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\u003c"readability-styled" style=":inline;"xmlns=""\u003eThe Suns attack, three players spread out, Nash and O'Neal play pick-and-roll in the middle, this is the simplest routine and position that all teams will play. The style of play against the Suns is basically the same as that of the Lakers.

Nash attracted Rasheed to switch defense and passed the ball to the right corner. The Lakers are in a zone defense, with Bell in the corner and Yao Ming's side. This is a mismatch opportunity.

Yao Ming rushed out to interfere with the shot. Bell feinted, changed direction, took a step to the left, and shot a 45-degree mid-range shot. He dodged Yao Ming's defense, but the ball missed the basket. He took a step and made an emergency stop. It's better to take action directly.

As soon as Yao Ming defended, a weakness appeared. Marion rushed to grab the offensive rebound and immediately jumped up to make a second attack, 3-2.

Rasheed's rebounding ability is very average, and his defense against Marion looks like a mismatch.

When the Lakers were attacking, Yang Rui shouted "Position 3" from the sidelines. Jones brought the ball to the frontcourt and gave the ball to Rasheed who was one step inside the three-point line on the right. The latter leaned on Marion and turned around to face the frame. , passed the ball from Marion's head to the low post, and Iguodala cut through.

The position tactic is the simplest code, which means that the player in the position will directly play in singles. Wherever Nash defends, it will easily become a breakthrough. Iguoda reached the low post on the right side and asked for the ball. He leaned on Nash and turned around and put it into the basket. He jumped up with all his strength and dunked the basketball with both hands. 5 to 2.

Barkley said: "D'Antoni has never paid much attention to defense. Zone defense will not work against the Lakers. Nash is not Kidd. He can't guard the swingman and can't launch a fast break at the bottom line because there are no rebounds to grab. "

Smith smiled and said: "D'Antoni and Yang Rui have worked together for many years, and they must understand the importance of offensive and defensive balance, but the Suns' lineup is destined to be unable to do this. Nash is more suitable to guard Jones."

The Suns' offense also looked for mismatch opportunities. Nash attracted Rasheed's defense after a pick-and-roll, and passed the ball from behind to O'Neal, who followed up. Rashid turned back to defend, and O'Neal had cut into the basket.

Yao Ming made up the defense, O'Neal Jr. took advantage of the situation and distributed the ball. Marion caught the ball from the left baseline and scored in the open mid-range shot. 5 to 4.

When the Lakers were attacking, D'Antoni shouted at the players on the sidelines, turning their defense into man-to-man defense. Nash went to guard Jones, who was the easiest to deal with.

Yao Ming played a pick-and-roll with Kobe Bryant in the middle, Marion switched defense, and Kobe Bryant passed the ball to Yao Ming. At this time, Rasheed came to the left, covering Jones without the ball and helping him get rid of Nash to catch the ball.

Nash is called "not able to defend", which is an exaggeration. In fact, he works very hard on the defensive end, at least he is willing to defend. He bypassed the screen to pursue Jones, but was unable to do so because of his poor health. He was blocked for a second. For an NBA super outside shooter, this was plenty of time to take action.

Jones caught the ball and made a 70-degree jump shot from the left side and hit a three-pointer, 8-4.

CCTV5 Zhang Lijia smiled and said: "Jones' hands are very hot today. He scored two three-pointers at the beginning. Once he shoots, the Lakers will almost win. This game is easy to play."

Yu Jia said: "There is no problem in attacking the Lakers, but the key lies in defense. Neither team can guard the other in the regular season."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Suns had already completed an attack. Marion moved to the left and missed a three-pointer with a jump shot. Yao Ming grabbed the rebound.

Jones slowly moved to the frontcourt for Kobe, and Kobe and Yao Ming played pick-and-roll again.

Switching to man-to-man defense, O'Neal Jr. must switch to guard Kobe, otherwise his pull-up jump shot will be very threatening. Even in the two games the Suns won in the regular season, Kobe's statistics were not bad.

Kobe carried the ball to the baseline at full speed, attracting O'Neal Jr. and Bell to pursue him, and passed the ball to the middle by shooting. Yao Ming followed up, received the ball in front of the collision area, jumped up, and dunked the basketball with one hand. 10 to 4.

The two men cooperated smoothly. As long as O'Neal stayed away from the penalty area, no one in the Suns could organize Yao Ming's shot under the basket.

