Both sides did their best.

At the end of the third quarter, the Bobcats led the Suns by four points, 105-101.

In the last four minutes, Hayes and Wallace were substituted off the court, but the Suns did not dare to let Nash and Studalmire off the court, because the Bobcats adopted a "full-court pressing" defensive strategy, limiting the Suns' running and bombing, without Nash and Stoudeyer, the Suns' positional offense would not be powerful at all.

After a whirlwind of fast-playing with the Suns, D'Antoni decided to fight his opponent. Instead of retreating quickly, it is better to block the opponent in the front court and find a way to make the opponent unable to run.

Full-court pressing is a type of man-to-man tactic. It is usually a tactic used when your position is not defending, or when there is not much time left in the game and your team is still behind. All players start from the opponent's baseline serve, press close defense one-on-one, block all the opponent's passing routes as much as possible, and put pressure on the opponent.

This is a gambling defensive tactic with a strong attack and destruction surname, which is regarded as a basketball defensive tactical system with the strongest lethality and better effect in modern high-level basketball games. However, the full-court pressing tactic is very physically demanding, so it is generally not a last resort or a particularly tense situation on the field, the coach generally will not use it, otherwise once the player loses his physical strength, the subsequent game will not be easy to play.

Not many people know that the "invention patent" that is tight on the court belongs to Chinese basketball players in China in the 50s and 60s. At that time, the Chinese players had rough skills, and they relied on hard work to win. They see the full-court pressing as the most effective tactic. It's a pity that the current Chinese players did not carry forward the fine traditions of their predecessors, but in the international arena, when they encountered the opponent's frontcourt, they were beaten and ended in tragedy.

The Bobcats players used this defensive tactic in the third quarter, and the physical exertion was naturally great, but D'Antoni dared to arrange it this way, because the Bobcats bench was strong and could give full play to their physical advantages.

Azubuke, Petrus, Barnes, Felton and Landry ran without sparing, fouled when they missed, and successfully disrupted the Suns' offensive rhythm. Although the Suns did not make too many mistakes, they were forced to play positional battles in multiple rounds, and their offensive efficiency decreased.

The Bobcats won by 8 points in a single quarter, and the format turned very favorable for the Bobcats.

"The Suns were eliminated by the Rockets in the playoffs last season, and they suffered the loss of poor bench players. However, this season, they still haven't strengthened their bench lineup. , their current squad is simply not going to win the championship. ESPN expert Chad Forde has rated how teams around the league have performed this summer, and the Bobcats have made a big change and have one of the best bench bandits in the league. The trade is rated A+, and the Suns are only the second-to-last D+ rating. Van Gundy has been very good at spotting substitutes since last season, and that strategy is the right one. Kenny Smith said.

Barkley broke the news: "The person who is good at finding substitutes is not Van Gundy but Chuck, I know the details. One of Chuck's conditions for joining the Bobcats was to build a team with him as the core, and any trade must be negotiated with him. Almost all of the Bobcats' current players were suggested by Chuck for trade. At first I was suspicious that this group of people was not good, but now watching the Bobcats' performance in the first three games, I admire Chuck's vision. And I've heard that several successful trades for the Rockets last season were also recommended by Chuck, including Weaver, Azubuike, and Moon were all suggested by him to stay, so as soon as he left, these three immediately followed. This is all said by Van Gundy himself. ”

"So you put it, it wasn't Dawson who made the Rockets successful last year, it was Hayes? The more you talk about it, the more mysterious it becomes, and if you continue to talk about it, Hayes is about to buy the team and become the owner, right? Smith laughed. He took Barkley's revelations as a joke because the whole world knew that Barkley was "Haimi".

"I don't know if Chuck will be the owner in the future, but if he retires as a team manager, he will definitely be more successful than Michael [Jordan]. Just look at this year's rookies Brooks and Landry. Barkley laughed: "Hopefully tomorrow no media will question what I said." I hate people with big mouths the most, and luckily I've never been that kind of person. ”

The audience watching the live broadcast in front of the television was staggered.

In the final quarter of the game, the Suns fielded their strongest offensive lineup, replacing Raja Bell with Barbossa, ready to attack in an all-out way.

The Bobcats also fielded their starting lineup to fight with the Suns.

The Bobcats were the first to attack. Calderon dribbled through the half, and Hayes asked for the ball under Stadamire's follow.

Heyer turned and passed Stodameyer several times, so that Stodameyer didn't dare to get too close.

Hayes received the ball at 45 degrees on the left side and dribbled a step, and the weak side Barbosa immediately came over to help defend, Hayes took the ball with his right foot as the axis, turned to the middle, and took a big step with his left foot. Stadameyer raised his hand to follow, leaning his weight to the left, and Hayes spun back, jumped on both feet, and threw a step-back jumper.

Stoudeyer had no choice but to raise his hand and watch Hayes pick it up, getting farther and farther away from him, and the basketball hollowed into the net. 106 to 101.

Barbosa ran to the referee and motioned for the ball Hayes to walk, but the referee ignored it.

The so-called walking is to take more than two steps when the ball is in the hand and the ball is not shot, if the ball appears in the hand when the ball is in the hand when walking more than two steps is to walk with the ball.

All basketball games, including the NBA, are very strict about walking (except for crab steps), but many spectators don't know what counts as walking.

