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Milicic didn't have the same hot touch against the Warriors on the offensive end, but on the defensive end, the team also defended the Suns.

Without Nash on the court, the Suns' offense has always been a problem. If Joe Johnson was still on the team, this embarrassing situation would be unlikely!

Marion forced a breakthrough and missed a layup. David Lee grabbed the rebound and handed the ball to Joe Johnson. In singles, Joe did not advance immediately, but fell into position, pulled into the low post and attacked Jacobson with his back, turning over.

Jump shot made.(39:36)

Marion immediately served the ball from the baseline and threw it directly into the frontcourt, hoping to catch the Eagles off guard. His passing force was very strong and he had full confidence in Barbosa's speed.

Brazil's lightning speed did not disappoint Marion. He sprinted with all his strength and caught the ball. But the moment he caught the ball, he was less than half a meter away from the baseline, and at full speed, he was no longer there.

Way to brake.

In the blink of an eye, Barbosa made a puzzling move. He put the ball on the court, rushed out of the baseline, and flew towards the audience...

Kittles laughed at Barbosa's gift. The Hawks ignored Barbosa who fell off the court. They went five-on-four in the frontcourt, creating offensive opportunities with three passes and two leads. David Lee scored an easy layup. (41:36

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Kittles made a steal, David Lee easily scored 2 points, Marion avoided a mistake, and only Barbosa was injured.

Barbosa made a low-level mistake and was a little troubled. In the next round, he singled out Eddie House, dribbled under his hips continuously and changed direction, and successfully broke through from the right.

Kittles shrinks and flanks Barbosa with Milicic.

Barbosa was not Nash. He failed to pass the ball to the most appropriate position and passed it to Jim Jackson in the right corner.

Jackson made a three-point shot but failed to hit. Milicic got stuck and protected the backcourt rebound.

When the Eagles were in position again, they passed the ball to David Lee in the low post. After receiving the ball, he turned around in the middle, leaned on Kurt Thomas, jumped up and missed the throw with his right hand.

Marion resisted Milicic and protected the backcourt rebounds. This time he clearly had a chance to counterattack but did not speed up the advance and continued to fall into the quagmire of a positional battle.

Without the team's brains, the Suns' offense was a mess. D'Antoni called a timeout, replaced Nash on the court again, and controlled the rhythm of the game.

As soon as Nash came on the court, he immediately helped the Suns stop the bleeding on the offensive end. After forcefully passing House through a change in dribbling rhythm, he took a step back and made the pursuing House lose his position on the defensive end, waiting for House to try to defend again.

It was already a step too late, and I could only watch helplessly as Nash threw the ball. (41:38)

The Eagles attacked, Joe Johnson and David Lee played a pick-and-roll and then split the ball. David Lee missed a mid-range shot, and Kurt Thomas protected the rebound.

David Lee's offensive efficiency began to decline, and Ke Yan also called Paul, Diaw, Josh Smith and others to give him face-to-face advice.

When the Suns attacked, Nash cut into the penalty area through the pick-and-roll, strolled around the Eagles' penalty area, disrupted the Eagles' defense, and then sent a behind-the-back pass to help Kurt Thomas score without being defended. (41:

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With or without Nash, the Suns are completely two teams! This game has a more obvious manifestation.

The Eagles called a timeout after halftime, and Ke Yan made personnel adjustments. House, Joe Johnson, and David Lee were replaced. Paul, Josh Smith, and Diaw came on. Josh Smith was placed back at the small forward position. This is also

After Barnes left, Ke Yan had to deal with it as a last resort.

Paul dribbled the ball in a clear rhythm, with his feet slightly staggered forward and backward, looking at Nash in front of him, his eyes undisguised in his desire to challenge!

The range of dribbling becomes wider, and the shoulders swing to the left and right.

Nash immediately raised his center of gravity. At this moment, Paul leaned sharply to the right, stretched out his left foot to the left and stepped to the right like lightning, rushing to Nash's right.

Nash quickly shifted his body weight to the left and opened his arms to try to block Paul's breakthrough.

However, Paul's left foot suddenly paused, and with the power gained from pushing on the ground, he stopped his body from rushing to the right, and the ball left in front of him with his right hand.

When the ball reappeared, it came to the left side of Paul's body, and he hit the ball with his left hand.

"Hey!" Paul stepped on the floor with his right foot, leaving a harsh friction sound.

Using his left heel, Paul accelerated his dribbling and forced his way past Marion, who was trying to defend. With a heavy slap on the ball, Paul grabbed the ball firmly with both hands and rose up from the ground.

Pulling the ball behind his head with his right hand, bending his legs backward, Paul jumped into the air.

Kurt Thomas, who took off a beat slower, collided with Paul.

Bang! Gritting his teeth fiercely, Paul, who was always known for his dexterity, became unexpectedly tough. His raised right hand was like a sharp blade and cut through Kurt Thomas who was blocking him.

"Boom!"

The basket screamed in pain!

Ke Yan on the coaching bench also held his head in his hands, showing an incredible expression.

