In fact, D'Antoni still has players who are suitable for guarding Adrian alone. Sean Marion is a very athletic power forward. His athletic ability is even comparable to that of some small forwards. His long legs
His long arms are also his famous weapon on the defensive end. Shawn Marion has always been the Suns' best choice against powerful small forwards. But this is not the case for the Lakers.
Because the Lakers have a Lamar Odom.
The best candidate for the Suns to defend Lamar Odom is Shawn Marion. The others are either not fast enough or flexible enough, or not tall enough or strong enough. Only Shawn Marion can just restrain Odom.
His performance on the offensive end locks in Odom's power on the offensive end. No one else can achieve this effect.
Once D'Antoni arranges for Sean Marion to defend Adrian, this means that the Suns must let go of the blockade on Lamar Odom. Once Odom is allowed to open up on the offensive end, then the Suns will face
It is an uncontrollable situation. But if Shawn Marion is not allowed to defend Adrian, then it will be difficult for the Suns to find a candidate who can defend and restrain Adrian. Adrian will be unstoppable.
The damage to the sun is also huge.
D'Antoni is confused!
It seems that no matter which choice they make, the Suns are facing a gamble with a very small winning rate. It's fine if they win, but once they lose, the situation faced by the Suns will be uncontrollable.
After almost racking his brains for a long time, D'Antoni's final choice continued his previous judgment. Compared with Adrian's performance alone, Odom became more active. He formed the core of the offense with Adrian to cooperate.
The threat is greater and more terrifying.
D'Antoni still chose to replace Boyce Diaw and let Diaw continue to defend Adrian. Before Diaw came on the court, he grabbed Diaw and said a lot, hoping that this young player who had always been favored by him could be at the critical moment.
Straighten your back and don't let your expectations go to waste.
Boyce-Diaw was substituted on the court again, and D'Antoni babbled in his ear, as if he was an elderly woman. But Boyce-Diaw didn't listen to a word of those words.
After hearing that he was about to play again, Boyce-Diaw was not overjoyed to gain the trust of the head coach again. Instead, he felt a trace of fear, something he had never felt before.
Looking at this guy with a calm face, even a little indifferent, this rookie who is only 20 years old and wearing the purple and gold No. 1 jersey, Boyce Diaw felt like he didn't want to go with this guy.
The sense of wasted confrontation. He seemed to vaguely feel that no matter what methods he used to try and blockade, it would be in vain. This feeling came out of nowhere. But it was deeply rooted, making Boyce-
Dior's heart was filled with anxiety.
He almost walked onto the court half sleepwalking. Boyce-Diaw stood on the court, and what he was thinking about had nothing to do with the court. He felt that his brain was blank, and it seemed that he had crammed too much into it.
The thing was almost about to explode. The same thing was that he had no way to control his thoughts.
"Hi!!" The roar in his ears brought the sleepwalking Boyce-Diaw back to his senses. When he turned his head, he saw that the man wearing the No. 1 jersey was already falling like a gust of wind.
He entered the penalty area in one step and dunked without any defender.
When he saw the replay on the big screen, Boyce-Diaw realized that he had just been intercepted by Adrian. But he didn't even react.
"Sorry." Indicating that it was his mistake, Boyce-Dior took a deep breath.
"This won't work!" Shaking his head, Boyce-Diaw tried his best to get rid of all the thoughts in his head. He felt that if he couldn't do it, he would simply not be able to play.
The basketball fell into the hands of Boyce Diaw through the pass. He pretended to make a few fake moves in an attempt to break through. To his surprise, he broke through easily. Adrian's efforts on the defensive end had been reduced to a historical low.
.But after breaking through Adrian's defense, Boyce-Diaw felt a little at a loss. Since one game, no, since the entire series, he has assumed more tasks as a defender on the court and made more independent shots.
Almost zero. Although it cannot be said that he has completely forgotten how to attack, after breaking through Adrian and looking at the large area of shooting space in front of him, Boyce Diaw felt extremely strange.
He hesitated, not knowing how to deal with the basketball in his hands.
