NBA: Starting Reward Ryota Kise

Chapter 357 The first and second half of the huge contrast

Throughout the second quarter, Malone gradually led the Jazz to catch up with the score from the beginning of the unsatisfactory to the later adaptation. On the other hand, the Suns, after lacking a stable three-pointer, changed their tactics and let Barkley Check inside and find opportunities to pass the ball.

Chapman made the most shots in this section. Chapman also maintained his touch and scored two three-pointers. Kidd also scored two three-pointers.

After halftime, the Suns and Jazz were evenly tied at 63, and the two sides were tied.

"Unbelievable, the 630 Suns are too tenacious. These arrangements in the first half were very good for the Jazz." Magic commented on the game in the first half, and he thought that Ainge was very good on the spot changes. Well, the Jazz are completely relying on Malone, and Malone had 34 points at the end of the half.

"The Jazz are still playing very well. What they lack now is the momentum to knock down the Suns with one stick. If the Suns can't find a good way to guard against Malone in the second half, then the Suns will be in danger." Kenny Smith's view Seems fair, but he still prefers to see the Jazz win.

Although Magic supports the Suns, it is undeniable that Kenny Smith is right. The key point of this game is whether the Suns can hold Malone and whether the Suns' shooting percentage in the second half can be maintained. From the second quarter Last time to see.

The Suns' 3-point shooting rate has declined, and several people have thrown four or five shots one after another without scoring. If it wasn't for Barkley's offensive rebound, the score would not necessarily be a tie.

There are not a few people who have this idea, including Lin Tianhui, who also thinks that the touch on the outside cannot be expected all the time. The key lies in defense. Lin Tianhui also told An Ji before, suggesting that An Ji should change formations again in the second half and let Barkley and Big Ben change. To double-team Malone, so to limit Malone.

At the beginning of the third quarter, Angie really used the (abeb) double team, and it was a double team between Big Ben and Barkley. Facing the double team, Malone chose to pass the ball instead of playing hard. Said, the double-team effect is quite obvious, and only Stockton can score the ball.

After other people got the basketball, the Suns' defensive transition was very fast, and everyone knew where to make up at this time, so the Jazz's offensive efficiency went down directly, and the Suns were indeed as good as everyone else. As expected, in the third quarter, the hand was completely lost, and the two teams contributed a super low score in the second half after contributing a high score in the first half.

With two minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Jazz led the Suns by one point, 87-86, and the combined score of the two teams in the second half was not more than 50 points. You know, their combined points in the first quarter It's almost 70 points.

This also shows that the two teams focused on defense in the second half. At the most critical time, the Suns stayed on the court with Kidd, Bowen, Chapman, Barkley and Big Ben.

The Jazz's lineup to stay on the court is Stockton, Hornacek, Russell, Kyle and Malone.

The Jazz won Ostertag, and his rebounding on the court cannot be guaranteed. Therefore, Sloan took Kyle to increase his offensive options. When Malone was double-teamed, his first choice was Kyle. As for the defensive end , Sloan was not too worried, the Suns felt too bad in the second half.