Hayes' assist for Petrus' pass drew applause from the crowd. The two high-fived in celebration on the back.

Barkley laughed: "If Chuck can pass this kind of ball regularly, his offense is more threatening, and after attracting the bag, he is more dangerous than Tim [Duncan]." Because his passing is faster and more abrupt with the surname. The stupid-looking exercises Johnson taught him seemed to be working. ”

'He does look more comfortable playing than he did last season.' Kenny Smith said: "But the Bobcats are not Rockets, and they seem to have some problems defensively......

While the two were chatting, Nash burst into the interior and scored two points. 8 to 7.

Stadamire covered Nash, Biedrins had to follow, and after switching defenses, there was a hole in the Bobcats' defense, and Biedrins couldn't prevent Nash from breaking through.

Calderon showed a super ability to control the rhythm, although the opponent was Nash, the first point guard who had won the MVP, he played uninhibitedly, dribbling the ball over the half, Hayes pulled to the high post, Marion also followed, Hayes ran out, the Suns had to follow, Calderon handed the ball to Hayes, the defensive attention of Raja Bell on the weak side was attracted to the high position, if Hayes singled Marion with his strength, Marion was difficult to eat, he had to be ready to help defend at any time. Hayes took a step, observed Bell's position with the rest of his eye, and then passed the ball back to Calderon outside the three-point line, Calderon handed the ball from the top of Nash's head to the basket with both hands, Petrus suddenly started from the bottom right corner when Bell was about to wrap Hayes, received the basketball, the basket jumper, Stodamire immediately made up the defense, still a step slower, the basketball crossed his fingertips, bounced twice on the basket, and still fell into the basket. 10 to 7.

The Bobcats didn't work as well as the Rockets last season, but Calderon's broad vision made up for it, and he and Hayes had formed a tacit understanding in just a dozen days of practice. As long as their teammates run out of space, Calderon and Hayes have a way to get the ball in.

"It's beautiful!" Hayes slapped Calderon on the back and quickly returned to the defense.

Calderon is close to Nash up front.

How strong is the Bobcat's offense? Nash feels the Bobcats are more offensive than the Rockets did last season. When the Rockets swept the Suns 4-0, they relied on super defense, but the offense was not as smooth as it is now. The Rockets' most assists in the playoffs are power forward Hayes, and there is no one at the point guard position who is good at passing. Fisher and Spanollis are more like shooting guards, and their main roles are both on defense.

But the current Bobcats are different, Nash is a big expert in passing, and in a few rounds, he felt Calderon's strength, and when he was with the Raptors before, such a person was actually just a substitute for TJ Ford. Calderon gave him the impression that he was very smart, that he was well aware of the connection between offense and passing, that the selection was just right, and that Calderon's first shot was very sudden, which is exactly the way Nash excels in attacking.

This guy is a bit like me? Nash had that doubt in mind, and he dribbled through the half. Stadameyer came up again to block the dismantling. Calderon not only resembles Nash offensively, but also defensively resembles Nash (both with a colander), which was easily blocked by Stoudamire. In this round, Hayes switched to Nash, and Biedrins went to defend Marion.

Nash dribbles after blocking and leaning towards the basket, slowing down while looking at the basket as if he is ready to shoot. It's a problem for any defender, and Hayes is no exception. His dribbling didn't feint at all, just pulled the ball up, simple couldn't be simpler, Nash was like a martial arts master who had reached the realm of returning to the basics, and the virtual and real movements made Hayes not know which direction he would break through, and he couldn't judge.

Hayes is half a step away from Nash, and that's what he's learned from defending Nash on multiple occasions. This half-step also makes Nash a little uncomfortable, and if the defender doesn't post it, Nash usually shoots with less interference. He has a high shooting percentage.

Hayes wasn't far from him, Nash first turned to the left side, shook and broke to the right, he didn't shake Hayes completely, but went to the basket and made a "down-to-the-ground" low-handed basketball at a very small angle. Hayes didn't cover the ball, and he almost stepped on Nash, who lost his balance and fell to the ground. 10 to 9.

Both sides played a high-level attack, and neither could defend anyone. Every time Hayes plays against Nash, he feels that he will definitely be able to cover Nash next time, but next time, Nash can still hit the ball in a simple and elegant way, which makes people helpless.

If there's anyone on the pitch who thinks like Hayes, it's Marion.

Hayes received the ball on the three-second line, singled Marion, squeezed twice, turned past Marion to the baseline, and raised one hand under the basket. Marion has lost his position and catches up with a jump block. Hayes just shook and turned around to hook his hand to hit! Returned the sun one. 12 to 9.

"Hayes has made this trick again, 'Big Dream Steps'. His offensive means are really not comparable to Marion, if it is a player who doesn't like to use feints under the basket and shoots directly, Marion may cover the opponent, Hayes has too many feints, look at Marion's depressed expression. Kenny Smith laughs. At this time, the big screen was showing Marion shaking his hair and ball.

Barkley laughed and said, "Chuck's footwork is really powerful, and I admire him for that." Odom was the most learned in Los Angeles, and that's just one of the tricks, where he used to play against Michael [Jordan] and he learned a lot from us old guys. I hope he'll be able to stun Marion with a trick in this fight. ”

It was still Nash who attacked, and this time he passed to Marion. Marion was also affected by Hayes's confidence in the ball defense just now, relying on speed past Hayes, rushing into the basket for a layup but not scored, and what is even funnier is that the ball smashed on the hoop and just bounced into Hayes's arms. Hayes turned around and launched a fast attack.

