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Chapter 778 [Passive stealth, close at hand]

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The Cavaliers' backwardness is directly related to Coach McBrown's substitution adjustment. In order to strengthen defense, he replaced the blue-collar center Biderlings in 5 minutes in the third quarter. As a result, the Cavaliers' offensive end was silent. James kept encountering double-teams near the penalty area, and he was split into Pavlovic, and Damon Jones failed to make three-pointers.

Biderlins has no power in pick-and-roll, and he cannot take action outside the penalty area. If he cuts to the basket, he will be pulled by the Suns player and sent to the free throw line. When he plays on the Suns, he can play small ball tactics and will not become a defensive loophole in the penalty area.

Jones, who once claimed to be the number one scorer in the universe, was completely useless. As long as there was someone standing in front of him, he would not have the confidence to take action, and he made 0 of 2 three-pointers. Pavlovic's performance was not as good as the regular season, with 0 of 2 three-pointers.

The teammates couldn't pull it away, and this was forcing James to shoot three-pointers. His three-pointer of 1 of 4 was also bad. If Marshall and Gibson had not played on the outside, they would have definitely entered garbage time now.

When they thought that they would become the background board for Guo Xu to set historical records, the morale of all the Knights was depressed. Under the impact of the trident in the last quarter, they were quickly shot and surrendered 13-2.

The more the Cavaliers failed to make the shot from the outside, the stronger the Suns' formation would shrink. James was not able to play, and he only gave an assist without a single point.

After only 4 minutes of playing, both sides replaced all the main players. The Suns were played by Lori, Roy, Ariza, Millsap and Haslem, and continued to gain the upper hand.

The Suns' lineup has a clear division of labor. Even if it is super mobility on the offensive end, it can make fast attacks, and can interfere with shooting and defensive breakthroughs on the defensive end, but its height is at a disadvantage.

Two small insiders are not bad at all. They can start a counterattack by grabbing the backcourt rebound, and at least three people will get off the ball soon.

On the side of the Cavaliers, even if the "big z" Ilgoskas is still not suitable for playing in the garbage time, the defensive end will become a weakness. How can he run better than Haslem and Millsap, who are 203cm tall?

Haslem can also defend Daz and try to interfere with his shooting as much as possible. He is not a super scorer. He cannot attract double teams in singles, and he does not have the confidence to shoot continuously. He only averages 13.9 shots per game in his peak season.

After the end of this season, regardless of whether James opposes or not, the management is ready to send Daz away. This is a center forward who has been born in the wrong era. His style would definitely be very good if he entered the league in the 1980s. Now he has become a victim of small ball tactics.

Guo Xu played for 40 minutes, and the final data was frozen at 21 points and 24 assists, no rebounds, no steals or blocks.

24 assists scared everyone, he assisted 20+ in three consecutive games and broke the record that Magic Johnson held for 23 years.

Zhang Heli commented: "Guo Xu better interprets what the team is the core than before he was injured. He can still lead the team to score without running much. Today he gave many wonderful assists at the top five goals level, tearing the opponent's defense line."

Yu Jia smiled and said, "Phoenix City is worthy of being an air-connected city. Guo Xu suddenly threw a high place and someone took off."

Zhang Heli said: "James won the regular season MVP this season, but he obviously cannot compare with Guo Xu in leading the team. He is only good at breaking through strong attacks and passing balls, and there are traces to follow. When the team needs him the most, he disappeared."

James played for 40 minutes, scoring a quasi-triple double-double with 32 points, 13 rebounds and 9 assists, 26 of which were obtained in the first half, and only 6 points in the second half, and no point in the last quarter.

This is not that James takes the initiative to stealth at a critical moment, but that the opponent's defense in the penalty area is too tight, and it is obviously more reasonable for him to pass the ball if he is not accurate in shooting. This is called...passive stealth.

Sir S scored a game-high 39 points and 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks, defeating Boozer's 22 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists, and the Suns won the competition between inside stars.

In the final quarter, the two sides competed in substitutes. Lowry was ahead with a big score and he dared to fight without pressure. He fought against Jones one-on-one and broke through and passed the ball again and again, hitting the run-and-shoot counterattack that D'Antoni wanted to see. He gave 5 assists in 8 minutes and scored 4 points himself.

Roy was very efficient in fighting Ross in a single-handed attacking manner, and he was able to be the team's second ball-holding offensive point. Millsap has the ability to attack at low posts, Haslem is good at pulling out mid-range shots, and Ariza also rushed very quickly in the fast break...

The final game was 142 to 98, and the Suns beat the Cavaliers 44 points. The Cavaliers only scored 11 points in the final quarter and were completely lost.

Boozer and James are indispensable people for the Cavaliers. They can't fight after an attack, and there is no core on the field.

With such a big score difference, Barkley commented: "There is no suspense in the finals, or there has been no suspense. Just look at how many games the Western Conference wins in a row in the All-Star Game. I think the Cavaliers will be swept."

"The Suns lineup is stronger than last season, and the Cavaliers have not changed much, which may be the biggest difference in the finals after 2001 and 2002. And all three of them were Jason."

At the press conference, the reporter interviewed Guo Xu and asked him to talk about his thoughts about breaking the historical record of assists in a single game.

Guo Xu said: "This is a helpless move. If I hadn't been injured in my leg, I would have been fighting against the Cavaliers point guard one-on-one, striving to score more than 60 points in a single game, and challenging the finals' historical single-game scoring record. However, it is not easy for me to get high scores. I didn't get too high scores this year because we often win easily."

There was a burst of applause in the venue. Guo Xu said during the regular season: "It's not that I can't get high scores, but that I lost to garbage time."

The reporter asked: "This season, the Suns defended their title, you will have six championship rings. Do you think you surpass Jordan?"

Guo Xu smiled and said, "This topic is easy to cause great controversy. I often see Jordan's fans dissatisfied on the Internet. They think that I can win the championship because I am lucky and rely on stars to join. Jordan does not join, so I can't compare with him. I decided to be low-key. When I win 12 championships, I will admit that I surpass Jordan. I can't beat me with one ring, right?"

The audience was in an uproar, and reporters took photos, thinking that Guo Xu was talking about his ultimate goal. He wanted to surpass the "Lord of the Rings" Bill Russell, not compared with Jordan.

In November this year, Guo Xu was only 26 years old, and Jordan, who was the same age, didn't even win a championship. People have seen Guo Xu run slower and he can still lead the team to win even if he doesn't jump. If this is his physical fitness when he was 36 years old, it is indeed possible that he can win 6 championship rings in the past 10 years.

After watching the press conference, President David Stern felt that he was too impressed. Guo Xu's way of ruling the league was a bit too much. If this continues, other stars will have to live in his shadow for a long time. He made the "Little Emperor" look like a joke, and won the regular season MVP with no whispers and reached the finals without hype, but he couldn't create any threat to Guo Xu.

The reporter also asked Guo Xu to comment on James.

He thought for a while and said, "He is very powerful, and his breakthrough is simply unstoppable. He is like a rugby player. I think he will become better in the future."

Guo Xu didn't say the saying "The future is yours." The future is really not James'. Guo Xu doesn't want to retire for the time being, and playing basketball is a happy thing.

After the game, some James talked about Guo Xu's comments on James, and misinterpreted his meaning very maliciously.

Guo Xu said that James was like a football player and was praising him for being strong. As a result, a group of James actually said that it was because James could run with a basketball in his arms, which was too dark.
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