A minute later, Coach Brown called a timeout. He reversed the arrangement from the last timeout, and the team changed to a joint defense, with the players defending Guo Xu on the periphery and trying to limit the others. He thinks that Guo Xu has an injury on his leg, his speed is not fast, his singles efficiency has decreased, and he still has to fight in the game.

If Guo Xu attracts teammates who are constantly assisted, then the Cavaliers will be dead, and the scoring ability of other players of the Suns is not bad, especially Xiao Si and Marion have 20+ abilities, and the trident is destined to end in a fiasco.

And that's not even counting Roy on the bench, who was blown by the media after winning the Rookie of the Year and is now the Suns' fourth-leading scorer.

The game continued, and after only two rounds, the Sun adapted to the rhythm of the Cavaliers, Guo Xu did not force a shot on the periphery, he held the ball and Thomas played blocking and dismantling, and there were three options.

One is that he moves sideways and shoots quickly, and if Gibson is blocked, Marshall has to switch defenses to keep a distance from him and interfere with the shot.

The second is that he attracted Marshall to pass the ball to the middle after changing the defense, Thomas can catch the ball and shoot, Gibson's height is only 188CM, and he lacks arm span, and his ability to interfere with big man's shooting is not much better than Guo Xu.

The third is that Guo Xu holds the ball and waits for Marshall to return, and Gibson passes the ball to Xiao Si after chasing in place, forming a strong side with Bale in the bottom corner, playing a triangle attack, and helping Xiao Si create a chance to play Boozer alone.

After the Cavaliers defended together, the Sun Triangle offense played more, and Xiao Si became the protagonist on the field. He received the ball in one step outside the right penalty area, and the face frame was three threats, Boozer stood far away and he shot in the middle of the shot, and the defense was relatively outside, he probed and then changed direction to break through and hit the basket.

Boozer's defense has been criticized, he is not tall in the penalty area, lacks the ability to block, and is slow to move sideways from the outside, so he is called a defensive black hole. He only relies on his body and small movements to defend, and Xiao Si is better defensively than him.

It is difficult for the Cavaliers players to wrap Xiao Si, and the strong side of the pack has to let go of Guo Xu or Bell, isn't this to prevent two points into three points?

If it weren't for Gibson's eye-catching performance, running to catch the ball and hitting two three-pointers, the Suns would have been able to knock the Cavaliers to the ground in one quarter. 40-29 lead.

Guo Xu didn't shoot in the second half, concentrated on brushing assists, and scored a double-double with 11 points and 10 assists in a single quarter, with a shooting rate of 100%.

The Cavaliers management did not regret letting go of the veteran Eric Snow, Guo Xu used an organization-based style of play, and it was useless for Snow to be there. His slower and slower pace is no longer suitable for defensive point guards, let alone blocking passing lanes.

In the second quarter, the Suns five were Guo Xu, Roy, Parker, Ariza, Vallejo, and they were attack-oriented lineups.

D'Antoni aimed at the Cavaliers' defensive system, wanting to increase the speed to the fastest counterattack, and the positional battle also left a big man to block and dismantle, and Haslem continued to guard the water cooler.

If the Cavaliers play on Bidrins, Vallejo can keep him on the edge of the box. The Cavaliers sent Big Z to rest for a while, and the offensive end was easy to handle, and Vallejola went out to cover as an opportunity, forcing Big Z to change defenses and throw three points from the perimeter.

There is no room for error in the finals, and D'Antoni can't completely give up his defense and let the opponent play casually. If he lets Haslem play as a centre-forward, defensive coach Thibodeau will have a hard time watching. Haslem can shoot mid-range when attacking, his body is not suitable for blocking and dismantling, and his tactical role is average.

Cavaliers five: "Squirrel" Stoudamire, Jalen Rose, Pavlovich, James, Ilgauskas.

As soon as I saw the lineup of people who supported the Cavaliers, I felt that it was going to be bad, James was ready to play the whole game with substitutes, and Guo Xu didn't even rest, which was not easy to do.

After the last round of the series, all fans believed that the Suns with Guo Xu and without Guo Xu were two teams. As long as he plays, the attack will be very fluid, and the players will not mess around.

