Jim Bass Ambition

Chapter 349

Although the pronunciation of the names is similar, the gap between Battier and Marion is still obvious.

Excluding the slightly joyful appearance and weird shooting posture, the only shortcoming of Sean Marion is that he is not superior in singles.

Before Nash returned to the Suns, Marion, as a 2-meter small forward, was able to contribute nearly 01 plus 20 data per game, with 10 steals and 2 block. After Nash joined, as a team The guerrilla captain in the game, Marion is a revolutionary brick. His main offense is off the ball.

In this game, Marion was obviously in good shape.

The Lakers attacked, and the Suns continued to put up a zone defense. This time, after Kobe went to the line and cooperated with Garnett in a pick-and-roll, he attracted the Suns' defense and fed the ball to Artest who cut along the baseline. Artest took advantage of the situation to attack the basket. But Marion appeared at the basket again like a ghost, blocking Artest's layup.

Joe Johnson picked up the backcourt rebound and handed it to Nash at the first time. On the other side, Quentin Richardson had already settled down along the sideline at high speed.

Nash sent a long pass across the court, and Kobe tried to steal it with all his strength, but the ball passed through his fingertips and landed accurately in Richardson's hands.

Big Q calmly aimed and hit a three-pointer.

The Suns were 10 to 4, in a state of excitement and feeling hot, Jim immediately called a timeout.

"Whether the shot goes in or not, you must pay attention to backing up! Don't be distracted by Nash, follow your own people! Sean, for Marion's defense, you don't care where the pass comes from, just concentrate on blocking him The route of cutting the basket is fine, and his three-pointers can be released appropriately. As for Joe Johnson and Quentin Richardson, their three-pointers cannot be released! After playing, they mainly attack Boozer and Nash. , hit the success rate, continue to attack the basket after attracting the defense, but don't be too anxious, except for Marion, no one else will back and forth to help defend, there is no need to make such a hasty shot, understand Ron!"

Back on the field after the timeout, the first wave of the Lakers' offense was initiated by Kobe's low singles.

The Sun sent Joe Johnson to defend Kobe.

Playing next to the dazzling trio of Nash, Marion and Boozer, Joe Johnson is habitually underestimated. In the last season, before Nash came, he had been able to contribute about 17 points per game, which is a reliable team. He is the second scoring point, with comprehensive skills, capable of singles and organization, and he is also excellent without the ball.

The Boston Celtics who selected him endured the inefficiency of Ricky Davis this season, and couldn't help but regret that if they hadn't sent Joe Johnson away hastily, the two guns formed with Pierce should not be bad.

Kobe pushed inside, and Marion's help defense arrived immediately. On the outside, Billups took advantage of Garnett's cover, circled from the weak side and returned to the strong side beyond the three-point line. Kobe sent the ball out .

With a wide open three-pointer, Billups even had time to aim.

Hit steadily.

Nash continued to cooperate with Boozer in the pick-and-roll at the corner, shuttling through the crowd like a butterfly. The Lakers did not switch defenses, but Nash only caught the momentary delay when Billups grabbed the screen and hit the shot The shot hits.

Compared with Kidd, Nash's shooting is obviously much stronger. Such an autonomous offensive ability is naturally even more powerful when playing pick-and-rolls.Ordinary traditional point guards don't have Nash's firepower. The defensive end only needs to pay attention to the screener. You can let go of the ball holder a little bit, but for the Suns' pick-and-roll combination, neither of them can relax in the slightest.

As a classmate of class 96, Kobe certainly couldn't let Nash focus on the front. This time he dribbled from a high position, broke through the Suns' defense forcibly, and hit a gliding layup.

Regardless of whether the ball was scored or not, the Suns players all rushed forward, leaving only Joe Johnson and Nash to serve the bottom line.

The Lakers' defense has expanded a lot. Jim believes that instead of letting the sun rain three points, it is better to leave them room to challenge Garnett. At least the situation is controllable.

Boozer received a pass from Nash, tossed and turned, and stormed the inside, but Garnett's agility was not lost to him, and his height, wingspan and athletic ability were all-round advantages.

Boozer's turnaround layup ended with an iron strike, and the Suns' shooting percentage finally dropped to 83.3%. Garnett took off continuously, grabbed the backcourt rebound before Marion rushed over, and directly threw it to Kobe who was about to come down.

The ball was thrown a bit too big, and Kobe was already behind the backboard after receiving the ball, but Fei Xia was quick-witted, caught a glimpse of a teammate following up out of the corner of his eye, swung his right hand to the back, and the ball hit Artest's chest heavily, Artest Taking advantage of the trend, he took off at a low altitude, violently buckled with one hand, and vented the resentment that was blocked by Marion just now.

As the game progressed, the hit rate of both sides gradually returned to normal.

It's normal, but it's still above 5%. Compared with the 3% shooting rate of the Eastern Pistons and Pacers in hand-to-hand combat, the game looks smooth, gorgeous and entertaining.

D'Antoni believed in a 7-man rotation. Jim Jackson and Steven Hunter became the main rotation on the inside and outside.

After Steven Hunter came on the court, the Suns' inside mobility dropped a notch. Jim also dared to replace Battier and Kobe with confidence, and put on David West and Wade to maintain the offensive firepower on the court.

Steven Hunter is 2 meters tall, but weighs only 11 kilograms. He is an out-and-out bamboo pole. Although Garnett looks thin, he also weighs 100 kilograms. He has the upper hand in confrontation. When he came up, he was crushed to the inside by Garnett, and he gave a face-to-face embarrassment.

Although Joe Johnson has a certain organizational ability, he is still a little short of Monkey King in Nash's one-handed position identification and ever-changing passes.

The Suns' offense fell into stagnation. Joe Johnson failed to find a suitable passing line in the Lakers' defensive trap, so he could only force himself to single Artest and hit the iron.

Looking back, Garnett continued to dominate the basket, forced Steven Hunter, and scored 2 plus 1.

Marion's breakthrough layup was intercepted by Wade passing by. The Lakers went fast, and Wade dunked one-stop to score. Before the end of the first quarter, Wade successfully helped the team overtake the score by 32 to 31.

Nash was not there, and the Suns were beaten 7-0 by the Lakers. D'Antoni had no choice but to pull up Nash who had just lay down again, and replaced Quentin Richardson.

The effect was immediate. In the last attack of the first quarter, Nash used the pick-and-roll to face David West. After moving laterally, he forced a three-pointer and hit the buzzer.

(End of this chapter)