Chapter 374 [Backwardness and Hidden Dangers]

The Warriors attacked, and after a couple of passes, Randolph missed a jumper.

The fat man didn't practice for a holiday, and his shooting touch slowly came back, and his state declined significantly compared to last season.

The Suns attacked, Frye received the ball on the periphery after blocking Richardson, and hit a three-point shot in the face of Zhou Xuan. 8 to 8.

In an interview at the Suns' media day for the new season, head coach Gentry said that the team's starting center in the regular season will be Frye instead of Robin? Lopez.

The Suns coaching staff believes that Frye's outside shooting will help unleash Stoudemire's energy, and that Smalls will have more space on the inside after O'Neal's departure.

Last season, Frye was only the Trail Blazers' third center and didn't get much of an opportunity to play. Now Fry is finally coming through, and with Purzbilla injured last season, Frye has been very good in the starting centre-forward position in those games, and has overwhelmed Gasol in those games. FRYE IS ALSO UNDERRATED DEFENSIVELY, WEIGHING 113 KILOGRAMS, STANDING AT 211 CM, WITH OUTSTANDING BOUNCE AND AGILITY, AT LEAST TO THE LEVEL OF PACURIA.

Zhou Xuan asked his teammates to pull away. He thinks that playing the sun is the most suitable for his own attack, and he can defend it well when he passes it to others. The Suns also realized this and switched positions, with Hill following Zhou Xuan and Nash defending Jackson.

Zhou Xuan immediately thought of a way to break the joint defense, he protected the ball on the periphery, and after Jackson and Margeti covered without the ball on the side, the ball was handed over to Margeti.

Nash's biggest fear is Margety's type of swingman, who can get rid of him with a turn, so he chose to chase down Jackson and give up to Richardson on the right side. There was a clear misalignment on the baseline, and Margeti only needed to give Jackson a drop ball to the low post to single-handedly play Nash, and the success rate must be high.

Unexpectedly, Margeti took a championship ring, and the ball quotient became lower than last season, and he didn't look at Jackson at all after receiving the ball, and beat Richardson with the ball, and hit the iron with a stop-and-go jumper without shaking off the opponent. The rebound was picked up by Stoudeyer and given to Nash, who was close to the basket, and the Suns immediately counterattacked.

Zhou Xuan sighed when he returned to the defense center, even if the ball was thrown, there was nothing to be happy about.

Margeti raised his hand for a moment after the shot and did not immediately retreat. The backcourt has become Zhou Xuan's one-on-two defense Richardson and Hill, even if it is Howard, there is not much to do if he encounters this kind of frontcourt 2-on-1. Richardson drew the ball to the defense and passed the ball, and Hill scored on an easy layup. 8 to 10.

Smart also felt that the attack was not playing well, and shook his head on the sidelines. Margeti is a pure scorer, and his scoring ability alone is outstanding, and it's hard to expect him to see open passes.

Zhou Xuan attacked, waved Randolph out to block the dismantling, Frye followed Zhou Xuan, and Hill bypassed the cover and carried out the pack.

If it was before, Zhou Xuan could only give this kind of ball to his teammates nearby, so that they could pass or attack again, although it attracted the bag, but the opponent relied on a quick rotation to change positions, which could be prevented, especially when Randolph's recent shooting hand was not good.

This time, Zhou Xuan didn't pass the ball, and retreated with a dribble under his crotch, attracting Hill's pursuit, and at the same time, Frye retreated to Randolph, who was cut by the air defense.

Unhurried and impatient, he distanced himself from Hill with a large crotch dribble, a movement known as "bowling" on the street court, because his high outstretched arms made the crotch dribble feel like a bowling game.

Whenever the opponent wants to break Zhou Xuan's ball, he has a good chance of breaking through. Hill didn't stretch out his hand, and after changing direction and turning around several times, Zhou Xuan never got rid of it.

Randolph reached the low post on the left, and Zhou Xuan suddenly stood up on the left side and threw the ball Hill's head, a move that shocked everyone.

He's going to pass the inside line? Hill subconsciously looked back to find the whereabouts of the ball, but couldn't find where it was! When he turned around, Zhou Xuan was gone!

This is the trick he learned at Rock Park, "boomerang", pretending to pass the ball and shoot the ball back again. The FIFB did have a dribbling-over-the-shoulder rule before, but this has since been repealed. Now neither the NBA nor the FIFB have this rule. Therefore, "boomerang" Zhou Xuan also practiced a lot, as long as he didn't flip his wrist, it was available in the alliance.

When Hill turned back, Zhou Xuanna broke through from him and rushed straight to the basket, and Frye let go of Turyaf to make up the defense. Zhou Xuan jumped up and bypassed Frye to send the ball backhand to the left, and Turiaf received the ball with one step and scored with both hands! 10 to 10. Zhou Xuan's third personal assist.

Su Qun shouted: "This breakthrough Zhou Xuan played Hill, it's too beautiful." โ€

Yang Jian said: "Hill rarely eats feints, he didn't expect Zhou Xuan to pass in such a way. โ€

Replays were given on the big screen at the stadium, and Barkley and Smith were amazed.

