Chapter 383: Relax

Chapter 386
The Suns’ signings in the summer seemed unsuccessful to others. Espn gave them a C rating. If it weren’t for Fox-Leon’s arrival, they might have to give them a D. Players like Barry and Jaskovicius are either old, short, or have not proven themselves. In short, they all have obvious flaws.
And in the eyes of some people, none of these players have outstanding physical fitness, which seems to be inappropriate for the Suns who are good at playing fast. In the first game against the SuperSonics, the performance of this group of benches was just acceptable and did not make the Suns feel like they were so fast.
After the start of the second quarter, Leon looked like he was going to let Stoudemire lead the group of old, weak and sick. Jaskovicius held the ball for half the time. After the European king came to Phoenix, Under the advice of the team doctor and trainer, he gained weight to improve his defensive confrontation ability. At the same time, he strengthened the three-point shot training and recuperated his body in the dry climate of Arizona.
At this time, he was full of energy and Dior made a screen for him in the high post. Jaskovicius rushed in from the middle, dribbled the ball low and avoided the defender, and shot a mid-range jumper directly from the three-point line! The ball goes into the net hollow, this position is almost the FIBA ​​three-point line position, he feels very comfortable shooting here.
A simple and efficient offense, the score came to 31:33, and then in the defense, Dior succeeded in stealing, Jascovihus quickly advanced with the ball, the Lakers retired a little slow, Jascovihus passed the ball to insert Stoudemire, Stoudemire received the ball and violently dunked! Less than a minute in the second quarter, the two sides tied.
A tie is normal. After Kobe left the court, the Lakers lost their cores and were a little overwhelmed on the offensive end. Jackson looked at the time and felt that these guys could hold on. As a result, when the position attacked, it was discovered that the sun actually guarded a zone defense! This makes the Lakers players a bit at a loss. The league has just introduced zone defenses in the past two years. There are not many teams that use them well, but Fox-Leon’s team is undoubtedly the number one.
At the 2004 Athens Olympics, the US team faced Lithuania's defense at a loss and eventually lost the game. At the time, Jaskovicius was in the Lithuanian team and killed the dream team with three three-pointers.
The Lakers keep conducting the ball on the perimeter, but they can’t find a good opportunity. For players like Barry and Jascovehus who are a bit old and slow, but have a bright mind, zone defense is really the most suitable for them. Defense, this is why Leon dared to use this old, weak, and disabled second team. He is the best defensive training master in the league.
In the end, the Lakers' Farmar missed a three-pointer from the perimeter. Stoudemire got the rebound and made another counterattack. Jaskovicius rushed to the three-second zone with the ball. The Lakers' defense was very timely. , Jaskovicius turned around and passed the ball to Dior in the high position. Dior and Stoudemire made a high-position screen and cooperated with Stoudemire, and Dior dropped the ball to Stoudemire.
The Lakers defender is not stupid. Knowing that Dior is not capable of three-pointers, the two directly double-teamed Stoudemire inside. Stoudemire didn't have a chance to rise. It would take three seconds to stand for a while. He remembered Leon's order. There must be someone on the flank, so the ball passed to the left corner, where Brent Barry was standing.
Barry received the ball and made a lightly lifted throw, hitting a three-pointer.
This young dunker who once showed that "whites can fly" has become a steady shooter for more than a decade, and he does not stick to the ball at all. He had 42% of the 3% in the Spurs last season. In the field goal percentage, Leon also took a fancy to him and traded him over. He can score two or three such three-pointers per game, and he is very satisfied.
At 36:33, the Suns overtook a three-pointer. The little advantage the Lakers had built in the first quarter through a reasonable distribution of the ball was gone. On the offensive end, they seemed to have nothing to do with the Suns' zone defense. Leon is betting on the Lakers' perimeter shooting percentage. This is Jackson's common method in the playoffs. It is now being used by Leon on his own.
Sure enough, the Lakers without an offensive focus could only lead the ball over from the outside, and finally the ball hit Kwame Brown's hands. Kwame Brown wanted to turn around and eat it, but Stoudemire got a big cap! The ball was directly fanned out!
Rookie Dudley grabbed the ball and immediately gave it to Jascovesius. The Suns launched a counterattack, and the ball finally passed through Dior's hands. Dior got the ball in the middle. Stoudemire came over and the two finished once. Cross transposition, Dior directly dropped the ball into the inside, Stoudemire jumped high, an aerial relay, the ball took the ball into the basket!
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Suns beat the Lakers 9-0! Successfully overtook the score to 38:33, four points behind turned into five points ahead, this time Phil Jackson must call a timeout, he wants to replace Kobe. Losing the offensive strength on the court, facing the sun's defense, the Lakers' benches really have no choice.
