Chapter 965 [Can you use Guo Xu's full strength?] 】
In the second quarter, the rotation lineup between the two sides competed, and the Suns played a wave of 9-0, and the difference was quickly widened to 20 points.
D'ANTONI DIDN'T USE JEREMY LIN, BUT INSTEAD FIELDED THE LAST ROOKIE OF THE YEAR, ISAIAH THOMAS, WHO IS 175CM TALL. The other four are Barnes, Jason Richardson, Haslem, Gortat.
This configuration can shoot suddenly, except for Thomas Jr., the other four are not weak defensively, and the average team's starters may not be able to beat the Suns bench.
The Suns' main tactic is Thomas Jr. holding the ball and Gortat playing the middle to block and dismantle, which is not easy to break.
The Warriors' backup point guard is this year's second-round rookie Andrew Goodlock, a 191CM tall and 91kg heavy guard who moves slowly, has poor playmaking skills, and is good at catching and shooting.
Thomas Jr. singled out Andrew, who was higher than his rank, to play, and he got rid of it with a change of direction, and the other party couldn't keep up.
Warriors backup center Greg Monroe is also not good at blocking and pick-and-roll, his lateral movement speed is slow, the sense of switching defense is average, and on two occasions Thomas Jr. rushed past him with the ball before he could react.
O'Neal commented: "Thomas made Monroe Monroe. ”
It's a disgusting description, but the two are actually the same surname, but the names are different. No one can help Monroe prevent pick-and-rolls, not even if he is given a Snickers now.
Barnes, who came off the bench, was on the court and was tasked with pestering Redick so that he couldn't shoot easily.
Barnes' offense has not been very good, his shooting ability is average, he is very desperate when defending, he moves fast and can defend multiple positions. Just looking at the defense, he can be called a strong general.
Johnson called a timeout, I don't know what to adjust, and the Warriors still can't do anything with Thomas Jr. after the game resumes.
The Warriors have no one for a speed-defending guard, there are too few people to choose from in the free agency, and the better point guards don't want to join.
The Warriors were harmed by the media and basketball experts, many people said that Kobe Bryant abolished the point guard, and that any point guard and his partner had no possession of the ball, and could only dribble through the half, and he only needed a pitcher-type partner who was pulled away from the outside.
Although these are all facts, the Warriors still want to get a good guard, otherwise how can they defend?
Six minutes later, Thomas, who had 6 points and 2 assists, rested, and Guo Xu returned to the court to control the rhythm.
Roy played, Thompson continued to rest and recuperate, and Richardson could also make a three-point shot.
The Suns played small-ball tactics and increased the pace of the offense, with Ibaka and Haslem on the inside.
Ibaka will suffer more when he plays center to defend the restricted area, but the Suns have a way to prevent Bynum from receiving the ball, that is, let Roy go to Kobe Bryant alone, and prevent breakouts and not shoots.
Kobe, who was eager to chase points, really made more shots, and shot in singles again and again, and his posture was picturesque.
The Suns led by 25 points at halftime 63-38 and showed terrifying defensive intensity.
In the second half, Johnson realised the importance of scoring in the penalty area and gave Bynum the ball for him to attack. The sun replaced little Gasol, who had rested for a whole section.
Gasol Jr. looks much more normal after losing weight, and his fat content has dropped a lot, and he can still resist people with his broad body and thick legs.
The two have each other's styles, and it is not good for them to single-handedly score each other into the basket, so Gasol Jr. can adjust his style of play, pull out to cover his teammates, and reduce his shots in response to the offense. Bynum can only attack, pulling out is powerless.
The Suns don't attack either inside, they just catch the ball and focus on the defensive end. Gasol Jr.'s partner Ibaka is a perfect match, one inside and one outside.
Ibaka sent out big hats in a row, and the guard thought he got rid of it after blocking and dismantling, and the layup flew up from behind. Kobe Bryant pulled up a layup on the baseline, dodged and moved sideways in the air to avoid Gasol Jr. and Thompson, and was also blocked by the side Ibaka defense.