Although he was the only person who had seen Paul dunk on Howard, seeing Paul score such a "Westbrook" style dunk live had a huge impact on Ke Yan.

The fans at the Phillips Center cheered wildly. This dunk also inspired the morale of the entire Eagles team, and both offense and defense were in a completely different state.

Under Paul's defense, Nash used more passes to control...perhaps the word "influence" is more appropriate, because the game is no longer under Nash's control.

Paul, a freshman, has already begun to challenge Nash. Compared with the last time the two met, Paul has accumulated some experience and is more confident in challenging the MVP!

In the absence of Joe Johnson, the dual-core drive of Paul and Diaw is more stable than the Suns' offense that relies on Nash alone.

Compared with Diaw, whose scoring output is really unstable and is more willing to lead the team with passing passes, Paul has a "shooting guard" side and uses more determined personal offense to help the Hawks maintain their lead.

With 4 minutes left in the second quarter, Joe Johnson returned to the field, teamed up with Paul, restarted the "roll call" tactic, and chased Nash's attack.

The Eagles worked hard and launched a 14:5 attack wave, widening the point difference to double digits before halftime.

64:51, the Eagles entered the second half with a 13-point lead!

It is indeed a direct dialogue between the two teams with the strongest offensive power in the league. The offensive battle between the two teams dazzled the fans. Even during the halftime break, there were fans everywhere discussing what had just happened.

A wonderful attack. The most talked about among them is of course Paul's amazing dunk!

Even Ke Yan didn't expect Paul to be so "violent"!

However, at the beginning of the second half, Paul, who had an excellent touch in the first half, seemed to have left his touch in the locker room and missed five consecutive shots. The Suns took the opportunity to launch a 16:7 attack wave. In the first half of the third quarter,

Duan narrowed the point difference to 4 points.

However, Ke Yan did not criticize the players. Instead, he asked the players to stick to the tactic of "calling out" Nash and not hesitate to spend more money on the team to try to defeat Nash.

As long as there is a problem with Nash's physical strength, the Suns will be defeated!

Due to the physical talents brought by birth, Nash's confrontation is not very good. But he has really polished his physical fitness very well. He is constantly being impacted on the defensive end and can still maintain stability and efficiency on the offensive end. Although the Suns' offense is

Nash needs to hold the ball a lot and sort it out to find the right direction, but he is very familiar with it.

On the contrary, the Eagles' defensive formation also became loose after being penetrated by Nash time and time again!

This is equivalent to the "defensive counterattack" on the football field. If there is only "defense" and no "counterattack", you will definitely be unable to defend! Players are also human beings, and they cannot maintain a high degree of nervousness all the time.

At this time, Ke Yan has nothing to do. As a coach, he can design the most targeted tactics. These tactics can restrict 99.99% of players, but there are always some geniuses that you can't resist.

Duncan can single-handedly crush the Lakers' three-high formation. Nash also supports the Suns' offense with his super physical fitness and super offensive awareness!

The Suns scored 35:26 in the third quarter, narrowing the point difference to 4 points!

The game has completely heated up in the fourth quarter. Both sides have to fight for every point. There are more physical contacts and the physical consumption has also increased. This is of course the result of Ke Yan's intention. He relies on the eagle.

The team has more people who can control the ball, so they can fight a war of attrition against the Suns.

For the Eagles, only Joe Johnson has played longer, playing 37 minutes so far. Paul, Diaw, and Josh Smith have all played less than 34 minutes, not to mention they share the pressure with each other on the court.

As for the Suns, Nash has played 39 minutes, and Marion has played more than 40 minutes!

The Eagles have an absolute physical advantage!

Nash stood on the three-point line, holding his knees with both hands, panting heavily, raising his head and looking at Paul who was advancing forward. He waited until the opponent passed half court before standing up straight.

Paul's dribbling rhythm became faster and faster. After a forward change of direction, the ball passed under Paul's crotch, and then Paul's body turned around.

Nash kicked his right foot and slid sideways to the left, trying to block Paul's attack.

At this moment, Paul suddenly pulled back and took a step-back jump shot. Although Nash reluctantly jumped up, he still looked at the ball and sighed.

"Shua!"(116:110)

There was a clear sound of net wiping, and Nash smiled bitterly.

In the transition between offense and defense, Nash dribbled the ball into the frontcourt and cruised outside the three-point line with the ball.

The Eagles' defense became more intense, and the Suns' continuous movements were closely watched. This made Nash unable to find a good receiving partner when he wanted to pass the ball, and Ma, who wanted to pull out as a screen.

Lyon was also entangled with Josh Smith.

"You can only do it by yourself!" Nash gritted his teeth. His physical fitness seemed to have recovered a little at this moment, and the rhythm of his dribbling became faster.

Suddenly he shook his body violently, and smacked the ball with his right hand holding the ball. When the ball hit the ground, he stepped out with his left foot and leaned his body. The shaking of his right shoulder made Paul's defense hesitate. That's what happened.

After hesitating, Nash seized the opportunity and completed the breakthrough.

Josh Smith's defense was quick. Nash took the next step, compressed the Eagles' defense and then returned the ball to Marion, who was inserted in the back row. The hacker took a step forward and wanted to throw, but Paul was covered.

interference.

