And when the two sides rotated players to play, D'Antoni's imagined widening the point difference did not come true.

The Brazilian Lightning Barbosa and Barnes on the Suns bench performed exceptionally today, and they just led a group of substitutes to play back and forth with the Knicks.

At the end of the first quarter, the Knicks only led the Suns by 31 point 30-1.

The rotation between the two sides in the second quarter was still inextricably linked. By the time the main players played, the Suns had already tied the score.

It was the Knicks' offensive round at this time.

When Duke dribbled the ball to the top of the key and called for a screen, he suddenly noticed that the Suns' defense had changed.

O'Neill no longer followed David Lee up to defend, but Standermeier, who was more flexible, followed up, and O'Neill ran to defend the UAE.

With Standemire's containment, Duke's breakthrough became no longer easy, and Jason Richardson's defense became active, and the Knicks' offensive efficiency dropped sharply.

In just 3 minutes, the Suns played an 8-3 spurt, which in turn led the Knicks by 5 points.

D'Antoni hastily requested a timeout.

"The Knicks' offense has stagnated a bit, which is bad news for them."

Yu Jia expressed concern about the Knicks.

"Yes, the Knicks team is a very unique team. His offensive ability far exceeds his defensive ability. In other words, as long as their offense is smooth, defense is basically dispensable. Because they tear opponents apart just by attacking."

"But now there is something wrong with their offense. D'Antoni should have noticed this, so he called a timeout to adjust."

As Yang Yi said, D'Antoni is redeploying offensive tactics.

"We can't let the basketball stop, whether it's a goal or not, Duke, Chris, I need you two to push the basketball to the frontcourt as soon as possible."

"Others have to push forward as well, that shark can't keep up, trust me."

"Even if it's 2-on-3 in the frontcourt, attack me without hesitation."

"If you accidentally fall into the position, give the ball to Duke and let him run the offense."

Duke was secretly startled, D'Antoni was already frantic in order to fight and run, and he had to fight 2 against 3.

Obviously D'Antoni knows his team very well, and the Knicks are indeed a team that is only suitable for running and bombing tactics.

In the second round after returning from the timeout, when Standemire hit the iron with a mid-range shot and the UAE slapped the basketball to Duke, it proved this.

Duke didn't stop the ball and directly transferred Chris Duhon on the other side. Chris Duhon attracted the defense and then passed back to Marion who followed.

Marion hit a layup directly against Nash.

Immediately afterwards in the next round, the Suns' defense fell again.

After O'Neal dunked successfully, the Knicks began to serve quickly. Even though the other Sunball players returned to the defense quickly, it still couldn't change that there was a big shark behind.

In the case of 5-on-4 in the frontcourt, Chris Duhon received an open three-pointer after receiving a pass from Duke.

"Shh!"

Simple play yields efficient gains.

After the Knicks speeded up suddenly, they turned to a wave of 13-7 scoring spurts in the last half of the second quarter, and in turn tied the score.

The two sides went to halftime with a score of 57-57 after a fruitless first half.

Knicks locker room.

"This big shark is so scary at this age, I can't guard against it at all, I'm about to be knocked apart."

David Lee touched his chest and complained.

Duke rolled his eyes, are you sure it's not that your body is too weak and your defense is too poor?

At this time, D'Antoni, who came in from outside the door, seemed to have heard David Lee's complaints, and said as soon as he entered the door:

"The turning point of this game will be in the fourth quarter. Shaq won't be able to run in the fourth quarter. His offensive threat will be greatly reduced. David, in the third quarter, Shaq can be properly fouled. , destroying his must-goal."

"Our tactics in the third quarter are still in accordance with the last half of the second quarter, run up and shoot when there is an open spot."

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In the third quarter, the two sides changed sides and fought again.

Although O'Neal became a burden on the defensive end, Suns coach Terry Porter still put him on the court. After all, the Sharks' performance in the penalty area today is really amazing.

And O'Neal did not live up to his trust. The Suns' first-leg offense in the third quarter caused a foul by David Lee.

"Shh!"

"Bang!"

One of two free throws.

Before O'Neal had time to regret, the Knicks grabbed the rebound and launched a counterattack.

Duke didn't pass the ball this time. After receiving the pass, he went straight to fifth gear and galloped to the frontcourt on his hot wheels.

Jason Richardson tried to hold Duke to foul tactics, but he didn't even touch the hem of his shirt.

Grant Hill, who was chasing from the other side, dragged his old steps and sighed.

In the end Duke glided and dunked without anyone watching.

O'Neal was helpless by the Knicks' offense and could only stare bitterly at D'Antoni on the sidelines.

The person who hurts you the most is the person who understands you best. O'Neill deeply understands this sentence.

The game is still going on, and both sides are playing according to the rhythm of their own teams.

The Knicks speeded up crazily, while the Suns played their positions calmly.

It wasn't until the game progressed to 4 minutes and 20 seconds left in the fourth quarter that the field changed.

"Bang!"

Jason Richardson's sudden shot from the outside did not score, but instead gave the Knicks a chance to break fast.

Duke grabbed the rebound, and before he had time to counterattack, he was directly hugged by O'Neal behind him.

"drop!"

After the referee whistled, O'Neal sat down on the ground directly.

He was exhausted from today's game, more fucking tired than he was in the finals. He vowed to teach D'Antoni a hard lesson after the game.

The Suns coach Terry Porter had no choice but to apply for a timeout and deploy new offensive tactics while making substitutions.

On the other hand, D'Antoni showed a sinister smile of a successful trick, and he also had countermeasures.

Knicks bench.

"Not surprisingly, Shaq will definitely be replaced. After Shaq is off the field, our advantage in running and bombing will be greatly reduced."

"Jamal, you replace Chris on the court, and the next time will focus on you. Oh no, whoever is facing Steve Nash will be the main attack point."

Duke was dumbfounded again, isn't D'Antoni afraid that he won't be able to get out of Phoenix?After targeting O'Neill, he went after Nash again, even his lover.

Sure enough, the most dangerous thing is the person next to the pillow.

But Duke still had to give D'Antoni a thumbs up.

Everyone knows that Nash's defense is poor. When D'Antoni was coaching the Suns, he was equipped with two defensive pioneers, Marion and Lagabel, to help Nash fill his defensive loopholes. against.

And who is behind Nash now?The slow-moving Grant Hill on the verge of retirement, the passive Jason Richardson.

These two simply cannot fill the role of Marion and Lagabel.

D'Antoni understands the Suns' defensive system very well and grasps it keenly.

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