The first quarter between the Pacers and the Suns was extremely anxious.

The Suns showed their characteristics, fast pace and many points to score. The 34-year-old Nash doesn't look worse than in previous seasons.

Tim Thomas' failure to yell at Iguodala's evil offenders is the direct reason for the heat up of the confrontation.

Because the pace is too fast, both sides will chase each other's butt and hit the back as long as they score.

The super high game rhythm naturally allowed both sides to expand the rotation scale.

In the first quarter, the Pacers replaced Sherlock and Tim Thomas, and joined Granger and Steven Hunter.

The Suns also replaced Nash and Marion, with the players on the Brazilian Lightning Barbosa and Pacers' former player Boris Dior.

At this time, Dior was no different from the French artist with a very high taste that Xie Hou was familiar with. However, his body was actually developing horizontally?

Xie Hou looked at Dior unexpectedly.

When he first arrived at the Pacers, he could play three positions.

Number two, number three and number four.

Now, he can also play three positions.

He can barely play the third position, absolutely play the fourth position, and occasionally play the fifth position.

Now, he plays the fourth position that suits his body shape best.

Although D'Antoni was an American coach, his player career was spent in Italy. He was a king-level figure in Europe. His active era happened to be the time when Kobe's family moved to Italy. D'Antoni's performance influenced a generation of Europeans. Since D'Antoni's heyday was in Europe, his basketball philosophy was also generally Europeanized. Therefore, he could use a very European all-round player like Dior.

Dior, who has gained weight, was not eliminated by the league like those fat people who can't play, but has found his own position in the current Suns.

The Suns' second lineup with him as the axis, coupled with Barbosa's impact and the performance of the three main players, Iguodala, Bale and Garnett, from the last five minutes of the first quarter to the first two minutes of the second quarter, the Suns made the game of intertwined in a one-sided suppression game.

46 to 33

Suddenly, after falling behind by 13 points, Claire called two timeouts.

When he called out the second timeout, Xie Hou stood up consciously, knowing that he could not continue to sit off the court and rest.

"Arthur, we need your attack," Claire said.

Claire was forced to shorten the rotation, and the intensity given by the Suns made the Pacers' second lineup look vulnerable.

When Xie Hou returned to the court, the lineup on the Suns were Barbosa, Bale, Grant Hill, Marion and Dior.

Yes, Dior plays center in this lineup.

Dior's rise today just shows that the previous coaches he met have not found the correct way to use him. Claire, they just want to make him use his body advantages and all-round attributes.

D'Antoni gave him a position on the axis, and he reciprocates the second team.

"Although the offense and defense strength of the Suns' second lineup is not as strong as the first lineup, it is far stronger than us." Chief assistant coach Thibodeau said something well-known.

What should I do if I encounter a team whose second team is far stronger than my own?

The most common approach is to shorten the rotation and allow the main force to play for a longer time to ensure the quality of offense and defense.

When Kirilenko and O'Neal Jr. were healthy, the Pacers' second roster was not bad.

Their injuries have changed the Pacers from an impeccable championship favorite to a championship-winning team led by the league's first-person team.

There are many teams competing for the championship, and there are only one or two teams per season.

If there are too many teams that can bear the words "champion favorite", the championship favorite will be worthless.

The Suns, who introduced strong support and the Celtics, who formed the three giants, are the only two favorites in the East and West.

The Pacers fought with the Celtic not long ago. They gave people the feeling that they were very strong, but not as strong as the Sun.

What the Pacers’ coaching staff is no longer considering the outcome of the Christmas battle, but something more important than the outcome.

If the Pacers can still run out of the East and the final opponent is the Suns, how can they play?

You can fight one or two games shortening the rotation. If you want to play a series, shortening the rotation is like drinking poison to quench your thirst.

In the competition in a series, the depth and thickness of the team are the ones that must make the champion the real champion.

The champions of each season may not necessarily have the strongest players in the league, but they must be the strongest team in the league.

The walkers suffered from such anxiety and the race started again.

After Xie Hou came on the court, the situation of being held down and beating was not alleviated.

Xie Hou's serve didn't notice Hill hiding behind Artest.

The former famous player, who was called "Uncle Shan" by Suns fans, confiscated Xie Hou's serve and launched a fast attack. Xie Hou caught up and interfered with Hill's counterattack.

But Bell is following behind Hill.

He caught the offensive rebound, expected that there was still defense behind him, so he took a counter-skirt to avoid Artest's block.

48 to 33

Seeing this ball, Garnett and Nash jumped up at the same time on the bench of the Sun.

Garnett, an outsider, did not recognize his life at all, and irrigated his passion into the long-dry Phoenix. The team has never received similar energy since 1993.

"Arthur, are you okay?"

Xie Hou was unable to chase the hat and fell down when he landed.

He took Hill's hand and said, "Thank you for your concern, I'm fine."

"The season is long, take a break." It is a wonderful experience to get the attention of your opponent at this tense moment.

Xie Hou and Hill were not familiar with each other, and their several meetings were on the court. Before Hill joined the Suns and was protected by the miracle doctor, health had always been a big problem, so even the chances of meeting on the court were not very good. He was already 35 years old and didn't pursue honor, but just wanted to play happily.

The sun provided a happy soil, so Hill came. It was a bystander to compete for the championship.

Xie Hou had no time to digest Hill's care. They were now 15 points behind the Suns. If they did not get the difference back a little at this time, the game would be heading towards garbage time.

The whole team pointed at Xie Hou's attack, and it seemed that he was the only one who could open the situation in this situation.

Xie Hou's gesture reminded Granger to prepare Artest, and both Foster and Hunter looked serious.

The gesture shows that Xie Hou does not want to solve the problem alone, and he has not even given up on the team. How could they give up on themselves easily?

Hunter pick-and-roll, Foster cuts in, Granger runs outward first, and Artestra goes to the bottom corner.

Everyone has their own responsibilities, and there are probably three people doing useless work. Because Xie Hou's ball will only be passed to the hands of the person with the best chance.

People who haven't received the ball don't need to be frustrated, just know that you're half the score.

Selfish people cannot fight such tactics.

Xie Hou broke through and entered the basket. Marion had a first-class defense, but unfortunately the lack of ability to protect the basket from his height could not be improved. Dior's offensive talent is well known, just like his "defense".

He was not reused under Claire, not simply because the American coach could not open his treasure, the European genius.

Defense is a key issue.

The Pacers' small forwards have no bad defense.

If you want to gain a foothold on the court, start with defense. Claire's concept has been passed down for many years, and Dior is the victim.

Now, his defense once again proves that there is a reason why he can't get along with the Pacers.

So amateur!

Xie Hou passed the ball against the ground, and Foster scored a shopping dunk.

In the entire league, only the Warriors and the Suns will allow such players to play as centers.

Dior even got D'Antoni's applause: "It's okay, come back on the offensive end!"

This is an era where defense is far greater than attack.

The sun, which was leading the double-digit number, spread out.

Their pride is understandable, and few teams can continue to maintain a high degree of tightness and awareness after leading the big score.

Others run randomly, Dior's wonderful transmission was spread outside the world, giving the Pacers free ball rights.

The opportunity given by the opponent is useless if he doesn't take it. Xie Hou called the pick-and-roll, and passed by. He stopped at the free throw line and shot when he pulled up.

37 to 48

The sun is unmoved by the 11-point gap.

The scores of running and bombing teams fluctuated greatly, and suddenly they were leading many points and falling behind many points is common.

They watched the game calmly, and in this way, they gave Pacers a chance.
Chapter completed!