() Indeed, Stoudemire's injury had a great impact on the Suns. It directly caused the Suns to almost lose their inside impact. But for this Suns, as long as Steve Nash can play
se, then they have nothing to fear.
Adrian's defensive effect on Nash is indeed not good. He has never been very good at defending such a small and fast point guard. Especially Nash, who possesses these two points, also has the advantage of being extremely skilled.
.Although he once successfully defended Nash, it was because of his successful defense that he came into the eyes of Phil Jackson, so that he quickly occupied the Lakers' starting position at the point guard position.
But at that time, Nash had just started the new season. He was not in good shape in the preseason, and it was an objective fact that he did not exert his strength because it was the preseason. Now in the playoffs, although Adrian's defense has improved very quickly
, but when it comes to defending Nash, he will naturally suffer a lot in terms of physical condition.
On the defensive end, Adrian exerted pressure on Nash as much as possible. Knowing that he could not completely restrict Nash, Adrian tried his best to use his only advantage against Nash on the defensive end, which was strength!
He defended closely, creating physical contact as much as possible to interfere with Nash's dribbling. Although the defensive effect was still not good, it successfully caused a Nash mistake. Under Adrian's pressure, Nash accidentally hit the basketball.
On his own feet, the bottom line popped up directly.
But other than that, he didn't have any outstanding scenes guarding Nash.
Under Nash's guidance, the Lakers still created their own offensive storm despite losing another core player, Amare Stoudemire.
Phil Jackson on the sidelines was quite satisfied with Adrian's defense. Although Adrian's defense against Nash was not very effective, it was within his expectations. Adrian is 203 centimeters tall and weighs nearly 230 pounds.
It is indeed too difficult for such a giant to keep up with Nash. However, Adrian is still very good at taking advantage of his weight, height and strength. To be honest, Adrian's defense against Nash is already better than him.
It was better than expected, at least it wasn't completely blown up.
On the offensive side, the pressure on the Lakers is not great.
Due to the limited lineup, Raja Bell must defend Kobe Bryant, who is more threatening, and James Jones is also impossible to let go of Trevor Ariza. Now Trevor Ariza is already on the Lakers' bench.
He has established himself at the third position, sharing playing time with Luke Walton. Although Trevor Ariza's long-range shooting ability is very poor, he is very fast and has strong impact. If James Jones dares
Let Ariza go, and he will definitely use his impact power to cause chaos inside the Suns.
The result is that even though they know that Nash can't stop Adrian at all, the Suns have to let Nash defend Adrian. They can only let Marion on the inside often help defend.
Marion's assist defense ability is very good. His long arms like a giant monkey make his assist defense blocking quite intimidating. His help has reduced the pressure on Steve Nash a lot, but it is still not enough to prevent him.
Adrian.
Originally, Adrian's fixed position was at the center of the top arc of the three-point line, where he would direct the team's movements, call pick-and-rolls, and organize the team to distribute the ball. Kobe was usually at a 45-degree angle on the right side.
Position to intimidate defenses and support Adrian.
Now that Adrian has moved to the low post, Kobe naturally stands at the top of the three-point line and assumes the important task of organizing the team. Unlike Adrian's organization, Kobe's organization is more through his own breakthroughs.
Distribute the ball to create opportunities. With his super scoring ability, he can intimidate the opponent's defense and open up space for the entire team.
From the high position, Kobe Bryant directly broke through Raja Bell. Although he was shaken by Kobe, Raja Bell was not thrown away by Kobe. Instead, he stuck to Kobe's side and continued to interfere. Seeing that he could not completely get rid of Raja Bell, Kobe
He didn't attack hard and just threw the basketball toward the right corner.
Adrian used brute force to forcefully squeeze Steve Nash away. Although he was dissatisfied, Steve Nash, who stretched his arms hard, could only watch as Adrian used his strong force to push away Steve Nash.
Use your strength to catch yourself, catch the basketball easily in front of yourself, and then attack the basket directly!
Adrian attacked the basket, and Shawn Marion was pulled to the left under the influence of Kwame Brown, unable to help defend. Only Kent Thomas was left to guard the basket.
Kent Thomas knew that he was getting older and that he would no longer be able to bounce and block shots, but he also had his own defensive experience. Kent Thomas happened to stand outside the line of the reasonable collision zone and took a good posture.
Waiting for Adrian to bump into him, he will immediately fall to the ground and cause Adrian an offensive foul.
This is the experience and wisdom of the old football ruffian.
Adrian chose to make a pull-up jump shot!
Before Kent Thomas pounced on him, he steadily shot the basketball into the basket.