Leon looked up to check the time. It took only two minutes for the second quarter to force Kobe on the court ahead of time, so that the purpose of being on the bench was achieved. Knowing that Kobe is about to play, Leon made adjustments and replaced Barry and Laga-Bell to match up again. Although Bale could not prevent Kobe, he can always cause some trouble. It is better than Barry. Good to die.
After Bell re-entered the field, the Suns still maintained at least two players on the perimeter with fixed-point three-pointers on the flanks. Dudley counted as half. Although Jaskovicius was a point guard, he and Dior were sharing on the court. Domination of the ball. The offense of this bench lineup was actually trained by D'Antoni, which is an improved version of the previous V-shaped offense.
The improvement is that Dior sometimes is the V tip of the V-shaped attack, while Jaskovicius falls to the flank to respond. In the summer, Leon let Dior lose weight, and he is not allowed to drink or not. He eats fat, so Dior's speed and explosiveness are in a very good state.
After the timeout was over, Kobe returned to the court. The feeling of leading himself on the field, falling behind, and chasing points on the field, he was really annoyed. The teammates were in good condition today. He wanted to sit on the bench for a while, but after only two minutes, he had to reappear.
In a game, when Kobe got the ball, the Suns gave up the zone defense. Facing a top breakthrough player like Kobe, the false zone defense that didn't defend for three seconds would be directly penetrated. The Lakers were still in a triangle offense. The ball was given to Kobe at 45 degrees on the left. The Suns did not double-click on the one-on-one opportunity. Kobe faced his old rival La Gabel and shook his center of gravity with realistic fake moves. Then the dribble stepped past Bell, the left hand dribbled to the basket, and the left hand layup easily!
Stoudemire still didn't help defend, letting Kobe blue succeed, it's not that he doesn't want to defend, but Leon doesn't need him to help defend, it doesn't matter, just get it back on the offensive end.
But the Lakers will not let Stoudemire play easily anymore. When Jaskovicius completes the pick-and-roll cooperation with Stoudemire in the horn position, Stoudemire receives the pass and cuts to the basket. Stoudemire pressed into the basket, but Stoudemire still used his strong body to dribble the ball into a gap, and distributed the ball to Dudley who was ambushing in the left corner. Dudley took the ball and took a three-pointer!
...A three-pointer, the ball came directly across the bridge, Kobe grabbed the ball, obviously Dudley has not yet adapted to the NBA three-point line, this game is also his first appearance, the first time to catch the ball and shoot like this excusable.
But Kobe’s teammates on the Lakers’ side were not much better. Kobe dribbled the ball and killed halftime. He saw Jordan Farmer take the lead to the basket. Kobe shot the ball into the inside and Farmar received the ball. It was about to layup. As a result, the man rushed a bit too far. As soon as his hand raised the ball, he smashed under the basket and collapsed. Bell who was keeping up with the ball regained the ball, and the Suns attacked.
Kobe looked straight and wanted to shake his head. Farmar is also a second-year rookie. Making mistakes is the only way to go. Bale, who got the ball back, did not slow down. Leon said during the timeout that he must play fast in the second team stage. Passed to Dior's hands, he dribbled the ball from the outside and Dudley went to the horn to cover.
A slow pick-and-roll between the two, Dior carried the defender with his body and squeezed into the three-second zone, and then made a single-handed throw and hit the board. The Lakers did not double-team, he attacked by himself and was able to make it.
Both sides played very fast offensively, and the Suns obviously have the advantage in the fast pace. This is the rhythm they are familiar with and good at. It relies on the new triangle composed of Stoudemire, Dior and Jaskovicius.~www .EbookFREE.me~The offense of the Suns' bench can be said to be quite smooth, and the distribution of ball rights is also quite reasonable. D'Antoni was sitting off the court watching the effects of this combination, and he had to admire Fox Leon's unique sense of smell in the lineup. After only a few practice sessions, he had good results.
Of course, their defense is still relatively poor. The Suns' points climbed up a little bit. The Lakers still chased very tightly. By the middle of the second quarter, the main players of both sides reappeared. Kobe saw that passing and playing reasonable offense were not particularly useful. It was a bit difficult to chase points and decisively opened up a personal offensive mode. As for the Suns, they insisted on letting Bell defend alone, not double-teams, no defensive traps, and no fouls. You can vote if you can. If you have the ability, you can kill me.
But Kobe can really kill people. Before the end of the second quarter, Kobe made two consecutive three-pointers on the offensive end, changing the score to 59:60, and the point difference was reduced to only 1 point. Kobe, who only scored 4 points in the first quarter, scored 16 points in the second quarter and scored 20 points in the half. On the Suns side, Stoudemire scored the most points. He scored 14 points. None of the others scored in double figures, but they were very average. Among them, Nash currently only scored 6 points and sent 3 assists. This does not look like two games. MVP performance.
However, during the intermission, Nash's mood was very relaxed, unprecedented relaxation.
(End of this chapter)