Chapter 1583 The Seal Is Lifted, Defeat the Sun in Its Own Way!

"The Lakers showed their strength and extreme speed right from the start. One offense only took eight seconds to complete. It can be seen that after entering the Western Conference Finals, the Lakers have evolved again. In the previous two rounds, they rarely played so fast. Attack!" Yu Jia said in the broadcast booth.

"This type of offense was what the Suns were best at from 2005-07. At that time, Anthony required eight seconds to complete an offense, which is our traditional run-and-gun. After coach Gentry takes over this season, the Suns will definitely The speed has slowed down to a certain extent. After all, Lopez is not Marion. He cannot keep up with the speed before. Gretel Hill is not Laga Bell. He does not have that speed now. Of course, success Slowing down is also the reason why the Suns were able to eliminate the Spurs, but I didn't expect that the Lakers would come up with such a method!" Director Zhang continued.

After being shown off by the Lakers' speed, the Suns naturally wanted to regain the field, but the Lakers retreated very quickly, and Gentry was afraid that Suns players would keep yelling on the sidelines, so the Suns finally held back.

Nash found Stoudemire and asked Stoudemire to back up Gasol.

To be fair, Stoudemire's back-up ability has been developed a lot this season, which is also one of Gentry's contributions. Before, you rarely saw Stoudemire using his back to face the opponent's inside line.

And Stoudemire has the conditions to post up. After all, his physical fitness is excellent and his skills are not rough. Against the Spurs, he repeatedly used his back to play with the Spurs inside. Except for Duncan who could restrict him, others really couldn't stand it.

But even though Stoudemire had strength, he still hated defenders like Gasol. Although Gasol didn't have the strength, he was tall and had long arms. It was difficult for Stoudemire to save energy and beat Gasol with his back. of.

Accompanied by boos from the home court, Stoudemire took his right hand and started to attack, but Gasol followed closely. He forced his way and tried to take a shot, but his wingspan became his disadvantage. Under Gasol's interference, he could only Choose horseback archery.

Bang, the basketball bounced to the top of the backboard and was caught by Bynum, who had already secured his position. Lopez Jr. is good at grabbing rebounds, but if you want to say that he can beat Bynum, you are overthinking. Bynum Although his brain is average, his skills are definitely much better than Lopez Jr.'s.

Grab the rebound and start the fast break!

Another defensive counterattack!

Ji Feng, Artest, Kobe, three lines of fast break. Ji Feng pushed straight from the center line. Barbosa, who followed, had no choice but to defend three and could only get fouled. Ji Feng went to the free throw line and made two free throws.

"This ball was... so fast." Dayao shook his head on the sidelines and sighed. The Lakers' offense once again refreshed his understanding.

If he read it correctly, what the Lakers used was an improved version of the run-and-gun tactic. While retaining the Suns' ultimate offense, they added the core of defensive counterattack.

I think back when D'Antoni and his Suns used offense to kill everyone in the league, defense was the most criticized part. It was precisely because of their poor defense that they were repeatedly defeated by the Spurs, the best defensive team in the league that year. , eventually falling apart.

Not to mention D'Antoni's coaching level, he may be just like Nelson, believing that offense can handle everything, just like the famous saying:

"No matter how many points you score, I can win as long as I score one more point than you." But in essence, D'Antoni's defense was terrible, but the Suns were unable to form an effective defensive system. After all, the ball Nash, the team's engine, Marion, and Stoudemire are not good defenders. They are good if they don't have loopholes. To expect them to play amazing defense is really overthinking.

Looking back at the entire Suns team back then, they all had players like this. Except for Laga Bell, who was considered a qualified wing defender, everyone else was a serious player.

So if they want to win, offense is their only option.

However, facts have proven that being partial to subjects is not a good habit either in the college entrance examination or on the court. When encountering the Spurs with a sharp offensive trio like GDP and the best team defensive system in the league.

Therefore, it is almost everyone's consensus that winning the Suns = good defense.

However, the Lakers don't think so, because although the Suns this season are still the most powerful firepower in the league with Nash as the leader, Stoudemire as the sharp knife, and supplemented by a group of strong players, but while the overall rhythm of the league is accelerating, the Suns' The pace is no longer blindly fast, the Suns also control the rebounds more and draw more fouls. The Suns "slow down" the pace and control the rebounds.

However, they no longer have wing defenders like Bell and Marion. This season, the Suns' points per game are 3 points higher than at their peak, and their wing defense has dropped sharply.

So the Lakers are ready to fight attack with attack!

At the same time, the Lakers have not forgotten defense. Jackson knows that defense should not be given up at any time. Whether in the Bulls or the Lakers, Jackson prefers players with good defense, and Jordan and Kobe are both the same. A strong player both offensively and defensively.

Up to now, the five players on the Lakers field all have strong personal defensive abilities. Ji Feng, Kobe, Artest on the outside and Bynum and Gasol on the inside. These five people make up the Lakers' powerful team. defensive system.

"No one can easily survive such a defense." These were the Zen master's original words before the game started.

The opening game proved that the Suns could not penetrate the Lakers' defense. They repeatedly gave the Lakers more offensive opportunities. The ultimate offense and the ultimate defense are integrated in this Laker!

"Attack!" After another missed shot, Ji Feng yelled after taking off the rebound and took the lead in running wildly.

The Lakers followed up and Ji Feng made a European step layup. Barbosa and Nash, who were running back from the Suns, tried their best to attack Ji Feng. However, Ji Feng directly hit Kobe in the corner from the air, and Kobe took an open shot.

"Three-pointer! 19-5, the Lakers had a super dream start!" Yu Jia shouted, smashing the table.

"Awesome, really awesome! My blood is boiling when I see it!" Director Zhang said with a smile. The attack at the beginning was really smooth, smoother than Dove.

Gentry called another timeout and was defeated in the first 5 and a half minutes. He had to do something, and he chose to replace Dragic in advance.

"Listen, play your best defense." Before going on the court, Gentry pulled Dragic, who was playing in the Western Conference Finals for the first time, and drank chicken soup.

"Well! Coach! Trust me!" The handsome boy Dragic said with great interest.

Nash shook his head, hoping you can maintain this mentality for a while...

Dragic was young and energetic, and he wanted to beat Ji Feng in a single. As a result, Ji Feng failed to make a strong shot without missing any flaws. The Lakers successfully counterattacked again, and Kobe scored two more points.