When the players came out to warm up, two commentators from CCTV5 predicted the game.

Zhang said: "I think this year is the Suns winning the championship, their advantage is too great, there is the first person in NBA history Guo Xu, there are three All-Stars plus terrifying squad depth, and rich experience in the finals." ”

Yu Jia said: "The Knicks really can't compare with the Suns, only Xiao Si has the experience of the finals, and they can only rely on hard work if they want to win." ”

Knicks players are certainly prepared to fight hard, and no one wants to be a loser at this point. This is also a huge opportunity for them, and ending the Sun's winning streak will be very high.

Especially Xiao Si has a lot of ideas, if he leads the team to defeat the Sun and win the championship, the evaluation he gets will be raised to a higher level, and not everyone will say that he hugged Guo Xu's thigh to win the championship.

In 2006, Xiao Si was seriously injured and the Sun still won the championship, and in 2008, Guo Xu lost the championship with a finger injury, and Xiao Si was questioned. Despite the accolades and the fact that he is in the top 10 of the league in terms of total annual earnings, he wants to prove himself even further.

The starters of both sides stood in the middle of the court, and Xiao Si said to Guo Xu: "I don't think the Knicks will lose, don't try to beat me easily." ”

"I know, but I just need to beat him easily." Guo Xu pointed to Felton who was standing in the Knicks half, and this smile made Felton only feel his scalp tingle.

Before joining the Knicks, Felton was not qualified to be Guo Xu's opponent, and he was only a role player in the Bobcats and Kings. Now he's going to play against the best point guard, and everyone knows he's a scorer.

Suns starters: Guo Xu, Roy, Thompson, Ibaka, Gasol Jr.

Knicks starters: Felton, J.R. Smith, Gallinari, Stoudamire, Joakim Noah.

Noah jumped and the game began.

Felton and Xiao Si played outside the three-point line in the middle as usual, and took a step to the right side and was sandwiched by Guo Xu and Ibaka on the periphery.

Felton passed the ball to the middle of the field, who hesitated after taking the ball, and the opportunity was fleeting, and Ibaka moved sideways in small steps.

Xiao Si has a good long-range shooting performance, averaging 1.4 goals per game in the playoffs, shooting 36.6%, but the defensive intensity against Ibaka and against Boozer are completely two different concepts.

He dribbled a step and passed it to Smith, who was followed by Roy and passed to Gallinari.

The Suns are a man-to-man tactic, giving Knicks players a heads-up chance, and when five players are not easy to get past them, this basic tactic is very powerful.

The Knicks played very patiently and passed a few times, JR relied on Noah to cover the running position to catch the ball and shoot a jumper, which was deflected under the interference of Gasol Jr., and the rebound was grabbed by Guo Xu.

The Suns' focus has always been on guarding the box and three-pointers, putting opponents in the middle of the shot. Partnered with Ibaka, even Gasol Jr. can pounce very far away without fear of being passed.

The opposing post player is likely to be blocked by the retreating Ibaka, who has an addiction to sneak blocks on the side and has a high success rate.

The Knicks are very fast to defend and are also man-to-man tactics, and playing joint defense against the Suns is sure to die, and no team will do this. The two stars can play singles on the side, and Gasol Jr. will pull to a high position to respond, and they can't defend at all, it's all misplaced.

The man-to-man defense is also flawed, Guo Xu slips to the bottom line to run, his teammates cover it, and there is a chance on the weak side.

Felton kept up with the three points that could interfere, Guo Xu dangled a shot on the baseline, took a step to the left, attracted Felton to move sideways, and then dribbled with his left hand behind his back to change direction to the baseline, completely getting rid of the defense.

Noah let go of Gasol Jr.'s defense, Guo Xu jumped up under the basket, and passed the ball to the left side of Noah's side. Gasol Jr. didn't even jump when he received the ball, and he hit the board and shot the basketball. 2 to 0.

This kind of ball Noah wants to defend unless he has three heads and six arms. Xiao Si followed Ibaka too far outside the box to make up for it.

Even if Xiao Si has excellent defensive awareness, Gasol Jr. can pass the ball with the momentum, which is the advantage of the strategy type inside.