In Yang Rui's previous life, Kobe attracted interior defense in the 2006 playoffs and passed the ball to Kwame Brown and Lamar Odom.

He has played seven games with the Suns, and his ability to attract defenses is too strong.

Brown is a good shooter and is not very good at attacking in the low post. Yao Ming is a super insider who can shoot over 60% of his shots as soon as he gets to the basket.

The Suns attacked, Nash broke through and was double-teamed, and separated from the outside. Hill shot a three-pointer from the left side, but missed the basket, and Rasheed grabbed the rebound.

After joining the Suns, Hill's style of play has changed a lot, averaging 15.4 points per game and shooting 51.1% from the field. His shooting percentage is very high, but he has never practiced his three-point shooting well. His shooting percentage is only 28.6%. He takes very few shots. He is not open and generally does not shoot.

When the Lakers attacked, Kobe played a pick-and-roll with Yao Ming again, walked to the left to 45 degrees, and waited for Yao Ming to cut.

O'Neal Jr. knew that Yao Ming had no solution when he reached the basket, so he asked Bell to chase Kobe while he was stuck in the middle. After Kobe feinted, he changed direction, crossed the baseline, and passed Bell with one step, then dunked the basketball with one hand and scored! 12 to 4.

O'Neal's body was too big to defend Yao Ming, and he had no time to turn around and defend the basket.

When the Suns attacked, Bell received the ball from the bottom line. Under slight interference from Yao Ming, the three-point shot missed the basket. The rebound was grabbed by Iguodala who retreated, and was handed to his teammates to fall into position to ensure offensive efficiency.

The Suns played very fast, but their shooting percentage was not high, and they were unable to bring up the Lakers' offensive rhythm. They were obviously at a disadvantage.

Entering the playoffs, the Lakers' defensive intensity has increased. In the past when playing against the Suns, Yao Ming basically did not guard out of the penalty area, but defended inside and protected rebounds. Today, someone caught the ball from the baseline, and Yao Ming also had to go out to interfere with the shot. You can shoot two points, but don't think about shooting three points easily.

Bell is not Joe Johnson. His offensive ability with the ball is very poor. Once Yao Ming saves, his choice is not to break through with the ball, but to shoot quickly or pass the ball to find his teammates. If "Singles Joe" was still there, Yao Ming would definitely suffer.

The Suns start, and Nash is the most accurate three-pointer. No matter which side Nash receives the ball, the Lakers guard against outside shots very tightly. When Nash breaks through, the Lakers' formation shrinks into the penalty area, double-teams, and releases Marion, Hill, and Jr. O'Neal made three long-range shots.

The defensive system arranged by Hollins is simple and effective, and the players can execute the tactics well.

The Suns can still score, mainly relying on fast breaks. Yao Ming takes shots without returning to the basket. Regardless of whether the shot goes in or not, the Lakers don't counterattack, they slow down and increase their success rate.

Kobe will first lead O'Neal out of the perimeter, and then Yao Ming will attack under the basket. Just like in the last round of the series, the cooperation of the two will suppress the opponent.

O'Neal Jr. didn't change defense, Kobe shot, O'Neal defended him, Yao Ming shot in the penalty area, and Hill and Marion couldn't cover it when they retreated.

The biggest weakness of the Suns is the lack of a meat shield center. There is no big man in the interior who can resist. Hunter, the substitute, is also a mobile and weightless center.

In the middle of the season, Alonzo Mourning, who had returned from kidney transplant surgery, was waived by the Magic. The Suns wanted to invite him to join. Although his strength was not as good as before, Mourning could still defend in the penalty area. A basic salary was completely worth it. .

However, Mourning had a special affection for the Heat. He chose to join the Heat with a minimum salary and wanted to help the team win the championship. He became an important substitute for O'Neal and made the Suns' plan fail.

During the regular season, Yao Ming had just returned from injury in April. Yang Rui was afraid that he would be injured again, so he had reservations and did not attack much in the low post. Now that he has entered the playoffs, Yao Ming no longer needs to preserve his strength. With more air cuts, the Suns cannot defend him.

The "drug combination" played the entire first quarter. Kobe made 4 of 7 shots, 1 of 2 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 11 points and 4 assists.

Yao Ming made 6 of 8 shots, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 14 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists.

The two led the Lakers to a 37-24 lead.