This kind of scene often appears in the first quarter. It not only brings out Kobe's singles power, but also makes use of Adrian's powerful destructive power in the low post. If it weren't for Adrian's low post skills, he would not be very proficient, especially
It is because it is difficult to exert its power when facing opponents with similar physical qualities. Phil Jackson really wants to transform this tactic specially used to deal with the Suns into a regular tactic for the Lakers.
The only pity is Adrian's passing ability, he is really not good at passing the ball in the low post.
The Suns' offense mainly relies on Nash's passing and the cuts of Shawn Marion and James Jones. Marion's running ability is extremely good, and his range reaches as far as the three-point line.
Yafu can be regarded as a beastly power forward, but compared with Marion, his running ability is far behind.
With his diligent running, Marion managed to get some good opportunities, and Nash's passes would always arrive in time at the moment the opportunity came.
James Jones was quickly replaced and replaced by French player Boyce Diaw. Last year, as an addition, he was signed and then traded for Joe Johnson in the summer of 2005 and was sent to the Suns. That year
He won the Most Improved Player award. In the Suns, he was usually responsible for the organization work on the court when Nash was off the court. Now that the Suns have lost Stoudemire, their cutting offensive ability has dropped a lot. Boyce
-After Diaw came on the court, he cooperated with Nash in cutting attacks, and he performed well.
This is a very versatile player who knows everything and knows nothing. He is a brick of the revolution and can be moved wherever he is needed. Diaw himself is not a prickly player. He can be a starter or a player.
He can also be used as a substitute. Once on the court, he shows his abilities conscientiously. He can be regarded as the coach's favorite role player. If used well, one player can be used as a substitute for three others.
However, this arrangement can only compensate for the losses caused by Stoudemire's injury, but it cannot completely make up for or replace it. There is no way to make up for the lack of impact on the Lakers' inside line caused by Stoudemire's injury.
Although the Suns played very proactively and worked hard, they did not show any stage fright at Staples.
But after the stalemate in the initial stage, the Suns inevitably began to fall behind. Adrian's efficiency in low singles was too high, and Nash's defense was unable to put any pressure on Adrian, even with Sean
-Marion's assisting defense, but Marion cannot completely let go of the penalty area and ignore it. Don't forget that he also needs to take into account the impact of Kobe and Ariza on the basket, plus he also has to help defend Adrian, even if
Marion is famous for his ability to run fast, but such defensive intensity is a serious drain on his physical strength.
The loss of physical strength will naturally lead to a decrease in defensive efficiency.
Once the efficiency of Marion's assist defense and blocking began to decline, the difficulty for Raja Bell to guard Kobe Bryant alone began to rise sharply.
Kobe was also very excited today. So far, Kobe has scored 28 points and 8 assists in less than three quarters. Six of his assists were achieved with the help of Adrian. The Lakers have also scored 87
:65 leads the Suns by 22 points. If this continues, entering the fourth quarter, the game will basically enter garbage time. The Suns, which have lost Stoudemire, are obviously inferior to the Lakers.
In addition to this period of time, both Adrian, Kobe and even Odom are in excellent condition. With Phil Jackson's adjustments and stimulation, the Lakers have entered the second round of the playoffs.
It was completely stimulated. In addition, the Suns are currently in troubled times. All the Lakers hope to take the opportunity to eliminate the Suns and go one step further.
It would be fine if we did not enter the playoffs. Now that we have entered the playoffs, even if we enter the playoffs as eighth place, no one wants to be a supporting role on the playoff stage. They all want to go further.
!
Because the gap between them is a bit big, basically the Suns have no chance of a comeback. The Lakers as a whole have relaxed a bit, and everyone's spirits are a bit scattered. This can be said to be an old problem of the Los Angeles Lakers.
Every time they take a lead, they will involuntarily relax. No matter who becomes the coach, this problem cannot be changed. Even players who have always been strict with themselves will be assimilated by the Lakers when they arrive in Los Angeles. They will also become lax after being infected with this kind of lead.
of problems.
Kobe held the ball and wandered around the top arc for a while, and then directly chose to break inward. He was supposed to make a few tactical moves, but this kind of loose mood spread out, and Kobe was very excited to play today, so there was no
According to the tactics, I chose individual singles!
The Lakers generals didn't care too much. Kobe's singles efficiency today was very good, shooting 9 of 18 two-pointers, 2 of 5 three-pointers, and 4 of 5 free throws.
Therefore, when they saw Kobe choose to play singles, everyone consciously opened up space for Kobe to play singles. Raja Bell could no longer keep up with Kobe, and no one thought there was anything wrong with Kobe's choice of singles at this time.
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