Chapter 435 [Urgent Need for an Inside Line]
The Warriors overtook the score, and Zhou Xuan scored 17 points in a single quarter.
Gentry still didn't ask for a timeout, and shouted "bag clip" at the players on the field!
Zhou Xuan must be clamped, his limelight overshadows everyone.
Barkley smiled: "Zhou Xuan did what Ellis should do, he went crazy today." The Suns haven't pinched him and have to adjust. โ
Smith said: "I think the Suns can defend a little bit outside, and the Warriors have average offensive ability on the inside. โ
The Suns attacked, and Nash dribbled to the right side to Barbossa, who burst into the shot from beyond the three-point line. Ellis didn't get it, the ball went in! 23 to 25. It was a very morale-boosting goal.
Smith guessed correctly, and Gentry really asked for more defensive range, strict three-point defense, and a big man inside to defend. If Zhou Xuan catches the ball, the Venerable Man will wrap it up and let go of the Warriors on the inside. Whether it's Randolph Jr. or Blair, they have to go to the basket to shoot with confidence, and they can't shoot from the perimeter.
Zhou Xuan broke through with the ball, the two came up to wrap up, and the covering Blair was put in a high position. He immediately cut to the inside, but Zhou Xuan was blocked from sight and couldn't pass the ball. In addition, Frye held off Blair under the basket and let go of Randolph Jr. Frye is a one-and-two defense under the basket.
Zhou Xuan passed the ball to the periphery, Ellis received the ball and made a three-point shot, the ball shot a little bigger, popped out of the frame, and Stadameyer won the backcourt rebound.
Nash took the front court to play a pick-and-roll with Frye, then passed to Richardson, who in turn to Stoudamire, and Smalls turned to the middle and jumped into the basket with both hands.
Randolph Jr. had already interfered with all his might, and Stoudemire didn't dunk, a pull lever in the air, and a one-handed shot to score. 23 to 27.
All of Randolph's defensive shortcomings today are on full display, he is no match for Stadameyer, his defense is all about physical talent, and once the opponent is more talented, he can't do anything. Last season, he knew how far he was from stardom, and it didn't matter if he was on the bench. Now that he has become a starter, he can't bear the pressure.
Fortunately, as long as he loses, the first thing mentioned by the outside world is Zhou Xuan and Ellis, and he will not say that it is his responsibility, in fact, there is nothing to be thankful about. I didn't mention it because no one had any hope for him at all.
Zhou Xuan gave his teammates a code to enter the low post. As soon as he came out, he was let go, so it was better to stay in the low post to attract the defense, at least he could grab rebounds if he couldn't shoot.
Blair also had some attacking power in the low post, going deep to the inside to attract Stoudmayer, and Randolph Jr. did not come out on the left. Ellis was on the left, and Azubuuk pulled it all in the bottom corner on the left.
In this way, if the Sun wants to trap Zhou Xuan, it is easy to have obvious gaps, and Zhou Xuan on the weak side only needs to pass the ball to Ellis. With Ellis' speed, it's impossible to stop him from catching the ball.
Nash knew that the time to test himself had come again. Barbosa was also on the field, and it was all small-ball tactics, and he had to defend against one of Zhou Xuan and Ellis.
After playing for so many years, Nash's defense has not improved to the point of praise, and now it is showing a downward trend as he has aged. He himself feels that this year is the last chance to win the championship, and if he wants to win the championship in the future, unless he changes teams, as soon as Stoudamire leaves, the Suns basically don't sing.
How far is Nash one step away from Zhou Xuan, Zhou Xuan takes the ball in front of him, analyzing Nash's psychology, he must want to prevent both breakthroughs and shots, but the result can only be one and the other.
Zhou Xuan first glanced in the direction of Ellis, then dribbled under his crotch to the right side, causing Nash to move slightly, and then dribbled behind his back to change direction to the left hand to the middle.
If Stadameyer makes up the defense, Zhou Xuan only needs to hang to the low post, and Blair can get a chance to shoot, he is very fierce, and Frye's other side of the defense may not be able to block. Stadameyer also knew this and did not come out to make up for it. Richardson didn't let go of Ellis either.
Nash hurriedly moved sideways to the middle and followed, Zhou Xuan retreated to take the ball with his left hand, and his right hand was close, Nash took a light step forward, and Zhou Xuan then changed direction to the right. The "Buddha worship" feint is very successful. Nash has eaten this kind of feint several times, and if he doesn't move forward, Zhou Xuan can shoot again.
After breaking through on the right side, Zhou Xuan did not lead to the inside line, did not give people the opportunity to make up for the defense, and hit a one-step stop-and-go jump shot. 24 to 27.
Zhang Li said: "Zhou Xuan's game today is terrible, he has scored 19 points in a single quarter, and he may want to break his own scoring record." โ
Yu Jia said: "If Randolph was here, Zhou Xuan would definitely not play like this, and today his energy is focused on scoring." โ
The Suns attacked again, and the Warriors also expanded their defensive range to guard against four or three shooters from the outside. Nash blocked and passed the ball to Stadamyer, who was pulled high up, and ran to the baseline, where Sadammeire took the ball with one hand and handed it in the direction of Fry.
It was a feint, Frye faced Blair on the perimeter, and the height advantage was obvious, but Stoudemire didn't pass, and broke through on the right side and rushed to the basket.
