NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 348 Defensive Purpose
Facing the Lakers, Russell played well, and Durant also played well, but Radmanovich couldn't handle him.

The start of the game between the two teams was a fierce confrontation, and no one would be outdone.

It's just that during the rotation period, the Lakers still suffer. They can't say that they don't have no substitutes, but they are not as good as the Suns. Farmar and Vujacic are not enough to face the top teams.

Ellis and Hill were much more aggressive on the Suns side. Seeing that the game was about to fall to the Suns side, Kobe, who had just come off the court, couldn't sit still. He directly communicated with Lakers coach Jackson and returned to the court immediately.

Russell also admired him. He looked like he couldn't play at all two days ago, and now he doesn't want to rest.

Kobe's effort still worked, and the Lakers quickly overtook the score.

But the Suns waited until Russell played again, and teamed up with Stoudemire and Durant to launch a counterattack.

Kobe's restrictions on Ray Allen are okay, but he can only guard one person alone.

But in the second quarter, the Lakers had another problem, that is, Gasol was a little bit overwhelmed.

In the first quarter, Gasol's defense against Stoudemire was exceptionally successful, but Gasol's explosive power still couldn't keep up.

In the second quarter, the menacing Stoudemire continued to attack the inside, and Gasol fouled a bit more.

The Lakers can only let Gasol rest for a while, and when he rests, Stoudemire suddenly explodes.

Now the remaining insiders of the Lakers are Turiaf and Mbenga, which are too far behind Stoudemire.

Therefore, even if Kobe is still trying to lead the team, the advantage on the court will eventually start to fall to the sun.

At this time, Odom's performance is also average. Odom is a real support. I feel that he can do everything, but he is not proficient in everything. He can perform well in front of superstars, but when he is asked to stand up and score, he is a little bit Relentless.

So the Lakers adjusted the lineup and continued to make the lineup smaller, since they couldn't defend the Suns, they started to attack.

After the Lakers' strongest three-pointer Vujacic stayed on the court, their offense was indeed much more flexible.

Compared with other teams, the Lakers have always paid more attention to three-pointers, so when their lineup is upgraded, they can quickly become stronger.

The Lakers took a slight lead in the first half. After returning to the locker room, Russell also discussed with the coaching staff enthusiastically.

He is still more interested in the Lakers' new lineup, because the Lakers' lineup has been strong for several years in history, and it can be compared with the Celtics' Big Three.

Anyway, their upgraded and stronger lineup overturned later, so the lineup is still the best, not necessarily to pile up stars.

Bryant was good in the first half, but they wouldn't lead without the support of their role players.

Therefore, in the second half, the Suns should restrict the role players of the dead Lakers, let Kobe let go, and then flank at the critical moment. It is more effective to deal with Kobe's fishing law enforcement method.

The Lakers feel that it is better to directly restrict Russell.

Russell often plays offensively in the second half. Instead of letting him attack, it is better to let other Suns attack.

This is a choice on the defensive end, and it is a problem that many teams have to face. After all, basketball still has an advantage on the offensive end, and defense cannot cover everything.

In the third quarter, Kobe and Gasol cooperated very well. It is hard to imagine that they have only partnered for a long time.

Now the Lakers system is really only missing the third position.

At this time, Radmanovich put all his thoughts on defending Durant, but he was not so involved in the offense.

He is tall enough, and when he goes all out, he can really cause some trouble for Durant.

The current Durant, whether in terms of experience or confrontation, is not that good, and it is impossible to perform well all the time.

But the pick-and-roll of Russell and Stoudemire on the Sun's side is still unfavorable, and the Lakers' current lineup is difficult to limit.

In other words, the current Lakers don't take the defensive route, they just play counter-offensive.

Of course, it's not really defenseless, it's just that the pace is relatively fast. The two teams targeted each other, but they couldn't prevent the other side from scoring.

For example, the Suns did not let the Lakers shoot a three-pointer, but the Lakers still played the triangle offense. Both Kobe and Gasol got a lot of singles opportunities.

Entering the rotation period, the sun is naturally stronger.

The Lakers are also very aware of this, so Kobe did not rest at all in the second half.

This is to play the Suns as the biggest opponent in the playoffs and go all out.

As the strong side, the Suns don't need to fight like this. Their rotation lineup also needs to be tempered. Even in the playoffs, it is impossible to rely on only a few strong points.

To be honest, the physical strength of the Suns' strong points is not particularly good, and it is completely unnecessary to fight like Kobe.

During the rotation period, Kobe also wanted to play with that group of role players.

It's just that the Sun's defensive strategy is to lock those people up, and the Lakers' role players basically don't have the ability to play with the ball, so in the end it became Kobe's big bag.

Only this time, even if Kobe didn't go down to rest, the Lakers didn't take advantage of it.

Because the Lakers are too weak inside, Bynum's injury still has a big impact on the Lakers.

Gasol performed well in the second half. If it wasn't for him being a rookie, the Suns sometimes really wanted to play the Twin Towers. If Gasol was there to do some rough work in the paint, Stoudemire could concentrate on attacking.

Of course, if Gasol stays on the court, the speed of the Suns will be relatively slowed down. There are advantages and disadvantages to using a big center, so the Suns still did not try rashly.

After Russell and Stoudemire returned to the court, the final duel began.

At critical moments, the Lakers still use three guards, the team's most powerful lineup.

The Suns have a complete starting lineup. Now Millsap has improved and has more opportunities to stay on the court, because the team always needs someone to do the dirty work. When Hill is not in such a good state, it is better to use a rotation lineup. good.

Kobe and Stoudemire are still the hottest players on the two teams.

Nearly halfway through the final quarter, the sun suddenly flanked Kobe.

Naturally, Kobe would not be discouraged, and he scored a three-pointer in just 6 minutes.

After he hit a three-pointer, the score difference between the Lakers and the Suns was only 1 point. It is still unclear who will win this game.

However, then Kobe hit the iron.

On the Suns side, Russell and Stoudemire picked and rolled. After the two attracted the defensive attention, Russell passed Millsap for a layup in seconds.

Coupled with Stoudemire's two free throws before, the Suns led by 4 points.

But Kobe immediately hit another 2 points, it seems that the two teams are still inseparable.

But just because Kobe was always able to hit, and because time was running out, Kobe began to take over the game, regardless of flanking, and the Suns' goal was easily achieved.

(End of this chapter)