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Chapter 104 Point guard No.1, end the winning streak!

After the second quarter, the score was 49 to 53. The Lakers trailed by 4 points and entered the locker room to rest.

In fact, Fat Miller can't stop O'Neal's offensive scoring, but the Suns, who are the main force, are indeed stronger than the Lakers.

After all, Li Mu asked three rookies to train.

After returning from the second half, Li Mu continued to play in the starting lineup.

On the Suns side, they changed one player, replacing Longley with Fat Miller.

At this time, Langley had suffered injuries like Yao Ming in the future, and his playing time dropped to about 20 minutes.

When the third quarter started, Kidd took the initiative to attack and singled out Billups with his back.

Hardaway caught the ball and broke through, and sent the basketball into the basket with a small throw.

"The Suns' two backcourt stars have achieved a connection and continue to press the Lakers to play.

Kobe's absence may have a big impact on the Lakers! said Mike Breen.

Not possible, but sure.

At this time, the Lakers' offense with the ball on the outside is a little less, and the Suns can deal with O'Neal exclusively.

Li Mu asked Rice to try Kobe's off-ball movement.

Not to mention, Rice's off the ball is also very exciting. When O'Neal was targeted for defense, he went around Billups, from left to right, shuttled into the penalty area, returned to the weak side, and received a pass from Billups. Lift the ball, jump up, shoot...

Swish-!
Personal scoring and efficiency are estimated to be higher than Kobe's. After all, off-ball tactics and shooting are his jobs.

However, Rice only has the basket in his eyes, which cannot replace Kobe's all-round tactical role.

Kobe without the ball can connect the entire blacksmith team, and Rice without the ball can only score by himself.

The effect is not that great, and it is impossible for Li Mu to allow a high-quality shooter to consume his physical energy and shooting touch while running without the ball.

Not every player has the physical fitness of Hamilton and Kobe, who can't run to death.

The Suns attacked, Kidd continued his good form in the second quarter, and suddenly made a three-point jumper...

Billups didn't let go of shots, and couldn't fit Kidd's offensive rhythm all of a sudden, and then he was punished.

Swish-!
Kidd hit a three-pointer, and the Suns opened the point difference to 7 points.

The Lakers attacked, Fat Miller desperately, and finally knocked O'Neal outside the penalty area.

O'Neal tried to shoot, and there was a bang, no accident, his mid-range shot was just that bad.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have allowed his opponents to develop a "shark-cutting tactic" for free throws.

Hardaway and Kidd both rushed into the penalty area and competed for rebounds.

The two are not weak in physical talent and technical awareness, averaging more than 5 rebounds per game.

If you copy the homework of the Thunder's sewer in the future, triple-doubles in each game should not be too easy.

Hardaway grabbed the rebound, rushed up with the ball, and passed the ball to Kidd.

With a push with both hands, it was another long pass that penetrated the half court.

At this time, the hacker Marion arrived, caught the ball, took three steps for a layup, and with a bang, he dunked with one hand and counterattacked and scored two points.

The Suns led by 9 points.

Li Mu replaced Bowen with Manu Ginobili, adding an offensive point with the ball.

Ginobili's breakthrough is indeed very lethal. The Suns' defense against the basket is not good. As long as they pass Hardaway, there is no difference between them.

However, looking back, Ginobili was also sieved by Hardaway.

Going inside, Hardaway can shoot, pass and break through, and the Lakers' defense is overwhelmed, even if the Lakers can defend against Hardaway's impact.

His passing is also very deadly.

Kidd is one of the best point guards, not even the second, he is now the No.1 active point guard.

Give him space, his organization passes, may easily tear through the Lakers' defense, assist teammates, and send the basketball to the basket.

O'Neal at his peak was unstoppable, and he wreaked havoc in the Suns penalty area to score.

The Lakers' outside firepower is slow, but a little weak.

To be reasonable, it's not that the Lakers' outside offense is not strong, but that the Suns' outside defense is too tough.

Marion's defensive skills are a bit poor, but his physical talent can make up for the technical gap very well. Moreover, he only defends Rice's face-to-basket shooting offense. With his terrifying physical talent, the defensive effect is very good.

You know, Marion will be able to defend against power forwards in the future, and he can even spare time to wipe Nash's defense. He has all the conditions to become a superstar, but he lost to his appearance, and his strength is far underestimated.

Facing the rookie, Rice somewhat underestimated him, and then he was blocked.

Kidd is the ceiling on the point guard, so I won't mention it.

Hardaway's defense is not weak either.

The physical talent is there. In the future, knee injuries will make him not explosive, and he can still become a high-quality 3D player. This defensive skill is definitely not bad.

