The Suns attacked, Guo Xu blocked and dismantled the left side, attracted Murphy to change the defense and passed to Marion, and the Warriors' joint defense system immediately had a serious misalignment, and the person on the side of Marion was Dampier.

Marion didn't take a single step, and shot in a quick push from the baseline, Dampier saved slowly and the ball went in.

7 to 4. Guo Xu gave the first assist, and the fans applauded him.

Battier lobbed the ball to Dampier in the low post on the right, who leaned on Stoudamire and forced a spin to the basket to score with a one-handed shot from close range. 7 to 6.

The weaknesses of the Suns' defensive end are obvious to all opponents at a glance, so Xiao Si will be targeted every game, which is a lot of pressure for him and a good workout.

In his rookie season, Smalls' defensive ability was very sorry for his draft template (Ben Wallace), he could only block, did a poor job of resisting people in the low post, and his defensive awareness was also terrible.

Because Xiao Si often sends wonderful blocks under the basket, how far he can fan the ball, and how far he can fan the ball, he is a frequent guest of the top five balls, many pseudo-fans think that his defense is good, saying that the overall poor defense of the Suns is because of the outside line led by Guo Xu.

In fact, a good interior defender will not let the opponent easily enter the box like Xiao Si, let alone deliberately keep a distance, wait for someone to shoot and then jump and block. The one who can keep the position is the master, whether it is the face frame or the back, try to disrupt the opponent's dribbling, shooting rhythm and interfere with the shooting, so as to reduce the opponent's shooting rate, as for the block, it is sent by the help defense and supplementary defense.

This criterion also applies to outside players, which is why basketball pundits generally agree that the Spurs' stat-free small forward Bruce Bowen defends better than the Jazz's Kirilenko, who excels at steals and blocks.

Barkley commented: "I think the only coach in the league who will let Amare play center is D'Antoni, and the Suns starting lineup has not cared much about defending the box. ”

"The Suns can interfere with some shots in the low post with a joint defense, and the interior defense is a little bit better than Amare, who started because D'Antoni is more offensive," Smith said. ”

How bad Xiao Si is on the defensive end, how outstanding he is on the offensive end, he and Guo Xu play blocking and dismantling in the middle, Murphy changed the defense in time this time, Xiao Si immediately started, Guo Xu attracted two people to hit back and forth, and hit the ground and passed to the middle.

Xiao Si received the ball and jumped up in one step, splitting the buckle with one hand, Dampier didn't have time to jump to make up the defense, and the opponent's explosiveness was too strong and fast.

9 to 6, Guo Xu's second assist.

The Warriors attacked, Arenas made a mistake in the organization and passed the ball directly out of the baseline, he had a good idea, but overestimated Murphy's air cutting speed. His stats have improved this season, while his turnovers have increased to 3.5.

The Suns attacked, Guo Xu and Xiao Si played blocking and dismantling, Arenas finally bypassed the cover and chased the defense in place once, Guo Xu turned around without hurrying, and gave the ball to Marion from close range, who ran to 50 degrees from the left baseline and hit the ball in the catch. A misalignment, Dampier could not defend without the ball.

11 to 6, Guo Xu's third assist.

In the first two games, the opponents were all small balls with the Suns, Garnett and PJ Brown were both fast-moving interior lines, and they did a very good job when defending Marion, but today the big man of the Warriors was not fast, and Marion began to play. He's practiced a lot of shots this morning and he's got a good hand.

The Warriors attacked, Arenas and Murphy broke through with blocking, and after Guo Xu caught up, he distributed the ball to the middle.

Murphy caught the ball in front of the free throw line and flipped away, and Smalls let go of Dampier and flew up, and then Murphy bumped into him and shot a foul. After two free throws and one hit, it was 11-7.

The Suns attacked, Guo Xu protected the ball to observe the situation, and found that the Warriors had changed to man-to-man defense, and Battier went to defend Marion. The "hacker" point must be limited, and the core Jamison saw the defensive weakness and asked his teammates to make adjustments on the field.

Guo Xu also adjusted, and after attracting the defense, he gave the ball to Joe Johnson, Marion was taken care of, and there was always someone to play against Murphy.

Joe Johnson received the ball and made a three-point jumper, Murphy took a slow step to defend it, only a slight interference, but the ball didn't grasp the strength well, popped out of the frame, and Jamison grabbed the backcourt rebound and passed to launch a counterattack.

Arenas relied on Guo Xu to force the basketball in. 11 to 9.

Guo Xu couldn't help it, the opponent's body was too wide, and he couldn't jump up under close confrontation, so he could only stretch out his hand and interfere slightly.

If a point guard wants to defend Arenas, the best way is to follow the moment he starts with the ball and reach out to cut the ball, this kind of defensive skill is not easy to practice, and you have to have a good arm span.

That's why Arenas is usually a super scorer with speed, he will use his body to eat small opponents, and when he is out of position, he can rely on technique to get past big men, and when opponents are far away, he pulls out jump shots.

Healthy Arenas is really good and was a template for Stephen Curry in the draft, but his style is actually more like James Harden of the future Rockets.

Like Harden, "Agent O" has excellent touch and ball handling, as well as a strong body, which can shoot and make a lot of fouls, and the disadvantage is that there are many turnovers.

The Suns attacked, Guo Xu continued to distribute the ball to Joe Johnson, who broke through with the ball, passed Murphy and threw the iron before Dampier made up the defense, and Murphy picked up the rebound.

Arenas dribbled to the front court to split the ball, and Battier faced Kirisek and scored a three-pointer on the right side to make it 11-12.

With the Warriors, Battier has a lot of offensive responsibilities and is not a blue-collar outsider. This season, he averaged 13.3 points, 5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.3 steals in 37 minutes per game while shooting 46.2% from the field, 39.8% from three-point range and 82% from the free throw line. Last season, he was named to the All-Rookie Team of the Year.

Battier wasn't a blue-collar college player, and he was undoubtedly the brightest player in the NCAA during his senior year. After Duke reached the Final Four, the game against the University of Maryland put Battier in the history books of Duke University.

After trailing by 22 points in the first half, Duke struggled to catch up in the second half, and Battier hit two consecutive three-pointers in the final minute to chase the score to only one point, and then he forced the basket to cause the opponent to foul, and hit both free throws, sealing the victory for Duke, creating the greatest comeback in the history of the NCAA Final Four.

In the final against Arizona University, Battier scored 18 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 blocks to help Duke University lead all the way and finally win the championship. This year, Battier grabbed collective honors and individual honors, and won the National Player of the Year, Best Defensive Team, Naismith Award, and John Wooden Award.

However, scouts care a lot about the physical fitness of the players during the draft, and a good team player like Battier, who plays on IQ, has no chance of becoming the top pick.

In Guo Xu's previous life, most fans' impression of Battier was that he was a blue-collar outsider who could only catch and shoot, but in fact, he gradually changed to this after he arrived at the Rockets. He will do what is good for the team, and whatever the coach tells him to do, he will obey unconditionally.

Guo Xu felt that it was a pity for Battier to start his career with the Warriors, although the statistics were good, his greatest talent was not recognized. If he joins the Grizzlies now, the team will definitely become a playoff powerhouse.

If the Warriors fail to make the playoffs for several consecutive years like in their previous life, Battier will not be highly rated, and when he becomes a free agent, Guo Xu will definitely propose to the Suns management to poach him.

In his previous life, Battier and the Grizzlies did not have a large contract when they renewed their contract, 6 years and 37 million, which was renewed early in 2004 and expired in the summer of 2011. As long as the Suns have such a 3-and-D swingman, the wing defense will be fine.