Double stars shine in Los Angeles

Chapter 22 Against the Suns ([-])

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After the warm-up, the players of both sides returned to their respective benches and listened to the head coach's final arrangements before the game.

The guests in the commentary booth also began to announce the starting lineups of the two teams tonight.Phoenix Suns starting lineup: center Marcin Gortat, power forward Channing Frye, small forward Grant Hill, shooting guard Jared Dudley, point guard Steve Nash.Los Angeles Lakers starting lineup: center Andrew Bynum, power forward Pau Gasol, small forward Charity World Peace, shooting guard Kobe Bryant, point guard Derek Fisher.

"This season, the Suns once again brought back Marcin Gortat, the center who left last season, and served as the starter, which made up for the team's lack of internal strength to a certain extent. You know, last season Robin Lowe Pez's performance in the Suns is not very good." Kenny Smith introduced the changes of the Suns.

"Indeed. Even though the Suns have introduced Marcin Gortat, they are still at a disadvantage compared to the Lakers. However, one advantage is that Marcin Gortat's attack range is better than Marcin Gortat's. The attack range is much larger than that of Andrew Bynum. In this way, when Channing Frye also has a larger attack area, it is bound to attract Andrew Bynum to come out of the penalty area to follow up and attack for outside players There is less resistance on the inside." Charles Barkley expressed his point of view.

"The Lakers' starting lineup is still the same, but I wonder why the head coach Mike Brown doesn't put the team's newly signed point guard Lin in the starting lineup. From Lin's preseason and last season with the Knicks From the performance point of view, he has the strength of the team to start, but he was pushed on the bench. I don’t know what he is thinking.” Shaquille O’Neal, the “big shark”, expressed his own opinion.

"I think Mike Brown's decision is still reasonable." At this time, Kenny Smith was possessed by the domestic "Zhang Reasonable", "The Lakers' bench needs an organizer like Lin, although the Lakers' The substitute lineup played a dual point guard tactic of Steve Blake and Lin Fengzhe, but Lin Fengzhe was the actual distributor of the ball. In this lineup, Steve Blake was a pseudo point guard, but actually a An open pitcher."

"Okay, you two stop arguing, the game is about to start." Charles Barkley interrupted Kenny Smith and Shaquille O'Neal's argument, "Andrew Bynum and Marcin Gortat jumped Ball. Bynum touches it first! Derek Fisher goes upfield and hands it to Kobe. Kobe doesn't have the ball, goes straight to Gasol in the middle."

Gasol holds the ball with both hands one step before the free throw line, observing the position of his teammates.Andrew Bynum puts Marcin Gortat behind him and reaches for the ball.

Gasol gave basketball high profile to Andrew Bynum.Andrew Bynum held the ball high with both hands, and pushed his body backwards to test Marcin Gortat's defensive strength and direction of force. After arching a few times in a row, he turned left and hit a hook on the right side of the basket. The first to get two points.

"The Lakers' offense is still opened from the inside. Andrew Bynum made a hook after turning around." Shaquille O'Neal said, "This hook has the style of my youth." Finally, don't forget to be narcissistic .

Steve Nash catches the baseline ball and drives quickly upfield.The Suns still maintain the tradition of fast offense left by coach Mike D'Antoni, and soon came to the frontcourt and started interspersed with running positions.Steve Nash dribbles from the three-point line to Grant Hill on the wing.

Facing World Peace's defense, Grant Hill did not choose to break through directly, and made a pick-and-roll with Channing Frye, and passed the ball to Channing Frye the moment he passed by.Channing Frye made two points with a jumper.

Derek Fisher dribbles downfield to Kobe Bryant, who faints twice and passes the ball back to Derek Fisher.Pau Gasol asked for the ball high, singled Channing Frye on a touchdown pass from Derek Fisher, and scored with a mid-range jumper on a fake.

"From the opening two balls, it can be seen that Kobe's desire to attack is not very strong today, he just runs without the ball on the outside." Kenny Smith said in the commentary booth. "The Suns' counterattack speed is still very fast, but the defense is indeed much better than before. The Suns are now taking advantage of the slow retreat of the Lakers to launch a counterattack. Although the Lakers have an advantage inside, it is undeniable that the two insiders Slowed the Lakers down."

"Return to the defense faster! Defensively!" Lakers coach Mike Brown shouted to the players on the sidelines.

The offensive goals of both sides are very clear. The Lakers' offensive focus in the first 5 minutes was on the inside. Outside, only World Peace put two three-pointers on the baseline and on the flanks. They made one of two shots and scored three points.Kobe Bryant didn't shoot.

The Suns called a timeout first, and the score at this time was 12 to 10. The Lakers temporarily led by two points at home.

