I am so Accurate

Sun Hao turned his head when he heard the voice and frowned slightly.

He didn't remember much about Tim Thomas.

The only impression he has is similar to others, it all comes from what he said after he wanted to come to the Lakers but was rejected, "You will regret it."

Hearing this sentence again, this big mouth feels a little owed!

Payton held the ball to the frontcourt, and Sun Hao reached out to pass the ball.

He was not irritated by Thomas's words, because... people are not on the court, and it makes no sense for you to be angry.

The problem now is that the Lakers have to put the ball into the basket.

The offense and defense in the round just now showed that the Suns' counterattack efficiency was higher than that of the Warriors.

In this case, the Lakers need to slow down the rhythm.

Or in other words, they need to ensure the success rate of the offense.

Seeing that the Suns were not double-teamed, Sun Hao turned around and broke through in the face of Pietrus's continuous shaking.

The biggest change between this Suns team and history is that the starting shooting guard has changed from Raja Bell to Pietrus.

The two have different body types and defensive methods, but they are both strong defenders.

However, one-on-one, it is still difficult for them to guard against Sun Hao.

But the moment Sun Hao turned around, he looked up and saw that Marion's help had arrived!

Many people may not know much about Marion, and their understanding of him is more about his ugly shooting posture.

True, Marion has some shortcomings.

The ugly posture brings about unstable three-point shooting percentage, and his personal ball-holding ability generally prevents him from becoming the top superstar.

But apart from these two points, Marion's other abilities are all at the super All-Star level.

Top air cutting awareness, finishing ability, running position, top speed and jumping at the forward position, top single defense and assist defense capabilities from the second position to the fifth position...

It's hard to imagine that a 2.01 meter small forward has 8+ rebounds for most of his career, and even 10+ rebounds in several seasons.

Moreover, in addition, he can also average 2+ steals and 1.5+ blocks per game!

If these data are placed on Draymond Green, Green can boast that he is the number one big man in NBA history.

Because of the brilliance of Nash and Stoudemire, many people tend to ignore his existence.

But when you actually meet him on the court, you can't ignore him no matter what.

Sun Haochang tried to speed past Marion, but Pietrus had already double-teamed him from behind.

Moreover, both of them have long wingspans, blocking all his shooting and passing routes.

He could only choose to turn outside and dribble to break through the double team, and then dribble back to the three-point line.

Although the ball was not lost, more than half of the offensive time was wasted.

The Suns' defensive strength is evident.

And after trying this attack, it is difficult to guarantee the success rate if you want to catch Nash.

When Nash was still with the Warriors, no one could wipe his butt, but now in the Suns, four people are lining up to wipe it for him!

However, Sun Hao reacted quickly and directly raised his hand to ask O'Neal to pull up to the high position to pick and roll.

O'Neal's physical fitness is limited now, and it is most energy-saving to keep him under the basket on the offensive end.

But the current situation is not the time to consider those things.

O'Neal mentioned the high position, and Sun Hao used the cover to take a mid-range shot.

O'Neal was originally big, but after gaining weight, he became even bigger, like a mountain of meat.

Pietrus felt that it was impossible for him to go around. In fact, he could only hit the mountain of meat.

Moreover, Sun Hao shot a single-action shot, and Marion had no time to help defend.

"Uh-huh!"

The basketball goes hollow into the net.

The Lakers finally broke their scoring drought!

Sun Hao high-fived O'Neal after scoring the goal, and he also knew how to best play this Suns team.

Nash continued to play pick-and-roll with Stoudemire in the frontcourt. This time the Lakers shrank, and Nash made an elegant behind-the-back pass and sent the ball to the bottom corner.

Marion caught the ball over there and showed off his slightly ugly shooting posture.

"Uh-huh!"

Ugly, but the ball still went in!

Unstable means that the fluctuations are relatively large, but it does not mean that there is no three-point ability.

In fact, in the third and fourth years of his career, it was this ugly posture. Marion shot close to 40% of his three-pointers for two consecutive seasons.

Even if the shooting percentage has declined in recent years, it is still close to one-third.

7 to 2!

The Suns are pulling away!

Sun Hao's prediction before the game was correct. The Suns are their most difficult opponent so far in the playoffs!

"I have to say, the combination of this team is perfect."

In the commentary box, Barkley couldn't help but speak.

