In the first round of the NBA playoffs, the Suns and Lakers played the first game with the Suns in front.

The competition is broadcast live by two platforms.

One is for Suntv in Arizona, and the other is for obc in the United States.

The Suns' match against the Lakers brought together two of the most exciting defenders in the current service, and Obc TV sent out the pair of Hubby Brown and Mike Brin.

One is a basketball live fossil that won a thousand victories as a coach but eventually entered the Hall of Fame as an announcer. The other is the successor of legendary commentator Mavr Albert, a new generation of Golden Voice.

Judging from the commentary team, it is very luxurious.

"Tonight, the Lakers are visiting Phoenix and Hubby, let's open it up. Do you think the Suns' defense can stop Kobe?" Brynn's question was very sharp.

"I was less than 30 years old when Wilt Chamberlain averaged 50 points. I mean, I've seen an offensive performance that is even more amazing than Kobe." Brown used Chamberlain as an example to be convincing. "This is exactly the difference between the playoffs. Such a powerful Wilt still cannot maintain his dominance in the playoffs. The playoffs are not a one-on-one stage. Kobe needs to distinguish the difference. He is a veteran, and I believe he will find the answer."

The game is about to begin, and Wei Xia is on the bench as usual.

He has made full preparations for his future appearance, and it depends on when Jackson needs him.

At the beginning, the Suns asked Dior to jump, and the Lakers chose Brian Cook. The most unstable jump choice.

Sure enough, he lost to Dior.

Cook usually gives people the impression that he is just a three-pointer. Now, the team has given him a more important task: he can miss the three-pointer, but the defense must be strong.

The story of the Spurs shooting the sun can provide the Lakers with many reference points.

They found that like other running and bombing teams, the Suns could not control the defensive rebounds and were dragged into the abyss of muscle warfare. The deficits of poor defense and the lack of talent of core players would explode in full swing.

Jackson made some changes.

Odom went to the fourth position, and Luke Walton took the lead in Sprewell and made his start as a small forward.

This is tantamount to a humiliation for a madman with an annual salary of over 10 million yuan, but the madman is not angry. He is already over the age of being angry and strangling the coach to death.

Before the game, the coaching staff kept asking the players to defend well.

As a result, in the first defensive round, Cook vigorously hit the ball out of bounds to show his determination and belief in fulfilling the coaching staff's instructions.

His execution is worthy of cheering for his teammates, and then, the Suns serve, and the familiar pick-and-roll attack was initiated by Nash. Smash Parker, who is against Nash, has good speed and strong defensive pressure. His single defense poses a great threat to the ball, which has to be admitted.

But Nash's pick-and-roll was just right to deal with him.

Parker looked at Nash who was leaving, not knowing what he could do. Obviously, the Lakers put the hope of defending the son of the disadvantaged to the inside.

Cook, who had just broken the Suns' pass out of bounds and showed his determination to keep the defense to the end, appeared again.

As a substitute for Chris Mim, he has always been humble. He has obviously been a veteran player of the team for several years, but no fans are looking forward to him. In the future, he will be remembered by bored fans who compiled "Bryant and I scored 83 points together". Although he has never said that, who told him to score 2 points in Kobe's Dragon Slaying Battle?

Mim's assisted defense is known for being ignored by his opponents.

Cook is not much better than him.

Nash's breakthrough rushed in from the front and made a layup with a low hand. Cook's assisted defense did not seem to exist. He was standing in front of Nash, but the ball flew over his head.

"Wish, what's the use of his defense?" Bynum off the court criticized Cook's defense.

Nash scored a layup with a low hand, and Kobe rolled his eyes to express his dissatisfaction, but he didn't say anything.

Wei Xia understood that there are many bad factors for the Lakers in this game. It is only if Cook's assisted defense is useless, but Kobe didn't eat meat until the sun sets.

Why is this man so stubborn? Will the Holy Son and the Holy Fathers punish him for eating meat in broad daylight when they shouldn't eat meat?

Kobe's response to Nash was a left-side gliding jump shot.

2 to 2

Next is the offensive round that shows the characteristics of the Suns running and bombing.

I saw the Suns' attack quickly crossing half.

In the frontcourt, Dior's pick-and-roll made Nash very free. He asked for the pick-and-roll, got an open position, and simply took action.

When he shot three points, the Suns still have 19 seconds of attack.

Then, swish!

5 to 2

Next, the "most paranoid Lakers" passes the "smarst Lakers".

Walton got the ball and made a strong shot from his back. His shot had a bit of Kobe's charm. He actually made a back shot that flew into the air and even made a shot.

