Guo Xu fully showed confidence in the regular season. He said that winning the championship this season is not a crazy talk, and it is really possible to do it. Because he single-handedly challenged defenders such as Nash, Parker, and Bibby in the regular season, the scoring efficiency is very high, and the Suns have the ability to challenge all teams!

In the second half of the first quarter, the Suns pressed the Mavericks to play, and there were only two simple routines. One was Guo Xu's single-handed challenge to Nash, and the other was Guo Xu's pass to Joe Johnson. The latter relied on Sir Si's side to catch the ball without the ball to catch the ball. If he didn't directly use his phone, he attracted the switch or chase the ball and dribble to find a gap to pass to Sir Si who cut the game.

Both of the Mavericks' defensive weaknesses were caught by the Suns. Nash could not block Guo Xu, so he could only try his best to interfere. Van Exel was shorter than Nash, and it was difficult for him to interfere with the shooting by chasing Joe Johnson. When the inside line changed defense, his confrontation was bad and he could not stop Si's empty cut.

The Mavericks can only fight with the Suns to attack, and the opponent's three forwards actively switch defenses will still play singles.

The Suns led 34-23 in the first quarter. Guo Xu scored 11 points and 4 assists, surpassing Nash's 7 points and 3 assists.

Guo Xu left the court for the second quarter. The Suns' common rotation after entering the playoffs was to let him rest for a few minutes in the next quarter. As long as the score difference was not big, he would continue to play until the end of the game.

The two teams competed in substitutes and were evenly matched.

The Mavericks' lineup is strong, led by Van Exel and Finley. The swingman Laga Bale and power forward Walter Williams can shoot three-pointers. The only weakness is the center "Big Bamboo Pole" Bradley.

The Suns' rotation lineup is also good, Alstom, Kirisek, Jacques Bson, Kukoc, Nene, the tactics are the same as in the first quarter, and four people can shoot three-pointers.

The Suns mainly rely on these ten players to rotate. Veteran Gugliotta, Sgerte Williams is a marginal man, and Morris Evans is responsible for guarding the water dispenser. He will not have a chance to play unless no one is injured.

In the second half of the second quarter, both sides sent their main players one after another. Nowitzki scored consecutively. At the end of the half, the Suns led by only 1 point.

At this time, the Suns coaching staff found that Nene and Stanley were not a good idea to play together. Their single defense against Nowitzki was worse than Haslem. They were taller and could not block the shot. They were also prone to being overwhelmed by the defender after encountering pick-and-roll.

The playoffs must be strengthened, and it was too critical for Guo Xu to propose to find Haslem last summer.

Haslem, who had been off the second half, made another appearance again, both defending Nowitzki alone and defending pick-and-roll were better.

With one quality superman, the Suns can still open up the situation on the offensive end, which is the first quarter's playing style. Guo Xu and Qiao Johnson are the main attacker. When the counterattack is counterattacking, Guo Xu launches a counterattack, whoever has the chance will be shot.

The Mavericks can defend against the Lakers because the Ok combination rarely plays pick-and-roll cooperation, and the role players do not get the pass, and they do not have the chance to hold the ball and misplace the singles to play Van Exel.

Now under Guo Xu's organization, as long as the Mavericks dare to send two defenders, they will immediately grab the two defenders and fight. The positional battle against the two defenders takes action, bypassing the others, and pass the ball when they encounter double-teams.

At the end of the third quarter, the Suns led by 19 points 97 to 78.

At the beginning of the final quarter, Guo Xu, Marion and Nene continued to lead the team, Kukochi and Kirisek came up to play for a while. Although the defense was a little inferior, they continued to suppress the Mavericks by attacking. The score difference widened to 26 points at most.

Zhang said: "After entering the playoffs, Alstom's playing time has been shortened, and the Suns don't use double guards very much. Now their defense is much better than in the regular season."

Xu Jicheng said: "Van Exel averaged 20 points per game in the last series. Today he was silent against the Suns and became a defensive loophole. If Old Nelson uses Bale, Griffin and Nahura, the offense will be a little worse, and the Mavericks will not be able to adjust."

Zhang Heli smiled and said, "O'Neal said at the press conference that he was optimistic about the Suns' promotion. He really hit it. With Guo Xu here, the Suns' offense was very reasonable. Kobe couldn't do it, so he threw it at him."

Guo Xu triggered a huge butterfly effect, and the famous commentator "Weiping-Bryant" became "Weiping-Guo". The record and data determine everything, which is very reasonable.

The Mavericks could not catch up with the score, and the game entered garbage time early. Guo Xu was replaced with three minutes left. The data was frozen at 27 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists, 9 of 15 shots, 4 of 9 three-pointers, and 5 of 6 free throws.

Six players in the Suns scored in double digits, Sir Jr. scored 24 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists, Joe Johnson scored 23 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, and Marion scored 13 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.

The Mavericks also scored 20+ points, but Nash, who scored the most, only scored 22 points and 7 assists, while Finley and Nowitzki both scored 20 points. Just like when they played against the Lakers in the previous two seasons, the two teams fought for offense, and the Mavericks lost with dignity.

The Suns got a good start to the final game 124 to 106.

After the game, the two teams were interviewed by the media. Mavericks coach Nelson praised both his disciples and Guo Xu when commenting on the game.

"Steve is excellent. He is the star point guard. We lost because Jason is the strongest defender in the NBA. He always makes the right choices on the field. Not only can he score, but he also makes his teammates better. I think the newcomer who just entered the league is lucky to play with Jason. He is a MVP-level star and is very selfless."

The reporter asked: "Do you think the long-term use of double guards is the reason for the Mavericks' defeat in this game?"

Old Nelson shook his head and said, "No, if we want to win, we need Van Exel's attack. He is the sixth important man on the team. No one is more suitable to lead the substitute than him."

If the Mavericks' sixth man is a pure shooting guard, they have a high chance of winning the championship this year, but unfortunately the lineup is not so perfect. After the Mavericks traded for Van Exel, the offense has indeed been strengthened, but the defensive end has major flaws.

This cannot be said to be the failure of the Mavericks management. The chips they gave were not outstanding at that time. Zhu Wan Howard's high salary and long contracts have become a famous bad contract in the league. If they can be exchanged for useful people, they will make a profit.

D'Antoni was interviewed and said modestly: "This is just the first game. It is too early to say that advancement is a bit too much, but we don't have any pressure. Before coming to Dallas, our goal is to win a away game. The Mavericks lost their home advantage, which is already very beneficial to the Suns."

When Guo Xu said that he thought about it, he directly said that the Suns would eliminate the Mavericks, not as low-key as the coach.

"We will definitely advance to the Western Conference Finals. I have confidence in myself and my teammates. Our momentum can make up for the lack of experience. We are very strong!"

Guo Xu's confidence was actually given by Old Nelson. After only one game, he could be sure that Old Nelson had not changed from before, just fighting for offense. If the Mavericks did not play well in a certain period, he would make adjustments on the offensive end and never consider both defense.

In the regular season, the teams that compete with the Suns in the offensive team basically have no good ending. If you want to win the Suns, the best way is to slow down the pace and slowly grind the position to ensure the success rate of the offensive, and at the same time, quickly return to defense to ensure defense and disrupt the Suns' fast attack rhythm, so that you have a chance of winning.

The Suns are the strongest in fast attack. Once the opponent returns to defense quickly enough, the shooting rate of the 7-second run is not high. The Mavericks are on the double guard and let the Suns fight back at will. Today, Joe Johnson and Marion forced a layup against Nash in multiple rounds. This misalignment can only be a foul and cannot be defended alone.
Chapter completed!