"Beep!" The referee whistled for a foul on Paul.

Marion made one of two free throws. Paul earned a point for this foul. (116:111)

The Eagles attacked, Joe Johnson leaned against Bell, received the ball in the low post, turned around and shot a fadeaway jumper in the middle.

Compared with Joe Johnson, Bell's height and size are not comparable. He can only try his best to close his eyes, but he can't block the ball and the ball goes in! 118:111.

In order to save money, Sarver let go of Joe Johnson, who was very suitable for the team and could help Nash reduce the pressure. Today, Joe Johnson made his old club suffer the consequences!

When the Suns attacked, Nash broke through with the ball, was double-teamed near the penalty area, and sent the ball out to the outside.

Marion received the ball on the left, and Josh Smith made a timely cover. Marion lacked confidence and passed the ball to Harrington in the ribs. Harrington caught the ball and shot. Diaw made a timely save, but the cover interfered with the shot.

The ball missed again and the rebound was grabbed by Posey who was inward.

After landing, Posey passed to Joe Johnson. The latter held the ball and quickly went down to face Bell's defense without being strong. He passed it steadily to Diaw who followed up.

Diaw caught the ball and paused for a moment, which unexpectedly disrupted Marion's center of gravity. The hacker stumbled and almost fell down. It was a rare opportunity. Diaw took the ball and went inside, and made a layup in three slow steps to score easily. 120:111.

With two and a half minutes left in the game, the Hawks opened the point difference to 9 points, and the victory was determined! D'Antoni called a timeout, and Ke Yan stood up and high-fived the players one by one.

If they defeat the Suns in this game, the Hawks will complete the feat of "killing all the bulls". For an Eastern Conference team, this achievement is quite special!

Before Marion could get the ball out, D'Antoni called another timeout.

"Calling two timeouts in a row to restore Nash's physical strength." Ke Yan saw through D'Antoni's trick at a glance and warned the players, "The more the Suns are like this, the less optimistic Nash's physical fitness is. Who will be matched up later?

Who will attack Nash? We have a 9-point advantage, there is nothing to be afraid of!"

The Suns players kept picking and rolling and running. The Hawks players switched defenses very quickly and were not easily out of position. James Jones barely made a three-pointer but failed to hit it. He complained to the referee about Posey's thug, but the referee ignored it.

Marion failed to grab the offensive rebound. Diaw moved the ball out of the penalty area with one hand. Joe Johnson picked up the rebound and passed it to Josh Smith. Josh Smith held the ball and carried Bell and rushed inside, attracting Jones to double-team and then forced the ball.

He missed a layup, but Joe Johnson, who followed up, picked up the rebound and added the ball in. (122:111)

The score difference reached 11 points, with 2 minutes left on the clock, and the game completely lost its suspense.

Half a minute later, the Suns replaced their main players and surrendered.

The final score was fixed at 126:115. The Eagles shot the sun at home and completed a pass against the top three in the Western Conference.

"You really taught other teams how to play against us!" After the game, D'Antoni and Ke Yan came together, and D'Antoni complained.

The tactic of "calling out" Nash played a big role in this game, and it is estimated that someone will imitate it in subsequent games.

"I just want to say that painting a tiger is not like a dog. If other teams imitate it rashly, it should be a good thing for you." Ke Yan said.

The Hawks used the "roll call" tactic to bring down Nash. First of all, it was based on the fact that the team had a pair of top backcourt combinations in the league with singles ability. Both of them could stare at Nash. No other team had this configuration.

In other words, the Spurs' "Parker Ginobili", the Bucks' TJ Ford Reed, and the Wizards' Arenas Daniels are all reluctant. When the Suns play against the Spurs, Nash can only defend three-pointers from the corner.

, Bowen knows nothing else, so the Spurs may be easily imitated.

Secondly, the performance of the Hawks' bench in this game is also the key to victory. The Suns' bench is weak. For the Hawks, David Lee played a good output, forcing Nash to come on early to lead the team.

All in all, without the support of a strong backcourt combination and a solid bench lineup to provide an advantage, roll call tactics can only suppress Nash and cannot win.

After the game, Ke Yan, Paul, and Joe Johnson became the focus of media interviews.

The reporter asked Ke Yan: "In today's game, the Eagles consciously targeted Nash on the offensive end and achieved good results. Do you think this exposed Nash's weaknesses?"

"The shark-cutting tactic exposed O'Neal's free throw weakness. Can you say he is weak? Moreover, even if we consciously targeted Nash, he still scored 26 points and 14 assists. I think he is too great."

Keyan spoke for Nash.

These American reporters still can’t bear to see Wai Guoren win the MVP!

Commenting on the reasons for winning, Ke Yan said: "I served as an assistant coach under Mike, but my tactical style is closer to Nelson, because I don't like the team's offense to be guided by one person. I think Joe Johnson

Joining us is of great significance to our Eagles, a shooting guard who can score and organize passes is so important to us!"

Ke Yan almost made it clear that the Suns made a huge mistake by letting Joe Johnson leave!