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Chapter 189 The Zen Master's Attitude (23)

It was only 4 minutes after the first quarter that the offensive efficiency of both sides dropped a little.The Phoenix players felt that it was too early for them to be happy.The Lakers now need several ways to break the Suns defense!
"Let's use plan B now. If we continue to play like this until the second half, we will see the Lakers easily win us." D'Antoni glanced at the assistants on the coaching staff. Their current proposal is not completely unreasonable.

Although still not reconciled, but it can only do so.The opposing team's current playing rhythm is a lot messed up. It's really a headache for them to play like this and still be able to guarantee points!

27:26!After the end of the first quarter, the Lakers temporarily led their opponents by a slight advantage of 1 point!And they themselves know that even if they trail by about 5 points in the first half, they still have the advantage!
What's more, it is still ahead of the opponent now.I don't know how the sun will deal with it.But in this quarter, the Lakers can be regarded as a difference.

"Although I replaced Marion, the first half of the game still has to bite the score! The task of the second quarter is to lead the Lakers by about 10 points and enter the second half."

Coach, are you serious?The Suns players watched in disbelief as D'Antoni set out tasks in a serious manner.Even Nash is a little surprised now.This coach believes too much in Nash's ability.
For D'Antoni, this game just wants to end quickly.Their No. [-] team in the regular season played so passively when they met the No. [-] Lakers in the playoffs.Not as good as the Spurs.At least at first the Spurs took the initiative.

By the second quarter, the Suns still had to complete the game with a quick-fix mentality!Then if possible, the next two games are their key battles!

"Mihm and Odom, you two should pay special attention to the opponent's impact on our inside. Mihm should not go too far, and Odom should defend at the basket. Vujacic also passes some balls at critical moments."

At this time the teenager Vujacic is already very excited!It's too early for him to be able to play in the second quarter!And there is Zhou Yang on the field!But the current game is not to fight hard, but to strive for a steady victory.

What Zen Master has been emphasizing in the team today is that the Lakers can contain their opponents in the first half.For them, if they can do it, they will win half!

In the second quarter, the lineup of the Suns is Boris, Nick Rhodes, Thomas, Bell and Nash.The Lakers replaced Fisher with Vujacic.In order not to make Vujacic, a young player who is one year older than Zhou Yang, nervous, Kobe even went over to talk to him.

Probably just to tell you to be more serious, sometimes you don't have to think too much about your teammates, and you can shoot when the opportunity comes.The Black Mamba didn't feel anything, but Vujacic almost cried, okay?

This is the care from the team leaders and players!In fact, Kobe just didn't want him to make a fool of himself. Vujacic, who was a little thin, was suddenly full of strength at this time!
The game in the second quarter was very simple for the Lakers.That is to get some points on the basis of defense.In the game, Zhou Yang passed the ball to his teammates, and the shooting of the two guards was still okay.In this case, Jackson feels that there is no problem.

I have to say that winning the Spurs seems to have added a lot of attribute bonuses to the Lakers. Because the players are more confident and play more decisively and calmly on the court after they are confident.

After Nash took Bell's pass, he saw that Vujacic and Kobe's defense was too tight in the frontcourt, so he immediately passed the ball to Nick Rhodes who had just ran out!If it was Marion, the goal would have been scored.

Maybe this is the difference between an ordinary blue-collar player and today's main players!After Mim got the rebound, he passed the ball directly to Zhou Yang without even thinking about it, and the latter took the ball and ran away!
Kobe is still relatively close, so Kobe in the frontcourt took the basketball and hit a three-pointer!Nash really wanted to cry but had no tears at this time.If you attack by yourself, the opponent's defense is tight, and if you pass the ball yourself, your teammates won't score!
After the black Mamba hit the three-pointer in the second quarter, there were Suns fans leaving the field.And they walk in twos and threes.

