The Lakers scored on a fast break, and Zhang Zhiyuan had to fall next to O'Neal. Zhang Zhiyuan couldn't hold it back for a moment and joked: "Hey, are you sweating?"
The game has just started, and Zhang Zhiyuan hasn't even sweated yet.
O'Neal was miserable, and there were beads of sweat on his forehead.
O'Neal was speechless when he heard this. If it weren't for the game, he would definitely attack Zhang Zhiyuan with a powerful move.
The offense and defense transitioned and the Suns passed halftime.
Stoudemire and Diaw were running, and Nash was breaking through. The whole scene seemed chaotic, but in fact it was orderly.
After some tactical movement, Lagaber was missed in the bottom corner.
The Lakers didn't intentionally leave the field short; it was obviously a tactical effect of the Suns.
Then Lagabel made a three-pointer.
Lagaber is quite accurate when it comes to open opportunities.
The ball goes in.
7 to 6, the Suns led by 1 point.
When some pseudo-fans who have just joined the circle see this score, they will immediately feel that the Lakers are not that good either.
The game continued, Kobe shot and hit the iron.
But it doesn't matter, the Suns' offense can't always be that efficient.
Next, the Suns also played several irons in a row. The scores of the two teams increased alternately, and the score was temporarily tied at 50-50.
After playing for 5 minutes, O'Neal was replaced and rested.
Barbosa was replaced, Laga Bell played the third position, Diaw was pushed to the power forward, and Stoudemire switched to center.
The Suns' three-guard lineup is obviously going to fight the Lakers.
The Suns attacked, with Laga Bell in the corner, Barbosa and Nash outside the three-point line, and Diaw posing a threat in the mid-range.
The basket is quite open, and Stoudemire can take off at any time to make an alley-oop.
The offensive power of the Suns' lineup is quite strong, with all five players on the court capable of scoring, and the Lakers are not easy to defend.
At first, the Lakers chose man-to-man, not giving Barbosa, Nash and Bell a chance.
But this way, the Lakers can't stop Stoudemire from scoring.
Bynum couldn't keep up.
Stoudemire scored.
14 to 11, the Suns lead.
During the transition between offense and defense, Kobe attacked Barbosa and easily knocked him away. Then he smoothly dribbled the ball to the basket and jumped to attack the frame.
This kind of ball is almost 100% scored, so Stoudemire chose to foul, drag Kobe down, and send Kobe to the free throw line.
Even if you make two free throws, it's not a big loss. If you make one of two free throws, it's a small profit. If you miss two free throws, it's a bloody profit.
Kobe's free throw shooting percentage is 81%, which can only be considered above average, not excellent.
However, Kobe adjusted well this time and made two free throws, giving the Lakers a slight profit.
Next, Stoudemire will definitely have to be more careful to control the number of fouls, which will somewhat weaken some defenses.
The Suns attacked, Hayes helped block Stoudemire, and Diaw immediately shot a mid-range shot.
The ball goes in.
16 to 13.
The Lakers counterattacked, and Zhang Zhiyuan and Kobe coordinated and exchanged positions.
Then Zhang Zhiyuan threw a three-pointer at Barbosa, but Barbosa didn't block it and didn't even interfere with Zhang Zhiyuan's shot.
The ball goes in.
16 to 16.
"Hey, why are they still cooperating with each other? This shouldn't be the case."
Buckley joked.
"Please, don't think that everyone thinks the same as you. For them, winning is the most important thing."
Smith complained.
"Kenny, you'd better not jump to conclusions so early, otherwise you'll get slapped in the face."
Buckley said.
Unfortunately, Barkley guessed wrong this time. Zhang Zhiyuan would not argue with Kobe before the finals, because Zhang Zhiyuan was prepared to give in and let Kobe take more shots.
Anyway, FMVP only looks at the performance in the finals. Before that, it doesn't matter if Zhang Zhiyuan has less data.
On the court, the Lakers attacked, and Zhang Zhiyuan assisted Kobe Bryant for a layup.
16 to 18, the Lakers took the lead.
After playing for a few more minutes, Zhang Zhiyuan was replaced, and the Suns replaced O'Neal.
For a guy with an annual salary of 20 million, D'Antoni also wants to squeeze out as much value as possible.
Moreover, without Zhang Zhiyuan, the Lakers' rhythm has also slowed down a bit, which is suitable for O'Neal to play.
When the Suns attacked, O'Neal squeezed Bynum away, grabbed a favorable position, caught the ball and made a layup.
The Lakers attacked, and Kobe took over the offensive banner.
The Suns double-teamed decisively, and Kobe shot the ball.
Some people have calculated that when Kobe is alone on the court, his scoring will increase a lot, but his efficiency will drop a lot.
If you only look at the data when he and Zhang Zhiyuan are on the court at the same time, you will find that Kobe is actually quite efficient.
