I'm a ball devil

Chapter 174 Want O'Neal to play against Kobe in the Western Conference Finals?

The starting lineups of both sides have appeared, and the game is about to start.

For the Suns, the starters are: point guard Steve Nash, shooting guard Raja Bell, small forward Grant Hill, power forward Amare Stoudemire, center Shaquille O'Neal.

The Sonics' starting lineup remains the same, with point guard Watson, shooting guard Ye Hao, small forward Durant, power forward Jeff Green, and center Varejao.

The two sides jumped the ball, and the Suns took the lead in attacking.

Nash controlled the ball and advanced quickly. Just after halftime, he hit the ground and passed the ball to Hill on the other side. Hill caught the ball and made a jump shot.

The basketball hit the rim and hit the iron.

The Suns couldn't help but want to play fast when they came up. Before O'Neal could fully follow up, the front had already completed the shot.

Obviously, for Nash, Hill, Stoudemire and other players who are used to running and bombing and playing with ease,

It is also somewhat difficult for them to completely slow down to play positional warfare with O'Neill and go in one ball at a time.

Subconsciously, I want to run when I get the ball, and I want to shoot.

Green grabbed the backcourt rebound and handed it to Ye Hao.

Raja Bell pressed hard to defend Ye Hao.

However, this defensive champion who is famous for blocking Kobe with a choke-lock skill in the league also failed to prevent Ye Hao from bringing the ball to the frontcourt smoothly.

Durant has already run out to cover Ye Hao.

Ye Hao feinted a bit while walking, and walked towards Durant in a feigned motion, then pulled back and changed direction to the other side.

It was such an action that deceived Raja Bell, and he broke through.

Inside, Grant Hill blocked up to make up the defense.

Ye Hao passed the ball behind his back and hit the ground to Durant. Durant caught the ball and made a mid-range jumper.

"Beautiful! The cooperation between Ye Hao and Durant is beautiful!" Yang Yi shouted.

Director Zhang said: "Ye Hao used his offensive threat to attract the defensive attention of the Suns and created a good shot opportunity for Durant, who finally made the ball.

It makes sense to play like this.Unlike some other stars, Bang Bang Bang knows how to shoot, and knows how to shoot in. "

The Suns attacked, Nash swayed Watson, rode an archery shot, and responded with a two-pointer.

Zonda's scoring ability is still very strong.

Watson advanced with the ball, and Nash was two or three steps away from him. He was basically open. He stopped the ball and took off for a three-pointer.

Bang, hit the iron.

Director Zhang shook his head and said: "This Watson, there is no basket on the outside, and his long-range shooting rate is not good. The Suns let him shoot on purpose, but it really didn't work.

At this time, he should give it to Ye Hao, Ye Hao has already run out.

But I still didn't give it to the past, look, this ball is lost like this! "

Yang Yi then said: "Not lost! Ye Hao grabbed the offensive rebound!"

Ye Hao lucked a bit, took a step in, pulled up a jumper under Raja Bell's defense, and shot his first ball of the game.

It's a pity that it's also a strike.

Director Zhang said: "Ye Hao still played very well and was reasonable, but it's a pity that he didn't make a shot in the end.

His shot is his regular style of play. He is good at scoring like this, and of course he has to make a shot when he is defended alone. "

If Watson listened to Director Zhang's commentary here, he would definitely scold MMP,

It's unreasonable for him to shoot open shots with no defense, but it's reasonable for Ye Hao's shots under the close watch of the defender?
The Suns attacked, Nash and Stoudemire cooperated, hit the ground and passed the ball, and assisted Stoudemire to score a jumper.

The Suns lead 4-2.

Looking back, Ye Hao was facing Raja Bell on the outside of the three-point line to get the ball.

Following the frontal frame, posing in a three-threat pose, and taking two small tentative steps in a row, Raja Bell's entire nerves were tensed.

When Raja Bell's center of gravity was moved back by him, he stood up and shot a ecstatic three-point jumper.

Raja Bell jumped forward and tried to block the shot.

But it's useless, it can't be covered at all.

Ye Hao's take-off height and ability to stay in the air made Raja Bell's blocking a bit short.

The basketball was thrown out, drew a perfect arc, and fell steadily into the net.

Three point hit.

The Suns relied on the cooperation of Nash and Stoudemire, and Stoudemire scored two points.

Director Zhang said: "In the first few rounds, Shaq O'Neal just ran back and forth on the court, did not participate in the offense at all, and did not make any contribution on the defensive end."

Yang Yi said: "O'Neal's big trade allowed the Suns to send away Sean Marion.

Marion's defensive ability is very good, he can defend multiple positions on the court.

In the Suns before the trade, he and Raja Bell had good defensive abilities.

Now that Marion has been traded away, the defensive pressure on the outside of the Suns will be greater.

Raja Bell alone cannot guard against Ye Hao.

In the first round, the Spurs used Bowen, Parker, Ginobili and others to defend Ye Hao in turns, but they couldn't defend them.

Now the Suns want to rely on Nash, who is not very defensive, and Bell to defend Ye Hao?
This is somewhat unrealistic. Even with Grant Hill, it is not necessarily stronger than the Spurs' perimeter defense. "

Before Yang Yi could finish speaking, Ye Hao was on the outside line, scored twice, clung to Raja Bell's body, made a fallback jumper, and made a three-pointer.

Raja Bell's defensive attitude is very fierce, but his real defensive strength is not as great as his reputation.

And his reputation as a defensive titan is more based on his influence on the incident of Kobe's chokehold, which was amplified because of Kobe.

In fact, when he defended Kobe one-on-one, he couldn't restrain Kobe at all.

Now facing Ye Hao, who has a system in his body, and Ye Hao who has raised his offensive ability to S-level, he suddenly felt the powerlessness he felt when facing Kobe.

Can't stand it!

Looking back, O'Neal finally got a chance on the offensive end and got the basketball.

However, it wasn't his teammates who cooperated with him to pass the ball to him, but he grabbed the offensive rebound, then squeezed Varejao away under the basket, and hit the basketball into the basket.

Varejao fell to the ground when he touched it, but the referee did not foul O'Neal, so his fall was in vain.

Sometimes acting skills are not tried and tested.

The two commentators in the live broadcast room continued to bring the topic to O'Neill.

Director Zhang said: "Although O'Neill is old, his ability is still there. His size and tonnage are still extremely threatening inside."

Yang Yi nodded: "Originally, the Suns wanted to use O'Neal's defense and rebounding ability to liberate Stoudemire, let the bully play power forward, and further release the bully's scoring ability."

"It's a good idea. But basketball can't be played well just by accumulating stars.

A style of play like Stoudemire may work better with a flexible inside like Garnett or Duncan.

It's not the traditional big man like O'Neal who moves slowly and needs to stand under the basket. "

The two then chatted, if the Suns can beat the Sonics to advance to the Western Conference finals in this round, then there will be an excellent spectacle, O'Neal will play against Kobe.

It's definitely fascinating, with previous title-winning partners turning into rivals.

Moreover, the various contradictions between O'Neill and Kobe.

People expect the Western Conference Finals to be the Lakers vs. the Suns.

It's just that Ye Hao followed up with another three-pointer and said NO to this expectation.

(End of this chapter)