Zhou Xuan came off the bench in the second half and sat next to the old Nelson.

He kept thinking, how to play better and win? Against the Lakers, is the small-ball strategy really the best choice?

When pursuing offense, it also lowers defense. Once the Lakers start to cooperate and give up singles, many problems for the Warriors will be revealed. The Lakers have a significant height advantage on the interior and can constantly block and attack close to the basket after a misalignment. Gasol and Bynum had a very high hit percentage. As soon as the Warriors compressed the defense, Kobe, Fisher, and Ariza on the perimeter could also shoot.

The Warriors still have a weakness, that is, Randolph and Marion play together, and the interior defense is too weak. Randolph can resist people, but he can't block people, Marion can't resist people, he is more like a small forward.

Bynum played vigorously, scoring twice in a row in the low post to Marion.

Nelson Sr. frowned, there were a lot of offensive players, but it was not good to play together. And Zhou Xuan, the organization immediately became messy, after a block and dismantle, it was a single, and the inside players did not do a good enough job of blocking and dismantling. Marion was too thin to block people well, so Randolph blocked it.

Nelson Sr. began to consider whether to switch to Turiaf to play for a while, but then the opponent would compress the defense, and they needed to shoot from the outside, so they couldn't let Ellis be on the court, and Moreau and Azubuke were more accurate in three-point shooting. It's a waste to have Marion and Margeti share playing time, and it's also a waste to have Ellis and Jackson play only 20 minutes per game. The only person he didn't consider reducing his playing time was Zhou Xuan. If Zhou Xuan doesn't play, the offensive fluency will be a little worse.

After playing for 4 minutes, Nelson Sr. finally made up his mind that he wanted to win the game and win the championship, not to help the players in the team brush up the data. He's going to send the guy who fits the tactics best.

"Zhou, Ronnie (Turiaf), Anthony (Moreau) are ready to play, you must do your best when defending, attack quickly when you have a chance, and stabilize if you don't have a chance."

67 to 73. The Warriors are behind, and Nelson Sr. is ready for a substitution. Ellis, Jackson, and Randolph are off. Only Marion and Margety remained. The Lakers also brought on Odom.

Jackson has scored just two points so far, 1-of-6 shooting, and was depressed after being substituted, took a towel to wipe his sweat, and sat on the sidelines without saying a word. Ellis has played less minutes than last season, and every game feels powerless, let alone depressed.

Nelson Sr. said to Jackson: "In the locker room, you have to figure it out, we want to win, we want championships. I've got to play against the Lakers, and you'll play more when you need to. ”

"Understood." In order to win, they will have to sacrifice stats this season. Jackson said lightly: "Don't worry, I've been with the Spurs, and I know what kind of model is easier to win." ”

The Spurs are still a playoff team this season, although the stars are aging and the new rosters are not being developed. Their playing time is tightly controlled, and there is no one in the team who averages more than 35 minutes per game. Reasonable distribution of physical strength helps to play more efficiently. Now the Warriors don't have a privileged player, and neither is Zhou Xuan, he can't shoot infinitely.

At the beginning of the game, Zhou Xuan observed the Lakers' position with the ball, 32 joint defense, the outside line was very tight, and the person who defended him at the top of the arc was Kobe Bryant, and Fisher went to follow Morrow. Ariza defends Margeti. This lineup can also shrink to the inside at any time.

"It's coming, the Lakers' defense is very good during this time, let's see if the Warriors can break their joint defense." Barkley watched the game intently.

"If the Lakers were to compress their defense, they needed perimeter players to shoot three-pointers, but the Warriors switched to Turiaf to strengthen the defense," Smith said. Whether the offense can be played well depends on Zhou Xuan. ”

Zhou Xuan and Turiaf cooperated in blocking and dismantling, and Marion covered Moro on the bottom line, helped him get rid of Fisher, and ran from the right baseline to the left bottom line. This is a tactic of the Suns, Gasol went to defend Morrow after the misplacement, otherwise Zhou Xuan might pass over and empty three points.

Zhou Xuan didn't pass, dribbling the ball to the right side, Turyaf rushed to the basket after blocking and dismantling, Bynum didn't follow back, blocking Zhou Xuan's middle passing route, Kobe Bryant also came around from behind and wanted to stab the basketball. Bag clip!

Zhou Xuan took the ball and jumped to the right side, attracting the Bynum defense to hoist the ball into the low position on the right side. After the block just now, it became Marion against Fisher. At the time of the Suns, Marion developed a back-to-back single. After receiving the ball, he turned to the baseline, and the ball pressed Fisher and threw it to hit. 69 to 73.

Barkley said: "It's a smart game, Kobe Bryant's arc defense is to prevent pick-and-rolls, but Fisher is still a defensive hole on the baseline, and if Morrow doesn't stand in that position, it's easy to form a misalignment. ”

The Lakers attacked, Fisher still passed the ball to the inside, Odom organized on the outside, and Gasol covered Kobe Bryant on the side. Odom passes the ball in. Bryant had previously received the ball on the baseline and could often mismatch Randolph. This time it was Turyav who followed.

The two have been teammates and know each other. Turyaf immediately got close to him, not giving Bryant a chance to turn around and break through the frame. Bryant dribbled the ball to 45 degrees with his back to the baseline, shook his right shoulder slightly, and turned to the baseline and leaned back to shoot.

Kobe Bryant jumped very high and his aerial movements were also very stretched, and Turiaf didn't cover it, but the shot hit the iron and popped out. Zhou Xuan rushed to the basket and picked up the backcourt rebound. At the time of Kobe's turn. He didn't expect to pass it, the Warriors were relatively empty inside, and someone had to grab the rebound.

