In the first quarter of the game, the Wizards scored 33 points and the Suns scored 35 points.

In the second quarter of the game, the Wizards scored another 31 points in a single quarter, while the Suns scored 32 points.

The two teams entered the halftime break with a score of 64:67.

The fans in the stadium were dumbfounded by the indiscriminate attack.

To be honest, they rarely see games like this. The offenses of both teams are amazingly fast, with an average of only about 10 seconds per round.

Compared with the offense of the two teams, the defense is a bit like a comedy movie.

It's not that the two teams don't defend at all, but their defensive efforts are very limited and they never double-team. When defending, they always consider whether their positioning is suitable for an immediate fast break.

The two teams have a total of 10 people on the court, but the only ones who really defend are the centers of the two teams.

The three centers of the Wizards, Haywood, DeAndre Jordan and McGee, are not players who can attack independently with the ball. In the Wizards' tactical system, the role of the center is to guard the basket, block positions to grab rebounds, pull down outside pick-and-rolls, and assist defense.

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After the Suns released O'Neal, they did not have a fixed center this season. Occasionally, Stoudemire and Channing Frye were moved to the center position at the power forward position, but most of the time the center position was occupied by Amar'e Stoudemire and Channing Frye.

Blue-collar player Robin Lopez.

Unfortunately, in the almost crazy running and gun battle between the two teams, it is difficult for the center to position inside to complete the work of blocking and grabbing rebounds. Most of the time, they run back and forth, and then pull out the pick-and-roll to assist their defenders in attacking.

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During the intermission, Wang Xiao felt that continuing like this was not an option.

Compared with the Suns, who rely on Nash to connect the whole team to drive the team's offensive rhythm, the Wizards, who rely on running without the ball and then shooting from long distances, rely more on touch.

In the first half, Curry and others felt very good, but even so, the team was still 3 points behind.

Once the touch of Curry and others disappears in the second half, I am afraid that the team will soon fall into a dangerous situation.

"In the second half, we have to change our formation."

After thinking for a while, Wang Xiao made arrangements.

Hearing Wang Xiao's words, the players were stunned. No one felt that there was anything wrong with the first half of the game. Whether it was Curry or Harden, they all felt comfortable playing. There was almost no pressure on the offensive end. What were they thinking?

Just fight how you want.

"In the second half, Beverley, Harden, Green, Blatche and DeAndre Jordan started the game." Wang Xiao looked at these five people and said solemnly: "I don't need you to score many points, but you must control the rhythm of the game.

Drag it down and limit the Suns' run and gun!"

"Beverley, you may be under the greatest pressure next, because you have to face Nash. I will not ask you to completely lock Nash, but as long as Nash is still on the court, you must not let him play comfortably, even if

Even if it’s a foul, we have to stop him!”

You must not double-team when facing Nash. This is the consensus of all NBA teams.

With Nash's ability, he can easily find an open teammate from the double team, and then pass the difficult pass. Beverley can only defend Nash alone.

Use defense to defeat the Suns. In the past few years, many teams have thought this way, but few teams have actually done it.

Even if Wang Xiao uses this defensive lineup, it may be difficult to stop the Suns under normal conditions.

But Wang Xiao feels that there should be a chance in this situation.

Because the Suns have been fighting with their side on the court for a full 24 minutes!

Habits are a terrible thing, they always change unconsciously.

Having adapted to the Wizards' loose defense, the defensive pressure suddenly surged. Wang Xiao didn't believe that someone would not make any mistakes!

This is undoubtedly a risky attempt. If it succeeds, it is easy to say. If it fails, it will be difficult to recover if the score difference widens.

But Wang Xiao felt that this risk was necessary to take. Instead of expecting the players to continue to feel hot, he was more inclined to make changes.

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After the second half of the game started, the Suns were surprised to find that the Wizards actually replaced the main lineup and replaced it with a substitute lineup.

Beverley, Harden, Green, Blatche and DeAndre Jordan.

Except for Harden and Green, the other players only average about ten to twenty minutes per game.

Normally, after the halftime break, the main players get a certain amount of rest to recover their physical fitness, and they will go on the court at the beginning of the third quarter to continue to score points.

The substitute lineup usually starts to appear one after another in the second half of the third quarter.

It's rare for the Wizards to take the lead in putting on the bench in the third quarter when the score between the two teams is still tied.

"What is Wang Xiao thinking about?"

Suns head coach D'Antoni felt strange, but as soon as the game started, he couldn't help but frown.

Because the pace of the game slowed down in an instant.

The Wizards were the first to attack after the start of the third quarter.

The entire team changed their previous style of bombardment and actually positioned themselves in a decent manner. Then Harden slowly dribbled the ball in the top arc to look for opportunities, and unexpectedly dragged the 24 seconds of attack time to the rest.

It took about 6 seconds before he suddenly hit the basket.

Defending Harden is dunk king Jason Richardson, who has outstanding scoring ability, but he is also a typical player in the league who is strong in offense and weak in defense. Especially his lateral speed is very slow, facing the young and strong Harden who is extremely fast.

It was very easy to get passed by in one step.

Harden, who rushed inside, took off and hit a throw before Stoudemire could defend him.

Harden succeeded in a single, but the Suns didn't care. Stoudemire immediately retreated from the line to serve.

After Nash caught the ball, he almost subconsciously turned around and wanted to start a fast break.

But when he turned around, the movements of his hands were irregular.

The Wizards players have all retreated to their defense and are ready to fight.

In this case, Nash can only control the ball for half the court and look for opportunities.

But as soon as he stood still, someone rushed towards him.

Beverley's motor nerves and reaction speed are very good, and he is also very active in defense, which allows him to perform very well in defense and steals.

Having been in the league for many years, Nash has never encountered players like Beverley, and he also knows how to deal with such a defense.

However, with such a vigorous attack in the first half, even a point guard like Nash would feel uncomfortable when he suddenly faced a player like Beverley with a defensive style like a mad dog.

After being closely guarded by Beverley, Nash's first reaction was to speed up and break into the paint.

He succeeded, passing Beverley in one step, and he immediately rushed inside, and DeAndre Jordan immediately stepped forward to help defend.

Seeing DeAndre Jordan, Nash's mind immediately thought of where Frye, who DeAndre Jordan should be guarding, would be.

Without thinking, he immediately got close to Jordan, and then put the basketball in his hand against Jordan's back.

The basketball was sent to Frye, who grabbed the basketball and pulled it up for a dunk!

However, at this moment, a pair of black hands reached out like lightning and violently cut the basketball out of Frye's hand!

It's Beverly!

After being passed by Nash, he did not immediately pursue Nash, but immediately looked at Frye, who was guarding Jordan.

After watching half of the game, Beverley knew very well that if given the chance, Nash would definitely choose to pass the ball instead of attacking himself, so he rushed towards Frye immediately.

"Zhi Zhi Zhi"
Chapter completed!