Although he is still Sun Chui, he is also a star of the sun.

Kenny Smith on the side nodded seriously.

The Suns' ability to go from last season to a championship contender last season, and then to an integrated offense and defense this season, is not solely the result of D'Antoni or Nash.

But like Barkley said, these players are matched perfectly.

Marion's biggest shortcoming is that he can't hold the ball. However, when he gets to Nash's side, he doesn't need to hold the ball to attack at all!

The same goes for Stoudemire. His ball-handling is even more disastrous than Marion's, but next to Nash, he is more comfortable as a tactical starting point!

Then back to Nash, he couldn't find strong teammates in the Warriors, but in the Suns, they were all strong players!

Not to mention that the Suns also have a versatile Boris Diaw sitting on the bench.

But if the Lakers are either easily defeated, that would be underestimating the Lakers and instant kill combination.

Fans had felt before that the Lakers were not exerting their strength, but they couldn't pinpoint why.

But in the next round, they quickly discovered the problem.

In previous games, in order to save O'Neal's limited physical strength, both Sun Hao and O'Neal used their own abilities to solve problems.

When playing against the Spurs, O'Neal focuses more on the defensive end, while Sun Hao kills everyone on the offensive end;

Against the Warriors, O'Neal has an absolute advantage on the inside, while Sun Hao is more restrictive on the outside;

But now, the instant-kill combination has reappeared, and Sun Hao and O'Neal have begun to play pick-and-rolls continuously!

The Suns were prepared this time, but Thomas couldn't catch up, so Marion helped defend in advance.

Because the two teams had never played in the playoffs before, Sun Hao was not that impressed by Marion's defensive ability, so he was a little unprepared for the previous round.

But now he had already made a prediction, and after taking it apart, he was looking towards the bottom corner.

Seeing Ariza empty, he knew that Marion was on his way to help defend.

A quick pass, the quality of the pass is not better than Payton's, but it is better than the advance.

It was too late for Marion to help defend.

Stoudemire under the basket hesitated for a moment, but still didn't dare to rush to the bottom corner.

Because O'Neal did not stay where he was after the pick-and-roll, but had already moved to the basket.

Ariza got a rare big opening. He adjusted his breathing and took a look at the frame before taking action.

Compared to the previous ball, the trajectory and power of this ball are much better.

"Uh-huh!"

The result of this change is that the basketball hits the net!

7 to 5!

Point difference, it's back!

"This is Sun's ability. If you want to beat the Lakers easily, there is no way!"

Barkley shouted from the commentary box.

Although he is a star of the Suns, it comes to Sun Hao.

Sun star? Sorry, I am a 76ers star!

The Suns had another pick-and-roll in the frontcourt, but Pietrus failed to hit a 45-degree three-pointer from the right.

The Lakers counterattacked the Suns with a fast break. Sun Hao was unreasonable in his march, resisted Nash's defense, avoided the pursuing Marion, and smashed the ball into the basket.

7 flat!

The Lakers tied the score quickly!

Nash then played a pick-and-roll with Stoudemire. This time Stoudemire deceived Payton with a fake jump and hit the board with a mid-range shot.

When Stoudemire first entered the league, he was a poor defender who could only fly and escape from the ground.

After Nash came to the Suns, he often needed to swing to play center, and he was forced to improve his defense;

And because D'Antoni was more frequently used as a starting point for pick-and-roll tactics, he developed a mid-range shot.

Although he entered the league a year later than Yao Ming, he has become a complete player and has reached his peak.

9 to 7!

The Suns came back again.

But they didn't lead for a minute. Sun Hao and O'Neal played a pick-and-roll and lobbed inside. O'Neal caught the ball and directly pressed Pietrus to send the ball into the basket.

If this happened in the past, he would have had to show off a turnaround layup or dunk.

But now, how can we save effort!

9 flat!

After taking the lead and chasing points at the beginning, the two teams began to enter a stalemate.

The Suns' feeling dropped for a while, and the Lakers took the opportunity to gain a certain lead.

However, O'Neal's physical fitness was only so low, and Phil Jackson did not choose to keep him on the court in order to maintain his advantage.

Just like the principle of "a full meal or a full meal", Jackson has become more cautious in using O'Neal after last season's experience.

The Suns took advantage of O'Neal's absence to recover some points.

When both sides began to rotate in large areas, the score on the field was... 24 draws!

