Guo Xu also found that this year's MVP was not good, and after Mo Williams and Vallejo joined, one offense and one defense improved the strength of the Cavaliers a lot. Last season, they eliminated the "Big Three" Celtics, and they were united enough to have stars.

If Xiao Si wants to get good statistics, he must feel hot and shoot from mid-to-long distance, and it is difficult for him to score easily in the penalty area.

Vallejo is a heavily underrated interior lineman, and now he is not a high-paid imbecile with a big contract. His defensive prowess has been recognized this season with a Defensive Second Team selection.

The Cavaliers' penalty area defense has been taken up a notch, with Vallejo outperforming Biedrins, who has excellent running and jumping ability. He is partnered with Boozer and James, and his ability to fight for rebounds is also super strong, and it is difficult for opponents to grab rebounds in the front court.

Without Vallejo, Guo Xu would not have led the team to win the championship in 2006 when Marion, Xiao Si, and Nene were reimbursed. It is precisely because of that championship that the confidence of the "Brazilian actor" has been established, he is better than his own in the parallel world at the same time, not only can he stabilize the defense, but also dare to play alone on the offensive end.

He started 66 games in the regular season, averaging 9.3 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in 30 minutes per game.

The Suns attacked, Guo Xu wanted to open the situation as soon as possible, and shot three points at the outside single-handedly against Mo Williams, and hit the iron under interference, and Vallejo grabbed the rebound in the backcourt.

The Cavaliers counterattacked, James passed to the fast West, who saw Moreau retreat farther, and outside the three-point line on the left side, he didn't wait for his teammates to shoot three points, Moreau stepped forward to interfere with the shot, and the ball still went in. 0 to 11.

D'Antoni called a timeout first, and less than two minutes into the opening period, the Cavaliers' offense was fluid and the Suns' Big Three didn't score yet, which didn't bode well.

Zhang said: "It's not common for the Suns to be pressed to play in the opening, and there have been a few times in the whole season, and the Cavaliers are in good shape. ”

Yu Jia said: "They have to maintain the offensive momentum, for the Suns, who can average more than 120 points per game, it is not a big deal to be 11 points behind, once they shoot from the outside, the chase is very fast." ”

D'Antoni's on-the-spot response grew, and he immediately made targeted substitutions. A coach's on-the-spot adaptability is not only based on individual ability, but also on how many players are available in the team. With more players than the Suns, the more options the coaching staff has for a variety of situations.

Millsap and Grant Hill came on to replace Gasol Jr. and Morrow.

Hill is 203CM tall and weighs 102 kg, and he is at a disadvantage against James but can fight against him, while on the offensive end, Roy and Hill have a clear advantage over West.

Millsap stepped up his interior mobility, defended better, and was able to shoot three-pointers on the offensive end, ensuring that he had three outside shooting points on the court after Morrow was off the court, opening up space for the star to create a single opportunity.

The Cavaliers made no substitutions, and the game continued.

The Suns attacked, Guo Xu took the ball to the frontcourt to observe the situation, James defended Roy, and it was West who defended Hill.

Guo Xu immediately gave a password to his teammates, the middle and Xiao Si blocked and dismantled to attract Valejo to change defense, Xiao Si stood in the middle to attract the defense, Guo Xu brought it to the right side and shook out half of his body to hit the ground and pass to the bottom line.

Hill is experienced, squeezing West, who is 193cm tall and weighs 82kg, to cut inside, and easily lays after receiving the pass. 2 to 11.

West will not be a hole against Morrow, who is about the same height, and Morrow rarely attacks with the ball, and Hill can't do it when he gets up.

This is a major weakness of the Cavaliers, and the strongest offensive lineup is a two-guard partnership, which suffers on the defensive end. Guo Xu doesn't care about helping Xiao Si brush the data at this time, whoever has the opportunity will vote more, and save the disadvantage first.

The Cavaliers attacked, still using the no-ball running tactics, the Suns rotated the defensive speed to speed up, passed a few times and were not available, James broke through and was trapped, and Vallejo was put on the bottom line.

