The Suns' style of play changed too suddenly, catching the Kings off guard.
Of course, this is also related to the decline in the strength of the Kings. Webb's several serious injuries have made it impossible for him to be used as the core. However, the Kings still rely on him to defend Lu Yu, which is simply a bit difficult.
After coming off the court, D'Antoni shouted excitedly: "You played well, I knew you could do it!"
"It's not like the coach's tactical arrangements are good, don't you think so?" Lu Yu shouted, and his teammates all responded in unison. There was laughter and laughter on the bench of the Suns. No one seemed to be worried about losing this game at all.
possible.
Of course, any game can be lost, but the Suns players have found confidence.
It's not so much confidence, but rather that they have found a style of play that suits them.
In fact, the reason for going the wrong way at the beginning is very simple. D'Antoni was originally a point guard when he was a player. Of course, when he arranges tactics, he will focus on arranging core tactics on the point guard.
In Lu Yu's previous life, among the players who played under D'Antoni, there were no guards with poor statistics.
Not to mention that Nash won two regular season MVPs, Harden also won an MVP under his hands, and even Jeremy Lin successfully achieved Lin's crazy performance when D'Antoni was coaching in New York.
But this time, because of Lu Yu's existence, he had to make changes.
Fortunately, he changed quickly enough and the Suns did not keep losing. Otherwise, if they continued to lose, they might really become a joke of the league this year.
Perhaps from the perspective of the lineup, this Suns lineup is much thinner than the previous Suns lineup.
But in real comparison, Lu Yu felt that this Sun had more potential because it was more balanced.
Let’s not talk about Lu Yu. After all, Lu Yu is a bug. Haslem, who plays power forward, is not as good as Stoudemire offensively, but he doesn’t need to do what Stoudemire can do.
Demile can do everything he can't sit down, such as all kinds of dirty work.
This aspect of Marion has not changed, and Richardson at this time has improved by more than one level compared to the Richardson in his previous life.
Not to mention that there is Barbosa as the sixth player on the bench, which is enough anyway.
Last season, Barbosa played 70 regular season games for the Suns, averaging 7.9 points and 2.4 assists per game.
With this data on a substitute, what kind of bicycle is needed?
What's more, Barbosa is nicknamed the Brazilian Lightning. He is very fast and explosive. He is creative under the basket, can end the game with his hands, deceive opponents, handle physical contact and other methods very well.
Even if, even if these teammates are really weak.
Lu Yu is also confident that he can force his teammates into the playoffs on his own. If he is lucky, he might even be able to reach the Western Conference finals.
It's just that it will be very tiring.
Lu Yucai didn't want to work two jobs for one salary.
Now we have such a pretty good lineup, at least in Lu Yu's eyes, it is good. In the eyes of others, this lineup has no redeeming qualities. No matter what, this lineup, Lu Yu feels, is enough for the sun to shine.
It illuminates the entire league.
Kings head coach Adelman looked around the bench and couldn't find anyone to replace him.
At this moment, he suddenly missed Divac.
Adelman believes in the "Princeton Offense", and the core of this tactical system is the outside pick-and-roll. The arrival of Divac and Chris Webber has taken this tactic to its extreme.
When Weber was seriously injured, the offensive threat decreased.
The core player who can pass the ball and organize the team is gone again, and all he has left is missing.
Divac went to the Lakers.
After O'Neal, Malone and others left the team, the Lakers hoped that Divac would use his rich experience to guide the young players. From 1989 to 2005, Divac and O'Neal jointly occupied the center position of the Lakers, but these two
Two great centers with different styles have never played on the same team. It's a pity that you come and go.
However, Lu Yu knew that Divac, who returned to Los Angeles, failed to regain his glory. Injuries finally came to him when he was 36 years old. After playing only 15 games throughout the season, Divac had to give up.
With one year left on his contract, he announced his retirement.
Neither team made any substitutions.
The fans didn't even know if the coaches on both sides had planned a strategy, because the Suns were laughing and joking, while Adelman on the Kings was silent for a while.
Bibby passed the ball to Peja. Peja was a triple threat. After a test step, he made a sudden jumper and avoided Richardson's block. 13 to 8.
