Suns: Guo Xu, Josh Howard, Jo Johnson, Marion, Stardameier.

Timberwolves: Kassel, Spreville, Szebiak, Garnett, Oravocandi.

Timberwolves veteran Elvin Johnson is already 37 years old, and his physical fitness has been declining and he can't play anymore.

The Suns arranged small ball tactics as soon as they came up and did not send them to the double towers. This lineup is currently D'Antoni's favorite. Howard's physical fitness is far better than Bale, and he is more suitable for fast attacks. He can also play singles with the ball, only three points, and is not as good as Bale in single defense.

D'Antoni wanted to focus on cultivating Howard and occasionally let him.

Xiao Si went back to defend without jumping the ball, and the game began.

The Timberwolves player passed it several times, only Guo Xu followed Kassel, and the other four defended areas.

This is the most suitable defensive system for the Suns lineup. There are many swingers, all of whom are about two meters tall. Xiao Si's 208cm mobile is also like a swinger. Suns players are not afraid of misalignment. They only double-team the ball holder who breaks through near the penalty area. In other times, the defense area will interfere with the shooting nearby.

This defense saves effort and has a good defensive effect, forcing the opponent to shoot from a position far away from the basket. In the future, three-point shooting will be a major trend in the league, not only because of the Magic Ball theory, but also because the teams are more likely to defend the penalty area after allowing the joint defense, and shooting at low positions is easy to be double-teamed.

Szebiak singled Joe Johnson, leaned back and turned around to shoot, but failed to shake the space. He missed the rebound and was transferred by Szebi. Marion grabbed the rebound and passed it to Guo Xu, and immediately launched a fast break.

Kassel is now panicked when he sees Guo Xu getting the ball. He just felt this way, and Guo Xu rushed to him with the ball, which makes him not even afraid.

The most powerful thing about fast players is that they are good at forcing breakthroughs. When the opponent stands in a position suitable for interfering with the shooting, they draw the ball towards the opponent. When they hit the ball quickly, they suddenly change direction. People with high or slow moving sideways will have a headache when they encounter this style of play.

Guo Xu practiced this kind of "bayonet-style" breakthrough during the first time cycle. After years of training, his grasp of distance is getting better and better, and he does not need to think. When the distance reaches the other party's position, he chooses to change direction and relies on muscle memory.

His dribble height is less than the knee. People of Kassel's height have to bend down sharply if they want to gamble and steal. Kassel was overwhelmed, turned his head to chase the defense, and the distance was getting farther and farther away.

Garnett made up for defense, Guo Xu passed the ball behind his back in the run, and Marion received the ball with both hands and dunked the ball. 2-0.

The Timberwolves attacked, Kassel singled out Guo Xu, leaned back and turned around and shot, returning one.2 to 2.

In the Suns position battle, the person who was the main defender of Guo Xu became Spreeville. Guo Xu first played pick-and-roll with Xiao Si in the middle, broke through to the weak side and attracted Garnett to replace the defense from the side, and passed the ball to the right basket.

Howard squeezed Cassel away from the bottom line, jumped up in one step, and dunked with both hands. 4-2.

"Beautiful, the Suns dunked two at the beginning, this may be selected as the top five goals," Zhang Heliu shouted.

Xu Jicheng said: "Kassel's defense of Howard is a misplaced, and he is not good at defending Joe Johnson, and there is a gap in height and strength."

The Timberwolves played the pick-and-roll Guo Xu was in line with the defense. Garnett took the ball in the middle and faced Szebiak's pass. Szebiak cut from the left and received the ball and made a forced layup. 4-4.

When the Suns attacked, Guo Xu played pick-and-roll with Xiao Si, and passed the ball to Marion who ran to 50 degrees on the left. The latter received the ball and made a quick mid-range shot. Olavokandi stood near the penalty area and had a distance of a little interference.

6-4, Guo Xu made the third assist.

Guo Xu mainly passes the ball in small ball tactics. Attracting Garnett's defense can assist teammates, because the center like Olavokandi, a meat shield, is very mobile, and is misplaced against Marion. He is positioned with the outside "hackers" who can break through with the ball.

