Chapter 879 [Eat Cakes, Go All Out]
On the sidelines, Stoudeyer listened carefully to D'Antoni's emphasis on covering tactics, and the two big men had to help Guo Xu create opportunities to catch the ball and break through misplaced. Roy is in charge of perimeter playmaking and can also play singles with the ball. The task of the interior player is to cover and "eat the cake", and not to attack with the ball.
Xiao Si will not raise objections, and he will not consider swiping data at this time, he clearly sees the gap between himself and Guo Xu. If he doesn't cooperate, he can score points directly with the ball, but the efficiency is not as good as eating cakes.
Guo Xu is different, if he mainly passes the ball, he has a good chance to shoot again, and the hit rate is amazing. The opponent does not contain him, and he can also ensure scoring efficiency with the ball, and beat the opponent.
The relationship between the two is like Jordan and Pippen, complementing each other, strong and weak.
During the Bulls dynasty, other teams were all Jordan and single-defense skin. If the Suns arrange a single tactic for Xiao Si, the Cavaliers will definitely choose to defend alone, he can't drive the whole team, you don't need to look at the game scene, just look at the assist data.
In the last finals, Xiao Si was able to play super data, which is inseparable from Guo Xu's ability to attract the bag from the outside, once the opponent does not cover Guo Xu, Xiao Si will be the difference between the "Knicks first season" and the "Sun period".
The Cavaliers made substitutions, Vallejo came on to replace Biedrins, and West continued to play on the outside.
Brown is a clever woman in terms of outside adjustments, and the others who replaced West are even worse, West at least moves faster, and the two big swingers can't help defend Guo Xu.
James took the ball in the middle, Millsap put two steps away, James took the ball to observe his teammates and suddenly pulled out three points, Millsap stepped forward to interfere to no avail, and the ball went in.
98-97, James scored 42 points, and his form today was extremely brave, with a mid-to-long shooting percentage of more than 50%.
The Suns attacked, Guo Xu dribbled the ball over the half court and passed it to Roy.
West hurriedly stepped forward to close his body, and if Roy was not close to him, he could pull out three points, or dribble twice under his crotch and step back for three points, he couldn't cover it.
Roy's perimeter ball protection organization, Guo Xu began to run, and ran to the bottom left corner from the middle with Xiao Si's off-ball cover.
If Xiao Si succeeds in blocking people, Roy has two options, Guo Xu attracts Valejo to change defense, and passing to Xiao Si is the opportunity. The big man doesn't change his guard, and passing it to Guo Xu is also an opportunity. Mo Williams didn't dare to relax for a moment, and he was not thrown away.
Guo Xu made a sharp stop on the baseline and ran to the right side, and Gasol Jr. blocked Mo Williams without the ball, this time the block was solid, and he and Boozer occupied a lot of space under the basket.
Roy's excellent awareness was revealed, and he dribbled the ball horizontally to the middle and passed to Millsap, forming a triangle on the right side, and Millsap immediately transferred the ball to Guo Xu in the bottom corner.
Boozer didn't switch defenses, his speed and pick-and-roll ability were killed, and he would completely empty Gasol Jr. under the basket. Mo Williams was slow to chase and James followed Millsap 70 degrees away on the right.
Guo Xu received the ball and jumped out, almost without a pause, and the ball hollowed into the net. 101-97, 25th personal score.
Zhang Li shouted: "This period of the Suns sent the inside twin towers, and the Knights had a problem with the defense, allowing Guo Xu to hit two three-pointers in a row." ”
Yu Jia said: "His two shots were blocked corner opportunities, and they were very easy to throw. In the first three quarters, he couldn't pull the score away, and now it seems that he is going to go on his own. ”
Zhang Li said with a smile: "As soon as he turns on the scoring champion mode, the opponent may not be able to defend the bag, and he has to be without the ball." ”
West caught the ball on a cover run, and Gasol Jr. kept two steps away to block it, and immediately went back to defend Vallejo. After the knight's move was used many times, Gasol Jr. was able to grasp the defensive distance, Vallejo was not as fast as S, and West's passing ability was not very strong, as long as Gasol Jr. retreated appropriately, he didn't dare to pass the anti-lob that was easy to make mistakes.
