Nash dribbled past half court, with Bell and Radmanovic spreading out on either side.

Barnes, who also possessed a certain three-point ability, sank to the baseline.

Stoudemire moved up to the high post to set a screen for Nash.

Tonight, the Lakers didn't assign Su Feng to defend Nash.

Because Coach Lue and Su Feng both believed that Nash's excessively low center of gravity while dribbling would only waste Su Feng's energy in vain.

Nash had already fully demonstrated this point in the Finals between the Heat and the Warriors back in the day.

Admittedly, compared to back then, Nash's absolute speed had decreased quite a bit now.

But if Nash was just a player who relied on speed, how could he have led the Suns to a 4-0 sweep of the Spurs at the ripe old age of 36 in Su Feng's memory?

When analyzing the advancement situation in this series, Coach Lue incisively said to Su Feng, "We aren't the Miami Heat. Compared to defense, we need you to attack more."

In Coach Lue's view, on the court, star players have the responsibilities of star players, and role players also need to play their part in these kinds of games.

Therefore, tonight, the athletic Evans was Coach Lue's first choice to defend Nash.

At the top of the arc, knowing that Gasol was slow, Big Ben pounced in time, preventing Stoudemire from slipping down immediately after the pick-and-roll with Nash.

However, Nash found Barnes lurking at the baseline with a stroke of genius.

Barnes, who looked a lot like the "American Bald Qiang," immediately took action.

And by the time "Big White Bear" Gasol supplemented to the baseline...

The basketball had already swished through the net.

0 to 3.

That was Steve Nash.

The most relied-upon assistant of the Feng Emperor during the Toronto "Sky City" era.

Back on the other end, the Lakers attacked.

Even if Nelson was crazy, he wouldn't use Nash to defend Su Feng.

Furthermore, before the game, Nelson, who had suffered a painful lesson in the past, also demanded that the Warriors' two wing players immediately help defend when Su Feng tried to use a pick-and-roll to switch Nash onto him.

Although, in this way, the Warriors' two wing players would easily leave their men open.

But in Nelson's opinion...

Leaving a man open was better than using "air" to defend Su Feng.

Without a doubt.

Nash's defense was to the NBA...

As Lay's potato chips are to foodies.

—All air.

However, contrary to what Nelson thought, after Su Feng dribbled past half court, Evans was actually the Lakers' main offensive point tonight!

Especially after this guy received the pass from Su Feng, the "dribbling tool man"...

That posture, that aura...

It was as if he was the Lakers' number 23!

At the sidelines, Kobe, who had personally witnessed Evans's and Su Feng's miserable training sessions these past two days, was quite indignant at this moment.

Because no matter how his mindset evolved, he couldn't accept the fact that the Lakers were arranging for Evans to be the main offensive point tonight.

After all, these days, Kobe had clearly seen the one-on-one duels between Evans and Su Feng.

At that time, this guy Evans...

Couldn't even dribble the ball steadily.

But just like Su Feng said.

No matter how badly Evans was abused in his one-on-one with him...

His one-on-one ability was already enough when facing Nash.

On the wing, watching Nash's serious face, Evans, who had adopted the attitude he used when dueling with Su Feng, accelerated with all his might.

Radmanovic, the "former Lakers Adou," subconsciously stood rooted to the spot.

As a result, he just watched helplessly as Evans chased Nash and put the ball in the basket.

In the past, with Marion and Bell there, even if Nash was easily passed, the Warriors could form a second line of defense in the first instance to delay the opponent's offense.

But now...

You couldn't possibly expect Stoudemire, who had been drawn out of the paint by Gasol, to return to the restricted area in two seconds and complete a beautiful defense, right?

At the sidelines, Nelson knew very well that as long as Nash was on the court, the Warriors, who would have defensive loopholes, could no longer protect Nash as they had at the beginning of the season...

So, since that was the case...

Why not let Staples feel the Warriors'...

Final madness?

On the court, Nash had just dribbled past half court when, before both sides' formations were fully deployed, he shot a three-pointer at Evans that made no sense!

In Su Feng's original timeline, many people said that compared to Curry, Nash lacked a bit of madness.

But in fact...

In Nash's career, this guy had never been short of madness.

It was just that most of the time, he would choose a more reasonable offensive method, which led people to have some stereotypes about him.

In the regular season, Nash averaged 23.4 points and 9.6 assists for the Warriors.

If you only looked at the data, many data fanatics would definitely think that Nash's scoring ability was only average.

