Chapter One Hundred and Ninety Six: Sixty-three Continuation
The Suns' lineup at this time is: Center: Stoudemire, Power Forward: Shawn Marion, Shooting Guard: Jaylen Rose, Shooting Guard: Lindero Barbosa, Point Guard:
Steve Nash.
Among the five, Jaylen Rose is a veteran and a swingman. One of the Michigan Five Tigers back then, he is a typical open three-point shooter with a thin body and cannot even be called average defensively. More importantly,
The thing is that this veteran who is the same age as Chris Webber is already very old. He is obviously unable to defend a physical monster of Adrian's level. The only purpose of replacing him can only be to further strengthen the offense and accurately
It is said that it will further increase the Suns' three-point shooting ability.
When the game progressed to this level, D'Antoni showed his extreme and deep-rooted offensiveness. Such a lineup almost completely gave up on perimeter defense and pursued maximizing offensive power. All the power was put on
On the offensive end, if this kind of almost all-or-nothing tactic was displayed by a mad scientist like Nelson, although everyone would be amazed, they might not be so surprised. But D'Antoni's lineup is really impressive.
Some are unbelievable.
Nelson and D'Antoni, the Golden State Warriors and the Phoenix Suns, are the two teams that value the most offense in the league. D'Antoni and Nelson are also well-known offensive supporters among the league's head coaches. But compared to
Nelson's craziness and lack of scruples, D'Antoni has always seemed to be more consistent, calmer, or more conservative. The Suns and Warriors also put more emphasis on offense than defense. But D'Antoni is not crazy enough to attack for the sake of offense.
And to the point of completely giving up defense. Judging from the Suns this season, D'Antoni insists on attacking while also pursuing the goal of achieving a balance between offense and defense.
But now, D'Antoni is crazy, really crazy!
This is not to say that there is something wrong with D'Antoni's mental condition, but that D'Antoni keenly realized that he had no other choice but to do this.
So far, the Suns still maintain the lead in the score, but this lead has been reduced to only two points. Two points with more than one quarter of game time left cannot be called an advantage. The Suns will
Being dragged to this point. Adrian's extraordinary performance is the top priority. His scoring alone disrupted the entire Suns' defensive arrangement and dealt a devastating blow to D'Antoni's confidence.
D'Antoni originally believed that no matter how strong Adrian's personal offense was, there was a limit. He could not be compared with a super scorer like Kobe Bryant. He alone could not cause much harm to the Suns. Theoretically,
It can be said that D'Antoni's judgment was not wrong. His only mistake was that he had never seen what Adrian looked like at full strength. In the game against the New York Knicks,
At the Madison Square Garden Arena, Adrian once scored 60+ points. It was the first time that Adrian had full firepower without any scruples after entering the NBA. It was also that game that laid the foundation for Adrian.
An's position as the No. 1 rookie in the 2006 class. It was also that game that ignited Adrian's offensive fire.
After that game, his average points per game improved to a certain extent, but with Kobe, a super scorer, around him, Adrian did not retain many shooting opportunities, and his personal offense was still as good as before.
It makes people feel lukewarm.
Until today!
Today, because of the Suns' tactics and Kobe Bryant's injury, almost all of the Lakers' ball rights at Staples were concentrated in Adrian's hands. This made Adrian feel at ease with that touch of offense.
The flames burned blazingly again, and they were even hotter and fiercer than Staples's time.
Compared with Madison, Adrian's progress in the past few months has been very obvious. His three-pointers are more stable, his mid-range jumpers are more confident, his body is stronger, and his
He became more proficient in changing hands and dribbling, which also allowed him to get rid of his opponents more easily. His power was much greater than before. The Suns' tactics allowed Adrian to play to a certain extent, which led to the final game.
It evolved into this situation. At 72:74, the Lakers were temporarily behind by two points. Adrian scored 47 points. One person scored more than half of the entire team's scores. Every time Adrian scored, it attracted attention in the stands.
The audience cheered loudly.
Now, the situation the Suns are facing is that James Jones has committed too many fouls, and Boyce Diaw seems to have lost his confidence. The Suns no longer have anyone suitable to defend Adrian. In this situation
Under the circumstances, D'Antoni did not use the most powerful magic weapon in his hand, Shawn Marion, as most people guessed. Instead, he closed his eyes and his heart, and broke the jar!
Since the defense can't prevent it, then just stop defending and fight hard. In terms of offense, who can the Suns beat?!!
D'Antoni gritted his teeth, and he did have the qualifications to grit his teeth. In the 2006-07 season, when discussing the most powerful offensive teams in the league, the Phoenix Suns were definitely among the best. Even if they were not first, they would definitely not fall out of the top three.
This gave D'Antoni the courage to grit his teeth and give it a try. He firmly believed that the Suns' offense could overwhelm all opponents, even the Spurs and Mavericks, let alone the Lakers, let alone Adrian!
"It's finally open!" Phil Jackson breathed a deep sigh of relief when he saw D'Antoni's actions on the sidelines. Until now, the Lakers have almost relied on Adrian alone for support. Although
Adrian did it, not only supporting the Lakers' situation, but also forcing the Suns to adopt a situation more beneficial to the Lakers. Within Phil Jackson's expectations, even the best situation was nothing more than this.
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"With the current situation, then this game..." Under the black-rimmed glasses, Phil Jackson's thoughts were hard to fathom. He crossed his arms and calmly ordered: "Ariza, warm up and get ready to play.
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"Have you finally changed the defense against me?" When Adrian held the ball in the top arc again, he clearly felt that the Suns' defensive attitude towards him had changed. Although the only person defending him head-on was Jaylen.
