After returning from the timeout, the Suns launched an attack. Nash used Marion's pick-and-roll to break into the basket, attracting Garnett to help defend and then passed the ball to Stoudemire on the free throw line. The little bully made a fake shot.

But seeing that Garnett didn't rush to cover up the defense and take another shot, his shooting rhythm was disrupted.

"Stoudemire didn't make the shot! It was an open space, and Garnett gave up on defense!" Yuga was a little surprised. After returning from injury this season, Stoudemire showed that he had been injured for a season.

The mid-range shot he has practiced has a pretty good hit rate. It is quite surprising that he missed such a big open shot.

"Stuudemire thought Garnett would come up to cover the defense, but he was actually hesitant!" As a former national player, Zhang Liyi could see the mentality of Stoudemire just now and explained, "At this time, the more you think about it, the more you think."

The more it is, the more likely it is to be inaccurate!”

Paul quickly advanced and switched offense and defense. Taking advantage of the Suns' unsteady footing, he took a shot from mid-range, but he also missed.

When the Suns attacked, Marion reached outside the three-point line to receive the ball. Seeing that no one was guarding him, he took the iconic 38-style shot directly outside the three-point line and made a hit! (83:78)

Ke Yan has always "looked down upon" Marion, who was weak in the playoffs. As a result, Marion saved the Suns' life at the critical moment, which also made Milicic, who was responsible for guarding him, blame himself.

Ke Yan made a "applause" gesture to Milicic on the coaching bench, and then pointed at himself. This meant that his problem had nothing to do with him.

Paul dribbled the ball past half court and handed the ball to Joe Johnson. Marion pressed forward step by step and did not give Joe Johnson any space to take action.

Garnett pulled out to set up a pick-and-roll for Joe Johnson. Stoudemire was afraid that the rebound would be exploded and did not follow up. Joe Johnson easily broke into the three-point line, shot from mid-range, and hit the ball accurately. (85:78)

The Suns used Marion to face Joe Johnson, and although they achieved good single-defense results, the Hawks had two killer moves that could punish their opponents relatively easily.

The first is the backcourt pick-and-roll between Paul and Joe Johnson. If the defense is not switched, Paul breaks into the penalty area resolutely. If the defense is switched, Joe Johnson calls out Nash, which has a huge advantage; the second is the pick-and-roll between Joe Johnson and Garnett, Stoudemire follows, and the basket

If the ball is empty, Battier and Milicic can dominate the Suns' basket; if they don't follow, it depends on Joe Johnson's open mid-range touch.

In fact, the Suns have a great outside defender, Bell, but he is 5 centimeters shorter than Joe Johnson and 14 pounds lighter. He cannot match up with Joe Johnson. His 3D attributes can only be used on the offensive end.

When shooting three-pointers, the defensive end cannot play its role, which is a headache for D'Antoni.

In the next three minutes, the Hawks adopted the method of Milicic and Garnett sticking to the basket, restricting Nash and Stoudemire from working in the Hawks penalty area, and Stoudemire or Marion pulled to the free throw line

In the mid-range shot, the Eagles gave up a certain amount of space.

In this case, Stoudemire's efficiency was not high. He only made 2 of 5 shots and scored 4 points.

In turn, Joe Johnson has become a nightmare for the Suns, frequently launching pick-and-rolls and frantically targeting Stoudemire.

Stoudemire didn't believe in evil and jumped out to cover up the defense, but still couldn't limit Joe Johnson's singles. Even if he didn't score, the Hawks controlled the Suns' basket and harvested offensive rebounds unscrupulously.

After the third quarter, the Hawks led the Suns by 12 points, 94:82, which was also the largest point difference between the two teams in the game.

During the break between quarters, D'Antoni looked up at the data column, finally made up his mind, and said to Bell: "Laga, in the fourth quarter, you are going to guard Joe Johnson. Is there a problem?"

Bell sat on a chair, gasping for air, his jersey soaked with sweat, nodded and agreed: "No problem, just leave it to me, Joe Johnson."

