend against fast breaks, and Marbury was targeted by Kobe again. He could only score seven or eight points despite his tenth strength.

In this case, the Sun can only hope that others can stand up.

Marbury felt that Joe played well in singles just now, but he didn't put the ball into the basket, so he continued to pass the ball to Joe in singles.

And the singles Joe did not disappoint Marbury. This time he finally succeeded in singles against Payton, making Payton the biggest defensive loophole on the court.

It seems that Payton felt that he couldn't save face because he kept being called out, and he failed to guard against it, so he became angry.

This time, instead of passing the ball to Duen, he asked Duen to step forward and play a pick-and-roll with him.

Duane needs Payton to help him share the pressure of holding the ball on the bench, so he is not unwilling to be a tool man this time.

With the help of Duane's cover, Payton broke into the restricted area of ​​the sun, but was stopped by Stoudemire, and in a blink of an eye, Marion came from behind.

Thanks to Malone's constant yelling and raising his hand for the ball, Payton passed the ball in time after hearing the news. After Malone took the ball, he directly shot from the middle distance, adding an assist to Payton.

But then Marion also started to exert his strength. Duan was able to defend Marion fairly well, but Marion was a master of pick-and-rolls and chaos.

Relying on the pick-and-roll cooperation with Marbury, Marion frequently pushed Duan before running down the court, and then ran to the basket to eat the cake.

This level of confrontation is allowed these days. If it were the small ball era, unless the star had a whistle, it would be a foul.

Payton saw that Duen suffered a lot, and he also fed Duen a ball during a transition attack.

Duen didn't pay much attention to this. After all, he was still young, and rookies would always have to pay for their lack of defensive experience.

After suffering several losses, Du En gradually understood when to keep up with Marion and when to call on his teammates to help defend.

However, Marion can also pass the ball. When faced with a double-team at the basket, he will hand the ball to Stoudemire.

The Suns start with a three-and-a-half-star lineup, and it's not that easy to completely defend them.

There is nothing to do with Marion and Marbury. Duane and Payton were replaced off the court after playing for more than six minutes in the first quarter, recharging their energy for the off-peak trip in the second quarter in advance.

After replacing Fisher, Kobe finally got a lot of ball rights and was able to unleash his long-awaited offensive desire.

However, it is not as vigorous as the legendary rule of rushing to the field. After playing for more than 10 minutes in the first quarter, he made 7 of 3 shots, 2 of 2 free throws, 8 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, which can only be said to be quite satisfactory.

24 to 26, the Lakers trailed the Suns by 2 points in the first quarter.

As the game time entered the second quarter, the Lakers quickly ushered in a turning point, because the Suns first led the team with Penny Hardaway, singles Joe and Stoudemire.

Marion rested off the court, and the Suns' defense dropped a lot.

Although Hardaway can connect the team and attack with the ball, defense is not his strong point, not to mention that after a serious injury, his defensive ability further declined.

As for singles Joe and Stoudemire, they are not good defensive players.

As soon as Duan came up, he started a pick-and-roll with Payton, switched to Hardaway, and used a high post to get to the basket.

In order to limit Duane's offense, the Suns strikers had to double-team ahead of time, and Duane passed the ball to Payton or Devin George.

Dunn didn't get many chances to score himself, but Payton and Devin George played very comfortably.

Payton can't play fast guards, but he can play slower strikers.

Devin George had open opportunities, and he was able to drive to the basket and shoot. In the second quarter, with the assist of Duane, he also played vigorously.

Dunn and Payton's pick-and-roll cooperation played the triangle offensive effect that Zen Master wanted, and the Lakers quickly recovered the point difference.

The Suns had to replace Marbury and Marion on the court in advance, and the Lakers also immediately sent Kobe and Malone.

Payton and Duen led the bench together, and used Duen to attract the defense and get a lot of data. Most of the anger that no one could guard against in the first quarter dissipated, and he was more than happy to pass the ball to Kobe in the second quarter.

However, Malone performed better in the second quarter, making 4 of 3 shots and 6 of 5 free throws. He scored 11 points and 3 rebounds in just half the quarter.

杜恩第二节几乎打满，也只有5投2中，三分球3投1中，罚球2投2中，7分2篮板4助攻的数据。

算上第一节的5分1篮板1助攻，上半场的杜恩已经12分3篮板5助攻进账。

If this continues, even if the substitute lineup may face double-team defense again, Duan is still expected to perform 20+10+5 tonight.

Although it is not as amazing as the first show in the opening game, as long as it can hit a double-double, it is worthy of the headlines as a rookie.

"Would you like to try fighting in the sewer?"

(End of this chapter)