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After defending two home games successively and "stealing" another victory in Phoenix, the Eagles are only one step away from the championship.The fans have gotten carried away and started discussing whether to win the away game directly or play the Suns one game and go home to win the cup.

Not to mention the players, even the young players in the team, there are some people who really think that the team's style of play is restrained by the Suns.

In other rounds of the playoffs, there may be situations where a 3:1 lead was overturned. The Suns had successfully comeback against the Kings 1:3 in the playoffs last season; but on the stage of the finals, never This has never happened.

Ke Yan showed great dissatisfaction with the player's mentality, and repeated orders in the training class, and he could not underestimate the enemy.

After 2 days of rest, on June 6, the two sides played a g13 match in Phoenix.

The Suns exploded with amazing energy in a desperate situation. Stoudemire couldn't deal with Garnett inside, so he put down his body and became a blue-collar, reducing his face-up singles, or hitting the basket after a pick-and-roll, or staying at the elbow. The zone acts as a space point, and the Suns' offensive focus is completely placed on Nash and Richardson, the outside partners.

The Eagles continued to stay strong at the beginning of g4, testing the game strategy of the referee's whistle-blowing scale, but was stunned by the Suns' three-axes in the first half of the quarter.Paul and Joe Johnson made 10 of 1 shots in the opening game. The Eagles scored only 17 points in the first quarter and were beaten by the Suns 32:17 in a single quarter.

With a big score behind, Ke Yan can't sit back and watch Stoudemire lead the rotation to continue to open the score. He can only choose to increase Garnett's playing time to match the bully.

Ke Yan made adjustments, and the lineup matchup in the transitional period should have been the advantage of the Eagles.

However, whether it is Barea or Gibson, the touch is relatively average. They failed to echo Garnett, and the Eagles failed to narrow the point difference.

In the second half of the second quarter, Ke Yan replaced Garnett to prepare for the "difficult" second half. Paul and Joe Johnson still failed to support the Eagles' offense and defense during this period. In the first half, the Eagles fell behind. scored 23 points. (68:45)

Although Ke Yan tried his best to mobilize the enthusiasm of the players, the Eagles' "desire to win" is really not as good as their opponents in an advantageous situation. It is obvious that the Suns are more active.

Very dissatisfied with the performance of the players, Ke Yan turned on the "hair dryer mode" in the locker room to target the players with a good output, and also let the players review Ke Yan's "tough" side.

Let's go and give it a try. 】

To be honest, if it weren't for the finals, Ke Yan would even use the more "vicious" Green formula to disgust players.

In the third quarter, Ke Yan replaced Diaw with Stevens and used a small lineup to attack the Suns.

In the game of g3, the Eagles used a small lineup to regain the point difference, and even hoped to help the team establish a 3:0 lead, ending the suspense of the game early; later, it was completely force majeure that caused the Eagles to lose.

However, in this game, D'Antoni had already prepared. He replaced Bell, who was weak in handling the ball, with Barbosa. Once Nash was oppressed, the ball was given to Barbosa. Break through the Eagles' defense before the next wave of "encirclement" comes up, thus achieving a 2-on-1 or even 3-on-1 situation in the penalty area.

No matter how powerful Garnett is, it is difficult to cover this situation!

Halfway through the third quarter, the point difference was still 25 points. Ke Yan could see that "the general trend is over", replaced Garnett and Joe Johnson in advance, and replaced Webber and Milicic, retreating to advance.

Preserve the physical strength of Garnett and Joe Johnson first. If the situation cannot be recovered, then prepare for g6 in advance and strive for success in the first battle;

Ke Yan's move is a "public conspiracy", but D'Antoni, who is in a desperate situation, does not have the fault tolerance rate of Ke Yan. He must first ensure that he wins this game before he can have a chance in the next game. Therefore, the main lineup continues to play.

Ke Yan's "Ming Jin retreated", Paul and Webb played more easily. Their remaining role in this game is to make the Suns' main lineup play longer on the court as much as possible and consume more opponents.

With a relaxed mentality, the Eagles' offense has improved, and even on the defensive end, Webb can use his own experience to disgust Stoudemire.

After three quarters, the Suns led by 94 points at 75:19. Of course, this advantage is not small, but it is not to the point of peace of mind.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Ke Yan continued to let Paul appear on the stage to cooperate with Gibson as a double point guard.In this round of finals, Paul played very mediocrely, and the data dropped significantly compared to the regular season. This is why Garnett "locked" fmvp ahead of time.

