Chapter 169 Weakness and Rebound

The sixth game between the Suns and the Lakers officially started at Staples Arena in Los Angeles. The Suns first attacked but returned without success. Instead, they were hit by Kobe Bryant's first goal.

The Suns still failed to launch another attack. This time, Nash chose to break through and give the ball to Channing Fry. When Channing Fry made a layup, he was interfered with the ball and bounced out of the basket.

The Suns' attack failed, and the Lakers' attack scored again. Kobe Bryant hit at the three-point line and rewritten the score to 0:5.

Two consecutive attacks were not completed, and the Suns were more patient when they launched the attack again. Taking advantage of Zhao Yue and Nash attracting the defensive attention of the Lakers, Anthony found an opportunity to shoot at the middle distance and hit two points.

The Lakers will play very strongly at the beginning of the game, which is not beyond the expectation of the Suns. For the Lakers, who have fallen behind in the big score, they need to play momentum, so the start is very important to them. When arranging tactics for the Suns before the game, Erwin Gentry also stressed that he should try to gain the upper hand at the beginning of the game. Even if he can't gain the upper hand, he should freeze the score and don't let the Lakers play with momentum.

However, at the beginning of the game, Gentry's arrangement was obviously invalid. 2:10, after three minutes of the game, the Suns only got 2 points, while the Lakers had 10 points, and the shooting rate was frighteningly high.

"Di!" Gentry called for a timeout, and the performance of the Suns on the court made him very dissatisfied.

"Defense! Defense!" Gentry roared, "Be tighter and don't give them room to take action. Look at their hit rate. Are your defense all decorations? Pounce on it, don't be afraid of fouls, don't just defend with your eyes like a woman..."

"Eiate the score! I don't want to see a backward situation before the end of the first quarter!"

After the five Suns starters turned around and entered the field, Gentry's expression had completely returned to normal. He was not angry at all. The performance of the Suns on the defensive end on the court was actually not as bad as Gentry said, but Gentry must make such a gesture. He must put pressure on the players. Li, because he is the head coach of the team.

Gintree put more emphasis on defense during the suspension, but the Suns players who came to the offensive side were not careless. To equalize the score was obviously defensive, but defense alone was obviously not enough to equalize the score.

The Sun's offensive power was handed over to Zhao Yue. Zhao Yue tried to shoot in the clip, but the hook shot bounced out of the basket.

The attack did not work, and the Suns players who came to the defensive end were tighter. They knew that if there was no more success on the defensive end, Gentry would definitely lose his temper.

Just now, when the Sun attacked, Gentry sat on his back. At this time, when he saw the Lakers attack, Gentry stood up instead.

Lakers players can clearly feel the pressure brought by the Suns' defense, which is much stronger than before. As one of the best defensive teams in the league this season, if the Suns are determined to defend, any team will feel pressure.

After a few rounds, the ball reappeared in Fisher's hand, signaling Bynum to block it. Fisher dribbled the ball directly towards the inside line. While breaking through Fisher, he was also observing the position of his teammates. However, both Kobe and Gasol were entangled by defensive players at this time and could not find a defensive opportunity. You can only forcefully rush to the basket.

Zhao Yue, who defended Gasol at the bottom line, moved his feet towards the basket, but did not completely jump on. Fisher had to hesitate even if he wanted to pass the ball to Gasol, but this also made Fisher realize that he had a chance to attack and accelerated forward. Fisher went straight to the basket. Down.

Fisher was getting closer and closer under the basket, and Zhao Yue also moved his footsteps and rushed up. There was little time left to pass the ball, so Zhao Yue naturally had no scruples.

When Fisher took two steps forward to jump with the ball, Zhao Yue had also rushed to his side and forcibly jumped up and leaned against Zhao Yue. Fisher's body tilted to the right to try to open the space with Zhao Yue. The right hand that grabbed the ball was pulled far away. Obviously, Fisher was afraid of Zhao Yue's blocking.

When Fisher made these movements, Zhao Yue had also jumped up. His body did not lean forward to narrow the distance with Fisher, but ran directly up. His palm jumped over the basket and did not stop. Zhao Yue's elbow also jumped over the basket. Such a scene on the court made the Lakers' face look bad.

Fisher's shot consciously raised the arc, coupled with the distance from Zhao Yue. When the ball appeared above Zhao Yue's head, it was already very high, but Zhao Yue made up for all this with absolute height.

"Bang!" The top of his head exceeded the height of the basket, which made Zhao Yue reach the ball that was about to leap from the top of his head. His right hand hit hard, and Zhao Yue's palm heavily agitated the ball.

The ball flew out directly along the power of Zhao Yue's palm and fell outside the bottom line.

"Beautiful cover! Zhao fanned Derek's layup out of the bottom line! This is the best defense since the opening of the Sun!"

"Oh!" Falling on the floor, Zhao Yue roared loudly. In the past few minutes, the Lakers dominated the momentum on the field, and Zhao Yue knew that he must improve his morale now.

