The rise of basketball legends

With the whistle of the referee, the game began.

Garnett's jump ball easily surpassed Jordan's. Starting in such an important game, Jordan's nervousness was visible to the naked eye, and his jump ball reaction was half a beat slower.

But sometimes being nervous is not a bad thing. Being nervous can keep you on your toes and focused.

'Old Fish' Fisher dribbled the ball across half court, the Suns defended a false zone defense in the first round, Nash was at the top of the arc, and Chen Yan was on the flank.

'Old Fish' didn't even make a feint, and directly hoisted to Garnett on the inside. This is the tactical deployment of 'Zen Master' Phil Jackson before the game. The Suns' inside line is their weakest link, and Jordan is not tall enough. Not much experience.

Garnett right-handed the ball, dribbled it and jumped in. Seeing that Garnett wanted to make a strong attack, Jordan jumped up. Garnett made an inside pass and found Camby. The latter caught the ball and took a step inside. Dunk with both hands!

0:2.

In the first round, Jordan exposed his lack of experience.

"Be optimistic about your own people!" D'Antoni yelled unceremoniously from the sidelines.

Like a child who made a mistake, Jordan lowered his head and accelerated towards the offensive half. Chen Yan had predicted this situation before the game. The Lakers would definitely focus on the Suns' weak interior tonight to attack, but the Suns couldn't concentrate all their attention on defense. Put it on the inside, so Kobe is easy to open.

Suns offensive round.

Nash played halfway through the game, Jordan at the top of the arc actively stepped forward to cover, 'Old Fish' Fisher went around the screen in advance with his experience, Nash made a quick change of direction and went in the opposite direction of the screen!

Derek Fisher moved slowly, Camby jumped too far, Nash sped off the defense and scored a layup with a low hand!

2:2.

Nash started the first attack very resolutely, he knew that Stoudemire had to bear more on the offensive end without the presence of Stoudemire.

The Lakers were attacking, and the Suns used a half-round defense this round to prevent Garnett from easily receiving the ball inside.

Garnett is not a clumsy insider. As soon as he saw his opponent changing his defensive strategy, he immediately raised the ball to the free throw line.

'Wolf King' Garnett didn't make a shot, but played a triangle offense with his teammates. He responded at the free throw line, Walton fell to the bottom corner, and Marcus Camby squatted low.

The Lakers didn't rush to let Kobe Bryant participate in the triangle offense at the beginning. Phil Jackson assigned Kobe the task of starting the offense with the bottom line in the offense and the 1v1 after the unfavorable tactics.

'Zen Master' didn't want Kobe to exert his strength prematurely. It would be difficult to tell the winner if he didn't play against a strong team like the Suns until the last few minutes. At that time, his physical advantage will be reflected.

Garnett hit the ball to Camby in the low post. Jordan was a stunned young man, but Camby's offensive ability was worrying, and he couldn't get any advantage from him.

Walton immediately cut in along the baseline, caught the ball from Camby and then started to cut in. He cleverly used the screen of Camby and the basket to hit a reverse basket.

4:2.

Walton has a high IQ and can execute Phil Jackson's triangle very well, which is why 'Zen Master' put him in the starting lineup tonight.

"The sun is attacking, but it is still on the ground."

"This is what the Lakers want to see. As long as they maintain their offensive success rate, the Suns will not be able to counterattack, and their offensive threat will be greatly reduced."

Nash held the ball at the top of the arc and called a pick-and-roll, the routine was exactly the same as last round, but this time the person who helped him as the wall was replaced by Chen Yan.

Fisher did not go around the screen in advance this round. After the pick-and-roll, the Lakers switched defenses. Kobe faced Nash, and Fisher followed Chen Yan, who was running without the ball.

Nash dribbled to a 45-degree angle outside the three-point line, opened up the offensive space, turned around and passed the ball to Chen Yan, asking him to single out Fisher.

Last year in the Western Conference finals, Fisher was beaten by Chen Yan. The Lakers fans clamored for a point guard change all summer, but they couldn't find a good candidate. Now it seems that the nightmare is about to be staged again.

Chen Yan hit the ball from the right, took a quick step, and immediately changed direction in front of his body to change the ball holder to his left hand.

Without any fancy, Chen Yan passed 'Old Fish' in one step after an unpretentious crossover.

Fisher tried his best, he tried his best not to fall...

Garnett made up the defense quickly. Chen Yan had expected Fisher to be targeted by the "Zen Master" Phil Jackson. His countermeasure was to let Garnett make up for it. Garnett is flexible enough, whether it is height or wingspan Either bouncing or bouncing can restrain Chen Yan very well.