Wallace led the way to the inside for a layup, and Stadameyer stepped in and gave Wallace a big hat. Biedrins grabbed the ball, because it was far away, and handed it to Calderón. The latter was handed to Hayes, who was plugged in the back row.

Marion stood in front of Hayes, and this time he had to defend himself against anything. Hayes received the ball in the face frame, shook his right foot, broke through to the middle with the ball, took the ball to the penalty area and made a passing action to the left with both hands, Marion did not jump this time, but when Hayes did not jump again, he threw the ball with both hands and backhanded and hit the board. 14 to 9.

Holy! That's okay, he's not afraid of being covered? Marion watched the ball go into the basket and almost went crazy. With this floor-flowing shot, he only needs to jump, let alone use his hands, or use his head to push the ball down.

Hayes played this time difference, shooting in a situation that people couldn't figure out. It would have been very risky for someone else to play this way, but Hayes reacted too quickly, and he looked at Marion's shoulders halfway through the shot, and he could tell from the amplitude of his movements whether he would jump.

Nash dribbled past Calderon and went inside to Dio, who raised his hand and shook Gerard Wallace to break through the baseline and score a backhand layup. 14 to 11.

The attacking tempo of both teams was very fast, almost always completing an attack within 10 seconds. Biedrins went out to block Hayes. Marion was relieved to be blocked this time, and Stoadamire didn't follow because Biedrins was no threat in the high post. The man who helped defend Hayes was Dio, and Marion switched places to keep up with Wallace.

Hayes dribbled the ball twice under his hips, squeezed Dior to dribble through the middle for three seconds, and shook the ball in Wallace's direction with both hands in his hands, and then stepped back to shoot a jumper and the ball went in again. 16 to 11.

Dior didn't jump, his attention was drawn to Hayes' passing and he looked at Wallace. By the time he came to his senses, Hayes was already shooting from his back, and all he could do was reach out. Marion chased the cover from behind, also a little slower.

It's even more powerful. This guy Hayes is simply a monster, why does it feel like he's improving every time he faces him? Dio looked at Hayes, and this was what he thought in his heart. He was also voted the Most Improved Player, but he only improved for one season, and in those two seasons his stats had already begun to decline, Hayes kept improving.

Marion finally dodged Hayes after an off-ball block, the Bobcats are now very loose defensively, and after Marion entered the box, there was no one to make up for it in time, and Nash broke through and passed the ball to Marion, who hit a three-pointer with an outer space shooting pose. 16 to 14.

"In training, we have to spend a little more time with the players defending. They don't even have half of the Rockets' defensive capabilities last year. Van Gundy said to D'Antoni: "I don't think it's okay to run like this in the regular season, but in the playoffs, you have to reduce the speed and get them used to the 122 defense. ”

"Let's get used to it." D'Antoni laughed. He's in a really good mood right now, and it's rewarding to watch the two teams he's trained play spectacular offenses. That's the charm of the game of basketball, high speed, high shooting percentage, and an offense that can't be defended. The Suns' offense is also strong, and he thinks that if they were to switch to another team, the current score may have been pulled away.

Hayes ran to a 45-degree angle and reached for the ball.

Hayes hit back-to-back shots, his hands were hot, and he just lifted his hands to attract the attention of the two Suns players, ready to wrap them up at any moment.

Marion didn't get close to Hayes, leaving a little distance, he knew the difference in his strength, it was useless to resist, so he simply changed his way, just like Rodman did when he defended Ma Long, and retreated at any time to chase the block.

Rodman's physique is not as good as Malone's. Malone's muscles are like professional wrestlers, and he has no problem with O'Neal. So Rodman didn't defend hard, but stuck to Malone, chasing blocks and interfering with shots, which made Malone very uncomfortable.

Marion's idea is good, but in Los Angeles, Hayes has already played against Rodman and has a clue about how to crack this method, which is to squeeze into the basket in one go.

Aren't you not hard to resist? I'm going to hit you to death in the reasonable collision zone. Hayes gave his full strength and headed to the basket. The person Rodman feared most back then was Barkley. Moreover, Rodman defended back then, but there was no reasonable collision zone...... The purpose of the reasonable collision zone is to prevent tall players from standing under the basket when defending, and when the opponent breaks through to the basket, the opposing center is easy to cause the layup player to hit the ball and foul, and it is difficult for the offensive player to form a beautiful layup and dunk. The NBA league has modified the rules in order to break this unfavorable tactic for the development of basketball, and set up a reasonable collision zone in a small area under the basket, if there is no breakthrough to defend the opposing player outside the range, then there is no chance of fouling when entering this range, on the contrary, the defender standing directly under the basket is more likely to be whistled for fouls. This rule also makes the NBA more spectator surname, avoiding the rogue play of some teams with tall centers putting a big center under the basket, and making the balance of basketball stronger.

Marion is not a tall player, so he is more tragic. Hayes squeezed inside and dunked with both hands on a jumper. Marion also jumped off the block, he bounced high enough, and his strength was a little worse. Hayes dunked the ball in through Marion, Marion's hand hit Hayes's arm, the referee's whistle blew, foul! Two points count plus one free throw!

Hayesga hit a free throw to make it 19-14. Marion is depressed!

The Suns were the first to request a timeout. They must find a way to curb Hayes' scoring momentum!

(To be continued)