Unfortunately, Marion's three-pointer ability is not good enough, and he has made relatively few shots this season. If he makes three-pointers more accurate, the Suns' positional offense will be impeccable and the formation will be completely expanded.

The Timberwolves attacked, the "madman" forced a breakthrough and made a layup, and Marion grabbed the rebound and passed it to Guo Xu.

Kassel chose to make a gambling steal near the midfield. Guo Xu took the lead and thrust the ball with one hand around Kassel's head, then turned around to chase.

He turned around faster than Cassel and started faster. He picked up the basketball and went to the fast break. The referee would not do anything to dribble the ball. Garnett followed Marion and failed to make up for defense. If he knew he would have to dunk.

Guo Xu made a quick stop on the right and scored three-pointers, and the empty space was easy to shoot, and the basketball was hollowed into the net. 9 to 4.

The Timberwolves attacked, Garnettella went out to organize, and passed it to Olavokandi. The latter singled out Marion and rushed into the basket and turned around and hooked his hand. She failed to make the lead. Xiao Si retreated and grabbed the rebound.

Garnett was a little uncontrollable when he saw this scene, and he really wanted to go up and sneak attack and punch his teammates. This is his inside partner, a guy who averaged less than 45% of his shooting percentage in a single season. He looks like a tough guy, but he is actually a soft guy. The "Sugar Man" is not as strong as Kwame Brown, and he is currently the most soccer No. 1 pick in the NBA.

In the Suns position battle, Guo Xu was still the same as before. He played the pick-and-roll and went to the weak side, and hit the ground and passed the ball to Howard who cut to the low post.

Howard has improved significantly this season. He has learned a few moves from veteran Payton and is better at using his body. He received the pass with 45 degrees and immediately turned to the bottom line to shoot. Kassel's height and bounce were at a disadvantage, so he couldn't cover it. Olavokandi stood far on the left and didn't have time to make up for defense.

Howard did not make any fake moves, and his move was easy, and the ball was hollowed into the net.

11 to 4, Guo Xu made the fourth assist.

The home fans applauded, and Howard and Guo Xu clapped their hands when they returned to defense.

Zhang Heli sighed: "This is the dominance of the top point guard. Guo Xu does not make any breakthrough or make a shot. He can assist him by just passing by, helping the young people in the team to show confidence. If Howard continues to play like this, I feel that he will become a star in the future. In fact, he is just a last rookie in the first round."

Xu Jicheng smiled and said, "Guo Xu has a trait that no one can compare to, that is, he can make his teammates stronger. He won the luxury data while not robbing his teammates of his teammates. Some people have very beautiful data, and their teammates watch him play, and then lose with high scores."

Coach Sanders stood watching the game on the sidelines, not knowing what to do. The defensive tactics he arranged before the game were useless, and Guo Xu's playing style has changed too much.

Before the game, he wanted to lure Guo Xu to shoot more shots and prevent him from breaking through. As long as he doesn't make any breakthroughs and shoots outside, others will be difficult to play. His shooting rate is not high, the Timberwolves may win. If Guo Xu breaks through and passes the ball well, the outsiders will have a simple chance of making a phone call, which will be difficult to play.

Now Guo Xu is breaking through against Kassel in the counterattack, and the positional battle is directly passed, allowing the advantaged person to play singles. This is really deadly.

Kassel beat Guo Xu alone, turned around and made a mid-range shot and missed the iron. Howard grabbed the backcourt rebound. He was very active today and cherished the opportunity.

In the Suns position battle, Guo Xu and Xiao Si played pick-and-roll, looked at the bottom line and turned around and passed the ball to the middle. This time Howard had no time to cut, Guo Xu attracted Garnett to replace the defense and retreated farther.

Garnett was afraid and was ready to go back to the basket to assist in defense and blocking the shot at any time. Sir had no time to cut at the high position, and received the ball and hit a steadily shot against Spreville.

13 to 4, Guo Xu made the fifth assist.

Players are most taboo to hesitate when defending. The "madman" hesitated to chase the defense, neither catching up with Guo Xu nor close to Xiao Si.
Chapter completed!