West didn't get past Roy and gave the ball to James. James faced Millsap on the outside and pulled out again and hit the iron.
Gasol Jr. got the rebound, Guo Xu retreated to respond, and the rhythm slowed down. Millsap didn't run fast enough, and the counterattack was not easy to fight, so it was better to look for dislocation in positional warfare.
Guo Xu passed to Roy first, and then slipped to the bottom line to run to receive the ball, forming a strong side with Roy and Gasol Jr. He didn't get rid of Williams, got a heads-up chance and didn't play, deliberately going 50 degrees to attract West's bag.
West didn't come up, Guo Xu changed direction and jumped to the middle, hitting the ground and passing to Gasol Jr., who was about to be in the middle. Gasol Jr. was a lap bigger than Boozer, easily got the basketball with his back to the baseline and turned around to shoot, and scored from close range.
103-97, Guo Xu's 16th assist.
Staying with the Cavaliers has not strengthened Boozer's defense, he is not good at either low-post single defense or anti-blocking, and can fight against Millsap with a similar style, defending Gasol Jr. is a weakness, and defending Gasol Jr. suffers.
Boozer must partner with a blue-collar interior who is good at defense, and if the Cavaliers' starting center is still Ilgauskas, he will not be able to play against the Suns at all, and he will have to be beaten in the third quarter.
The Cavaliers attacked, James received a pass from Mo Williams and directly hit the basket with one hand. 103 to 99.
James slapped himself twice in the chest with his right hand as he returned to the defense, then ran back to the half court with his leg raised high in a trademark celebratory move. It was his 44th point, and he received applause from the Suns fans, and the stars of both sides scored very well.
The Sun continued the offensive routine just now, Guo Xu passed to Roy on the left side of the half, and he ran in the middle and Xiao Si without the ball.
This time Mo Williams was blocked, Guo Xu received Roy's pass without running to the bottom corner, Vallejo played a time difference without changing defenses, he made a quick shot at 45 degrees, and scored on the board.
105-99, 27th personal point.
Brown shouts "bag clip" from the sidelines! Guo Xu played the same continuous score, and he lost if he didn't wrap up. The NBA has always circulated the legend of "All-out Guo", and he began to get serious at the end of the season.
The Knights' defense against Guo Xu in the last quarter was very unsuccessful, and it was a defense against ordinary stars. In fact, it's not that they are lax, Guo Xu has too many assists, and if they want to defend others, it is impossible to empty All-Stars like Xiao Si and Roy.
Boozer pulled to the perimeter to cover the ball, and when Gasol Jr. interfered with a mid-range shot, Millsap grabbed the rebound in the backcourt and held it in his arms.
Guo Xu retreated to get the ball, and Xiao Si covered after half the court, Guo Xu broke through at full speed, and ran to the bottom line on the right side with Vallejo, and Mo Williams also chased the bag.
Guo Xu observed the position of his teammates with the peripheral vision of his eyes, jumped up and transferred the ball to the middle with both hands, and Xiao Si was completely empty. He took aim and scored a jumper with a three-pointer.
108-99, Guo Xu's 17th assist.
The Cavaliers players began to get anxious, Mo Williams was completely blown up by Guo Xu, wanted to score a face-saving one, and after receiving the pass, he forcibly broke through and made an elbow to Guo Xu. Guo Xu was elbowed and immediately retreated several steps, and the referee whistled for an offensive foul.
Elbow opening is a star welfare, and some boxers have won the scoring title with this trick, but it depends on who you elbow is, and if you deal with role players, the first person in the elbow league can only be whistled for fouls.
The Suns attacked, Guo Xu ran after passing to Roy, ran from the left side to the right baseline to receive the pass, and James caught it.
Guo Xu took the ball and dribbled to the left side, leaned on Mo Williams to protect the ball and glanced at Millsap, his right shoulder shook lightly and did not pass, and he turned to the bottom line to pass successfully, he jumped under the basket on the right side to attract Boozer to make up the block, and the lever shrank and glided to the other side of the backhand basketball.
110 to 99, Guo Xu scored 29 points.
The difference between the two sides widened......