When the Suns attacked, Lu Yu continued to play pick-and-roll with Haslem. This move made the Kings extremely uncomfortable, but there was nothing they could do. Adelman believed that not only them, but any team in the league would be very happy if they came.
Uncomfortable.
When did the center start moving outside to attack?
Even Nowitzki only occasionally shoots three-pointers from the outside. He is not like Lu Yu, who goes to the three-point line to catch the ball every round and starts to disgust people.
The key point is that the Kings did not dare to double-team Lu Yu.
Everyone in the Bulls last season knew they had to double-team Lu Yu, but could anyone be able to double-team him?
After the pick-and-roll, Webb had no choice but to switch defenses with Thomas. Lu Yu made an emergency stop to open up space. Before his opponent could react, he prepared to shoot. As soon as he made the shooting action, his opponent pounced on him.
Lu Yu flicked his wrist and passed the basketball to the middle.
Haslem cut in from the middle, and after receiving the ball, he performed a one-handed dunk. He only knew this one action when dunking. When he got older, he switched to using both hands. If he got older, he couldn't dunk anymore.
15 to 8, Lu Yu’s fifth assist.
The Kings have a headache. They have already been dunked twice by Haslem with the same style of play. How can this be done, especially Webb, who used to be the top power forward in the league, but now he is being slapped on the head by someone whose name he has never even heard of.
A click.
Who can bear it?
Webber took the ball in the middle to test. He wanted Haslem to know that there are still tigers in the mountains. After two consecutive tests, Haslem was staggered. Webber raised his hand and hit a mid-range shot, and the basketball easily entered the net.
15 to 10
In fact, Haslem should not have retreated with this ball. Even if Webb was allowed to burst in, his explosive power would not be enough. Lu Yu could completely make up for it in time.
The Suns attacked, and Nash passed halftime and handed it over to Lu Yu again. Lu Yu played a pick-and-roll again, and Weber started cursing again.
Weber chose to stay close to Lu Yu and not give him any space to pass the ball. As a result, Lu Yu dribbled the ball from his hips to accelerate and rushed directly from his right side. Weber quickly withdrew, but who knew that after Lu Yu made an emergency stop and pulled back, he hit the ball steadily.
Shooting.
17 to 10
Lu Yu scored his fourth point.
Sun Yiping sighed: "It's incredible that a big player like Lu Yu can do such an action. The most important thing is that his movements are still so smooth."
Zhang Weiping smiled: "You have to know that when Lu Yu was in the NCAA, he played as a guard."
Yes, Lu Yu is a defender!
Maybe after watching Lu Yu play too much in the past two seasons, everyone regards Lu Yu as an inside player, but everyone has forgotten that when Lu Yu played as a defender, he had already beaten all the defenders in the league.
Lu Yu, a first-year shooting guard, has already led the team to the finals.
At that time, Lu Yu's skills were still a little green, but now he is more mature. When a center player has the skills and shooting ability of a defender, how can he still play this game?
The two commentators chatted about Lu Yu's past while thinking about Lu Yu's future.
While chatting, they discovered that the first quarter of the game was about to end.
In the second half of the first quarter, the Kings strengthened their defense of the penalty area and strictly prohibited Haslem's air cuts, making it difficult for him to directly attack the basket.
After setting it up like this, it really had some effect.
Haslem's singles ability is weak. If he doesn't make cuts, he will only have the threat of mid-range shooting. The key is that although his mid-range shooting is good, it is still far from being excellent.
Therefore, Lu Yu has always used his strengths. When the opponent does not give Haslem a chance, it is the opportunity for others to take action.
Both Marion and Richardson are capable of shooting. The Kings don't dare to let go on the outside and don't dare to let go on the inside. Lu Yu simply started to play singles on the outside.
When Weber was far away, Lu Yu directly shot a three-pointer. When the distance was close, he was passed directly. Lu Yu passed him as easily as crossing the road in the early morning.
In just the first quarter, Lu Yu had already scored 13 points and 7 assists, and his efficiency was ridiculously high, which was a bit scary.
Most of the team's scores came from Lu Yu or indirectly from Lu Yu.
At the end of the first quarter, the Suns led 40 to 27.
In fact, the Kings are already playing very well. At least Adelman feels that their offense is not too stretched. But when he thinks that his team's offense is already among the top in the league, but it is still being beaten by the opponent, it doesn't make sense.
