The Whip of the God of Basketball

(The new book has been released, please support me - the title is "Section 22")

The timeout at the beginning was just to adjust the players' condition. The Suns were 7:0. The Cavaliers needed to control the rhythm. They needed to score.

After the timeout, when he returned to the court, it was still James who had the ball. The Cavaliers are a team that does not need a point guard. Because of James' versatility, he only needs guards who can shoot around him.

The Suns players knew this. Bell and Marion were trying hard to block the connection between James and his teammates, but James still found an opportunity. He held the ball and used his speed and impact to accelerate from the right side and rush directly to the basket. .

Once James accelerates, no one can stop him. The Suns' defense is immediately penetrated, and James directly succeeds with a one-arm chop.

Barkley made a fuss for a while, as if it was his first time watching James dunk: "LeBron! He is like a cannonball, and Phoenix's defense is like a piece of butter."

Kenny Smith also chimed in and made fun of the Suns' defense.

Leon didn't care very much. He knew that if James wanted to force a breakthrough, especially at the beginning of the game when he was full of energy, no one could stop him.

He doesn't really mind being interrupted by James once or twice, as long as the Suns continue to have more firepower on the offensive end.

Nash returned to the offensive end and really responded. With the help of Stoudemire and Marion's high-post double screen, Nash found an opportunity in the corner on the right to shoot an arrow on horseback and hit two points.

9:2, anyone with a discerning eye can see that in these games, Nash's desire to attack is much stronger than in the past, and he will definitely take action whenever he has the opportunity.

In turn, James continued to score points for the Cavaliers. He used his speed to connect offense and defense, quickly made a surprise attack in the backcourt, and went straight to the basket for a layup.

9:4, in 2007, the 23-year-old James was like an iron horse with unlimited physical strength, and he was very smart and did not want to fall into the defensive trap set by Leon after falling into position. When facing the Celtics in the past, he had already Enough suffering.

With a five-point gap, the two sides began to enter a period of offensive and defensive calm. The offensive efficiency of the Suns' position battle declined slightly, but the Cavaliers insisted on playing fast and connecting offense and defense. After a few rounds, the point difference was close to 2 points.

At 15:13, on the bench, D'Antoni looked at Leon. Leon seemed to have no intention of calling a timeout.

Barkley was a little anxious: "Why didn't the Suns call a timeout? Isn't that guy Fox-Leon in a hurry? Where did the Suns' gorgeous offense go? Where did Nash's pass go? Is it just singles, pick-and-rolls, and throwing three-pointers?" Distribute the ball? Is this his level?"

The game looked a bit dull, so the fat man started talking nonsense, but he was right about one thing. The Suns' offense was indeed far less gorgeous than before.

Nash controlled the ball and handed it to Stoudemire in the low post. Stoudemire faced Gooden with a sigma step. At this time, the Cavaliers began to double-team Stoudemire. Stoudemire passed the ball to Diaw, who was cutting inside. Diaw avoided Yi. Ergauskas' long arm and a right-hand layup.

"The Suns' current offense is more like the Spurs. Does this mean that if they can't beat the opponent, they will become the opponent?" Kenny Smith said of the Suns' offense.

Barkley glanced sideways at Smith but said nothing, amusing Smith: "I'm not referring to you specifically. If you can't spank the other person, just kiss the other person's butt."

The two were joking in the studio, and on the court, James launched an attack again.

But this time, his quick attack had no effect. After he rushed in from the middle, he finally found that the sun was beginning to shrink, and immediately passed the ball to Marshall in the bottom corner. As a result, Larry Hughes missed a three-pointer.

Diaw controlled the backboard. Instead of passing the ball to Nash, he dribbled the ball himself for a fast break.

Dior has tall legs and long legs. He crossed the half court in a few steps. He had a wide vision and passed a high-profile pass to Marion who was heading towards the basket. Marion received the ball and easily made a layup.

This was the play that Marion was best at in 2006. He was not good at positional warfare, but he was good at counterattacks.

The Suns turned the score to 19:13 again, putting a little distance away from the Cavaliers.

This distance is often the difference in strength between the two teams. Except for James, the Cavaliers' playing status was average today, especially Larry Hughes, who played very average and couldn't hit shots from the outside. The important tasks of offense and defense are placed on Gooden and Ilgauskas inside. The two rely on their height and size advantages to cooperate with James to score points at the basket, helping the team to bite the score.

