Suns starters: Guo Xu, Josh Howard, Joe Johnson, Marion, Stoudamire.

Timberwolves starters: Kassel, Sprewell, Szczebiak, Garnett, Olavokandi.

Timberwolves veteran Elvin Johnson is 37 years old and his fitness has repeatedly declined and he can't play as a starter.

The Suns arranged a small-ball tactic as soon as they came up, and did not send the twin towers. This lineup is D'Antoni's favorite at the moment, Howard's physicality is far better than Bale, and he is more suitable for fast breaks, and he can also hold the ball alone, only three points, and the single defense is not as good as Bale.

D'Antoni wants to focus on developing Howard and occasionally starts.

Xiao Si didn't jump the ball and went back to the defense directly, and the game began.

The Timberwolves players passed several times, only Guo Xu followed Kassel, and the other four defense areas.

This is the most suitable defensive system for the Suns lineup, there are many swingers, all of them are about two meters tall, and Xiao Si's 208CM mobility is also like a swinging man. Suns players are not afraid of misalignment, and only cover the ball carrier who breaks near the penalty area, and interfere with the shooting in the defensive area nearby at other times.

This is both effortless and effective, forcing the opponent to shoot far from the basket. Shooting three-pointers in the future is a general trend in the league, not only because of the magic ball theory, but also because it is easier for teams to defend the restricted area after allowing joint defense, and it is easy to be caught in the low post.

Szzambiak singled Joe Johnson, leaned on his back and turned to shoot, failed to shake out the space, missed under the interference, the rebound was dialed out by Xiao Si, Marion grabbed the rebound and passed Guo Xu, and immediately launched a fast attack.

As soon as he saw Guo Xu holding the ball, Kassel was panicked, he just had this feeling, Guo Xu rushed to him with the ball, so that he didn't even have time to be timid.

One of the most powerful things about fast players is that they are good at forcing breakthroughs, when the opponent is in a position suitable for interfering with the shot, they dribble towards the opponent, and suddenly change direction when they are about to collide, and people who are tall or slow to move horizontally have a headache when they encounter this style of play.

Guo Xu practiced this kind of "bayonet style" breakthrough in the first time loop, after years of training, his grasp of the distance is getting better and better, no need to think, the distance to see the opponent's position to choose to change direction, relying on muscle memory.

His dribble was no higher than his knees, and a man of Cassell's height would have to bend over a lot if he wanted to gamble on steals. Cassel was overcome, turned his head to chase after him, and the distance became more and more wide.

Garnett made up for the defense, Guo Xu passed the ball to the left side with his right hand behind the run, and Marion received the ball and dunked the basketball with both hands. 2 to 0.

The Timberwolves attacked, Kassel singled out Guo Xu, leaned on his back and turned around to shoot, and returned one. 2 to 2.

In the Sun Position Battle, the person who defended Guo Xu became Spreville. Guo Xu first played with Xiao Si in the middle, broke through to the weak side to attract Garnett to change the defense on the side, and threw the ball high to the right basket.

Howard squeezed Cassel's bottom line, jumped up, and scored with both hands in the air. 4 to 2.

"Beautiful, the Suns dunked in the opening game, this one may be selected as the top five." Zhang Li shouted.

Xu Jicheng said: "Kassel's defense against Howard is misplaced, and his main defense against Joe Johnson is not good, there is a gap in height and strength." ”

The Timberwolves blocked and dismantled Guo Xu's pursuit of the defense in place, Garnett took the ball in the middle and faced the pass of Szebac Jr., Szebiak cut from the left side, received the ball and forced a layup to score. 4 to 4.

The sun attacked, Guo Xu and Xiao Si blocked and dismantled, and passed the ball horizontally to Marion, who ran to the left 50 degrees, who received the ball and shot quickly, and Olawokandi stood far away near the penalty area, only slightly interfering.

6 to 4, Guo Xu's third assist.

Guo Xu is mainly passing-oriented in small-ball tactics, and attracting Garnett's defense can assist his teammates, because Olawokandi, a meat shield center, has poor mobility, and is misplaced against Marion, and he can break through with the ball as a "hacker" who stands outside.