In the battle of the Warriors' position, Zhou Xuan and Marion played blocking and dismantling, this time they took the left side, and Odom defended it. Turyaf gave Morrow cover in the low post on the right to block Fisher, and the move just worked, and he hit again. Moreau sprinted towards the other outside. Gasol followed. Zhou Xuan took the ball and jumped and shook a little bit of space, and threw the ball high above Odom's head.

Turyaf squeezed Fisher away and turned to the basket and jumped up to dunk the basketball. 71 to 73.

This kind of running and passing, is he imitating Chris? Paul? The "Zen Master" Jackson on the sidelines saw a little doorway, and Zhou Xuan's skills were very reasonable when creating passing spaces. The last game the Lakers played against the Hornets. Paul has sent good balls like this many times, which is unguardable, and he has played the Lakers to the last quarter with the remnants, which is impressive.

Jackson asked assistant coach Brian Shaw, "Do you think this kid is stronger than the first two times he played us?" ”

"I found out during the All-Star Game." Brian Shaw said lightly: "And he doesn't just have a good passing vision, he won head-to-head with the Thunder's Westbrook during rookie training. ”

Jackson wanted to tell Jenny to find someone to contact Zhou Xuan in the offseason and have a good relationship. When his rookie contract expires, try to poach the Lakers. He's only 19 years old, and his contract expires at 22, and this style of play has a long peak period, and it's still great to be close to 40 years old like Nash and Kidd. As long as he is brought in, his teammates are not too bad, and he can guarantee that he will always be a strong team.

The Lakers attacked, and Fisher passed the ball to Odom and pulled it to the right side. Zhou Xuan faced Odom, did not dare to lower his center of gravity, and was ready to interfere at any time. Bryant got to the middle with the double cover of Ariza and Gasol, and Odom passed the ball over.

Zhou Xuan turned his head to look at Kobe Bryant's frame, and immediately chose to assist in defense and let Odom go. It was a smart choice, Kobe Bryant didn't have long eyes behind him, and chose to take a step sideways to the left, dodging Marion, and making a pull-up jump shot.

Bryant jumped backwards to dodge Marion's side block. Zhou Xuan took a big step and jumped with all his might, and dialed the basketball from behind!

The referee didn't blow it, and the block was successful! This is the second time Zhou Xuan has blocked Kobe Bryant in the game!

Margeti came out of the kill, got the basketball in the air, strode to the frontcourt, Odom returned to the defense, Morrow on the left side also went on a fast break, and Fisher followed him.

Margeti couldn't get rid of Odom and gave it to Zhou Xuan, Zhou Xuan quickly advanced through the half, went to the basket, and got rid of Kobe and Gasol, and the characteristics of Scud appeared again. Fisher reluctantly let go of Moreau's defense, wanting to block him, Zhou Xuan observed the position, pulled the ball with his right hand during the run, passed the ball to the left side behind his back, and Moreau shot steadily with three points at 45 degrees. 74-73, the Warriors overtook it.

Kobe Bryant's anger is growing. If I am guarded against it, do I have to pass the ball again and again? You think you can restrict me?

Kobe Bryant's preparation turned on the "offensive mode" again, and he knew that Zhou Xuan scored more points than himself in this game, and it would be too shameless to go on like this. And this also gives the Warriors a chance to win!

After halftime, Bryant ran out of the perimeter under Gasol's cover. As soon as Fisher passed the ball, he immediately turned around and shot a three-pointer on the right side, and the ball bounced out of the frame. Gasol grabbed the rebound and made a rebound on the second offense. Turyaf was not squeezed out of position, jumped up and "swatted the fly" to cover the basketball.

Gasol is better than Turyaf, but that doesn't mean he can humiliate his opponent every time, this shot is too casual. Ariza picked up the basketball, missed the jump shot, and Morrow rushed to grab the rebound.

In the Warriors' positional battle, Zhou Xuan slowly led the half, Kobe Bryant went to defend the bottom line Morrow, and the top of the arc was receded to Fisher. The baseline player still covered to create an empty cutting opportunity, and Marion pulled out and did not block for Zhou Xuan, but went to the right side to attract the defense. Zhou Xuan saw that Odom came out slowly, and handed it over to Marion directly at close range.

Marion didn't hesitate at all, pushing the ball out of the way with his chic 38-style shot. The shot is low, but fast. Odom was slow to jump and couldn't close his eyes. Ball in! It's a pity that he was a little bit forward when he received the ball, stepped on the three-point line, and was awarded a two-point point. 76 to 73.

Jackson still let the players adjust themselves, Gasol continued to cover diligently, and Odom pulled out to make a second cover after Kobe Bryant received the ball. Kobe Bryant didn't bypass Odom and chose to break through, but went straight to the middle and made a jumper.

When, it's another iron.

Kobe's offensive mode is to receive the ball and play alone, never passing.

Some people say that Kobe Bryant's grasp of the game situation is wonderful, when he feels hot, he will never pass the ball, and every attack will be finished by himself while he feels good. But when his hand is down, he often throws and never passes. In fact, at this time, smart people will choose to stop the jump shot, break through and make fouls and share the ball as the main means.

The rebound was picked up by Turyaf and passed to Zhou Xuan, who was about to go. Zhou Xuan and Fisher fought for speed and rushed past the front court to get the ball. Straight-line acceleration Fisher is not too bad, but after Zhou Xuan won the basketball, he faced Fisher, slapped the ball with his left hand and pulled the ball with his right hand, and turned around with a big stride to break through to the left.

Fisher couldn't keep up with this step and didn't foul, and Zhou Xuan made a layup. 78 to 73.