At the end of the first quarter, the score between the two sides was 25:20, with the Suns leading by 5 points. It seems that the Suns' offense is not very hot, and the Cavaliers' condition is even worse.

Leon sat on the bench for the entire quarter and didn't move much. He didn't call a timeout. Even substitutions were made for him by D'Antoni.

The smart and capable Iron Fist coach in the past now feels lazy to a certain extent.

Even Barkley complained: "I think by the end of this season, Fox-Leon will be able to compete with me in terms of weight."

Kenny Smith retorted: "Unless he can eat an elephant, it will be difficult for me not to watch him for the next century."

In the second quarter, the Suns were still on track, but the Cavaliers made quiet adjustments between the first and second quarters. James sat off the court and rested for two minutes, and Mike Brown discussed it with James. , when the score reached 30:22 and the Suns opened the point difference to 8 points, the Cavaliers called a short timeout, Brown replaced James again, and then replaced Hughes with Damon Jones, seemingly to strengthen A look at the three-point firepower from the outside. If Hughes doesn't work, try Jones instead.

James still controls the ball and Marion leads the defense. The Cavaliers' most effective offense in the first quarter was to let James cooperate with Gooden and Ilgauskas. The two tall men moved down the inside. They were very powerful, but the attack The immortal sun.

This time it was different. Instead, Damon Jones came up to cover James.

Nash was the main defender on Jones, and Jones provided a screen for James, either switching defenses, or squeezing through or bypassing. Of course, Marion chose to bypass and not give James a chance to break through.

But regardless of squeezing through or bypassing, as long as the pick-and-roll occurs without switching defenses, there will inevitably be a defensive gap. James uses this gap to pull up and shoot directly from outside the three-point line!

"Uh-huh!"

Three point hit!

This was the first time James attempted a three-point shot in this game, and he made it. Although Leon told the players before the game to take a step away from James, it does not mean that James can really be completely let go.

Once he has a feel on the outside and gets into the zone, James' outside jumpers are equally unstoppable.

Watching James hit a three-pointer, Leon couldn't sit still a little. Even though he was doing nothing in the first quarter, he was actually paying close attention to the situation on the court, and he had a bad premonition.

Looking back at the offensive end, Nash and Stoudemire were on a pick-and-roll. Stoudemire went down to the basket and tried to force a dunk. As a result, James, who was assisting in defense, blocked him from behind. Then James counterattacked with the ball.

The Suns advanced quickly and retreated just as quickly. They did not give the Cavaliers a chance to continue transitioning between offense and defense and fell into position.

James and Jones were still playing pick-and-roll, and Marion still switched defenses. Then James passed the ball to Jones, and in turn he and Jones screened each other. This time, Nash and Marion didn't cooperate well enough. The two switched defenses, and Jones passed back. James then ran to the wing to wait for a three-point opportunity. As a result, Marion could only follow Jones, completely exposing Nash to James.

The sheep enters the tiger's mouth.

Nash was completely unable to defend against James' powerful breakthrough and could only foul and send James to the free throw line.

The Suns still maintained a 5-point advantage. James made one of two free throws at the free throw line, narrowing the point difference to 4 points.

At this time, Leon, who had been nailed to the bench for 20 minutes, finally stood up. He walked to the technical table and made a pause gesture towards the referee.

Leon finally took the initiative to call a timeout, which shocked Barkley and Kenny Smith. This guy finally moved!

Although the situation seems to be very good for the Suns, as a head coach, he is different from the audience and commentators. He has seen the team's problems, and this problem has been plaguing the Suns, and was given up by the Cavaliers in the second quarter. Caught.

That's Nash's defense. When the opponent is determined to create a mismatch, Nash's point is likely to explode, causing the entire Suns to explode.

This is also the biggest weakness of the Phoenix Suns.

Leon threatened to use more crazy offense to solve defensive problems, but the real big defensive problems still have to be solved, because offense and defense have always been integrated.

"I'm going to rearrange the defense. Everyone, listen up. You may not do well today, but I will keep reminding you until you do well."

Leon took out his tactical board and said to the players.

(The new book has been released, please support me - the title is "Section 22")