Smart chose to trust Jackson and Ellis and waited six minutes for the official timeout to replace them, leaving the Warriors trailing by 18 points.

Zhou Xuan and Ellis formed a double guard and fought for speed with the Suns, but failed to recover the score. The reason was that Stoudeyer suppressed Randolph.

Randolph scored just four points in the half, while Stoudamire chipped in 16 points and six rebounds. And last season, Stadameyer could only blow up with Randolph.

The mentality of the two is completely different.

Xiao Si was first robbed of the ball by O'Neal, and after O'Neal left, he underwent the most painful surgery due to a glasses injury that cost him the season. He was depressed for the whole season and held his breath. Randolph got rid of the hat of the tumor, played a holiday, and grew 10 pounds of fat. It's not obvious that the opponent is too fast-paced in this game, and his physical strength and speed can't keep up.

In the third quarter, Zhou Xuan, Ellis, and Azubuuk made a crazy fast attack, and Margeti played a cameo role in the No. 4 position, and Randolph was in the center. This lineup has almost abandoned the interior defense. Against a team like the Suns, it is impossible not to defend, and the two teams played a high score in the third quarter. 81-98, the Warriors continued to trail into the fourth quarter.

Zhou Xuan had 16 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists, and performed well. Nash also played eye-catching, with 14 points and 15 assists, not far from double 20. Nash dodges Zhou Xuan every time he attacks, and there is nothing he can do if he wants to defend.

At this time, Smart actually chose to replace Zhou Xuan and replaced Green. Although Green is 201CM tall, his defense is relatively poor, and his passing is even worse, and if Zhou Xuan is not there, there will definitely be problems with Ellis.

Sure enough, the two of them fought separately, and they were resolute in running and bombing, and they didn't wait for anyone in the front court, so they went on with the ball. After two minutes of play, the difference widened to 23 points.

Suns fans are excited. Barkley sighed: "With so much to fall behind in the fourth quarter, the Warriors are not defensively good, and it is difficult to catch up. ”

Smith said: "There were a lot of mistakes in the Warriors' lineup today, Smart just took over the team and couldn't play as easily as Nelson Sr., and Blair, who was very good on the court, barely played. ”

Barkley said: "Blair is too short and someone has to feed the ball, and if he and Zhou Xuan don't play together, it's very difficult to function. ”

Zhou Xuan sat next to Smart and whispered, "Coach, hurry up and send me to the field." Now we still have a fight, and we can't help it if it's too late. ”

Smart also realized this, called a timeout, replaced Zhou Xuan, replaced Green, and Jackson, Randolph, and Ellis also played, which is almost the strongest offensive lineup of the Warriors. The only change was that Blair replaced Margeti.

Smart arranged the tactics and said: "Focus on the outside and shoot threes when you have the opportunity, and Zach and DeJuan [Blair] fight for rebounds in the low post. Zhou, you control the situation and have unlimited power. ”

It's about gambling. If you don't close the gap as soon as possible, the game will go into garbage time. As the defending champions, the Warriors certainly have their own pride and don't want to lose by a big margin. Blair's ability to grab rebounds is better than Margeti's, which is why he plays. Zhou Xuan didn't feel bad today, but he shot a little less, and Smart chose to believe him at the critical moment.

In order to compete with the Warriors for speed, the Suns still played two guards, Nash and Barbossa. The small forwards are Richardson, and the interior is Stoudayre and Fry.

Yang Jian said: "The Suns' lineup is really terrible, veterans Camby, Tim? Thomas didn't get much playing time, and Clarke, a high-pick rookie, didn't get a chance to play. Is this season gone Matt? Barnes case. Now they have four players on the court who can shoot threes. ”

Su Qun sighed: "The Suns, Lakers, and Spurs are not weak this year, and it is not easy for the Warriors to stand out from the West. The West is more competitive than last season. ”

Yang Jian nodded and said: "Yes, not only the above three teams, looking at the lineup, the Trail Blazers and Mavericks have also improved, as well as the Nuggets, although they missed Frye, they are still a strong team." ”

When he got on the court, Zhou Xuan said to Randolph: "Zach, you can compete with Howard in the finals, don't be blown up by Stoudeyer, work hard to defend, and cheer up." ”

"Yes." Randolph was a little embarrassed to know that his form was declining.

Zhou Xuan said to Jackson again: "Stephen, be steady." ”

Jackson nodded, Zhou Xuan was embarrassed to say don't waste it, if you can't ensure efficiency, they will lose.

Now the three points that they play are not particularly good. Gone Morrow, there is indeed a lack of a consistent three-point shooting point. There is a De Colo who can shoot three-pointers in the rookies, but the defense is poor. Smart didn't have the courage of Nelson Sr., and didn't put Ellis off the bench for Azubuk, who was more accurate on three-pointers. The ability of coaches is often reflected through some details.

Now that I've been given unlimited shots, I'm not going to pass the ball. Zhou Xuan saw that his teammates were in a very average state, he encountered this situation many times last season, if he passed it to others, nine times out of ten it would be a loss, and only occasionally the whole line blossomed and won the last time.

He dribbled the ball past half-time and it was Barbosa who was in charge and it was a chance. Hill didn't play, and the Suns wanted to step up their offense and outside firepower.

Zhou Xuan let his teammates pull away, and the two inside linemen were in the low post, either playing by themselves or passing the side lob to the low post to attack.

