Chapter 299 [Two pairs in a single section!] 】
The Timberwolves attacked, Joe Smith singled out Marion near the free throw line and missed a backward jumper, and the ball flew out of the baseline with three misses.
This offensive choice was very bad, and Joe Smith was ridiculed by the CCTV5 commentators.
Zhang said: "Joe Smith is a role player on both offensive and defensive ends, his skills are not good, his shooting percentage is not high, he only averages 7.5 points and 5 rebounds per game this season, and the Timberwolves have been fined for such a single person and revoked several draft picks, which is really incomprehensible." ”
Xu Jicheng said: "When he joined the Timberwolves in 1998, his performance was still good. ”
In fact, before joining the Timberwolves, Joe Smith only averaged 10 points and 4.4 rebounds per game in the 76ers, and after joining the Timberwolves, the ball possession increased, averaging less than 15 points per game.
In the Sun positional battle, Guo Xu continued to play Hudson alone, and the fight was not over without being trapped.
He dribbled to the left side twice in a row, dribbled behind his back to his right hand and retreated, and then made a "worship Buddha" feint, Hudson moved sideways to follow, Guo Xu changed direction to the left side sharply, and started at full speed.
Hudson was almost on the ground by a series of feints and changes of direction, he struggled to stabilize his center of gravity but could not chase the defense, the weakness of the 122 joint defense is in the high position, it is difficult to wrap up. Trent on the side made up the defense from the side, and Guo Xu made a quick stop and distributed the ball to the left side.
Joe Johnson didn't waste an open spot this time and hit a jumper.
29-15, Guo Xu's seventh assist.
Hudson dribbled the ball to the front court, and there was a mistake when passing to Joe Smith, Marion suddenly made a successful steal, and accelerated to directly shake off Smith's fast attack, and Guo Xu was also fast on the other side.
Marion drew Trent to the defense and gave the ball to the follow-up Joe Johnson, who scored on a basketball layup. 31 to 15.
Unconsciously, the difference between the two sides reached 16 points, Guo Xu didn't work hard defensively, but his teammates worked hard, and every game was played as a playoffs.
Except for Guo Xu, the Suns have not won a championship, and they have not tried a super long winning streak, they all like the feeling of winning too much, and they will not deliberately allocate physical strength on the court, but they are running with all their might, attacking and defending.
The Timberwolves blocked the attack, Garnett received the ball near the free throw line and faced Guo Xu's shot, Marion pounced on the baseline and jumped to interfere, the ball bounced out of the frame, Xiao Si grabbed the rebound, passed to Guo Xu and immediately launched a counterattack.
Guo Xu held the ball from the backcourt all the way into the penalty area, Hudson followed him but it was useless, Guo Xu first changed direction to the left after entering the three-point line, and then dribbled the ball to his right hand behind his back, attracting Hudson to move sideways and pull the ball up, holding the ball with both hands to make European steps pass, and hit the basket in the middle.
33-15, 10th individual score.
Hudson did not foul, and the coach did not arrange for players to foul Guo Xu, because he had a high free throw shooting rate, even if it was less than 90%, and the offensive efficiency would be even more amazing if he went to the free throw line.
Garnett watched Guo Xu score continuously, but he was anxious but there was nothing he could do, he claimed to be able to defend five positions, but he really let him with a height of more than 210CM go to defend a small point guard, which is looking for abuse.
Kobe Bryant's single defense Guo Xu suffered in mobility, and Garnett's defense outside line could not do better than Kobe.
The Timberwolves attacked, Hudson passed to Garnett first, then pulled away from the run, and after a few passes, Hudson made a shot in the left corner position. 33 to 17.
Guo Xu was not active in chasing defense, he didn't jump but just stretched out his hand, and the defensive end continued to be lazy generously.
The Suns attacked, Guo Xu brought to the frontcourt, Marion suddenly slipped the bottom line on the left side, Guo Xuyun passed the ball to the past in one step, Marion forced a layup and caused Joe Smith's defensive foul.