Bang~~~~
This hesitation caused him to lose the best opportunity to take a shot. Boyce Diaw's shot hit the basket and bounced out due to the interference of Kwame Brown. The Suns retreated quickly this time, without any
Trying to grab the offensive rebound. This allowed Odom to easily pick up the backcourt rebound, but also deprived the Lakers of a fast break opportunity.
Jordan Farmar brought the basketball to the frontcourt and handed it directly to Adrian.
Facing Adrian, who was holding the ball at his waist with both hands and looking coldly at half court, Boyce-Diaw couldn't help but swallowed. He felt keenly that his legs seemed to be tied up.
It was as heavy as a sandbag, and it was as if he was standing in the water. Every movement was difficult and slow under the current. He could clearly see a little doubt and surprise on Adrian's face on the opposite side.
Then that little doubt and surprise turned into tentative movements.
A breakthrough was a test. The result was beyond Adrian's expectation. In two steps, just two steps, he easily got rid of Boyce Diaw's defense, as if he didn't feel any resistance. During the breakthrough
At the moment of Boyce-Dior, Adrian seemed to hear Dior's violent breathing like a broken bellows.
He seems to be exhausted!
Adrian didn't know the double psychological and physical pressure that Boyce-Diaw had to endure when he fought against him. He didn't know what kind of torture it was for Dior when Boyce-Diaw fought against him. But
He was keenly aware of Dio's fatigue, both physically and psychologically.
This is great news for Adrian!
After breaking through Diaw, it was still the same as before. There was no special person to rush to cover up the defense. It was just that Stoudemire, who was guarding the inside, turned his attention to himself. Adrian used
A simple mid-range shot ended the attack.
Precise and crisp.
Maybe it would be more beautiful and pleasing to the eye for him to pull up and dunk on Stoudemire's head. But in this situation, Adrian feels that he should maintain sufficient physical strength and use the simplest way to score more points.
This is a truly cost-effective approach.
This simple jump shot added another two points to Adrian's account. But not only that, Boyce-Diaw was completely useless on the defensive end. Boyce-Diaw was like a walking zombie on the court.
Diaw couldn't affect Adrian's offense at all. When Adrian broke through Boyce Diaw for a three-step layup without any interference, Shawn Marion, who couldn't stand it anymore, was like a car.
The out-of-control locomotive rushed towards Adrian crazily, raised his arm and hit Adrian hard on the arm, sending him to the floor with the ball.
The referee blew the whistle without hesitation and gave Marion a technical foul for which he had been so busy. However, Marion did not raise his hand to signal or protest to the referee, but turned to the confused Boyce-
Dio yelled loudly: "What the hell are you doing?"
Roaring, Marion rushed towards Boyce Diaw and pushed him hard. Even an unrelated person could feel Marion's anger. Steve Nash quickly walked up and pulled Marion away.
, not only to protect Marion and prevent the referee who was already unhappy with him from calling him a technical foul and ejecting him from the field, but also to protect the team as a whole, although he also had many dissatisfaction with Diaw.
Since his reappearance, Boyce Diaw has had zero defensive successes against Adrian!
D'Antoni had to hand over the timeout again, and Boyce-Diaw sat back on the bench in despair. D'Antoni looked at Boyce-Diaw who looked at a loss, and he felt real disappointment. This
D'Antoni has felt a wave of disappointment from the young man who once had high hopes for him. And for the sake of the Suns as a whole, he can no longer keep Diaw on the court.
"Diaw, please come down and rest for a while." There was a sense of cold disregard in D'Antoni's voice, and Diaw's heart twitched. He understood that he had lost the trust and appreciation of this head coach who had always been good to him.
A surge of anger arose spontaneously, but in an instant, it turned into helplessness!
Maybe, it's time to change a team.
Boyce-Dior thought secretly.
The replacement of Boyce Diaw, coupled with the fact that James Jones was unable to appear due to a foul problem, meant that the Suns gave up the tactics they used against Adrian at the beginning, and it meant that the Suns had to adjust their defense.
D'Antoni showed his extreme side at this time!
While replacing Boyce Diaw, the candidate he replaced was Lindero Barbosa, the Brazilian Lightning! Even ordinary fans couldn't help but exclaimed when they saw the Suns' current lineup.
