Chapter 733 [The Lakers can give up the idea of ??competing for the championship]
The next round, Kobe finally opened. He played in a familiar low post. He turned around and shook Bale away again. He jumped forward in the gap between the two and picked the basket and scored. 19 to 4.
Kobe's offensive technology was almost perfect this time, and Kobe's who watched the live broadcast immediately had the confidence. Such beautiful goals must be cut into the highlights. What's so great about Jason Guo? He just knew that he had three points and he could score strongly against double-teams! Kobe's personal ability is the strongest, and he fell behind because his teammates were too useless.
Kemi cannot see Guo Xu breaking double team like this this season. The Suns are strong and powerful, and Guo Xu no longer has to be as tired as last season. If he can create open positions, he will not play singles, and if he can play singles, he will not play strongly against double teams.
The Suns attacked, Guo Xu attracted Walton to replace the defense after playing pick-and-roll, and passed the ball to Marion, who received the ball and made a three-pointer. The latter hit the iron with a slight interference from Bogut. This was the first time the Suns missed the shot and the opportunity came out.
Marion's mid-range shooting ability is regressing, and his scoring is mainly based on empty cuts. This is a headache for the coaching staff. He did not practice shooting while he was recuperating.
Marion was present with Haslem when playing as a small forward, and his overall ability to withdraw air will be worse, so recently D'Antoni changed to let him play the power forward, and Bale came again.
The Lakers attacked, Artest took the ball and beat Roy alone, and went into the penalty area with three steps slowing on the left to score. 19 to 6.
Atai is now in a bad temper and has been selected into the All-Star Game twice as a Pacers. He doesn't want someone to say that his data is not as good as a rookie, even if he is the favorite of the best rookie this year.
In the Suns' attack, Guo Xu passed to Roy who was running and receiving the ball. Roy broke through with the ball and attracted Bogut to replace the defense. He found a little space and passed it to Xiao Si who was cut. The latter misplaced and faced Atai. He started to play the board with one step. 21 to 6.
Players who are shorter than Xiao Si are basically unable to do anything at their peak. He is both quick and taller when he takes action, and it is difficult to block one-on-one. Atai did not make a foul even if he failed to bounce, because the opponent's free throw is too accurate, and the foul is a point.
"Zen Master" Jackson shook his head gently on the sidelines. He knew that the Lakers would lose today. They couldn't defend themselves. There was only one way to win the Suns, which was to fight for offense. They scored more points and had higher scoring efficiency than the Suns, but how could this be possible?
The Lakers win by a balance of offense and defense. After O'Neal and Guo Xu left, they averaged more than 110 points per game, and they even had less than 100 points in the first two seasons.
Kobe attracted double-teams at the low post and passed the ball to Walton in the middle, who made a high jump shot, 21-8.
The Lakers' offense was better than at the beginning, but it was still better than the Suns. Both sides attacked each other, and the Suns led 42-21 in the first quarter.
Guo Xu made 4 of 4 shots, scoring 11 points and 6 assists. After reducing the shots, he worked hard on the defensive end. The two point guards of the Lakers scored no point. Roy scored 11 points and 3 assists, and received the ball in the second half and made a three-pointer, 5 of 7 shots, and 1 of 2 three-pointers. Si made 4 of 4 shots, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 10 points and 3 rebounds.
On the Lakers side, Kobe made 3 of 10 shots, scoring 6 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.
Walton and Artest scored 6 points and 4 points respectively. Brian Cook, who came on the bench, made a three-pointer, and Bogut scored 2 points only once. As usual, he couldn't get the ball and ran back.
Bogut has had enough, and after the season is over, he is preparing to apply for a deal from management to play on a team with a shooting opportunity.
The Suns continued to take the initiative in the second quarter, with Valaijo and Haslem partnering with the inside, small forward Ariza, Anthony Parker, and point guard Lowry.
Several people blocked the penalty area and could also expand outside at any time to interfere with shooting. Turiav had no range, and Walton, Famar and Ellis' three-pointers were also average.
