Chapter 808 [Furious Three-point Rain, Locked the Victory]
When the Suns' two interior players are near the restricted area to attract defense, it is difficult for Lakers players to contain Guo Xu on the perimeter, and a pinch shot will definitely be empty. If he doesn't, he'll single out Ellis, and that's not going to end well.
The Lakers' lead in the first three quarters was related to Guo Xu's lack of all-out offense, and the Suns' defense also had problems. Now they have two big men, and the combination of Smalls and Vallejo has held the box very well.
The Lakers can't play a combination of inside and outside, if it is O'Neal at his peak, Vallejo alone will definitely be crushed, and the triangle offense is correct, Bogut does not have this kind of dominance, and he has cashed in on the talent that is a second-rate star of 15+10.
After the timeout, the "Zen Master" made substitution adjustments, Fisher and Battier came on the court, replaced Ellis and Artest, and added two three-point shooting points.
Since they can't break through, they simply don't break through, and Ellis and Atai will be even more difficult to fight if they throw in the future. Now the two defenders on the court can play without the ball, and can stretch the formation more openly, and play from the core to the outside and in the low post.
The Suns didn't make any substitutions and needed Vallejo's defensive ability.
The Lakers battled in a positional battle with a few passes from the outside that had no chance, and Bogut hit Vallejo in the low post and turned around to shoot wide.
The Lakers' offense is dumb, and Guo Xu's performance has just begun.
He didn't look for cover, let both big men go to the low post to attract the defense, and then singled out the newly played Fisher from beyond the three-point line.
As soon as he saw Guo Xu put on this kind of heads-up posture, Fisher had a headache, and he couldn't defend himself.
How big is the gap between the two? Guo Xu was better than Fisher in his rookie season, and he could beat him in team training in the second season, and played him for several years after joining the Suns.
If it weren't for Guo Xu's disparagement, Fisher would not have been frequently questioned by Los Angeles fans back then, until he left the Lakers, and fans found that many guards were not as strong as him. Guo Xu has improved in recent years, but Fisher's strength has remained in place, and he has always maintained a style of play that has not changed.
All point guards are a little weak about Guo Xu, especially Fisher, who is slow, he keeps a distance from Guo Xu, and does not dare to get too close for fear of being passed.
Guo Xu dribbled the ball outside the three-point line in the middle, dribbled the ball to his right hand under his crotch, Fisher's center of gravity moved back a little, and Guo Xu immediately collected the ball and took the right foot and stepped back to shoot three points.
He has a very good sense of rhythm in playing, don't underestimate this crotch dribble, the guard must stand to prevent him from shooting, a small step back, and then rush forward to block are one more process of changing the center of gravity, and you can't jump up immediately.
Of course, the defender can also choose to jump on the spot, provided that he is much taller than Guo Xu, Fisher, who is 185CM tall, is not in this category, he stepped forward and jumped slowly, and the ball was hollow into the net.
107 to 101. Guo Xu scored 32nd points. He can predict whether the opponent can block or not, and when he shoots, he is as relaxed as training.
The Lakers attacked, Joe Johnson relied on the off-ball cover to run to catch the ball, Vallejo didn't defend it, and Parker was a little slower to chase the defense. Joe Johnson had a good rhythm and returned a three-pointer. 107 to 104.
The Suns attacked, Guo Xu let his teammates pull away again, he held the ball and singled out Fisher, and Battier came to the bag to release Roy.
Guo Xu passed the ball to Roy, Odom rotated in place, and left Bogut in the penalty area to defend 1 and 2, this choice is good, but it is not so easy to prevent Guo Xu. In the 2005-06 season, when Guo Xu's offense was at its furious, his opponents had to be caught without the ball, because his off-ball running was also top-notch.
Xiao Sila went to the middle to make a no-ball cover for Guo Xu, and the tacit cooperation was full and blocked Fisher. Guo Xu ran to the bottom left corner and received a pass from Roy, which attracted Battier to chase after the defense, and there were multiple misalignments on the field.
He dribbled the ball, changed direction and relied on his speed to get past Battier, and then attracted Fisher's pursuit and pinch, and flicked the ball to the middle.
