The Bobcats' strategic adjustments have paid off, with the Suns' offensive tempo slowing down, and players struggling to find open space according to the established strategy.

Nash felt he had to step up, but instead of stepping up and scoring, he found a better way to string the whole team.

Nash has the ball across the court and has seen it with Wade on his dribble, and he has no appetite for forcing mistakes, which would just be a waste of his energy.

Glancing at the audience, Nash suddenly blinked, Wade just saw it, and was about to ask what this meant, when a black thick and hard came from his side.

Pick-and-roll? Wade was clever and hurried to keep up with Nash.

Nash shook off a position, but O'Neal was still in front of him guarding the basket, and he didn't rush and slowed down.

Wade caught up in one step and was about to cut the ball. Nash reacted quicker, with a lateral pass to the ground, and Smalls had already taken the ball and stepped into the box.

The fat man rushed over majestically to block it, this is a real blocking, no worse than a moving wall pressing over it.

Xiao Si jumped directly.

The fat man laughed, come on! He likes the opponents who dare to challenge him in the penalty area, because these people, without exception, will be crushed.

But the sudden change occurred, although Xiao Si jumped high, but instead of rushing to the basket, he passed the ball with a raised hand, aiming behind O'Neal.

A figure in a purple-striped No. 31 jersey on a white background soared into the air and dunked with one hand.

Hu Qingniu was helpless on the sidelines, so he had to whisper.

"It's Marion again, and it seems that Josh jumps higher than him, but he can't run as fast as him. Experience is also a problem, Marion's old oil's running position is really good, he lacks the ability to attack independently, and running position is his main business. ”

Marion was clearly very good at business, and it wasn't long before he used a reverse run to shake off Josh and get an easy layup.

It wasn't until Hu Qingniu reacted and replaced Josh with the quicker Ariza that Marion's continued stellar performance was limited.

Marion is the kind of person who looks inconspicuous at first glance, but he is very pitiful in the weak team, he can only patch up the seams, do a little bit of everything, and is an indispensable member of the strong team. But a player like Marion is also very defensive, as long as you can match him physically, and you can keep up with every move he makes, then he will be leveled by you on the offensive end.

Obviously, there are not many players in the league with similar physical qualities to Marion, but fortunately, Hu Qingniu has Ariza in his hand. Ariza is immature, but fortunately, Marion is not a player with a good brain, he is just muscular.

In the first half, the two teams surprised everyone, and were tied by the Suns, who were labeled as underdogs, and the Bobcats, who were invincible in people's hearts.

As a result, the media sought sideline interviews from both managers at half-time.

Hu Qingniu has already hid in the locker room, but D'Antoni has not, what he lacks now is exposure, and when the media comes to find him, he can't ask for it.

D'Antony, with his mustache cocked, came to the ESPN camera with an excited face.

ESPN's beautiful reporter asked the question that all viewers wanted to ask.

"Hello, Coach D'Antoni, may I ask you, what is the secret of the Suns and Bobcats."

D'Antoni is delighted, he is clearly prepared for the issue.

"First of all, I have a lot of respect for Coach Doctor and I know the strength of the Bobcats' league leaders, but we've never had a special strategy because the Bobcats are different. This season, we've had a big shake-up, the team has a new look, and we're starting to play our own basketball. If you want to defeat a strong enemy, I think that sticking to yourself is the premise of everything. ”

D'Antoni's answer was official, but it was his own. Sticking to the theory he's been building in his head for years is what the Suns are going to do this season, and he's going to upend the league's perception of offense.

ESPN's beautiful reporter is very good at spotting topics, she asked.

"We've all noticed that the Suns played a lot of fast break today, and they played a lot of nice pick-and-roll combinations, and you guys looked unstoppable on the offensive end in the first half. It's not the same as last season's Suns, what's your secret? ”

D'Antoni now felt that the reporter's question was on point, and touched his mustache and laughed irrepressibly.

"You've probably heard that the older generation used to say, put away your pick-and-roll and let me single, something like that - we want to take a good break from this sharpness. We're putting more and more emphasis on pick-and-roll tactics now, and if you hit our pick-and-roll, what do you lose? Running speed. So how quickly do you have to get rid of our pick-and-roll? What's more, there are various angles to consider in the pick-and-roll. The emphasis on setting up cover is not to say that the move is any more important. Rather, it's the resulting high-speed movement, the precise movement of the basketball, and the ultimate answer to the question that has been asked so many times – how the pick-and-roll affects the defender in space and thus creates opportunities for the offense. ”

"The ball will find the most energetic people." D'Antoni summarized his theory.

Just like what he said, the Suns still implemented their own philosophy in the second half, and the beautiful offensive tactics still made the Bobcats unguardable, and today's Suns faced strong opponents, everyone was holding back their strength and was in a hot state. Three-pointers are thrown out like no money.

The Suns also put a big move in the second half, and Nash and Smalls frequently played blocks.

After Xiao Si mentioned the perfect cover in the horn area, Nash cut in and burst into the baseline. This attracted the attention of O'Neal, Dazhi, and Ariza.

O'Neal showed his shortcomings, as he was too slow to defend the ball as he got older. Dazhi was behind him again, blocked in his way.

There was no way, only Ariza took a step forward, but this step, after being spotted by Nash, he directly threw his long arm, and the ball arced half to the bottom corner of the other side.

It's Marion again, he's lying in ambush here, it's really haunting, and he's everywhere.

It's another ugly shot, but the ball just can go in, and he can endure it.

After that goal, the Bobcats trailed by two points and the clock was running out. Two rounds are enough to choke.

Wade wanted to use his speed to force an overtake, and the overtaking was overtaking, but in the end the shot was interfered with by Marion, yes, this guy again. He sprang back from the other side of the court, just in time to reach out and interfere with Wade's vision.

The ball bounced off the edge of the basket, and as a result, the Bobcats were in a bad situation.