Thomas got the basketball. He used his physical advantage to quickly pass the opponent from Zhou Yang, and then used his speed to pass the opponent knowing that the speed of the meme was slow!
Odom was stuck by Boris at this time!To bring some morale to the team Thomas violently dunks! !He actually finished the ball directly with a layup. Mim saw Thomas speeding up when he was unguarded.

"It's really hard to say who will win this game. Phoenix has Nash, so it's hard for us to predict the outcome of this game," Zen master said to Vincent quietly at this time.

If it was an ordinary team, it would have been crushed under the offensive of the Lakers.But the Suns have been fighting with the Lakers!The fact that their team has Zonda makes the Lakers not so fast in the game.

Kobe dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and Odom took the basketball and scored with one-handed dunk under the double-teaming of Boris and Nick Rhodes! !The camera shot went directly to the Lakers bench, and O'Neal almost jumped off the bench in excitement!

Nash immediately ran to the fast midfield position. After Bell received the serve, he looked up and saw their captain asking for the ball there!Zhou Yang has already arrived in the frontcourt, and the Son of Wind ran over to meet Zhou Yang immediately after receiving the basketball!
After turning around and passing the Asian player, Nash turned around on the other side and hit a three-pointer!Before the Lakers had time to return to defense, the Suns had already scored three points!

After Kobe's three-pointer failed, Thomas ran in to get the rebound and took the ball to the frontcourt. They began to press the rhythm, and then Boris got his pass and directly threw the ball to score! ! 33:32!

The Suns overtook the score!Such a stalemate and suppressed game really pushed the opponent into a hurry!Nash is now going to fight the Lakers!Who let him know that this is only the second quarter, but what Nash now feels is that they are getting farther and farther away from the finals.

The Lakers are now waiting for O'Neal in the third quarter!As long as Shaq comes back, the Lakers' rebounding and inside defense are almost locked!At that time, it will be difficult for the sun to quickly and suddenly!

Vujacic's long-distance 2 points are still not there!The Suns immediately played a fast break when the Lakers had not scored!After receiving a pass from Thomas in the frontcourt, Bell went into the net with a three-pointer!At this time, the Suns have already led by 4 points!

The Zen master nodded when he saw it, and it was right for the opponent to hit him like this.If the Lakers don't score for more than three rounds, he will call a timeout.

55: 50!If there are reporters interviewing both teams now, maybe they will get surprising results when talking about their feelings in the first half.

The Suns entered the third quarter with the Lakers with a 5-point lead.They are quite satisfied with this.And on Jackson's side, they also think it's not bad.Not much behind by 5 points.

When many players on the Lakers side fell asleep, the Suns coaching staff began to discuss the next style of play.There are still many ideas on the guard who want Barbosa to replace Nash.

In such a fierce game now, Nash's physical energy consumption is relatively large!

"Nash is the key to our victory! If he goes down, I am worried that the Lakers will take advantage of the victory and pursue it." D'Antoni directly expressed his concerns at this time.

"Don't we still have Marion?!"

"O'Neal is still at his peak! He is now recognized as the top center in active service! Our Marion is also very good, but it is still not going well with his team. Well, I will listen to Nash's opinion later."

Nash definitely disagrees!If he is replaced in the third quarter, maybe every minute will be a torment for him!
The final lineup determined by the team is Marion, Pat, Thomas, Barbosa and Nash!If the Lakers are always strong at the basket, then the Suns also have an advantage!
Their speed may become a breakthrough in this game!

"O'Neal will play in a while. Zhou Yang and Walton will play forward positions. It is also time for Odom and Mihm to rest. Kobe continues to play, and Smash replaces Vujacic. In the next game, the guards made three-pointers. Hesitate! Players at the front set up the game for me"

Phil watched Zhou Yang and Wharton very seriously what they said word by word.Bryant and Smush looked at each other's game, then smiled easily.Such a tactic is exactly what the two of them need!

"You've seen Kobe change this season. He's going to share some of the offense now. That's probably one of the reasons why we beat the Spurs! Shaq is our strength, and I know the guards too. But when the opportunity arises, I hope that we are as a whole, and we can work hard with our teammates to get it for that goal!"

