Ross Barkley commented: "The most powerful thing about Jason is the variety of his style of play, the first two games he was dominated by attacking with the ball, and today he switched to playing without the ball. Garnett doesn't switch defenses to give opportunities, and when the defense goes out, the inside line is free, and Jason also consumes Garnett's physical strength. ”

Kenny Smith said: "Jason has a top-notch run-and-catch ability and I feel like the Suns are more of a threat when they play like that, especially when the opponent makes a mistake or pinches him, and he has a great ability to get out of the ball and find open space to cut teammates. In the case of no chance to cover without the ball, he can also immediately switch to attack with the ball, and his combination of off-ball and ball-holding is perfect, driving the entire offensive system of the Suns. ”

Barkley nodded: "That's why I said D'Antoni is a seriously overrated coach, if he played like this in the first two games, how could the Suns fall behind 0-2?" ”

Smith laughed: "Actually, I played like this in the first two games, but the lineup was not suitable, D'Antoni was too concerned about counter-attacking speed, and rarely let Amare and Nene play together." ”

In Guo Xu's previous life, even in 2018, D'Antoni's on-the-spot adaptation was problematic, rarely playing two big men to form a twin tower, and he even let Pau Gasol play as a substitute when he was with the Lakers. In the current offensive and defensive system of the Suns, Nene is not better than in his previous life when he was with the Nuggets.

Garnett and Cassel blocked and dismantled without creating a misalignment, Garnett broke through after a dangle in the middle, was caught by Nene and Joe Johnson, and Hassell was released on the flank. The latter received the ball in the open position and did not shoot, choosing to break through with the ball, attracting Marion to make up for the defense to Sprewell, who made a shot in the middle. 7 to 2.

The sun attacked and resolutely hit Guo Xu. Joe Johnson's task is very simple, rely on his physical advantage to protect the ball, and then see the right time to pass to Guo Xu, who is running.

Garnett didn't get out again, so Cassell chased him. Guo Xu received the ball on the left side, and when Kassel saved, he changed direction and broke through one step, attracting the "madman" to make up for the defense, and the ball was distributed to the right side.

Joe Johnson hit an open three-pointer to make it 10-2.

The Timberwolves attacked, and the Suns also changed their strategy on the defensive end, guarding against the three-headed monster and letting others shoot.

Knowing his team's weaknesses, Sanders let the two blue-collar workers move around the box and immediately hit the basket when they catch the ball. Kassel drew Joe Johnson and Guo Xu to pass the ball between them, and Hassell scored with a mid-range shot from the left side. 10 to 4.

The sun attacked, Guo Xu changed the direction of the run, ran from the right bottom line to the right side 70 degrees, Xiao Si blocked Kassel, Garnett was suddenly in a dilemma, not changing the defense may be empty, changing the defense inside is empty. He still changed his defense, and the team's first defensive goal was to limit Guo Xu.

As a result, as soon as Garnett went out, Guo Xu held the ball and passed horizontally to Xiao Si under the empty basket, who forced a layup on the right side and missed under Johnson's interference, and Nene grabbed the rebound in the front court on the left side and easily made up for the basketball. 12 to 4.

Garnett won the rebounding title this year, because the team mainly relied on him to defend the restricted area and protect the backcourt rebounds, and the other players did not even average more than 5 rebounds per game.

Smith said: "The Suns adjusted well today, with a clear advantage inside and out, and both inside and outside opening. ”

Barkley smiled: "As long as Jason attracts Garnett's defense, the Timberwolves can't rely on a veteran to prevent the Suns' two big men from hitting the basket." Haslem started with the Timberwolves who were easier to defend, and he could only pull away from the mid-range shot. ”

The opponent's weakness is obvious, but in the first two games, the Suns coaching staff drilled the horns, and I feel that Haslem has a good effect on defending Garnett, and if he has the range to pull away, let him play more, in fact, to win, it may not be necessary to pull it so open.

Guo Xu will not drill the horns, and the tactic arranged by D'Antoni before the game is to let him shoot more, but he sees that there is an advantage on the inside and passes it. The better the performance of his teammates on the inside, the more Garnett will not dare to defend it, and that is a good time for Guo Xu to score.