Some experts said that if Kobe and Zhang Zhiyuan did not compete for the top spot, they would be the best pairing.
Unfortunately, this is impossible.
The Suns counterattacked, and they needed to take advantage of this period of time.
Of course Kobe would not agree, and he worked very hard on the defensive end.
Stoudemire caught the ball and shot from mid-range. Odom interfered and the ball missed.
The Lakers' offense is still Kobe's offense.
However, after attracting double-teams this time, Kobe chose to pass the ball.
Ariza caught the ball and made a three-pointer.
23 to 27, the Lakers lead by four points.
During the transition between offense and defense, Nash broke through and scored with a throw.
The Lakers counterattacked, Kobe Bryant singled out Bell, and missed a turnaround jump shot.
Odom and O'Neal competed for rebounds, and the basketball was pushed to the outside. Kobe beat Bell and grabbed the rebound.
Kobe passed the ball and Bynum missed the jump shot under the basket.
This made Kobe very unhappy. In his opinion, a pig could be thrown in at such a close distance.
The Suns counterattacked, Stoudemire finally found a chance to take off, Nash passed the ball, Stoudemire made an alley-oop layup, and scored.
27 to 27, the two sides were tied again.
The Lakers attacked, and Kobe tried to break through after receiving the ball. Lagabell defended from the front, and Nash sneaked in from behind, and Kobe made a mistake.
Nash steals the ball and goes for a fast break.
Unfortunately, no one rushed forward, the Lakers players retreated in time, and the fast break was forced to turn into a positional battle.
In the past, Marion was responsible for the fast break, but now that Marion has been traded, the Suns' running and gunning has lost its former power.
O'Neal caused a foul by Bynum and made one of two free throws.
Bynum was replaced and the two sides played for more than one minute.
At the end of the first quarter, 32 to 30, the Suns led by 2 points.
However, Suns fans were not too happy, after all, the Lakers' second quarter was very fierce.
In the second quarter, Lagabell did not rest, and Diaw, who had rested for a while in the first quarter, was also on the court.
Their lineup is Barbosa, Laga Bell, Gordon Gilicek, Grant Hill, Diaw.
The Lakers are Farmar, Zhang Zhiyuan, Ariza, Odom, and Kwame Brown.
The Lakers attacked first, Zhang Zhiyuan ran without the ball, and it was Gordon who was chasing him. Laga Bell was a little tired.
Zhang Zhiyuan caught the ball, broke through, and Bell defended.
Then Zhang Zhiyuan scored the ball. Ariza had already rushed to the basket, caught the ball and layup, and scored.
The Suns counterattacked. Barbosa patted the basketball and tried to please Farmar, but Farmar pestered him like a mad dog, causing Barbosa trouble.
It became a huge trouble.
Barbosa had no chance to take action, so he could only carefully observe his teammates, and then passed the ball to Grant, who had a relatively better chance.
Grant made a jump shot, and Odom rushed to interfere.
Grant is somewhat disadvantaged by his height. In the past, he relied on his athletic ability to score goals, but now he mainly relies on jump shots.
Odom's defense caused a lot of interference to Grant and the ball missed.
Lakers offense.
Seeing Zhang Zhiyuan running again, the Suns players felt like they were facing a formidable enemy.
Gordon chased after him hurriedly, but failed to catch up.
Zhang Zhiyuan successfully caught the ball, and Gordon rushed over.
Zhang Zhiyuan immediately stopped shooting and waited for Gordon to start falling before taking another shot.
Gordon defended himself, and Zhang Zhiyuan's shot was almost equal to an open shot.
The ball goes in.
32 to 35, the Lakers took the lead.
"The Suns are in trouble. Without Marion's defense, the Suns' perimeter defense has become worse."
Smith complained.
Several months have passed since the trade between O'Neal and Marion. Most people think that the Suns' deal was a failure. The team's strength has not been significantly improved. On the contrary, O'Neal's contract has become a bad contract.
He has two years left on his contract worth 41 million, and it would be difficult to trade him out.
"Who knows what they are thinking, knowing that there is a Lakers team in the West, they still make a big deal. Do they think they can defeat the Lakers by getting O'Neal?"
Barkley continues to tease Suns trade operations.
Of course, what he said is not completely unreasonable.
Knowing that the Lakers will be disbanded next season, the Suns can give up this season and wait. Knowing that the Lakers are strong and overdrafting future trades is really unwise.
At this time, the general manager of the Suns was also watching the game. He could only keep praying for the team to win.
As long as the team wins, the doubts from the outside world will disappear and he will become the team's hero and hero.
If the Suns are eliminated, there is no doubt that he will take the blame.
On the court, the Suns' substitutes could no longer hold up, and the point difference widened to 6 points.
D'Antoni quickly replaced Nash and Stoudemire, and then replaced Bell to rest.
The game continues.
With Nash and Stoudemire here, the Suns' offense at least doesn't have to worry too much.