After the third quarter, the score was 75 to 83, and the Lakers trailed the Suns by 8 points.

In the fourth quarter, Li Mu replaced Da Ben and Bo Wen with an offensive lineup.

Billups, Ginobili, Rice, Horry and O'Neal.

The Suns removed the heavy center and also put on a full lineup, Kidd, Hardaway, Marion, Gugliota, Clifford Robinson.

When the game started, Billups lobbed to the inside, O'Neal easily knocked Robinson away, turned around with a bang, and dunked for two points.

The difference between the two sides is only 6 points.

Off the court, Li Mu frowned.

Don't ask, the question is that the Suns played a pick-and-roll.

O'Neill couldn't defend against this tactic at all.

Robinson received Kidd's pass and easily scored two points on Billups' head.

Clifford Robinson is an empty insider. This season, with the assists of Kidd and Hardaway, two stars in the backcourt, he averaged 18 points per game and regained his peak state.

As Dirk Nowitzki, he is an inside three-point shooter, and his shooting skills are naturally not bad.

Back and forth, the Lakers fell behind by another 8 points.

The Lakers attack, and O'Neal tries to pass the ball out of the perimeter.

Under the interference of Gugliotta, Horry missed a three-pointer.

Grabbing rebounds, with Daben off the field, the Suns Kidd and Hardaway's rush became the advantage of the Suns.

Next, continue to play pick-and-roll tactics.

At this time, Kidd and Gugliotta's pick-and-roll was replaced. After passing the screen, Kidd threw off Billups' defense, entered the penalty area, made a layup, and with a bang, the basketball went into the basket.

The Suns opened the point difference to 10 points.

"The Suns are so strong!
Kidd and Hardaway, both of them are in the top ten in the league in offensive power with the ball.

The Lakers do not have Kobe. This star player with both offensive and defensive skills really cannot withstand the Suns' offense.

Especially the current Kidd is the perfect Kidd.

Kidd, who has a shot, is a hexagonal fighter and the real point guard No.1.

Payton has to give way to Kidd, and Kidd at this time can be called an unsolvable existence. ’ explained Mike Breen.

Off the court, Li Mu also had no choice but to take the Suns.

Like Jackson, he is a "team-building" head coach, and he relies on stars to win games.

Compared with the Lakers without Kobe, the Suns' lineup is only stronger than weaker.

In Li Mu's previous life, except for Robinson, the five players were all selected to the All-Stars three times.

Moreover, Kidd is Billups' nemesis and an enhanced version of Billups.

Even Billups at his peak couldn't pass Kidd's level.

Billups, who is only in the third grade now, is not enough to look at in front of Kidd.

In the past, when Billups couldn't stop him, he could still have the Almighty to save the field.

Now it's Ginobili, I really can't move it.

Li Mu called a timeout and decided to make a last-ditch effort, using the three-pointer tactic.

Replaced Horry with Da Ben.

what?
Let Big Ben play three-pointers?

That's right.

Grabbing rebounds is also part of the three-point tactics.

Sure enough, Li Mu predicted the situation on the field in advance.

The Lakers missed three-pointers frequently.

To be reasonable, the Suns also predicted Li Mu's tactics and strengthened the defense of the outside three-pointer.

The effect of Daben grabbing rebounds came out, but the Lakers and Li Mu were not happy.

With a beep, the referee's whistle sounded.

"It's a cost-cutting tactic.

The Lakers want to use three-pointers to chase points, and it is very likely that they will not get a point. "

Bang-dang-!
Bang-dang-!
Big Ben lost all 2 free throws, and the free points question became a free question.

hum~
Along with the scoreboard, the buzzer sounded, and the game time was over.

With a score of 101 to 106, the Lakers lost to the Suns by 5 points, ending their [-]-game winning streak.

O'Neal made 25 of 19 shots and 17 of 10 free throws. He scored 48 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists.

Rice had 17 points, 4 assists and 3 rebounds. The data is the same as before, but he made 11 of 3 three-pointers, which is not very efficient.

Ginobili scored 11 points, 2 assists and 2 rebounds.

Billups only recorded 9 points, 4 assists and 1 rebound.

The Suns were blown up inside, but the Lakers were also blown up outside.

Kidd scored 25 points, 10 assists and 6 rebounds, playing a quasi-three-point performance.

投篮17投中9，三分球6中3，罚球6中4，得分超水准发挥。

Hardaway also performed well with 22 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds.

Marion has 15 points, 3 assists and 3 rebounds, and his offensive and defensive ends are also very effective.

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(End of this chapter)