The two teams were evenly matched.

This situation is also reasonable.

In this year in history, the Suns eliminated the Lakers and Clippers to advance to the Western Conference Finals, and finally lost to the Mavericks, who should have won the championship, 2-4.

But such a result was achieved at the expense of Stoudemire!

Now that Stoudemire is not injured, it is normal to be evenly matched with the Lakers.

Because the game was played fast, with many rounds, and the players' physical energy was high, both sides invariably performed nine-man rotations.

For the Suns, Barbosa, Pietrus, James Jones, Diaw, Tim Thomas.

For the Lakers, Christie, Finley, Horry, Walker, Mourning.

In the first round, Horry received Finley's breakthrough ball from the corner and made a three-pointer, but unfortunately he failed to hit.

Diaw quickly grabbed the defensive rebound.

Take a look at the technical statistics of the Suns, and you will find a very interesting thing, that is, this team has a lot of "short rebound monsters"!

Stoudemire is 2.08 meters tall and Marion is 2.01 meters tall. Both of them average close to 10 rebounds per game. Diaw is 2.03 meters tall and averages close to 5 rebounds per game.

None of these three people is of standard inside height, but they can grab nearly 25 points and rebounds in a game!

The Suns pushed for a counterattack, and Barbosa was as fast as lightning.

However, Christie was experienced in defense and started running back early, retreating to the backcourt to support Barbosa's breakthrough route.

Barbosa chose to pass the ball to the right.

In the Suns' V-shaped fast break, Tim Thomas has followed up to the three-point line on the right side. After receiving the ball, he directly chooses to stop and shoot a three-pointer!

Although he has a big mouth, his offensive ability is indeed good. There are not many big men who can catch the ball so smoothly and shoot three-pointers.

"Uh-huh!"

His touch was also good, and the basketball missed the net and fell into the bag!

After scoring the goal, Thomas pursed his lips and looked very arrogant.

But if you score a goal, you will have great capital.

Finley returned the goal with a layup.

But immediately, Barbosa turned around and used a pick-and-roll to get past Mourning's defense and score a layup!

Walker's three-pointer from the corner was still missing, and this time the Suns' fast break didn't start.

After moving into position, this quarter only had enough time for the Suns to make their final attack.

Barbosa pressed for time and waited until the last few seconds to play a pick-and-roll with Diaw.

He broke through to the basket and was double-teamed by the Lakers, and returned the ball to Diaw at the free throw line.

Diaw showed his "French magician" ability by passing the ball without looking at anyone and knocking the ball to Tim Thomas at the top of the arc behind him.

Thomas took the ball and made a three-pointer before shooting.

This time's shot chance is even better than the last fast break.

Thomas once again seized the opportunity and threw the ball just before the buzzer.

The ball drew a high parabola in the air.

The trajectory of the ball seems to be very positive, but the force is a bit strong.

"boom!"

After the ball hit the backboard, it bounced into the net bag!

Thomas didn't even shout after scoring the goal. Instead, he waited until Diaw came over to hit him in the chest, then he turned around and shouted.

"You will lose!"

It was the same familiar words, but this time "they" became "you", and it was shouted at the Lakers bench.

Zhu Fangyu almost rushed up and punched him.

There was a burst of cheers at the scene.

Thomas scored two three-pointers in just over two minutes of playing time. Thomas' performance was nothing short of outstanding!

And more importantly, the Lakers' Horry and Walker's outside responses failed to score.

It felt like Hua Xiong killed several generals in front of Hulao Pass!

At this time, Barkley and Smith unconsciously talked about the interesting incident on the buyout deadline.

Because he was a small role, no one cared about Thomas' words that "the Lakers will regret it" at the beginning, or even just took them as a joke.

It's regrettable for a small role like yours. You may not be in the NBA at the end of the season.

But just now, his performance attracted everyone's attention.

This is also ability.

Although, his method is as unbeatable as Draymond Green in history.

"I think Mitch Kupchak should have some regrets now. Maybe it would have been a good choice to sign him as Walker's substitute."

Kenny Smith even said so.

During the pause, Sun Hao took the initiative to ask for help.

He wanted to go up and suppress Thomas' arrogance, so that the latter would remember a little longer.

But Phil Jackson didn't agree.

And he made an absolutely unexpected substitution.

He replaced Walker with Zhu Fangyu!