Jim Bass Ambition

Chapter 352 Putting things right is still overkill
Relying on Marion's lore, the Suns narrowly beat the Lakers 112 to 111 at home in the first game of the Western Conference semifinals, winning a good start.

贡献绝杀同时轰下31分9篮板4抢断2封盖的马里昂堪称全场最佳，纳什18分14助攻的表现依然稳定，而乔·约翰逊15投9中拿下23分，成为了太阳的第三极。

On the contrary, Boozer, who uttered wild words before the game, made only 16 of 5 shots, scored 13 points and 12 rebounds, and barely got a double-double. He was suppressed by Garnett on both ends of the offense and defense. This performance is already the biggest compliment.

For the Lakers, Kobe scored 25 points on 12 of 33 shots, Garnett had 21 points and 18 rebounds, Wade had 20 points, 6 assists and 3 steals, but except for the three of them, the performance of others was not considered qualified. Puth made 9 of 4 shots and scored 12 points. Battier missed all 6 three-pointers and Artest made 9 of 2 shots. The two scored 8 points together.On the contrary, David West's 11 points can be regarded as one of the few highlights except the three of Kogaway.

Jim's temporary changes and the operation of not calling a timeout at the last moment have also become the object of criticism.

"It can be seen that at the critical moment of the playoffs, a half-baked head coach like Jim Bass will show his inexperienced feet, such as making a temporary change before the game, and transferring Battier into the starting lineup, trying to limit him. Live Sean Marion, but the effect is counterproductive. Not only does it not work on the defensive end, but the offensive end also breaks the original chemical reaction. Originally, whether it is Haslem or David West, they can provide a stable mid-range threat And the solid cover, so that Kobe and others can play more calmly, and Battier will be more familiar with playing small forward in the second team. As a result, for the so-called space, Battier was allowed to shoot three-pointers from the outside. In the lineup, Wade brought two insiders without range. He is known for his breakthroughs. If no one opens up the space, his power will be greatly reduced. As for Haslem, who played well in the first round of the Western Conference, he was directly discarded. No, I don't feel worth it for him." Stephen A. Smith began his routine with a column attacking Jim's comments.

"Strictly speaking, what he said made sense, although it was a bit ugly." In the Phoenix hotel, Jim threw down the morning paper of the day and said helplessly to Stevens, "I am too worried about the sun's three-pointer threat. If we changed the lineup before the confrontation, we lost in momentum. Thinking about it now, if we insist on playing our own basketball, the first game is not without chance."

"So we're going to switch back to the previous lineup for the next game? What about Sean Marion? He looks pretty good." Stevens wondered.

"What was our three-point shooting percentage in the last game? 22 of 5 shots? As long as we score one more three-pointer, the situation will be different." Jim did not answer directly.

Of course, it wasn't just Jim who had this idea.

In the training hall, Accompanied by the trainers, Artest and Battier practiced a fixed-point three-pointer.

The two felt very guilty about their poor performance in the last game, and blamed their poor shooting.

Before the next game, the Lakers have two days to adjust, which is a small benefit given by the schedule. Of course, for the Suns with a shorter rotation, they can also get more rest time.

The Lakers closed the training hall and kept all media reporters out. From Jim and below, in the past two days, the training hall and the hotel are two points and one line. No one has any off-site activities at this juncture, such as nightclubs and bars. , were all banned.

The second round of the playoffs began one after another. The Spurs played against the Supersonics. Jerome James, who shined in the first round, quickly showed his original shape in front of the Spurs twin towers. He scored 16 points, 4 rebounds and 5 times in 6 minutes of playing. The foul made the Knicks management, who was about to dance the checkbook, hesitate successfully.

Tony Parker performed well, scoring 19 points on 12-of-29 shooting, outshine Sonics guard Luke Ridnour.

The Spurs beat the Sonics 104 to 80 and got off to a good start.

The Eastern Heat played against the Nets. Carter met his queen Alonzo Mourning and scored 37 points. Kidd also contributed 10 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in an economical triple-double. Alumni and brother-in-law, Jamison's stable performance of 29 points is not inferior too much, Odom's quasi-triple-double of 17 points, 14 rebounds and 9 assists is also amazing, plus the young insider Chris Bosh 18 points and 9 rebounds, rebounds The inside line of the net was stabbed to pieces, and Jason Collins, Krstic and Scalabrine watched the Heat players wreak havoc on their inside line again and again.

112 to 104, the Heat defended their home court and won their first victory.

In the rematch between the Pistons and the Pacers, Reggie Miller gave his last effort for his dream of a championship. He dreamed back 10 years ago. He made 13 of 7 three-pointers and scored 27 points. He told the opponent What is Michael Reid called a real shooter, and O'Neal is still strong, under the siege of the Pistons inside group, still scored 28 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks.

The internal and external dual core performed well. The Pacers defeated the Pistons 89 to 81 and tied the total score at 1 to 1.

The second game between the Suns and the Lakers at home also started later in the day.

The Lakers adjusted the starting lineup, and David West was put into the starting lineup as a power forward.

When defending, West shrank inside, let Marion shoot three-pointers, concentrated on blocking the cut line, protecting the basket, and at the same time assisting Garnett in defense.

Garnett double-teamed Billups at the first time when Nash was picking and rolling, preventing Nash from taking the ball or shooting the ball at the first time, forcing Nash to hand the ball to Joe Johnson or Quentin Richardson for turnover , in order to slow down the Suns' offensive rhythm, the offensive end gave up defense and three-pointers, and kept hitting the basket. David West and Artest used their size advantages to grab offensive rebounds to suppress the Suns' counterattack.

Although Nash was able to play the ball when he was double-teamed, under the marking of Artest and Kobe, it was not so easy for Joe Johnson and Quentin Richardson to handle the ball calmly. After Nash played the ball, Garnett , will retrace as soon as possible, and the best chance for Solar is basically Marion's three-pointer.

The Hackers took 7 three-pointers and hit 3 goals in the first half alone, but the price was that Joe Johnson and Quentin Richardson's three-pointers failed to open. The Lakers can also accept this situation, and the offense On the other end, due to the lack of ability to protect the basket, the Lakers frequently attacked the inside and succeeded. In the first half, they scored 40 points in the paint, 9 offensive rebounds, 16 points in the second offense, and only 3 three-pointers. Puth hit 1 goal.

This rhythm of the game was not what the Suns expected. At the end of the first half, the Lakers led 53 to 46 away.

46 points created a record low for the Suns in the half of the playoffs.

(End of this chapter)