To see if you are walking, you must first understand when the first step starts to be calculated, the step is calculated from the first time the player takes the ball and the foot leaves the ground for the first time, if the foot is volleyed when the ball is held, it starts when the foot hits the ground and then leaves the ground.

The so-called two steps are to leave the ground once with each foot and land again. If the ball has been taken two steps in the hand, the ball must be passed or thrown if the foot that lands first and then leaves the ground, and if it continues to dribble or hold the ball, it is a walk.

The NBA's walking rule is that if only one foot keeps changing position and the other foot is always on the ground, then the ball carrier is always only one step.

Although Hayes turned widely, his right foot never left the ground, so he did not walk. If according to Barbossa, then Olajuwon has been in the league for more than 10 years, and it is not a big dream step instead of a "big dream step"!

With that goal, Hayes has now scored 38 points.

Suns head coach Porter was in a hurry. How can the Sun keep Hayes at bay? Marion and Dio are on it, and Hayes attacks with his power back frame. If Stadamire or Marx defends and the Bobcats pull away, Hayes will dribble away and play with the frame. His skills are like a defender, and the tall players can't defend at all. LeBron James' breakthrough is to rush to the inside with explosive power, and Hayes is a combination of guard feints and interior footwork, which is difficult to guard against.

Potter couldn't understand how Hayes came to work, and there was no second player in the league like that.

Potter wasn't the first coach to find Hayes odd. It's not just Hayes' opponents, Jordan, Barkley and others are curious about his characteristics. If you want to say that he trains harder than others, there are many players in the league who train hard, and none of them can train like Hayes. Jordan even believes that even Karl Malone doesn't have a technical advantage compared to Hayes.

This is Hayes's secret, if he hadn't been a crossing man, he would never have reached his current heights. He practiced defender skills for more than 10 years in his previous life, and Hayes practiced interior play for another 10 years in this life. As soon as the abilities of the two were combined, it took more than a year to adapt, and Hayes became such a comprehensive "freak" as he is now.

Hayes may not be able to beat the likes of LeBron James, Nowitzki, and Garnett, but he's already top-notch.

The Suns have Nash, and their offense is still sharp. But the Suns scored a goal, and the Bobcats immediately returned one. Hayes has a very high success rate in singles, and if he gets a trap, he quickly distributes the ball to open players.

The two sides are still attacking each other. With 4 minutes and 11 seconds left in the game, Hayes drew the defense inside, and after Azubuuk, who assisted the empty cut, scored a layup, his assist count had reached 10, and the game was not over, with 43 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists to score a triple-double.

At 123-117, the Bobcats led by six points. The Suns asked for a timeout, and time was running out for them.

At the end of the timeout, the Suns replaced Marion with backup power forward Brian Skinner at a critical moment. At first, the Bobcats felt strange, but then soon found out that Skinner had a clear purpose on the court, which was to foul him.

Nash scored two points on a breakaway shot from a teammate to make it 123-119. Then on defense, the Suns used foul play, and Skinner hugged Biedrins on the back.

Biedrins, who shot just 52.1 percent from the free-throw line last season, has barely improved this season to 55 percent. He missed two free throws, giving the Suns a chance to chase the points.

Stoudamire grabbed the backcourt rebound and passed to Nash, who ran wild with the ball and passed to Barbosa, who shook off Azubuuk's hand for a driving layup, 123-121.

The Bobcats quickly called a timeout, and the foul tactic was used many times by the Rockets last season. At this time, if the opponent sends Biedrins to the free throw line in a row, it will be bad.

D'Antoni was forced to replace Biedrins and at this point brought on Landry.

Okafor is still sitting on the bench, his free throw level is about the same as Bidrins, and he is also "cut" when he plays. Landry's free throws were already the most accurate among Bobcats interior players.

After the timeout, the Suns did foul Landry. Landry showed a big heart of his own, hitting both free throws, and the Suns' wishful thinking failed. 125 to 121.

Broken foul tactics, the Suns are not so easy to knock down. Nash dribbled across the halfcourt when Calderon jumped up to block from beyond the three-point line, but Nash was unfazed and threw the ball in the middle of the game. 125 to 124.

It was a close contest with both sides biting the score from the first quarter to the end. In the final moments, each team is the first offensive choice with the core. The Suns' offensive points are Nash and Stoudamire. The Bobcats' point of attack was undoubtedly Hayes.

As the clock ticked by, the Bobcats and Suns scored a few goals each.

In the final 17.3 seconds, Hayes was closely guarded, and he received a pass at a 60-degree angle, and the position was forced to a step outside the three-second zone. Stadamire resisted, and Dio and Barbossa stepped up. Trying to block Hayes' passing lane.

At this time, if you make a mistake, it is likely to bury the victory that is about to come. Hayes gritted his teeth and opted for a strong hit. He took a step to the baseline with his back to the ball in his left hand, observed the position of the defender, took the ball and suddenly turned and successfully passed through the gap between Stadamire and Dior, and shot a jumper from the face frame.

Stadameyer turned to jump the block, and he could feel his fingers lightly touching the basketball, but the force was too light. Not enough to change the direction of the basketball's flight. The ball is in! 135 to 132.

Just a little bit! Stadamire suspected that if it weren't for his short nails, the ball would have come down, and he grinned angrily!

Potter asked for a timeout. With 13.1 seconds left, the Suns only have one last chance to attack, and their only option is to shoot three-pointers!

(To be continued)