The goal was quite unreasonable, Marion was fast, jumped high, Smith didn't pull anyone if he wanted to, he still threw the ball out with a twisted posture at close range. It was difficult for the opponent to stop Marion, who was 201cm tall and had an arm span of 225cm, and his body was very deformed.
Standing at the free throw line, Marion is still in a strange pushing posture, but he can score.
36-17, Guo Xu's eighth assist.
Xu Jicheng said: "There is still 1 minute and 50 seconds, and the Sun can still play a few attacks, and today I will score 40+ points in a single quarter." ”
Zhang said: "The Suns' offense is how fast they can play, even if they shoot quickly in positional battles, if the Timberwolves are also at this pace, I think the Suns can save 50 points alone." ”
Xu Jicheng said with a smile: "That's too difficult, except for the Suns, the other strong teams are all positional battles, and they are an alternative landscape this season." ”
The Timberwolves passed the ball back and forth, and it took 20 seconds for Kendall to get past Kirisek and make a shot. 36 to 19.
The Suns attacked, Guo Xu, who had played Hudson several times in a row, chose to block and dismantle in the middle this time, and after getting rid of it, he attracted Joe Smith to change the defense, he stopped and half-turned to pass the ball to the middle, Xiao Si took off with the ball and scored with one hand.
38-19, Guo Xu's ninth assist.
Garnett's defense Marion is not far away, ready to make up for the block at any time, but after Xiao Si rushes up, he coaxes. As soon as he saw Xiao Si's momentum, he stopped on the right side of the penalty area, and didn't go to the center to try to block Xiao Si, the opponent was too fierce, and he knew that he would definitely not be able to cover it.
Garnett's excellent defense is not because he is tough and has fierce blocks, but his strength is that he doesn't lose his position defensively, relies on his height and arm span to interfere with shots, reduces the opponent's shooting percentage, and is the same type as Tyson Chandler in the future.
He currently only averages more than 2 blocks per game in his second season, and he is still an interior player who mainly assists in blocking outside and rarely blocks strong offense.
The Timberwolves attacked, Guo Xu defended two steps away, Hudson made a three-point jumper in the middle, and a good opportunity to score another near vacancy. 38 to 22.
The home audience applauded Hudson again, Guo Xu didn't care at all, he was just afraid that the opponent would lose time when attacking.
The Suns attacked, Guo Xu and Xiao Si had no chance to block and dismantle in the middle, and gave it to Joe Johnson on the periphery, and he stood in the bottom corner of the right side for a while, and ran with Xiao Si without the ball on the side. Joe Johnson didn't play by himself, protected the ball to find Guo Xu, and passed it.
The coach arranged for the players to pass the ball to Guo Xu in the positional battle, and waited for the opportunity to catch the ball and shoot, Joe Johnson did not go on his own even if he had the confidence to break through with the ball, for fear that the coach would say that he was playing randomly, and there was nothing better than this for the outstanding team players.
Joe Smith switched defenses to keep up with Guo Xu and didn't give him a chance to catch the ball and shoot three points. Guo Xu held the ball and accelerated to the middle, jumped and passed the ball to Xiao Si on the right side.
Xiao Si ran to the restricted area to catch the ball, attracting Garnett's supplementary defense, and he unexpectedly did not directly force the dunk, but bent his knees and raised the ball with both hands to shake it. Garnett under the basket was on tiptoe, and although the Wolf King was experienced and realized that it was a feint, his center of gravity became higher.
Xiao Si quickly changed direction and dribbled past Garnett, half-turned and jumped up in the middle, leaned on Garnett's close-range hands to shoot, and gently put the ball into the basket. 40 to 20.
Garnett jumped a little slower and didn't cover it. When returning to the defense, Xiao Si grinned excitedly and clapped his hands with Guo Xu.
Zhang Cheng said in surprise: "Xiao Si only took one step, as long as this ball is counted as an assist, Guo Xu will have two doubles in a single quarter!" ”