However, fans who had seriously followed the Warriors' games in the second half of the season knew...

In order to defend the Warriors' last dignity, Nash not only took the initiative to give up his assist king title in the second half of the season.

And when the Warriors were behind, Nash would often become even more crazy on the court.

In addition, because Nash's average free throw points this season were only 3.1 points...

So, if you put aside Nash's and Wade's and James's free throw attempts...

You would find that...

Nash's average score was not only among the top, but even in terms of efficiency...

As the president of the "180 Club," he also far surpassed a group of league super scorers.

In Su Feng's original timeline, in the 06/07 season, LeBron James could contribute 27.3 points to the Cavaliers at that time, with an average of 20.8 shots per game.

At that time, Nash, who won the regular season MVP, could contribute 18.6 points per game to the Suns with an average of 12.8 shots per game.

From a scoring point of view, James did score nearly 10 points more than Nash.

But if you exclude free throws, then James's scoring data would drop to 21 points.

And Nash was 15.7 points.

Therefore, adding in the nearly 8 more shots per game that James had compared to Nash...

The NBA judges chose to give the regular season MVP to Nash at that time, not just because they sympathized with Nash's thin body.

And this life...

This "Canadian Wind Son" who has won three championships...

When he goes crazy...

"Steve—Nash!"

Hundreds of miles away...

Who made the originally demoralized golden wave, which was once so frustrated that they refused to go to Oracle Arena to watch the game, start rolling again tonight?

And who...

At the moment when this once-glorious Warriors team was about to sink, led this group of teammates who refused to bow their heads to fate in launching the final charge in Los Angeles?

To quote the words of the on-site commentator at Oakland's Oracle Arena...

More than a hundred years ago, we had the great Emperor Norton.

And more than a hundred years later, we also have Steve Nash!

Welcome to the playoffs.

Los Angeles Lakers!

In the first quarter of the game, the visiting Warriors led 33 to 26 at Staples Center.

Compared to the past, Mo Williams, who was preparing to play with Su Feng in the second quarter, clearly felt...

That Su Feng's eyes were different from before.

At the sidelines.

If Kobe's constant talk about wanting to make an immediate comeback was just talk before...

Then at this moment...

Just like when he decided to skip college and announce his participation in the draft back then.

Kobe's constantly trembling body...

Could no longer wait even a second!

"Why are you so excited? You're not on our playoff roster this year, outsider." Looking at Kobe, Su Feng laughed.

Hearing this, Kobe, who was almost driven crazy by Su Feng, grabbed Su Feng's collar and said, "If you dare to lose this game tonight, then I will..."

Gently brushing away Kobe's small hands that were grabbing his collar, after rubbing Kobe's bald head, Su Feng put away his smile and said, "Kobe, there's no 'what if' in reality."

After a pause, Su Feng continued, "No matter what kind of thoughts this Warriors team has when they're playing against us, we only have one path to choose, and that's to win."

"Steve...is a person who won't give up easily," Kobe said.

"Of course, after all, I know Steve better than you do," Su Feng said.

In the second quarter, the Lakers attacked first.

Su Feng successfully drew a foul on Bell in the low post and got two free throws.

At the free throw line, Su Feng made both free throws.

33 to 28.

As the second quarter deepened, Nelson gradually noticed something was wrong.

Fun fact.

Since entering the league.

This season is the only season in Su Feng's career so far where his average free throw attempts have been in the double digits.

On the one hand, this is related to the fact that the Lakers only have Su Feng as a strong offensive point.

On the other hand, it was because the referees tightened their standards for fouls on Su Feng this season.

Although, when defending Su Feng on the perimeter, the referees would still turn a blind eye to the act of putting their hands on his kidneys.

But when Su Feng charged into the opponent's restricted area with the ball...

At least, the situation where the referees would selectively ignore multiple fouls against him was not common this season.

Therefore, in this game, just halfway through the second quarter, Raja Bell had to go off the court because he had committed his third personal foul.

Without Bell, the Warriors' perimeter defense quality instantly dropped a level.

At this time, on the sidelines, Coach Lue also said, "Steve's scoring efficiency is indeed amazing.

But his scoring efficiency is based on the premise that he can seize the shooting opportunities.

Therefore, as long as we are patient enough...

Then the balance of this series will definitely slowly tilt towards us."

Due to limited physical talent, it was impossible for Nash to complete one offensive after another on the court like Su Feng, James, and Wade.

So before this series started, patience...

Was the key to victory that Coach Lue repeatedly emphasized to the Lakers players.