Zhao Yue's goal was obviously achieved. With his domineering blockage and roar, all the Suns players felt **. The Suns substitutes roared on the sidelines, and Anthony and others in the field also came to Zhao Yue's side and hit their chests.

The Lakers launched a new attack, but there was only 1 second left to attack, and they did not hit Carter's defense against Kobe. After relaunching the attack, the Suns finally scored, and Nash's forced breakthrough under the basket caused the Lakers to foul and make two free throws.

The Sun's morale has shown signs of improvement. When they came to the defensive end, they once again put pressure on the Lakers and once again defended the Lakers' attack.

When he came to the offensive end, Zhao Yue finally found a chance to score. After blocking with Nash, he received the ball. Zhao Yue shook Bynum's center of gravity with a fake shot and rushed forward to stop the jump shot for two points.

When the Lakers attacked, Gasol blocked it, Fisher dribbled the ball into the three-point line, and Nash took a little slower after bypassing Gasol. Fisher, who came to the middle distance, found that he had a good position and jumped up and shot directly.

"Bum!" At the moment Fisher jumped up and shot, Nash also rushed over. Fisher's shot was disturbed by Nash, and the ball bounced back after hit the front of the basket.

Zhao Yue grabbed the backcourt rebound and threw it into Nash's hand, who was ready to start. Nash received the ball and rushed forward quickly. His eyes fell on the front. Anthony's big "7" back was unusually conspicuous. His hands pushed forward violently, and Nash passed the ball to the other half of the field.

Judging that Fisher did not enter, Anthony had already started the fast attack. Although Luke Wharton beside him also reacted to rush forward, Anthony's speed was not comparable to him. Rushing to the middle line, Anthony had thrown Wharton behind him, and as for the backcourt basket Anthony is not worried at all. After all, he has always trusted Zhao Yue's rebound ability.

One step away from taking Nash's pass from the three-point line, Anthony continued to run at high speed. There were no defensive players in front of him, and then it became his performance time.

"Bum!" A heavy windmill dunk, Anthony smashed the ball into the basket.

This dunk boosted the morale of the Suns again, and the difference between the two teams began to gradually decrease. At the end of the first quarter, Iverson, who came on as a substitute, made a mid-off close to the whistle, and the two teams scored 25:25, which was undoubtedly very satisfied with Gentry.

"Good job, guys!" When he came to the first sentence on the sidelines, Gentry was the first to praise that the Suns did not have too much impetuous performance because of his praise, which made Gentry very satisfied. After the defeat in the playoffs last season, the Suns were obviously more mature.

began to lay out tactics, and Gentry also set a goal for the next second quarter, which is to take the lead. Gentry has done a lot of research on the Lakers before the start of this series, and is also a strong team in the West. Several matches this season have also made Gentry know more about the Lakers. This team has a strong will and resilience. After taking the lead in the first quarter, the Lakers will definitely be unwilling, and the other side will definitely try again. The newly established advantage, and if the Sun has gained a leading advantage at this time, it will undoubtedly be of great help to hit the morale of the Lakers.

Zhao Yue took a break at the last minute of the first quarter. After the start of the second quarter, he was still sitting off the court, while Nash and Anthony, who had a longer break in the first quarter, were replaced.

Gentry used a small lineup on the field. He replaced two excellent defenders on the team, Nash and Iverson, Carter also stayed on the field, Anthony was pushed to the position of power forward, and Massin Gotatat was on the inside.

At the other end, the Lakers sent several starters. Compared with the Suns, the Lakers' lineup is much deeper. At the same time, Phil Jackson must also be more cautious, because the Lakers do not have the slightest capital.

As Gentry expected, the Lakers exerted their strength again in the second quarter. Several main players were attacking, and the defense of the lineup in the Suns was not bad, but there was still a gap with the main lineup. He was not tall enough, and Zhao Yue, a strong defensive man, was not on the court. So in the face of the Lakers' fierce attack on the Suns, they did not find a good way to limit it. In three minutes, the Lakers scored 9 points.

The Lakers can't be restricted on the defensive end, but the Suns on the court have not fallen into passiveness, and Gentry's sending such a lineup is definitely not because of kindness. The Suns played very well after the start of the game. Iverson and Nash, the partners of the 96 gold generation super defenders, have made more changes in the organization and attack of the Suns, and the mobility of this lineup is also excellent.

In three minutes, Iverson sent two assists, Nash's layup and Carter's three-pointer, Nash also sent an assist, and Anthony hit three points.

8:9, in the three minutes from the beginning of the second quarter, the offensive efficiency of the two teams was not low. The Suns did fall behind, but they were only 1 point behind.

Zhao Yue's appearance undoubtedly made the Suns fans who were watching the game have more expectations. Zhao Yue did not disappoint. After coming to the court, he scored 4 points with a series of penalties, directly helping the team complete the overtaking.