plumnovel Chapter 174 173. Sublimation of Field Control (4 More)
Chapter 174 173. Sublimation of Field Control (4 More)
Chapter 174. Chapter 173. Sublimation of Field Control (Fourth Update)
After returning from the second quarter, the two sides also sent substitute lineups to compete.
The Suns' lineup depth this season can be said to be the highest in the league, and it can even be said to be one of the best.
In fact, this season has not been able to play as expected, which has a crucial relationship with the players who have not been able to integrate perfectly.
The history of the NBA has told people more than once that blindly collecting stars and making a luxurious lineup may not necessarily win the championship smoothly.
If you want the team to win the championship, in the case of having stars, you must also maintain a reasonable lineup.
Let every player achieve a perfect fit and integrate into the team's system.
And because the Suns can't perfectly integrate these stars into the system, they seem to play their own way more often on the court, which looks disorganized.
Although each player's individual ability is considered relatively good, but the result of them getting together is not one plus one equals two.
Even after going through several head coaches, the Suns' system cannot be integrated, but this still cannot conceal the extremely dazzling lineup of the Suns.
When facing most teams in the league, I am afraid that the Magic's second team can firmly gain the upper hand, but when facing the Suns, this advantage will disappear in an instant.
After coming back in the second quarter, the current lineup of the Suns on the field is astonishingly:
Barbosa, Lagabel, Grant Hill, Christian Dior, and Robin Lopez.
It can be said that the Suns are also one of the few teams in the league that dare not put any main players in the second quarter.
Because of the excellent depth of the lineup, it is also possible for the Suns' main players to still have strong offensive firepower when they are resting off the court.
From the beginning of the second quarter, the two sides fought back and forth, and the second team led by Nelson did not hesitate at all.
With the baptism of Xiao Lizi in many games, Courtney Lee's shooting percentage from beyond the three-point line has also risen sharply.
And on the defensive end, he also added his own personal experience, and finally, coupled with his hard-working character, he quickly became the defensive sharp knife on the wing of the Magic team today.
Seeing Xiao Lizi's gradual progress on the court, Su Jiu off the court was also happy for his friend.
After all, although Xiao Li Feidao from the previous life also appeared in people's field of vision for a period of time, it was too late for this knife to come out of its sheath.
After Courtney Lee in this life met Su Jiu, his life trajectory also underwent a great change.
I am afraid that Xiao Li Feidao in this life will also be able to come out completely in the alliance ahead of schedule.
As the game continued, the original Magic could still compete with the Suns, but as Barbosa and Grant Hill got better, the Magic quickly fell into trouble.
Compared with Grant Hill's personal performance, Barbosa gradually stood up in the second team to take on more offensive tasks.
Facing Nelson's defense, Barbosa, already known as the Brazilian Lightning, also penetrated the Magic's defense by himself.
The occurrence of this situation also made Stan Van Gundy off the court very annoyed, and shouted loudly to the court:
"Switch!! Courtney, you switch to Leandro (Barbosa)!!"
After being reminded by Van Gundy, Xiao Lizi also successfully defended the Brazilian Lightning Barbosa in the next round.
In order to take care of Nelson, whose defense is very broken, Van Gundy also asked him to defend Lagabel, who has the worst offensive ability on the field, and let Redick match up with Grant Hill.
Because if Nelson is used to defend Grant Hill, then the difference in height between the two is too much, and the final outcome will definitely be the end of being blown up.
But Stan Van Gundy obviously overestimated Redick's personal ability.
Facing Courtney Lee's defense, Barbosa was gradually limited on the offensive end, but Hill, who was facing up to Redick, stood up instead.
Although he has experienced several serious injuries, Hill still played very confidently when facing Redick.
The whole person scored consecutively on the field from inside and outside, and even this confident temperament made people seem to see the figure of Jordan's successor back then.
Looking at the situation on the court, Van Gundy also felt a headache.
There are three people on the back line, and two of them are defensive loopholes. Courtney Lee alone obviously cannot support the operation of the entire defensive end.
So taking advantage of the dead ball stage, Van Gundy also brought Su Jiu back to the court and replaced Nelson with the defensive loophole.
Fortunately, Su Jiu also rested for a period of time in the first quarter, coupled with his youthful vigor, he is still very energetic physically.
So Su Jiu, who returned to the field, quickly entered the game state.
For Su Jiu, the matchup with Barbosa also brought him more pressure.
After all, compared to Steve Nash, although Barbosa is not good at defense, but in terms of overall physical fitness, he is much higher than Nash.
Especially in terms of start-up speed, Barbosa really made Su Jiu feel different. No wonder it was called the Brazilian Lightning back then. It seems that the rumors were not true.
However, compared to Steve Nash, Barbosa is obviously more impulsive on the offensive end, and the whole person completely uses his own speed to break into the inside to score.
In terms of the overall overall situation, it is completely incomparable with Su Jiu.
So in the first half of the second quarter, facing Barbosa, Su Jiu also played very patiently, repeatedly looking for offensive opportunities on the court, and was not in a hurry to make a shot in time.
In particular, Su Jiu was well aware of Barbosa's counterattack speed, so once he failed to score, he quickly started to return to defense, without thinking about offensive rebounds at all, which also caused Barbosa to encounter a lot of trouble in counterattack.
Relying on the precise shooting range of Redick and Courtney Lee from beyond the three-point line, Su Jiu also played with ease on the court, sending wonderful passes many times and assisting his teammates to score.
Because Su Jiu played very patiently, he repeatedly entered and exited the Suns' defensive position, and once Su Jiu broke into the inside, the Suns had to put more pressure on Su Jiu.
Otherwise, no one knows whether Su Jiu will suddenly raise his hand and end it.
Taking advantage of the illustrious reputation he had gained in the previous games, Su Jiu was able to carry out the series with ease on the court.
Among them, an alley-oop with "Polish legend" Gortat detonated the audience.
Because Su Jiu passed the ball out many times to assist Xiao Lizi and Redick to score.
So once the opponent puts the defensive pressure on the outside, Su Jiu will play an inside pick-and-roll with Gortat.
This series of show operations made the Suns miserable.
The defensive efficiency of the Suns itself this season ranks in the lower reaches of the league, and the entire Suns second team can be said to be chaotic and fast.
But as the rhythm was suppressed by Su Jiu alone, it was equivalent to directly disrupting the Suns' most familiar style of play.
Coupled with Su Jiu's intentional connection on the offensive end, the situation on the field was quickly stabilized.
Seeing this situation, the head coach of the Suns, Terry Porter, was obviously panicked.
When the second quarter lasted more than five minutes, he was also the first to call a timeout, because if the game continued at this pace, the Suns would really be defeated...
(End of this chapter)