Guo Xu did not rest at his own request, he did not consume much physical strength in the last quarter, and the person who held the ball and beat strongly during the triangle attack was Xiao Si, he didn't run much, so he stood on the outside and waited for the opportunity. Guo Xu is not active enough on the defensive end, otherwise how could Gibson easily shoot two three-pointers, he is a Buddhist follow-up defense, and he is not close to him once.

Before the start of the game, Guo Xu was ready to assist, and when he couldn't run fast and jump high, his goal was to break all the assist records in the finals. It's the best chance to pass the ball so resolutely once he's okay with his legs and feet.

He can organize an attack against the shortcomings of Big Z's slow speed, and it will be difficult for Big Z to play. If the Suns can beat the opponent's center with an annual salary of tens of millions of dollars, he can't get on for a few minutes and is forced to guard the water cooler, which is also a very morale-boosting thing.

The Suns attacked first, Guo Xu passed the ball to Roy in the first half, and there was a chance in the first round, Roy ran back from the baseline to 70 degrees on the left side, and Vallejo made a cover for him without the ball.

The Cavaliers are the joint defense, and James is responsible for the baseline defense, and the strength can resist and protect the rebounding ball in the backcourt. Roy had an advantage on the big Z side, he didn't switch defenses in time, and Rose's pursuit speed was also slow.

Roy received the ball and made a comfortable three-pointer in the vacant position, 43-29, and Guo Xu had his 11th assist.

The Cavaliers attacked, and James was still the same old against Ariza, holding the ball and forcing a breakthrough.

The two have a relationship, Ariza is always very desperate against James, following closely and not afraid of confrontation, using his long arms to interfere and slow him down, Vallejo let go of the big Z for the bag.

James's passing vision was blocked, and under the interference of the two, he chose to pull the rod and make a layup, and Vallejo picked up the rebound in the backcourt and passed it to Guo Xu, who retreated to respond.

Guo Xu received the ball without pause, and a rugby quarterback-style long pass with one hand was sent to the front court, and it was accurately delivered to Roy, who was about to go. Roy was unguarded when he received the ball, and took two steps to dunk the basketball with one hand.

45-29, Guo Xu's 12th assist.

When the Cavaliers and Suns were brought in last summer, they weren't on the same page. The Suns don't like to look for veterans with a reputation, and the Cavaliers signed Stoudamire and Rose.

Last season, Rose averaged 12.3 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game, which was exchanged for high shots, and he can no longer run, although he is only 34 years old this year, he will definitely retire after the season.

In the summer, Rose was eager to join the Suns, but the Suns management didn't want him and was not interested at all. There are so many swing people in the team, and he joins to guard the water dispenser.

The role of the flying squirrel is only to pull away the shot, or to defend the black hole, and the impact of Eddie House's injury on the Cavaliers is obvious.

The Cavaliers played a block and dismantle, Roy flanked to help defend, the flying squirrel took advantage of the situation, and Rose scored a three-point jumper in an open position. 45 to 32.

The veteran scored but no one blamed Roy, this was the coach's arrangement, and the person who looked the least threatening on the field made a shot, guarding the penalty area to defend James.

This defensive strategy is still psychological warfare, if James takes the bench to score badly, his mentality is also easily affected, doesn't he want to score more points against the bench?

The Suns attacked, Guo Xu passed to Roy first, and then ran from the middle to the bottom left corner, Xiao Si just finished covering Roy and made a no-ball cover for him.

Roy deflected the ball and the trio formed a strong side.

If you don't save a ball like Big Z, you can't do it, otherwise Guo Xu will be empty. As soon as he came out, Guo Xu took the ball and changed direction to take a step to pass the ball to the middle, Xiao Sikong cut the ball and scored with one hand, James let go of Ariza to make up for the defense and was slow.

47-32, Guo Xu's 13th assist.

"Our prediction was too conservative and I think he could break the assist record in three quarters and probably have more than 30 assists in the game," Barkley said. ”

Smith smiled: "It's better for the knights not to use the big Z, it's really not good to prevent blocking and dismantling." ”