The reason why the Kings' current record ranking is not high is actually not an offense problem, their problem lies in defense.
So when the offense was outmatched by the Suns, they suddenly felt that this Suns team was a little too scary?
In the second quarter, the Suns began to rotate, with Lu Yu taking a rest, Marion and Nash leading the bench, and Barbosa stepping up to play shooting guard.
In this way, the Suns directly speed up. In fact, when Lu Yu is on the court, his playing speed is not slow, and he even counterattacks faster than Nash with the substitutes.
But when the substitutes are against the substitutes and rookies are pecking each other, Nash's breakthrough to kill the inside looks more beautiful.
The second team changes quickly, and players take action when they have the chance.
Marion is both a father and a mother in the second team. The two substitutes who were replaced are only responsible for shooting, so Marion is now the most active one on the bench, grabbing rebounds on the defensive end and running fast breaks on the offensive end.
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D'Antoni's requirements for the second team will not be the same as those of the starting lineup. His second team will follow his original thinking of running and gunning.
His tactical system, how should I put it, looks like a random attack, completely dependent on the performance of the point guard.
In the second half of the second quarter, Lu Yu, Richardson and Haslem came back to continue playing. Marion went down to take a rest, and Richardson moved to the small forward position.
Richardson is also nearly two meters tall and has enough strength to play as a small forward.
At the end of the second quarter, the Suns' lead expanded to 66-40, a full 26-point lead.
Lu Yu scored 21 points and 12 assists at halftime, easily scoring a double-double.
There are also 7 rebounds.
From the current point of view, winning a triple-double is not a big problem.
During halftime, many reporters rushed to Phoenix and gave up interviewing other Western Conference teams. They all felt that big news was going to happen today. No one expected that the Suns, who had been ridiculed by basketball experts a few days ago, would actually be slapped in the face.
It happened so fast. Everyone knew in this game that the Suns' offensive firepower was too fierce.
In the second half, the Suns continued the style of play they played in the first half.
With all five players in the starting lineup, the Kings simply couldn't stand it.
In the end, Adelman chose the last resort and double-teamed Lu Yu. But by double-teaming Lu Yu, there was no chance from the outside. Nash, Richardson and Marion's three guns fired together from the outside.
Don't double-team Lu Yu. He will single out Webb. We don't need to defend him, and others won't be able to guard him.
The Kings couldn't even try to defend in a zone. The Suns counterattacked too quickly. Before the Kings could get into position, the Suns had already ended their attack.
Lu Yu plays extremely well. This kind of offensive firepower allows players to maximize their offensive capabilities. It is much more enjoyable than playing in a reasonable way with the Bulls.
Although the Bulls have won two championships in three seasons, Lu Yu has missed out on the scoring title more than once.
I have to say, this is a pity.
But in those two seasons, the scores of other scorers were really explosive, especially Tracy McGrady. Not only did he crush Lu Yu's scoring data that year, but Kobe and Iverson also couldn't compete with him.
Many people say that Tracy McGrady is a weakened version of Lu Yu.
Because his offensive strength is no less than that of Lu Yu, but he is not as versatile as Lu Yu, who can play inside, pass and organize, and defend.
McGrady really doesn't want to admit this.
He could never have imagined that the college student he and Kobe played against in the New Orleans Arena would actually grow to this level now.
But I have to admit that Lu Yu is indeed a wall in front of all players of their era.
With Lu Yu here, it will be difficult for other players to win the championship.
Kobe has already won a championship.
Other players can only take advantage of Lu Yu's transfer to the Suns this year and see if they can fight for one.
It's a pity that if the sun continues to be as strong as today, they still have no chance.
Perhaps in the near future, Lu Yu will become a being like Jordan, standing in front of all players in this era and becoming the biggest regret in their careers.
Adelman has no choice but to close his eyes and let the players fight on their own. He can't beat him anyway. If the Suns hadn't accidentally exploded, with this strength, the Kings would definitely be dead this year.
It's better to see what good prospects there are in next year's draft and start to mess them up.
At the end of the third quarter, the Suns led 99 to 70 by 29 points. The Suns did not exert much effort in the third quarter. Anyway, the game was already wasted.
