On the same day, the series between the Lakers and Suns also started.
Compared to the Suns, the Lakers' lineup is still much stronger.
With Nash around, the Suns' style is run and gun.
However, facing the Lakers, the Suns still changed their previous style of play.
There is no way, the Lakers' inside advantage is too great.
Andrew Bynum is known as the Little Shark, and Gasol's inside singles are also quite powerful.
Stoudemire is already strong in offense and weak in defense, and it will be very difficult for him to face Bynum or Gasol.
Previously, the Suns used more of a small lineup with one player and four players, with Stoudemire serving as the center.
Although veteran center Collins will appear in the starting lineup at the beginning of the game, he only plays less than 10 minutes per game.
This is a false debut.
Although the Suns originally play a run-and-gun game and do not want to use two centers, most teams in the league now have twin-tower lineups, so the Suns can only let Collins come up for a while.
In fact, the Suns had no choice but to let Collins play.
Because their starting center Robin Lopez is injured.
Robin Lopez is the younger brother of Lopez. They are twins and were both drafted in the summer of 2008.
Lopez was selected by the Nets with the 10th overall pick in the first round, while Robin Lopez was selected by the Suns with the 15th overall pick in the first round.
The two brothers are the same height, but the older Lopez is 10 kilograms heavier.
Lopez's offensive skills are comprehensive, he has mid-range shooting, and can play in the low post. Lopez's defense is excellent and he is a strong defensive player.
On January 18, 2010, when the Suns faced the Memphis Grizzlies, Robin Lopez entered the team's starting lineup, and he has been the Suns' starting center ever since.
However, due to a back injury at the end of the season, Robin Lopez missed the team's last two months of the regular season and the first round of the playoffs.
Before the series against the Lakers, the Suns finally got some good news, that is, Robin Lopez is back.
In this game, everyone on the Suns team was at their best, with six players scoring in double figures.
But the Lakers played better, with five players in double figures, and Kobe even scored 40 points!
Kobe, who scored 40 points, only took 23 shots, making 3 of 6 three-pointers and 11 of 12 free throws.
It can be seen that the Suns have no way to get Kobe.
I have to say that the defense of this Suns team is really not good.
Many people compare this Suns team with the Warriors of later generations, because both emphasize three-pointers and are very fast.
However, the results achieved by the two teams are very great. The main reason is that the later Warriors defended very well, but this Suns team has never been good defensively.
The Suns' defense was still good when Laga Bell was there, but after Laga Bell and Diaw left, the Suns' defense was much worse.
It has to be said that a strong defensive player is very important to a team.
No matter whether Laga Bell's chokehold on Kobe was dirty or not, in short, with him around, the Suns were still very bloody on the defensive end.
In addition to not being able to guard Kobe, another reason why the Suns lost this game was the three-pointer failure.
The Suns made 5 of 22 three-pointers in the game, with a shooting percentage of only 22.7%!
The entire Lakers team felt very good, making 8 of 17 three-pointers, with a shooting percentage of 47.1%!
The Suns, which already rely heavily on three-pointers, shot such a three-point shooting percentage, so it's not surprising that they lost.
In this way, the Warriors, who are ranked first in the Western Conference, and the Lakers, who are ranked second, both won their first victory.
The ranking can still explain a lot of issues.
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There are two games on May 4th, the first is the Magic vs. Hawks.
The Magic ended their first-round series early, while the Hawks fought with the Bucks until the last minute.
There was no suspense in this game. In the end, the Magic defeated the Hawks 114:71.
This game was a complete crushing game, and the Magic pinned the Eagles to the ground for almost the entire game.
Except for the Eagles' slight resistance in the first quarter, they completely collapsed later on.
The Hawks were defended by the Magic and only scored 10 and 11 points in the second and third quarters!
The Eagles' three-pointers were even more strangled by the Magic. They made 2 of 13 shots from the field, with a shooting percentage of only 15.4%!
After finally getting through three garbage time quarters, the audience finally waited for the second game of the day.
At 8:30 p.m., the game between the Warriors and Jazz started on time at Oracle Arena.
This game is the highlight of today, and a lot of people are paying attention to it.
In the first game, the Jazz were obviously ill-prepared and were caught off guard by the Warriors.
After rest and summary, the Jazz should not make the same mistake again in the second game.
Sure enough, the Jazz's starting lineup changed, and Okur was brought on as a substitute.
The Jazz's starting five are: Deron Williams, CJ Miles, Matthews, Millsap and Boozer.
Although Millsap is also an inside player, he is very hardworking, young and strong, and his movement speed is still fast enough.
At least it's barely enough to guard against Curry and Belinelli's off-ball movements.
What's more important is that the Jazz have put a lot of effort into the Warriors' off-ball tactics in the past two days and have studied them for a long time.
Mr. Sloan is already very strict in running the army, and the team's discipline is very good. After finding out the countermeasures and then replacing him with an interior lineman who can move fast enough, this problem can basically be solved.
In fact, the Jazz can also bring Okur and partner with Millsap, so that the team's space will be wider and they will not be afraid of Lopez's low post.
However, the pick-and-roll cooperation between Okur and Deron is not as effective as Boozer. In order to attack, Boozer can only be used.
Okur's three-pointers are more reliable than Lopez's. Why is this?
The problem is DeLong.
Deron's mid-range shot is good, and open three-pointers are reliable, but pull-up three-pointers are not.
There is no emergency stop three-pointer. When picking and rolling with Okur, Laga Bell can stay behind, or let Lopez come out and block for a while.
In the final analysis, it is still a question of ability!
Not only is the Jazz's current lineup no problem defending the Warriors' off-ball tactics, but their offensive power is not much worse than before.
Although Millsap's shooting range is not as good as Okur's, his impact on the basket is stronger.
You use Lopez to beat Boozer, I'll use Millsap to beat Prince!
The Jazz are well prepared on both offense and defense.
Unexpectedly, the Warriors changed back to their previous starting lineup!
Curry, Azubuike, Laga Bell, Prince and Lopez!
The starting lineup that Warriors fans are most familiar with is back!
One large and four small, both good at offense and defense!
With three defensive heroes and a shot-blocking master, Curry is the league's steal leader!
All five of them can shoot three-pointers, and Curry, Azubuike and Lopez also have a strong impact on the basket!
Looking at the five Warriors on the field, the Jazz players became depressed:
Didn't you say you'd better play without the ball?
