"Counterattack" Suns point guard Dragic missed a pull-up jumper, jumped tall and grabbed the defensive rebound, and then quickly ran to the opponent's hinterland with the ball.

With a "cluster" sound, the tall and strong just crossed the half court, faced with the blocking of the Suns players, threw the ball to the ground, and came to a long-distance ground pass, the ball was like a scalpel, accurately crossed the Suns' defense, and came to the hands of Wallace, who received the ball and made a layup easily.

52：62

With 6:07 left in the third quarter, the Nets, playing at home, extended their lead to 10 points.

With a "beep", the Phoenix Suns asked for a timeout.

The Nets' double-digit lead also excited the entire Barclays Center arena, and the Nets' offense today revolved entirely around Tall Strong, who didn't disappoint fans, coaches, and teammates.

So far in this game, Gao Dazhuang has scored a game-high 24 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, although the Nets' offense revolves around Gao Dazhuang, but Lopez, another offensive core of the team, also got 13 points and 5 rebounds.

The problem of the offensive clash between Gao Dazhuang and Lopez seems to have eased after Gao Dazhuang completely controlled the ball, and the Nets' offense was smooth again.

But after the timeout, the Suns unexpectedly removed the starting center "big man" Marcin Gortat from the court and replaced it with 34-year-old veteran Jermaine O'Neal.

Jermaine O'Neal, known as "Little O'Neal", has been selected to the NBA All-Star Game six times, although he is now past his prime. However, the wealth of experience was immediately evident.

O'Neal Jr., who had just come on the court, immediately tangled up with Lopez, and unlike Marcin Gortat, O'Neal Jr. used to go around the front and cut off the ball between Lopez and the ball handler.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak" With the sound of the sneakers rubbing against the floor, the movements of the two became bigger and bigger, and O'Neal Jr.'s pressing also stimulated Lopez's desire to attack.

"Snap" the tall and strong man holding the ball on the outside seized an opportunity, and the two violently threw the ball to the inside, and at this moment Lopez, who had a slight advantage in height, just squeezed out a gap, and the ball just passed into Lopez's hands.

"Toot", but then the referee's whistle suddenly sounded.

Tall and strong, look at it. I saw Lopez raise his hands helplessly. O'Neill Jr. hugged Lopez's arm tightly.

"Defensive foul", the Nets serve, O'Neal Jr. defused the Nets' offense with a tactical foul.

Soon, the Nets were on offense again. Lopez is still aggressively fighting for position. And Nets point guard Brooks also hoisted the ball to the interior under his hot gaze. This time, though, O'Neill Jr. jumped high and slotted the ball in the air with one hand after a nimble move.

The Suns launched an instant counterattack. and a layup by its point guard Dragic.

Although O'Neal Jr.'s speed and explosiveness are not as good as before, his strength and impact are not weaker than Lopez, and he is extremely experienced, has first-class defensive awareness, has excellent blocking ability, and is very fast.

O'Neal Jr.'s play is more important not in defense, but in offense, O'Neal Jr. and Lopez are similar, both are the so-called offensive "kaleidoscope", although the efficiency is not very high, but his offensive means are diverse, and the range of attack radiation is wide.

O'Neal Jr.'s substitution of Gortat has made the Suns' offense significantly faster, and neither O'Neal Jr. nor Scola are stump-type interior players, and their aggressive movement makes Lopez's position very awkward.

Lopez's slow-moving problem was magnified by a "brush", and O'Neal Jr. hit a mid-range jumper near the free-throw line.

O'Neal Jr. was young, holding the ball with his back to the baseline, and then turning around to attack the basket was his strongest move, but as his peak has passed, O'Neal Jr. now chooses to shoot from a long distance many times, rather than rushing to the basket strongly, which leads to his shooting percentage being relatively low in the interior, but in a 1-on-1 battle, especially in the case of little playing time, O'Neal Jr. can still challenge opponents at any level in the league.

O'Neal Jr.'s offense forced Lopez to increase his defensive range and no longer shrink solely on the inside, but at this time, Suns point guard Dragic began to explode.

Although Dragic basically has no back-to-back ability, his frontal offensive means are abundant, and his long-range, fast speed, and strong breakthrough ability are destined to make him a surprise soldier on the field.

I saw him throw Brooks behind him with a change of direction and break through, and sent the ball into the basket at an extremely difficult angle under the block of many long men under the basket.

Dragic's footwork and flashy ball handling skills have led him to gain confidence in the game, teasing defender Brooks with his crotch and back dribbling from time to time.

And after Dragic followed Steve Nash for a few years with the Suns, he also has a certain grasp of the rhythm of the fast break, and Dragic also has the ability to shoot from mid-range with a false step.

Dragic then repeatedly shot in front of Brooks, and this season Dragic shot 50.5% from the field and 40.8% from three-point range, ranking second among all guards in terms of shooting percentage, second only to Wade.

"Smack" The Suns attacked again, Dragic made a dummy after receiving the ball, and accelerated from the baseline to the basket at the moment of breaking away from Brooks' defense.

Seeing that the defense under the basket was empty, but when Lopez tried his best to block Dragic, there was a "snap", and Dragic who went around the bottom to the basket did not choose to attack, but passed the ball to O'Neal Jr., who followed up to the basket.

The slow-moving Lopez could only watch O'Neal Jr. jump high after receiving the ball, and with a loud "clang", O'Neal Jr. smashed the ball into the basket with both hands.

71：72

At the end of the fourth quarter, led by Dragic and O'Neal Jr., the Suns unleashed a series of attacks and successfully chased the score to just one point.

