Kevin Johnson, who is 1.85 meters tall, never dunks on unknown people. He has used countless stars as backdrops.

Players who are about 1.8 meters tall must not be underestimated. They often contain huge power in their small bodies.

For example, Pao'er, who will be 183 in the future, may not look tall, but he can still help Kanye share Kardashian's defensive pressure.

Kevin Johnson at 185 also often ravaged the opponent's defense.

But today, he was defeated by Shay.

Shay blocked the ball with both hands in the air and directly pinned down Kevin Johnson who was flying in the air.

As soon as the game started, Shay treated each of the Suns' two top guards to a hot pot meal.

One from the front and the other from the back, showing off one's posture reserves to the fullest.

Nothing but Chinese hospitality!

"Hahahaha! Kevin Johnson challenged Shay. This is a bit overestimating his capabilities."

Coach Zhang is so happy. I originally thought that Shay would be badly beaten by Kevin Johnson and Hornacek in this game.

After all, it was Shay's first time facing an All-Star level opponent.

In the end, it was Shay who took the lead and struck first.

What All-Star? What we, Lao Xie, are playing are All-Stars!

After pressing Johnson down, Shay quickly grabbed the basketball and counterattacked with a fast break!

However, the Suns' defense is also very fast, because the Suns also play fast-paced offense and defense, so they understand the Lakers' offensive routine very well.

That's right, Phoenix's fast-playing whirlwind is not unique to the D'Antoni era.

During this period, the Suns, relying on Kevin Johnson's speed and conduction ability, were already going into a whirlwind.

The Suns were also the team that averaged the third most points per game in the league last season.

It's just that the fast break tactics during this period were not as systematic as they were during the D'Antoni period, so the offensive efficiency was still not as good as the Suns' team during the Nash era.

As a team that plays in track and field style, the Suns certainly know what the Lakers want to do, so they have excellent defensive awareness.

Shay had just passed halftime when Hornacek opened his arms to block Shay.

At the same time, other players on the Suns team immediately found their defensive matchups.

No one was given an opportunity to easily cut to the basket.

The Sun did not lose control in its rapid retreat, and the defense was still watertight!

Kevin Johnson, who had just been pushed to the ground by Shay, immediately got up and followed Divac, who was dragging him at the back.

Shea didn't find a sure passing opportunity for a while, so he suddenly paused two steps outside the three-point line and waved.

The Suns successfully dragged the Lakers into position to attack!

Suns coach Fitzsimmons nodded proudly. Defending the Lakers is very simple, just block Shea's passing route.

To prevent fast breaks, blocking rushes is useless. The key is that you have to cut off the rush path!

If the fast-break path is cut off at the source, Shay won't be able to break out.

In the previous three games, the best defense against the Lakers was the Rockets' defense in the last few minutes of the first game.

In that game, the Rockets curbed the Lakers' momentum by blocking passing lanes and forcing Shea to play in isolation.

If it weren't for Shea stealing Kenny Smith at the last moment and scoring the buzzer-beating shot, the Rockets would have won.

As a strong team in the Western Conference, the Suns are naturally capable of replicating such a defense.

Of course, the Lakers will be forced into position, which also has something to do with Shea's style of play.

Magic was a typical high-assist and high-turnover player, averaging 3.9 turnovers per game throughout his career, with his highest average of 4.6 turnovers per game in one season.

He is the kind of person who will pass the ball whenever he sees the slightest chance, regardless of whether he is 100% sure of it or not.

In future terms, it means switching freely between the five best and the five embarrassing ones.

The Demon Master is this kind of person. Whenever there is a slightest opening, he can't help but get in, no matter what the consequences.

Shay is different from the Magician in this respect. Shay is more cautious and controls his mistakes better.

But on the contrary, it is also easier to be dragged into the position by the opponent.

Unable to play fast break, Fitzsimmons will have to see what Shaa will do!

Hornacek kept making steals, not really trying to steal the ball from Shay's hands, but to interfere with Shay's movement and prevent him from playing comfortably.