Although he missed the award, Paul still hopes that his statistics in the finals look a little better, so as not to be said to be "lying the crown". spell.

Of course, Paul's daring to fight is reflected in both ends of the offense and defense, rather than "defending with his hips on his hips", "fast break without falling", and "counting two points in seconds".

Nash is not there, Stoudemire is not there, and the Suns lack the main attacking point.Barbosa and Marion couldn't support the team's offense, and the Eagles played a wave of 12:5 attacks, narrowing the point difference to 12 points.

D'Antoni already wanted to scold his mother when he saw this!In desperation, he took Stoudemire back and stabilized the situation.

Ke Yan replaced Battier with Joe Johnson to increase the team's firepower, and at the same time forced D'Antoni to put Nash back on the court to control the scene.

Throughout the last quarter, the Eagles had three main players stay off the court to rest, but they dragged the main lineup of the Suns on the court until the last 2 minutes!

This can also be regarded as a strategic "victory", can it be regarded as "Dunkirk"?

Well, although this game won the Eagles a certain physical advantage in the g6 game, it is still regarded as a stain in Ke Yan's future "memoirs"!

"The finals are not over yet. In the first round of the playoffs last season, we were 1:3 behind and defeated the Kings. Now it is just more difficult. We are ready to meet the challenge, even if we go to Atlanta, we will never give up fighting." D'Antoni's speech in the post-match interview also clarified the determination of the Suns.

Although in the last two games, they were all at a disadvantage in terms of "time", "location" and "harmony", but everything is not over yet, isn't it?

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On June 6, g16 of the finals started.

The appearance ceremony of the Eagles was grand and shocking.Anthony Ressler, Larry Sander and other management personnel attended the game and received applause from the fans.

Before the game, they went to the locker room to encourage the players and let them play well.

David Stern and Bill Russell also followed the two teams and came to Atlanta from Phoenix, accompanied by the O'Brien Cup.

Fortunately, there is no need to leave. Regardless of whether the two teams decide the outcome in advance in g6 or fight until the final tie-break, the battle will end in Atlanta at the Phillips Center. This may also be one of the benefits of the 232 format for the finals Bar?

Before the game, there was still no interaction between Ke Yan and D'Antoni. Maybe after the game, Ke Yan will invite D'Antoni to have a drink together, but not now.

After the warm-up, the players from both sides returned to the bench, accepted the final task assignment from the head coach, and then prepared to compete on the field.

Garnett jumped the ball to win and the game started.

Joe Johnson received the ball in the frontcourt, and the main defender was Bell. His teammates opened up. Garnett played a pick-and-roll with him in the middle. After Joe Johnson got rid of it, he attracted Stoudemire to defend. Lyon chased and distributed the ball to the basket.

Diaw received the ball from the basket, and a pass fake action bluffed Richardson, who came to defend, and easily hit the board to score.

The Suns attacked, Nash and Marion played a pick-and-roll in the middle, forced Diao, and were double-teamed by Garnett near the penalty area. Paul did not chase and blocked Stoudemire in the middle, interfering with receiving the ball.

Nash didn't have a chance, and distributed the ball to the perimeter to Richardson, who failed to get rid of Battier and distributed it to Bell on the baseline.There was not much time to attack, Bell missed a hasty shot, and Diaw protected the rebound.

The Eagles attacked, Joe Johnson received the ball from the horns and singled Bell, took two steps in to attract the defense, and then distributed the ball to Garnett who was split outside. Garnett caught the ball and made a fake shot. Tadmire then went to the basket and scored a layup. (4:0)

Nash held the ball across half court and was closely followed by Paul without a single gap.Stoudemire put up a pick-and-roll for Nash, and Garnett made up the defense in time, but also did not give Nash room.

The Eagles have an advantage in physical fitness, and they are even more unscrupulous against Nash!

However, the reason why Nash is the two-time mvp is that he is the absolute "strongest brain" on the court. In the deadlock of stopping the ball, he still found the passing line. Richardson cut to the basket and received the ball from Nash He jumped up and smashed the ball into the basket.

The Eagles attacked, Joe Johnson hit the iron with a dry shot after the screen, and the rebound was protected by Butler Stoudemire.

