In other words, if Lin Ying is invincible, it will take 60 to 70 points to beat the Lakers to death by creating single defensive pressure on Lin Ying.

If they weren't invincible, the Lakers could still win the game.

And the key is that the Lakers' baskets were much more accurate this time than in the previous two games.

Even Ariza scored consecutively.

No one stipulates that those with good touch must be from the Suns!

With the changing defensive strategy and excellent touch, the Suns failed to find any good opportunities all night.

At the end of the game, although Lin Ying still scored 31 points, the Suns lost to the Lakers 103-118, falling behind 1-2.

As everyone knows, the Lakers showed their excellent ability to adjust.

Now, the Suns are pushed to the brink.

If they can't win the next game, then a score of 1-3 will basically be their death sentence.

But the Lakers have gradually regained their form, and it will be difficult for the Suns to win with their current style of play.

A thousand words can be said in one sentence: This Lakers team is too strong!

And the Thunder's wave of assists was so good.

There are many teams in the history of the NBA that have come back in one round and finished the game unstoppably.

To put it in very straightforward terms: We can reverse 1 to 3, what else can stop us?!

Lin Ying was thinking.

The Lakers responded and took back the initiative.

The Suns are now trying to figure out how to take back the initiative.

After thinking about it, he had no good solution, and finally he remembered the collective effort before the series started.

One person's thoughts are ultimately lacking, but it's different if there are 15 people.

After training the next morning, Lin Ying took the initiative in the locker room and made a proposal, hoping to hold a players meeting!

The content of the meeting was what he was thinking about: how to deal with the Lakers' tactical adjustments.

His proposal was quickly approved by the majority of the team, it should be said that everyone.

The time was set after the afternoon training, and the location was decided by Lin Ying, so it was naturally arranged by Lin Ying.

Lin Ying was arranged directly in the video room, where there was a long table, which was very convenient.

After everyone dispersed to rest, Nash smiled and patted Lin Ying on the shoulder.

Although he didn't say anything, it was an expression of recognition.

Lin Ying is slowly learning how to be a team leader.

Leadership is not only important on the field, but also important off the field, or even more important.

Now it’s interesting to look back at the draft report that rated Lin Ying’s “leadership ability” at 6 points.

Although that was a score based on the actual situation at the time, who would have thought that Lin Ying could grow to this point?

After the afternoon training, a group of people went to the video room to start a player meeting.

The more interesting thing is that Allen's face was slumped. Originally, he should be studying the video in the video room at this time.

But once the meeting started, he quickly got involved.

Although G1 was not won, we cannot deny the benefits of that collective effort. It can even be said that it was precisely because it allowed the Suns to know many of the Lakers' weaknesses that they had the current 50-50 situation.

So this time everyone was very positive.

Nash's idea is to catch the target based on the situation, and let Richardson take decisive action. If the touch is not good, he will immediately set up a pick-and-roll for his teammates. In short, the core is to force the Lakers not to double-team.

Butler's suggestion is to let Lin Ying return to the top of the key to launch the attack, so that the Lakers' help defense cannot come up.

Everyone has their own ideas and priorities.

Compared with last time, the opinions this time do not seem to be so unified.

However, one of Hill's suggestions was quickly recognized by others:

Role players should make more contributions in the transition period from the bench.

Hill then explained the reason why he said this, and the series with the Spurs.

Although they are not absolutely familiar with each other like playing against the Spurs, the actual effect of the fight is that both sides are evenly matched.

The performance of role players not only affects the game, but may even determine the outcome of the game.

Based on this proposal, others also began to discuss in depth, such as who is most likely to help, and how to play the transition period between substitutes.

In the end, the target all points to one person.

Caron Butler.

First of all, his personal ability is here, he is the strongest player besides the three core players of the team.

Secondly, he has played for the Lakers and is relatively familiar with the Lakers.

Of course, another point is that Butler's performance in the first two rounds was not outstanding, which did not match his strength.

Butler himself also participated in it and analyzed the reasons for this situation.

First, because he entered, he played more of a fixed-point shooter role on the court, and lacked tactical support, so it was naturally difficult for him to perform well.

Second, he himself does not want to destroy the team's original system, so his personal desire to attack is not strong.

The advantage of working together is to set a goal, and everyone will express their opinions without reservation for this goal.

After finding a method, we will continue to improve and refine that method.

In the end, an effective and detailed solution is produced.

After getting this plan, everyone was uncontrollably excited.

It seems that this player meeting will be held more often in the future!

Of course, implementing this plan will require a lot of other things.

For example, Nash and Lin Yingde suggested to Gentry to increase Butler's tactical low position, and even let Butler lead the transition period from the bench.

Butler himself also conducts tactical drills with others.

Everything was going on at the same time, and Butler practiced extra in the training hall with several substitutes that night.

Nash and Lin Ying also successfully persuaded Gentry.

Coach Gentry is actually very easy to talk to, which is also a big advantage.

Everything is going in the Suns' favor.

…

One day later, the Lakers and Suns continued to compete in Game 4 in Phoenix.

The enthusiasm of Phoenix fans is even higher than in the last game.

There was news before that the Suns held a one-day closed training, and the outside world was also speculating on what new responses the Suns had prepared.

As the series progresses, the outside world's views on this series are also changing.

Originally they thought the Suns had no chance, but now most people think it's at least a 30-70 situation.

If Solar wins G4, this winning rate should continue to rise.

Barkley must be feeling the most uncomfortable at this time. He really wants to cheer for the Suns, but he really can't.

So he's been milking the Lakers like crazy lately.

When talking about Fisher, they always bring up the ancient incident of the 0.4-second kill.

"He's a championship guard, he's always been a championship guard, he shoots well, and he's one of the strongest guards in history."

This is just short of giving the entire Lakers team a chance to become immortals.

This is the first time for fans to see this kind of grand occasion, because they all know that Barkley deliberately poisons his breasts, and they find it very interesting to watch his performance.

After the opening ceremony, the two teams were announced. Gentry did not make any adjustments in the end, and Butler was still a small forward.

Because the current tactical system requires space capabilities, Butler cannot play.

But he has already made adjustments to the rotation.

The game started soon, and the two teams were still inseparable.

Moreover, the Lakers did not expect that the Suns' morale would be so high after a big defeat.

Butler played 5 minutes in the first quarter and was replaced early, and then Hill came on and played 4 minutes.

When the two sides entered deep rotation, the game was tied at 24.
Chapter completed!