Chen Yan accelerated to take off one step ahead of Garnett, and transferred the ball to Dior who was ready to go in the bottom corner in a wide range.

Camby is caught in a dilemma. If he throws the inside, it will be empty. As long as Azubuike hangs the ball in, it will be empty.

On balance, Camby chose to stay inside.

After all, jumpers have a lower shooting percentage than dunks at the basket.

Dior adjusted the mid-range shot from the bottom corner.

"Shh!"

No problem, the basketball is hollow into the net.

4:4.

The Lakers' offensive round was still a triangle offense. Kobe stood on the line and continued to play the role of the bottom line in the offense.

This round of the Lakers' triangle offense was not so smooth. The problem still lies with Camby. As a defensive gate, Camby's offensive method is not enough. During the NCAA period, Camby was as famous as Duncan. In the last year of their college careers , Camby averaged 20.5 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 1.8 blocks per game, while Duncan averaged 20.8 points, 14.7 rebounds, and 3.2 blocks per game.

With his tough defense, Camby still won the John Wooden Award (National University Player of the Year) and the Naismith Award (Naismith College Player of the Year) in his junior year. The two super giants Iverson and Duncan of the era, and in the direct dialogue between the two, Camby also had a deflated performance that made Duncan 18 of 4 shots.

The glorious college career also made Camby the second pick of the 96 golden generation, but after entering the league, his flaws in offensive ability were infinitely magnified, which is why he has not been able to become the league's top insider.

But now the Lakers don't need a first-class insider. Camby only needs to do his job well on the defensive end, and leave the rest to Kobe and Garnett.

Camby couldn't find an opportunity inside, Kobe suddenly accelerated to move to the baseline, Azubuike was very tight, and Camby was not strong enough to pass the ball rashly.

The Lakers' offense was at a stalemate. Kobe made a counterrun and went around Camby. Camby handed over the ball.

The Lakers understood and took advantage of the situation to clear all the left side and give Kobe a one-on-one back-to-back solution.

Kobe played Azubuike with a back-up. Azubuike's defense is not as delicate as Raja Bell, but his physical fitness and strength are better than Raja Bell. Kobe's post-up singles are a bit difficult. Of course, Another very important reason that made it difficult for him was that Chen Yan kept advancing and retreating at a 45-degree angle from the free throw line, and he might come up to double-team at any time.

In this case, it is impossible for Kobe to turn around to the free throw line, which would be tantamount to getting into the sun's trap directly.

Kobe made a decisive turn to the bottom line after three tops in a row. Azubuike had expected it a long time ago, because Kobe had only this choice, and Azubuike moved ahead of time and got stuck in front of Kobe.

Kobe was very uncomfortable. Azubuike's successful prediction made him unable to complete the shot comfortably. At this time, there was not much time left in the offensive round. Kobe held the basketball high, made a pivot with his right foot, took a half step to the right with his left foot, and then suddenly turned over A super difficult fadeaway jumper hit at a negative angle!

The fans cheered again and again. Azubuike shook his head and ran back to the offensive half. Kobe is indeed the ceiling of the strong shooting field. As long as he has a little space to shoot, he can throw any ball.

The Suns attacked, and Chen Yan continued to play singles with the ball.

Kobe tugged on his shorts. He wanted to defend Chen Yan for a round, but Chen Yan didn't intend to single out Kobe. Before the game, D'Antoni specifically emphasized that Chen Yan should save his energy.

Jordan mentioned the high screen, the Lakers immediately switched defenses, and Chen Yan got the chance to play big.

Chen Yan continuously shifted Camby's center of gravity. Camby is the best defensive player, but his coverage is limited to the free throw line, and Chen Yan dominates outside the three-point line.

"boom!"

After the third crotch, Chen Yan immediately took a step back to open the distance.

Chen Yan held the ball in his left hand, and as soon as his body stopped, he immediately made a fake move of "worshiping Buddha". Camby had a premonition that Chen Yan was a fake move, but his body still followed unconsciously. He rushed past him, and his life was very clean.

Bigger than a textbook!

Chen Yan charged all the way to the basket, Garnett let go of Dior and rushed up. Chen Yan took a long step, and he didn't hide from Garnett. After stepping into the penalty area with the second step, he tightened his muscles and took off.

Within the reasonable collision area, the two collided fiercely!

Chen Yan's acceleration distance is very long and the impact is strong. Garnett was hit and couldn't jump.

Under such a strong impact, Chen Yan managed to finish it so softly. Chen Yan handled the ball very carefully.

6 to 6, the opening efficiency of both sides is very high.