The Suns attacked, Nash sent a wonderful pass, and Grant scored a mid-range jumper.
It was also a jump shot, previously it was shot against Odom. But this time Stoudemire attracted the defense, Grant successfully obtained an open opportunity, and Nash's pass was also very timely.
This is the role of core players. As long as they come on the field, they will have immediate results.
40 to 44.
Lakers offense.
Farmar's dribbling was interfered by Nash, and he carried the ball through the half court with difficulty, and then passed it to Zhang Zhiyuan.
If he continues to move, he is afraid of being intercepted by Nash.
Zhang Zhiyuan attacked with the ball, and Gordon tried his best to defend, but he was stopped once.
Zhang Zhiyuan was forced to make an emergency stop and missed the ball.
The Suns counterattacked and scored, and then Jackson immediately replaced Kobe and Bynum to increase the team's firepower and give the offense more options.
The Lakers' offense, with their dual-core Lakers, gave Suns players a huge headache.
They finally surrounded Zhang Zhiyuan, and Kobe completed a breakthrough at the other end.
It was too late for the rest of the Suns to try to make up the defense.
In the next round, the Lakers were still the same, but the Suns changed their defensive strategy and focused on taking care of both Kobe and Zhang Zhiyuan.
As a result, Bynum scored again.
People like Bynum and Odom are not vegetarians either.
If we really keep giving them opportunities, they can turn into big sharks in minutes and produce superstar statistics.
The Suns' defense was starting to get a little messy. At this time, Zhang Zhiyuan suddenly threw an unreasonable three-pointer. What's even worse is that the ball was scored.
The Suns players were immediately confused. Is it possible that Zhang Zhiyuan, who was off the ball, had to be double-teamed indefinitely from outside the three-point line? How is this possible?
But if we don't do this, it seems that one person alone cannot limit Zhang Zhiyuan's scoring at all.
The Lakers started to gain momentum and scored consecutively, widening the point difference by 10 points.
D'Antoni quickly called a timeout in an attempt to interrupt the Lakers' offensive.
After the timeout, D'Antoni replaced Laga Bell again, and also emphasized the defensive strategy, that is, regardless of Zhang Zhiyuan's long-range shots.
If Zhang Zhiyuan can really keep throwing super long three-pointers, then D'Antoni will admit it.
He had to take risks and make this kind of decision, because he had to make a choice, otherwise he wouldn't be able to prevent it at all.
Fisher noticed the changes in the Suns and immediately passed the ball to Zhang Zhiyuan on the outside.
But Zhang Zhiyuan did not continue to throw the ball far away from the defender. The shot just now was completely luck. Zhang Zhiyuan made the shot because other people did not have good opportunities.
Zhang Zhiyuan can't guarantee his efficiency in super long three-pointers.
If it were the regular season, he might try his luck.
Now, he hopes to play more steadily.
Ever since, Zhang Zhiyuan faked a shot and made a breakthrough. After failing to break through, he passed the ball back to Fisher, and then continued to act as a nuclear deterrent.
Fisher passed the ball to Kobe again, and Kobe turned around and shot a jumper.
The ball didn't go in.
D'Antoni seems to have made the right bet.
However, if the bet is right, it will only slightly reduce the disadvantage. The overall situation is still in the advantage of the Lakers. It is still very difficult for them to win.
The Suns attacked, Nash and Diaw cooperated, then broke through Odom, scored the ball and assisted Stoudemire.
50 to 58.
During the transition between offense and defense, Kobe continued to play hard and hit a fadeaway jumper.
50 to 60.
The Suns attacked and Nash took a risk and shot a three-pointer.
Fisher's reaction was a little slow and he took off to cause limited interference.
The ball goes in.
53 to 60.
The Suns fans couldn't help but cheer. This goal kept their hope of winning.
Although the hope is slim, it is possible.
If you're behind by double digits at halftime, you really don't have to play in the second half.
The Lakers attacked, and Fisher took action.
The Sun's counterattack didn't hit either.
The two sides played the remaining half minute and the first half ended.
55 to 62, the Lakers led by 7 points and firmly held the advantage.
"The Suns have no hope. The Lakers have secured the advantage before Zhang Zhiyuan breaks out. Once Zhang Zhiyuan breaks out, the Suns will have no chance to fight. The Suns must be very lucky if they want to win. Unfortunately, this is a playoff with 4 wins in 7 games. They can't
Maybe it depends on luck."
Zhang Lili analyzed that what he said was relatively subtle and saved face for the Suns.
A loudmouth like Barkley has directly declared that the Suns will lose, and even predicted a 4-0 sweep.
In his opinion, it would be difficult for the Suns to win a game.
"Charles, if you say that again, the Suns will not retire your jersey."
Smith joked, after all, Barkley can be considered a Suns legend. Due to various problems, the address has been changed. Please save the new address to avoid getting lost.