Zhou Xuan faced Barbosa and glanced at the right side, Nash defended Ellis alone, which gave people a feeling that he was going to pass to Ellis to play Nash, and Barbossa unconsciously took a small step forward.

At this step, Zhou Xuan immediately changed direction to the left and shook a little distance. Barbosa hurriedly retreated and moved sideways to chase the defense, Zhou Xuan held the ball in his left hand, approached with his right hand, and his body was stunned. Barbosa chose to be close, thinking that he was going to shoot, but Zhou Xuan changed direction again, went to the middle, completely passed Barbossa, did not rush to the inside, but retreated to the top of the arc to shoot three points, the ball drew a beautiful arc, hollow into the net. 86 to 106.

It's a tried and tested trick, Barbossa definitely doesn't take the game seriously, I've used it many times. Zhou Xuan thought to himself. He finally has a trick of his own. And there doesn't seem to be anyone in the league who uses this as a stunt, Alston will, but the stop-and-go jump shot after the breakthrough is not accurate, so it is not so powerful.

The Suns attacked, Nash went to the front court and Stadamyre blocked and dismantled, passed the ball to the middle, Zhou Xuan immediately got close, Stoudamayre dribbled a step and passed the ball to Barbosa, who and Frye avoided Ellis without the ball, and jumped after receiving the ball.

That's when Blair showed his role, as an interior lineman, his speed and explosiveness were outstanding, interfering a little, and shooting iron.

Inside Randolph stuck Stoudamier, who rushed into the inside from the perimeter to grab the rebound, grabbed the rebound, and passed it to Jackson, who was closer to him, who immediately gave it to Zhou Xuan.

Zhou Xuan rushed through the half. After the Suns blocked and dismantled, a dislocation was formed on the court, Stadamire went to grab the rebound again, Zhou Xuan was empty, and only Nash defended quickly and followed Zhou Xuan on the side.

As soon as Zhou Xuan entered the three-point line, he pulled the ball up, and his shoulders were crooked towards Nash, Nash couldn't hide, the two had physical contact, Zhou Xuan tilted his body to the right, jumped lightly on one leg, and picked the ball to the basket with a low hand with his right hand.

The referee's whistle sounded, the center of gravity of both of them shifted, Zhou Xuan deviated even more, the referee awarded a blocking foul, two points were counted, and a penalty was added.

Su Qun smiled: "This is an obvious foul, Nash was deceived." Zhou Xuan's move is also very powerful, and the warrior still has a chance. ”

Yang Jian said: "This ball is reminiscent of last year's playoffs, and Zhou Xuan also made Delong foul many times, and Delong was in a hurry at that time. He scored 22 points and is likely to be 20+10 again today. ”

Su Qun said: "It's a pity that his teammates feel too bad, they take turns to strike iron, and the support for Zhou Xuan is not enough, and now he is ready to stand up and fight by himself." ”

Zhou Xuan stood on the free throw line, the Suns fans were waving soft sticks to interfere, and a fat man was dancing right in front of him, trying to attract his attention. Zhou Xuan slapped the ball twice and steadily put it back into the defense. 89 to 106.

The Suns attacked, Nash blocked and faced Blair, broke through to the baseline and gave the ball to Barbosa on the side. Randolph returned to the basket and jammed Stadamire's air cut in time.

Barbossa immediately had the idea that Frye's position was empty, and even if it wasn't empty, it was a clear misalignment, and he turned and passed the ball outside. Frye was indeed empty, but Zhou Xuan let go of the defender to appear in the passing route and cut off the basketball.

Barbosa was stunned, because Zhou Xuan's empty person was Nash, one of the most accurate shooting players in the league. Zhou Xuan rushed across the half court with the ball, turned his head and glanced at Nash, who was still a few steps away from him, and it seemed that he was afraid of a foul. Zhou Xuan scored an easy layup. 91 to 106.

This ball was ridiculed by Su Qun. "Nash didn't follow, it's really unguardable."

Yang Jian said with a smile: "Zhou Xuan scored 8 points in a row, and the score has reached 15 points." ”

The Suns attacked, Nash broke through and was sandwiched by Randolph and Zhou Xuan, passed to the outside, Barbossa could give Stadameyer, there was space in the middle, and he was likely to rush up, but he chose to grab three points by himself, the shot was missed, and the rebound was obtained by Randolph and given to the frontcourt.

Jackson gave it to Zhou Xuan after taking half court, and Zhou Xuan passed Ellis again. Ellis on the left singled out Barbossa and scored on a quick layup. 93 to 106.

Gentry's brows furrowed more and more, and he hurriedly asked for a timeout, but he didn't expect to be really caught up, and it was only a few rounds. The Suns played very beautifully on offense before, but now they are dumb, the feel is one thing, and Zhou Xuan's excellent defense and rotation position on the periphery are also one thing.

"The Warriors have stepped up their defense on the perimeter, guarding against mid-to-long-range shooting, and the Suns should be passing the ball inside to hit a dozen," Barkley said. ”

Smith said: "After Nash's pass, Barbosa couldn't do the second playmaking point, he couldn't see the openings and advantages, in fact, the shot just now gave Fry a better chance, let's see how it is arranged next, the morale of the Warriors has been played." Zhou Xuan has 24 points and 9 assists. ”