James split the ball, Vallejo missed the basket in the open position, he really dared to shoot after he became confident, and he could occasionally show off his mid-range shot, but this time he didn't take the opportunity. Boozer rushed to grab the rebound and scored on the second offense. 2 to 13.

On the basketball court, no lineup is perfect. After Gasol Jr. went off the court, the players became weaker in terms of card position, a high school forward was under the basket, Boozer could not easily cut in, but Millsap was shorter than Boozer.

The Suns attacked, Guo Xu and Xiao Si played blocking and dismantling in the middle, this time Vallejo changed the defense a little slower, Guo Xu rushed backwards and scored directly under the basket for a layup. 4 to 13.

Guo Xu knows when Valejo can chase blocks and when he can't, and knows the speed of his former teammates well. Vallejo is better at defending and has average physical fitness.

The Cavaliers attacked, and West caught the ball by running away from the ball, and was deflected wide by Millsap's switching defense. Xiao Si grabbed a rebound in the backcourt and passed, and Guo Xu advanced at full speed through the half court and passed to Roy.

There was an opportunity on the court, Roy received the ball and forced a breakthrough, did not completely shake off West but had a physical advantage, and leaned on the opponent to score a layup. 6 to 13.

D'Antoni's call for a timeout is mainly about attack, not defense. The defensive end is man-to-man, and the switch of defense interference should be timely until the Cavaliers don't use two guards.

The Cavaliers' outside offense mainly relies on two-guards, James doesn't shoot much from the middle and long range, and Daniel Gibson, who has been on the bench for a long time, is also a two-way guard. If Szzebiak and Pavlovich were to be struck, the attack would have deteriorated.

The Knight's idea is to fight for the offense, and the two guards keep running, consuming Guo Xu and Roy's physical strength.

As long as Guo Xu doesn't play too much in his private life, it is impossible for the knight guards to drag him down. Guo Xu is defending with all his might today, Mo Williams can't get rid of the entanglement, James holds the ball on his own, and he hits Hill for a layup.

Hill has improved his defensive prowess during his two seasons with the Suns, thanks to a lot of experience, good preparation and a desire to defend. Back then, "Jordan's successor" was not called in vain, Hill's physical fitness declined significantly, and his consciousness was still there. He has played less minutes and is fit this season, playing in the full 82 regular season games.

Millsap got the rebound, the sun set the position, and Guo Xu and Xiao Si played blocking and dismantling as soon as they passed the half.

Vallejo defended very far this time, keeping a two-step distance, allowing Guo Xu to shoot three points immediately after not moving sideways. All teams against the Suns must prevent Guo Xu from rushing to shoot like this, otherwise he can shoot dead people one meter outside the three-point line.

Guo Xu broke through to the right side at full speed with the ball, attracted Valejo to follow the defense and passed to Hill who was 50 degrees on the side, Hill did not pause after receiving the ball, and passed to Xiao Si, who cut in the middle.

It was a perfect match, Mo Williams chased Guo Xu, Vallejo turned around and Xiao Si was too late, and the inside line was completely empty. Hill passes a high ball, and Sikong smashes it with both hands. 8 to 13.

The Suns were super mobile after the substitution, and it was difficult for the Cavaliers to create space, and after a few passes, James's pull-up jump shot was deflected wide by Hill's interference, and Smalls got the rebound in the backcourt.

The positional battle Guo Xu passed to Hill, and the latter's three threats on the right side of the frame made West very uncomfortable, and he didn't dare to stick too close, there was a gap in height and weight, and he was easy to be squeezed out.

Hill probed and shot a mid-range shot to meet West. 10 to 13.

Cavaliers coach Brown also called a timeout, and after 11-0, he was quickly beaten 10-2 by the Suns.

Brown knows the Cavaliers' weakness has been caught, but the team doesn't have a better suited player to play the starting point guard than West, which is their biggest weakness, and it's just as bad to put others on defense and not very good offensively.