Jim Bass Ambition

Chapter 287

If a point guard can't play well under D'Antoni's system, then he will be enough everywhere.

D'Antoni gave the point guard super high ball possession and usage rate, and given him a Marshall, he could average nearly a double-double per game.

It's a pity that Smush Parker is really not very useful. He only has eyes on the basket and often makes some jaw-dropping shot choices, so D'Antoni would rather let Nash play 42 minutes per game than watch Smush Parker juggles on the field.

Jacobson soon completed his historical mission, the Suns returned in exchange for four players except Boozer, plus a Voskull.

Boozer is not there, players need to stand up and digest the ball.

Joe Johnson has entered the last year of his rookie contract. Last season, after being consecrated by the Magic, the Suns were precarious and went straight to the No. 40.6 pick. As a result, their first-round pick was not yet in their hands.And Joe Johnson's performance can only be said to be unsatisfactory. He averaged 40 minutes per game and scored 30 points with a shooting percentage of 16.7%+[-]%. An ineffective single hitter.

But with the arrival of Nash, in addition to the improved performance of Marion and Boozer, Joe Johnson also benefited a lot. Points and open three-pointers, the efficiency immediately soared, and the three-point shooting rate once reached a terrifying 50%.

Of course, when necessary, Joe Johnson's offensive ability with the ball cannot be ignored.

Battier's defense is sometimes too gentlemanly. For a player with both skills and strength like Joe Johnson, the oppression is not enough. Joe Johnson quickly showed that he is not only a fixed-point turret, but also a reliable player. Flanker singles.

Two consecutive mid-range shots were made, and the point difference was narrowed to 6 points. Jim had to switch back to Kobe and Garnett.

This season, in the middle of the second quarter, Jim usually uses Billups, Wade, Kobe Bryant, Artest and Garnett in a big and four small lineup, relying on Artest's strong body that can top power forwards , To build a defensive line, Kobe is more than enough to match the vast majority of small forwards in the league.

The power of this lineup is mainly on the offensive end. Kobe's on-ball and off-ball threats are huge. The Panman, who has entered his peak period, is becoming more and more comfortable, and can switch between various states freely; the second-year rookie Wade has an unparalleled A sharp breakthrough can easily tear apart the opponent's defense and disrupt the defense; Garnett and Billups respond at any time, and Artest waits for the opportunity to pick up the leak.

The scene suddenly became very beautiful. Here, Wade cuts into a dunk, and over there, Nash responds with a lay-back jumper; here, Koga connects and scores easily, and over there, Big Q and Joe Johnson shoot all arrows from outside the three-point line , The rhythm of the game seemed to be adjusted to speed up. Players from both sides galloped on the court, seizing every opportunity to attack the basket.

Voskull seemed a little unable to keep up, often before he ran halfway, the Lakers' counterattack over there had already roared past.

With a wave of D'Antoni's hand, Boozer reappeared. Now the sun's restricted area was completely undefended. The Lakers turned the game into a slam dunk contest. Kobe and Wade dunked in turn, and even Artest showed off As for the Suns, with Kobe no longer facing Nash, the pressure on Zonda is much less, whether it is shooting or passing, the point difference has been kept from being opened.

At the end of the second quarter, the score was 73 to 67, and the Lakers took the lead temporarily.

"They made too many unreasonable three-pointers in the first half. We continue to play like this. Our goals are absolute opportunities, and their style of play that relies on touch cannot last the entire game! Ronaldo Well, I need you to put more pressure on Joe Johnson, go up to the body and consume his energy! David, you go with the starters in the second half, if you are facing Shawn Marion, don't rush to pass it , Hit more inside! We need to suppress the rhythm and not run around with them!" During the intermission, Jim and the coaching staff worked out a countermeasure.

Although the offensive efficiency of the Lakers in the second quarter was not bad, the Suns obviously prefer this kind of open and close style of play. If they play crazy transitions, the Lakers' defensive advantages in positional warfare cannot be reflected.

Billups is undoubtedly excellent at implementing the coach's intentions.In the parallel world, whether it is playing iron basketball in the Pistons, grinding the ground with constipation, or running and bombing in the Nuggets, leading a group of birds and beasts to rampage, they can play with ease. In the playoffs, they outscored their opponents by 130 points.

At the beginning of the second half, the Lakers gave the opportunity to David West.

Marion has terrible running and jumping ability and athletic talent. If he moves and fights, he will not be afraid of anyone, but he really can't handle the serious inside line if he falls down.

Relying on his weight and strength, David West forced Marion, squeezed into the paint, turned over and shot with a hook.

Although it didn't go in, it caused a foul by Marion.

When making free throws, Kobe and Billups were left in the frontcourt to pretend to grab rebounds. Garnett and Artest had already returned to the backcourt.

West made two free throws and Billups led the defense against Nash.

Jim traversed the Suns bench, without a reliable inside blue-collar, you can play a small lineup, but you can't do without inside defense. Although D'Antoni's style of play was very advanced at the time, in Jim's era, there have been a lot of cracks way.

With the touches of Joe Johnson and Quentin Richardson gradually returning to the earth, the Suns' offense can only rely on Marion's piecemeal play. Zell, forcing the Suns to pass the ball to Marion for his poor ball-handling offense.

I have to say that the up-line double-teaming tactics learned from Lu's guidance are really useful for a team with only one strong point to dominate the ball. If Marion is replaced by a supporter like Odom or Diaw, it is estimated that the Lakers' defense Being beaten into a sieve doesn't mean that Marion's ability is worse than those two, but hackers are indeed not good at coping.

The Lakers seized the opportunity of the Suns' offensive power outage and played a wave of 13 to 0, widening the point difference to more than 20 points in one fell swoop.

By the time the Suns had to replace Smush Parker and Voskull, the game was gone.

In the fourth quarter, the main players of the Suns returned to the field to try their last fight, but the consecutive three-pointers of Kobe and Billups extinguished their last hope of winning.

127 to 112, the Lakers won the focus battle.

湖人4人得分过20，其中科比27分，韦德26分，比卢普斯21分，加内特20分16篮板5盖帽。

For the Suns, Marion scored 37 points in the air, Nash scored 14 points and 8 assists, and was miserable by double-teaming. Joe Johnson scored 21 points, Boozer and Quentin Richardson scored 16 points each, and the Suns came off the bench. A total of only 8 points, a dismal performance.

(End of this chapter)