It's a pity that Marion's three-point ability is not good enough, and he has shot less this season, if he is on time for three points, the Suns' positional offense is simply impeccable, and the formation is fully stretched.

The Timberwolves attacked, the "madman" forced a breakthrough layup, and Marion grabbed the rebound and passed it to Guo Xu.

Kassel chose to make a gambling steal near the midfield, and Guo Xu took the first step to flick the ball with one hand around Kassel's head, and then turned to chase.

He turned faster than Cassel, started faster, picked up the basketball and went down the fast break, this kind of ball referee will not blow the dribble violation, Garnett followed Marion and did not make up the defense, knowing that he had to dunk if he made up.

Guo Xu made a quick stop on the right side to shoot three points, and the empty position was easy to shoot, and the basketball was hollow into the net. 9 to 4.

The Timberwolves attacked, Garnetra went out to organize, and the inside pass was given to Olawokandi, who singled out Marion with his back, went to the basket and turned to hook his hand but didn't score, and Xiaosi retreated to grab the rebound.

Garnett was a little overwhelmed by this kind of scene, and really wanted to go up and sneak attack and punch his teammate. This is his inside partner, a guy who has never averaged less than 45% shooting per game in a single season, who seems to be a macho man, but is actually a soft egg. The strength of "Sugar Man" is not as good as Kwame Brown, and he is currently the most popular champion in the NBA.

In the Sun positional battle, Guo Xu was still the same old, blocking and dismantling the weak side, and hitting the ground and passing the ball to Howard, who cut to the low post.

Howard has improved significantly this season, learned a few tricks from veteran Payton, and is better at using his body. He received a pass with his back at 45 degrees, and immediately turned to the baseline to shoot, but Cassel's height and bounce suffered and he couldn't cover it. Olawokandi was far away on the left and didn't have time to make up for it.

Howard didn't feint, the shot was easy, and the ball hollowed into the net.

11 to 4, Guo Xu's fourth assist.

The home fans applauded, and Howard and Guo Xu clapped their hands when they returned to the defense.

Zhang Li sighed: "This is the dominance of the top point guard, Guo Xu does not rush or shoot, and a casual pass is an assist, which helps the young people in the team play with confidence." I feel like Howard will be a star in the future if he continues to play like this, but he's just a first-round rookie. ”

Xu Jicheng said with a smile: "Guo Xu has a trait that no one can compare, that is, he can make his teammates stronger. He doesn't steal his teammates' stats while taking the luxury stats. There are some people who have beautiful stats, teammates who are watching him play and then lose with a high score. ”

Coach Sanders stood on the sidelines watching the game, not knowing what to do, the defensive tactics he arranged before the game were useless, and Guo Xu's style of play changed too much.

Before the game, he wanted to lure Guo Xu to shoot more and prevent him from breaking through, as long as he couldn't break through and shoot outside, others would not be able to play, and his shooting percentage was not high, and the Timberwolves might win. If Guo Xu's rhythm of breaking through the ball is very good, and the people on the outside will have a simple opportunity, it will be difficult to play.

Now Guo Xu broke through to Kassel in the counterattack, and the positional battle was passed directly, allowing the dominant person to play alone, which is really fatal.

Kassel singled out Guo Xu, turned around and shot iron under interference, Howard grabbed the rebound in the backcourt, he was very active today and cherished the opportunity to start.

In the Sun positional battle, Guo Xu and Xiao Si played blocking and dismantling, glanced at the bottom line, and then turned around and passed the ball to the middle. This time, Howard didn't have time to cut, and Guo Xu attracted Garnett to change his defense, and he withdrew relatively backward.

Garnett was scared and ready to return to the basket at any time to help defend the block. Xiao Si didn't have time to cut high, received the ball and shot Sprewell, and hit it steadily.

13-4, Guo Xu's fifth assist.

The player is the most taboo and hesitant when defending, and the "madman" hesitates to chase the defense, neither catching up with Guo Xu nor keeping up with Xiao Si.

In the opening game, the Suns scored back-to-back points, and the Timberwolves were blinded......