Shea held the ball and walked to a position 45 degrees to the right of the three-point line, and then lobbed the ball to Divac.

Divac was facing Kevin Johnson, who was only 1.85 meters tall. This was a big mismatch.

So the moment Divac caught the basketball, Hornacek and Tom Chambers immediately double-teamed him.

Just when all the defenders were focusing on Divac, thinking he was about to play out of position, Shea quickly cut diagonally into the penalty area.

Divac was also double-teamed and steadily passed the ball to Shay who was cutting in.

In positional battles, Divac, who is good at supporting, is undoubtedly able to bring out his own characteristics better.

The Suns did not expect that Shea's cut and Divac's support would be so smooth, so when Shea received the ball, there was no one around him.

Seeing this situation, Kevin Johnson and Tom Chambers immediately let go of Divac and returned to the basket to stop Shay.

Shay did not stop, but jumped up when the two people blocked him.

Chambers and Kevin Johnson also immediately jumped into the air to block the attack, and an aerial battle began.

Chambers and Johnson are both players with terrifying bounces, so their palms were already covering the basketball held high by Shay in the air.

It seems that it is inevitable that Shay will be taken advantage of.

However, just when the basketball was about to be photographed, Shay leaned over and took the ball back to his waist.

After avoiding the block and passing between Chambers and Johnson, Shay straightened his back again and sent the ball to the basket, successfully scoring!

Shay succeeded in a layup under the defense of two people!

"Both of them can't stop Shay. Shay has such a strong waist, so enviable!

The Suns successfully forced the Lakers into a positional battle, but Shea was also able to attack the position with ease!"

Bill Walton shook his head. Shay's lever-pulling action just now was actually not difficult. It seemed to pass through two people, but Shay was not disturbed much at all.

However, at a height of 2.06 meters, he can play that kind of drawbar. Bill Walton also admires Shea's core strength.

This guy has a long-lasting waist and a nice waist. I don’t know which girl he will take advantage of.

Rather than pulling the lever, Bill Walton believed that the really exciting thing about the shot just now was the cooperation between Shea and Divac.

Divac's ball speed and accuracy on the mid-axis are top-notch.

This is also a tactic newly developed by Carlisle and Dunleavy. If the game is forced to be dragged into position, Divac will help share the task of organizing the offense.

Shay will transform into an off-ball attacker and continue to do what he does best - attack the basket.

Good tactics don't have to be complicated, nor do they have to be advanced.

If the core players can exert their maximum strength, that is a good system!

4-0, Shea took two risks and scored two goals, which made the boos of Phoenix fans become much weaker.

The Suns urgently needed to score points to stabilize the situation, so the Suns took a quick baseline kick and immediately counterattacked!

Kevin Johnson's speed is indeed very fast, and old Curry can't keep up.

At the same time, Chambers and Perry are also flying together, and the Suns have a lot of offensive options.

Shea originally wanted to retreat to the basket to protect the rim, but when he saw Honacek pull into the bottom corner, Shea gave up this plan.

Kevin Johnson had already been fooled once by Shay just now, so he must be on guard.

If Shea retreats again this time, he will definitely give the ball to Hornacek as soon as possible.

Shea didn't want his national father-in-law, who shot over 40% from three-point range, to get an open shot.

The task of protecting the basket can only be left to your teammates.

Old Curry used the same ferocity he used to create little Curry, and finally got to Kevin Johnson's side.

But Kevin Johnson immediately threw the ball into the air and fed it to Chambers.

Chambers had already surpassed AC Green by half a body at this time, but the distance was not much.

AC. Green Josh also jumped up, preparing to confiscate the alley-oop pass.

But after jumping up, the basketball flew past AC Green's fingertips because he was not high enough.

In other words, the ball was passed too high.

ac. Green thought to himself, Chambers shouldn't be able to catch such a high ball, right?

No, Chambers not only caught the ball firmly, he could even turn 180° in the air, slam the ball into the basket with his back, and complete an alley-oop back dunk!

The whole place was finally ignited, and Tom Chambers, a regular player in the top ten, created another wonderful scene.
To be continued...