Because of Guo Xu's data explosion this season, the coaches of each team will also be under a lot of pressure when they play against the Suns, and how to defend Guo Xu is a topic that all coaching staff must study.

Woodson is now thinking about not winning at all, but how to make Guo Xu score less. The Hawks and the Suns only played two games in the regular season, and he felt that he would complete the task without letting Guo Xu break out, and the matter of winning could be considered after the Finals.

After calling a timeout, Woodson didn't change his offensive tactics, playing pick-and-rolls and looking for opportunities to counter quickly. He emphasized the mixed defense package Guo Xu, and the other three guards in the area, interfering with the shooting nearby.

The Sun did not change their tactics, and the ball was handed over to Guo Xu, who had unlimited shots and could also pass the ball to his teammates.

The game continued, and the advantage was still on the Suns' side as they defended tighter. Guo Xu has to keep up with Nash, and the others are all anti-burst and not anti-throwing. Guo Xu didn't care about the defense of the penalty area, and the other four shrank to the vicinity of the penalty area at any time, so that the Hawks players could not break through at all, and could only shoot far away from the basket, and they would be interfered with.

When the Suns attacked, Guo Xu attracted a tight package and actively shared the ball, and David Lee and Howard could also ensure offensive firepower.

In particular, Howard's "three-board axe" is not a vegetarian, he has a strong heads-up ability, and he also has a "20+ law" in the Suns, where he scores more than 20 points, the Suns will win. That means that the Suns have the second strongest scoring point, and the opponent can't keep Guo Xu in the middle.

Eight minutes later, Howard rested, and the Hawks' defense was a little easier, but their offense was still not easy to play, and Ariza who came off the bench was also a wing defensive strongman, with excellent physical fitness, height and reach.

People who play in the Suns are easy to improve their defensive ability, because they usually practice against Guo Xu, and they often sigh "but so" when facing ordinary attackers.

After the defense was down, Guo Xu lowered his rhythm and fell into position, with a success rate and a firm control of the situation.

The Suns didn't let Vallejo play, the small lineup remained mobile, and they could quickly return to defense if they missed shots, and most of the Hawks' strong and strong shots on the fast break turned into wave shots.

Xu Jicheng commented: "The Eagles played at a bad pace today, running and bombing is D'Antoni's best tactic, of course he knows what the weakness is, and he will be targeted if he keeps playing." ”

Zhang Li said: "But it's not fast, the Eagles lack super scorers." Nash is the No. 1 point guard in the East, and everyone says he has improved significantly, but compared to Guo Xu, he seems to be no different from when he was in the Mavericks. ”

The Hawks' top scorer this season is Harrington, who averages 20.4 points per game, and he's also a shooter.

Woodson wanted to strengthen the interior attack, and replaced the blacksmith Josh with Zaza Pachuria, a center who is 211cm tall and weighs 125kg, and looks like he can bully David Lee.

However, the Suns also replaced David Lee to rest and replaced Vallejo, who is about the same size as Pachulia and is better at defending the restricted area.

When the Suns are playing at home, there has always been an undercover Suns staff behind the away team's bench, responsible for transmitting tactical information, this person understands the ball, and as soon as he sees Pachulia listening to tactics and changing clothes, he knows that he is going to play, and the Suns will adjust accordingly.

At the end of the first quarter, the Suns led the Hawks 31-15.

Nash had a terrible performance with 3 points and 2 assists on 1-of-5 shooting.

Guo Xu made 5 of 7 shots, 1 of 2 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 13 points and 4 assists. He now scores more than 10 points in a single quarter, and fans think it's ordinary.

In the second quarter, the two sides sent substitutes, and the Suns five: Payton, Ariza, Howard, James Jones, and Vallejo. One high school striker with four swing men.

Eagles Five: Jane Nero Pago, Weaver, Jim Jackson, Dior, Pachuria.

The Eagles have a lot of depth in their roster, which is a big reason why they have a good record.