-Rose, and Jaylen Rose's physical skills and defensive ability are not enough to defend himself, but Adrian can obviously feel other eyes wandering on his body, which means that although he is standing at the three-point line
on, but it has successfully attracted most of the Suns' defensive attention.
"This is a success." Adrian nodded with confidence. For an organizer whose life is to pass the ball, being able to attract the opponent's defensive attention is a success, no matter what method you use. If
It can make most of the opponent's eyes focus on itself, and the next thing to do is just an almost instinctive action.
Adrian did it, with his crazy scoring so far in this game.
"But we can't stop here." Adrian suddenly pulled up a jumper without warning. This sudden shot was a bit like Tracy McGrady's magical pull-up jumper. It was too sudden, and unlike Tracy McGrady, Adrien
An's shot was faster than his, and he succeeded almost as soon as Jaylen Rose reacted.
The basketball slid through an arc in the air without stopping. Adrian had already raised his arm high and stretched out three fingers.
"Fifty!" Accompanied by a swish sound, it was the deafening cheers from Staples! Adrian became another player who scored more than fifty points in a single game in the playoffs. A brand new, terrifying score.
machine!
"They still need to be alert at all times!" Adrian thought secretly.
This seemingly understated three-pointer not only allowed Adrian to score his 50th point, but also allowed the Lakers' score to rise to 79 points. With an advantage of 1 point, they took the lead for the first time in the game.
The Phoenix Suns.
When Adrian's score exceeded the fifty mark, he clearly felt a change in the way everyone in the Suns looked at him.
Fifty points is a watershed!
In the NBA, there are very few players who can score 50 points in a single game. Let alone the playoffs. Fifty points in a single game in the playoffs is already qualified to enter the historical rankings. Please note that after the season
Michael Jordan, who scored the most points in the game, only scored 63 points. And now, with nearly one quarter left in the game, Adrian has enough time to increase this score by a few more points. That way
, the Phoenix Suns will be nailed to the pillar of shame in history!
This is something the generals of the Sun will never tolerate!
There is no need for anyone to ask, and it is useless for anyone to stop it! Everyone in the Suns spontaneously further increased the intensity of defense against Adrian, and Adrian no longer always holds the ball.
Under the premise that most of Lyon's attention was attracted by himself, Adrian safely handed the basketball and the ball to Lamar Odom.
Odom is a very capable player, but his character problems often prevent him from showing his strength. He has the real ability to serve as the core for weak teams in the league such as the Bobcats and Bucks. In fact,
But here is a guy who can only be the second-in-command. He can't even be the second-in-command well and can only be the third-in-command.
Because he can't fight the pressure!
Not to mention that for superstars, the greater the pressure, the better they perform. Even if he is under pressure, he cannot maintain a calm mind. Once he feels huge pressure, his performance will shrink greatly. But on the contrary, as long as
Don't let him feel the pressure, he can reward you with wonderful performance that you can't imagine!
In the first few times, Odom habitually passed the basketball out. But after a few times, he clearly felt that the pressure that was always surrounding him suddenly disappeared. This discovery immediately made Lamar Odo
Mu cheered up, and his performance immediately became extraordinary!
He first tried a mid-range shot, but it felt cold and bounced directly out of the basket. But Kwame Brown's fighting and hard work at the basket had an effect. He abruptly hit Stoudemire and Shawn Marion.
The basketball was knocked out during the double attack between the two. Although all he could do was to stretch out his own black and thick arm from among the four black and thick arms, it was hard for Si to hit the basketball.
Tadmire and Marion's fight for rebounds was in vain. But his hard work really helped the Lakers. Adrian was the first to pick up the leaked offensive rebound, and between Marion and Jaylen
- Rose transferred the basketball to Lamar Odom in time before double-teaming him. Lamar Odom, who was left open, jumped up again and shot the basketball from almost the same position.
This time, the touch didn't play tricks on him anymore, and the basketball spun and fell into the basket.
In the next attack, it was Lamar Odom again. When Adrian broke through, he cut into the basket from the weak side in time. Odom, who received the pass from Adrian, faced no one.
Easily scored with an empty basket. After two consecutive attacks, Odom's confidence increased significantly. After falling into a positional attack again, Odom blocked Marion and actually reached out directly towards Adri.
Ann wants the ball!
To be honest, the fact that Odom directly reached out to ask for the ball was beyond Adrian's expectation. Because Odom's game today was really not active enough. He just made two consecutive attacks, which can be called Odom's performance.
Odom had a rare dazzling performance today. But Odom asked for the ball, and Adrian handed the basketball to Odom without hesitation, blocking Marion with his back. Odom held the ball and tested it backwards for two seconds.
Next, he completed the turn immediately. The continuous tentative steps made Marion a little entangled. In addition, now that he was partially distracted by Adrian, under Odom's continuous tentative steps, Marion
Lyon soon revealed a flaw.
This was just a very common positioning error, and it only took Marion half a second to make up for it. But taking advantage of the half-second time difference, Odom suddenly broke through. With the advantage of his long legs, the first step
, Odom took a huge step. This huge step allowed him to directly push Marion, who was a beat slower in reaction, to the side and behind, unable to interfere with his position.
Breaking through Marion in one step, Odom did not choose to stick to the ball and continue to break through. Instead, he immediately chose to take action. He made a layup like a horseback archery. While sending the basketball into the basket, it also caused Stade to cover up the defense.
Foul on Meyer's thug!
After scoring six points in a row, there was still a chance for extra penalties. Taking advantage of this momentum, the Lakers not only took the lead, but even further widened the point difference.
Of course, what's more important is that now Odom's confidence is back! (To be continued...)
