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The Suns attacked. Nash attracted the defense and then passed to Bell in the corner. This time Iguodala covered the defense. Bell passed the ball to 70 degrees. Mo Williams in the center covered again. James Jones made a three-point jumper under interference. Missed, Yao Ming grabbed the backcourt rebound.

Even if Yao Ming is unable to defend near the penalty area, the Lakers' defense is not hopelessly bad. The personal abilities of the outside players are too strong. After a season of running in, the players can rotate positions on the outside. This is Hollins. bring something.

In Yang Rui's previous life, the Grizzlies were paired with two fat guys inside, Gasol and Zach Randolph. Before Randolph joined the Grizzlies, he was known as a defensive black hole and the worst 20+10 player. Everyone believed that he was a cancer.

As a result, relying on Hollins' defensive system, zone defense and outside rotation, the two fat guys not only did not become loopholes, Gasol also won the best defensive player once, and the two led the team to beat the Spurs in the playoffs.

In short, the fact that the big center cannot leave the penalty area is not a fatal weakness. It can be made up for as long as the perimeter defense changes actively.

In the Lakers' position battle, Mo brought the ball to the frontcourt and passed it to Rasheed on the left. He moved away. Kobe and Yao Ming played a no-ball screen in the middle, got rid of Bell, cut to the left baseline, and received the ball. Rashid's pass.

Marion is two meters tall and plays power forward. He has a lot of blocks, rebounds, and steals, but he has never been selected for the All-Defensive Team. This is because his height is a weakness. He has poor confrontation near the penalty area and cannot interfere with the passing of big men. Internal support is Marion's most hated tactic.

O'Neal hurriedly let go of Yao Ming to switch defense, otherwise Kobe would be able to shoot after receiving the ball. This kind of "Eagle offense" without the ball was already practiced by the Suns last season. Iguodala and Kobe can cut inside and outside. Play with speed.

The most troublesome thing is that this move cannot break the sun, because as soon as Yao Ming saw Kobe's outside movement, he cut to the basket. O'Neal was led to the baseline by Kobe. Kobe half-turned and took a step laterally, passing the ball from O'Neal's side to the middle.

Yao Ming squeezed Bell away, took the ball sideways, took a step forward, and smashed the ball in with both hands. 5 to 3.

Yao Ming got into the basket, and the defenders didn't dare to foul to stop him. If he couldn't stop it, it would be a 2+1. The foul was successful, and Yao Ming's free throw shooting rate was very high, which was equal to giving away points.

O'Neal Jr. is near the penalty area, and it takes time to turn around. He is at a height disadvantage, and the only way to defend him is to foul. It's hard for Duncan to defend against this move, let alone O'Neal?

The Suns' offense also used the Eagles' offensive routine. Nash first passed to Marion on the outside, and then he and O'Neal Jr. covered without the ball and cut the ball in the air.

After such a run, Nash received the ball from the bottom line and formed a mismatch with Yao Ming. He changed direction and succeeded in breaking through, and scored a backhand layup. 5 to 5.

The Lakers attack, and the same routine is played again. Bell catches up with Kobe and when bypassing Yao Ming, there are small moves with his hands to pull people, but he is small and the referee usually does not call it.

Yao Ming is still too practical and has not learned Divac's unique skills. There is still room for improvement on the defensive end.

Divac doesn't care whether his opponent is two meters tall or not. Anyone who dares to attack will fall down immediately. He never felt ashamed to be knocked down by someone shorter than himself. What Divac taught Yao Ming on the team was how to change his height from 226cm to 206cm when defending, and fall beautifully.

This trick is currently very effective. It was not until 2012 that the league could not bear it anymore and introduced strict penalties for flopping. In addition to the warning for the first time a player flops, he will be fined $1,000 as long as he is confirmed to have flopped again during the entire regular season. For each offense, an additional fine of $1,000 will be added to the previous fine. However, for the fifth time, the player will be fined will be fined $10,000. If a player flops more than once, the league will consider suspending the player.

