He was substituted at the end of the second quarter, with the Lakers trailing by 15 points. Adrian only rested for less than four minutes. Even with Adrian's superb recovery ability, it was not enough time to recover from his previous injuries.
One person is responsible for the team's offense and organization, which consumes a lot of physical strength.
But after appearing on the stage, Adrian really felt a special feeling. It was obviously just an indescribable feeling, and it was obviously something that couldn't even be called intuition. But when this feeling came,
Adrian was extremely sure, as if it was connected to the palm of his hand.
That’s what it feels like to score…
Breakthrough layups, mid-range jumpers, 45-degree angle board jumpers, step-back three-point jumpers. Each of these simple offensive methods is mastered by Adrian. But today, these offensive methods have been used before.
Added the prefix of unstoppable. Whenever the basketball falls into Adrian's hands, the only option left for him seems to be to attack the basket, as if the former man who always regarded organizing the team as his first priority was replaced by Adrian.
The guy called the 'White Magician', the hope of the white point guard, is nothing but a phantom. The real Adrian can only see the basket in his eyes, and when he catches the basketball, he does nothing but move toward the basket.
A super cancerous person who has no other options besides shooting from the basket!
Moreover, on the defensive end, it seems that in order to save the energy consumed on the offensive end, Adrian's performance on the defensive end has become very poor. It cannot be said that he is coping, but his performance is indeed not as hard and effective as he has always shown before.
.His defense has changed from the impregnable Three Gorges Dam to an ordinary small earth wall. Although it is not as riddled with holes as a colander, it is really not close to excellence.
Adrian has become a cancer. It is probably something that many people like to see. So far, since Adrian came on the scene in the second half of the second quarter, the Lakers have taken a total of eight shots, and Adrian's number of shots is also eight.
.Yes, all the shooting rights of the entire Lakers team are concentrated in the hands of Adrian. This can no longer be simply used as a "cancer" to describe Adrian's "independence". Even the famous "independence"
Wolf Marbury is completely unqualified to compete with the current Adrian in terms of the attribute of "independence", but when this cancer can only shoot towards the basket, the shooting rate is as high as 65%, and the three-pointer is hit
When the rate reaches a terrifying 55%, the only image left to the enemy can only be terrifying!
In the final period of the second quarter, the Suns still adhered to the "let Adrian" tactic, because D'Antoni firmly believed that Adrian's scoring alone could not counter the Suns' overall offensive. The Lakers had complete possession of the ball.
Concentrating it into Adrian's hands will only speed up the Suns' victory.
Although before the end of the second quarter, the Lakers relied on Adrian's 11:6 shock wave to successfully narrow the point difference to less than ten points. They also hit another three-pointer before the buzzer sounded at the end of the second quarter.
The ball successfully tied the score between the two sides at 51:56. The point difference was reduced to only five points.
D'Antoni still believes so firmly.
Adrian's explosive scoring in a short period of time is definitely not sustainable. He is Adrian, not Kobe Bryant and not Michael Jordan. He may be able to play a sharp offense in a short period of time and show that he is not inferior to
The scoring efficiency of the top scorers, but he cannot maintain such a terrifying scoring efficiency throughout the whole game like the previous super scorers and can fire at any time when the team needs it.
Rather than letting Adrian score alone and letting go of the tight defense against the Lakers' other offensive points, allowing the Lakers to re-implement the pick-and-roll tactics is even more of a threat!
D'Antoni considered this, so in the execution of tactics, he strictly required his players to strangle other offensive points of the Lakers, especially Lamar Odom. Adrian can score by himself.
, let him score. But if Adrian pursues overall cooperation with the team, then it is absolutely not possible. This cooperation must be nipped in the bud. The Lakers' overall offense cannot be allowed to develop.
D'Antoni made this choice on the one hand because he believes that the Lakers' overall offensive threat is greater. And even if Adrian's personal offense is somewhat threatening, the threat cannot be compared with the Lakers' overall offense. It's the right of two evils.
Everyone understands the reason for its simplicity.
On the other hand, it is also caused by the Suns' overall defensive strength being unable to take into account both aspects. The Suns have always been strong in offense and weak in defense. This year, although a series of adjustments have allowed the Suns' defense to be strong without affecting the offense.
There has been a certain degree of improvement, but the characteristics of strong offense and weak defense have not changed. In this case, D'Antoni must make a choice.
D'Antoni firmly believed that he was right, even after the second quarter. After the intermission, he also believed that Adrian's offensive power could not be maintained, and the feel would change at any time, even if it was
Not counting the illusory but real impact of touch. Adrian's physical exertion will also lead to a decrease in his efficiency. Therefore, D'Antoni believes that Adrian will definitely fall into a scoring drought at the beginning of the second half. This is also an opportunity for the Suns to pull.
Great opportunity to open the score.
Therefore, during the halftime break, he continued to emphasize the offensive tactics of the second half to the team, asking the players to further strengthen their delivery on the offensive end. In D'Antoni's view, the Lakers are already at their wits end, as long as the Suns can play their own
With the offense, it is a sure thing to take down the Lakers.
But what he saw in the second half was a lively Adrian.
"Thirty-three!" When Adrian once again threw away Diaw and hit his fourth three-pointer of the day from the side arc of the three-point line, Staples and the audience could not help but shout loudly.
Cheering. They cheered for the points Adrian had scored and waited for Adrian to score again.
Adrian didn't let them wait too long. Stoudemire's mid-range shot bounced out of the basket, and Kwame Brown was firmly stuck in position. After grabbing the rebound, he directly threw it to Already.