At this time, the fans of the Barclays Center began to become restless and restless, and the cloud of defeat once again hung over the arena. However, the pressure also led Coach Johnson to make a surprising personnel change.

"Jerry, Keith, you guys up" Coach Johnson pointed at veterans Starhouse and Bogans, then turned his head to look at Lopez and Brooks, and said slowly, "Replace Brooke and Shawn."

The decision of the coach surprised all the Nets players, and Gao Dazhuang couldn't help but glance at Lopez after being surprised, only to see Lopez's eyes gloomy, took a towel, and found an empty seat to sit down.

Lopez also knew that he was limited by O'Neal Jr., but he didn't expect the coach to let him sit on the sidelines in the crucial fourth quarter.

Although it was a surprise, no one disputed the coach's decision. In the previous ten consecutive wins. Coach Johnson has managed to establish his own authority.

Stackhouse was the team's point guard, while another veteran, Bogans, was the small forward, Wallace was pushed to the power forward position, and Humphries was the center. Tall and strong is still a shooting guard.

Finally. The Nets also responded in the fourth quarter to the Suns' change of lineup. Removed star center Lopez and played a "small ball" tactic with the opponent.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter of the game, the Nets took the lead in attacking.

Stackhouse dribbles to the frontcourt. The man in charge of marking him is the Suns' point guard Dragic.

In the face of opponents who are stronger in speed and explosiveness than themselves, the experienced Starkerhouse, who is holding the ball at the top of the arc, has been calmly looking for good offensive opportunities.

"Let's go", just then the tall and strong suddenly retreated outside the three-point line and made a block for Stackhouse.

"Peng", a cross-screen, Stackhouse seized the opportunity to get rid of Dragic's entanglement, but the Suns' Jared Dudley quickly switched defenses.

Starkerhouse, who was being targeted by Dudley, suddenly made a backhand pass and passed the ball to the tall strong hand who cut inward.

Misplaced offense!

After receiving the ball, Tall and Strong suddenly accelerated and forcibly hit the Suns' inside, at this time, although the Suns Dragic was close to Tall and Strong, but in terms of power and bounce, Tall and Strong was a head ahead of Dragic.

With a "brush", the tall and strong forcibly squeezed Dragic to make a layup and took the lead to win a ball, while Dragic was hit by the tall and strong and fell directly to the outcourt, but the referee was indifferent.

Dragic's attack seemed to infuriate Dragic, and in the next attack, Dragic took the initiative to defend Dragic.

In the face of Dragic's "provocative" move, Gao Dazhuang certainly did not flinch, and after receiving the ball, he took a step back and turned to face Dragic directly.

At this time, the tall and strong made a feint to shoot after a false move, and regardless of whether Dragic was fooled or not, he quickly dribbled through his flank.

The tall and strong burst was fast, but Dragic was not slow either, and one sideways body clinged to the tall and strong.

After cutting into the inside line two steps, the tall and strong at the high-speed sprint but weirdly came to a step-back jumper, and with a "cluster", the ball was shot.

The tall and strong stop and shot were so fast that Dragic didn't have time to react, and with a "brush", the tall and strong jumper hit.

After Lopez left the court, Tall and Strong became the absolute offensive core on the court, and he also showed his strength in front of Dragic, the "top card" of the Suns.

The next few attacks left Dragic in a dilemma, and the tall man not only scored himself but also managed to lead his teammates.

In the face of the slightly embarrassed Dragic, the tall and strong suddenly sinked his shoulders, the ball slammed into the ground, and the whole body shook from side to side continuously, with a strange pace, and suddenly turned sideways, easily breaking through Dragic's defense.

Breaking through Dragic's tall and strong straight to the basket, facing O'Neal Jr., who came from the defense, the tall and strong rushed to the basket with a jump, and then raised his hand to shoot.

"Drink" O'Neal Jr. yelled and immediately jumped up and blocked as hard as he could, and Dragic pounced from behind the tall man.

At this time, the tall and strong smiled weirdly, "snapped", and threw the ball forward at will, and the Nets Wallace happened to plug in from behind him at high speed, and after receiving the ball, he took advantage of a one-handed split.

With a "clang", Wallace dunked.

After the "small lineup" was presented in the fourth quarter, the Nets playing at home unexpectedly played a wave of 14-0 offensive climax, and the two veterans of Stackhouse and Bogans also hit one after another on the outside, and the blocking and dismantling of Tall Zhuang and Wallace played smoothly.

Soon the Nets pulled the score away again, and as time wore on, the Nets gradually sealed the win.

At 91:104, the Nets finally defeated the visiting Phoenix Suns at home, ending their losing streak.

The Nets fans at the Barclays Center naturally cheered, and their favorite Nets finally came out of the slump, but the Nets' unexpected substitution in the fourth quarter also made many fans wonder: Could it be that the Nets would be better offensively without Lopez?

The stats back up this claim, with the Nets' starting lineup scoring 10 points per 10 possessions today, but after Lopez was replaced, the Nets were able to score 15 points per 10 possessions.

Judging from today's specific game, Lopez's substitution not only increased the Nets' offensive sense of space, but also increased the offensive tempo, with the tall and strong having enough space to break through and providing scoring opportunities for outside players.

The team's two outside shooters performed well, especially the veteran Starkerhouse, who hit consecutive three-pointers in the fourth quarter, and Wallace, who was temporarily pushed to the power forward position, also performed remarkably, and finally he played a double-double of 15 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists.

"Wallace's rebounding ability has been underrated," Coach Johnson told numerous media outlets after the game. (To be continued......)

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