In the first round of the playoffs against the Lakers, D'Antoni arranged for Bell to defend Kobe, but the effect was very average. The reason why he was called the "Kobe Terminator" was just because he choked Kobe directly when he was furious.

Joe Johnson is taller than Kobe. Like Kobe, he is good at working in the mid-range. When facing taller opponents, he can use his skillful dribbling to open up space for shots. Against Bell's height, his strength is not as good as his own, but he can also carry it.

Open up space with your body and turn over for a jump shot.

Bell doesn't know if he can guard Joe Johnson, but he knows that the Suns must make changes and he can't back down!

On the bench of the Eagles, Ke Yan directed the players to work hard at the beginning of the fourth quarter, striving to take away the Suns!

"This is the first time for the Suns to play in the finals, and they are also afraid of falling behind. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, they will definitely attack hard. This is also our opportunity!"

In a tense atmosphere, the fourth quarter of the game officially started!

Almost the main lineups of both sides remained on the court. The only change was that Ke Yan replaced Milicic with Diaw, which was a signal to "strengthen the offense."

The Hawks took the lead in attacking. Paul held the ball through half the court. The rhythm slowed down and he got into position. All five members of the team were active on the outside, forcing Stoudemire to defend the basket.

Joe Johnson caught the ball on the wing, and with his right foot as the support point, he suddenly turned half a circle to the right, lifted the ball and made a fake shot. Bell behind him did not jump up, but took another step forward while Joe Johnson turned around, desperately

Stand up to Joe Johnson.

He has no advantage in height or confrontation. Bell can only defend Joe in this way.

Joe Johnson squatted down, swatted the ball with his left hand, and squeezed toward Joe Johnson with an arched body.

Bell took a small step back, then pushed hard against Joe Johnson's waist, spread his feet to form a horse stance, and firmly blocked the opponent's pressure.

Bell's center of gravity completely sank. Joe Johnson once again half-turned and withdrew his left foot, kicked off his right foot, and opened the distance between the two. With a flick of his wrist, the ball flew toward the basket.

"Whoa!"

"Beautiful singles, Joe Johnson really didn't show mercy at all today!" Yuga said with emotion.

"Yes, this ball was played very hard, and it feels like Kobe Bryant." It's coming again, it's coming again, Zhang Lijia has become "Wei Ping Bryant" again.

If Jordan entered the league after Kobe Bryant, Zhang Liang's temperament would definitely describe Jordan as Kobe II.

Before the two commentators finished speaking, the Suns quickly launched a transition attack. After Nash broke into the basket, he passed the ball back to Marion who came in behind. The latter forcefully wiped out Garnett's defense and passed the ball.

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"Bang!" The basket guarded by Garnett was not so easy to break. The Wolf King jumped from behind and gave Marion a nail-biting block. Then he took off the backboard and handed the ball to Paul, who in turn hit the Suns.

The team's offensive and defensive transitions.

It was still Joe Johnson. He caught the ball on the wing, faked a shot and forced Stoudemire to expand the defense. He passed a ground-breaking pass to Diaw under the basket. The latter caught the ball and took a step forward.

, then he pulled it up immediately and dunked hard with both hands. (98:82)

At the same time as Diaw dunked, Nash was already shouting to Stoudemire. The Little Bully immediately sent a baseline ball. The Suns made another transition attack. Nash broke into the penalty area and used his footsteps to train Garnett and get rid of the Wolf King.

, scored a layup. (98:84)

By forcing Nash into difficult singles, the Hawks' defensive strategy is half the battle.

In comparison, Garnett had some reservations in the third quarter just to exert his strength in the fourth quarter. Returning to the offensive end, the Wolf King played Stoudemire in a post-up single, and then went to the baseline after two back-ups.

Forcibly turning around and taking a shot, Stoudemire jumped up to block the shot. There was physical contact between the two, and the referee called Stoudemire a foul.