"If the Suns want to go further than last year, the defensive end is an important part that cannot be ignored." Because the Lakers' two offenses started unreasonable, Brown and Bolling had the illusion that "it's because the opponent is the Suns." If they often watch Lakers' games instead of only understanding the Lakers through the post-match report, they will understand the Suns.

If I don’t have a strong defense, the Lakers really like to pretend.

Influenced by Kobe, if you feel good, it is a feasible choice to shoot hard on the Lakers against defense.

Since Kobe's performance in January, the Lakers have evolved into the worst-disciplined team that Jackson has led, no doubt about it.

Parker oppressed Nash as usual.

He encountered trouble before he could exert force.

Nash gave him a feeling of breaking through him for minutes several times, and even he himself had no confidence in the success rate of defense. As a result, Kobe suddenly misplaced the defense against Tim Thomas.

Seeing that there was a misalignment to fight or a big hit to Kobe, Nash knew very well that wasting a second of time was a crime against his teammates. He would not waste such a good second no matter what.

Thomas received the ball, and there was no value in his subsequent attack.

Everyone only saw him arching, but he just went to the basket. There was a gap in tonnage, so it was too easy for him to push Kobe to the end.

This is the problem for the Lakers. They think Kobe is one of the monopolists of the year for defense. Is there any difficulty in defending the small and the big? Thomas is not the kind of person who likes to hit the back to death. The weight advantage can be seen from the naked eye. Kobe did not defend and his teammates did not assist in defense, making Thomas play like O'Neal.

"I don't know how to defend this? Are you a pig's brain? Even if it's a group of pigs, you'll rush over to see your companions being eaten!"

Tex Winter's anger hit the team members' brains.

Next, the Lakers also encountered a misplaced opportunity.

Cook misaligns with Lagar Bell.

It was passed by someone else. Parker held the ball in his palm and thought carefully. He might think that Cook couldn't beat Bale... He turned around and passed the ball to Kobe.

For the current Lakers, if they encounter difficulties in offense, Kobe will do it. That's right.

Kobe secretly called Parker an idiot and then gave him a lob to Cook.

Cook's performance as a young man was just accusing the god of death. He used an elbow to hit a defender who was far inferior to him?

Bale lies and attacks a foul.

"If I were to do this, I wouldn't have been like this!" Bynum's self-confidence will always be strong.

"Yes." Wei Xia agreed on the surface.

What I thought in my heart was just a smile on the corner of his mouth.

Cook's performance just now is why he can never snatch the starter from Mim.

The extremely unstable state and feel make it difficult for him to get a fixed playing time. When he feels poor, he is neither strong nor flexible and will become the target of the opponent's focus on the defensive end.

At the end of the regular season, when Mim was reimbursed for the season, Cook's performance was impressive: in 14 consecutive games, he scored 10 double-digit points, averaged 11.2 points per game, and shot as high as 60%. Facing the Mavericks away, he scored 12 points on 6 of 10 shots, even becoming the Lakers' inside scoring leader; facing the Rockets away, Cook took the lead in front of the elderly Juwan Howard, and made 8 of 14 shots inside and outside, scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds.

However, when entering the playoffs, his mind, skills, confrontation, and even talent are not as good as the starting lineup of a strong team.

Cook made an offensive foul, but fortunately the Suns did not make the offensive, and it was the Lakers' turn to attack again. Cook still raised his hand and boldly took the position.

This time, the person who guarded him was Sean Marion.

In terms of figure, he is a bigger than Marion, but it can be seen that his position is obviously not as strong as his opponent.

What if the center of gravity is unstable?

As a Lakers fan, you can never believe Brian Cook.

Similarly, as a Lakers fan, you can never guess what Smash Parker is thinking.

Cook just now made a big move and he didn't give it to him.

Now, Cook faced Marion, who had the ability to fight at the inside level, and he was unstable in his position, but he gave the ball.

He wanted to use this to express, "Dear Brian, even if the whole world betrays you, I will be the man who stands behind you and supports you"?

What is the answer Cook gave?

He was hitting his back and holding on with all his strength, as if he wanted to let the hacker retreat.

For Marion, the most difficult thing in his life is to accept others' fingers at him, and to be asked who he learned about his women's shooting moves.

Single defense against Brian Cook? It can't be easier.

His defense made Cook shoot three times without any trouble.

Then, Bell's counterattack was as fast as a dog chasing food, and Nash was the owner who fed him.

He threw a big cake accurately into Bell's mouth, and his skills were definitely more skillful than any Indian flying cake master.

Bell completed the counterattack.

7 to 4
Chapter completed!