Looking back, the Suns didn't seize the opportunity either.It was Richardson who distanced himself from Battier by running off the ball again. He shot a three-pointer from the outside and shot out of the frame!

Dior grabbed the rebound in the backcourt, pushed a quick break and counterattacked immediately, and sent a precise point ball at the logo in the middle circle, assisting Paul to score a layup. (6:2)

The two teams are both strong offensive teams, the difference lies in the number of ball-handlers on the field. The Eagles can directly create threats with the ball except Battier, while the Suns only have Nash and Stoudemire. Well, the latter was restrained by Garnett.

Nash passed the ball to Richardson, who transferred it to Stoudemire, who faced Garnett, couldn't break through, and looked for Nash again.

Nash pulled the ball outside the left three-point line, turned around and forced Paul.Paul kept a step away and was able to keep up with Nash one-on-one. His single defense was very good and he blocked Nash's breakthrough line.

There was not much time to attack, Nash changed direction to the middle, turned around and made a jumper with a standard hand shape, but he still hit the iron under Paul's interference, and the rebound was grabbed by Garnett.

Paul held the ball across the half, Nash chased it in place, and the ball came to Joe Johnson, who still passed it to Garnett at a 45-degree right.

Garnett hit Stoudemire with his back, attracted Bell to double-team and then gave the ball back to Joe Johnson. The latter caught the ball and made a three-pointer without any interference and went into the net hollow! 9:2.

The Suns attack, Stoudemire catches the ball in an air cut and wants to play hard, a few shakes, Garnett's defense is impeccable, and he can only find outside teammates, Richardson makes an emergency stop and misses a jumper, Stoudemire Offensive rebound foul.

Zhang Lili, who was in charge of explaining the game, also saw the problem of the Suns: "The Suns are not only behind in the score, but also the mentality of the players is gradually unbalanced. Look, Stoudemire's impatience is written in face."

"If you don't adjust your mentality, the point difference will get bigger and bigger."

Dior, who received the ball one step outside the free throw line, made a fake shot, which attracted Marion to defend close to him. Suddenly, he hit the ball and sent the ball to the basket.Battier caught the ball with both hands under the basket, turned around and wiped the board to score, all in one go. (11:2)

The situation became more and more unfavorable, and Nash tried to stop the bleeding for the team through personal offense.He broke through Paul's defense from the flank, compressed the opponent's defensive position, and then made a fallback jumper, making a hit! (11:4)

This is not an offensive method that Nash is familiar with. Being able to force Nash to play like this shows that the Suns have entered a very dangerous moment.

Paul was transported to the frontcourt, with the help of Garnett's pick-and-roll, he broke through from the right, and the person who switched defense became Stoudemire.

Garnett made an air cut and jumped up to receive Paul's lob. Marion, Nash, and Bell all received the basket inside, desperately blocking Garnett.

Garnett turned and passed the ball out of the perimeter. Joe Johnson caught the ball on the wing, attracted the defense and returned the ball to Diaw, who was unguarded at the top of the key.

Dior took aim and made a three-pointer. 14 to 4.

The fans cheered enthusiastically. Dior's three-pointers in the regular season were not very reliable, with a shooting percentage of only 31.4% and low production.Therefore, in the playoffs, the three-point shots were reduced to the greatest extent. This shot was only his third outside shot in the finals.

In less than 4 minutes of the game, the point difference has reached double digits. D'Antoni called a timeout, replaced Bell with Barbosa, and made a desperate fight.

Although Barbosa's performance in the playoffs was not good, I'm sorry for the "Super Sixth Man" positioning, but after all, he is a person who can hold the ball and charge, and he is more effective than Bell on the offensive end.

As for the defensive matchup against Joe Johnson, it will be swallowed alive, which is no longer among D'Antoni's worries.If the offensive end cannot be opened, the Suns will really be over!

The effect of D'Antoni's adjustment was immediate. The Suns' offense was revitalized and they were able to score on the field; Watching Joe Johnson score 8 points on 6 of 15 shots in a single quarter, he also helped the Eagles lead the Suns by 37 points 22:15.

Compared with the point difference, what makes Ke Yan feel sure of victory is the team atmosphere of the Suns at this time. D'Antoni seems to have no way to boost the morale of the team.During the break, the Suns' locker room was a lifeless picture, as if they had accepted the failure psychologically.

Perhaps, in this situation, a chicken soup master like Rivers can play a greater role than an offensive master like D'Antoni.

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