Wei Guo should play on the outside and try to disrupt the game as much as possible.
His shooting percentage is only around 60%... He can still control Wei Guo's scoring, but if Wei Guo receives the ball under the basket, it takes two or three people to double-team him to stop him from scoring!
One-on-one?
Wei Guo can toy with anyone!
......
The Suns quickly inbounded the ball, and Nash dribbled past midcourt before making a long pass!
Nash just made a passing motion...
Wei Guo suddenly accelerated, trying to catch up with Barbosa. After Barbosa received the pass, Wei Guo was less than two meters away from him. Barbosa did not notice that someone was rapidly approaching from behind. He took a step forward and made a layup!
*Smack!!!*
Like swatting a fly, Wei Guo slammed the ball onto the backboard with both hands.
A spiked hat!
D'Antoni sighed, "Barbosa was careless, he didn't flash!"
If Barbosa had just turned around and seen Wei Guo, he wouldn't have chosen to go for a layup. He should have dribbled to the outside, passed the ball back to Nash, and let Nash reorganize the offense. With Wei Guo behind him, how could he dare to go for a layup? All he could expect was a big block. Seven consecutive years as the shot block leader, is this a joke?
"Brother Wei, why didn't you tell me beforehand that you were going to block the shot?"
Barbosa's eyes were filled with resentment, much like O'Neal's after missing a free throw in the first quarter.
I can't be bothered with this idiot!
If I say it in advance... will I avoid getting blocked?
The Lakers players had already run back to the frontcourt, and even Paul didn't stay to receive the ball. Wei Guo grabbed the basketball and slowly dribbled it to the frontcourt... Paul rolled his eyes several times. Kobe had complained that he was slow when he was dribbling earlier, but now Wei Guo was even slower than him, and Kobe didn't say a word.
This person...is such a hypocrite!
He dribbled all the way to the three-point line, completely unable to figure out what Wei Guo was going to do... Dio went up to defend Wei Guo one-on-one, but unexpectedly Wei Guo turned halfway and used his back to block Dio, starting to back down him.
"Starting to back down from the three-point line?"
D'Antoni stood up. "This is outrageous..."
There are players who can back down from the three-point line, and Barkley, who is commentating on this game, is a typical example. Don't underestimate Barkley just because he is less than two meters tall. He is very strong, especially his big butt, which is naturally suitable for backing down. This move of his has given many players a headache!
Wei Guo's back-to-the-basket game is different from Barkley's...
Wei Guo relied on pure strength to attack from behind. Even with Dio's arms bent and resting on Wei Guo's back, he was still forced to retreat step by step by Wei Guo!
The others didn't dare to rush to help defend, because they knew Wei Guo well... With Wei Guo's support ability, no matter who was missed, Wei Guo could instantly pass the ball to that person. So the players on the field could only watch helplessly as Dio was bullied, cheering him on in their hearts.
Very soon...
Wei Guo pushed the ball to the basket, turned, and jumped!
"Bang!!!"
A powerful dunk!
D'Antoni wiped his sweat, "If Wei plays like this... this game will become very boring!"
"It's not that it can't be defended against!"
O'Neal stood up and walked towards the scorer's table. "I'll go and substitute Diaw!"
D'Antoni had no plans to make substitutions; he was waiting... for O'Neal to get restless and ask for a substitution himself. However, he didn't expect O'Neal to be so temperamental, not even greeting his head coach before entering the game.
certainly...
That would be best!
This precisely demonstrates O'Neal's determination to win this game.
......
With 6 minutes remaining in the second quarter, O'Neal and Hill replaced Diaw and Barbosa.
The Lakers made no substitutions...
The players on the court were Wei Guo, Kobe, Paul, Odom, and Ariza.
The reason why Gasol and Bynum were not allowed to play was also based on the adjustments made to the Suns' lineup. With O'Neal's incredible performance and Stoudemire on the team, they were not inferior to the Lakers in half-court offense. This meant that Wei Guo needed to play the center position to limit O'Neal's performance. Perhaps... this will be the last glory of a traditional big man!
The Suns don't have fast breaks...
When O'Neal ran over, Hill and the others spread out, and O'Neal positioned himself to receive the pass from Nash!
Wei Guo stood in front of O'Neal and teased, "Let me see how much of your strength you still have."
You'll find out soon enough...
This is a quote from O'Neal, who, facing Wei Guo, used his massive frame to block Wei Guo, then made a hook shot and arrogantly said, "Who's guarding me?!"
He was speaking very loudly... The Lakers' bench players could hear him.
Cummings took off his gold-rimmed glasses and laughed, "O'Neal's in for it if he dares to trash talk to Wei Ge."
Wei Guo was stunned for a moment...
He hadn't heard such provocative words in so long that he almost mistook O'Neal for someone else. After realizing what was happening, Wei Guo laughed. O'Neal had successfully ignited his fighting spirit!
Lakers on offense!
Paul wisely passed the ball to Wei Guo once he crossed half-court, and it was Wei Guo's turn to go one-on-one against O'Neal!
The Suns players also knew better...
One by one, they left Weiguo behind, entrusting the heavy responsibility of defending the country to O'Neill.
Instead of launching an attack, Wei Guo asked, "Is this how you defend against me?"
O'Neal, "!!!"
This wasn't Wei Guo trash-talking; it was that when he received the ball outside the three-point line, O'Neal actually stood near the free-throw line, giving Wei Guo two steps of space, as if waiting for Wei Guo to come inside and engage in physical contact with him.
Wei Guo raised his hand and launched a three-pointer, then turned and walked towards the backcourt. "You're brave... but don't you know I'm a very accurate three-pointer?"
"Whoosh!!!"
The basketball went into the net.
D'Antoni was furious, yelling, "Shaq, you have to be close to the enemy when defending the nation!"
You can't entirely blame O'Neal. When has O'Neal ever defended perimeter players? Even against inside players who are good at shooting, O'Neal rarely defends them... The paint is his main battlefield. Wei Guo isn't the kind of player who gets easily agitated. If you give me two steps, then I'll shoot a three-pointer.
The Suns attacked again, Nash orchestrated the movement and passed the ball to Hill.
Hill goes one-on-one against Kobe!
First, he tried a triple threat, but couldn't shake off Kobe... so he simply stepped back and shot right in front of Kobe.
"Whoosh!!!"
The basketball went through the net cleanly.
......
After Wei Guo and Kobe entered the game, the Lakers began to close the gap!
only...
A 15-point difference isn't a huge amount, but it's not insignificant either!
The Lakers failed to close the gap until the end of the first half, entering the second half trailing by 9 points.
Since the start of the playoffs...
There have been times when they were down at halftime, but the Lakers never kept the game in suspense until the last minute. They usually only needed three quarters to turn the game into garbage time. But this game was different... Even though they were only down by 9 points, it was different from the previous two series because... Wei Guo and Kobe played very seriously in the first half.
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