Randolph Jr. let the opposing player score in a row, and he was also a little anxious, seeing the opponent jumping, his muscles jumped and wanted to dunk him, Randolph Jr. finally made a ruthless move, jumped up and put Stadameyer with the ball to the ground with both hands.
Of course it was a foul, and he had already been fouled once before. Smart had to replace him and bring him on Madi? Corinth. Blair stepped into the centre-forward position.
Barkley laughed: "Blair is the center again, he and Chuck of the Rockets? Hayes are two of the shortest centers in the league, and Collins, who didn't make the playoff roster last season, is now a cameo at the No. 4 spot. The Warriors were worried about Margety's foul and wanted him to rest a little longer. โ
"Weaver can play for the Warriors, but he's in the swing guy, presumably in the second quarter," Smith said. The Warriors have been plagued by serious injuries this month and are almost unavailable. โ
Stoudamire made both free throws to make it 24-29.
The Suns began to desperately wrap up Zhou Xuan and force him to pass. Collins had a rare chance to play, pulling out the perimeter and receiving a pass but the open three-pointer was missed.
On the next round, the Suns let Collins go, and his mid-range shot went wide again.
Collins is a first-round 29 rookie who signed a four-year, $4.77 million contract, and this season is a contract year. For the next contract, it stands to reason that he should play hard, but he seems to be unable to do so.
He also had a history of outstanding performances, with Collins averaging four per game in 52 appearances in the 2006-2007 season. 5 points, 2 rebounds, 1. 6 assists, but in the last ten games of the season, Collins could get an average of 14 per game due to increased playing time. 7 points 6. 3 rebounds 5. 8 assists and 1. 9 steals.
He and Raymond at that time? Sessions was a bit like he burst out, but the difference was that he quickly fell silent and never played better than his rookie season.
The most memorable moment for Collins was on December 16, 2006, when the New York Knicks played the fourth quarter of the game against the Denver Nuggets, he fouled Nuggets guard J.R. Smith, which led to a brawl. After the conflict, Corinth was not the protagonist and went into hiding. caused trouble, and then asked his teammates to help him eliminate the disaster, and since then he has been known as a master of trouble.
Collins is the kind of person who has a problem with his mentality, he is not suitable to play in a strong team, he is afraid of competition, he **** for a while, and he can't seize the opportunity.
Smart saw that he was the "old man" of the team, so he didn't use Weaver, but this substitution became a turning point, it didn't help the interior defense, and the offense couldn't score, and the Suns pulled the score away.
At 28-35, the Warriors trailed by seven points heading into the second quarter. Zhou Xuan had 19 points and 2 assists in a single quarter, and Stoudamire had 17 points and 4 rebounds.
Smart felt that this quarter was very long, the Warriors had no way to take the opponent's inside, and the only big man on his side also had two fouls on his back, without the support of the inside, no matter how good Zhou Xuan and Ellis were, it was useless.
Both sides made substitutions in the second quarter. Ellis, Watson, Weaver, Green, and Blair are five people on the court, with absolute small-ball tactics, wanting to fight with the Suns to attack.
The Suns fielded Barbosa, Dragic, Dudley, Thomas, Amondson.
Seeing that the Warriors are not big, the Suns are not big players, and there are four three-pointers on the outside, and there is a defensive blue-collar on the inside. Sitting on the bench with Camby and Robin? Lรณpez doesn't.
Smart was blushing at the sight of the two big men off the field, and last season their interior line was coveted by other teams.
The two sides launched a fierce attack, and the score did not widen. Weaver played in his first game, contributing a wonderful dunk on the counter-attack. Ellis also hit a three-pointer. The Suns' offense was just as fast, and you came and went with 7 seconds to shoot.
The Suns' weakness is also obvious, lacking people who can attack the basket, and can only rely on Stoudamire.
Zhou Xuan sat on the field without saying a word, recovering his strength. Attacking with the ball continuously is tiring, and it is not enough to be able to get super data, such as Ginobili, the average time per game is generally not more than 30 minutes, but the efficiency is high.
After six minutes in the second quarter, the Warriors trailed by four points at 46-50 and still had a chance.
It's a pity that as soon as Stodameyer came up, the score opened again. Randolph Jr. couldn't stop him, and after the misalignment, the "little bully" could still jump. His style of play is very simple, catch the ball after blocking and dismantling, dribble one step to open up the distance, if you don't come up to defend me, I will jump, you defend up, I will rush inside. No one in the Warriors can stop Stadamier, and Zhou Xuan's defense breakthrough is already great, but the misplaced defense against Xiao Si and the pain from being hit are not very good.
The Warriors tried to pack for a while, and Nash, Thomas, and Dudley all hit three-pointers.
The Warriors ended the first half with a 60-73 deficit. In the second quarter, Ellis performed better, and Zhou Xuan was dumb under strict defense. Stoudeyer had already scored 31 points in the half.
Barkley said: "As long as you play like this in the second half and have plenty of playing time. Stoudamire is likely to take the superstats. โ
Smith said: "The Warriors have to trade as soon as possible, they have a lot of outside players, De Colo and Watson don't have much playing time, and they can completely switch to an inside lineman." โ
"But looking at the chips, it's impossible to bring in a good insider." Barkley laughed.