Mike Brown held the tactical board and explained the next tactics to the players, "Next, we need to strengthen the offense on the outside. When we go on the field later, the opponent's defense on the inside offense will inevitably be strengthened, and they will even double-team. In order to preserve the inside Physical strength, the outside line should strengthen breakthrough and shooting. Kobe, shoot when you have the opportunity, and at the same time strengthen the breakthrough to reduce the defensive pressure for the inside offense. When defending, switch defenses. Kobe will let you defend Nash later, you can let him shoot, but don't let him Find opportunities to pass the ball and cut him off from the team as much as possible."

The head coach of the Suns, Alvin Gentry, first praised the team's performance, "The performance just now was very good. Next, continue to grasp the characteristics of the Lakers' slow retreat and defense to launch a quick offensive counterattack. Gortat, offensive If Bynum doesn't follow you, you can shoot, and if you follow, you can split the ball, let the outside line attack the opponent's inside to score or make a foul. As for defense, adopt a three-two defense, against Bynum James double-teams. Hill strengthens his breakthrough and shooting, and Frye can do pick-and-rolls with Nash and Hill."

The long pause time of 60 seconds passed quickly.Players from both sides were back on the court again, with Jared Dudley throwing a throw-in in the frontcourt.Steve Nash receives the ball and hands it to Grant Hill on the other side beyond the three-point line.After Grant Hill broke through World Peace, he succeeded in a mid-range jumper to tie the score.

Kobe Bryant received the baseline ball, dribbled to the frontcourt, signaled his teammates to open the space, and prepared to break through himself.Grant Hill came up to cover, and Channing Frye was ready to help while guarding Pau Gasol.

Kobe Bryant drove in from outside the three-point line, and Grant Hill followed Kobe Bryant's steps.Kobe broke through to a place one step away from the free throw line and suddenly stopped. Grant Hill did not stop, and still took a step forward.In such a small gap, Kobe Bryant seized the opportunity to hit a jumper. This was Kobe's first shot in the game.

When Steve Nash came to the frontcourt with the ball, he found that the man defending him had become Kobe Bryant, so he couldn't help being a little more careful.

Steve Nash knew that it was difficult to break through Kobe Bryant's defense with his own strength, and signaled Channing Frye to do the pick-and-roll for him.After the pick-and-roll, Steve Nash got rid of Kobe Bryant's defense and drove the ball through, attracting Andrew Bynum to come out to defend and throw the ball high to the basket.Marcin Gortat makes an alley-oop dunk.

Next, Kobe Bryant broke through to attract double-teams and then passed the ball to Pau Gasol and missed a mid-range shot.Marcin Gortat grabs the defensive rebound and hands the ball to Steve Nash.At this time, Grant Hill and Jared Dudley were almost down.Steve Nash passes the ball to Grant Hill.

The only Lakers defense back was Kobe Bryant.Formed a two-on-one frontcourt.Grant Hill dribbles to the basket for a layup, feels Kobe Bryant's defense behind him, recovers the ball in the air, and passes it from the waist to Jared Dudley who is following him One-handed dunk.The Suns led by two points 16-14.

Mike Brown looked at the situation on the field with a frown on the sidelines.Facing Kobe Bryant's defense, Steve Nash frequently used pick-and-rolls or even second pick-and-rolls to get rid of the defense, making the switch defense not effective.In terms of offense, the opponent's double-team defense against Andrew Bynum at the basket has greatly hindered the Lakers' offense, and they have fallen behind by five points.

Lin Fengzhe looked at Mike Brown standing on the sidelines, "Why didn't the coach call a timeout? Now it's time to call a timeout to interrupt the opponent's offensive rhythm. If this continues, it is obviously useless to rely on Kobe alone. The opponent It’s clear that Bynum and Kobe are going to die, and the others are almost letting go of shooting.”

Mike Brown finally called a timeout with a minute and a half left in the first quarter, and the Lakers trailed by seven.

"Lin, you replaced Kobe on the court, and now you need to attack and score as much as possible. Lee, you replaced Bynum on the court, and expanded the offensive range when attacking. Barnes replaced World Peace, and strengthened the opponent's perimeter defense. Remember to stick to it and don't let the opponent score easily."

The guests in the commentary booth are expressing their own views.

"The tactics of the Lakers are too rigid. Not having a qualified point guard is the biggest shortcoming of the Lakers. They can't connect the team well." Kenny Smith said.

"I think Pau Gasol is too soft, like a woman, I can handle him with one hand. Several times the offense at the basket is not tough enough, wasting offensive opportunities." Shaquille O'Neal is very is contempt.

(End of this chapter)