Smith said: "It was a very imaginative dribble and it was a morale-boosting goal. Hill couldn't watch the replay, and he probably didn't figure out what was going on right now. โ€

The Suns attacked, and Nash went to the frontcourt to cover Jackson and face Turyaf. He dribbled low, Turyaf followed, and Hill cut in on Frye's cover.

After a few blocks, there was no obvious gap in the Warriors' defense, Zhou Xuan, Jackson, and Turiaf were there, and the defense was not too bad.

The Warriors immediately launched a counterattack, Margeti forced a shot and missed, the ball changed hands, the Suns also played quickly, and Stoudamire forced a layup to score. 10 to 12.

Compared to the impact, the Suns have the dunk king and Stoudamire, which is slightly better than the Warriors.

Zhou Xuan knew that he couldn't play all the time, and he had to let his teammates play, so he hung two balls for Randolph in the low post. Under the defense of Stadamier, the fat man turned and shot and couldn't score, and his state was still sluggish. Jackson's pullup jump shot also missed.

As long as they can't shoot, the Suns' counterattack is very resolute, quickly advancing to the frontcourt, and grabbing the shot as long as it is not blocked. This 7-second run is not inefficient, and the score gradually widens.

Smart saw that the situation was not good, so he replaced Azubuke and Ellis early, leaving only one Randolph on the inside, and changed to a small-ball tactic, and the effect of the big man's defensive breakthrough was not good.

Before Zhou Xuan encountered a bag as soon as he received the ball, Ellis was easier to do after he came on the court, with a strong scoring point, he gave the ball to Ellis, and a cover Ellis could impact the inside. Ellis hit two goals and drew a foul and made both free throws.

At the end of the first quarter, the Warriors trailed by eight points, 24-32.

Zhou Xuan got 7 points and 4 assists, and his performance was eye-catching, but everyone else was dumbfounded. If you don't practice during a holiday, it is difficult to ensure your state, and many players will even become **** from then on, and they will never get their hands back, such as "Rain Man" Kemp and "Nun" Wenbeck are typical of resting stupid.

In the second quarter, the two sides sent substitutes, Warriors Ellis, Azubuk, Jackson, Blair, and Turiaf.

Suns Dragic and Barbosa form a double guard, Dudley small forward, Amondson at No. 4, and center Fry. This lineup mainly relies on Barbosa for offense, and the interior defense has improved.

Frye did get used heavily in the Suns, continuing to play with the bench, and Gentry didn't want Robin, who shot poorly? Lรณpez. With Frye on the floor, the Suns' pick-and-roll will be more threatening.

And that's exactly what happened. The Warriors' pick-and-roll is not as good as last season, and Blair and Turyaf can be released when they leave the interior. Ellis won't give the inside lob either.

With the second lineup Jackson and Ellis on the floor, the Warriors still didn't beat the Suns' bench, and they couldn't play any tactics, just a few people took turns to play alone.

Barkley said: "Now the Warriors are too dependent on Zhou Xuan, they can't organize without offense, they can't break the joint defense, although Jackson is the Warriors' most scorer, with 11 points, but he doesn't play well, he doesn't shoot a lot and the shooting rate is not high, it's all dry." โ€

Smith said: "In the first quarter, the Suns wrapped Zhou Xuan, and now they are starting to wrap Ellis again, if Marion is still in the Warriors, the Suns will not be so easy to defend, Marion can still withdraw and shoot." โ€

Frye was in great form, hitting two three-pointers in a row, and the score continued to widen.

Su Qun said: "I didn't expect that the biggest threat to the warriors would be Frye, I don't know how the pioneers who gave up on him would feel." โ€

Yang Jian said: "The Trail Blazers' two centers are not weak, the big forward and Aldridge, but only Frye can shoot three points inside, in the Trail Blazers, he has no chance to play at all, he used to say that he was soft, and now he is not very soft in the face of Turiaf." โ€

Su Qun said with a smile: "Turiaf's low-post offensive ability is too poor, and there are not many of the interior lines that he can play single-handedly in the whole league." โ€

With four and a half minutes played, Barbosa hit a three-pointer from the perimeter to widen the margin to 17 points, and the Warriors had not yet called for a timeout.

Smart is not experienced enough, because he didn't think of tactics and didn't make substitutions, if it was Nelson Sr., he would definitely call it off. Getting Jackson down is a must.

Today, Jackson is particularly lonely, with 14 shots, and if he continues to shoot like this, he will score 30+ shots in the whole game, even if he can score high points, it will hurt the Warriors tactics to play.

Zhou Xuan watched the game on the sidelines, and felt that many people's mentality had changed after winning the championship, when the Bulls could win six consecutive championships, the players would not stop working hard as soon as they won the championship, because the core is Jordan, who has played for many years, has rich experience, and can calm people. But the Warriors won the championship, Zhou Xuan won the MVP, and he is the youngest MVP in the NBA.

In addition, the defensive motivation of the players has also declined, and the first to bear the brunt is Jackson, who has three years and 28 million left on his contract. Now he wants to put up more beautiful stats and prove that he can win the championship as a core. Old Nelson is not there, and Smart can't suppress him, he was a famous problem player back then.

The Warriors basically retained the championship lineup, but the hidden dangers still appeared. Zhou Xuan felt that he had to find a way to unite the team as soon as possible, everyone was willing to share the ball and ensure efficiency, they were a strong team to compete for the championship.