l strength is a higher level than Felton.

So Diaw chose to turn over and shoot a jumper, and Ben came to defend as promised.

Fisher didn’t care whether Diaw could make the shot or not, he went directly to Nash’s position.

Rasheed, who was guarding Nash, also quickly moved inside to cover Stoudemire, who was missed due to assisting in defense.

Diaw was blocked by Ben again and the ball did not go in.

Rashid, on the other hand, was desperately trying to get in position with Stoudemire under the basket to grab rebounds, and the effect of switching back in time was immediately apparent.

If Rasheed hadn’t come over this time, Stoudemire would have easily grabbed a rebound and made a make-up dunk.

This time the ball did not bounce towards Rasheed and Stoudemire. Diaw was stuck behind Ben and unable to move. The rebound was naturally accepted by Ben.

“Well done! Guys, this is how you should defend!”

Li Xingchen yelled excitedly from the outside, and then reached for the ball towards Ben.

The Bobcats became more active on defense. With just a few more defensive changes, the Suns’ pick-and-roll cooperation was easily broken by the Bobcats.

Li Xingchen attracted double-teams and then distributed the ball to Gerrard.

This time the Suns did not give Gerrard an opportunity to take an open shot. Diaw, who was responsible for guarding Rasheed, rushed out to cover Gerrard.

Gerrard passed the ball to Rashid, the third point of the triangle offense.

When Rasheed got the ball and was about to take off for a dunk, Stoudemire, who was responsible for defending Ben, stepped in again.

Rashid raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and then passed the ball to Ben.

Ben got open and scored a close shot.

I saw Ben applauding Rashid excitedly: “Haha, brother, did you see it? I made the shot.”

Seeing this scene, Li Xingchen frowned in anger and fun. How can this brother do this with the guy named Luo? Well, Artest looks like a fool?

Shooting a ball is like a three-month-old baby.

But anyway, the Bobcats’ triangle offense gradually became smoother.

Therefore, in the second quarter of the game, the Suns’ offense was blocked, while the Bobcats’ offense became more and more smooth, and the score between the two sides gradually widened.

At the end of the first half, the Bobcats led 56 to 48 by 8 points.

Except that Fisher and Felton were obviously a little tired, everything was going well. It seemed that winning this game would not be difficult.

After the halftime break, the third quarter continued as it was in the second quarter, with the Bobcats gradually widening the point difference.

No, just halfway through the third quarter, the score between the two sides reached 73 to 59, with the Bobcats leading by 14 points.

Chapter 220 Big Ben’s Injury Report

However, the continuous leading of the entire court defense caused Felton and Fisher on the point guard line to show symptoms of obvious physical decline.

The interior players who need to quickly recover to prevent the Suns quarterback from passing long balls are also exhausted.

After Li Xingchen scored the ball, Diaw quickly ran to the baseline and threw the ball to Nash.

After receiving the ball, Nash accelerated directly past Fisher, quickly rushed to the frontcourt, came to the top of the arc and took a step towards the free throw line.

This was Nash’s sweet spot, and it quickly attracted the Bobcats’ interior players to come out for defense.

Nash’s wrist holding the ball quickly flicked, and the ball was passed in front of Stoudemire, who was rushing inside. When the ball was in place, Stoudemire just ran to that position, and after receiving the ball, he dunked. 73 to 62.

Obviously, this pass is calculated in advance.

Nash is nicknamed “The Son of the Wind”. As long as he starts running, nothing will happen to anyone else.

Before the game starts, the team will definitely analyze the core players of such a strong opponent.

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For example, Steve Nash’s shooting hot zone shows that his shooting rate at the basket this season is as high as 68%, his shooting rate above the left elbow is 54%, and his shooting rate above the right elbow is 53%.

Below the elbow area, it is 50% and 49%.

The three-point shooting rate from the left corner is 60%, and the three-point shooting rate from the left 45-degree angle is 47%.

The corresponding hit rates on the right are 70% and 50% respectively.

Only the three-point shooting rate at the top of the arc is relatively low, only 38%.

In other words, Nash’s offense has no blind spots.

As long as he runs, no matter where he is, he will definitely attract defenses and disrupt the opponent’s defensive formation.

Of course, Li Xingchen’s offense is still sharp, and he can still score efficiently when facing double teams from time to time.

But this is far from enough, because the running Suns score more efficiently.

This is due to the run-and-gun tactics that lead to Suns players often completing the offense when the Bobcats’ defense is not in place.

Seeing that their two point guards were tired of dealing with Nash, the Bobcats also made adjustments, letting Li Xingchen guard Nash and sending a backup shooting guard to guard Lagar Bell.

As long as Nash’s speed is slowed down, their running and gunning will naturally be impossible.

Unfortunately, this is just wishful thinking on the Bobcats’ part.

Facing the Bobcats’ changes, the Suns replaced Shawn Marion with sixth man Leandro Barbosa, letting Laja Bell play small forward and Leandro Barbosa play shooting guard. .

After Nash was guarded, Leandro Barbosa took on the core role of leading the team in running and gunning.

How could Li Xingchen’s backup defender guard him?

So under the Suns’ running and gunning, the score between the two sides gradually became closer.

By the end of the third quarter, the score between the two sides reached 82 to 79. In just half a quarter, the Suns narrowed the 14-point difference to 3 points.

And the Suns had the ball first in the fourth quarter.

In the fourth quarter, the Suns continued their run-and-gun rhythm. Fisher, who got a little rest, could barely keep up with Nash in the first three minutes.

As soon as three minutes passed, the original shape was immediately revealed, and the Suns’ running and gunning started again.

Felton replaced Fisher and also lasted three minutes.

After Li Xingchen scored a difficult three-pointer, he looked at Felton: “Brother, can you do it? How can you only take three minutes at such a young age?”

Felton blushed at Li Xingchen’s comment.

The score on the court was 103 to 99. Under Li Xingchen’s explosion, the Suns never got closer to the score.

Next, Nash got rid of the defense and rushed forward. Seeing Nash approaching, Ben looked a little confused. Should he defend the ball or not?

Seeing that Nash had arrived at his dessert area, Ben gritted his teeth and made up for it.

Then Nash flicked his wrist again and used a fake pass to trick Ben into quickly shrinking inside to defend Stoudemire.

Then Nash succeeded in the mid-range shot. 103 to 101.

At this moment, when Ben was returning to defend Stoudemire, he suddenly fell to the ground without confrontation.

This time the Bobcats players’ hearts were immediately gripped.

The first person to come forward to care about Big Ben was Stoudemire of the Suns. Because this brother also suffers from knee injuries all year round, he may feel the same way.

Li Xingchen hurriedly stepped forward to check. Looking at Daben who fell to the ground and rolled in pain, Li Xingchen quickly asked: “Brother, are you okay?”

Unconfronted falls are often accompanied by ligament tears, and ligament tears, I am Can be felt.

Ben rolled twice and took a breath before saying with difficulty: “The old injury has recurred.”

At this moment, the team doctor rushed over and took Ben off the court, and Jeff Foster came on to replace him. .


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