Adrian James Jones, who was about to leave, rushed over from the side. Adrian used a crotch switch dribble to avoid James Jones' steal. He took the opportunity to rush to the frontcourt, ignoring Boyce Diaw.
While his personal interference interfered with the layup, it also caused a foul by Diaw's thug.
"Thirty-five!"
Amid the noisy cheers, Adrian raised his right hand high, and suddenly the decibel level rose again, as if he wanted to overturn the ceiling of Staples so that he could see the beautiful starry sky!
"Dio, what's going on?" D'Antoni was a little brain-twitched by Adrian's consecutive scoring. So he called two timeouts in a row but still couldn't interrupt even a moment of Adrian's crazy scoring.
, he exploded towards Boyce Diaw: "What do I ask of you? Follow him closely, interfere with him, why can't you do such a simple thing!"
D'Antoni did have a reason to swear at Boyce Diaw, because Diaw's defense against Adrian was really not very good. Although Adrian had scored a lot of points before, those scores except for the explosion at the beginning of the period.
Except for that, the other scores are not coherent, more like piecemeal scoring. Although there are many scores, they cannot have an impact on the overall form of the Suns. But now, Adrian seems to have awakened and continues to score and score again. It is almost like the Suns.
The defense is like nothing. No, it should be said that the Suns' defense is like a fence made of bamboo and wood, and it is facing an authentic heavy armor covered in armor, even the horse is covered in armor that is difficult for swords to penetrate.
Knights generally can't cause any obstacles if they destroy everything.
In fact, Dior was also very aggrieved.
Defending Adrian is not an easy task, it can even be said to be difficult. It requires a lot of physical strength and energy. Although on the surface, Diaw's defensive effect on Adrian has not been very good, but every time he defends,
Dio really used all his strength to fight against Adrian's bullying. Every impact, every physical contact, every effort to stretch his arms was a huge drain on his physical strength. Adrian's
He is already very famous in the league for his strength. He can fight off LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Paul Pierce and other beast-level small forwards on the court without flinching, and even has a faint physical condition.
On the other hand, Dior, whose physical fitness was only average, maintained a high-intensity confrontation with Adrian throughout the game. Even though only half of the game had passed, Diaw still felt that his legs were like
It was as heavy as lead, and I felt my lungs burning with every breath I took, and the hot breath I exhaled seemed to make my own blood evaporate.
During the halftime break, although he recovered some of his physical strength, the effect was really not very obvious. As for Adrian, he originally thought that Adrian should have consumed a lot of physical strength, but after he actually came on the scene in the second half, he
Only to find out that this is not the case at all!
Adrian's physical recovery speed is much faster than that of ordinary people. After the halftime break, Adrian came on the stage again and he was no different from the one who appeared at the beginning of the first half.
The result of this was that in the second half, Boyce Diaw was completely unable to defend Adrian.
You can't keep up with his speed, let alone resist his power!
This is Adrian's secret. Of course he won't talk about it all over the world. But since this season, with Kobe as the backbone, Adrian is not the kind of person who is forced to carry the team forward alone.
His average playing time has always been around 38 minutes. A first half with less than five minutes of rest like today has never happened. Therefore, D'Antoni didn't know that Adrian only needed an intermission.
You will be able to regain your full physical strength.
Therefore, he naturally believed that Boyce-Dior did not try his best, and his criticism of Boyce-Dior was naturally particularly harsh.
Boyce-Dior was aggrieved, very aggrieved. But he was not a person who would speak out his thoughts loudly. His character was somewhat introverted, so although he felt that he tried his best, he still could not stop Adrian. This was not
It was his own fault, but he just lowered his head, pursed his lips, and didn't say a word.
After criticizing Boyce Diaw for a while, D'Antoni became angry and began to think seriously. In any case, Adrian's scoring momentum must be limited. Since Boyce Diaw can't guard him, then change
Became James Jones.
Compared with James Jones, who played quite well last season, James Jones' efficiency has dropped a lot this season, but Jones' defensive ability is still trustworthy. Although he has never been able to control his own well.
Fouls often lead to the embarrassment of not being able to play at critical moments, which makes D'Antoni always uneasy about him. But now that Boyce Diaw is useless, there is no harm in replacing James Jones to try to defend. Compared with
If Diaw and Jones are stronger, maybe the defensive effect will be better.
Two minutes later, D'Antoni replaced James Jones with an almost livid face. He didn't even bother to open his mouth to scold James Jones, because in just two minutes, Jones defended Adrian, but was beaten by Adrian.
Derian caused three consecutive defensive fouls! He doubted that if he didn't replace Jones quickly, he would set a playoff record of six fouls and leaving the game in five minutes!
James Jones also looked depressed. He felt that Staples' whistle was against him. He was not wrong. Today, Staples' whistle was really against him. What is continuous scoring?
Adrian is now the biggest star of Staples, and James Jones's defense is always tough, in other words, always rough. If you call others, the referee should consider the impact. If you call you
Doesn’t the rotation of players depend on the referee’s mood?
The home whistle, the star whistle, and the unknowing deflection made Adrian feel more comfortable on the court. He could feel that he was being taken care of, but he was not a brain-dead absolute fairer. He could be taken care of.
Naturally happy, this is more beneficial to the Lakers!
But D'Antoni is in trouble because he has no one available. There is no one suitable to guard Adrian on the team. There was originally Juhaine Jones, but the Suns waived him after half the season.
Lost because he couldn't fit into the Sun's bombardment tactics at all.
Now, he can't find a suitable rotation player to stop Adrian's charge! (To be continued...)