Garnett's physical strength was still there, but he couldn't find his touch right away and made one of two free throws. Marion collected the backcourt rebound and threw the ball directly to Nash in the frontcourt. Nash's first pass after receiving the ball was quite reluctant.

, Paul completed the steal while dribbling again!

"Will this be a transfer of power between the two generations of top point guards in the league?" Yuga said excitedly.

The Hawks still used the same tactic. Paul dribbled the ball across half court to Joe Johnson, who lobbed the ball to Garnett.

Garnett held the ball twice and turned toward the baseline. Marion came to help defend, and the pulling foul prevented Garnett from throwing the ball.

"???" Seeing Marion's "simple" foul, Ke Yan was stunned, what are you doing?

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"Wolf-killing Tactics"?

Garnett did not miss any more opportunities and made two free throws, opening the point difference to 17 points. (101:84)

Perhaps because he was grateful that he was likely to win his first career finals victory, Garnett was so excited that he kept waving his arms on the way back to defense to signal that the cheers at the scene would be louder.

The morale of the Hawks is high, but the Suns are in low spirits. In the last round, even Nash, who has always been reliable, made a ball-handling error, which is unimaginable in normal times! It is an even greater blow to the confidence of the Suns generals!

In the final analysis, Nash's task is too heavy. The Suns' offense relies too much on his organization. On the defensive end, he must not only face Paul, but also need to withstand the deliberate calling of the Hawks.

On the other hand, Garnett, who originally thought he would have a physical crisis, is still as strong as ever! Seeing Garnett exert his strength on both offense and defense in the fourth quarter, D'Antoni felt that he had fallen into Ke Yan's trap!

After two rounds, the Suns made another mistake. Nash and Stoudemire played a pick-and-roll, forcing the Hawks to switch defenses. Nash distributed the ball in time, but Battier fell down and held the ball in his arms, and then the Suns

The players called a timeout before rushing forward.

At this time, even a blind man could see Nash's physical crisis! Taking advantage of the timeout, D'Antoni replaced Nash with Barbosa, and finally gave it a try.

If the point difference is still within 20 points halfway through the fourth quarter, let Nash go up and give it a try; if the point difference gets wider and wider, the Suns will have no choice but to give in in this first game.

Ke Yan also made substitution adjustments during this restaurant period. He replaced Joe Johnson and Shane Battier with Stevens and Hassell, and used the defensive strategy of "hanging on the line to attack Barbosa."

The main lineup was at the top for most of the game. It was difficult for Joe Johnson and Battier to have the physical strength to carry out continuous flanking attacks in the fourth quarter. This adjustment can be regarded as "killing two birds with one stone", which can not only increase the intensity of the press, but also

It can give the main players time to rest.

If the Suns really turn over and hit the decisive moment, maybe the most reliable single RBI point for the Hawks will be Joe Johnson!

"Ke Yan really considered every possibility of the development of the game. This game will be difficult for the Suns." Zhang Lili made his own judgment and praised Ke Yan by the way.

Not to mention the vision required to build such a lineup through drafts and trades, just playing this deck of cards well and controlling the entire game with his own command made Zhang Lili convinced.

Barbosa and Marion failed to withstand the "online attack" that frustrated many teams in the league. After repeated mistakes, the point difference was widened to more than 25 points, and the game completely lost suspense.

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With 4 minutes left in the game, the score was 119:100. Ke Yan replaced Paul and Garnett. The fans in the audience shouted "mvp!", not sure whether it was for Garnett or Paul.

Maybe the gap of 19 points in 4 minutes is not out of reach? But after sizing up the situation, D'Antoni gave up the unrealistic idea. He has already lost this time, and the right way is to concentrate and fight again tomorrow.

The final score was fixed at 128:113. Ke Yan strategized and the Eagles led by a huge score of 1:0!

After the game, D'Antoni looked at the statistics table and his face was very ugly.

Garnett played 41 minutes, making 13 of 25 shots, 6 of 7 free throws, scoring 32 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks and 1 steal. He shined throughout the game and was the primary contributor to the Hawks' victory.
To be continued...