Chapter 789 The sun today is really dazzling!
"Let the Phoenix know where this place is, not by speaking, you must do it yourself!"
Claire knew that the tactics had lost its effect, and he wanted to mobilize the morale of the players and said many inspiring words.
"Go and fight with them! Fight to the end! After the game, they will not only remember how strong Arthur is, but also remember your names forever!"
Before the second half, Xie Hou and his teammates surrounded him and circled. He used to dislike similar cheering methods because he was naive.
Was it a waste of time to circle it, isn’t it better to complete a dunk in front of everyone?
Now he takes the initiative to participate because it is not enough to win alone. He has no time to need teammates more than now.
Xie Hou and them gathered together and shouted.
After the second half of the game began, the Phoenix saw the passion of the Indiana people. Are they brave?
Xie Hou defended Nash again, and he defended Nash.
For two consecutive rounds, the Suns' offense was fruitless, but the Suns also defended the Pacers from attacking one time. They only led by 4 points, and the situation would be overturned at any time. They would never accept the good situation being taken away by the Pacers.
Xie Hou's breakthrough attracted three people to assist in defense. He saw Artest's position, Papalucas's position, and he even saw Kirilenko's position.
Among them, who needs confidence the most?
Xie Hou sent the ball into the air, and Kirilenko jumped up. He had lost his peak bounce and speed. This time, the jump was really not high, but his wingspan would not shorten with the passage of time. He caught Xie Hou's ball. Xie Hou knew he could catch it.
Garnett turned around and looked at the Russian who was beaten and looked for teeth all over the ground.
"Suka no!"
Kirilenko roared angrily, his aerial connection narrowed the gap again.
54 to 56
"The Pacers are beginning to get close to victory!"
"As a championship team, the Suns are very young. Although Steve Nash is about to be 35, Kevin Garnett is 31, Laga Bell is 32, and Sean Marion is 30... Their average starting age is 30, but they are still young because they have never experienced the hard battle in the finals. They don't know how to stick to the end and win in this situation, and the Pacers have enough experience!"
"They know that persistence is the victory, so they can reverse the double-digit score difference in succession. Now the two sides are only 2 points apart, and everything is possible!" Leonard said excitedly, "As long as you persist, everything is possible!"
Garnett's mind was clear, Nash was defended, he was also angry, and now he knew clearly what to do.
His decision was to ask Kirirenko for a back-up attack.
No matter how much chicken soup the Pacers’ coaching staff pours to Kirirenko, the physical gap cannot be changed.
In the end, his back knocked over Kirirenko, and the referee called Kirirenko a defensive foul.
The sun seemed to calm down because of this.
Garnett served on the sideline, and his tactical flexibility was still the advantage of the Suns. The Pacers' defensive strength lasted for a while, and the excitement passed. Next was long-term persistence and consumption, which was the time to test people the most.
Garnett saw Iguodala running out and the basketball was sent out according to the reaction.
Then, Iguodala jumped into the free throw line.
This ball stabilized the Suns' morale.
58 to 54
"It seems that the game will turn into a long tug-of-war," said Leonard. "From the third quarter and until the end of the game, what I want to say is persistence. The Pacers only need to remember one thing. They have the best player in the league. As long as they can persist to the end, the moment when both sides can test their ability to attack, Arthur holding the ball will make the Suns' deceased!"
Xie Hou, who scored 32 points in the first half, was the Suns' focus of guarding.
They can lead Nash to defend the best defense in the league, which shows that they are outstanding.
If even they can't limit Xie Hou's offense, then no team can limit it.
Xie Hou calmed down. Now is not the time to take over the attack. He wants his teammates to open one by one, force the Suns to defend him alone, and then solve the problem of the person who defends him alone.
Only when he and his teammates are threatening at the same time and the Suns cannot defend themselves on both sides can the final victory be ensured.
He saw the open space of Kirilenko. The Sun dared to double-team unscrupulously because his teammates had a strong attack. They were all people who had experienced hard battles. They gave too many empty spaces. Will they still not enter?
He doesn't believe it.
If the Suns dare to give empty seats, Xie Hou dares to pass the ball.
His ball was passed into Kirirenko's palm and glanced at the position at his feet. This was the best position he could get, with an open shot and a two-pointer hit.
56 to 58
Next, Garnett made two points by hitting Kirirenko.
The Suns made a three-pointer from Kirilianko and Xie Hou passed the ball. His pace was faster than before. Because he was unprepared, his shooting felt very comfortable.
Swish!
Hit again, 59 to 60.
"The Suns can no longer make Andre Kirirenko shoot! They have paid a lot of money for this. If they put it down, the consequences may not be what they can bear!"
"If Andre is not put on the Pacers, there will be no one to put on the field. Judging from the previous shooting statistics, none of them shots was particularly inaccurate, except Andre. But Andre has already hit two consecutive goals, should he continue to put them down?"
Xie Hou blocked Nash.