Hassel received the ball and hit the basket to draw a rebound to Johnson, who hit a hook from close range. 12 to 6.

Guo Xu made a mistake in passing the ball to Joe Johnson, and the "madman" gambled and made a steal, and passed to Cassel on a fast break, who relied on Guo Xu's slow three-step layup to win. 12 to 8.

The home fans gave Kassel a round of applause, and the opponent was able to play without paying attention to the three-headed monster, and the attack was very strong.

Guo Xu took the half court and passed to Marion instead, running by himself, and if he didn't have the ball, other positions would definitely be vacant, and Cassel had to run with him. The age difference between the two is 12 years, and Guo Xu is 100% sure of dragging Kassel down.

Marion also strictly followed the coach's arrangement and saw the opportunity to pass the ball to Guo Xu.

Guo Xu and Xiao Si ran to receive the ball without the ball cover, their faces were shaky, they changed direction past Johnson, and Kassel's pursuit was also slow. Xiao Si pulled away and didn't have time to cut, Guo Xu broke through the middle and threw it, Garnett let go of the Nene supplement and didn't cover it, and the ball went in.

14 to 8, Guo Xu's personal 5th point.

The Timberwolves made a mistake in cooperation, and the "madman" couldn't get rid of Marion, and when he passed the ball to Cassel, Guo Xu gambled and made a steal. He single-handedly shook off Kassel with two fast-break steps and scored with both hands on the basketball.

16 to 8, 7th personal point.

Sanders couldn't help but ask for a timeout.

After the timeout, the Timberwolves made a substitution, with Olavo Kandi coming on and Johnson coming off the floor.

Sanders put Olawokandi in charge of defending the penalty area, so that Garnett could go out to change the defense and dismantle, and the "sugar man" is not bad in terms of resistance and blocking, after all, he has a height of 213CM and a weight of 122 kilograms, and he became the champion because of his physical fitness.

The Suns didn't make any substitutions, and D'Antoni just emphasized the defensive tactics.

The game continued, Cassel's back attack was caught by Guo Xu and Joe Johnson, and Hassel was released again, this time Hassel couldn't make a basket, and the four of them shrank near the penalty area, blocking tightly.

Hassel found Garnett with the ball, and Garnett was blocked by Nene in the low post on the left side and couldn't get into the basket, and was distributed to the middle.

Olavokandi was let go, caught the ball and took aim, and simply hit the iron.

Heading into the playoffs, Olawokandi's shooting percentage is a collapse for the Timberwolves, at just 32.4 percent. He can't shoot from the field, he doesn't have skills in the low post, and his scoring mainly depends on picking up leaks.

Sanders wants to defend the penalty area and can only let the parallel goods champion, and the "mad dog" Madsen offense is also bad, with a height of only 206CM, which can resist people but has poor frame protection.

When he was with the Lakers, Madsen never played, he was an eternal pain in the hearts of the Lakers management, if they used the first round in 2000 to pick Guo Xu and sign for four years, the Lakers would have hoped to complete 4 consecutive championships, or even 5 consecutive championships.

In the Sun positional battle, Guo Xu continued to play without the ball, Garnett's defense was fast enough, Guo Xu was not in a hurry to receive the ball, and took Garnett around in a circle, Xiao Si made the first block, and Nene made the second block.

Guo Xu received the pass and shook it and didn't throw, changed direction to the middle and forced a breakthrough to attract Kassel to chase the defense and pass the ball to the empty Nene .

Nenei dribbled to the basket in one step, attracted Olawokandi to make up for the defense and gave the ball to the right side, and Xiao Si pulled up and smashed the ball with one hand. 18 to 8.

Guo Xu did not add an assist, but he did a good job of organizing and passing the ball to the most suitable position.

D'Antoni was stunned on the sidelines, this was not the way he imagined the attack, Guo Xu and his teammates spontaneously played the offensive effect of the Spurs twin towers.

In fact, the Suns twin towers are more aggressive than the Spurs in 2002 and 2003, because David Robinson entered a period of decline after winning the championship in 1999. The two Suns are at the peak of their physical fitness, how can they not deal with a parallel champion?