After the Lakers traded to Artest, they did not dig Radmanovic again, and they lost a stable three-point shooting point.
The No. 4 position is not useful. The Lakers had thought of digging Tim Thomas in the summer. Thomas decisively chose the Suns for the same contract, although he didn't play much time here.
The Suns substitutes have a way to score, but Valaijo and Lowry are not easy to defend when playing pick-and-roll. Lowry has the ball and breaks through himself or passes the ball.
Odom was injured and the Lakers suffered heavy losses. The team needed him to defend against pick-and-roll. When Toryav and Bogut defended, Odom could withdraw and make up for the penalty area at any time, and would not allow the opponent to take action easily. He had height and strong athletic ability.
Cook is not good at playing power forwards when he goes on the court. He is a big guy without rebounds or defense. Turiav is not suitable for playing with Bogut. Both of them are weak in shooting, and their opponents' formation will shrink even more.
After playing for 6 minutes, Guo Xu, Xiao Si and Roy came back, and the game was even more suspenseful.
Because of the lead too much, D'Antoni did not send Marion, but let Thomas, who had not played for a minute before, appearing, responsible for opening up space to occupy the bottom corner. Parker, who had a good feel, continued to play, and opened up the three-point line and waited for opportunities.
The Lakers knew that Roy and Sir could not be shorted, so they let out the other two. Guo Xu attracted double teams and passed the ball, and Parker scored two three-pointers in a row. He had won MVP in Europe, and the three-pointers in the open space were accurate. If you let out, you would have a big problem.
Parker has obvious tactical roles, not just pitchers, but also has the ability to break through and pass the ball. If this continues, Ariza will play less and less, and the coaching staff will prefer to attack.
Kobe is so angry that he is almost out of reach. Two Parkers who are also playing in the NBA, why is the difference between being a human being?
In order to prevent three-pointers from the outside, the Lakers' formation unconsciously began to expand outward again. Guo Xu and Xiao Si played the pick-and-roll and attracted the big man to defend, and began to pass the ball to Xiao Si who was cutting the ball.
Si Xiao faces the singles to rage the penalty area. If he dunks, he is not something that ordinary players can defend alone. Misposition is an opportunity. It is not possible for the Lakers to not double-team Guo Xu in the interior. He is too fast, and it is difficult to catch up once he gets rid of the defender.
The Suns led 77 to 47 at halftime by 30 points, and the game entered garbage time.
During the break, Barkley commented: "There was no suspense from the beginning of the victory or defeat of the two teams. I think the two suspense today are how many points the Lakers will lose, and the other is whether Kobe will be furious in the second half of the elbow."
Smith smiled: "I think Kobe shouldn't be elbows, but this season the Lakers can give up the idea of competing for the championship. Even Odom can't beat the Suns. Once the Suns players find the touch, they feel the same as playing second in the Western Conference and the Lotto team."
Guo Xu did not rest in the second half and led the team to play for a while. Marion, who had not played for a minute in the second quarter, also played. They were unhappy that they played for too short, and the data would decline.
Only Sir had a rest and replaced Valaijo, who was good at defending.
How terrible is the Suns lineup? Haslem played for a total of 6 minutes today, like a marginal person. There will definitely be many people leaving the team next summer, and the ball rights are really difficult to allocate.
The Lakers couldn't start the situation when they were on the lineup. Kobe wanted to catch up with the score. The adjustment method was to increase the mid- and long-distance shooting. He used this method to break the double team. He had to pass the ball when he went to the low post to attract double teams.
Bogut always wastes his energy when he is in the position near the penalty area. He is silent, and that is an unconcealable loss.
At the end of the third quarter, the Suns led by 45 points 111 to 66.
Guo Xu only played for 6 minutes in this quarter, playing for a total of 24 minutes, 9 of 9 shots, 5 of 5 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, scored 25 points, 2 rebounds, 12 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, and made 1 shot every time.
But for him, this kind of data is no longer a milestone performance and fans can't remember it.
Chapter completed!