Because when comparing data, you can exclude free throws...

But in real games...

Free throws not only represent whether you can inflict damage on the opponent.

And, it can also disrupt the rhythm of offensive teams like the Warriors.

On the court, in the second half of the second quarter, the two teams successively switched back to their main players.

As another major source of scoring for the Warriors tonight, Stoudemire frequently hit mid-range shots in the high post.

At this moment, the "Little Overlord" was at his peak, so tonight, in front of Gasol, he was like a war god who would kill gods and Buddhas alike.

However, as the Warriors' three-point shooting percentage declined, the Lakers managed to successfully overtake the score by halftime.

At halftime, the score between the two teams was 56 to 57.

At Oracle Arena, the Warriors' home commentator said with regret, "Our failure to seize the Lakers' weakness of having a weak bench in the second quarter to expand our lead may become a major foreshadowing tonight."

At Staples Center, the Lakers' home commentator said, "Su only scored 21 points in the first half tonight, which is indeed not much compared to his usual performance.

But by getting to the free throw line 12 times, he caused several Warriors perimeter players to encounter a foul crisis in the first half.

I have to say, at the right time, you can always trust Su to make the most correct decision!"

After the halftime break, the two teams switched sides and fought again.

Marion, who had countless times conquered cities and seized territory for the Warriors, became a nightmare in the eyes of Warriors fans in this quarter.

On the court, using off-ball movement, Marion repeatedly cut to the basket and completed the "Ma-Su connection" with Su Feng.

In addition, in the third quarter, Evans also became the number one demon in the eyes of Warriors fans.

Because he was becoming more and more comfortable bullying Nash...

As long as he caught Nash, he would beat him up.

The scene at that time...

Was simply a rabbit beating up a white elephant...

—It was a miserable sight.

In the third quarter, the Lakers scored 21 to 33 against the Warriors in a single quarter, establishing a lead in one fell swoop.

And in the final quarter, although Nash and his teammates hit 3 three-pointers in a row from the outside at the beginning...

After the Lakers gradually stabilized their position, Coach Lue, this cheating player...

At this moment, made Nelson want to send someone to assassinate him.

In the final quarter, the Lakers changed their formation to Marion, Su Feng, Walton, Evans, and Mo.

The height of this lineup's interior was average.

Moreover, if they encountered a team with strong perimeter penetration ability or a low-post killer, it would basically be a freebie.

But for Coach Lue, who knew that as long as Stoudemire was held down, the Warriors could only pray that Nash could hit one difficult three-pointer after another from the outside...

This time, his change of formation was to use Marion's and Su Feng's athletic abilities to limit Stoudemire, the "War God."

In the low post, as long as Stoudemire got the ball, the Lakers would execute a resolute double-teaming strategy against him in the final quarter.

And if it was in the high post...

As long as he wanted to pick and roll, either Su Feng or Marion would step forward in the first instance to limit his shooting space.

In this game, by the final quarter, neither Nash nor Stoudemire, who hadn't rested much, had the same stamina as they did at the beginning.

Therefore, as Stoudemire became more and more impatient in handling the ball...

The Warriors' turnovers began to increase, and the Lakers' lead returned to 15 points again.

At this time, Nelson knew that the Warriors had no chance to turn the tide in this game.

Because after Kahn gave Marion to the Lakers for nothing...

This Lakers team no longer completely relied on Su Feng's personal performance at critical moments.

As the saying goes, there is a time and a destiny.

With 3 minutes left in the final quarter, in order to preserve his disciples' dignity, Nelson took off all his main players in advance.

After experiencing nearly two years of "darkest moments"...

The Los Angeles Lakers' first victory in this year's playoffs...

Also made countless Lakers fans shed tears of excitement that night.

107 to 123.

In the entire game, Su Feng, who scored a total of 43 points, 9 rebounds, and 9 assists for the Lakers, performed averagely.

Marion, who scored 17 points and 8 rebounds for the Lakers, and Evans, who scored 22 points for the team, became the Lakers' winning heroes in the eyes of Feng haters...

"Is it, as long as my personal score is lower than the opponent's team score...

Then in the eyes of these haters, my performance is not good?" That night, Su Feng, who wanted to go home and turn on his computer to see how the world was praising him, was not calm.

Because...

Even if there were a billion comments praising him...

He could still find the criticisms mixed in with these comments at a glance.

Don't ask!

Asking is in the NBA as a star...

Which one doesn't have a small mind?

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ps: First update is here! Second update will be later!