He knew very well that Xiao Si would not cut in the air at this time, because Valejo, who lacked range, was present, and his empty cut would cause the penalty area to be crowded, and it would be difficult to score when receiving the ball.
Xiao Si was unattended in the middle, caught the ball and made a three-point jumper, and Odom followed Roy a little far from the corner position. Xiao Si shot easily, the rhythm was perfect, and the ball went in!
110 to 104, Guo Xu's 16th assist.
The Lakers' home fans are a little deflated, and even Xiao Si can pull out and shoot three points, how can this be played?
After years of training, Xiao Si's long-range shooting has a certain accuracy, he only practices one position in the middle, dares to shoot when he is vacant, and his 34.6% shooting rate is not bad, with an average of 0.6 goals per game. Small's three-point shooting is more morale-boosting than his dunk, because dunks are common, and three-pointers are not.
The Lakers attacked, Joe Johnson ran to catch the ball, and Vallejo switched to the position and was more outside. Joe Johnson took a step to the open Bogut and Parker's foul sent him to the free-throw line.
Bogut's free throws were not good enough, and he hit one of two free throws. 110 to 105.
The sun attacked, Guo Xu played a code to cover, and Xiao Si blocked Fisher.
Guo Xu took the ball to the weak side, Vallejo attracted the defense near the penalty area, Odom could only change the defense Guo Xu, and Fisher looked at Xiao Si standing in the middle and didn't know whether to go to the bag.
Sure enough, as soon as he chased the defense, Guo Xu immediately divided the ball to the middle, Xiao Si took the ball near the free throw line and dangled, and Odom hurriedly chased the defense to interfere with his shooting. At this time, Guo Xu ran out of the three-point line to ask for the ball, and singled Fisher on the weak side.
Battier couldn't let Roy go for the pack, he was too far on the left side, and if Odom swooped down, he would have to let Smalls shoot near the free throw line. Joe Johnson followed Parker in the bottom right corner, again without a choice.
Guo Xu dribbled the ball under his crotch to his left hand, and Fisher didn't move for the first time. Guo Xu gave his right hand unhurriedly, and then kept his distance and dribbled under his crotch to shake his left hand, this time Fisher moved forward a little, and he felt that Guo Xu was going to throw.
It's a pity that Fisher misjudged, Guo Xu has always looked at the opponent's actions to decide the next step, and he held the ball in his left hand to the right side and passed Fisher.
Fisher's turn was slow, and he was out of luck as soon as he was passed. Guo Xu did not hold the ball and drove straight in, and made a one-step stop jump shot in the three-point line on the right side, which could not be prevented by Bogut, although the distance was far away, it was empty, and the shot was very comfortable, and the ball was hollow into the net.
112 to 105. Guo Xu scored 34 points.
The Lakers attacked, and after the formation was pulled apart, Joe Johnson didn't take a strong step inside the left three-point line, and the ball was given to the low post.
Bogut leaned on Vallejo twice, turned to the baseline and was stuck in a position out of rhythm, and made another mistake when passing to a teammate on the outside. Guo Xu saw the opportunity to block the passing route and made a successful steal, and took advantage of the situation to quickly attack and change direction past Fisher.
Fisher did not pull people to foul, the Lakers backcourt was empty, he would be sentenced to two free throws at this time, Guo Xu was in front of a big vacant position not to make a layup, in the right side of the position to grab three points, hollow into the net.
115 to 105, 37th personal score.
Jackson asked for a timeout again, and the first adjustment was to bring Ellis back on and admit his substitution mistake. Fisher couldn't keep up with his speed and was still short, which became the Achilles' heel of the Lakers, and Guo Xu shot a three-point shot.
D'Antoni also made substitutions, with Vallejo and Roy resting and Thomas and Bale coming on to add a three-point shooting point. After the score was ahead, he wanted to attack even more, so that the formation was more open and helped Guo Xu create opportunities.
This is to resolutely let Guo Xu hold the ball and attack, it doesn't matter if he sticks to the ball, as long as the opponent dares to wrap him, he will share the ball, and his teammates can also give him assists when they catch the ball.
The game continued, and the Suns extended the difference to 15 points with an 11-6 wave and sealed the win......