PARGO IS A SMALL DEFENDER WHO IS GOOD AT BREAKING, 185CM TALL AND WEIGHS 79 KG, AND HIS DISADVANTAGE IS POOR ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS. But it doesn't matter, the Eagles can be organized by Dior, who was nicknamed "French Magic" when he entered the league and was a big man point guard.

Jackson, who is an experienced three-pointer and has moved to the bench as his quality has declined, was a starter for the Suns last season. Pachuria's task is to grab the rebound and pass it, which is similar to the Suns' style of play.

Sometimes, Guo Xu can show more value after he gets off the field, because the team can't do without him. The Suns couldn't stand the rotation lineup, and the Hawks went on a 9-2 run to narrow the margin to single digits.

Payton started at the No. 2 position like a fish in water, and played point guard when he encountered a fast defense.

D'Antoni quickly realised his substitution mistakes, and his idea was that Payton had been playing for a long time this season, in very good form, and with good stats, so that Bale couldn't completely abandon him after starting.

That's the confusion, and the chemistry between players is always more important than the player's fame. D'Antoni wanted to be replaced by Blake, but Guo Xu gave him a look and pointed at himself.

D'Antoni immediately understood what Guo Xu meant, and suddenly realized.

Replacing Payton after playing less than 3 minutes would hurt the veteran's pride. At this time, if Guo Xu is replaced and Peyton goes to the suitable No. 2 position, the veteran's heart will be more comfortable and can also play a role.

It's like the coach admitting that he didn't use people properly, not that Payton was not capable and dragged the whole team back on the court.

When the ball died, Ariza took it and Guo Xu played.

The situation of the game was immediately reversed, Payton was in charge of organizing, and Guo Xu was playing in the No. 2 position, receiving the ball under the cover of Vallejo without the ball.

In the first round, there was a hole in the Eagles' defense, and Pachulia was slow to change the defense, not to block Guo Xu, and he hit a three-pointer at 70 degrees on the right side after getting rid of Pargo.

Pago Tupeton is very energetic, bullying the veteran has no speed, and he has no advantage in all aspects against Guo Xu, and the difference between his height of 185CM and 183CM is negligible.

Prego couldn't single only the point, the Hawks players passed a few times and were unavailable, and when the 24 seconds were almost up, Jackson singled Payton to shoot iron with height advantage, and Vallejo won the rebound.

The Suns attacked, Guo Xu slipped to the bottom line and ran the position, attracting Pachulia to change the direction of the ball after changing the defense, and then attracting Pago to chase the defense and distribute the ball to the basket.

Dior is only 203CM tall, and he plays power forward the same as James Jones playing power forward, both of which are cameos, and he can't protect the frame. By the time he let go of Jones outside the three-point line on the right side and withdrew to the restricted area, it was too late, and Vallejo dunked with both hands with ease!

Woodson was a little sluggish, he didn't want to call a timeout to adjust the lineup without a dead ball, and the Hawks still couldn't play in the next round, Weaver cut the ball and wanted to rely on his physical fitness to beat Howard, a wrong choice, and his forced layup was directly blocked.

Payton picked up the ball and quickly advanced it across the half court and passed it to Guo Xu. Pago didn't step forward to press, knowing that his confrontation ability was not as good as Guo Xu's, and he had often been eaten hard before. Seeing that the opponent was standing behind, Guo Xu received the ball and stopped urgently, and grabbed three points more than one meter outside the three-point line on the right side.

Pago didn't have time to block, he didn't jump forward, and reached out to interfere slightly. Most people can't jump at this distance, and they feel like they can't get in, which is a habit that common sense makes them develop.

But as soon as Pargo turned around, he saw the ball fly into the basket.

Guo Xu led the team to quickly return an 8-0, and the difference widened to 17 points, and Woodson asked for a timeout.

Zhang reasonably commented: "This is a superstar, if you don't wrap up, you can't relax, and you can't relax for a moment, so that the substitute defense Guo Xu is killing himself." ”

Xu Jicheng said: "The Suns are really going to compete for the best record this year, and easily suppressing the second-ranked Hawks in the East speaks for itself. ”