After the new rules were established, fans rarely saw a player as strong as an orangutan, who was lightly touched by a defender, and then turned around.

Bell's pursuit of Kobe doesn't mean it's useful. Yao Ming and Rasheed both stood outside the three-point line, and Kobe couldn't break through from the right side.

Near the penalty area, he leaned against Bell at a 45-degree angle. He pushed the ball towards the baseline and turned around to shoot a fadeaway jumper.

Bell is already recognized as a super perimeter defender. He is tight and strong, but he lacks athletic ability. Kobe has no pressure to play against someone like him. He shoots head-on, not far from the basket, with perfect rhythm and a hollow shot into the net. 7 to 5.

The Suns attacked. After Nash picked and rolled, he attracted the inside defense and separated the perimeter. Bell caught the ball from the baseline and shot a three-pointer. It missed due to slight interference from Yao Ming. Kobe retreated and won the rebound.

TNT Radio's Barkley said: "The two Lakers stars still have a good understanding of each other and score continuously. If the Suns can't guard it, it will be difficult to win with 120 points, because the Lakers will score more points. Considering that both sides are in the Pacific Division, this The Suns will probably end up in fourth place and enter the playoffs this season. It's so sad."

Smith smiled and said: "The league should really consider changing the schedule. The Western Nuggets and Eastern Celtics both got the top three in the regular season last season. This will make some strong teams hope that their record will be worse and fall to sixth place. First place will be easier to advance than fifth place."

D'Antoni is troubled by this, but there is no way, the schedule is like this, he can only work hard to help the team win.

Defensively, the Suns were powerless.

The Lakers attacked, and Kobe and Yao Ming were off the ball. He ran to the right and received a pass from Rasheed. Bell followed up. Kobe faced the three threats in the frame. After probing, he broke through the baseline and was followed. He protected the basketball with his back, took a step to 45 degrees, leaned against Bell again with his back, shook his right shoulder slightly, and turned toward the baseline.

Bell had just been hit. He knew that he couldn't block the shot with his back jump. When he saw Kobe turning around, he jumped up and prepared to block the shot. However, Kobe didn't jump. He just feinted with the ball, bumped into Bell, and pushed the ball towards the basket. .

The ball missed, the referee blew the whistle for a foul, and Kobe made a free throw.

Kobe made two solid free throws, 9-5.

When the Suns attacked, Nash relied on the screen to catch the ball on Yao Ming's side. In order to break through, the Lakers players shrank near the penalty area, forming a double team. Nash passed the ball out of the perimeter, and Marion shot a three-point jumper from the middle, which missed the basket. .

Marion can only shoot three-pointers, but his shooting percentage is not very high and unstable. When the touch is good, Marion can score several goals a game. If the touch is not good, he is a blacksmith. Precisely because of instability, Marion stopped using three-pointers as a conventional weapon after leaving the Suns, and his efficiency was not high.

When he was with the Mavericks, Marion's three-point shooting basically deteriorated, and he took less than one shot in a single game in many seasons.

Yang Rui knew that Marion's shooting was unstable, so he asked the players to let him and O'Neal Jr. shoot. The two shot away from the basket and their hit rate would not be too high. Blocking Marion's cutting route would reduce his efficiency.

Yao Ming easily grabbed the rebound and passed it to Xiao Mo, who was in charge, and the Lakers battled in position.

Kobe relied on a screen to catch the ball and brought it to the low post on the right side. Several Suns players felt uncomfortable. Marion double-teamed, and Rasheed received the ball at a 70-degree angle. This was an opportunity. The height of 211cm has an advantage. He shot from a distance, and Marion turned around again. It will definitely be too late to defend.

O'Neal didn't dare to double-team in the middle. Yao Ming was outside the three-point line. This was an All-Star triangle offense. In Yang Rui's previous life, no team's trident was stronger than them, including the two-time Heat. Unless the opponent has a star matchup with similar strength and is good at defense, he will be beaten.

Kobe calmly held the ball in singles, leaned back, turned around and hit a fadeaway jumper.

11 to 5, D'Antoni requested a timeout.