Brandra was occasionally let go when he went out, and Ibaka could turn the basket into a no-fly zone with a single contraction. Last season, he was the league's No. 1 block efficiency, and this season he has not been a random jumper.
Ibaka's four big hats in a single quarter blinded the Warriors players, and in the second half, more options were made to shoot from mid-to-long range, and the Suns led 93-59, and the game entered garbage time.
Curry hit 2 of 4 shots from beyond the three-point line, and Kobe Bryant hit 1 of 6 shots, and it was not surprising that the Warriors fell behind by a large margin.
"Little General" Johnson will not resolutely arrange a three-point strategy for Curry, it is a simple cover, and sometimes he can't pass the ball out of position. The coach will not allow Curry to hold the ball and play Guo Xu alone, because the boss doesn't like it.
Curry is only the fourth offensive option on this Warriors team, first Kobe Bryant, then Bynum, and then veteran Brand. This is still thanks to the serious decline in Brand's form, if it was Brand during the Clippers period, Curry would have to be a pure point guard like Blake, and never break through.
Both sides sent bench battles in the final quarter, and as long as the coach is not sick in the brain, it is impossible for the coach to let the star brush up the data in garbage time, even if he is stared at.
Guo Xu played 27 minutes, shooting 6 of 9, 2 of 4 three-pointers, and no free throws, scoring 14 points and 16 assists.
Thompson played 30 minutes, scoring 24 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, shooting 6-of-11 from three-point range.
Roy had 17 points, Serge Ibaka had 10 points, and four of the Suns had four players who would not play again from the break.
On the Warriors' side, Kobe Bryant shot 6-of-19, 1-of-6 three-pointers, and 5-of-6 free throws, scoring 18 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, shooting only 31.6%.
Kobe Bryant wanted to abuse the dish as soon as he saw that the opponent was just a rookie, but the Suns' defense was very targeted, Thompson was suitable for interfering with shots, and Kobe Bryant would break through the interior and wrap up.
Bynum was the second-most scorer, finishing with 16 points and 11 rebounds on 7-of-15 shooting and 2-of-2 free throws in 30 minutes.
Curry played 30 minutes, shooting 2-of-7, 0-of-4 from three-point range and 0-of-1 from the free-throw line, finishing with just four points, three rebounds, four assists, two steals, and five turnovers.
The Suns' final quarter lineup is Thomas Jr., Jeremy Lin, Barnes, Novak, Gortat.
Jimmy Butler and Whiteside didn't make the 12-man squad this time and they weren't in great shape in training.
With the depth of the Sun's super lineup, will Guo Xu lose ten pounds because he didn't practice during the holidays, and he won't be able to win the ball? Even if there is no Guo Xu, they are all strong teams in the playoffs.
The Komi who were waiting to see Guo Xu's ugly appearance obviously thought too much, and their idols and warriors were abused by blood again. And 34 points behind is not the biggest point difference, and the battle of marginal people is one-sided.
The Suns' two-guard hangs the Warriors' outside line, and the strategy is the same as that of the starters, the two guards can play quick counterattacks, can take turns to hold the ball and attack, and can both catch and shoot.
When Jeremy Lin is in charge of attacking with the ball, Thomas relies on Gortat's off-ball cover to run the game, he can get rid of the guard to catch and shoot, he can also misposition the big man, and can also attract the defense to the open cut Gortat.
The Warriors dropped back to make up for the ball and Novak hit two three-pointers as soon as the ball was passed. He doesn't do anything, just move with his teammates' running position between the bottom left corner and 70 degrees, and if he doesn't have a chance to take a shot, he doesn't dribble a single step, and then divides the ball to find his teammates and then organize.
The Warriors bench mainly relied on Redick and Monroe, Redick played without the ball, teammates couldn't give him a comfortable pass, and Monroe couldn't blow up Gortat alone.
The final result was unexpected, with the Suns beating the Warriors by 53 points 127-74.
Stern regretted arranging the two teams to face each other in the opening game, and he listened to the news and thought that Guo Xu was not in good shape, and the Warriors could play against the Suns. With this gap, can Guo Xu play his full strength?