Basketball's most talented forward is on the left

"The whole audience is a dragon! Oh ho ho, my God, Zuo Li used this way to tease Shaquille O'Neal in the very beginning." Barkley was gloating at this moment, oh no, he was filled with emotion, let you...

Fatty is usually so arrogant, now someone finally punishes you.

"It's too slippery. Zuo Li's move is too slippery. His pace now is no better than it was back then. It's just faster. There's no point in using fast to beat slow." Smith felt the same emotion in his heart.

How could you not sigh with emotion, the Knicks' tactics are all aimed at O'Neal!

In Zuo Li's view, although trading Marion to acquire O'Neal has further improved Phoenix's attendance and attention, this transaction is a three-way loss.

The Suns this season can be said to have wasted Nash and Stoudemire's final peak period.

Just one year later, the Suns, which historically did not even make it to the playoffs this season, after D'Antoni and O'Neal left the team, the Suns, which had almost no personnel changes, went on without being favored.

Counterattack.

Not only did he overthrow the Spurs in the playoffs for the first time, but he also reached the Western Conference Finals and fought the peak Lakers in 6 games before losing. There was also a game that belonged to Artest, and the other games were considered worthy of his success.

The return can be regarded as heart-wrenching. Nash and Stoudemire drained the last drop of his blood, and ultimately failed to break through the shackles of the Western Conference Finals. Nash still ended in defeat in the Western Conference Finals for the third time in his career.

Stoudemire left after the season, leaving Nash alone in Phoenix to defend the Suns' final glory.

But small ball and running and gunning inevitably bid farewell to this city amid Nash's increasingly slower footsteps.

It can be regarded as the tears of the times.

For many years after that, people still couldn't help but wonder if the Suns still owned Marion at that time, the outcome might have been different.

The root of all this comes from the incompatibility between O'Neal and Nash and the incompatibility with the entire Suns tactical system.

O'Neal is one of the representative players in the inside position battle. The Suns introduced him to restrict Duncan. After all, they were defeated by the Spurs every year, and the entire team was in a state of shock.

In fact, Nash and Stoudemire work very well together. Instead of bringing in O'Neal, the Suns might as well strengthen the flexible fourth and fifth positions and implement the run-and-gun tactics to the end.

If O'Neal was at his peak, he might still be able to keep up with the team, but O'Neal, who has entered his twilight years and is dragging his heavy body, cannot bring much help to the team. It can even be said that O'Neal has dragged down the team.

After the introduction of O'Neal, it seemed that the Suns had an additional offensive method, but it also seriously interfered with the run-and-gun tactics that the Suns were proud of. It was like a black man trying to break off corns. Neither end could reach the extreme, and the appearance was more balanced.

There is a fatal disadvantage hidden underneath.

This disadvantage allowed them to be defeated by the Spurs again in the playoffs last season, and it also prevented them from even entering the playoffs this season. Likewise, this is also the key to the Knicks' victory!

The success against O'Neal in the beginning made O'Neal a little angry. Now he has not completely lost his aura as a star. Being beaten like this twice by Zuo Li made O'Neal more competitive.

When the Suns attack, O'Neal once again goes to the low post to ask for the ball. Even though he is old, the arrogance in his bones is still there, and his strength has not completely deteriorated. Many people feel that O'Neal has lost this season because of the two seasons in which he and the Suns lost.

It won't work, but in fact O'Neal averaged 16.5 points, 9 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game.

Although it cannot be compared with when he played for the Magic, Lakers and Heat, his shooting percentage reached 60.9%, which is the highest among all teams he played for in his career!

The efficient O'Pang failed in the Suns simply because the shoes he bought were too big - they didn't fit properly.

Nash was about to start the game, and Stoudemire was ready to pick and roll, but as soon as he saw O'Neal in position, Nash lobbed the ball in.

Gentry has now basically completely continued D'Antoni's idea, trying to maximize O'Neal's role while retaining a certain speed.

There's nothing you can do about it. No one else could play like this. Which coach can directly push O'Neal to the bench?

O'Neal caught the ball, knocked David Lee away with one butt, then turned around and dunked hard with both hands.

David Lee spread his hands and said it didn't matter. In their plan, David Lee only needs to try his best, and they are not prepared to let him guard O'Neal. This is unrealistic, and David Lee's role is not on the defensive end.

Just when O'Neal was about to use his whip excitedly, David Lee suddenly made a baseline kick on the court.

Dragic rushed straight into the frontcourt and passed the ball directly from the top of the arc. Zuo Li made a cross-cut to get the ball and broke through. Stoudemire desperately defended, Zuo Li passed the ball back, and David Lee, who had just returned, made a two-pointer from the top of the arc.

Score in!

7-4!

Isn’t this effect coming~!

You fight your position, I fight mine!

It is said that David Lee is a very strange player. As a power forward, he has gorgeous offensive skills and scores a lot of points in the penalty area. However, his scores are almost all shooting and various layups.

As a way for the inside line to no longer rely on the basket to attack, but to pull out to try long-distance shots, fully expanding the court space, we can also see the shadow of modern basketball in him.

This is also the reason why he can perfectly cooperate with Zuo Li. He can open up more space for Zuo Li and ensure a certain amount of shooting, which is very important to the Knicks.

As for how good his shooting was, in the year he retired, his career shooting percentage was below 50% for only one season.

At the beginning of this season, Zuo Li began to persuade David Lee to increase his three-point shooting, but habits are habits. Even with such a good opportunity, he was still used to shooting long two-pointers instead of three-pointers. As expected, he only had a three-point shooting rate in one season in his career.

man.

After scoring this goal, David Lee cheerfully helped Zuo Li defend O'Neal, successfully helping Zuo Li share the defensive pressure. This time the Knicks' defense was successful. David Lee collected the rebound and passed it to Zuo Li.

After breaking through the Suns defense in 8 seconds, Dragic performed a very low pass in front of Nash and dunked left to complete the score!

"The Knicks are trying to outrun O'Neal." Barkley joked. In 8 seconds, the Knicks had finished the game before O'Neal even came back from the frontcourt!

"The Knicks played fast tonight. Dragic's progress is very obvious, David Lee also performed well, and Zuo Li, let alone Zuo Li, is as stable as ever. The Knicks now have the run-and-gun flavor of the Suns."

Smith sighed.

Just as he was talking, the Knicks made a comeback and took advantage of Stoudemire's mistake. In 10 seconds, Zuo Li completed another dunk.

D'Antoni on the sidelines smiled happily.

And the sun is very anxious. If the blow continues like this, the sun will collapse.

Gentry had no choice but to replace O'Fatty, who walked to the bench unhappily. Gentry didn't even dare to look at the big fat man and stared at the court, looking extremely determined.

However, this substitution was still effective. Nash immediately played a classic cooperation with Stoudemire, and Stoudemire dunked successfully.

However, when the baseline ball came out, Dragic and Zuo Li picked and rolled in the frontcourt. Zuo Li cut inside, and Dragic threw it into the sky.

Bang!

Zuo Li completed the alley-oop!

Once again, the attack was completed in 9 seconds!