The Zen master knew this and said it was a bit risky.Kobe Bryant understands what Jackson means best.That is, although the defender has given a lot of shots.But we must always consider the team and pass the ball at the right time.

Seeing that the morale of the team is good at this time, everyone put their hands together and pressed down heavily!

Kobe didn't say a word the whole time.He knows what his purpose is after making adjustments on the court this season.During the years of their three consecutive championships, the NBA is changing every year!

It's just that the changes of other teams were not enough to shake the status of the Lakers at that time.

But every year, except for the bad teams, the remaining teams are waiting, waiting to achieve results in the playoffs and then win the championship trophy!The Spurs and Pistons have performed well in recent years!
The Spurs have won two championships, and this year the Pistons are competing with the Nets for the key trophy in the Eastern Conference!These two teams either the Nets entered the finals or the Pistons won the championship in the finals.

Now the intensity of the game on their side is not inferior to the game between the Lakers and the Suns!
There was even a conflict broke out in the second game on their side!Both teams are full of gunpowder in the game!The Nets coach said angrily at the press conference that he thought the level of physical confrontation in Jordan's era had passed.Didn't expect it to happen again this year!
After the conflict broke out, the referee's punishment for the players was still relatively loose.The competition between the two teams on the court has gone to the intensity of basketball in the 90s!
During the game, the Nets have already had six players on the field with braces!Even so, the Pistons still don't dare to mess with Carter.
Both teams now have younger players.Nash and Kobe will not go down.If the Lakers relax some of this game, they still don't have much confidence.

But the Zen master couldn't wait any longer.The Spurs gave them a negative example in the last round.Playing against the Lakers in the early stage was too relaxed, and finally let them win.

He doesn't want to do this, so the Lakers have been biting very tightly in this game!
Back from the game, Nash dribbled the ball across half court, faced Kobe's defense and passed the ball directly to Barbosa!The latter passed Smush and rushed directly to the Lakers' basket to score! !

At this time, the Suns fans at the scene began to shout crazily!Smush didn't expect to be passed by such a boy in his early 20s so easily!The speed of this player is really fast!

D'Antoni saw his team's offense holding his shoulders and watching the game just now. 57: 50!

Bryant drives the ball upfield, and Barbosa tries to steal the ball from him twice but fails!
Then Barbosa went to defend Smash.Nash has come running.

"Neither you nor that kid can guard against me!" Kobe looked at Nash quietly and said something to Nash after beckoning Barbosa to go over and just walking over.

Seeing Nash rushing over, Kobe immediately made a big turn around and glanced at the opponent, then suddenly turned back in the opposite direction and then stepped back to shoot a three-pointer and hit the net! !
After blowing the smoke from the gun, Kobe ran over slowly!
The Suns didn't look at the inside defense much this round!Marion directly pulled out to ask for the ball, and after getting the ball, he shot a three-pointer and scored!
After seeing Zhou Yang, Kobe looked at him for 2 seconds.After receiving Wharton's serve, he looked at Zhou Yang again.

After signaling everyone to disperse, the Black Mamba saw Zhou Yang out of the corner of his eye. It's time to get rid of Pat once!

The sun is already a little angry.Kobe completely ignored their defense!After seeing him rushing, Thomas and Marion both rushed out!

Seeing this scene, Kobe felt that there should be no big problem for them to win the game.At this time, when everyone's attention was on Kobe, Zhou Yang quickly got rid of Pat's defense and directly received Kobe's pass. Before the Suns could react, he directly pulled up a jumper!2 points from a long distance to hit the basket! !

Zhou Yang looked at the soles of his feet only to realize that he had just stepped on the line.

There should not be too much hesitation in the attack at this time!The opponent's center is now coming out at every turn!
The opponent now has almost no way to quickly widen the point difference.D'Antoni's excited expression just now became a little darker.

"Good job Zhou Yang, next we will feed O'Neill more cakes!" Looking at the current game, Kobe felt that the game was almost over.

(End of this chapter)