The Knicks attacked, and Felton forced a breakthrough to the right after blocking and dismantling in the middle, attracting Ibaka to switch defenses and bring to 45 degrees to pass the ball to the middle to find the space to cut.

Most of Felton's assists are obtained in this way, and they don't need to have a good sense of passing, but they are looking for regular teammates to cooperate. For another team, it would be difficult to break 7 assists per game with his current passing awareness.

Guo Xu had already seen Felton through and deliberately slowed down when chasing the defense, so that Felton could easily see Xiao Sikong. After he turned around, Guo Xu suddenly accelerated and took a big step, Felton's pass Guo Xu did not steal, stretched out his right hand and stabbed the basketball to the basket.

Gasol Jr. picked up the ball and had a very good sense of passing, and immediately found Guo Xu, who turned around and attacked quickly, with a long one-handed pass. Guo Xu received the ball with both hands comfortably and turned around, and when no one was defending, he made a quick stop jump shot in front of the three-point line in the middle, and the ball went into the net hollow. 5 to 0.

Zhang Li said with a smile: "No one defends and doesn't bring it to the basket to grab three points, only Guo Xu can do this kind of thing, it's really in!" ”

Yu Jia said: "Fans who have just turned on the TV to watch the live broadcast may think that the game is almost over, the sun is behind, and he is playing like this to save time." ”

The Knicks attack, Felton is not as comprehensive as Guo Xu, he is not good at adjusting his style of play, and he scored an All-Star by hugging the thighs of the inside star. His shooting percentage is not high, and he does not dare to play alone in the face of Guo Xu.

He once again chose the middle to play blocking and dismantling with Xiao Si, this time Guo Xu failed to steal, and Xiao Si was blocked by Gasol Jr. just after receiving the ball.

Gasol Jr.'s defensive awareness is great, and as soon as he sees Szor's empty cut, he is ready to make up for the defense and let go of Noah. Smalls didn't pass the ball to Noah on the right, because he knew his partner didn't have range and had to hit the basket when he caught the ball.

It is obvious who is more efficient at hitting the basket on a single basis, but doing so allows Gasol Jr. to play to his strengths, he closes himself to interference with his long arms, but he does not need to jump on his toes.

The two have been teammates for two years and often practice against each other, and Xiao Si made a shot to avoid the block ball and score, but the defense was in place. 5 to 2.

The Suns attacked, Guo Xu dribbled the ball through the half, let his teammates pull away, and singled Felton in the middle. He dribbled the ball to his right hand under his crotch, took a step to the left side, took the left hand behind the dribble and changed to the right side past Felton, and made a one-step stop-and-go jump shot inside the three-point line, 7-2.

The large two-point Guo Xu rarely shoots, which does not mean that he can't shoot, and the vacancy hit rate is super high. This distance is not convenient for Noah and Xiao Si to make up for the defense, as soon as it comes out, there will definitely be a big vacancy, Guo Xu just pass the ball.

The Knicks attacked, and after a few passes, Gallinari's pull-up jumper was deflected wide by Thompson's interference.

Gasol Jr. took the rebound and passed to Roy, who gave it to Guo Xu on the other side, and hit 3 and 3 fast breaks in the frontcourt.

Guo Xu took a step towards the middle, decelerated one meter outside the three-point line and dribbled under his crotch to his left hand, he saw that Felton's center of gravity dropped very low and did not save, and then stepped back with his left foot to shoot three points.

Felton stepped forward and jumped up to interfere with the shot, but he couldn't even seal his eyes if he was too slow, Guo Xu had no pressure and perfect rhythm, and the ball went into the net hollow. 10 to 2.

Zhang Li said: "Adelman is a coach who doesn't pay attention to defense, and the opening arrangement is a single defense Guo Xu, which is to let him get super high scores in the finals." ”

Yu Jia smiled: "Felton's breakthrough speed is very fast, some fans call him ball lightning, but his defense is very average. Paul can't prevent Guo Xu, let alone him? ”

Zhang Reasonable smiled: "Compared with Guo Xu, who is nicknamed Flash, Felton is only spherical and has no lightning. ”