Jackson called a timeout, in fact, the Lakers' performance on the court was not bad, and Nash could not score all the time, but Jackson could vaguely feel that the rhythm of the Phoenix Suns' game was very different from the past. In the first two seasons, the Lakers and the Suns fought in the playoffs, although the Lakers lost twice, but as the head coach, Jackson did not lose to D'Antoni in the lineup, and they even led 3:1 in the series at one point.

As for Fox Leon, this extremely cunning and clever guy, Jackson has always disliked him, and smart people always don't like smart people very much, because both sides can always see through each other's little tricks.

Not long after the game began, Jackson couldn't guess what was being sold in Leon's gourd, but he felt the need to interrupt while he tweaked the personnel and tapped Andrew Bynum on the shoulder to signal him to get ready to play.

Kwame Brown was substituted after two consecutive fouls that made Jackson lose patience with him, and after a short 20-second timeout, the two sides quickly got back on the court. Leon said a few words during the pause, and then continued to sit down and fight with Jackson.

When the game restarted, No. 17 Bynum immediately stood out from the crowd, he was officially 7 feet tall, but his wide frame and long limbs made him look extremely large, and his former teammate Turyaf felt a little smaller when he stood in front of him. At just 20 years old, Bynum has set the NBA record for the youngest player to play, and this is his third season, where he played a measly game of minutes and points in his first season, but he has become a good interior bench last season.

This is due to Lakers legend, former superstar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who has spent time helping Bynum hone his interior skills since '05, and this summer is no exception, Bynum looks stronger, and he looks more confident when he stands on the court.

On the first attack after the timeout, Bynum took the initiative to fall into the low post and got stuck behind Turyaf to ask for the ball. His action of getting stuck and asking for the ball looks a little exaggerated, his butt pouts very much, his hand is stretched out very wide, like a big spider, Kobe Bryant still hoisted the ball to Bynum very reasonably, the Sun did not carry out the bag, Bynum easily got the ball in the low post, he used his strength to push away Turyaf, turned inside and wiped it into the inside line, and then made an easy basket!

Bynum's speed was not fast, and he was even a little sluggish when he turned around, but he had a lot of strength, and he was too tall and his arms were too long, and Turiaf couldn't wait to watch Bynum score the ball easily.

After the goal, Bynum opened his long legs and ran towards the backcourt, Leon watched Bynum run hard, and said that this kid's physical condition is indeed good, but the running posture is not quite right, such a posture, I am afraid that there will be problems with the knee in the future.

Just a flash of this thought in his mind, Nash has already advanced the half court with the ball, this time under the cover of Dio and Turiaf, he used skillful dribbling to drill into the Lakers' interior line, and transferred Bynum out, to the right baseline, and then a dashing left-handed pass to the middle, followed by Marion who cut into the ball and dunked with both hands!

The American Airlines Center finally erupted in enthusiastic cheers, such an attack is what they want to see, such Nash is the Nash they love and are familiar with, which is the usual cooperation they had during the D'Antoni era.

The cheers of the Suns fans seemed to stimulate Kobe, and after the switch between offense and defense, Kobe Bryant tore off his reasonable coat, attacked with the ball for the first time in the first quarter, and used his feet on the right side of the center to break through the interior without any cover! Turyaf's inside line was really no threat to Kobe, he easily smashed into the basket with both hands, and after the goal, Kobe made a "silence" gesture to the audience, which drew a wave of boos from the audience.

But Kobe Bryant's ball is really wonderful, he is one of the few guards in the NBA who can easily penetrate defenders without the help of any teammates, and he relies not only on his speed, but also on his superb dribbling skills and excellent man-ball combination skills.

In Leon's opinion, as long as Kobe Bryant does not collapse and does not drill the horns, he will be an extremely difficult guy to deal with, and he can get infinitely close to Michael Jordan. But Leon knows the weaknesses of every superstar in the league, and as a coach you can't go out on the pitch to stop them, but there's always another way to interfere.

But today, Leon is not interested in playing psychological warfare with Kobe, the second game of the regular season is only, and this year's Lakers look difficult to be a roadblock for the Suns, and it is still a question whether they can keep Kobe.

In the first quarter of the game, the offense of both sides played quite smoothly, and the defense on both sides looked a little loose, especially the Suns, some fans on the scene were both happy and disappointed, and the joy was that Leon's arrival did not seem to make the Suns a defense-oriented team, and it was disappointed that Leon did not make the Suns a strong defensive team. That's how strange the needs of the fans are.

In the second half of the first quarter, Phil Jackson brought Barbossa off the bench, and the Brazilian Lightning, who had shined in the Suns, won a round of applause from the crowd, and as soon as he got on the court, he hit a three-pointer on the offensive and made a layup on the counter-attack to give the Lakers a 33-29, four-point lead at the end of the first quarter. 33 points is also a high first-quarter score.

In contrast, the Suns' bench seemed to lack that much firepower, and Jasco Vitius didn't contribute much after coming on the court in the second half, and it was Stoudemire who supported the team's offense, scoring a team-high 10 points in the first quarter.

And all his points come from independent offense, especially none of them are assists from Nash, in fact, the play time of the two was staggered, Xiao Si was replaced during the first official timeout, and in the second half of the first quarter, Nash went off the court to rest, Xiao Si re-appeared, and the two staggered on the court, each leading the team's offense.

It can be seen that in the second game of the regular season, Leon has gradually developed his own ideas in terms of personnel rotation and has begun to put it into practice, and he expects Stoudemire to grow into a big man in his own right to share the pressure of Nash. So in between the first quarter breaks, Leon kept communicating with Stoudemire for a few moments.

"When you break through the middle, you have to watch you flank the bottom corner, always be mindful, I'm always here to have players to pick up, Bale, Steve, or Dio, if necessary, you have to pass me the damn ball."

"Add a little bit of your left-hand break, it's good for your passing, and practice it a little bit more."

"Defensively look at your defenders, I don't ask you to help, it's not your job, remember, those goals conceded in the first quarter have nothing to do with you."

Xiao Si listened very carefully, kept nodding, on the court Stoudemire is not a person of many words, he has his own ideas in his heart, but not too long-winded, the coach told him what to do, he thought it was right, he would do it, if he thought it was wrong, he would do it.

Leon has communicated with him the most in the past few months, hoping that he can be the real core of the offensive end, which makes Xiao Si very excited, so he also works the training ground and on the court. At the same time, Leon never asked Xiao Si to do things that he was not good at, such as organization, strategy, back passing, etc., so Xiao Si himself couldn't figure out what Leon's plans were, but he just did it.

The second quarter of the game began quickly, and Nash was still resting off the court, and unlike the rest of his teammates, he was not sitting on the bench, but lying on the sidelines, in a dedicated position for him, to protect his lumbar spine.

At this time, the Suns' lineup on the court is Stoudemire, rookie Dudley, Jasco Vitius, Barry Sr. and Dio, and on the Lakers' side, Kobe Bryant is still resting off the court, and Kwame Brown, Barbossa, Evans, Radmanovic and Jordan Farmar will get through the start of the second quarter, and they will hold a four-point lead.

Phil Jackson is still firmly seated on the Diaoyu Tai and thinks the team is in good shape tonight, while the Suns look a little loose, especially their defense, and he has confidence in the Lakers in this game. But at the start of the second quarter, two minutes into the game, the Suns taught Jackson a lesson.