As long as he doesn't sway and is not deceived by rhythm, his defense and physical conditions are the natural enemies of defenders like Nash.
It makes sense that NBA loves talent. Throughout history, unlimited skilled star players have outstanding heights, such as Nowitzki and Larry Bird. Bird is 208 cm tall, while Nowitzki is seven feet long, and his height is also talent.
Xie Hou forgot something, the Suns are no longer a team that can be completely defeated by Nash.
Nash is their main starting point of offense, but not the only starting point.
The ball flew to Garnett's hand, and he was in the right waist position, and every time he caught the ball at that position, he could traumatize the Pacers.
Kirilenko's defense was not with him. Seeing that the two sides were far apart, Artest thought to go over and double-team.
As soon as he moved his feet, Garnett's pass flew over his head and quickly landed into Iguodala's hand.
Three points, another three points!
The Pacers made three points, and the Suns also made three points. The difference returned to 4 points, and no one could defend against anyone.
Xie Hou was eager to chase the points, speeded up the offense, rushed into the three-point line and ignored Garnett's defense. He threw the shot through the two areas and was knocked out by a black arm like an iron rod.
"It's Kevin Garnett!"
On the offensive end, they organized a perfect positional battle to attack, and on the defensive end, they caught up with Xie Hou and gave him a big hat.
He continued to attack - the defensive performance was not over yet. After more than ten seconds, the Suns' rotation attack, the basketball flew into Garnett's hand, he dribbled the ball, slid into the paint area with a big stride, stretched his arms, held the ball and picked the basket, and scored the whistle.
The dead banker's life hall made his roar so loud.
"ah!"
"Ahhhh!"
He pounded his chest and roared like a crazy head wolf: "Ahhhhh!!!"
The walker requested a pause.
65 to 59
At this time, the difference is 6 points.
If Garnett scores a penalty, he will score 7 points.
Half past the third quarter, the results of the two sides' attacks are clear, and the Suns' offensive ability is far above the Pacers. If you continue to fight like this, there is no suspense in the outcome.
"Control the rhythm!" Claire shouted, "Control our rhythm! They can play tactics, and we can! Arthur, be patient, pass more passes, and have a lot of time!"
The coach will not always be right. It is true that Claire hopes to control the rhythm, but the purpose of controlling the rhythm should be to strengthen defense rather than ensure success rate.
The Suns are a weirdo in the running and bombing team. They have the best offense in history and the best defense in the active team. If they want to slow down the pace and fight against them in position, they have three singles, one fixed-point three-pointers, and one all-rounder with all kinds of martial arts.
It's very regrettable that even if they attack the position, they are the strongest in the league.
The idea of fighting for offense was wrong from the beginning, but the situation on the scene was wide open, and many mistakes were left to reflect in the future, and the authorities could not take care of too many.
Claire lets the team attack and attack because Xie Hou is in a hot state, because Kirilianko's shot feels, and because Artest, Papalucas and others in the first half have good feels. Their feels good, but the cruel reality reminds them again that even if all of them have good feels good, they cannot defeat the Suns by attacking.
The timeout ends, Garnett hits the penalty.
66 to 59
The Pacers slowed down their pace and attacked for 17 seconds. Xie Hou made a wonderful pass by O'Neal, Jr., dunked.
61 to 66
Nash, who was frozen for several minutes, no longer held the ball. Garnett, who was brave enough to play as the core of offense and defense, went to serve as the cover. So who will hold the ball? The answer is Iguodala at the top of the arc. His breakthrough pass left the opportunity to the old captain, Nash, son of Feng.
The terrible offensive resources have created the Sun's unsolvable attack.
Swish!
After three points fell into the bag, Nash broke the seal and extended his offensive hand. Xie Hou's defense gradually lost its effect.
Xie Hou, who focused on playing ball for his teammates in the third quarter, suddenly encountered a tactic that could not be played, and his position was blocked, and no one could run out of the opportunity, and he could only play singles.
He will naturally assume his responsibilities.
Those passes gave his teammates a good feel and also cooled his form. He missed his shot and the Suns' counterattack could have come so quickly.
In the third-line fast break, Nash was in the middle, and he finally passed to Bale who followed him and scored another three-pointer.
It only took the Suns two minutes from leading by 2 points to leading by 11 points.
The scene was lifeless, and the Suns' offense became more and more intense. The recognized strongest team this season is the biggest failure of the Galaxy Battleship. With all the expectations of fence-bearing men, they finally performed at their level in the fifth game of the finals.
Three-pointers were like rain, one goal after another.
Every ball is trampling on Xie Hou's efforts;
Every time I expand my lead, it is like mocking the cheering voices of the fans on the scene;
Every attack that expands its advantage is to ridicule the most violently on those who have once doubted them.
At the end of the third quarter, the Suns led by 20 points.
"I only realized today that Indiana people can be so quiet." McGuinness smiled bitterly insincerely.
Chapter completed!