The second game between the Lakers and the Suns is on April 24, and the Suns have already lost the first game, and they can't wait to get one back and return to Phoenix with a 1-1 score. But everyone knows that in order to win the second game, the first thing the Suns have to solve is to get Nash free from Li Du's entanglement!www.biquge.info

In the first game, it was already seen that the rumors that Li Du restrained himself in the regular season were true, and in the playoffs, Li Du no longer restrained and went all out, and the result was that the winner of two consecutive regular season MVPs only got a pitiful 1 assist and no points under his strict defense. The Suns lost the game as a result.

There was only one day between the two games, and D'Antoni racked his brains, except for the continuous blocking and dismantling at the end of the first game, he only thought of another move, which was blocked by Nash and another outside player, so that the Lakers could only change defenses, otherwise even if Li Du could choke Nash, but a little gap that another player got when blocking and dismantling was enough to create new offensive opportunities.

In this way, the player who needs to block Nash's dismantling must not only have his own good outside offensive ability, but also have the ability to handle the ball and be able to make the team run on behalf of Nash.

There is no shortage of people on the Suns team who can attack from the outside, but to be able to handle the ball, D'Antoni thinks about it, and there is only one person who may be able to, Dio!

Dio is averaging 13.3 points, 6.2 assists, and 6.9 rebounds per game this season, making him an all-around player and second only to Nash in the Suns' assists. With Dior's ability, he can actually play the starter, and D'Antoni took into account the lack of organizational core in the Suns' bench lineup, so he let Dior lead the Suns' second team as the sixth man.

Now in order to get Nash rid of Li Du, D'Antoni has to adjust the lineup and put Dior in the starting lineup.

After the start of the game, D'Antoni's idea was proved to be correct, after Dio entered the starting lineup, it greatly strengthened the overall tandem of the Suns, the Suns continued to mix double blocks and outside singles, at first Li Du chose to bypass Dio, but this gave Dio a lot of opportunities, scoring consecutive goals, or he assisted his teammates to score.

As a last resort, the Zen master had to choose to let Li Du and Kobe Bryant switch defenses, so that although Nash was difficult to break through Kobe, but under Kobe's defense, Nash could organize with ease and pass one after another fatal assists that broke through the Lakers' defense.

The Suns made adjustments, the Lakers also adjusted their tactics, Kobe Bryant didn't feel good in this game, and after missing shots several times in a row, he changed his offensive method to focus on breakthroughs and breakthrough points. Li Du and Odom started to play on the offensive end, and the Suns also had no way to take the Lakers.

The two sides were again deadlocked, with the scores alternating leads, and the Lakers led by just one point at 53-52 at the end of the first half.

At halftime, the NBA officially presented Li Du with the Best Rookie Award and the Best Defensive Player Award, and the two trophies were placed together in the center of the arena and presented to Li Du by NBA Vice President Adam Xiao Hua.

In his award speech, Adam Xiao Hua was full of praise for Li Du: "Li Du, you are an amazing basketball player, you won the best rookie and the best defensive player at the same time, you set a new record! Your story will forever be etched in NBA history, and you are already a legend! ”

Li Du's acceptance speech remained as humble as ever, he first thanked him as usual, and then said: "It is an honor to receive these two awards at the same time, which is everyone's affirmation of me and a spur to my future efforts." I still have a lot of shortcomings, and in the coming days, I will try to improve myself and take on more responsibilities for the team. This year was a major turning point in my life, because of basketball, people got to know me, and also because of basketball, I met a lot of friends. I believe that basketball is not only basketball itself, but also has the power to change destiny! ”

Li Du's words were also emotional, recalling that a year ago, when his senior brother was just injured, the whole family was worried. Later, when he entered the NBA, his brother's medical expenses were not a problem. Later, he became famous in the NBA for his desperate defense, and made everyone remember him with his terrifying physical talents.

Within a year, because of basketball, Li Du's life has changed dramatically. That's why he said that basketball is more than just basketball, it can change fate.

Perhaps moved by Li Du, after the start of the second half, Kobe Bryant's hand picked up, and Odom and Li Du also worked harder. Driven by Kobe, Odom and Li Du frequently ran and cut in the air, and the three of them passed each other, covered each other, and looked for the best opportunities for each other.

For a while, the three of them seemed to have become the mythical bull iron triangle back then, and they were all overcome!

The Suns were caught off guard, and the Lakers exploded at the same time with all three of them, an offensive efficiency they couldn't handle. On the offensive end, the continuous blocking and dismantling tactics were cracked by Li Du, and they could only use Nash and Dior to block and dismantle, or hand over Xiao Si to play on the inside. Although the efficiency of this offensive method is okay, in the final analysis, it still depends on the individual strength of the players, and the efficiency cannot be compared with the current Lakers.

Under Kobe Bryant's three smooth offenses, the Lakers only took the third quarter to widen the difference by more than ten points!

The Suns didn't want to go back to Phoenix with a 2-0 score anyway, and at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Nash almost didn't rest, and took advantage of the fact that Kobe Bryant and Li Du were resting to launch a crazy counterattack with the Suns. Without Li Du's defensive restrictions, Nash was like a lion who broke free from the cage, leading the Suns to kill all sides on the court, and quickly narrowed the gap to within 5 points.

"Boys who don't have a long memory!" Seeing that the score difference was getting smaller and smaller, the Zen master was not nervous at all, but shook his head a little helplessly, and then said to Kobe and Li Du: "Kobe, Li, you go up, don't let them have the idea of counterattacking again!" ”

Kobe Bryant and Li Du glanced at each other, and came on the field with a malicious smile.

It turned out that Li Du was really Nash's nemesis, and after he played again, Nash was restricted to the point that he couldn't score at all, and he couldn't organize the team's offense normally. That's the case with a team like the Suns, and once Nash is restricted, the whole team doesn't work.

The Suns relied too heavily on Nash, and that was the point that Li Du proved to everyone in this game.

In the end, the Lakers won 104-97 at home again, leading 2-0. The next two games will be played on the Suns' home court, and if the Suns don't get swept away, Game 5 will return to Los Angeles again.

After losing, Xiao Si shook his head and left the court helplessly, never saying anything about winning back in the next game. Nash was also tired and said hello to Li Du and Kobe Bryant, and hurried away.

After the sun left, Kobe Bryant patted Li Du hard and laughed happily: "Li, this time we can finally get revenge!" Hahahaha! ”